补益肾肝丸(东垣)
柴胡 羌活 生地黄 苦参(炒) 防己(炒。各五分) 附子(炮) 肉桂(各一钱) 当归(二钱)
上细末,熟水丸,如鸡头大。每服五十丸,温水送下。
此药如在冬天中寒,或心肺表寒,目中溜火,嚏喷,鼻流清涕,咳嗽痰涎者,止可
服一丸,须与姜附御汗汤等药相兼服之,不可单服此表药也。
健步丸(东垣)
羌活 柴胡(各五钱) 防风(三钱) 川乌(一钱) 滑石(炒,半两) 泽泻(三钱) 防己(酒洗,一两)
苦参(酒洗,一钱) 肉桂(五分) 甘草(炙) 栝蒌根(酒制,各半两)
上为细末,酒糊丸,如桐子大。每服十丸,煎愈风汤,空心送下。
愈风汤(见中风。) 羌活胜湿汤(见腰痛。) 虎潜丸(见痿。) 滋肾丸(见小便不通。)
神龟滋阴丸 治足痿。
龟板(四两,酒炙) 黄柏(炒) 知母(炒。各二两) 枸杞子 五味子 琐阳(各一两) 干姜(半两)
末之,猪脊髓为丸,如桐子大,每服七十丸。
越婢加术汤
麻黄(六两) 石膏(半斤) 生姜 甘草(各二两) 白术(四两) 大枣(十五枚)
水六升,先煮麻黄,去上沫,纳诸药,煮取三升,分温三服。如恶风,加附子一枚。
左经丸(《本事》) 治筋骨诸疾,手足不遂,行动不得,遍身风疮。
草乌(白大者,去皮脐) 木鳖(去壳) 白胶香 五灵脂(各三两半) 斑蝥(五个,去头足翅,醋炙)
上为末,用黑豆去皮,生杵取粉一升,醋糊共搜杵为丸,如鸡头大。每服一丸,温酒
磨下。治筋骨疾,但未曾针伤损者,三五服立效。此药曾医一人软风不能行,不十日立
效。专治心肾肝三经,通小便,除淋沥,通荣卫,滑经络,大有奇功。
续骨丹(《本事》) 治两脚软弱,虚羸无力,及小儿不能行。
天麻(明净者,酒浸) 白附子 牛膝 木鳖子(各半两) 乌头(一钱,炮) 川羌活(半两) 地龙
(去土,一分) 乳香 没药(各二钱) 朱砂(一钱)
上以生南星末一两,无灰酒煮糊为丸,如鸡头大,朱砂为衣。薄荷汤磨一丸,食前服。
Bu Yi Shen Gan Wan (Li Dongyuan's Formula)
Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix), Qiang Huo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), Ku Shen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix, stir-fried), Fang Ji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix, stir-fried, each 5 fen), Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata), Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex, each 1 qian), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 2 qian).
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Form pills with warm water, sized like a chestnut. Take 50 pills per dose, swallowed with warm water.
If this medicine is used for cold damage in winter, or for exterior cold affecting the Heart and Lung, presenting with sensations of fire flowing in the eyes, sneezing, clear nasal discharge, cough with phlegm and saliva, only one pill should be taken. It must be administered concurrently with medicines such as Jiang Fu Yu Han Tang (Ginger and Aconite Sweating-Resisting Decoction). It should not be taken alone as an exterior-resolving agent.
Jian Bu Wan (Li Dongyuan's Formula)
Qiang Huo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix, each 5 qian), Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, 3 qian), Chuan Wu (Aconiti Radix, 1 qian), Hua Shi (Talcum, stir-fried, half liang), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma, 3 qian), Fang Ji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix, wine-washed, 1 liang), Ku Shen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix, wine-washed, 1 qian), Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex, 5 fen), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried), Gua Lou Gen (Trichosanthis Radix, wine-processed, each half liang).
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Form pills with wine paste, sized like sesame seeds. Take 10 pills per dose, swallowed after decocting Yu Feng Tang (Wind-Dispelling Decoction) on an empty stomach.
Yu Feng Tang (see Stroke chapter), Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang (Notopterygium Decoction to Overcome Dampness, see Lower Back Pain chapter), Hu Qian Wan (Tiger Crouching Pill, see Atrophy Syndrome chapter), Zi Shen Wan (Kidney-Nourishing Pill, see Urinary Difficulty chapter).
Shen Gui Zi Yin Wan (Divine Turtle Nourishing Yin Pill)
Indicated for foot atrophy and weakness.
Gui Ban (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum, wine-roasted, 4 liang), Huang Bo (Phellodendri Cortex, stir-fried), Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, stir-fried, each 2 liang), Gou Qi Zi (Lycii Fructus), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus), Suo Yang (Cynomorii Herba, each 1 liang), Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, half liang).
Grind into powder. Form pills with pig spinal cord, sized like sesame seeds. Take 70 pills per dose.
Yue Bi Jia Zhu Tang (Yuebi Decoction plus Atractylodes Macrocephala)
Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba, 6 liang), Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum, half jin), Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, each 2 liang), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 4 liang), Da Zao (Ziziphi Jujubae Fructus, 15 pieces).
Add six sheng of water. First boil Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba), remove the foam from the surface. Add the remaining herbs. Boil until three sheng remain. Divide into three warm doses. If aversion to wind is present, add one piece of Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata).
Zuo Jing Wan (Left Meridian Pill) (from *Ben Shi Fang*)
Indicated for various diseases of tendons and bones, hemiplegia or inability to move limbs, difficulty in walking, and generalized wind sores.
Cao Wu (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix, select large white ones, remove skin and navel), Mu Bie (Strychni Semen, remove shell), Bai Jiao Xiang (Styrax), Wu Ling Zhi (Trogopterori Faeces, each 3.5 liang), Ban Mao (Mylabris, five pieces, remove head, feet, and wings, vinegar-roasted).
Grind into powder. Use one sheng of powder obtained by pounding peeled black beans raw. Mix with vinegar paste to form pills, sized like chestnuts. Take one pill per dose, ground down with warm wine. For treating tendon and bone diseases, provided there has been no injury from acupuncture, immediate effect is seen after three to five doses. This medicine once cured a person suffering from "soft wind" who could not walk, with immediate effect within ten days. It specifically treats diseases of the Heart, Kidney, and Liver meridians, promotes urination, relieves strangury, unblocks Ying and Wei, lubricates collaterals, and possesses remarkable efficacy.
Xu Gu Dan (Bone-Continuing Elixir) (from *Ben Shi Fang*)
Indicated for weak and powerless legs, emaciation and debility, and infants' inability to walk.
Tian Ma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma, clear and pure, soaked in wine), Bai Fu Zi (Typhonii Rhizoma), Niu Xi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix), Mu Bie Zi (Strychni Semen, each half liang), Wu Tou (Aconiti Radix, 1 qian, processed), Chuan Qiang Huo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, half liang), Di Long (Pheretima, cleaned of soil, 1 fen), Ru Xiang (Olibanum), Mo Yao (Myrrha, each 2 qian), Zhu Sha (Cinnabar, 1 qian).
Take one liang of powder from Sheng Nan Xing (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma). Cook into a paste using non-ashy wine to form pills, sized like chestnuts. Coat with Zhu Sha (Cinnabar). Take one pill before meals, ground down with Bo He Tang (Mint Decoction).