治感冒风湿之气,失于解表,流注两足疼痛,至两膝浮肿,不能屈伸,传成瘫痪。
防己(去黑皮) 麻黄(去节存根,功全表里,锉碎汤泡滤过焙干) 薄桂(去粗皮,三味各半两)
赤芍药(一两) 赤茯苓(去皮,一两) 苍术(米泔水浸一宿去粗皮滤干锉片用火炒至微黄色,一两)
甘草(炙,七钱半)
上件 咀,每服二钱,水一盏,姜二片,葱一根,煎七分,空心热服,或入薤白同煎。
治急惊后,余热未退,时复手足搐掣,心悸不宁,及风邪中入肺经,两目视入,开眨不常。
防风(去芦) 川芎 大黄 白芷 黄芩 甘草(六味各半两) 细辛(去叶,二钱) 薄荷叶(二钱半)
上件锉焙为末,每服一钱,用温汤无时调服。
治 气喘,痰鸣发热,咳嗽恶风。
知母 甘草(二味各半两) 贝母 羌活 滑石(别研) 大黄 小麦子(五味各三钱) 麻黄
(如前制) 苦葶苈 诃子肉(三味各一钱半) 薄荷(去梗,二钱)
上件 咀,每服二钱,水一盏,姜二片,煎七分,无时温服。
治冷疝腹痛,及误汗误下,即坏证伤寒是也。并宜先服,次投对证之剂。
白芍药(一两半) 泽泻(去粗皮,七钱半) 甘草(三钱炙) 薄桂(去粗皮,一钱半)
上件 咀,每服二钱,水一盏,煎七分,空心温服。误汗误下,加人参、南木香各二
钱。脐下痛,入生姜及盐同煎,加钩藤亦好。
To treat conditions caused by contracting wind-dampness, where failure to release the exterior allows pathogenic factors to flow into and accumulate in both legs, causing pain that progresses to swelling of both knees, inability to flex or extend, and eventually transforms into paralysis.
Fangji (Stephaniae Radix, remove black skin) Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, remove nodes retaining roots for comprehensive exterior-interior action, crush, soak in decoction, filter, and dry-roast) Baogui (Cinnamomi Cortex, remove rough bark; each of these three herbs is used in half tael)
Chishao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra, one tael) Chifuling (Poria with Red Hosta Root, remove skin, one tael) Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, soak overnight in rice-washing water, remove coarse skin, drain, slice, stir-fry over fire until slightly yellow, one tael)
Gancao (Licorice Root, honey-fried, seven qian and half)
Crush the above ingredients into coarse powder. For each dose, take two qian, add one cup of water, two slices of ginger, and one stalk of scallion. Decoct until three-tenths remain. Take hot on an empty stomach, or decoct together with Xiebai (Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus).
To treat residual heat remaining after acute convulsive disease (Ji Jing Feng), characterized by intermittent twitching and jerking of hands and feet, palpitations with restlessness, and wind-pathogen invading the Lung meridian, resulting in fixed staring of the eyes and irregular blinking.
Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, remove rhizome base) Chuanxiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizoma) Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix) Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) Gancao (Licorice Root; each of these six herbs is used in half tael) Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, remove leaves, two qian) Boheye (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba, two qian and half)
Crush and dry-roast the above ingredients, then grind into fine powder. For each dose, take one qian, mix with warm water, and administer at any time.
To treat asthma, loud phlegm rales accompanied by fever, cough, and aversion to wind.
Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) Gancao (Licorice Root; each of these two herbs is used in half tael) Beimu (Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus) Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix) Huashi (Talcum, separately ground) Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) Xiaomai (Tritici Fructus; each of these five herbs is used in three qian) Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, prepared as described above) Kutingli (Descurainiae Semen seu Lepidii Semen) Hezirou (Myrobalani Fructus, pulp; each of these three herbs is used in one qian and half) Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba, remove stems, two qian)
Crush the above ingredients into coarse powder. For each dose, take two qian, add one cup of water and two slices of ginger. Decoct until three-tenths remain. Take warm at any time.
To treat cold hernia causing abdominal pain, and "ruined syndrome" (Huai Zheng) of Cold Damage (Shang Han) resulting from erroneous sweating or purging methods. This formula should be administered first, followed by formulas targeting the specific syndrome.
Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba, one tael and half) Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma, remove coarse skin, seven qian and half) Gancao (Licorice Root, three qian, honey-fried) Baogui (Cinnamomi Cortex, remove rough bark, one qian and half)
Crush the above ingredients into coarse powder. For each dose, take two qian, add one cup of water. Decoct until three-tenths remain. Take warm on an empty stomach. If caused by erroneous sweating or purging, add Renshen (Ginseng Radix) and Nanmuxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum) each in two qian. If there is pain below the umbilicus, add fresh ginger and salt to decoct; adding Gouteng (Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis) is also beneficial.