主治利窍。泄滞。温中。散结散血。助阳。安胎。肺气喘急。霍乱干呕(水煎顿服)胸
刺痛。下焦大肠气滞。奔豚气痛。(捣汁饮)水肿气痛(捣涂)久痢。冷泄。疥疮(捣烂涂)
汤火
伤。(蜜捣涂)蛇虎犬伤。(捣汁饮并敷)
薤白汤。薤白半夏甘草人参各一两。栝蒌根二两。麦冬五合。 咀。水一斗。三升。煎
取四升。去滓。分五服。日三夜二次。治产后胸中烦热逆气热甚加知母一两。
小蒜主治霍乱腹中不安消谷理胃。温中。除邪痹毒瓦斯。解溪毒。蛊毒敷蛇虫沙虱疮。涂
疔肿叶涂小儿丹疹。大蒜主治通窍下气。消谷。辟恶。破冷气。利水道。止痛。散肿角弓
张霍乱转筋泄泻暴痢噤口痢关格不通产后中风。阴肿。(煮汤洗)小儿脐风(置脐艾炙)疗
一切
痈疽(切片艾灸)肿核疮癣 疮恶疮蛇虫蛊毒溪毒。沙虱(并捣贴)捣汁饮。治吐血心痛。
煮
饮。治角弓反张。同鲫鱼丸。治膈气同蛤粉丸。治水肿。同黄丹丸。治痢疟孕痢。同乳香丸。
治腹痛。捣膏敷脐能达下焦消水。利大小便贴。足心能引热下行。大蒜丸。大蒜不拘
剥去皮)研烂。同淡豆豉末和丸。朱砂衣。梧子大。每服三十丸。枣子灯心煎汤下。治
湿痒。大蒜膏。独头蒜数茎捣烂。麻油拌和。浓敷患处。干即换治恶疮肿痛不眠。
食能杀肺结核菌惟令人目昏。
芸苔(即油菜)主治行滞血。破冷气。症瘕结血。风游丹肿。乳痈。子治梦遗。产后血
晕。
心
调
下。治产后恶露不尽。血结刺痛。及心腹诸疾。追气丸。芸苔子(微炒)桂心各一两。高良
五钱。研末醋糊丸梧子大。每服五丸。淡醋汤下。治妇人血刺小腹痛不可忍。亦可常服。补
血虚。破气块。又方。芸苔子生地各等分。研末。每服三钱。姜七片。酒水各半盏。童
盏。煎至七分服。治产后血晕。
[Allium macrostemon / Xiebai]
Indications: Promotes the patency of orifices. Drains stagnation. Warms the middle jiao. Resolves nodules and dissipates blood stasis. Assists yang. Calms the fetus. Treats lung asthma with rapid breathing (decoct in water and take in one dose). Pricking pain in the chest. Qi stagnation in the lower jiao large intestine. Ben tun qi pain (crush to extract juice and drink). Edema with qi pain (crush and apply externally). Chronic dysentery. Cold-type diarrhea. Scabies (crush and apply externally). Burns from boiling water or fire (mix with honey, crush and apply externally). Bites from snakes, tigers, or dogs (extract juice to drink and apply externally).
Xiebai Decoction: Allium macrostemon Rhizome (Xiebai), Pinellia Tuber (Banxia), Licorice Root (Gancao), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen) each 1 liang; Trichosanthes Root (Gualougen) 2 liang; Ophiopogon Tuber (Maidong) 5 he. Cut into small pieces. Add 1 dou of water, decoct until 3 sheng remain, then further decoct to obtain 4 sheng of liquid. Strain off the dregs. Divide into five doses. Take three times during the day and twice at night. Treats postpartum restlessness and heat in the chest with rebellious qi. If heat is severe, add Anemarrhena Rhizome (Zhimu) 1 liang.
[Garlic]
Small Garlic (Suansuan) indications: Treats abdominal discomfort caused by cholera-like disorder. Promotes digestion, regulates stomach qi. Warms the middle. Dispels pathogenic factors, bi-syndrome, and toxic vapors. Resolves "Xi" toxin. Resolves gu poison. Apply externally for sores caused by snakes, insects, or sand leeches. Apply leaves externally for infant erysipelas (Dan zhen).
Large Garlic (Dasuan) indications: Opens orifices, directs qi downward. Promotes digestion. Repels foul odors and evil qi. Breaks cold qi. Promotes urination. Relieves pain. Dissipates swelling. Opisthotonos. Cholera with muscle cramps. Diarrhea. Sudden dysentery. Dysentery with inability to eat (Jinkou li). Guan-ge obstruction. Postpartum wind-stroke. Genital swelling (wash with decoction). Infant tetanus (place on umbilicus and moxibustion). Treats all kinds of carbuncles and ulcers (slice and apply moxibustion). Swollen nodes, fungal infections, malignant sores, snake/insect/gu poison, stream toxins, sand leeches (all crush and apply). Extract juice to drink. Treats hemoptysis and heart pain. Boil and drink to treat opisthotonos. Form pills with crucian carp to treat diaphragmatic qi stagnation. Form pills with clam shell powder to treat edema. Form pills with lead tetroxide to treat dysentery, malaria, and dysentery in pregnancy. Form pills with frankincense to treat abdominal pain. Crush into paste and apply to umbilicus to reach the lower jiao, promote water metabolism, and unblock bowel and bladder movements. Apply to the sole of the foot to guide heat downward.
Da Suan Wan (Garlic Pill): Garlic, any quantity, peeled and crushed. Mix with powdered fermented soybean (Danshidou) and form pills coated with cinnabar, size of wutong seeds. Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with decoction of jujube and juncus effusus. Treats dampness-related itching.
Da Suan Gao (Garlic Paste): Several bulbs of single-clove garlic, crushed and mixed with sesame oil. Apply thickly to the affected area; change when dry. Treats malignant sores with swelling and pain, and insomnia.
Eating garlic can kill Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria but may cause blurred vision.
[Rape Seed / Yuntaizi]
Yuntaizi (Brassica napus seed, i.e., rapeseed) indications: Moves stagnant blood. Breaks cold qi. Treats zheng-jia masses and congealed blood. Wind-wandering erysipelas. Mastitis. The seed (Yuntaizi) indications: Nocturnal emission. Postpartum blood fainting. Regulates menstruation and promotes discharge. Treats postpartum lochia remaining incomplete. Blood stasis causing pricking pain. Various diseases of the heart and abdomen.
Zhui Qi Wan (Qi-Chasing Pill): Yuntaizi seed (lightly stir-fried), Cinnamon Twig (Guixin) each 1 liang; Galangal Rhizome (Gaoliangjiang) 5 qian. Grind into powder, make pills with vinegar paste, size of wutong seeds. Take 5 pills per dose, washed down with light vinegar soup. Treats women's blood stabbing pain and unbearable lower abdominal pain. Can also be taken regularly. Tonifies blood deficiency. Breaks qi masses.
Another prescription: Yuntaizi seed and Rehmannia Root (Shengdi) in equal proportions. Grind into powder. Take 3 qian per dose, with 7 slices of ginger, half a cup of wine, half a cup of water, and one cup of child's urine. Decoct until 70% remains and take. Treats postpartum blood fainting.