治传尸骨蒸,伏连 ,一切痨瘵疰病。
人参(取高丽上者,五分) 黄 (蜜炙,一钱,并主传尸骨蒸,劳热自汗) 玄参(忌铁
,一钱,主传尸邪气,常作香烧亦好) 苦耽(即灯龙草,生,二钱,主传尸伏连鬼气) 鬼
臼(三钱,主尸疰 传尸痨瘵) 知母(忌铁,蜜炒,一钱,主传尸骨蒸) 秦艽(去
一钱,主骨蒸,潮热,虚劳寒热) 胡黄连(五分,主骨蒸潮热,五心烦热,妇人胎蒸,小儿
童
酸枣仁(微炒,一钱,主骨蒸劳热,心惊自汗,多眠不眠) 甘草(五分,补五劳七伤,一切
虚损,通九窍,益精养血,生用泻火热,热用散表寒) 青蒿(熬膏入药用,主骨蒸鬼气,或
煎膏入猪胆,甘草末丸服) 天门冬(去心、皮,一钱,保肺气,去寒热,养肌肤,和肺气
喘促) 麦门冬(去心,一钱,主五劳七伤,安魂定魄,止咳定喘,去肺中伏火,补心气不足
,诸血妄行,虚劳多热,口干燥渴) 百部(去苗,一钱,主传尸骨蒸,劳热上气,止咳)
紫菀(茸,一钱,主咳唾脓血,喘悸,五劳体虚,劳气尸疰,虚热,百邪鬼魅) 桔梗(去芦
,一钱,清肺,利咽喉) 浮小麦(一撮,主传尸骨蒸,及劳热自汗) 蛤蚧(炙,一钱,治肺
劳,传尸,咳嗽咯血) 鳖甲(酥炙,一钱,治冷痛,劳嗽,除骨节间劳热,结实,补阴补气
上二十一味,皆上证之要品,作一剂,水煎,空心服,而其加减之法,亦从前之火病治
To treat Chuan Shi (Transmitted Corpse Disease) with bone-steaming fever, Fu Lian (Continuous Transmission), and all types of Lao Zhai (Consumptive Disease) and Zhu Bing (Infectious/Chronic Diseases).
Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) [Select high-quality Korean Ginseng, 5 fen] Huangqi (Astragali Radix) [Honey-fried, 1 qian; also treats Chuan Shi bone-steaming, consumptive fever, and spontaneous sweating] Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix) [Avoid iron, 1 qian; treats pathogenic factors of Chuan Shi; burning as incense is also effective] Kudan (Verbenae Herba, i.e., Denglong Cao) [Raw, 2 qian; treats Chuan Shi, Fu Lian, and 'ghost qi'] Jiubai (Podophylli Peltati Fructus) [3 qian; treats Shi Zhu, Chuan Shi, and Lao Zhai] Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) [Avoid iron, honey-fried, 1 qian; treats Chuan Shi bone-steaming] Qinjiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix) [Remove rhizome, 1 qian; treats bone-steaming, tidal fever, and deficiency-heat alternating with chills] Huhuanglian (Coptidis Teetae Rhizoma) [5 fen; treats bone-steaming tidal fever, heat in the five centers, maternal steaming in women, and sourness/pain in children] Suanzaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen) [Lightly fried, 1 qian; treats bone-steaming consumptive fever, palpitations with spontaneous sweating, hypersomnia or insomnia] Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) [5 fen; tonifies the five labors and seven injuries, all deficiencies, opens the nine orifices, benefits essence and nourishes blood; raw form clears heat-fire, processed form disperses exterior cold] Qinghao (Artemisiae Annuae Herba) [Processed into paste for medicinal use; treats bone-steaming and ghost qi; or decocted into paste mixed with pig bile and Gancao powder to make pills] Tianmendong (Asparagi Radix) [Remove heart and peel, 1 qian; protects lung qi, eliminates cold and heat, nourishes skin and muscles, harmonizes lung qi for panting and shortness of breath] Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix) [Remove heart, 1 qian; treats the five labors and seven injuries, calms the soul and stabilizes the spirit, stops cough and relieves asthma, clears latent fire from the lungs, tonifies insufficient heart qi, treats various forms of reckless bleeding, consumptive disease with excessive heat, dry mouth and thirst] Baibu (Stemonae Radix) [Remove sprouts, 1 qian; treats Chuan Shi bone-steaming, consumptive fever with rebellious qi, and cough] Ziwan (Asteris Radix) [With root hairs, 1 qian; treats coughing up pus and blood, panting and palpitations, five labors with physical weakness, labor qi and Shi Zhu, deficiency heat, and various pathogenic influences] Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix) [Remove rhizome, 1 qian; clears the lungs, benefits the throat] Xiaomai (Tritici Levis Fructus Floating) [A small handful; treats Chuan Shi bone-steaming, and consumptive fever with spontaneous sweating] Gejie (Geckos) [Fried, 1 qian; treats lung consumption, Chuan Shi, cough, and hemoptysis] Biejia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum) [Fried with butter, 1 qian; treats cold pain and consumptive cough, removes bone-joint steaming heat, resolves masses and accumulations, tonifies yin and qi]
The above twenty-one herbs are all essential items for the aforementioned syndromes. Prepare as one dose, decoct in water, and take on an empty stomach. The principles for modification follow those previously established for treating fire diseases.