主治续筋骨。通脉络破瘀血。暖子宫。治五劳七伤。面黄虚肿。腰痛关节缓急。妇人产
前后诸病。打扑伤损。生肌止痛。
续断丸。续断五加皮防风薏仁羌活牛膝（酒浸）各三两。萆 四两。思仙木生地各五两。
研末。好酒三升。化青盐三两。用木瓜八两煎成膏。和杵为丸梧子大。每服三五十丸。空腹
温
续断（姜酒炒）牛膝（姜酒炒）萆 （姜汁炒）各三两。防风一两五钱。川乌（炮）二枚。
研末
弹子大。每服一丸。细嚼醇酒下。治风寒湿痹。筋挛骨痛。又方。续断当归（炒）萆
防
风天麻各一两。乳香没药各五钱。川芎七钱五分。研末。蜜丸梧子大。每服四十丸。空腹温
酒下。治风湿流注。四肢浮肿。肌肉麻痹。又方。续断当归乌贼骨黄 牛角 （烧）五
甘
草龙骨（ ）赤石脂熟地各一两。地榆五钱。艾叶附子干姜川芎各七钱五分。研末
大。
每服三十丸。空腹温酒下。治经水不止。口干心烦。四肢羸乏。饮食减少。
打扑损伤取续断叶捣敷。
主治泻热。解毒。通经下乳。排脓利脉络续筋骨杀三虫。
瘰 痈疽。发背痔疮。漏芦丸。漏芦秦艽葳蕤枳壳（麸炒）槟榔大黄各一两。防风独活
黄
时
温酒下。治香港脚生疮。脓血疼痛。又方。漏芦二两。猪肝（爆干）楮根白皮（锉）各一两。
研末
蜜丸弹子大。每服一丸。熟汤化下。治疳痢羸弱不欲饮食。及腹内虫动作。多吐清水。量
大小加减。漏芦散。漏芦升麻大黄黄芩各一两。蓝叶玄参各二两。研粗末每服二钱。水
治脏腑积热发毒。时疫。疙瘩。头面红肿。咽喉堵塞。水药不下。一切危恶疫疠。肿
芒硝二钱五分。又方。漏芦二两五钱。蛇蜕（炙）十条。栝蒌（急火烧焦存性）十枚。
每
服二钱。温酒下。服后即以猪蹄汁投之。治乳妇气脉壅塞。乳汁不行。及经络凝滞。奶乳胀
痛。留蓄邪毒。或作痈肿。漏芦汤漏芦升麻连翘麻黄各一两。防己木香白蔹沉香各五钱。大
黄（锉炒）一两五钱。锉碎。每服五钱。水一盏半。加竹叶七片。煎至七分。加芒硝一钱。
搅
匀去滓空腹下。取利二三行。不利再服。治附骨疽。按此药流走。凡体虚及疮非
孕者均忌之。
[Xu Duan / Dipsaci Radix]
Indications: Continues broken bones and tendons. Unblocks meridians and collaterals, breaks up blood stasis. Warms the uterus. Treats Wu Lao Qi Shang (five exhausters and seven injuries, referring to various chronic deficiency syndromes). Sallow complexion and deficient edema. Lower back pain with joint stiffness or flaccidity. Various diseases in women before and after childbirth. Traumatic injuries from falls and blows. Promotes tissue regeneration and relieves pain.
Xu Duan Wan (Dipsacus Pill): Xu Duan (Dipsaci Radix), Wu Jia Pi (Acanthopanacis Cortex), Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Yi Yi Ren (Coicis Semen), Qiang Huo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Niu Xi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix) [soaked in wine], each 3 liang. Bi Xie (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma) 4 liang. Si Xian Mu (Cinnamomi Ramulus? *Note: Specific herb identification varies, kept as Si Xian Mu*), Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix) each 5 liang.
Grind into powder. Use 3 sheng of good wine to dissolve 3 liang of Qing Yan (Green Salt). Decoct 8 liang of Mu Gua (Chaenomelis Fructus) into a paste. Mix the powder with the Mu Gua paste, pound thoroughly, and form pills the size of wu zi (loquat seeds). Take 30-50 pills per dose, taken warm with wine on an empty stomach.
Another Xu Duan Formula: Xu Duan (stir-fried with ginger juice and wine), Niu Xi (stir-fried with ginger juice and wine), Bi Xie (stir-fried with ginger juice) each 3 liang. Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) 1.5 liang. Chuan Wu (Aconiti Radix Praeparata) 2 pieces.
Grind into powder, form pills the size of a pill box bullet. Take one pill per dose, chew finely and swallow with pure wine. Treats Bi syndrome caused by wind-cold-dampness, tendon spasms, and bone pain.
Another Formula: Xu Duan (Dipsaci Radix), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) [stir-fried], Bi Xie (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma), Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Tian Ma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma) each 1 liang. Ru Xiang (Olibanum), Mo Yao (Myrrha) each 5 qian. Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) 7.5 qian.
Grind into powder, form pills with honey the size of wu zi. Take 40 pills per dose, taken warm with wine on an empty stomach. Treats rheumatism flowing into the body, edema of the four limbs, and muscle numbness/paralysis.
Another Formula: Xu Duan (Dipsaci Radix), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Ou Gu (Sepiae Endoconcha), Huang Bo (Phellodendri Cortex), Niu Jiao Shao (Bovis Cornu Carbonisatum), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Long Gu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi et Scapulae) [calcined], Chi Shi Zhi (Halloysit Rubra), Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata) each 1 liang. Di Yu (Sanguisorbae Radix) 5 qian. Ai Ye (Artemisiae Argyi Folium), Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata), Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) each 7.5 qian.
Grind into powder, form pills the size of wu zi. Take 30 pills per dose, taken warm with wine on an empty stomach. Treats menorrhagia (prolonged menstrual bleeding), dry mouth, irritability, emaciation and fatigue of the four limbs, and decreased appetite.
Traumatic Injuries: Take fresh Xu Duan leaves, crush and apply externally.
[Lou Lu / Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix]
Indications: Purges heat. Resolves toxicity. Unblocks menstruation and promotes lactation. Drains pus, unblocks meridians and collaterals, continues bones and tendons, kills parasites.
Treats Luo Li (scrofula), Yong Ju (carbuncles and sores), Fa Bei (back carbuncle), hemorrhoids.
Lou Lu Wan (Euphorbia Pill): Lou Lu (Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix), Qin Jiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix), Wei Rui (Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma), Zhi Ke (Aurantii Fructus) [bran-fried], Bing Lang (Arecae Semen), Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) each 1 liang. Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Du Huo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix) each 1 liang.
Grind into coarse powder. Take 2 qian per dose, taken with warm water or wine. Treats Hong Jiao (gouty foot) with sores, suppurating blood, and pain.
Another Formula: Lou Lu (Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix) 2 liang. Zhu Gan (Porcine Liver) [popped/dried], Chu Gen Bai Pi (Broussonetiae Albas Corticis Cortex) [crushed] each 1 liang.
Grind into powder, form pills with honey the size of a pill box bullet. Take one pill per dose, dissolve in hot water and swallow. Treats Gan Li (infantile malnutrition with dysentery), emaciation, loss of appetite, and intestinal parasites causing movement. Excessive vomiting of clear fluid. Adjust dosage according to age/size.
Lou Lu San (Euphorbia Powder): Lou Lu (Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix), Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) each 1 liang. Lan Ye (Isatidis Folium), Xuan Shen (Scrophulariae Radix) each 2 liang.
Grind into coarse powder. Take 2 qian per dose. Add Mang Xiao (Natrii Sulfas) 2.5 qian. Decoct and take. Treats internal accumulation of heat generating toxins, epidemic febrile diseases, nodules, redness and swelling of the head and face, throat obstruction preventing intake of food and medicine. All critical epidemic plagues and toxic swellings.
Another Formula: Lou Lu (Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix) 2.5 liang. She Tui (Bombyx Batryticatus? *Note: Context suggests Snake Skin, i.e., She Tui*) [roasted] 10 strips. Gua Lou (Trichosanthis Fructus) [quickly burnt until charred but retaining efficacy] 10 pieces.
Grind into powder. Take 2 qian per dose, taken with warm wine. Immediately follow with pig trotter broth. Treats postpartum qi and blood vessel congestion, milk stasis, meridian stagnation, breast distension and pain. Accumulation of evil toxins in milk leading to abscesses.
Lou Lu Tang (Euphorbia Decoction): Lou Lu (Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix), Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Lian Qiao (Forsythiae Fructus), Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba) each 1 liang. Fang Ji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix), Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Bai Lian (Paeoniae Albae Radix), Chen Xiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum) each 5 qian. Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) [crushed and stir-fried] 1.5 liang.
Crush the herbs. Take 5 qian per dose. Add 1.5 sheng of water and 7 slices of Zhu Ye (Bambusae Folium). Decoct until reduced to 0.7 sheng. Add Mang Xiao (Natrii Sulfas) 1 qian. Stir well, strain, and take on an empty stomach. Aim for two or three bowel movements. If no effect, take again. Treats Gu Su Ju (deep-seated bone abscess). Note: This formula has a moving/drifting action. It is contraindicated for those with weak constitution and pregnant women.