口腥气、入盐煎,调理诸疾、加枣子煎。
六柱散 治吐痢泄泻,胃虚脾慢,手足俱冷,六脉沉微。
人参(去芦) 白茯苓(去皮) 熟附子 南木香 肉豆蔻 白术(六味各半两)
上碎。每服二钱,水一盏,姜二片,枣一枚,煎七分,不拘时温服。
日生汤 治吐泻痢后,将传慢惊、慢脾,神昏脉弱,饮食不进,睡露扬睛,昼轻夜
重,急宜投服。
北南星(一两,锉碎,瓦器盛,东壁土同醋、煮少时,滤干,切片,焙) 人参(去芦)
冬瓜子仁(打碎。各五钱)
上件, 咀。每服二钱,水一盏半,姜三片,慢火煎七分,候温,无时、少与
缓服。投之急,必吐。
固真汤 主吐泻痢后,胃虚脾慢,四肢口鼻气冷,沉困不省人事。
人参(去芦) 附子(汤浸泡裂,去皮脐) 白茯苓(去皮) 白术(各二钱五分) 山药
(去黑皮) 黄 (蜜水涂炙) 肉桂(去粗皮) 甘草(湿纸裹,煨透。各二钱)
上件, 咀。每服二钱,水一盏,姜三片,枣一枚,煎七分,空心温服,或无时。
醒脾散 主醒脾养胃,止吐痢,进饮食。及调理病后神昏、目慢、贪睡、多困、脉
弱、微有痰涎,并宜投服。
人参(去芦) 白茯苓(去皮) 藿香叶 白术 甘草(炙。各五钱) 丁香(四十粒不见火) 大南星(八
钱,锉作小块,纸裹,水透湿,炮过用) 缩砂仁(四十粒)
上碎。每服二钱,水一大盏,姜三片,冬瓜子仁五拾粒、掐碎,慢火煎七分,
空心,缓投服之。急必吐。
沉香饮 治吐痢后神昏倦怠,饮食减少,脾胃气虚,水谷不化,或随时直五心烦热,
盗汗常出,或闻食心恶。
沉香 丁香 南木香 藿香叶(各二钱半) 陈皮(去白) 白术 半夏(汤洗七遍,姜汁制) 白茯
苓(去皮) 肉豆蔻(各五钱) 粉草(炙,三钱)
上除沉香、丁香、木香不过火,余七味或晒或焙,仍同三味研为细末。每服半
钱至一钱,用紫苏、木瓜煎汤,空心调服,枣汤亦好。
天麻饮 治诸般风搐,不省人事。
天麻(明亮者) 川乌(炮制,去皮脐。各七钱)
上锉。每服二钱,水一盏,姜三片,慢火煎若稀糊,无时勤与温服。
〔薛氏方〕
术附汤 治风湿相搏,身体烦疼,不能转侧,不呕不渴,大便坚硬,小便自利。及
风证头目眩重等证。
白术(四两) 甘草(炒二两) 附子(炮,去皮脐,一两)
上为末。入附子每服三钱,姜五片,枣一枚,水煎服。
愚按∶附子温中回阳,为慢脾之圣药也,如元气未脱,用之无有不应,须用
每只重一两三四钱,端正不尖,底平,周遭如莲花瓣者佳,否则误用川乌也。制
法,切去皮尖,以童便浸之,秋冬七日,春夏五日,每日一换,浸毕,切作四块,
以湿草纸包数层,微火煨半日,取出切开,无白星为度,如急用,炮至裂纹,即
投童便中,良久浸透,切片,如色白,再微炙之。气脱甚者急,生用,亦效。
太乙保生丹 治慢惊尚有阳证者。
全蝎(青者,十四个) 白附子(生用) 真僵蚕 牛胆南星 蝉壳 琥珀 防风 朱砂(各
一钱) 麝香(五分)
上为末,米糊丸,桐子大。金箔为衣。每服一、二丸,薄荷汤化下。
聚宝丹 治慢惊。
人参 茯苓 琥珀 天麻 真僵蚕 全蝎(炙) 防风 牛胆南星 白附子(生用) 乌
蛇肉(酒浸,焙一钱) 朱砂(半钱) 麝香(少许)
上为末,炼蜜丸,桐子大。每服二丸,菖蒲汤下。
金箔镇心丸 治风壅痰热,心神不宁,惊悸烦渴,唇焦颊赤,夜卧不安,谵语狂妄。
朱砂(一两) 白茯苓 人参 甘草(各半两) 山药(一两半) 片脑 牙硝(各一钱半)
麝香(五分) 金箔(十二帖) 草紫河车(二钱半,黑豆煎者)
上为末,炼蜜为丸,每用五钱,作五十丸,以金箔为衣。每服一丸,薄荷汤化下。含化亦得。
天南星散 治慢惊,驱风豁痰。
南星(重八九钱者一个,掘地坑深尺许,先用炭五斤烧通红,以好米醋一碗洒坑中,即投南
星,以火炭密盖,又用盆覆,时许取出)
上为末,入琥珀、全蝎各一钱。每服二字,煎生姜、防风汤下。
乌沉汤 治慢惊,驱风助胃。
天麻(二钱) 人参 真川乌(生用) 全蝎(焙) 南星(焙) 木香 沉香(各一钱)
甘草(炒,半钱)
上为末。每服三、五分,姜、水煎服。
沉香散 助胃气,止吐泻。
茯苓(二钱) 沉香 丁香 木香 藿香 浓朴(制) 甘草(炙。各一钱)
上为末。每服一字,米饮汤调下。
苏青丸
苏合香丸(一分) 青州白丸子(二分)
上和匀。每服五分,姜汤调下。
银白散 治胃虚吐泻。
糯米(炒,二两五钱) 扁豆(蒸二两) 藿香(二钱) 白术(炒,一两) 丁香(二钱)
甘草(炙,三钱)
上为末。紫苏、米饮调下。《直指方》加炮白附子、全蝎、木香、石莲,姜水煎。
钓藤散 治吐利,脾胃气虚生风。
钓藤钩(二钱) 蝉壳 天麻 防风 蝎尾(去毒) 人参(各半两) 麻黄 僵蚕(炒)
甘草(炙) 川芎(各二钱五分) 麝香(五分)
上为末。水煎服。虚寒,加附子一钱。
黑附子汤 治慢脾风,四肢厥冷。
附子(炒,去皮,三钱) 木香 人参(各一钱半) 白附子(一钱) 甘草(炙,五分)
上为散。每服三钱,姜五片,水煎。若手足既温,即止后服。
生附四君子汤 治吐泻,不思乳食。凡虚冷病,先与数服,以正胃气。
人参 白术 附子 木香 茯苓 橘红 甘草(各等分)
上为末。每服五七分,姜枣水煎服。
辰砂膏 治慢脾冷痰壅滞,手足冷而微搐者。
黑附子(一枚重一两以上者,去皮脐,顶上挖一孔,入辰砂末一钱,仍用附子塞之,炭火烧、
存性) 牛胆南星(半两) 白附子(炮) 五灵脂 蝎稍(各二钱半)
上为末,炼蜜丸,桐子大。每服二三钱,生姜汁泡汤下。
七宝辰砂丹 治风痰奇效。慢惊、慢脾,以辰砂为主,木香佐之,用开元钱一个,
背后上下、有两月片者,放铁匙上炭火内烧,少顷成珠子,取入盏中,作一服、用
木香煎汤送下,人参汤亦可。
观音全蝎散 治小儿外感风寒,内伤脾胃,致吐泻不止,遂成慢惊等证。
全蝎(二十一个) 天麻(炮) 防风(去芦) 羌活(各半钱) 川白芷 甘草(炙) 扁
豆(姜制) 黄 (蜜炙。各三钱) 砂仁 赤茯苓(各五钱)
上,同为末。每服一钱,用冬瓜仁煎汤,不拘时调服。
吉州醒脾散 治小儿慢惊,神昏目慢,多困有痰。
人参 白术 木香 白茯苓 白附子 天麻 全蝎(炒) 僵蚕(去丝嘴,炒。各等分)
上锉碎。每服二钱,水一盏,生姜三片,枣一枚,煎至五分,不拘时服。
〔杂方〕
〔世〕治慢惊神效。用一粒丁香、一个蝎,一字辰砂、一点血。以上俱为末,男用男
左手中指血,女用女右手中指血,蘸末擦唇上,愈。
〔本〕醒脾丸 治小儿慢脾风,因吐利后虚困昏睡,欲生风痫。
浓朴 白术 硫黄(入豆腐中煮三五沸) 天麻 全蝎 防风 官桂 人参(各一钱)
上为细末,酒浸蒸饼和丸,如鸡头大。每一丸,捶碎,温米饮下。
蝎稍丸 治小儿胎虚气弱,吐利生风,昏困嗜卧,或潮搐。
全蝎(微炒) 白附子(煨裂。各半两) 硫黄 半夏(姜汁制,焙干。各一两)
上为末,姜汁糊丸,如麻子大。每服三十丸,荆芥汤下。量儿大小,加减服之。
〔世〕治小儿慢惊风身冷螈 方
天麻 防风 川乌 全蝎(去翅足,薄荷叶包炒) 南星
上 咀,等分,水煎服。
汤氏治慢惊方
真川乌(一枚,去皮,生用) 全蝎(等分)
上二件, 咀。分二服,水二盏,姜十片,煎半盏,旋旋滴入口中。
〔无〕阴痫,即慢惊风。
黑附子(生用,去皮脐) 南星(生) 半夏(各二钱) 白附子(一钱半)
上研细。井水浸七日,每日换水,浸讫,控干,入朱砂二钱、麝香一钱,研匀。
每服一字,薄荷汤调下,量儿加减。一方,用黑附子,生,去皮脐,为末,每服
二钱,以水一盏半,生姜二片,煎至半盏,分二服,量儿加减。吐者,入丁香五
个,同煎,空心服,或水浸炊饼为丸,如粟米,每服二十丸,生姜汤下,亦可。
〔钱〕回生散 治小儿吐泻,或误服冷药,脾虚生风,成慢惊。大南星重八九钱以上
者,用地坑子一个,深三寸许,用炭火五斤烧红,入好酒半盏在内,然后入南星,
却用炭火三两条盖在地坑上,候南星微裂,取出锉碎,再炒匀熟,不可稍生,放
冷,为末。每服半钱,浓煎生姜、防风汤,调下。
又方 梓朴散
浓朴 半夏(汤洗七次,姜汁浸半日,晒干,一钱)
上,米泔三升,同浸一百刻,水尽为度,如百刻水未尽,少加火熬干,去浓朴,
只将半夏为末,每服五分或一字,薄荷汤调下,无时。
豆卷散 治小儿慢惊,多因药性太温,及热药治之,有惊未退而别生热证者,有因
病愈而致热证者,有反为急惊者,甚多,当问病几日,因何得之,曾以何药疗之,
可用解毒药,无不效,宜此方。
大豆黄卷(水浸黑豆生芽是也,晒干) 管仲 板蓝根 甘草(炙。各一两)
上为末。每服半钱,水煎服。甚者三钱,药水内入油数点煎。又治吐虫,服不
拘时。
上,诸家杂治慢惊,其首一方,用人血蘸药末擦唇者甚效,后一方,解药太
过之毒,尤见钱氏忧人之切也。
黄 益黄散 治胃中风热。
黄 (二钱) 人参 甘草(半生半炙) 陈皮(不去白,各一钱) 白芍药(七分)
黄连(少许) 白茯苓(四分)
上为粗末。每服,水二盏,煎五沸,去滓,温服。
〔丹〕治惊而有热者。
人参 茯苓 白芍药(酒炒) 白术
上入生姜煎服。暑月加黄连、生甘草、竹叶,煎服。
陈明远治小儿惊,因脾虚肝乘之,手足搐动,四肢恶寒而食少方
白术(二钱) 茯苓(一钱)
上煎汤。入竹沥,热下龙荟丸二十丸,保和丸二十丸。
生气散
丁香(三字) 白术 青皮(各二钱) 甘草(炙) 木香 人参(各一钱)
上为末。每服半钱,沸汤点服。或用《和剂方》调气散亦可。
参苓白术散(见不能食) 理中汤(见吐泻)
王氏惺惺散 治小儿吐泻脾弱,内虚生惊。
人参 茯苓 木香 天麻 扁豆 全蝎(全,炙) 陈米(炒。各等分)
上锉散。每服二钱,姜枣煎服。
醒脾散 治吐泻脾困不食,痰作惊风。
人参 白茯苓 白附子(炮) 天麻(焙) 甘草(炙) 石菖蒲(一寸九节者) 木香
石莲肉 白术(各一钱) 全蝎(焙,半钱)
上为末。每三字,姜枣煎服。有热去木香,或加南星、半夏、陈皮、陈米。
大醒脾散 治吐泻,脾困不能食,痰作惊风。
南星 白茯苓 净陈皮(各一分) 全蝎(焙) 甘草(炙) 白附子(炮) 莲肉 人参
木香(各半分) 陈仓米(二百粒)
上为末。每服三字,姜枣煎。驱风、醒脾,二方通用,亦可酿乳,小儿胃虚,
不消乳食,尤须节约。
〔演山〕观音全蝎散 因吐后传慢惊候,清神固气,补虚益脉,开胃止吐。
黄 人参(各一分) 木香 炙甘草 莲肉(炒) 扁豆(炒) 白茯苓 白芷 全蝎 防风
羌活(各一钱) 天麻(二钱)
为末。每一钱,枣半个煎,无时服。慢脾尤宜服。
汤氏醒脾散 吐泻不止,痰作惊风,脾困不食。
白术 人参 甘草(炙) 净陈皮 白茯苓 全蝎(各半两) 半夏曲 木香(各一分) 白附
(四个,炮) 南星(一个,炮) 陈仓米(二百粒)
〔演山〕加天麻、僵蚕,无陈皮、半夏、陈米。
上为末。每服一钱,水半盏,姜二片,枣半个煎,时时服。频则吐。
《直指》星香全蝎散 治慢惊风已传,昏述痰搐。
南星(湿纸煨,二钱) 木香 人参 净陈皮(各一钱) 全蝎(炙,二个) 甘草(炙,半钱)
锉细。每服一钱,入紫苏、姜、枣浓煎,旋以匙送下。有热,加防风。
乌蝎四君子汤
四君汤加生川乌,焙过全蝎,为末,各少许,每服半钱,姜枣煎服。如再服,
即去川乌。
调气散 治小儿慢惊之后,以此调之。
木香 香附子 人参 陈皮 藿香 甘草(各等分)
上锉散。每服二钱,姜三片,枣一枚,水一盏,温服。
定志丸(见前急惊)
上方,皆以参、 、白术、甘草为主,乃治慢惊之正药也。
黑附汤(即前黑附子汤无人参)
金液丹
舶上硫黄(十两,研细,用瓷合盛,令八分,水和赤石脂封缝,盐泥固济,晒干,地上埋一小甑
子,盛水满,安合子在上,又以盐泥固济,以炭火 三日三夜,候冷取出,为末)
上以柳木槌、乳钵,研极细,每服二钱,生姜汤下。
生附四君子汤
Mouth has a fishy odor, decoct with salt; to regulate various diseases, add dates for decoction.
Liuzhu San (Six Pillar Powder): Treats vomiting, dysentery, diarrhea, weak stomach qi, slow spleen function, coldness in both hands and feet, and sinking and minute pulse in all six positions.
Ingredients: Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, remove rhizome), Baifuling (Poria, remove skin), Shufuzi (Prepared Aconite Root), Nanmuxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Roudoukou (Myristicae Semen), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, remove skin) [Each of the above six herbs is half tael].
Preparation: Crush the herbs. Take two qian per dose, add one zhan of water, two slices of ginger, one date, decoct until seven parts remain, take warm at any time.
Risheng Tang (Sunrise Decoction): Treats conditions after vomiting, diarrhea, or dysentery that are about to transform into Slow Convulsion (Man Jing Feng) or Slow Spleen Wind (Man Pi Feng), characterized by mental confusion, weak pulse, inability to eat, sleeping with eyes open showing the whites, symptoms lighter during the day and heavier at night. It should be administered urgently.
Ingredients: Beitian Nanting (Arisaema Cum Bile, one tael, crushed, stored in a clay vessel, boiled briefly with earth from the east wall and vinegar, filtered, dried, sliced, and baked), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, remove rhizome), Dongguazi Ren (Benincasae Semen, crushed) [Each of the above three herbs is five qian].
Preparation: Cut the herbs. Take two qian per dose, add one and a half zhan of water, three slices of ginger, decoct over low heat until seven parts remain. When warm, administer slowly in small amounts at any time. If administered too quickly, vomiting will occur.
Guozhen Tang (Solidify True Decoction): Mainly treats conditions after vomiting, diarrhea, or dysentery, where the stomach is weak and spleen function is slow, limbs and breath from mouth/nose are cold, and the patient is lethargic and unconscious.
Ingredients: Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, remove rhizome), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, soaked in decoction until cracked, remove skin and umbilicus), Baifuling (Poria, remove skin), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, remove skin) [Each of the above four herbs is two qian and five fen], Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma, remove black skin), Huangqi (Astragali Radix,涂 honey water and roast), Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex, remove rough bark), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, wrapped in wet paper and roasted thoroughly) [Each of the above four herbs is two qian].
Preparation: Cut the herbs. Take two qian per dose, add one zhan of water, three slices of ginger, one date, decoct until seven parts remain. Take warm on an empty stomach, or at any time.
Xingpi San (Awaken Spleen Powder): Mainly awakens the spleen and nourishes the stomach, stops vomiting and dysentery, promotes appetite. Also suitable for regulating post-illness mental confusion, drooping eyelids, excessive sleepiness, fatigue, weak pulse, and slight phlegm-drool.
Ingredients: Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, remove rhizome), Baifuling (Poria, remove skin), Huoxiangye (Agastachis Herba), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, roasted) [Each of the above five herbs is five qian], Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos, forty grains, do not expose to fire), Da Nanting (Arisaema Cum Bile, eight qian, crushed into small pieces, wrapped in paper, moistened with water, processed), Suosharen (Amomi Fructus Rotundus, forty grains).
Preparation: Crush the herbs. Take two qian per dose, add a large zhan of water, three slices of ginger, fifty Benincasae Semen (pounded/crushed), decoct over low heat until seven parts remain. Take slowly on an empty stomach. If taken hastily, vomiting will occur.
Chenxiang Yin (Agarwood Drink): Treats mental confusion and fatigue after vomiting/dysentery, reduced appetite, deficiency of stomach and spleen qi, indigestion of food and water, or simultaneous five-palm heat, spontaneous night sweats, or aversion to the smell of food.
Ingredients: Chenxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum), Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos), Nanmuxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Huoxiangye (Agastachis Herba) [Each of the above four herbs is two qian and half], Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, remove white pith), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, washed seven times in decoction, prepared with ginger juice), Baifuling (Poria, remove skin), Roudoukou (Myristicae Semen) [Each of the above four herbs is five qian], Fencao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, roasted, three qian).
Preparation: Except for Agarwood, Clove, and Aucklandia which should not be overheated, the remaining seven herbs are either sun-dried or baked, then ground together with the three herbs into fine powder. Take half to one qian per dose, mix with decoction of Perilla Leaf and Chaenomelis Fructus, take on an empty stomach. Date water decoction is also acceptable.
Tianma Yin (Gastrodia Drink): Treats various types of wind-induced convulsions and loss of consciousness.
Ingredients: Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma, clear and bright), Chuanwu (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix, processed, remove skin and umbilicus) [Each of the above two herbs is seven qian].
Preparation: Crush the herbs. Take two qian per dose, add one zhan of water, three slices of ginger, decoct over low heat until it resembles thin paste. Administer warm frequently at any time.
[Xue's Formula]
Zhufu Tang (Atractylodes and Aconite Decoction): Treats rheumatism and wind-dampness clashing, causing body pain and restlessness, inability to turn over, no vomiting or thirst, hard stool, and free urination. Also treats wind syndromes such as dizziness and heaviness of head and eyes.
Ingredients: Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, four taels), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, stir-fried, two taels), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, processed, remove skin and umbilicus, one tael).
Preparation: Grind into powder. For each dose of Aconite powder (three qian), add five slices of ginger and one date, decoct in water and take.
Commentary: Fuzi warms the middle and restores yang; it is the holy medicine for treating Slow Spleen Wind. If the primordial qi is not yet depleted, its use is invariably effective. One must select roots weighing one tael and three to four qian each, straight and not pointed, with a flat base and petal-like sides. Otherwise, Chuanwu may be mistakenly used. Processing method: Cut off skin and tips, soak in child's urine. In autumn/winter for seven days, spring/summer for five days, changing water daily. After soaking, cut into four pieces, wrap in several layers of wet grass paper, and bake over low heat for half a day. Remove and cut open; stop when no white spots remain. For urgent use, process until cracked, immediately soak in child's urine until thoroughly penetrated, slice, and if white, lightly roast again. For severe qi collapse emergencies, raw herb is also effective.
Taiyi Baosheng Dan (Great One Protects Life Pill): Treats Slow Convulsion presenting with Yang syndrome characteristics.
Ingredients: Quanxie (Scorpio, green ones, fourteen), Baifuzi (Arisaematis Cum Bile, raw), Zhen Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus), Niudan Nanting (Arisaema Cum Bile), Chanqiao (Cicadae Periostracum), Hupo (Electrum), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Zhusha (Cinnabaris) [Each of the above eight herbs is one qian], Shexiang (Moschus, five fen).
Preparation: Grind into powder, make pills with rice paste, size of Sophora japonica seeds. Coat with gold foil. Take one or two pills per dose, dissolve in Mint Decoction.
Jubao Dan (Treasure Gathering Pill): Treats Slow Convulsion.
Ingredients: Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Fuling (Poria), Hupo (Electrum), Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Zhen Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus), Quanxie (Scorpio, roasted), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Niudan Nanting (Arisaema Cum Bile), Baifuzi (Arisaematis Cum Bile, raw), Wshero Rou (Dinodon Rufozonatum Meat, wine-soaked, baked, one qian), Zhusha (Cinnabaris, half qian), Shexiang (Moschus, a little).
Preparation: Grind into powder, make pills with refined honey, size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take two pills per dose, swallow with Calamus Decoction.
Jinbo Zhenxin Wan (Gold Foil Calms Heart Pill): Treats wind obstruction and phlegm-heat, restless heart-mind, palpitations, irritability, thirst, dry lips, red cheeks, restless sleep at night, delirium, and madness.
Ingredients: Zhusha (Cinnabaris, one tael), Baifuling (Poria), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) [Each of the above three herbs is half tael], Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma, one tael and half), Piannao (Borneolum Syntheticum), Yaxiao (Natrii Sulfas) [Each of the above two herbs is one qian and half], Shexiang (Moschus, five fen), Jinbo (Lamina Aurii), Cao Ziheche (Placentae Humana, two qian and half, decocted with black soybeans).
Preparation: Grind into powder, make pills with refined honey. Use five qian to make fifty pills, coat with gold foil. Take one pill per dose, dissolve in Mint Decoction. Sublingual administration is also acceptable.
Tian Nanting San (Arisaema Powder): Treats Slow Convulsion, expelling wind and resolving phlegm.
Ingredients: Nanting (Arisaema Cum Bile, one weighing eight or nine qian, dig a pit one chi deep, burn five jin of charcoal until red, sprinkle one bowl of good rice vinegar into the pit, immediately throw in the Arisaema, cover tightly with hot charcoal, cover with a basin, wait for a while, then remove).
Preparation: Grind into powder, add Hupo (Electrum) and Quanxie (Scorpio), one qian each. Take two zi per dose, swallow with Ginger and Saposhnikovia Decoction.
Wuchen Tang (Black and Agarwood Decoction): Treats Slow Convulsion, expelling wind and assisting the stomach.
Ingredients: Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma, two qian), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Zhen Chuanwu (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix, raw), Quanxie (Scorpio, baked), Nanting (Arisaema Cum Bile, baked), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Chenxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum) [Each of the above seven herbs is one qian], Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, stir-fried, half qian).
Preparation: Grind into powder. Take three to five fen per dose, decoct with ginger and water.
Chenxiang San (Agarwood Powder): Assists stomach qi, stops vomiting and diarrhea.
Ingredients: Fuling (Poria, two qian), Chenxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum), Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Huoxiang (Agastachis Herba), Nongpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, processed), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, roasted) [Each of the above seven herbs is one qian].
Preparation: Grind into powder. Take one zi per dose, mix with rice drink.
Suqing Wan
Ingredients: Suhexiang Wan (Styrax Pill, one fen), Qingzhou Baiwanzi (Qingzhou White Pill, two fen).
Preparation: Mix evenly. Take five fen per dose, mix with Ginger Decoction.
Yinbai San (Silver White Powder): Treats stomach deficiency with vomiting and diarrhea.
Ingredients: Nuomi (Glutinous Rice, stir-fried, two taels and five qian), Biandou (Vigna Radiata Seed, steamed, two taels), Huoxiang (Agastachis Herba, two qian), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, stir-fried, one tael), Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos, two qian), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, roasted, three qian).
Preparation: Grind into powder. Mix with Perilla and rice drink. *Zhizhi Fang* adds Pao Baifuzi, Quanxie, Muxiang, and Shilian, decoct with ginger water.
Diaoteng San (Uncaria Powder): Treats vomiting and diarrhea, wind generated from stomach-spleen qi deficiency.
Ingredients: Diaotenggou (Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis, two qian), Chanqiao (Cicadae Periostracum), Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Xiwei (Scorpio Tail, remove poison), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) [Each of the above six herbs is half tael], Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus, stir-fried), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, roasted), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) [Each of the above four herbs is two qian and five fen], Shexiang (Moschus, five fen).
Preparation: Grind into powder. Decoct in water and take. For deficiency-cold, add Fuzi (one qian).
Hei Fuzi Tang (Black Aconite Decoction): Treats Slow Spleen Wind, cold extremities.
Ingredients: Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, stir-fried, remove skin, three qian), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) [Each of the above two herbs is one qian and half], Baifuzi (Arisaematis Cum Bile, one qian), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, roasted, five fen).
Preparation: Grind into powder. Take three qian per dose, add five slices of ginger, decoct in water. Stop subsequent doses once hands and feet become warm.
Shengfu Sijunzi Tang (Raw Aconite Four Gentlemen Decoction): Treats vomiting and diarrhea, lack of desire for milk/food. For all deficiency-cold diseases, administer several doses first to rectify stomach qi.
Ingredients: Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Fuling (Poria), Juhong (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Rubrum), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) [All seven herbs in equal proportions].
Preparation: Grind into powder. Take five to seven fen per dose, decoct with ginger and date water.
Chensha Gao (Cinnabar Paste): Treats Slow Spleen Cold Phlegm obstruction, cold hands and feet with slight convulsions.
Ingredients: Hei Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix, one weighing over one tael, remove skin and umbilicus, dig a hole in the top, insert one qian of Chensha powder, plug with the Aconite piece, roast over charcoal until preserved nature remains), Niudan Nanting (Arisaema Cum Bile, half tael), Baifuzi (Arisaematis Cum Bile, processed), Wulingzhi (Trogopterori Faeces), Xieshao (Scorpio Tail) [Each of the above five herbs is two qian and half].
Preparation: Grind into powder, make pills with refined honey, size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take two to three qian per dose, swallow with Ginger Juice decoction.
Qibao Chensha Dan (Seven Treasures Cinnabar Pill): Highly effective for wind-phlegm. For Slow Convulsion and Slow Spleen Wind, Chensha is the main herb, assisted by Muxiang. Take one Kaiyuan Tongbao coin (with two crescent marks on the back), place on an iron spoon over charcoal fire, burn until it forms a bead, take into a cup, as one dose, send down with Muxiang decoction. Renshen decoction is also acceptable.
Guanyin Quanxie San (Guanyin Scorpion Powder): Treats children with external contraction of wind-cold and internal injury to stomach-spleen, leading to persistent vomiting and diarrhea, eventually transforming into Slow Convulsion.
Ingredients: Quanxie (Scorpio, twenty-one), Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma, processed), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, remove rhizome), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix) [Each of the above four herbs is half qian], Chuan Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, roasted), Biandou (Vigna Radiata Seed, ginger-processed), Huangqi (Astragali Radix, honey-roasted) [Each of the above four herbs is three qian], Sharen (Amomi Fructus), Chi Fuling (Poria with Red Wood, five qian) [Each of the above two herbs is five qian].
Preparation: Grind together into powder. Take one qian per dose, mix with Benincasae Semen decoction, take at any time.
Jizhou Xingpi San (Jizhou Awaken Spleen Powder): Treats pediatric Slow Convulsion, mental confusion, drooping eyelids, excessive sleepiness with phlegm.
Ingredients: Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Baifuling (Poria), Baifuzi (Arisaematis Cum Bile), Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Quanxie (Scorpio, stir-fried), Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus, remove silk mouth, stir-fried) [All eight herbs in equal proportions].
Preparation: Crush. Take two qian per dose, add one zhan of water, three slices of ginger, one date, decoct until five parts remain, take at any time.
[Miscellaneous Formulas]
[Shi] Highly effective for Slow Convulsion. Use one clove, one scorpion, one zi of Cinnabar, and a drop of blood. Grind all into powder. For boys, use blood from the left middle finger; for girls, from the right middle finger. Dip powder in blood and rub on lips. Cure.
[Ben] Xingpi Wan (Awaken Spleen Pill): Treats pediatric Slow Spleen Wind, caused by deficiency and exhaustion after vomiting/diarrhea, leading to drowsiness and impending wind-seizures.
Ingredients: Nongpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Liuhuang (Sulfur, boil in tofu for three to five boils), Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Quanxie (Scorpio), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Guangui (Cinnamomi Cortex), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) [All eight herbs are one qian].
Preparation: Grind into fine powder, mix with wine-soaked steamed dough to make pills, size of chicken heads. Crush one pill, take with warm rice drink.
xieshao Wan (Scorpion Tail Pill): Treats pediatric congenital deficiency and weak qi, wind generated from vomiting/diarrhea, drowsiness and lethargy, or tidal convulsions.
Ingredients: Quanxie (Scorpio, lightly stir-fried), Baifuzi (Arisaematis Cum Bile, baked until cracked) [Each of the above two herbs is half tael], Liuhuang (Sulfur), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, prepared with ginger juice, baked dry) [Each of the above two herbs is one tael].
Preparation: Grind into powder, make pills with ginger juice paste, size of sesame seeds. Take thirty pills per dose, swallow with Schizonepeta Decoction. Adjust dosage according to child's age/size.
[Shi] Formula for Pediatric Slow Convulsion with Cold Body and Twitching
Ingredients: Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Chuanwu (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix), Quanxie (Scorpio, remove wings/legs, wrap in Perilla leaf and stir-fry), Nanting (Arisaema Cum Bile).
Preparation: Crush, divide equally, decoct in water and take.
Tang Shi's Formula for Slow Convulsion
Ingredients: Zhen Chuanwu (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix, one piece, remove skin, raw), Quanxie (Scorpio, equal amount).
Preparation: Crush both. Divide into two doses. Add two zhan of water and ten slices of ginger, decoct until half a zhan remains. Drip slowly into the mouth.
[Wu] Yin Epilepsy, i.e., Slow Convulsion.
Ingredients: Hei Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix, raw, remove skin and umbilicus), Nanting (Arisaema Cum Bile, raw), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) [Each of the above three herbs is two qian], Baifuzi (Arisaematis Cum Bile, one qian and half).
Preparation: Grind finely. Soak in well water for seven days, changing water daily. After soaking, drain, add two qian of Zhusha (Cinnabaris) and one qian of Shexiang (Moschus), grind uniformly. Take one zi per dose, mix with Mint Decoction, adjust according to child. Another prescription: Use raw Hei Fuzi, remove skin/umbilicus, grind to powder. Take two qian per dose, add one and a half zhan of water and two slices of ginger, decoct until half a zhan remains, divide into two doses, adjust according to child. If vomiting occurs, add five Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos), decoct together, take on empty stomach. Or soak cooked dough in water, make pills like millet seeds, take twenty pills per dose with Ginger Decoction.
[Qian] Huisheng San (Return to Life Powder): Treats pediatric vomiting/diarrhea, or wind generated from spleen deficiency due to mistaken use of cold medicines, leading to Slow Convulsion. Take one Da Nanting (Arisaema Cum Bile) weighing over eight or nine qian. Dig a pit three cun deep. Heat five jin of charcoal until red, add half a zhan of good wine, then add the Arisaema. Cover the pit with three or two strips of hot charcoal. When the Arisaema cracks slightly, remove, crush, and stir-fry until evenly cooked (ensure no rawness remains). Cool and grind to powder. Take half qian per dose, mix with strong Ginger and Saposhnikovia Decoction.
Another Formula: Zipo San
Ingredients: Nongpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, washed seven times in decoction, soaked in ginger juice for half a day, dried, one qian).
Preparation: Soak in three sheng of rice washing water for one hundred ke (time units). When water is exhausted, stop. If water remains after one hundred ke, add slight heat to evaporate. Remove Nongpo, grind only Banxia to powder. Take five fen or one zi per dose, mix with Mint Decoction, at any time.
Doujuan San (Soybean Sprout Powder): Treats pediatric Slow Convulsion, often caused by medicines being too warming, or using hot medicines to treat it, resulting in heat syndromes appearing before convulsions subside, or heat syndromes arising after illness recovery, or transforming into Acute Convulsion. This is common. Ask how many days the illness has lasted, its cause, and what medicines were used. Antidote medicines can be used effectively. This formula is suitable.
Ingredients: Dayou Huangjuan (Sojae Semen Praeparatum, sprouted from soaked black soybeans, dried), Guanzhong (Fallax Fern Rhizome), Banlangen (Isatidis Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, roasted) [All four herbs are one tael].
Preparation: Grind into powder. Take half qian per dose, decoct in water. For severe cases, take three qian, add a few drops of oil to the medicinal liquid and decoct. Also treats vomiting worms; take at any time.
Regarding the above miscellaneous formulas for Slow Convulsion from various schools: The first formula, using human blood to dip powder and rub on lips, is very effective. The second formula resolves toxicity from excessive medication, reflecting Dr. Qian's deep concern for patients.
Huangqi Yihuang San (Astragalus and Yellow Dragon Powder): Treats wind-heat in the stomach.
Ingredients: Huangqi (Astragali Radix, two qian), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, half raw half roasted), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, do not remove white pith) [Each of the above three herbs is one qian], Baishaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba, seven fen), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, a little), Baifuling (Poria, four fen).
Preparation: Grind into coarse powder. For each dose, add two zhan of water, boil five times, strain, and take warm.
[Dan] Treats Convulsion with Heat.
Ingredients: Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Fuling (Poria), Baishaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba, wine-stir-fried), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma).
Preparation: Add ginger, decoct and take. In summer months, add Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), raw Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), and Zhu Ye (Bambusae Folium), decoct and take.
Chen Mingyuan's Formula for Pediatric Convulsion due to Spleen Deficiency with Liver Overacting, causing hand/foot twitching, aversion to cold in limbs, and poor appetite.
Ingredients: Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, two qian), Fuling (Poria, one qian).
Preparation: Decoct in water. Add Zhuli (Bambusa Textilis Caulis Succus). Take Longhui Wan (Twenty Pills) and Baohe Wan (Twenty Pills) while hot.
Shengqi San (Generate Qi Powder)
Ingredients: Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos, three zi), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride) [Each of the above two herbs is two qian], Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, roasted), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) [Each of the above two herbs is one qian].
Preparation: Grind into powder. Take half qian per dose, mix with boiling water. Alternatively, use Tiaoqi San from *Heji Fang*.
Shenling Baizhu San (See "Inability to Eat"), Lizhong Tang (See "Vomiting/Diarrhea")
Wang Shi Xingxing San (Wang's Awakening Awakening Powder): Treats pediatric vomiting/diarrhea with spleen weakness, internal deficiency generating convulsions.
Ingredients: Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Fuling (Poria), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Biandou (Vigna Radiata Seed), Quanxie (Scorpio, whole, roasted), Chenmi (Old Rice, stir-fried) [All seven herbs in equal proportions].
Preparation: Crush into powder. Take two qian per dose, decoct with ginger and date.
Xingpi San (Awaken Spleen Powder): Treats vomiting/diarrhea with spleen exhaustion and anorexia, phlegm generating convulsions.
Ingredients: Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Baifuling (Poria), Baifuzi (Arisaematis Cum Bile, processed), Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma, baked), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, roasted), Shichangpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma, one cun with nine nodes), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Shilian Rou (Nelumbinis Semen), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) [Each of the above nine herbs is one qian], Quanxie (Scorpio, baked, half qian).
Preparation: Grind into powder. Take three zi per dose, decoct with ginger and date. If heat is present, remove Muxiang, or add Nanting, Banxia, Chenpi, Chenmi.
Da Xingpi San (Great Awaken Spleen Powder): Treats vomiting/diarrhea, spleen exhaustion preventing eating, phlegm generating convulsions.
Ingredients: Nanting (Arisaema Cum Bile), Baifuling (Poria), Jing Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, purified) [Each of the above three herbs is one fen], Quanxie (Scorpio, baked), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, roasted), Baifuzi (Arisaematis Cum Bile, processed), Lianrou (Nelumbinis Semen), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) [Each of the above seven herbs is half fen], Chencangmi (Old Stored Rice, two hundred grains).
Preparation: Grind into powder. Take three zi per dose, decoct with ginger and date. Both formulas for expelling wind and awakening spleen are interchangeable. Can also be used to prepare milk. For children with weak stomach unable to digest milk/food, feeding must be particularly restrained.
[Yanshan] Guanyin Quanxie San (Guanyin Scorpion Powder): For Slow Convulsion transmitted after vomiting, clears spirit, consolidates qi, tonifies deficiency, benefits vessels, opens appetite, stops vomiting.
Ingredients: Huangqi (Astragali Radix), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) [Each of the above two herbs is one fen], Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Zhi Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, roasted), Lianrou (Nelumbinis Semen, stir-fried), Biandou (Vigna Radiata Seed, stir-fried), Baifuling (Poria), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Quanxie (Scorpio), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix) [Each of the above nine herbs is one qian], Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma, two qian).
Preparation: Grind into powder. Take one qian per dose, decoct with half a date, take at any time. Especially suitable for Slow Spleen Wind.
Tang Shi Xingpi San (Tang's Awaken Spleen Powder): Persistent vomiting/diarrhea, phlegm generating convulsions, spleen exhaustion with anorexia.
Ingredients: Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, roasted), Jing Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, purified), Baifuling (Poria), Quanxie (Scorpio) [Each of the above six herbs is half tael], Banxiaqu (Pinelliae Fermentatum), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) [Each of the above two herbs is one fen], Baifu (Arisaematis Cum Bile, four pieces, processed), Nanting (Arisaema Cum Bile, one piece, processed), Chencangmi (Old Stored Rice, two hundred grains).
[Yanshan version] Adds Tianma and Jiangcan; removes Chenpi, Banxia, Chencangmi.
Preparation: Grind into powder. Take one qian per dose, add half a zhan of water, two slices of ginger, half a date, decoct. Take frequently. If too frequent, vomiting will occur.
*Zhizhi* Xingxiang Quanxie San (Star-Agarwood Scorpion Powder): Treats Slow Convulsion that has progressed, with confusion, phlegm, and convulsions.
Ingredients: Nanting (Arisaema Cum Bile, wrapped in wet paper and baked, two qian), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Jing Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, purified) [Each of the above four herbs is one qian], Quanxie (Scorpio, roasted, two pieces), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, roasted, half qian).
Preparation: Crush finely. Take one qian per dose, add Perilla, ginger, and date, decoct strongly, and spoon-feed gradually. If heat is present, add Fangfeng.
Wuxie Sijunzi Tang (Black Scorpion Four Gentlemen Decoction)
Ingredients: Sijunzi Tang plus raw Chuanwu, roasted Quanxie, grind into powder, take a small amount of each. Take half qian per dose, decoct with ginger and date. If taking again, remove Chuanwu.
Tiaoqi San (Regulate Qi Powder): Treats post-Slow Convulsion in children, used for regulation.
Ingredients: Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Xiangfuzi (Cyperi Rhizoma), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Huoxiang (Agastachis Herba), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) [All six herbs in equal proportions].
Preparation: Crush into powder. Take two qian per dose, add three slices of ginger, one date, one zhan of water, take warm.
Dingzhi Wan (Calming Will Pill) (See previous Acute Convulsion section)
The above formulas all center around Renshen, Huangqi, Baizhu, and Gancao, which are the correct medicines for treating Slow Convulsion.
Hei Fu Tang (Black Aconite Decoction) (i.e., previous Hei Fuzi Tang without Renshen)
Jinye Dan (Golden Liquid Pill)
Ingredients: Boshang Liuhuang (Imported Sulfur, ten taels, grind finely, store in porcelain jar to 80% full, seal seams with water-mixed Chishizhi and salt mud, dry, bury a small steamer in the ground, fill with water, place jar on top, seal seams with salt mud, calcine over charcoal fire for three days and nights, cool and remove, grind to powder).
Preparation: Grind extremely finely using willow wood pestle and mortar. Take two qian per dose, swallow with Ginger Decoction.
Shengfu Sijunzi Tang (Raw Aconite Four Gentlemen Decoction)