治梦失精方。
韭子(一升熬)
上一物,捣筛,酒服方寸匕,日再。神效。(《医心方》卷十三)
灸丈夫梦泄法。
灸足内踝上一寸,一名三阴交,二七壮,两脚皆灸,内踝踝上大脉并四指是。(《外台》
卷十六)
治人心孔 塞,多忘,喜误方。
七月七日取蜘蛛网着领中,勿令人知,则永不忘也。(《肘后方》卷六
又方
丁酉日自至市买远志,着巾角中还,末服之,勿令人知。(《肘后方》卷六)
孔子枕中神效方。
龟甲、龙骨、远志、石上菖蒲分等,末,食后酒服方寸匕,日三。令人大圣。(《医心方》
卷二十六)
开心散,令人不忘方。
菖蒲 茯苓(各三两) 人参(二两) 远志(四两)
上四味,捣筛为散,食后水服方寸匕,日一服。恒服之佳。(《医心方》卷二十六)
治人嗜眠喜睡方。
麻黄、术各五分、甘草三分,日中向南捣末,服一方寸匕,日三,令人不忘。(《肘后方》
卷六)
葱豆洗汤,治虚热及服石热,当风露卧,冷湿伤肌,热阻在里,变成热风水病,心腹肿
满,气急不得下头,小便不利,大便难,四肢肿如皮囊盛水,晃晃如老蚕色,阴卵坚肿如升,
茎肿生疮,臭如死鼠,此皆虚损,肾中有热,强取风冷,湿痹故也。内宜根据方服诸利水药,
外宜以此汤洗四肢,讫,以葱豆膏敷之。别以猪蹄汤洗疮烂处及卵肿也方。
赤小豆(一升) 葱(合青切一升) 蒺藜子(一升碎) 菘菜子(一升舂碎) 蒴
(切五升) 巴
上六味,以水一石二斗,煮取四斗,以淋洗身肿处。(《外台》卷二十)
猪蹄洗汤,治丈夫服石有虚,因劳损热盛当风卧,伤于风湿,身变成热,风水肿病,腹
满气急,四肢欲肿,小便不利,阴卵坚肿,茎肿生疮,赤烂臭如死鼠,名水疽,以汤洗之方。
猪蹄(一双) 黄柏(五两锉) 蒴 根(切三升) 葶苈子(五合) 蒺藜子(一升)
上五味,以水三斗,煮取二斗,冷以洗之,日三。(《外台》卷二十)
葱白膏方,治与前葱豆汤同。
葱青白(切半升) 菘菜子(半升) 葶苈子(半升破) 蒴 (切半升) 青木香(二
两切) 莽草
上九味,以猪肪五升煎之三沸,令水气竭,去滓,敷痛处。(《外台》卷二十)
Formula for treating nocturnal emission in dreams.
*Allii Tuberosi Semen* (Jiu Zi) (one sheng, roasted)
Take the above single herb, pound and sieve it, take one fangcun bi (a square-inch measure) with wine, twice a day. It is extremely effective. (From *Yi Xin Fang*, Vol. 13)
Moxibustion method for treating nocturnal emission in men.
Moxa on the point one cun above the medial malleolus of the foot, also known as Sanyinjiao (SP6). Moxa seven zhuang (total fourteen moxa cones), applying to both feet. The location is the large pulse approximately four finger-widths above the medial malleolus. (From *Waitai Miyao*, Vol. 16)
Formula for treating blocked heart orifices, forgetfulness, and propensity to errors.
On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, take spider webs and place them inside the collar. Do not let others know, and you will never forget things. (From *Zhou Hou Bei Ji Fang*, Vol. 6)
Another formula:
On a Dingyou day, personally go to the market to buy *Polygalae Radix* (Yuan Zhi), store it in the corner of your headscarf, powder it, and take it orally. Do not let others know. (From *Zhou Hou Bei Ji Fang*, Vol. 6)
Confucius's Pillow-Middle Divine Effect Formula.
*Tartarochelydis Carapax et Plastrum* (Gui Jia), *Ossis Fossilia Massaticae* (Long Gu), *Polygalae Radix* (Yuan Zhi), and *Pogostemonis Herba* (Shishang Changpu) in equal parts. Powder them. Take one fangcun bi with wine after meals, three times a day. It makes people exceedingly wise and sage-like. (From *Yi Xin Fang*, Vol. 26)
Kaixin San (Open the Heart Powder), a formula to prevent forgetfulness.
*Pogostemonis Herba* (Changpu), *Poria* (Fu Ling) (each three liang), *Ginseng Radix* (Ren Shen) (two liang), *Polygalae Radix* (Yuan Zhi) (four liang).
Pound and sieve the above four herbs into a powder. Take one fangcun bi with water after meals, once a day. Long-term use is beneficial. (From *Yi Xin Fang*, Vol. 26)
Formula for treating excessive sleepiness and drowsiness.
*Ephedrae Herba* (Ma Huang), *Atractylodis Rhizoma* (Zhu) each five fen, *Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma* (Gan Cao) three fen. Pound into powder facing south at noon. Take one fangcun bi, three times a day. It prevents forgetfulness. (From *Zhou Hou Bei Ji Fang*, Vol. 6)
Congdou Wash Decoction, treating deficiency-heat and heat caused by taking mineral drugs (shi yao), sleeping exposed to wind and dew, where cold-dampness injures the muscles, heat obstructs internally, transforming into Wind-Water edema disease. Symptoms include swelling and fullness of the heart and abdomen, shortness of breath preventing bending the head downward, difficult urination, difficult defecation, limbs swollen like skin bags filled with water, shaking with a color resembling old silkworms, scrotum hard and swollen like a measuring cup, penis swollen with sores smelling like dead rats. These are all due to deficiency damage, with heat in the Kidney, forced exposure to wind-cold, resulting in damp-bi syndrome. Internally, it is appropriate to take various diuretic formulas according to the prescription. Externally, it is appropriate to wash the limbs with this decoction, and then apply Congdou Ointment. Additionally, there is a Pig Trotter Soup formula for washing ulcerated sores and swollen scrota.
*Phaseoli Radiati Semen* (Chi Xiao Dou) (one sheng), *Scallion* (Cong) (with green parts, chopped, one sheng), *Tribuli Fructus* (Ji Li Zi) (one sheng, crushed), *Brassicae Pekinensis Semen* (Song Cai Zi) (one sheng, pounded), *Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Caulis* (Shuo Di) (chopped, five sheng), *Crotonis Fructus* (Ba [Du]) (text implies Ba Dou but truncated).
Boil the above six herbs in one dan two dou of water until reduced to four dou. Use the liquid to wash the swollen areas of the body. (From *Waitai Miyao*, Vol. 20)
Pig Trotter Wash Decoction, treating men who have taken mineral drugs and developed deficiency, where labor-induced heat is severe, sleeping exposed to wind, injuring with wind-dampness, causing the body to become hot, forming Wind-Water edema disease. Symptoms include abdominal fullness and shortness of breath, limbs about to swell, difficult urination, hard and swollen scrotum, penis swollen with sores that are red, ulcerated, and smell like dead rats. This is named Shui Ju (Water Abscess). Wash with this decoction.
Pig Trotters (one pair), *Phellodendri Cortex* (Huang Bo) (five liang, scraped), *Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Radix* (Shuo Di Gen) (chopped, three sheng), *Descurainiae Semen Lepidii seu Lepidii Semen* (Ting Li Zi) (five he), *Tribuli Fructus* (Ji Li Zi) (one sheng).
Boil the above five herbs in three dou of water until reduced to two dou. Let cool and wash with it, three times a day. (From *Waitai Miyao*, Vol. 20)
Congbai Ointment Formula, treating the same conditions as the preceding Congdou Wash Decoction.
Scallion white and green parts (chopped, half sheng), *Brassicae Pekinensis Semen* (Song Cai Zi) (half sheng), *Descurainiae Semen Lepidii seu Lepidii Semen* (Ting Li Zi) (half sheng, broken), *Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Caulis* (Shuo Di) (chopped, half sheng), *Illicii Fructus Aromaticus* (Qing Mu Xiang) (two liang, chopped), *Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex* (Mang Cao - note: Mang Cao usually refers to Magnolia bark or sometimes distinct herb, here likely Magnolia or similar aromatic herb used topically).
Fry the above nine herbs in five sheng of lard (pig fat) for three boils until the water vapor is exhausted. Remove the dregs and apply to painful areas. (From *Waitai Miyao*, Vol. 20)