治卒心痛。桃白皮煮汁。宜空腹服之。
又方 桂末若干、姜末二药，并可单用，温酒服方寸匕，须臾，六七服，瘥。
又方 驴屎，绞取汁五六合。及热顿服，立定。
又方 东引桃枝一把，切。以酒一升，煎取半升，顿服，大效。
又方 生油半合，温服，瘥。
又方 黄连八两。以水七升，煮取一升五合。去滓，温服五合，每日三服。
又方 当户以坐，若男子病者，令妇人以一杯水以饮之；若妇人病者，令男子以一杯水
以饮之。得新汲水尤佳。又以蜜一分，水二分，饮之，益良也。
又方 败布裹盐如弹丸。烧令赤，末，以酒一盏服之。
又方 煮三沸汤一升，以盐一合搅，饮之。若无火作汤，亦可用水。
又方 闭气忍之数十度，并以手大指按心下宛宛中，取愈。
又方 白艾（成熟者）三升。以水三升，煮取一升。去滓，顿服之。若为客气所中者，
当
吐之虫物。
又方 苦酒一杯，鸡子一枚。着中合搅，饮之。好酒亦可用。
又方 取灶下热灰，筛去炭分，以布囊贮，令灼灼尔。便更番以熨痛上，冷，更熬热。
又方 蒸大豆，若煮之，以囊贮。更番熨痛处，冷复易之。
又方 切生姜若干姜半升。以水二升，煮取一升。去滓，顿服。
又方 灸手中央长指端三壮。
又方 好桂，削去皮。捣筛，温酒服三方寸匕。不瘥者，须臾，可六七服。无桂者，末
干姜，佳。
又方 横度病患口折之，以度心厌下，灸度头三壮。
又方 尽地作五行字，撮中央土，以水一升，搅饮之也。
又方 吴茱萸二升，生姜四两，豉一升。酒六升，煮三升半。分三服。
又方 人参、桂心、栀子（擘）、甘草（炙）、黄芩各一两。水六升，煮取二升。分三服，
奇效。
又方 桃仁七枚，去皮尖，熟，研。水合顿服，良。亦可治三十年患。
又方 附子二两（炮），干姜一两。捣，蜜丸。服四丸，如梧子大，日三。
又方 吴茱萸一两半，干姜，准上桂心一两，白术二两，人参、橘皮、椒（去闭口及子
、汗）、甘草（炙）、黄芩、当归、桔梗各一两，附子一两半（炮）。捣，筛，蜜和为丸，如
梧
子大。日三，稍加至十丸、十五丸，酒饮下，饭前食后任意，效验。
又方 桂心八两。水四升，煮取一升。分三服。
又方 苦参三两，苦酒升并。煮取八合，分再服。亦可用水无煮者，生亦可用。
又方 龙胆四两。酒三升，煮取一升半。顿服。
又方 吴茱萸五合，桂一两。酒二升半，煎取一升，分二服，效。
又方 吴茱萸二升，生姜四两，豉一升。酒六升，煮取二升半，分为三服。
又方 白鸡一头，治之如食法。水三升，煮取二升，去鸡煎汁，取六合，纳苦酒六合，
入真珠一钱，复煎取六合，纳末麝香如大豆二枚。顿服之。
又方 桂心、当归各一两，栀子十四枚。捣为散，酒服方寸匕，日三五服。亦治久心病
发作有时节者也。
又方 桂心二两，乌头一两。捣，筛，蜜和为丸。一服如梧子大三丸，渐加之。
暴得心腹痛如刺方。苦参、龙胆各二两，升麻、栀子各三两。苦酒五升，煮取二升，分
二服。当大吐，乃瘥。
治心疝发作，有时激痛难忍方。真射 、吴茱萸分等。捣末，蜜和丸，如麻子。服二丸
，日三服。勿吃热食。
又方 灸心鸠尾下一寸，名巨阙，及左右一寸，并百壮。又与物度颈及度脊如之，令正
相对也，凡灸六处。
治久患常痛，不能饮食，头中疼重方。乌头六分，椒六分，干姜四分。捣末，蜜丸。酒
饮服，如大豆四丸，稍加之。
又方 半夏五分，细辛五分，干姜二分，人参三分，附子一分。捣末，苦酒和丸如梧子
大。酒服五丸，日三服。
治心下牵急懊痛方。桂心三两，生姜三两，枳实五枚。水五升，煮取三升，分三服。亦
可
加术二两、胶饴半斤。
治心肺伤动冷痛方。桂心二两，猪肾二枚。水八升，煮取三升。分三服。
又方 附子二两，干姜一两。蜜丸。服四丸如梧子大，日三服。
治心痹心痛方。蜀椒一两（熬令黄）。末之，以狗心血丸之，如梧子。服五丸，日五服。
治心下坚痛，大如碗边，如旋 ，名为气分，饮水所结方。枳实七枚，炙术三两。水一
斗，煮取三升。分为三服。当稍软也。
若心下百结积，来去痛者方。吴茱萸末一升，真射 如弹丸一枚。合捣，以鸡子白和丸
，丸如小豆大。服二丸，即瘥。
治心痛多唾，似有虫方。取六畜心，生切作十四脔，刀纵横各割之，以真丹一两，粉肉
割中。旦悉吞之，入雄黄、麝香，佳。
饥而心痛者，名曰饥疝。龙胆、附子、黄连分等。捣筛。服一钱匕，日三度服之。
附方
《药性论》主心痛、中恶或连腰脐者。盐如鸡子大。青布裹烧赤，纳酒中。顿服，当吐
恶物。
《拾遗》序，延胡索止心痛，末之，酒服。
《圣惠方》治久心痛，时发不定，多吐清水，不下饮食。以雄黄二两，好醋二升，慢火
煎成膏，用干蒸饼，丸如梧桐子大。每服七丸，姜汤下。
又方 治九种心痛妨闷。用桂心一分为末，以酒一大盏，煎至半盏，去滓，稍热服，立
效。
又方 治寒疝心痛，四肢逆冷，全不饮食。用桂心二两为散。不计时候，热酒调下一钱
匕。
《外台秘要》治卒心痛。干姜为末。水饮调下一钱。
又方 治心痛。当归为末。酒服方寸匕。
又《必效》治 心痛。熊胆如大豆。和水服，大效。
又方 取鳗鲡鱼，淡炙令熟。与患人食一二枚，永瘥。饱食弥佳。
《经验方》治四十年心痛不瘥。黍米，淘汁。温服，随多少。
《经验后方》治心痛。姜黄一两，桂穣三两。为末，醋汤下一钱匕。
《简要济众》治九种心痛，及腹胁积聚滞气。筒子干漆二两。捣碎，炒烟出，细研，醋
煮，面糊和丸，如梧桐子大。每服五丸至七丸，热酒下，醋汤亦得，无时服。
姚和众治卒心痛。郁李仁三七枚，烂嚼，以新汲水下之，饮温汤尤妙。须臾痛止，却煎
薄盐汤热呷之。
《兵部手集》治心痛不可忍，十年五年者，随手效。以小蒜酽醋煮，顿服之，取饱。不
用着盐。
Treatment for sudden heart pain. Decoct the inner bark of peach trees (Prunus persica) and drink the juice. It is suitable to take on an empty stomach.
Another prescription: Cinnamon Twig powder (Guixin, 桂心) in unspecified amounts and Ginger powder (Jiangmo, 姜末) in equal amounts can be used separately. Take one cun-bi (a square-inch measure) with warm wine. After a short while, divide into six or seven doses until recovery.
Another prescription: Donkey dung. Squeeze out the juice, about five to six he (a unit of volume). Drink it all at once while hot; the pain will stop immediately.
Another prescription: One handful of peach branches growing towards the east, chopped. Decoct in one sheng (a unit of volume) of wine until half a sheng remains. Drink all at once; highly effective.
Another prescription: Raw sesame oil, half a he. Take warm; recovery follows.
Another prescription: Coptis Rhizome (Huanglian, 黄连), eight liang. Decoct in seven sheng of water until one sheng and five he remain. Strain, take five he warm, three times daily.
Another prescription: Have the patient sit facing the door. If the patient is male, have a woman give him a cup of water to drink; if female, have a man give her a cup of water to drink. Fresh well water is especially good. Additionally, mix one part honey with two parts water and have the patient drink it for better effect.
Another prescription: Wrap salt pellets the size of a bullet in old cloth. Heat until red-hot, grind into powder, and take with one cup of wine.
Another prescription: Boil one sheng of water for three boils, add one he of salt, stir, and drink. If fire is unavailable to boil water, cold water may be used directly.
Another prescription: Hold breath and endure for dozens of cycles. Press the center of the epigastrium (Zhongwan, CV12) with the thumb until cured.
Another prescription: Three sheng of mature White Mugwort Leaves (Aiye, 艾叶). Decoct in three sheng of water until one sheng remains. Strain and drink all at once. If caused by external pathogenic factors, induce vomiting to expel parasites.
Another prescription: One cup of vinegar and one chicken egg. Mix well inside and drink. Good quality wine can also be used.
Another prescription: Take hot ashes from the stove, sieve out charcoal, store in a cloth bag until scorching hot. Apply alternately to the painful area; reheat when cool.
Another prescription: Steam soybeans, or boil them, store in a cloth bag. Apply alternately to the painful area; replace when cool.
Another prescription: Fresh ginger in unspecified amounts and Dried Ginger (Ganjiang, 干姜), half a sheng. Decoct in two sheng of water until one sheng remains. Strain and drink all at once.
Another prescription: Moxibustion on the tip of the middle finger (Zhongchong, PC9), three moxa cones.
Another prescription: Good cinnamon twig, peel off the skin. Grind and sieve, take three cun-bi with warm wine. If not cured, take six or seven doses after a short while. If cinnamon is unavailable, use dried ginger powder, which is also good.
Another prescription: Measure the width of the patient's mouth horizontally. Use this measurement to gauge the distance below the heart pit. Moxibustion, three cones, at the end of the measured line.
Another prescription: Draw the Five Elements characters on the ground, scoop up the central earth, mix with one sheng of water, and drink.
Another prescription: Evodia Fruit (Wuzhuyu, 吴茱萸), two sheng; Fresh Ginger (Shengjiang, 生姜), four liang; Fermented Soybean (Chidou, 豆豉), one sheng. Decoct in six sheng of wine until three sheng and half remain. Divide into three doses.
Another prescription: Ginseng Root (Renshen, 人参), Cinnamon Heart (Guixin, 桂心), Gardenia Fruit (Zhizi, 栀子, split), Prepared Licorice Root (Zhi Gancao, 炙甘草), Scutellaria Root (Huangqin, 黄芩), each one liang. Decoct in six sheng of water until two sheng remain. Divide into three doses; miraculous effect.
Another prescription: Seven Peach Kernels (Taoren, 桃仁), remove skin and tips, cook thoroughly, and grind. Take with water all at once; good effect. Can also treat chronic conditions lasting thirty years.
Another prescription: Processed Aconite Root (Paofuzi, 炮附子), two liang; Dried Ginger (Ganjiang, 干姜), one liang. Grind, mix with honey to form pills. Take four pills, size of sophora seeds, three times daily.
Another prescription: Evodia Fruit (Wuzhuyu, 吴茱萸), one and a half liang; Dried Ginger (Ganjiang, 干姜); Cinnamon Heart (Guixin, 桂心), one liang; Atractylodes Rhizome (Baizhu, 白术), two liang; Ginseng Root (Renshen, 人参), Tangerine Peel (Chenpi, 陈皮), Zanthoxylum Pericarp (Huajiao, 花椒, removed closed mouth and seeds, processed), Prepared Licorice Root (Zhi Gancao, 炙甘草), Scutellaria Root (Huangqin, 黄芩), Angelica Sinensis Root (Danggui, 当归), Platycodon Root (Jiegeng, 桔梗), each one liang; Processed Aconite Root (Paofuzi, 炮附子), one and a half liang. Grind, sieve, mix with honey to form pills, size of sophora seeds. Take three times daily, gradually increasing to ten or fifteen pills, taken with wine, before or after meals as desired; verified efficacy.
Another prescription: Cinnamon Heart (Guixin, 桂心), eight liang. Decoct in four sheng of water until one sheng remains. Divide into three doses.
Another prescription: Sophora Root (Kushen, 苦参), three liang; Vinegar (Ku Jiu, 苦酒), one sheng. Decoct until eight he remain. Divide into two doses. Alternatively, raw herb can be used without decoction, mixed with water.
Another prescription: Gentian Root (Longdan, 龙胆), four liang. Decoct in three sheng of wine until one and a half sheng remain. Take all at once.
Another prescription: Evodia Fruit (Wuzhuyu, 吴茱萸), five he; Cinnamon Twig (Guizhi, 桂枝), one liang. Decoct in two and a half sheng of wine until one sheng remains. Divide into two doses; effective.
Another prescription: Evodia Fruit (Wuzhuyu, 吴茱萸), two sheng; Fresh Ginger (Shengjiang, 生姜), four liang; Fermented Soybean (Chidou, 豆豉), one sheng. Decoct in six sheng of wine until two and a half sheng remain. Divide into three doses.
Another prescription: One white chicken, prepared for eating. Decoct in three sheng of water until two sheng remain. Remove chicken residue, keep the broth. Take six he, add six he of vinegar, insert one qian of pearl, decoct again until six he remain. Add musk powder the size of two soybeans. Take all at once.
Another prescription: Cinnamon Heart (Guixin, 桂心) and Angelica Sinensis Root (Danggui, 当归), each one liang; fourteen Gardenia Fruits (Zhizi, 栀子). Grind into powder, take one cun-bi with wine, three to five times daily. Also treats chronic heart pain with regular episodes.
Another prescription: Cinnamon Heart (Guixin, 桂心), two liang; Aconite Root (Wutou, 乌头), one liang. Grind, sieve, mix with honey to form pills. Start with three pills size of sophora seeds per dose, gradually increase.
Prescription for sudden heart and abdominal pain like stabbing. Sophora Root (Kushen, 苦参) and Gentian Root (Longdan, 龙胆), each two liang; Cimicifuga Rhizome (Shengma, 升麻) and Gardenia Fruit (Zhizi, 栀子), each three liang. Decoct in five sheng of vinegar until two sheng remain. Divide into two doses. Profuse vomiting should occur for cure.
Prescription for heart hernia attacks with unbearable paroxysmal pain. "Zhen She" (likely referring to a specific toxic herb or preparation, literal translation: True Arrow) and Evodia Fruit (Wuzhuyu, 吴茱萸) in equal parts. Grind into powder, mix with honey to form pills, size of hemp seeds. Take two pills, three times daily. Avoid hot food.
Another prescription: Moxibustion on Juque (CV14), one cun below Xinjiuwe (CV15), and one cun to the left and right of it, one hundred cones each. Also, measure the neck and spine with an object to align them perfectly, moxibustion on six points total.
Prescription for chronic pain preventing eating and causing heavy head pain. Aconite Root (Wutou, 乌头), six fen; Zanthoxylum Pericarp (Huajiao, 花椒), six fen; Dried Ginger (Ganjiang, 干姜), four fen. Grind into powder, mix with honey to form pills. Take four pills size of soybeans with wine, gradually increase dose.
Another prescription: Pinellia Tuber (Banxia, 半夏), five fen; Asarum Root (Xixin, 细辛), five fen; Dried Ginger (Ganjiang, 干姜), two fen; Ginseng Root (Renshen, 人参), three fen; Processed Aconite Root (Paofuzi, 炮附子), one fen. Grind into powder, mix with vinegar to form pills size of sophora seeds. Take five pills with wine, three times daily.
Prescription for pulling, urgent, and distressing pain in the epigastrium. Cinnamon Heart (Guixin, 桂心), three liang; Fresh Ginger (Shengjiang, 生姜), three liang; Immature Bitter Orange (Zhishi, 枳实), five pieces. Decoct in five sheng of water until three sheng remain. Divide into three doses. Can also add Atractylodes Rhizome (Baizhu, 白术), two liang, and malt sugar (Jiaoyi, 胶饴), half a jin.
Prescription for cold pain due to injury of heart and lungs. Cinnamon Heart (Guixin, 桂心), two liang; Two pig kidneys. Decoct in eight sheng of water until three sheng remain. Divide into three doses.
Another prescription: Processed Aconite Root (Paofuzi, 炮附子), two liang; Dried Ginger (Ganjiang, 干姜), one liang. Mix with honey to form pills. Take four pills size of sophora seeds, three times daily.
Prescription for heart bi and heart pain. Sichuan Pepper (Shujiao, 蜀椒), one liang (stir-fried until yellow). Grind into powder, bind with dog heart blood to form pills size of sophora seeds. Take five pills, five times daily.
Prescription for hard and painful epigastrium, large as the rim of a bowl, rotating sensation, named Qi Fen, caused by water accumulation. Immature Bitter Orange (Zhishi, 枳实), seven pieces; Prepared Atractylodes Rhizome (Zhi Baizhu, 炙白术), three liang. Decoct in one dou of water until three sheng remain. Divide into three doses. The hardness should gradually soften.
Prescription for epigastric stagnation and accumulation with wandering pain. Evodia Fruit powder (Wuzhuyu Mo, 吴茱萸末), one sheng; "Zhen She" (True Arrow) the size of a bullet. Grind together, bind with egg white to form pills size of small beans. Take two pills, immediate cure.
Prescription for heart pain with excessive salivation, resembling parasitic infection. Take hearts of six domestic animals, cut raw into fourteen pieces, slice crosswise. Insert one liang of real cinnabar (Zhen Dan, 真丹) into the cuts. Swallow all in the morning. Adding Realgar (Xionghuang, 雄黄) and Musk (Shexiang, 麝香) is better.
Heart pain occurring when hungry is called Ji Shan (Hunger Hernia). Gentian Root (Longdan, 龙胆), Processed Aconite Root (Paofuzi, 炮附子), and Coptis Rhizome (Huanglian, 黄连) in equal parts. Grind and sieve. Take one qian-bi, three times daily.
Attached Prescriptions
*Yao Xing Lun* treats heart pain, evil invasion, or pain extending to waist and umbilicus. Salt the size of a chicken egg. Wrap in green cloth, heat until red-hot, put in wine. Take all at once; should vomit evil substances.
*Shi Yi* preface mentions Corydalis Rhizome (Yanhusuo, 延胡索) stops heart pain. Grind into powder, take with wine.
*Sheng Hui Fang* treats chronic heart pain, irregular onset, frequent vomiting of clear fluid, inability to eat. Realgar (Xionghuang, 雄黄), two liang; good vinegar, two sheng. Slowly boil into paste. Mix with steamed dry cake to form pills size of sophora seeds. Take seven pills, down with ginger soup.
Another prescription: Treats nine types of heart pain causing stifling sensation. Cinnamon Heart (Guixin, 桂心), one fen, ground. Decoct in one large cup of wine until half cup remains. Strain, take slightly warm; immediate effect.
Another prescription: Treats cold hernia heart pain, cold limbs, complete loss of appetite. Cinnamon Heart (Guixin, 桂心), two liang, ground. Take one qian-bi with hot wine at any time.
*Waitai Miyao* treats sudden heart pain. Dried Ginger (Ganjiang, 干姜), ground. Take one qian with water.
Another prescription: Treats heart pain. Angelica Sinensis Root (Danggui, 当归), ground. Take one cun-bi with wine.
*Bi Xiao* treats heart pain. Bear bile, size of a soybean. Take with water; highly effective.
Another prescription: Take eel, roast lightly until cooked. Give patient one or two to eat; permanent cure. Better if eaten until full.
*Jing Yan Fang* treats forty-year chronic heart pain. Foxtail Millet (Shumi, 黍米), wash and collect juice. Take warm, amount as needed.
*Jing Yan Hou Fang* treats heart pain. Curcuma Longa Rhizome (Jianghuang, 姜黄), one liang; Cinnamon Pith (Guirang, 桂穣), three liang. Grind into powder, take one qian-bi with vinegar soup.
*Jian Yao Ji Zhong* treats nine types of heart pain and abdominal/flank stagnation. Dry lacquer (Ganqi, 干漆), two liang. Grind, stir-fry until smoke appears, fine grind, boil in vinegar, bind with flour paste to form pills size of sophora seeds. Take five to seven pills with hot wine or vinegar soup, anytime.
Yao Hezhong treats sudden heart pain. Thirty-seven Prunus japonica kernels (Yuliren, 郁李仁), chew thoroughly, swallow with fresh well water. Drinking warm water afterwards is excellent. Pain stops shortly after. Then drink thin salt soup warm.
*Bingbu Shouji* treats unbearable heart pain lasting five to ten years, effective instantly. Boil small garlic in strong vinegar, take all at once until full. Do not add salt.