主治。消痰。去风热。烦热。惊悸。解丹石热渴。 沥泻火降痰润燥。养血清胃。咳嗽。
肺痿。壮热。反胃风痹。风痉。 茹凉血。除热。寒热。伤寒劳复。惊痫。鼻衄。吐血。肺
痿。胃热。呕逆。上焦烦热。五痔妇人崩中胎动。小儿热痫。叶凉心经。治壮热。利小便。
狂热烦闷。喉痹痰呕。 黄（系竹液结成。以生天竺及南海大竹中者为良。现多杂采诸竹。
或煎竹沥代用之。）主治。小儿惊痫。天吊。去风热。养五脏。中风。痰壅。制药毒发热。 竹
皮大丸。生竹茹石膏各二分。桂枝白薇各一分。甘草七分。研末。蜜丸弹子大。每服一丸。
米饮下。日三夜二。治乳子过多。中虚烦乱。有热倍白薇。烦喘加柏实一分。 竹茹丸。黄
连一两。（锉作块）茱萸一两。滴蜜炒黄赤色。去茱萸研末。薄糊和丸萝卜子大。每服十丸。
竹茹汤下。治小儿渴泻。 竹茹石膏汤。竹茹石膏陈皮半夏茯苓甘草水煎服。治壮热吐呕。
去后四味。亦治白喉壮热。 竹茹汤。青竹茹二合。好酒一升煮三五沸。分作三服。治妊娠
失堕。胎损。腹痛下血。 又方。竹茹橘红干葛甘竹麦冬生姜水煎服。治热吐。口渴烦躁。
热甚加黄连。 又方。淡竹茹麦冬小麦炙草人参半夏茯苓水煎服。治内热。 又方。淡竹茹
指大一块。麦冬小麦各二两五钱。炙草一两。人参白茯苓各一两五钱。半夏二两。锉散。每
服四钱。加生姜大枣水煎。食前服。治产后虚烦头痛短气。及妇人心虚惊悸。 天竺黄丹。
天竺黄一两。晚蚕蛾（微炒）白僵蚕（微炒）黄连各五钱。朱砂青黛麝香各五分。研末。粳
米和
丸黍米大。每服七至十丸。人参汤下。治小儿痰闭。 天竺黄散。天竺黄五钱。牛黄雄黄朱
砂芦荟麝香蟾头（炙令焦黄）黄连犀角屑木香炙草钩藤各一分。龙脑一钱。研细。每服五分。
汤调下。日三次。治小儿干疳。 又方。天竺黄郁金茯神甘草各五钱。硼砂牙硝白芷川芎僵
蚕（炒去丝）枳壳（麸炒）各二钱五分。朱砂（水飞）二钱。麝香一字。蝉蜕十五枚。研末。
每服
五分至一钱。薄荷或麦冬煎汤调下。治上焦风热口鼻生疮。两目赤肿。咽膈不利。痰涎壅滞。
惊搐烦闷。
Indications: Resolves phlegm (Tan Yin), dispels wind-heat, relieves vexing heat, palpitations, and thirst caused by the heat of mineral drugs (Dan Shi). Zhu Li (Bamboo Sap) purges fire, descends phlegm, moistens dryness, nourishes blood, clears stomach heat, and treats cough.
Fei Wei (Lung Atrophy), high fever, regurgitation, wind-bi syndrome, wind-jing (wind-induced spasms). Zhu Ru (Bamboo Shavings) is cool in nature, cools blood, removes heat, treats alternating chills and fever, recurrence of cold damage due to overexertion (Shang Han Lao Fu), convulsive epilepsy, epistaxis, hematemesis, Fei Wei (Lung Atrophy), stomach heat, vomiting and regurgitation, upper jiao vexing heat, five types of hemorrhoids, uterine bleeding (Beng Zhong), fetal restlessness, and pediatric febrile epilepsy. Ye (Bamboo Leaf) is cool, enters the Heart meridian, treats high fever, promotes urination, treats mania, vexation, and oppression, throat obstruction (Hou Bi) with phlegm and vomiting.
Tian Zhu Huang (Calculus Bambusae) is formed from condensed bamboo sap; those produced in Tianzhu (India) and large bamboo forests in the South Sea are considered superior. Currently, various bamboos are often mixed, or boiled Zhu Li is used as a substitute. Indications: Pediatric convulsive epilepsy, Tian Diao (infantile tetanus/opisthotonos), dispels wind-heat, nourishes the five zang organs, stroke, phlegm obstruction, fever caused by drug toxicity.
Zhu Pi Da Wan (Large Bamboo Bark Pill): Raw Zhu Ru (Bamboo Shavings) and Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum) each 2 fen; Gui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig) and Bai Wei (Cynanchum Root) each 1 fen; Gan Cao (Licorice Root) 7 fen. Grind into powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of a bullet. Take one pill per dose, washed down with rice water. Three times daily, twice at night. Treats postpartum irritability and confusion due to excessive lactation causing middle jiao deficiency. Increase Bai Wei if there is heat; add Bai Shi (Biota Seed) 1 fen for vexation and wheezing.
Zhu Ru Wan (Bamboo Shavings Pill): Huang Lian (Coptis Rhizome) 1 liang (cut into pieces); Wu Zhu Yu (Evodia Fruit) 1 liang. Stir-fry with honey until red-yellow, remove Wu Zhu Yu, grind Huang Lian into powder. Mix with thin starch paste to form pills the size of radish seeds. Take ten pills per dose, washed down with Zhu Ru Tang (Bamboo Shavings Decoction). Treats pediatric thirst and diarrhea.
Zhu Ru Shi Gao Tang (Bamboo Shavings and Gypsum Decoction): Zhu Ru, Shi Gao, Chen Pi (Aged Tangerine Peel), Ban Xia (Pinellia Tuber), Fu Ling (Poria), Gan Cao. Decoct in water. Treats high fever with vomiting. If the last four ingredients (Chen Pi, Ban Xia, Fu Ling, Gan Cao) are removed, it also treats high fever caused by diphtheria (Bai Hou).
Zhu Ru Tang (Bamboo Shavings Decoction): Qing Zhu Ru (Green Bamboo Shavings) 2 he; good wine 1 sheng. Boil for three to five boils. Divide into three doses. Treats miscarriage during pregnancy, fetal damage, abdominal pain, and vaginal bleeding.
Another prescription: Zhu Ru, Ju Hong (Tangerine Pith), Gan Ge (Kudzu Root), Gan Cao, Dan Zhu (Light Bamboo), Mai Dong (Ophiopogon Tuber), Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger). Decoct in water. Treats heat-type vomiting, thirst, vexation, and irritability. Add Huang Lian if heat is severe.
Another prescription: Dan Zhu Ru, Mai Dong, Xiao Mai (Wheat), Zhi Gan Cao (Honey-fried Licorice), Ren Shen (Ginseng), Ban Xia, Fu Ling. Decoct in water. Treats internal heat.
Another prescription: A piece of Dan Zhu Ru the size of a finger; Mai Dong and Xiao Mai each 2 liang 5 qian; Zhi Gan Cao 1 liang; Ren Shen and Bai Fu Ling each 1 liang 5 qian; Ban Xia 2 liang. Cut into coarse powder. Take 4 qian per dose. Add Sheng Jiang and Da Zao (Jujube), decoct in water. Take before meals. Treats postpartum deficiency vexation, headache, shortness of breath, and palpitations due to heart deficiency in women.
Tian Zhu Huang Dan (Calculus Bambusae Pill): Tian Zhu Huang 1 liang; Wan Can E (Late Silkworm Moth, lightly stir-fried), Bai Jiang Can (White Bombyx Batryticatus, lightly stir-fried), Huang Lian each 5 qian; Zhu Sha (Cinnabar), Qing Dai (Indigo Naturalis), She Xiang (Musk) each 5 fen. Grind into powder, mix with Jing Mi (Rice) flour to form pills the size of millet seeds. Take 7 to 10 pills per dose, washed down with Ren Shen Tang (Ginseng Decoction). Treats pediatric phlegm obstruction.
Tian Zhu Huang San (Calculus Bambusae Powder): Tian Zhu Huang 5 qian; Niu Huang (Calculus Bovis), Xiong Huang (Realgar), Zhu Sha, Lu Hui (Aloe), She Xiang, Chan Tou (Toad Head, roasted until scorched yellow), Huang Lian, Xi Jiao Xie (Rhinoceros Horn Shavings), Mu Xiang (Aucklandia Root), Zhi Gan Cao, Gou Teng (Uncaria Ramulus cum Uncis) each 1 fen; Long Nao (Borneol) 1 qian. Grind finely. Take 5 fen per dose, mixed with warm water. Three times daily. Treats pediatric Gan Gan (dry malnutrition).
Another prescription: Tian Zhu Huang, Yu Jin (Curcuma Radix), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood), Gan Cao each 5 qian; Peng Sha (Borax), Ya Xiao (Niter), Bai Zhi (Angelica Dahurica), Chuan Xiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong), Jiang Can (Bombyx Batryticatus, stir-fried to remove silk threads), Zhi Ke (Aurantii Fructus, bran-fried) each 2 qian 5 fen; Zhu Sha (water-washed) 2 qian; She Xiang "yi zi" (approx. 0.5g); Chan Tui (Cicada Slough) 15 pieces. Grind into powder. Take 5 fen to 1 qian per dose, mixed with Bo He (Mint) or Mai Dong decoction. Treats upper jiao wind-heat causing sores in the mouth and nose, red and swollen eyes, difficulty in the throat and diaphragm, phlegm-saliva obstruction, convulsions, and vexation.