治黄胆方。
芜菁子五升，捣，筛，服方寸匕，日三，先后十日，愈之。
又方，烧乱发，服一钱匕，日三服。秘方，此治黄胆。
又方，捣生麦苗，水和，绞取汁服三升，以小麦胜大麦，一服六七合，日三四，此酒疸
也。
又方，取藜芦着灰中，炮之，令小变色，捣下筛末，服半钱匕，当小吐，不过数服，此
秘方也。
又方，取小豆，秫米，鸡屎白各二分，捣，筛为末，分为三服，黄汁当出，此通治面目
黄，即瘥。
疸病有五种，谓黄胆，谷疸，酒疸，女疸，劳疸也，黄汁者，身体四肢微肿，胸满不得
汗，汗出如黄柏，汗油，大汗出。卒入水所致方。
猪脂一斤，温令热尽服之，日三当下，下则稍愈。
又方，栀子十五枚，栝蒌子三枚，苦参三分，捣末，以苦酒渍，鸡子二枚，令软，合黄
白以和药，捣丸如梧子大，每服十丸，日五六，除热不吐，即下，自消也。
又方，黄雌鸡一只，治之，锉生地黄三斤，纳腹中，急缚仰置铜器中，蒸令极熟，绞取
汁，再服之。
又方，生茅根一把，细切，以猪肉一斤，合作羹，尽啜食之。
又方，柞树皮烧末，服方寸匕，日三服。
又方，甘草一尺，栀子十五枚，黄柏十五分，水四升，煮取一升半，分为再服，此药亦
治温病发黄。
又方，茵陈六两，水一斗二升，煮取六升，去滓，纳大黄二两，栀子十四枚，煮取三升
，分为三服。
又方，麻黄一把，酒五升，煮取二升半，可尽服，汗出，瘥。
若变成疸者多死，急治之方。
土瓜根捣取汁，顿服一升，至三服。须发汗，当小便去，不尔，更服之。
谷疸者，食毕头旋，心怫郁不安而发黄，由失饥大食，胃气冲熏所致，治之方。
茵陈四两，水一斗，煮取六升，去滓，纳大黄二两，栀子七枚，煮取二升，分三服，溺
去黄汁，瘥。
又方，苦参三两，龙胆一合，末，牛胆丸如梧子，以生麦汁服五丸，日三服。
酒疸者，心懊痛，足胫满，小便黄，饮酒发赤斑黄黑，由大醉当风入水所致，治之方。
黄 二两，木兰一两，末之，酒服方寸匕，日三服。
又方，大黄一两，枳实五枚，栀子七枚，豉六合，水六升，煮取二升，分为三服。
又方，芫花，椒目等分，烧末，服半钱，日一两遍。
女劳疸者，身目皆黄，发热恶寒
，小腹满急，小便难，由大劳大热交接，交接后入水所致，治之方。
硝石，矾石等分，末，以大麦粥饮服方寸匕。日三，令小汗出，小盒饭去黄汁也。
又方，乱发如鸡子大，猪膏半斤，煎令消尽，分二服。
附方
《外台秘要》，治黄胆。
柳枝，以水一斗，煮取浓汁半升，服令尽。
又方，治阴黄，汗染衣，涕唾黄。
取蔓荆子，捣，末，平旦以井花水服一匙。日再，加至两匙，以知为度，每夜小便，重
浸少许帛子，各书记日，色渐退白，则瘥，不过，服五升。
《图经》曰∶黄胆病，及狐惑病，并猪苓散主之。
猪苓，茯苓，术等分，杵末，每服方寸匕，水调下。
《食疗》云，主心急黄。
以百合蒸过，蜜和食之，作粉尤佳，红花者，名山丹，不堪食。
治黄胆。
用秦艽一大两，细锉作两帖子，以上好酒一升，每帖半升，酒绞取汁，去滓。空腹分两
服，或利便止，就中好酒人易治，凡黄有数种，伤酒曰酒黄，夜食误食鼠粪亦作黄，因劳发
黄，多痰涕，目有赤脉，日益憔悴。或面赤恶心者是。崔元亮用之，及治人皆得，方极效。
秦艽须用新好罗文者。
《伤寒类要》，疗男子妇人黄胆病，医不愈，耳目悉黄，食饮不消。胃中胀热生黄衣，
在胃中有干屎，使病尔。
用煎猪脂一小升，温热顿服之，日三，燥屎下去，乃愈。
又方，治黄百药不瘥。
煮驴头熟以姜齑啖之，并随多少饮汁。
又方，治黄胆，身眼皆如金色。
不可使妇人鸡犬见，取东引桃根，切细如筋，若钗股以下者一握，以水一大升，煎
取
一小升，适温空腹顿服，后三五日，其黄离离如薄云散，唯眼最后瘥，百日方平复，身黄
散
后，可时时饮一盏清酒，则眼中易散。不饮则散迟，忌食热面、猪鱼等肉，此是徐之才家
秘
方。
正元《广利方》，疗黄心烦热，口干皮肉皆黄。
以秦艽十二分，牛乳一大升，同煮，取七合，去滓。分温再服，瘥，此方出于许人则。
Formulas for treating jaundice.
Five sheng of turnip seeds (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica), pounded, sifted; take one fangcun bi (a square-inch measure) each time, three times a day. After ten days of continuous administration, the disease will be cured.
Another formula: Burn disordered hair, take one qian bi (a small spoonful measure) each time, three times a day. This is a secret formula specifically for treating jaundice.
Another formula: Pound fresh wheat seedlings, mix with water, squeeze out the juice, and take three sheng. Wheat is superior to barley. Take six or seven he (a unit of volume) per dose, three to four times a day. This is for treating wine jaundice (Jiu Dan).
Another formula: Place corydalis rhizome (Lisui, 藜芦) in ash, roast it until it slightly changes color, pound and sift into powder. Take half a qian bi each time. Mild vomiting should occur. Do not exceed a few doses. This is a secret formula.
Another formula: Take adzuki beans (Xiaodou, 小豆), broomcorn millet (Shumi, 秫米), and white chicken excrement (Jisibai, 鸡屎白), two fen each. Pound, sift into powder, divide into three doses. Yellow fluid should be discharged. This generally treats yellowing of the face and eyes, leading to recovery.
Jaundice diseases have five types: Huangdan (Yellow Jaundice), Gu Dan (Grain Jaundice), Jiu Dan (Wine Jaundice), Nü Dan (Female Jaundice), and Lao Dan (Labor Jaundice). The so-called "yellow fluid" refers to symptoms where the body and limbs are slightly swollen, chest fullness prevents sweating, sweat is yellow like Phellodendron bark, oily, and profuse. This is a formula for conditions caused by sudden immersion in water.
One jin (500g) of lard (Zhuzhi, 猪脂), warmed until completely melted, taken all at once, three times a day. It should induce defecation; upon defecation, the condition improves slightly.
Another formula: Fifteen Gardenia fruits (Zhizi, 栀子), three Trichosanthes seeds (Gualouzi, 栝蒌子), three parts of Sophora root (Kushen, 苦参). Pound into powder, soak in vinegar (Ku Jiu, 苦酒). Soften two eggs, mix the yolk and white with the medicine, pound into pills the size of wu zi (wukeng seeds). Take ten pills each time, five to six times a day. Clears heat without causing vomiting; if it causes diarrhea, the pathogen dissipates naturally.
Another formula: One hen, prepared. Three jin of fresh Rehmannia root (Sheng Dihuang, 生地黄) chopped finely, placed inside the hen's cavity. Tightly bind and place upside down in a copper vessel. Steam until thoroughly cooked. Squeeze out the juice, take in two doses.
Another formula: A handful of fresh Imperata root (Maogen, 茅根), finely chopped. Cook together with one jin of pork meat as a soup. Consume all the soup and meat.
Another formula: Bark of Quercus variabilis (Zashupiq, 柞树皮) burned to ash. Take one fangcun bi each time, three times a day.
Another formula: One chi of licorice root (Gancao, 甘草), fifteen Gardenia fruits (Zhizi, 栀子), fifteen fen of Phellodendron bark (Huangbai, 黄柏). Four sheng of water, decoct to obtain one and a half sheng. Divide into two doses. This medicine also treats yellowing caused by warm diseases (Wenbing, 温病).
Another formula: Six liang of Artemisia capillaris (Yinchen, 茵陈), twelve dou of water. Decoct to obtain six sheng, remove dregs. Add two liang of rhubarb (Dahuang, 大黄), fourteen Gardenia fruits (Zhizi, 栀子). Decoct to obtain three sheng. Divide into three doses.
Another formula: One bundle of Ephedra herb (Mahuang, 麻黄), five sheng of wine. Decoct to obtain two and a half sheng. Drink entirely. Recovery occurs upon sweating.
If the condition transforms into severe jaundice, death is common. This is an emergency treatment formula.
Pound Pseudostemma root (Tugua Gen, 土瓜根) to extract juice. Take one sheng in one dose, up to three doses. Sweating is required; urine should flow freely. Otherwise, administer again.
Gu Dan (Grain Jaundice): Dizziness after eating, mental restlessness and depression leading to yellowing. Caused by overeating after starvation, resulting in stomach qi rushing upward. Treatment formula:
Four liang of Artemisia capillaris (Yinchen, 茵陈), one dou of water. Decoct to obtain six sheng, remove dregs. Add two liang of rhubarb (Dahuang, 大黄), seven Gardenia fruits (Zhizi, 栀子). Decoct to obtain two sheng. Divide into three doses. Yellow fluid is discharged via urination, leading to recovery.
Another formula: Three liang of Sophora root (Kushen, 苦参), one he of Gentian root (Longdan, 龙胆). Pound into powder. Make pills using gallbladder bile (Niudan Wan, 牛胆丸) the size of wu zi. Take five pills with fresh wheat juice, three times a day.
Jiu Dan (Wine Jaundice): Mental anguish and pain, swelling of calves, yellow urine, red patches and black-yellow discoloration after drinking. Caused by drunkenness exposed to wind and water. Treatment formula:
Two liang of Scutellaria root (Huangqin, 黄芩), one liang of Magnolia bark (Mulan, 木兰). Pound into powder. Take one fangcun bi with wine, three times a day.
Another formula: One liang of rhubarb (Dahuang, 大黄), five Immature bitter orange (Zhishi, 枳实), seven Gardenia fruits (Zhizi, 栀子), six he of fermented soybean (Chidou, 豆豉). Six sheng of water. Decoct to obtain two sheng. Divide into three doses.
Another formula: Genkwa flower (Yuanhua, 芫花) and pepper seeds (Jiaomu, 椒目) in equal parts. Burn to powder. Take half a qian bi, once or twice a day.
Nü Dan (Female Jaundice): Whole body and eyes yellow, fever with aversion to cold, fullness and urgency in the lower abdomen, difficult urination. Caused by excessive labor, high heat, sexual intercourse, followed by immersion in water. Treatment formula:
Nitrostone (Xingshi, 硝石) and Alum (Fanshi, 矾石) in equal parts. Pound into powder. Take one fangcun bi with large barley porridge drink. Three times a day. Induce mild sweating. Urine should discharge yellow fluid.
Another formula: Disordered hair the size of an egg, half a jin of lard (Zhugao, 猪膏). Boil until completely melted. Divide into two doses.
Supplementary Formulas
From *Waitai Miyao*: Treats jaundice.
Willow branches (Liuzhi, 柳枝): One dou of water, decoct to obtain half a sheng of thick juice. Drink entirely.
Another formula: Treats Yin Jaundice (Yin Huang, 阴黄), sweat staining clothes, yellow sputum and saliva.
Take Vitex fruit (Manjingzi, 蔓荆子), pound, sift into powder. In the morning, take one spoonful with well water (Jinghua Shui, 井花水). Twice a day, increase to two spoonfuls. Stop when effective. Each night during urination, soak a piece of silk in urine, record dates in a book. As color fades to white, the disease cures. Total intake does not exceed five sheng.
*Tujing* states: For jaundice and Huhu disease (Foxes Disease, 狐惑病), Zhu Ling San (Polyporus Powder) is the primary treatment.
Polyporus (Zhuling, 猪苓), Poria (Fuling, 茯苓), and Atractylodes (Bai Zhu, 术) in equal parts. Pound into powder. Take one fangcun bi each time, mixed with water.
*Shiliao* states: Treats Xin Ji Huang (Heart Anxiety Jaundice).
Steam Lily bulb (Baihe, 百合), mix with honey and eat. Making it into powder is better. Honghua (Safflower, 红花), also known as Shandan, is not suitable for consumption.
Treating jaundice:
Use one da liang of Kochia root (Qinjiao, 秦艽), finely chopped into two portions. Use one sheng of fine wine. Half a sheng per portion. Squeeze out juice with wine, remove dregs. Take on an empty stomach in two doses. Stop if bowel movement occurs. Those who consume alcohol easily are easier to treat. There are several types of jaundice: Alcohol injury is called Jiu Huang (Wine Yellow); accidental ingestion of rat feces at night also causes yellowing; labor-induced jaundice presents with much phlegm and nasal discharge, red veins in eyes, increasing emaciation. Or facial redness and nausea. Cui Yuanliang used this, and all treated patients recovered; the formula is highly effective.
Qinjiao must be new and good quality Luowen variety.
*Shanghan Leyao*: Treats men and women with jaundice that physicians could not cure, with yellow eyes and ears, indigestion. Heat and distension in the stomach produce yellow coating; dry stool in the stomach causes the illness.
Decoct one xiao sheng of lard. Take warm in one dose, three times a day. When dry stool passes, the disease is cured.
Another formula: Treats various jaundices unresponsive to other medicines.
Boil donkey head until cooked. Eat with ginger relish (Jiangqi, 姜齑). Drink the broth according to appetite.
Another formula: Treats jaundice where body and eyes are golden yellow.
Do not let women, chickens, or dogs see the preparation. Take East-growing peach root (Dongyin Taogen, 东引桃根), cut finely like tendons or hairpins, one handful. Decoct one da sheng of water to obtain one xiao sheng. Take warm on an empty stomach in one dose. After three to five days, the yellowness disperses like thin clouds. Eyes recover last, taking one hundred days to fully heal. After body yellowness disperses, one can occasionally drink a cup of clear wine to help disperse yellowness in the eyes. If not drunk, dispersion is slow. Avoid hot noodles, pork, fish, etc. This is a secret formula from Xu Zhicai's family.
Zhengyuan *Guangli Fang*: Treats jaundice with mental restlessness, heat, dry mouth, and yellow skin/flesh.
Twelve fen of Kochia root (Qinjiao, 秦艽), one da sheng of cow milk. Simmer together, obtain seven he. Remove dregs. Take warm in two doses. Cured. This formula originates from Xu Renze.