牛蒡子(三两,略炒,研碎) 大黄(一两半) 防风(去芦) 薄荷(去老梗,各一两) 荆芥(去根老梗,四
两)
甘草(一两一钱半)
上件, 咀。每服二钱,水一盏,煎七分,无时、温服。
防风汤 治急惊后余热未退,时复手足搐制,心悸不宁,及风邪中入肝经,两目视
人开眨不常。
防风(去芦) 川芎 大黄 白芷 黄芩 甘草(各半两) 细辛(去叶,二钱) 薄荷叶(二钱半)
上件,锉、焙为末。每服一钱,用温汤无时、调服。
半夏丸 治痰证神效。若惊搐后风涎潮作,服之神效。
半夏(生用,二两) 赤茯苓(去皮) 枳壳(制。各一两) 风化朴硝(二钱半)
上,前三味为末,入乳钵同朴硝杵匀,用生姜自然汁煮糯米粉为丸,绿豆大。
每服三十丸至五十丸,仍以淡姜汤、食后临睡送下。儿小,煮,丸如粟谷大。
水晶丹(方见癖积。)
宽气饮 主通利关节,除胸膈痞结,消痰逐水,进美饮食,及治蓄气而成搐,传变急、
慢惊风,气逆不和,精神昏倦。
枳壳(水浸,去穣,麸炒微黄) 枳实(制同上。各一两) 人参(去芦) 甘草(炙。各半两)
上,锉、焙、为末。每服半钱至一钱,净汤,无时调服。惊风发搐,姜汁葱汤同调。
热极者,入宽热饮、薄荷、蜜汤调下。或麦门冬汤。
五和汤 主宣利脏腑积热,调和荣卫。
当归(酒洗) 赤茯苓(去皮。各半两) 甘草(炙) 大黄 枳壳(水浸润,去穣锉片,麸
炒微黄。各七钱半)
上件, 咀。每服二钱,水一盏,煎七分。无时,温服。
宽热饮(方见发热)
茯神汤 治心气不足,虚而惊悸,日常烦哭,及婴孩生下羸瘦多惊,宜子母同服,
自然有效。
茯神(去皮木根,一两) 人参(去芦) 当归(去芦尾,酒洗。各半两) 甘草(炙,二钱)
上件, 咀。每服二钱,水一盏,煎七分。无时,温服。有微热烦躁,入
麦门冬去心,同煎。
镇惊丸 主急、慢二惊,风痰上壅,手足抽掣,口眼 科,烦躁生嗔,精神昏闷。
常服,宁心镇惊,疏风顺气。
人参(去芦,三钱) 粉草(半生半炙) 茯神(去皮木根) 僵蚕(去丝) 枳壳(同前制,各五钱) 白
附子 南星(制) 白茯苓(去皮) 硼砂 牙硝 朱砂(水飞。各二钱半) 全蝎(十尾,去尖毒) 麝
香(一字)
上,除牙硝、硼砂、麝香、朱砂四味,用乳钵细研,余九味,烙为末,入乳
钵内和匀,前四味用糯米粉水煮,清糊为丸,梧桐子大,就带润,以银朱为衣。
每服三丸至五丸或七丸。急惊用温茶清磨化服。慢惊以生姜、熟附子煎汤研化温
服,薄荷汤化下或麦门冬汤。
截惊丸 治惊风搐制,烦躁有热,两目上视,口噤牙关。
龙胆草(去芦) 防风(去芦) 青黛 钓藤(和钩) 黄连(净) 牛黄 甘草 朱砂(水飞,各五
钱) 薄荷叶(二钱半) 麝香(半钱)
上,除牛黄、麝香外,余八味锉、炒为末,仍同前二味,乳钵内杵匀,炼蜜
丸,如芡实大。每用一丸至二丸,温汤化服。或茶清。
朱砂膏 主五心烦热,喉痰壅盛,惊风搐搦,渴饮无时,睡中不宁,见人烦躁,口
疮糜烂。
朱砂(水飞,五钱) 马牙硝 硼砂 玄明粉(各二钱半) 麝香(一字) 金箔 银箔(各十五片) 白
附子 枳壳(麸炒微黄。各三钱) 川芎 粉草(各四钱) 人参(去芦) 黄芩 薄荷叶(各二钱)
上,前七味入乳钵细研,后七味锉焙为末,仍入钵中同前药和匀,炼蜜丸,芡
实大。每服一丸至二丸,用麦门冬熟水,无时化服。
不惊丹 治因惊气而吐逆作搐,痰涎壅塞,手足掣缩,目睛斜视。常服,疏风顺气,
自不作惊,和脾胃,进饮食。
枳壳(去穣,麸炒微黄,一两) 淡豆豉(焙干) 南星 茯神(去皮根木,各半两) 蝎稍(五十尾,去尖毒)
净芜荑(二钱半,先入乳钵内极细研烂)
上,除芜荑外,余五味焙为末,再同芜荑乳钵内杵匀,醋煮糯米粉糊为丸。
周岁内婴孩,粟谷大,每服三十丸至五十丸,乳汁下,三岁以上者麻仁大,每服
五十丸及六十丸,温米清汤下。候一时,得吃乳食。
〔薛氏方〕
四物汤(见吐血) 四君子汤 六味丸(即补肾地黄丸) 泻白散(见肺脏) 柴胡清脾散
栀子清肝散(并见发热)
参术柴苓汤 治肝经风热,脾土受克,其证善怒,睡中抽搐,遍身作痒,饮食少思。
人参 白术 茯苓 陈皮(各一钱) 柴胡 升麻(各七分) 山栀(炒,八分) 钓藤钩(一钱) 甘
草(炒,五分)
每服一二钱,姜枣,水煎。
安神镇惊丸 惊退后调理,安心神,养气血,和平预防之剂也。
天竺黄(另研) 人参 茯神 南星(姜制。各五钱) 酸枣仁(炒) 麦门冬 当归(酒洗) 生地黄
(酒洗) 赤芍药(炒。各三钱) 薄荷 木通 黄连(姜汁炒) 山栀(炒) 辰砂(另研)
牛黄(另研) 龙骨( 。各二钱) 青黛(一钱,另研)
上为末,蜜丸绿豆大。每服三五丸,量儿大小加减,淡姜汤送下。
Bofengzi (Fructus Arctii, 3 liang, slightly stir-fried and crushed) Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, 1.5 liang) Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, de-awned) Bohe (Herba Menthae, remove old stems, each 1 liang) Jingjie (Herba Schizonepetae, remove roots and old stems, 4 liang)
Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, 1 liang 1 qian 5 fen)
The above ingredients are cut into small pieces (Ju). Each dose is 2 qian, decocted with one zhan of water until reduced to seven-tenths. Take warm at any time.
Fangfeng Tang (Saposhnikovia Decoction): Treats residual heat remaining after acute convulsion syndrome (Ji Jing), intermittent spasms and constriction of the hands and feet, palpitations and restlessness, as well as wind-pathogen invading the Liver Meridian causing irregular blinking and opening/closing of the eyes when looking at people.
Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, de-awned) Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei) Baizhi (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae) Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae) Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, each 0.5 liang) Xixin (Herba Asari, remove leaves, 2 qian) Bohe Ye (Herba Menthae, 2.5 qian)
The above ingredients are cut, dried in a warm place, and ground into powder. Each dose is 1 qian, taken by mixing with warm water at any time.
Banxia Wan (Pinellia Pill): Highly effective for treating phlegm syndromes. If wind-phlegm surges after convulsions, taking this pill yields miraculous results.
Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae, raw use, 2 liang) Chi Fuling (Poria cum Radice, peeled) Zhike (Fructus Aurantii, processed. Each 1 liang) Fenghua Puxiao (Natrii Sulfas风化, 2.5 qian)
The first three ingredients are ground into powder, placed in a mortar, and pounded evenly with Puxiao. Use natural juice of fresh ginger to cook glutinous rice flour to form pills, size of mung beans.
Each dose is 30 to 50 pills, taken with light ginger soup after meals and before sleep. For infants, boil the pills; size should be like millet grains.
Shuijing Dan (Crystal Pill) (Formula see Pi Ji chapter).
Kuanqi Yin (Qi-Widening Drink): Mainly promotes joint mobility, removes chest and diaphragm stuffiness and knotting, eliminates phlegm and drives out water, improves appetite, and treats spasms caused by qi accumulation, transforming into acute or chronic convulsion syndromes, qi rebellion and disharmony, mental fatigue and drowsiness.
Zhike (Fructus Aurantii, soaked in water, remove pulp, stir-fried with bran until slightly yellow) Zhishi (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus, processed same as above. Each 1 liang) Renshen (Radix Ginseng, de-awned) Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, honey-fried. Each 0.5 liang)
The above ingredients are cut, dried in a warm place, and ground into powder. Each dose is 0.5 to 1 qian, taken by mixing with clean water at any time. In case of convulsion syndrome with spasms, mix with ginger juice and scallion soup. For extreme heat, add Kuanre Yin, Bohe, and take with honey water. Or use Maidong Tang.
Wuhe Tang (Five-Harmonies Decoction): Mainly promotes the discharge of accumulated heat from the zang-fu organs and harmonizes Ying (Nutritive) and Wei (Defensive) Qi.
Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, wine-washed) Chi Fuling (Poria cum Radice, peeled. Each 0.5 liang) Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, honey-fried) Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei) Zhike (Fructus Aurantii, soaked in water, remove pulp, sliced, stir-fried with bran until slightly yellow. Each 7.5 qian)
The above ingredients are cut into small pieces. Each dose is 2 qian, decocted with one zhan of water until reduced to seven-tenths. Take warm at any time.
Kuanre Yin (Heat-Widening Drink) (Formula see Fever chapter).
Fushen Tang (Poria Spirit Decoction): Treats deficiency of Heart Qi, resulting in palpitations due to deficiency, daily irritability and crying, as well as infants being thin and prone to fright since birth. It is suitable for mother and child to take together for natural efficacy.
Fushen (Poria cum Radice, remove bark and woody root, 1 liang) Renshen (Radix Ginseng, de-awned) Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, remove root tail, wine-washed. Each 0.5 liang) Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, honey-fried, 2 qian)
The above ingredients are cut into small pieces. Each dose is 2 qian, decocted with one zhan of water until reduced to seven-tenths. Take warm at any time. If there is slight heat and irritability, add Maidong (Herba Ophiopogonis) with heart removed, and decoct together.
Zhenjing Wan (Convulsion-Calming Pill): Mainly treats acute and chronic convulsion syndromes, wind-phlegm obstructing upwards, spasms of hands and feet, deviation of mouth and eyes, irritability and anger, mental dullness and oppression.
Regular use calms the mind, calms fright, unblocks wind, and regulates qi.
Renshen (Radix Ginseng, de-awned, 3 qian) Fencǎo (Radix Glycyrrhizae, half raw half honey-fried) Fushen (Poria cum Radice, remove bark and woody root) Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus, remove silk) Zhike (Fructus Aurantii, processed as above, each 5 qian) Baifuzi (Rhizoma Typhonii) Nanxing (Rhizoma Arisaematis, processed) Bai Fuling (Poria, peeled) Pengsha (Borax) Yaxiao (Natrii Nitras) Zhusha (Cinnabaris, water-triturated. Each 2.5 qian) Quanxie (Scorpio, ten tails, remove sharp poison) Shexiang (Moschus, one zi)
The above ingredients: except for Yaxiao, Pengsha, Shexiang, and Zhusha, the other nine ingredients are roasted and ground into powder, then mixed evenly in a mortar with the previous four ingredients. The first four ingredients are cooked with glutinous rice flour water to make a clear paste for binding, formed into pills size of Sophora japonica seeds, kept moist, and coated with Zhuhuang (Vermilion).
Each dose is 3 to 5 or 7 pills. For acute convulsion, grind and dissolve in warm tea. For chronic convulsion, dissolve in decoction of Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis) and Shu Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata) and take warm. Can also be dissolved in Bohe Tang or Maidong Tang.
Jiejing Wan (Convulsion-Cutting Pill): Treats convulsion syndrome with spasms and constriction, irritability with heat, upward gaze of eyes, lockjaw and clenched teeth.
Longdancao (Radix Gentianae, de-awned) Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, de-awned) Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis) Gouteng (Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis) Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis, cleaned) Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis) Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) Zhusha (Cinnabaris, water-triturated, each 5 qian) Bohe Ye (Herba Menthae, 2.5 qian) Shexiang (Moschus, 0.5 qian)
The above ingredients: except for Niuhuang and Shexiang, the other eight ingredients are cut, fried, and ground into powder. Mix evenly in a mortar with the previous two ingredients. Form pills with refined honey, size of Euryale Seed. Each dose is 1 to 2 pills, dissolved and taken with warm water. Or with tea infusion.
Zhusha Gao (Cinnabar Paste): Mainly treats five-palm heat, excessive phlegm in throat, convulsion syndrome with spasms, thirst with drinking without regulation, restlessness during sleep, irritability upon seeing people, and ulceration of oral sores.
Zhusha (Cinnabaris, water-triturated, 5 qian) Mayaxiao (Natrii Sulfas) Pengsha (Borax) Xuanmingfen (Natrii Sulfas Preparata, each 2.5 qian) Shexiang (Moschus, one zi) Jinbo (Lamina Aurea) Yinbo (Lamina Argenti, each 15 pieces) Baifuzi (Rhizoma Typhonii) Zhike (Fructus Aurantii, stir-fried with bran until slightly yellow. Each 3 qian) Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) Fencǎo (Radix Glycyrrhizae, each 4 qian) Renshen (Radix Ginseng, de-awned) Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae) Bohe Ye (Herba Menthae, each 2 qian)
The above ingredients: the first seven are finely ground in a mortar. The latter seven are cut, dried in a warm place, and ground into powder. Mix evenly in the mortar with the previous medicines. Form pills with refined honey, size of Euryale Seed. Each dose is 1 to 2 pills, dissolved and taken with cooked Maidong water at any time.
Bu Jing Dan (Non-Fright Pill): Treats vomiting and spasms caused by fright qi, obstruction of phlegm and saliva, spasmodic contraction of hands and feet, and oblique gaze of eyes. Regular use unblocks wind and regulates qi, prevents fright naturally, harmonizes spleen and stomach, and improves diet.
Zhike (Fructus Aurantii, remove pulp, stir-fried with bran until slightly yellow, 1 liang) Danshichu (Flos Sojae Preparatus, baked dry) Nanxing (Rhizoma Arisaematis) Fushen (Poria cum Radice, remove bark, root, and woody part, each 0.5 liang) Xie Shao (Tail of Scorpio, fifty tails, remove sharp poison)
Jing Wuyi (Fructus Coriandri Sativi, cleaned, 2.5 qian, first pounded extremely fine in mortar)
The above ingredients: except for Wuyi, the other five ingredients are baked and ground into powder. Then pound evenly in mortar with Wuyi. Form pills with vinegar-cooked glutinous rice flour paste.
For infants within one year, size of millet grain, each dose 30 to 50 pills, taken with milk. For those over three years old, size of hemp seed, each dose 50 to 60 pills, taken with warm rice water. Wait one hour, then feed milk or food.
[Xue's Formula]
Siwu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) (see Hematemesis chapter) Sijunzi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction) Liuwei Wan (Six-Ingredient Pill) (i.e., Bushen Dihuang Wan) Xiebai San (Drain White Powder) (see Lung Organ chapter) Chaihu Qingshi San (Bupleurum Clearing Spleen Powder)
Zhizi Qinggan San (Gardenia Clearing Liver Powder) (both see Fever chapter)
Shenzhu Chailing Tang (Codonopsis, Atractylodes, Bupleurum, and Poria Decoction): Treats wind-heat in Liver Meridian, where Spleen Earth is suppressed. Symptoms include irritability, spasms during sleep, itching all over the body, and lack of desire for food.
Renshen (Radix Ginseng) Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) Fuling (Poria) Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, each 1 qian) Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri) Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae, each 7 fen) Shanzhi (Fructus Gardeniae, fried, 8 fen) Goutenggou (Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis, 1 qian) Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, fried, 5 fen)
Each dose is 1 to 2 qian, with ginger and jujube, decocted in water.
Anshen Zhenjing Wan (Spirit-Calming and Convulsion-Calming Pill): Conditioning formula after convulsion subsides, calms the spirit, nourishes qi and blood, a mild preventive agent.
Tianzhuhuang (Succus Bambusae, separately ground) Renshen (Radix Ginseng) Fushen (Poria cum Radice) Nanxing (Rhizoma Arisaematis, ginger-processed. Each 5 qian) Suanzaoren (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae, fried) Maidong (Herba Ophiopogonis) Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, wine-washed) Shengdihuang (Radix Rehmanniae, wine-washed) Chishaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra, fried. Each 3 qian) Bohe (Herba Menthae) Mutong (Caulis Akebiae) Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis, ginger-juice fried) Shanzhi (Fructus Gardeniae, fried) Chensha (Cinnabaris, separately ground)
Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis, separately ground) Longgu (Os Draconis, . Each 2 qian) Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis, 1 qian, separately ground)
Grind all into powder. Form pills with honey, size of mung bean. Each dose is 3 to 5 pills, adjust according to child's size, taken with light ginger soup.