黄芩(二两,去粗皮) 大黄(二两,去粗皮,酒浸二三时,纸裹火煨) 滑石(四两,
碾
细,
上为细末,滴水为丸,如梧桐子大,每服五、七十丸,临卧温水送下。如加黄连、薄荷
叶、
甘遂(一两,久雨则加,除湿热腰痛,泄水湿肿) 白芥子(一两,除遍身走注疼痛) 朴
硝(
腰
腿沉
治中焦气涩,胸膈痞满,饮食迟化,四肢困倦,呕吐恶心。常服升降滞气,消化宿食,
去痰
木香 枳壳(去穣,炒) 槟榔 半夏(汤泡七次) 青皮(去穣) 陈皮(去白) 白
茯苓(去
皮
牛(微炒,
取末三两) 加人参 神曲(微炒) 大麦 (微炒) 枳实(炒,各半两) 干姜(炮、
七钱)
上各根据等分同为细末,水糊为丸,如梧桐子大,每服五十丸,食后,温姜汤送下。
快脾顺气,化痰消食。
半夏(洗) 南星(去皮膜) 白矾 皂角(切碎) 生姜
上件各一斤重,用水同煮至南星无白点为度,拣去皂角不用,生姜切作片,同半夏、南
星晒
青皮(去穣) 陈皮(去白) 紫苏子(炒) 萝卜子(炒,别研) 杏仁(去皮尖,
炒,另研)
干
上件以上半斤净,与前药合和一处,研为细末,生姜自然汁浸,蒸饼,打糊为丸,如梧
桐子
Forsythiae Fructus (Huangqin, 黄芩) (2 liang, remove coarse skin) Rheum Palmatum Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang, 大黄) (2 liang, remove coarse skin, soak in wine for two to three shichen [4-6 hours], wrap in paper and bake over fire) Talcum (Huashi, 滑石) (4 liang, grind into fine powder). The above ingredients are ground into a fine powder, mixed with drops of water to form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 50-70 pills per dose, administered with warm water before bedtime. If adding Coptis Chinensis Rhizoma (Huanglian, 黄连), Menthae Haplocalycis Herba (Boheye, 薄荷叶), or Kansui Radix (Gansui, 甘遂) (1 liang; add during prolonged rainy seasons to clear damp-heat lumbar pain and drain water-dampness edema); Sinapis Alba Semen (Baijiezhi, 白芥子) (1 liang, to eliminate wandering pain throughout the body); Natrii Sulfas (Puxiao, 朴硝) (to treat heavy sensation in waist and legs).
Indications: Qi stagnation in the Middle Jiao, chest and diaphragm fullness and oppression, delayed digestion of food, fatigue and weakness of the four limbs, vomiting, and nausea. Regular use regulates the ascending and descending of stagnant Qi, digests retained food, and eliminates phlegm.
Costi Radix (Muxiang, 木香) Zanthoxyli Fructus (Zhike, 枳壳) (remove pith, stir-fry) Arecae Semen (Binglang, 槟榔) Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum (Banxia, 半夏) (soak in boiling water seven times) Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride (Qingpi, 青皮) (remove pith) Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi, 陈皮) (remove white pith) Poria (Baifuling, 白茯苓) (remove skin) Bos Taurus Domesticus Ovis Bone Powder (Niujia, 牛 [likely referring to bone or horn preparation]) (lightly stir-fry, take 3 liang of powder). If adding Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen, 人参), Massae Medicamentae Fermentatae (Shenqu, 神曲) (lightly stir-fry), Hordeum Vulgare Fructus (Damai, 大麦) (lightly stir-fry), Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Zhishi, 枳实) (stir-fry, each 0.5 liang), Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum (Ganjiang, 干姜) (processed, 7 qian).
The above ingredients, according to equal proportions, are ground together into a fine powder, mixed with water paste to form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 50 pills per dose, administered with warm ginger soup after meals.
Actions: Strengthen spleen, promote Qi circulation, resolve phlegm, and digest food.
Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxia, 半夏) (wash) Arisaematis Rhizoma (Nanxing, 南星) (remove outer skin and membrane) Alum (Baifan, 白矾) Gleditsiae Sinensis Spina (Zaojiao, 皂角) (chopped fresh) Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang, 生姜).
Each of the above ingredients weighs one jin. Boil together in water until Nanxing shows no white spots inside. Remove Zaojiao and discard. Cut Shengjiang into slices, and dry together with Banxia and Nanxing.
Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride (Qingpi, 青皮) (remove pith) Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi, 陈皮) (remove white pith) Perillae Fructus (Zisuzi, 紫苏子) (stir-fry) Raphani Semen (Luobozzi, 萝卜子) (stir-fry, grind separately) Armeniacae Semen Amarum (Xingren, 杏仁) (remove skin and tips, stir-fry, grind separately).
Take half a jin of the purified above ingredients, mix with the previous herbs, grind into a fine powder, soak in natural juice of fresh ginger, mix with steamed bread dough to form a paste, and make pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds.