唐吕西华遇胡僧,授此方,《沈存中良方》备载其事。
白麦饭石(颜色黄白类麦饭者,曾作磨者尤佳。炭火烧赤,醋中浸之,十遍止,为末)
白蔹末(与石等分) 鹿角(三二寸,截之。不用自脱者。凡带脑骨者,即非自脱。炭火烧
之,烟尽为度,捣为末,倍前二味)
上并捣,筛令细。取多年米醋,于铛中煎,并令鱼眼沸,即下前件末,调如稀饧。以篦
子涂敷肿上,只当疮头留一指面地,勿令合,以出热气。如未脓,当内消;若已作头,当撮
小。若日久疮甚,肌肉损烂,筋骨出露,即于布上涂药,贴之疮上,干即再换,但以鬲中不
穴,无不瘥。疮切忌手触,宜戒之。刘梦得《传信方》亦载。
丹阳僧传。
金银花(一名忍寒草)
上采叶,研为滓,敷疮口。(花五出而白,微香,蒂带红色,野生延蔓,叶如薜荔而青
予见《沈存中良方》所载,忍冬嫩苗,治痈疽云∶江西医僧鉴清,善治背疽,得其方,用老
翁须。后在金陵,闻医王善琪治疡,其方用水杨藤,观之,乃老翁须也。又友人王子渊,自
言得神方,活数人,方用大薜荔。又杜医治疡,常以二万钱活一人,方用千金藤。又宁国尉
王子骏传一方,用金银花。海州士人刘纯臣传一方,用金钗股,皆自神其方。求其草视之,
盖一物也。存中云,仓卒求不获,只用干叶为散,并甘草酒煮服,然不及生者。)
In the Tang Dynasty, Lu Xihua met a Hu monk who bestowed this prescription upon him; *Shen Cunzhong's Good Prescriptions* (*Shen Cunzhong Liangfang*) records this incident in detail.
Baimai Fanshi (White Wheat-Rice Stone): Stones that are yellowish-white resembling wheat rice are used; those previously employed as millstones are particularly excellent. They are heated red-hot with charcoal fire, soaked in vinegar, repeated ten times, and then ground into powder.
Baolian Mo (Powder of *Ampelopsis japonica* Rhizome): Used in equal proportion to the stone.
Lujiao (Deer Antler): Cut into pieces two or three cun long. Do not use naturally shed antlers. Any piece containing cranial bone is not naturally shed. It is burned with charcoal fire until the smoke ceases, then pounded into powder. The dosage is double that of the previous two ingredients.
All ingredients are together pounded and sifted to be fine. Take aged rice vinegar and boil it in a pan until bubbles resembling fish eyes appear. Then add the aforementioned powders and mix into a paste with the consistency of thin syrup. Apply the mixture over the swelling using a comb-like spatula, leaving an area the size of a finger uncovered at the center of the sore to allow heat to dissipate. If suppuration has not yet occurred, aim for internal resolution; if a head has formed, aim to reduce its size. If the disease has persisted for a long time and the sore is severe, with muscle decay and exposed bones/tendons, apply the medicine on cloth and patch it onto the sore. Replace when dry. As long as the Shanzhong acupoint (CV17, located between the nipples) remains unobstructed, there will be no case that cannot be cured. The sore must strictly avoid being touched by hands; this habit should be戒 (abstained from). Liu Mengde's *Chuanxin Fang* also records this prescription.
This was transmitted by a monk from Danyang.
Jinyinhua (Honeysuckle Flower), also known as Renhan Cao (Cold-Enduring Grass).
Harvest the leaves, grind them into dregs, and apply to the sore opening. (The flower has five white petals, a slight fragrance, and a reddish calyx; it is wild, climbing, and its leaves resemble those of *Ficus pumila* but are green. I once saw in *Shen Cunzhong's Good Prescriptions* that tender shoots of *Lonicera japonica* (Ren Dong) were used to treat carbuncles and sores: A medical monk named Jianqing in Jiangxi, skilled in treating back abscesses, obtained a formula using Laoweng Xu (Old Man's Beard). Later in Jinling, he heard that physician Wang Shanqi treated ulcers with Shuiyang Teng (Water Willow Vine); upon inspection, this was indeed Laoweng Xu. Another friend, Wang Ziyuan, claimed to have received a miraculous formula that saved several people, using Da Bili (Large Fig-leaved Ivy). Additionally, Doctor Du often saved one person for twenty thousand cash using Qianjin Teng (Thousand-Gold Vine). Furthermore, Wang Zijun, Vice Magistrate of Ningguo, transmitted a formula using Jinyinhua. Liu Chunchen, a scholar from Haizhou, transmitted a formula using Jinchaigu (Golden Hairpin Stock). All these individuals sought to mystify their formulas. Upon examining the herbs, they turned out to be the same plant. Shen Cunzhong stated that if fresh herbs could not be obtained in haste, dried leaves ground into powder and boiled with licorice wine could be used, though this is inferior to using fresh ones.)