治卒得食病,似伤寒,其人但欲卧,七八日不治杀人方。
按其脊两边有陷处,正灸陷处两头,各七壮,即愈。
治食鱼 及生肉住胸膈中不消化,吐之又不出,不可留多使成症方。
朴硝如半鸡子一枚,大黄一两。凡二物 咀,以酒二升,煮取一升,去滓。尽服之,
立消。若无朴硝者,芒硝代之皆可用。
治食生冷杂物,或寒时衣薄当风,或夜食便卧,不即消,心腹烦痛,胀急,或连日不化
方。
烧地令极热,即敷薄荐莞席,向卧覆取汗,即立愈也。
治食过饱烦闷,但欲卧而腹胀方。
熬面令微香,捣服方寸匕,得大麦生面益佳,无面以糜亦得。
此四条本在杂治中,皆食饮脾胃家事,令胃气充实,则永无食患。食宜先治其本,故后
疏诸法。
腹中虚冷,不能饮食。食辄不消,羸瘦致之,四肢 弱,百疾因此互生。
生地黄十斤,捣绞取汁,和好面三斤,以日曝干,更和汁,尽止,未食后,服半合,日
三,稍增至三合。
又方,面半斤,麦 五升,豉五合,杏仁二升,皆熟,令黄香,捣,筛,丸如弹,服一
枚,后稍增之。
又方,大黄,芍药各半斤,捣末之,芒硝半斤,以蜜三斤。于铜器中汤上煎,可丸如梧
子大,服七丸至十丸。
又方,曲一斤,干姜十两,茱萸一升,盐一弹,合捣,蜜和如弹丸,日三服。
又方,术二斤,曲一斤,熬令黄,捣蜜丸如梧子大,服三十丸,日三,若大冷,可加干
姜三两。若患腹痛,加当归三两,羸弱加甘草二两,并长将息,徐以曲术法,疗产后心下停
水,仍须利之。
治脾胃气弱,水谷不得下,遂成不复受食方。
大麻子三升,大豆炒黄香,合捣筛,食前一二方寸匕,日四五服,佳矣。
治饱食便卧,得谷劳病,令人四肢烦重,嘿嘿欲卧,食毕辄甚方。
大麦 一升,椒一两,并熬,干姜三两,捣末,服方寸匕,日三四服。
附方
《食医心镜》,治脾胃气冷,不能下食,虚弱无力,鹘突羹。
鲫鱼半斤,细切,起作 ,沸豉汁热投之,着胡椒,干姜,莳萝,橘皮等末,空腹食之
。
《近世方》,主脾胃虚冷,不下食积,久羸弱成瘵者。
温州白干姜一物,浆水煮,令透心润湿,取出焙干,捣,筛,陈廪米煮粥饮,丸如桐子
大,一服三五十丸,汤使任用,其效如神。
《食疗》,治胃气虚,风热不能食。
生姜汁半鸡子壳,生地黄汁少许,蜜一匙头,和水三合,顿服,立瘥。
《经验方》,治脾元气发歇,痛不可忍者。
吴茱萸一两,桃仁一两,和炒,令茱萸焦黑,后去茱萸,取桃仁,去皮尖,研细,葱白
三茎煨热,以酒浸温,分二服。
《经验后方》,治脾胃进食。
茴香二两,生姜四两,同捣令匀,净器内湿纸盖一宿,次以银石器中,文武火炒,令黄
焦为末,酒丸如梧子大,每服十丸至十五丸,茶酒下。
《外台秘要》,治久患气胀。
乌牛尿,空心温服一升,日一服,气散即止。
Treat sudden food stagnation disease, resembling Taiyang disease (exogenous pathogenic factors affecting the Taiyang channel), where the patient only desires to lie down. If not treated for seven or eight days, it can be fatal.
Press both sides of the spine; there are depressed areas. Moxibustion should be applied to both ends of the depressed area, seven moxa cones at each point, and it will heal immediately.
Treat food stagnation from eating fish and raw meat lodged in the chest and diaphragm, unable to digest, with inability to vomit it out. It must not be left for long to prevent the formation of accumulations (masses).
Puxiao (Mirabilite) the size of half a chicken egg, one piece; Dahuang (Rhubarb Root), one liang. These two substances are chopped, boiled in two sheng of wine to obtain one sheng of liquid. Strain and take all at once; it will dissolve immediately. If Puxiao is unavailable, Mangxiao (Natrii Sulfas) can be used as a substitute.
Treat conditions caused by consuming cold and raw miscellaneous foods, or exposure to wind due to thin clothing in cold weather, or lying down immediately after night meals, leading to indigestion, resulting in heart and abdominal vexing pain, distension and urgency, or failure to digest for consecutive days.
Heat the ground until extremely hot, then lay down a thin mat of reeds. Lie facing down and cover oneself to induce sweating; this will lead to immediate recovery.
Treat fullness and vexation caused by overeating, accompanied by a desire to lie down and abdominal distension.
Roast flour until slightly fragrant, pound it, and take one fangcun bi (a measure roughly equivalent to a square inch spoonful). Raw flour from DaMai (Hordeum vulgare) is better; if flour is unavailable, millet gruel is also acceptable.
These four prescriptions originally belonged to miscellaneous treatments, all concerning diet and spleen-stomach management. By strengthening stomach qi, dietary disorders can be permanently prevented. Dietary diseases should be treated by addressing their root cause first; therefore, various methods are listed subsequently.
Abdominal deficiency-cold, inability to eat. Food fails to digest after ingestion, leading to emaciation and weakness of the four limbs, causing various diseases to arise mutually.
Shengdihuang (Rehmanniae Radix), ten jin. Pound and squeeze to extract juice. Mix with three jin of good flour. Sun-dry, mix with juice again until exhausted. Take half he before meals, three times a day, gradually increasing to three he.
Another prescription: Flour, half a jin; Xiaomai (Triticum aestivum grain), five sheng; Chishao (Fermented Soybean), five he; Xingren (Prunus armeniaca seed), two sheng. All are cooked until yellow and fragrant, pounded, sifted, and formed into pills the size of a bullet. Take one pill per dose, gradually increasing.
Another prescription: Dahuang (Rhubarb Root) and Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), each half a jin, pounded into powder. Mangxiao (Natrii Sulfas), half a jin; Honey, three jin. Simmer in a copper vessel over boiling water until pills the size of wuzi (Chinese quince seeds) can be formed. Take seven to ten pills per dose.
Another prescription: Qu (Medicated Leaven), one jin; Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), ten liang; Zhuyu (Evodiae Fructus), one sheng; Salt, the amount of a bullet. Pound together, mix with honey to form pills the size of bullets. Take three times a day.
Another prescription: Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), two jin; Qu (Medicated Leaven), one jin. Roast until yellow, pound, and mix with honey to form pills the size of wuzi. Take thirty pills, three times a day. If severe cold exists, add Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), three liang. If abdominal pain occurs, add Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), three liang. For emaciation and weakness, add Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), two liang. Maintain long-term care, slowly applying the method of Qu and Baizhu to treat retained fluid below the heart postpartum, requiring diuresis.
Treat weak spleen and stomach qi, where water and grain cannot descend, eventually leading to an inability to accept food.
Damaizi (Cannabis Seed), three sheng; Dashao (Sojae Semen Praeparatum), roasted until yellow and fragrant. Pound and sift together. Take one or two fangcun bi before meals, four to five times a day, which is optimal.
Treat Gu Lao (Grain Labor Disease) caused by lying down immediately after a full meal, leading to heavy and vexing limbs, silence, desire to lie down, and worsening symptoms after eating.
Damai Ren (Hordeum vulgare grain), one sheng; Jiaojiao (Zanthoxyli Fructus), one liang. Roast together. Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), three liang. Pound into powder. Take one fangcun bi, three to four times a day.
Supplementary Prescriptions
"Shiyi Xinjing" treats cold qi in the spleen and stomach, inability to ingest food, weakness, and lack of strength, using Hutu Geng (Hutu Soup).
Half a jin of Crucian Carp, finely chopped. Prepare as soup, pour in boiling hot Douzhi (fermented soybean juice). Add powders of Hujiao (Piperis Nigris Fructus), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), Shiluo (Anethi Fructus), Ju Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), etc. Eat on an empty stomach.
"Jinshi Fang" primarily treats deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach, inability to digest accumulated food, and chronic emaciation leading to consumption disease.
One ingredient: Bai Ganjiang (White Dried Ginger from Wenzhou). Boil in rice vinegar water until thoroughly moistened through the center. Remove, dry-roast, pound, and sift. Cook with aged Linmi (stored rice) to make porridge. Form pills the size of tung seeds. Take 30-50 pills per dose. Use decoction as needed; the effect is miraculous.
"Shiliao" treats deficiency of stomach qi and wind-heat preventing food intake.
Fresh Ginger Juice, the volume of half an eggshell; Fresh Rehmannia Juice, a small amount; Honey, one spoonful. Mix with three he of water. Take in one dose; recovery is immediate.
"Jingyan Fang" treats sporadic onset of primary qi of the spleen with unbearable pain.
Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus), one liang; Taoren (Persicae Semen), one liang. Stir-fry together until Wuzhuyu is charred black. Remove Wuzhuyu, keep Taoren, remove skin and tips, and grind finely. Three stalks of Congbai (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus) are roasted until hot. Soak in warm wine. Divide into two doses.
"Jingyan Houfang" treats spleen and stomach issues regarding food intake.
Huixiang (Foeniculi Fructus), two liang; Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), four liang. Pound evenly. Cover with wet paper in a clean vessel overnight. Then stir-fry in a silver or earthenware vessel over moderate heat until yellow and scorched. Grind into powder. Form pills the size of wuzi with wine. Take 10-15 pills per dose, with tea or wine.
"Waitai Miyao" treats chronic Qi distension.
Urine of a black ox. Take one sheng warm on an empty stomach, once a day. Stop when the Qi disperses.