主治止痛。断血。生肉。消肿。四肢麻痹。骨痛膝弱疗热 风湿恶疮。金疮蠼 溺伤蜘
蛛咬。狗咬。虎伤。（皆捣敷） 丸。 草一斤。（五六月采取赤茎洗净晒干用净叶蜜酒
九
末
蜜丸梧子大。每服百丸。空腹温酒下。治中风口眼 斜。口吐涎沫。语言謇涩。手足缓弱。
酒。 草苍耳子胡桃肉各二两。当归五钱。红花二钱。用三白酒一坛。药贮绢包浸坛
内。隔汤煮透。冷一日。每空腹时饮一钟。三四日后加半钟。治软瘫及风气攻冲遍身疼痛
主治泻热止呕消渴。反胃小便频数。芦根汤芦根一两。（锉）茵陈栀子黄芩甘草各五
研末。每服一钱。水八分。加薄荷三叶。煎至五分。去滓温服。治黄病。又方。生芦
橘红四分。生姜六分。槟榔二分。枇杷叶三分。水煎空腹热服。治妊娠呕吐不食。
芦根饮。芦根黄连芒硝大黄防风各一钱。黑参黄芩各一钱五分。研粗末。水二盏煎至一盏。
去滓。食后温服。治目暴赤生翳。
主治发汗。调血脉。开毛孔。通腠理。利九窍。痰哮。气喘。黄胆。水肿风肿。妇人
产后血滞腹痛。此为肝经发表要药。服过量则令人表虚气亏。麻黄升麻汤。麻黄升麻各一两
五
六
铢。水一斗。先煎麻黄一二沸。去上沫。纳诸药煎取三升。去滓分温三服。相去如炊三斗米
顷。令尽。汗出愈治伤寒六七日大下后寸脉沉而迟。手足厥逆。下部脉不至。咽喉不利。吐
脓血
节）
红枣一二枚。水二钟。煎至八分。空腹服。治风寒暑湿流注足太阳经。腰足挛痹。关节重痛。
行步艰难。憎寒发热。无汗恶寒。或自汗恶风。头痛眩晕。及附骨疽生在腿后面。属足太阳
膀胱经者。自汗去麻黄。加肉桂芍药。重者加白术陈皮。无汗减桂加杏仁泽泻。麻杏石甘汤。
麻
二
升
温表里俱热无汗自汗。头痛身疼。身重多眠。鼻鼾艰语烦渴恶热脉浮者。若脉浮弱沉紧缩恶
寒自汗而不渴者。禁用此方。凡肺有实热或小儿疹发不透气喘脉实者皆可用。麻黄定喘汤。
麻
尾苏木升麻神曲各五厘。红花少许。全蝎一枚。分二服。水一大盏煎至七分。食远温服。微
汗效。治小儿寒郁而喘。喉鸣腹坚。满鼻流清涕。脉沉急而数。服后忌风寒。麻黄汤。麻黄
（蜜酒炒）升麻（酒炒）牛蒡子（炒）蝉蜕甘草各一钱。锉细。加腊茶一钱。水煎服。治小
儿疹子
出迟。烦渴加石膏末四钱。按凡用此药发汗者宜去节。盖节实止汗也。用以定喘者。非二
以上不为功且宜与桂枝相偕。方能收效。
[Ma Huang]
Indications: Relieves pain, stops bleeding, promotes tissue regeneration, reduces swelling, treats numbness of the four limbs, bone pain, weakness of the knees, heat syndromes, wind-dampness, malignant sores, metal wounds (injuries caused by sharp metal objects), injuries from the urine of earwigs, spider bites, dog bites, and tiger attacks. (For all these conditions, crush and apply externally.)
Pill Formula: Take one jin of Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba). Harvest in the fifth or sixth lunar month, select stems with red coloration, wash clean, dry thoroughly, use only the clean leaves, grind into fine powder, mix with honey and wine to form pills the size of a wu zi (Cibotii Rhizoma). Take 100 pills per dose, swallow with warm wine on an empty stomach. Treats facial deviation due to stroke (Zhong Feng), drooling, slurred speech, and weakness of the hands and feet.
Another Prescription: Take Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba), Cang Er Zi (Xanthii Fructus), Hu Tao Rou (Juglandis Semen) each two liang, Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) five qian, Hong Hua (Carthami Flos) two qian. Place in a jar of San Bai Jiu (Three White Liquor), wrap the herbs in silk, soak in the wine. Simmer over water until fully infused, cool for one day. Drink one cup on an empty stomach; after three to four days, increase to half a cup. Treats flaccid paralysis and pain throughout the body caused by wind-pathogen attacking.
[Lu Gen]
Indications: Clears heat, stops vomiting, relieves thirst, treats regurgitation, and frequent urination.
Lu Gen Tang (Reed Root Decoction): Lu Gen (Phragmitis Rhizoma) one liang (crushed), Yin Chen (Artemisiae Scopariae Herba), Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) each five qian (ground into powder). Take one qian per dose, add eight fen of water, add three leaves of Bo He (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba), decoct until five fen remains, strain, and take warm. Treats jaundice (Huang Bing).
Another Prescription: Sheng Lu Gen (Fresh Phragmitis Rhizoma) four fen, Ju Hong (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Rubrum) four fen, Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) six fen, Bing Lang (Arecae Semen) two fen, Pi Pa Ye (Loquats Leaf) three fen. Decoct in water, take hot on an empty stomach. Treats vomiting and loss of appetite during pregnancy.
Lu Gen Yin (Reed Root Drink): Lu Gen (Phragmitis Rhizoma), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Mang Xiao (Natrii Sulfas), Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) each one qian, Hei Shen (Ginseng Radix Nigra), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) each one qian five fen. Grind into coarse powder. Add two zhan of water, decoct until one zhan remains, strain, and take warm after meals. Treats sudden redness and swelling of the eyes with nebula (cataract-like opacity).
[Ma Huang]
Indications: Induces sweating, regulates blood vessels, opens pores, unblocks interstices (Cou Li), benefits the nine orifices. Treats phlegm-wheezing, asthma, jaundice, edema, wind-edema, and postpartum abdominal pain due to blood stasis in women. This is a key herb for releasing the exterior in the Liver Meridian. Overdose leads to exterior deficiency and qi depletion.
Ma Huang Sheng Ma Tang (Ephedra and Cimicifuga Decoction): Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba), Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) each one liang five zhu. Add one dou of water. First decoct Ma Huang for one or two boils, remove the foam on top, then add the remaining herbs. Decoct to obtain three sheng, strain, divide into three warm doses. The interval between doses should be approximately the time it takes to cook three dou of rice. Consume completely. Recovery occurs with sweating.
Treats Cold Damage (Shang Han) for six or seven days, following severe purgation, presenting with deep and slow pulse at the Cun position, cold extremities, absent pulse at the lower positions, throat obstruction, and expectoration of pus and blood.
One Red Date (Da Zao) to two, add two zhong of water, decoct until eight fen remains, take on an empty stomach. Treats wind-cold, summer-heat, dampness, and fluid accumulation affecting the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian, causing spasms and numbness of the waist and legs, heavy joint pain, difficulty walking, aversion to cold with fever, absence of sweat with aversion to cold, or spontaneous sweating with aversion to wind, headache, dizziness, and osteomyelitis (Fu Gu Ju) located on the posterior thigh, belonging to the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. If spontaneous sweating is present, remove Ma Huang and add Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex) and Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba); for severe cases, add Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) and Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium); if no sweat, reduce Rou Gui and add Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum) and Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma).
Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang (Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Gypsum, and Licorice Decoction): Treats interior and exterior heat, absence of sweat or spontaneous sweating, headache, body ache, heaviness of the body with somnolence, snoring, difficulty speaking, irritability, thirst, aversion to heat, and floating pulse. If the pulse is floating and weak, deep and tight, or constricted, accompanied by aversion to cold, spontaneous sweating, and absence of thirst, this formula is contraindicated. It can be used for excess heat in the Lungs or for children with measles eruption that is not smooth, accompanied by wheezing and a solid pulse.
Ma Huang Ding Chuan Tang (Ephedra Asthma-Calming Decoction): Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba), Su Mu (Sappan Lignum), Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Shen Qu (Massa Medicata Fermentata) each five li, Hong Hua (Carthami Flos) a small amount, Quan Xie (Scorpio) one piece. Divide into two doses. Add one da zhan of water, decoct until seven fen remains, take warm far from mealtime. Mild sweating indicates efficacy. Treats pediatric asthma due to cold stagnation, wheezing sounds in the throat, abdominal hardness, copious clear nasal discharge, and deep, rapid, and urgent pulse. Avoid exposure to wind and cold after administration.
Ma Huang Tang (Ephedra Decoction): Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba) (stir-fried with honey and wine), Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) (wine-fried), Niu Bang Zi (Arctii Fructus) (stir-fried), Chan Tui (Cicadae Periostracum), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) each one qian. Cut finely, add La Cha (Ancient Tea) one qian, decoct in water and take. Treats delayed eruption of measles in children. For irritability and thirst, add Shi Gao (Gypsi Fibrosum) powder four qian. Note: When using this herb to induce sweating, the nodes (jie) of Ma Huang should be removed, as the nodes actually stop sweating. When used to calm asthma, at least two nodes are required for efficacy, and it should be combined with Gui Zhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus) to achieve results.