70.气臌：看法按之随手即起者是也。方用雄猪肚一个去脏，内装大蛤蟆一个 大砂仁研末一两 老丝瓜筋半条 破烂败鼓皮手掌大一块，紫背浮萍灸焦一两 以麻线缝好入新沙锅加水用桑柴火煎烂。去净浮油，照前治水臌煮法，煮好去药。将猪肚洗净，竹刀切片，仍入原汤中，再加真紫油厚朴 台乌 各五钱 鸡心槟榔 大腹皮 真沉香 枳壳醋炒各三钱 芫花醋炒 红芽大戟面包煨 上梅片研细 甘遂面包煨 各二钱用文武火再熬数滚。原汁约有一大菜碗。将药去净。猪肚与汤分作二三次服。沉香 梅片二味 不宜见火。临服时拌猪肚内服之。服后以大便下白沫为验。其臌即消。严禁盐酱一百二十天。日满开盐。亦照前方服之。此治气臌第一神方，不可轻忽。 又以萝卜子二两研末 砂仁一两 米饮调下神效。
71.血臌：看法周身老黑色，皮内有紫色斑点者是也。用雄猪肚一个，去脏，茜草一两 雄鸡屎四两炒焦 紫背浮萍一两 老丝瓜筋半条 各药装入肚内。用麻线缝好。照前水臌煮法。煮好去药。将肚切片。仍入原汤，再加蚂蝗炒枯存性 干漆煅令烟尽各三两 炒虻虫 真花蕊石研末 真血竭各三钱 红花 降香各五钱 甘遂 绵大戟面包煨 醋炒芫花哥二钱 照前文武火煮好去药，食肚与汤，分作二三服，服后以大便下黑水数次为度，其臌自消，严禁盐酱一百二十天。满日开盐，亦照前方服之。此治血臌第一神方不可轻忽。方内蚂蝗必不可少。佚病愈后照服蚂蝗法解之。
72.十种水肿：一清水。先从左右肋肿起，根在肝。大戟为君。二赤水。先从舌根肿起，根在心，葶苈子为君。三黄水。先从腰腹肿起，根在脾，炒甘遂为君。四白水。先从脚肿起，根在肺，桑白皮为君。五黑水。从肾囊肿起，根在肾，连翘为君。六玄水。从面肿起，根在外肾，醋炒芫花为君。七风水。从四肢肿起，根在骨，泽泻为君。八石水。从肾肿起，根在膀胱，藁本为君。九高水。从小腹肿起，根在小肠，巴豆为君。十种水。或盛或衰，起根在腹，红饭豆为君。十般肿病，各有根源。看十肿病根，除将君药加倍用，余九味即以上各药等分研末，蜜丸梧子大，用赤茯苓煎汤吞下。吞三丸不拘时。每日三服。愈后再用肉桂 干姜 肉豆蔻 赤茯苓 莪术醋炒 川芎 桔梗各等分为末。每服三钱空心开水下，每日早午晚一次。百发百中功效非常。
73.浮肿：一童子年十一岁，手足臂腿及指头面遍身浮肿，数日后渐至沉重气喘不眠，用黄皮柑子一个，同甜酒娘二斤，煮至酱干去柑内核，去柑连酒食之，二次痊愈。此林屋山人经验方也。
74.虱症：一人好吃虱至成虱症。用旧梳旧篦一件各破作两分，以一分烧研为末，以一分煮水调末服。即下出。此孙真人千金方也。
75.蛇症：一人隔噎饮食不下，华佗见之云是蛇症，用醋泡大蒜汁陈者佳，饮二三碗，并多食大蒜，后吐一蛇而愈。
76.虫疾：此症面色黄瘦，饮食少进，发时腹痛，口吐清水，用尖槟榔一两 广木香五钱 研极细末。大人每服五钱 ，小儿每服三钱开水调下。其寸白虫即出大便而出。先用煎炒香味，令病人闻之，然后服药，无不神验。服药须在月初乃效。病重者二三服即愈。
77.呕酸：一人左肋有声作痛，常呕酸，数日必呕酸水一次。每遇暑天，右边有汗左边无汗，其人平时写字做事，身常向左，夜爱饮酒，睡亦向左。饮食多坠左边，百端医治，二十年不愈。后用苍术一斤 米水泡三日去皮研末。芝麻五钱用水二钱研汁，大枣五十枚去皮核，共捣为丸梧子大，每日空心温水送五十丸，渐加至百丸。忌食桃李 雀肉。服至三月痊愈。初服如觉燥热，用栀子煎水送下，久服自不燥矣。
一人孀妇吐酸，用旋覆花 代赭石汤治之而愈。
78.发背：发背乃痈疽中大患，缘其患位多对心对肺对脐故也。一人母病，患背痈百效不效，后梦吕仙授方服之遂愈。方用 瓜蒌五枚取子去壳 真乳香五块如枣大 共研细末。以白蜜一斤熬成膏，每服三钱温黄酒化服。外用金花捷报草捣蜜敷患处。或牛粪烧存性调麻油敷之均可。
79.腰痛：腰痛人皆以为肾之病也，不知非肾，乃脾湿之故。腰间如系重物，法当去腰脐之湿。则腰痛病自除。白术二两 薏苡两半 水三碗煎汤一碗，一气饮之。一服病即如失。多以二剂为止。此方不治肾正所以治肾也。
又一人腰腿风湿冷痛，久不愈。方用当归 熟地 白芍 牛膝 石斛 茯苓各一钱 川芎 木瓜 肉桂 防风 独活各五分 木香 炙草各三分 姜一片 水煎兑酒服，虽年久不愈亦效。
又通治各种腰痛方。用当归 红花 牛膝 各一钱 威灵仙五分 生桃仁七粒 水一碗。煎好加老黄酒一碗服下即愈。又方：用刀豆壳烧灰冲酒服极效神验。
80.脊痛：男妇腰痛如刺，面肿而黑，气血虚惫，发落齿枯，唾涕痰涎，腰脊痛不能行。方用鹿角屑四两炒黄为末 酒下二钱 加牛膝为丸更效。再用七制固脂丸方可断根。
81.便胀：一人阳物挺胀。方用甘草稍二两 黑豆半升 煎浓汤服。
82.鸡淫：有人阳举易泻，一交即泻，百治不效。医以大蚯蚓又名曲蟮。要韭菜地内者佳十一条，破开长流水洗净。加韭菜汁捣融，滚酒冲服，日服一次。服至数日，即能久战可望生子。
83.强中：一人阳强不倒，精自流出，此名强中。乃阳盛实热。不急治。必发大痈难治。方用生地知母 龙骨 大黄 枳壳各一钱 水煎服。若胃虚食少者，则用黄柏 甘草 砂仁各一钱水煎服。
84.捆肿：一小儿被人用头发系住龟头，少时气闭。肿大，无法可解，后将小儿坐冷水中即刻缩小去发即愈。
85.缠肿：一小儿被飞丝缠绕阳物，肿痛不已。方用威灵仙二两 煎浓汁泡洗即愈。
86.下疳：一人阴头生疮，症名下疳。方用炉甘石一两火煅醋炙，再煅再淬。五次。儿茶三钱 共研末香油调敷立愈。
一人患下疳，名医教以用妇人月经布烧灰。候冷麻油调敷。百发百中。或以冰片少许更妙。
又方：先用甘草 银花 葱头煎汤洗净。用生橄榄核一个，烧存性，顶上冰片一分，共为细末，麻油调涂，虽臭秽不堪，敷之即愈，屡试如神。
87.便血：有人便血，垂危，百药不效。方用蚕豆叶一大握，捣融，热酒冲入去渣，服一碗。二三次即愈。
又有人大便下血，名肠红，又名肠风。用猪尾肠八寸，洗极洁净。以白莲肉去心，不去皮，灌入，用线扎住两头。煮极烂，取莲肉少加白盐，日食二三次。两日内血即止，而食亦渐加矣。猪肠食与不食均可。照食七日。照用归脾汤为丸。日日服之，即可断根，有人下血多年。时发时愈，百药不效。服此方永不复发。真神方也。
又简便良方用山楂肉为末，艾叶汤调下。应手而愈。或葧荠捣汁两盅，兑好酒服。数日即愈。又方用黑芝麻细细嚼食二两，日食数次。服至数月。不但下血断根，且能补肾益精。
88.泻泄：方用车前子 真山药 真茯苓各二两 炙草六钱 每服三钱，陈米汤或乌梅汤送下。此神方也。
又方用白术一两 车前子五钱 煎服立止。此分水神方也。
89.肠蛊：痢疾先红后白名曰肠蛊。用淮牛膝二两捣碎。以酒一斤泡之。每饮一二杯。日服三次，极效加苦参更妙。
90.红痢：红痢不止。方用盐梅一个 胡黄连一钱 灶下土一钱 共为末茶调服。或单用盐梅好醋调服亦妙。有人血痢百余日，用此获愈。
又方用马齿苋捣汁半杯，兑蜂蜜半杯，空心温热食之。有人患红痢数年，服之即愈。加金银地榆至妙。
91.痢疾：有人年五十余岁，下痢腹痛欲死。已备棺矣。后方用元胡索末三钱 酒调服愈。加山豆根更妙。
92.后重：有人里急后重。方用川厚朴一钱煎水调槟榔末八分，服之奇效。
93.噤口：噤口痢方用吴茱萸研末，醋调两足心，引热下行法。即效。
又方：用田螺麝香一分 连壳捣烂敷脐上。
又方用炒神曲 山楂 白沙糖各二两 川连一钱 另蒸 真乌梅三个 甘草五分 荔枝肉七个 用水三大碗，煎温服。且吐且饮，自然思食，止痢。此方屡试神奇，活人无数不可轻视。
94.久痢：有人久痢不愈。人教以麻油煎咸鱼食数次。甚效。此方奇验。末测其理。
95.足瘤：有人足生瘤如斗大，用针轻刺一小孔，以硼砂 冰片各一分 轻粉半分 为末敷之。以毒水流尽为止。一面用黄芪 白芥子各三两 生甘草 薏苡各五两水煎服二剂即愈。
96.臁疮：有人腿脚浮肿破烂十余年不愈。后用生黄豆将口漱净。自行嚼烂敷之数日痊愈。此破烂似臁疮而非臁疮也。
夹纸膏：专治臁疮。方用樟脑三钱 铜绿一钱 用猪油板和药捣烂，以油纸夹之，贴患处，二日翻转，贴四日尽而愈，如四日后脓尚未尽。再换一纸无不愈也。
97.臁疮奇方：白油膏。治臁疮数十年不愈者，数日即可收功，捷如影响。并治秃头疮，坐板疮及一切年久湿疮脓血不止，就不收口等症。此方百发百中神妙非常。乃臁疮第一方也。方用真桐油三两 防风 白芷各一钱半 放油内泡一夜，入铁器内慢火熬枯去药，沥净渣，将油再熬佚欲开时，用鸡蛋一个去壳放油内，炸至深黄色，去蛋不用。再将油用慢火熬，佚油色极明，能照见人发眉。入白蜡六分 黄蜡四分 溶化，赶紧用竹纸十余张乘热浸入油内，一张一放一起冷透火气，须张张隔开，风前吹透，若放在一处，虽数日火气难退。贴上毒气内逼，难以收功。视疮大小，裁纸贴上顷刻脓粘满纸。弃去再换，一日换十余次。数日脓尽肉满生肌。脓尽后不贴，亦可生肌。脓多者黄蜡六分 白蜡四五分。不生肌者白蜡六分 黄蜡五分 不得稍有增减。
98.人面疮：有人生人面疮。眼口能动，能食。一医教以川贝母末与疮口服之，彼即皱眉敛口获愈。此疮生在两膝，亦有生在两手旁者。眼口能动能食，此系冤孽所致。急宜改过诚心忏悔，再用雷丸三钱 轻粉一钱 茯苓一钱 各为细末，敷上即愈，此歧伯天师方也。
99.牛头痈：有人膝上生痈，名牛头痈。肿而痛者是也。方用连须葱头切碎，用糯米饭乘热拌敷。重者五次必消。
100.鹤膝疯：两膝疼痛。名鹤膝疯。风胜则走注作痛。寒胜则如椎刺痛，湿胜则肿屈无力。病在筋则伸不能屈，在骨则移动维艰。久则日肿日大，腿日细痛而无脓，颜色不变成败症矣。宜早治之。方用新鲜白芷酒煮成膏收储瓷瓶。每日取膏二钱，陈酒送服，再取二三钱敷患处，至消乃止。或内服阳和汤。外用大戟甘遂二味研末白蜜调敷。或用白芥子末 调敷亦可。数日即消。此林屋山人密法。又方五圣散：乳香 没药各一两半 地骨皮 无名异各五钱 麝香一分 为末。车前草捣汁，入煮酒调敷患处。有人患此五年。敷至三日全愈。
又方四神煎。生黄芪半斤 远志肉 牛膝各三两 石斛四两 用水十碗煎二碗。再入金银花一两 煎一碗。一气服之。服后觉两腿如火之热。即盖暖睡，汗出如雨。待汗散后，缓缓去被。忌风。一服病去大半。再服除根不论久近皆效。
101.胀而属热，脉实而滑者。廓清饮主之。枳壳二钱 姜朴一钱半 大腹皮一钱 白芥子五七分 茯苓皮三钱 菜菔子三钱 泽泻二钱 陈皮一钱 水煎服。
胀而属七情所致者，宜四七散主。逍遥散亦主之。半夏三钱 茯苓三钱 厚朴二钱 苏叶一钱 生姜三片 水煎服。逍遥散加半夏二钱 生麦芽二钱泄肝气。
胀而属虚者，脉微弱细小喜按摩，二便利气衰言微，宜六君子汤，理中汤及八味丸服之。
单腹胀死症或青年壮健，起于骤然，若心下坚大如盘者，以桂枝去芍药加麻黄 附子 细辛汤。直捣其痰水气血之窠穴。续以枳术丸消导之。
胀而属寒者。胃苓散主之。兼小便不利者。四苓散以蒜为丸主之。
102.拘挛：有人腿足肿痛拘挛，方用威灵仙 牛膝 二味各等分为丸，空心用水服数十丸。或加酒服更好，忌服茶，久服其病若失。。
103.酒风：酒风脚，此病发时腿足肿痛难忍，因饮酒过多所致。百治不效。未用绍兴老酒四两 松针即松毛一两共捣烂加顶好烧酒拌入炒热服之。用布包紧。冷则炒热再敷日夜不断。敷至痛止乃已。一料只能敷三次 。轻者五料重者十料。断根永不复发。屡试如神。又方：再用苍术煎酒服，即时能行甚效。
104.脚气：脚气肿痛，此症始于受湿，以及酒色劳伤。外感风寒暑热，忽然手脚发冷发热，其气从脚下而起，上冲心腹作痛。或头痛身痛，或胀闷，或呕吐，或昏迷，或大便闭塞，或两足胫红肿，寒热如伤寒状，从此或一月一发，渐渐四肢挛缩。转筋脚膝肿大，此为脚气。非中风寒也，若以中风伤寒治之，则为害匪浅。
外治法方用白丸二两 地浆水十大碗，新杉木四大片煎六七滚，用杉木桶盛一半浸脚。留一半徐徐添入。上用衣被围身，使略有微汗。洗完随饮薄粥。再洗加硫磺三钱无不愈矣。
105.脚气冲心：脚气冲心方用木瓜 槟榔 各二钱半 吴茱萸一钱半 水煎服。再用黑豆一茶杯 甘草三钱 煎浓汁服更妙。又方用黄芪五钱水煎服二剂断根。
70. Qi Distension (Qi-type abdominal distension): The diagnostic method is to press the abdomen; if it rises immediately upon release, it is Qi distension. The prescription uses one male pig stomach, cleaned of viscera, stuffed with one large toad, one tael of Amomum villosum (Sha Ren, 砂仁) ground into powder, half a strip of old Luffa cylindrica (Si Gua Jin, 丝瓜筋), a piece of broken drum skin the size of a palm, and one tael of Vitex negundo var. heterophylla (Zi Bei Fu Ping, 紫背浮萍) roasted until scorched. Sew it tightly with hemp thread, place it in a new clay pot, add water, and simmer until soft using mulberry wood fire. Skim off the floating oil, then boil according to the previous method for treating Water Distension (Shui Gu, 水臌). After boiling, remove the medicinal residues. Wash the pig stomach clean, slice it with a bamboo knife, and return it to the original broth. Add Zhen Zi You Hou Po (Thickbark Magnolia Bark processed with purple oil), Tai Wu (Wu Yao, 乌药) each at five qian, Ji Xin Bing Lang (Areca Seed), Da Fu Pi (Areca Peel), Zhen Chen Xiang (Agarwood), and Zhi Qiao (Aurantium Fructus stir-fried with vinegar) each at three qian, Yuan Hua (Genkwa Flos stir-fried with vinegar), Hong Ya Da Ji (Euphorbia lathyris wrapped in bread and roasted), and Shang Mei Pian (Borneol ground fine), Gan Sui (Kansui Root wrapped in bread and roasted) each at two qian. Simmer again over moderate heat for several boils. The original juice should be about one large soup bowl. Remove all medicinal residues. Divide the pig stomach and broth into two or three doses. Chen Xiang (Agarwood) and Mei Pian (Borneol) should not be exposed to direct heat; mix them into the pig stomach just before taking. The efficacy is indicated by the discharge of white foam in the stool, after which the distension subsides. Strictly avoid salt and soy sauce for 120 days. After this period, salt may be reintroduced, continuing the same prescription. This is the premier miraculous formula for Qi distension and must not be neglected. Additionally, using two taels of Raphanus sativus (Luobo Zi, 萝卜子) ground into powder and one tael of Amomum villosum (Sha Ren, 砂仁), taken with rice water, yields miraculous results.
71. Blood Distension (Xue Gu, 血臌): The diagnostic signs are an overall dark blackish color of the body and purple spots within the skin. Use one male pig stomach, cleaned of viscera, stuffed with one tael of Rubia cordifolia (Qian Cao, 茜草), four taels of male chicken droppings roasted until scorched, one tael of Vitex negundo var. heterophylla (Zi Bei Fu Ping, 紫背浮萍), and half a strip of old Luffa cylindrica (Si Gua Jin, 丝瓜筋). Place all herbs inside the stomach, sew tightly with hemp thread, and boil according to the previous method for Water Distension. After boiling, remove the medicinal residues. Slice the stomach. Return it to the original broth, adding Leeches (Ma Huang, 蚂蝗) roasted until charred on the outside but raw inside, and Drynaria rhizome (Gan Xi, 干漆) calcined until smoke ceases, each at three taels; Blatta orientalis (Mang Chong, 虻虫) stir-fried, Rhodochrosite (Hua Rui Shi, 花蕊石) ground into powder, and Dragon's Blood (Xue Jie, 血竭) each at three qian; Safflower (Hong Hua, 红花) and Dalbergia odorifera (Xiang Luo, 降香) each at five qian; Kansui Root (Gan Sui, 甘遂), Euphorbia pekinensis (Mian Da Ji, 绵大戟) wrapped in bread and roasted, and Genkwa Flos (Yuan Hua, 芫花) stir-fried with vinegar each at two qian. Boil according to the previous moderate heat method, remove residues, eat the stomach and drink the broth, divided into two or three doses. The efficacy is indicated by the discharge of black water in the stool several times, after which the distension naturally subsides. Strictly avoid salt and soy sauce for 120 days. After this period, salt may be reintroduced, continuing the same prescription. This is the premier miraculous formula for Blood Distension and must not be neglected. Leeches are indispensable in this formula. After recovery, detoxify by following the method of consuming leeches.
72. Ten Types of Edema: 1. Clear Water Edema: Swelling starts from the left and right ribs, rooted in the Liver. Genkwa Flos (Yuan Hua, 芫花) is the sovereign herb. 2. Red Water Edema: Swelling starts from the root of the tongue, rooted in the Heart. Descurainia sophia seeds (Ting Li Zi, 葶苈子) are the sovereign herb. 3. Yellow Water Edema: Swelling starts from the waist and abdomen, rooted in the Spleen. Stir-fried Kansui Root (Gan Sui, 甘遂) is the sovereign herb. 4. White Water Edema: Swelling starts from the feet, rooted in the Lung. Morus alba root bark (Sang Bai Pi, 桑白皮) is the sovereign herb. 5. Black Water Edema: Swelling starts from the scrotal cysts, rooted in the Kidney. Forsythia suspensa (Lian Qiao, 连翘) is the sovereign herb. 6. Dark Water Edema: Swelling starts from the face, rooted in the external kidneys. Genkwa Flos (Yuan Hua, 芫花) stir-fried with vinegar is the sovereign herb. 7. Wind Water Edema: Swelling starts from the limbs, rooted in the bones. Alisma orientale (Ze Xie, 泽泻) is the sovereign herb. 8. Stone Water Edema: Swelling starts from the kidneys, rooted in the Bladder. Ligusticum sinense (Gao Ben, 藁本) is the sovereign herb. 9. High Water Edema: Swelling starts from the lower abdomen, rooted in the Small Intestine. Croton tiglium (Ba Dou, 巴豆) is the sovereign herb. 10. Various Waters: Fluctuating in severity, rooted in the abdomen. Red adzuki beans (Hong Fan Dou, 红饭豆) are the sovereign herb. These ten types of swelling diseases each have their own roots. Observing the roots of the ten swellings, besides doubling the dose of the sovereign herb, grind the remaining nine herbs (the aforementioned herbs) in equal parts into powder, form honey pills the size of wu zi (Cocculus trilobus seeds), and swallow with decoction of Poria cocos (Fu Ling, 茯苓) prepared with red fungus. Take three pills at any time. Three times daily. After recovery, use Cinnamomum cassia (Rou Gui, 肉桂), Zingiber officinale (Gan Jiang, 干姜), Myristica fragrans (Rou Dou Kou, 肉豆蔻), Poria cocos (Chi Fu Ling, 赤茯苓), Curcuma zedoaria (E Zhu, 莪术) stir-fried with vinegar, Ligusticum chuanxiong (Chuan Xiong, 川芎), and Platycodon grandiflorus (Jie Geng, 桔梗) in equal parts, ground into powder. Take three qian each time, fasting with warm boiled water, once in the morning, noon, and evening. It is infallible and extremely effective.
73. Edema: An eleven-year-old boy suffered from edema of the hands, feet, arms, legs, fingers, face, and whole body. After several days, he became increasingly heavy, short of breath, and insomniac. Use one Citrus reticulata 'Dahongpao' (Huang Pi Gan Zi, 黄皮柑子) cooked with two jin of sweet fermented rice wine until dry like paste. Remove the pit, consume the fruit and wine together. He recovered after two doses. This is an empirical formula from Linwu Shanren.
74. Louse Syndrome: A person who ate lice developed Louse Syndrome. Use one old comb and one old hairpick, each broken in half. Roast one half of each to ash and grind into powder. Boil the other half in water to make a decoction. Mix the powder with the decoction and take orally. The lice will be expelled. This is from Sun Simiao's *Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold*.
75. Snake Syndrome: A person suffered from dysphagia and inability to eat. Hua Tuo diagnosed it as Snake Syndrome. Use garlic juice soaked in vinegar (aged is better). Drink two to three bowls and consume plenty of garlic. He later vomited a snake and recovered.
76. Parasitic Disease: Symptoms include sallow and emaciated complexion, reduced appetite, abdominal pain during attacks, and vomiting clear fluid. Use one tael of Areca Seed (Bing Lang, 槟榔) and five qian of Aucklandia root (Mu Xiang, 木香), ground into very fine powder. Adults take five qian per dose, children three qian, mixed with boiled water. Tapeworms (Cun Bai Chong, 寸白虫) will be expelled in the stool. First, roast the medicine until fragrant and let the patient smell it, then administer the medicine. It is invariably effective. Administration is most effective on the first day of the lunar month. Severe cases recover after two or three doses.
77. Acid Regurgitation: A person had sounds and pain in the left hypochondrium, frequent acid regurgitation, occurring once every few days. During summer, he sweated on the right side but not the left. He habitually leaned to the left when writing or working, drank alcohol at night, slept on his left side, and food sensation dropped to the left side. Despite various treatments over twenty years, he did not recover. Later, use one jin of Atractylodes lancea (Cang Zhu, 苍术), soaked in rice water for three days, peeled and ground into powder. Five qian of Sesame (Zhi Ma, 芝麻) crushed with two qian of water to extract juice. Fifty dates (Da Zao, 大枣), pitted and peeled, are pounded together with the above to form pills the size of wu zi. Take fifty pills fasting with warm water daily, gradually increasing to one hundred pills. Avoid persimmons, plums, and sparrow meat. Recovery occurs after three months. If feeling dry and hot initially, take with Gardenia jasminoides (Zhi Zi, 栀子) decoction; long-term use eliminates dryness.
Another case: A widow with acid regurgitation was cured by Inula Flower and Hematite Decoction (Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Shi Tang, 旋覆代赭石汤).
78. Back Carbuncle: Back carbuncle is a severe type of abscess because the lesion often faces the heart, lungs, or umbilicus. A man's mother suffered from a back abscess unresponsive to many treatments. She dreamed of Lü Dongbin transmitting a formula, which cured her. Use five Trichosanthes kirilowii fruits (Gua Lou, 瓜蒌), taking the seeds and removing shells. Five pieces of true Frankincense (Ru Xiang, 乳香) the size of dates. Grind into fine powder. Boil one jin of white honey into a paste. Take three qian each time, dissolved in warm yellow wine. Externally, crush Golden Flower Victory Grass (Jin Hua Jie Bao Cao, 金花捷报草) with honey and apply to the lesion. Alternatively, burn cow dung until charred, mix with sesame oil, and apply. Both methods work.
79. Lower Back Pain: People generally believe lower back pain is a kidney disease, but it is actually due to Spleen dampness. The sensation is like carrying a heavy weight. The method is to eliminate dampness from the waist and umbilicus, and the pain will disappear. Use two taels of Atractylodes macrocephala (Bai Zhu, 白术) and one and a half taels of Coix seed (Yi Yi Ren, 薏苡仁). Decoct three bowls of water to one bowl. Drink in one go. One dose eliminates the illness. Usually, two doses suffice. This formula treats the kidney by not directly targeting it.
Another case: A person with chronic cold-damp pain in the lower back and legs. Use Angelica sinensis (Dang Gui, 当归), Prepared Rehmannia (Shu Di, 熟地), White Peony Root (Bai Shao, 白芍), Achyranthes bidentata (Niu Xi, 牛膝), Dendrobium (Shi Hu, 石斛), and Poria (Fu Ling, 茯苓) each at one qian; Ligusticum chuanxiong (Chuan Xiong, 川芎), Quince (Mu Gua, 木瓜), Cinnamon twig (Rou Gui, 肉桂), Saposhnikovia divaricata (Fang Feng, 防风), and Angelica pubescens (Du Huo, 独活) each at five fen; Costus root (Mu Xiang, 木香) and Honey-fried Licorice (Zhi Gan Cao, 炙草) each at three fen. Add one slice of ginger, decoct in water, mix with wine, and take. Effective even for chronic cases.
Another general formula for lower back pain: Use Angelica sinensis (Dang Gui, 当归), Safflower (Hong Hua, 红花), and Achyranthes bidentata (Niu Xi, 牛膝) each at one qian; Clematis chinensis (Wei Ling Xian, 威灵仙) five fen; Raw Peach Kernel (Sheng Tao Ren, 生桃仁) seven grains. Decoct one bowl of water. Add one bowl of aged yellow wine and take. Recovers immediately. Another formula: Burn bean pod shell to ash, mix with wine, and take. Extremely effective.
80. Spinal Pain: Men and women with stabbing lower back pain, swollen and dark face, deficient qi and blood, falling hair, withered teeth, excessive saliva and phlegm, unable to walk due to spinal pain. Use four taels of Deer Antler Scrapings (Lu Jiao Xie, 鹿角屑) stir-fried until yellow, ground into powder, taken with wine, two qian per dose. Adding Achyranthes bidentata (Niu Xi, 牛膝) as pills is more effective. Then use Seven-Processed Solid Fat Pills (Qi Zhi Gu Zhi Wan, 七制固脂丸) to cure the root.
81. Urinary Distension: A person with rigid and distended penis. Use two taels of Licorice tip (Gan Cao Shao, 甘草稍) and half a sheng of Black Soybean (Hei Dou, 黑豆). Decoct into thick liquid and take.
82. Premature Ejaculation: A person with easy erection and immediate ejaculation upon intercourse, unresponsive to many treatments. The doctor used eleven large earthworms (Qu Shan, 曲蟮), preferably from leek fields. Cut open, wash in running water. Crush with leek juice, mix with boiling wine, and take. Once daily. After several days, endurance improves and conception is possible.
83. Persistent Erection: A person with persistent erection and spontaneous seminal emission, named Persistent Erection (Qiang Zhong, 强中). It is excess heat due to yang hyperactivity. If not treated urgently, a severe carbuncle will develop, difficult to treat. Use Raw Rehmannia (Sheng Di, 生地), Anemarrhena (Zhi Mu, 知母), Dragon Bone (Long Gu, 龙骨), Rhubarb (Da Huang, 大黄), and Aurantium Fructus (Zhi Qiao, 枳壳) each at one qian. Decoct in water and take. For those with weak stomach and poor appetite, use Phellodendron (Huang Bai, 黄柏), Licorice (Gan Cao, 甘草), and Amomum villosum (Sha Ren, 砂仁) each at one qian, decocted in water.
84. Constriction Swelling: A child's glans was tied with hair, causing sudden closure of qi, swelling, and no remedy. Placing the child in cold water immediately reduced the swelling. Removing the hair cured him.
85. Entanglement Swelling: A child's penis was entangled by flying silk, causing severe pain and swelling. Use two taels of Clematis chinensis (Wei Ling Xian, 威灵仙), decoct into thick liquid, soak and wash. Recovers immediately.
86. Chancre: A person had sores on the glans, named Chancre (Xia Gan, 下疳). Use one tael of Calamine (Lu Gan Shi, 炉甘石), calcined and vinegar-treated five times. Three qian of Child's Finger (Er Cha, 儿茶). Grind into powder, mix with sesame oil, and apply. Cures immediately.
Another case: A famous doctor advised burning menstrual cloth of a woman to ash, cool it, mix with sesame oil, and apply. Infallible. Adding a small amount of Borneol (Bing Pian, 冰片) is even better.
Another formula: First wash with decoction of Licorice (Gan Cao, 甘草), Honeysuckle (Yin Hua, 银花), and Scallion head (Cong Tou, 葱头). Burn one raw olive pit until charred, add one fen of Borneol (Bing Pian, 冰片) on top, grind into fine powder, mix with sesame oil, and apply. Even if foul-smelling, it cures immediately. Proven repeatedly.
87. Hematochezia: A person with hematochezia, critical condition, unresponsive to many medicines. Use a large handful of Vigna angularis leaves (Can Dou Ye, 蚕豆叶), crush, mix with hot wine, strain, and drink one bowl. Recovers after two or three doses.
Another case: Hematochezia named Intestinal Red (Chang Hong, 肠红) or Intestinal Wind (Chang Feng, 肠风). Use eight cun of pig tail intestine, washed thoroughly. Stuff with Lotus seed (Lian Rou, 莲肉) without removing the core but keeping the skin. Tie both ends with thread. Cook until very soft. Take the lotus seed with a little salt, eat two to three times daily. Bleeding stops within two days, and appetite increases. Eating the intestine is optional. Continue eating for seven days. Also take Guipi Pill (Gui Pi Tang, 归脾汤) as pills daily to cure the root. Someone with years of bleeding, recurring despite treatment, never recurs after this formula. Truly a miraculous formula.
Another simple good formula: Grind Hawthorn flesh (Shan Zha Rou, 山楂肉) into powder, take with Mugwort leaf (Ai Ye, 艾叶) decoction. Cures instantly. Or crush Water Chestnut (Bo Qi, 荸荠) to get two cups of juice, mix with good wine, and take. Recovers in a few days. Another formula: Chew finely two taels of Black Sesame (Hei Zhi Ma, 黑芝麻), eat several times daily. After several months, not only does bleeding stop permanently, but it also tonifies the kidney and benefits essence.
88. Diarrhea: Use Plantago seed (Che Qian Zi, 车前子), True Chinese Yam (Zhen Shan Yao, 真山药), and True Poria (Zhen Fu Ling, 真茯苓) each at two taels, Honey-fried Licorice (Zhi Gan Cao, 炙草) six qian. Take three qian per dose, delivered with aged rice soup or Mume (Wu Mei, 乌梅) soup. This is a miraculous formula.
Another formula: Use Atractylodes macrocephala (Bai Zhu, 白术) one tael, Plantago seed (Che Qian Zi, 车前子) five qian. Decoct and take. Stops immediately. This is a water-dividing miraculous formula.
89. Intestinal Dysentery: Dysentery starting with red then white stool is named Intestinal Dysentery (Chang Gu, 肠蛊). Use two taels of Huai Niu Xi (Huai Niu Xi, 淮牛膝), crushed. Soak in one jin of wine. Drink one or two cups, three times daily. Extremely effective. Adding Sophora flavescens (Ku Shen, 苦参) is even better.
90. Red Dysentery: Unstopping red dysentery. Use one Salt Plum (Yan Mei, 盐梅), one qian of Picrorhiza (Hu Huang Lian, 胡黄连), one qian of Hearth Earth (Zao Xia Tu, 灶下土). Grind into powder, take with tea water. Or use Salt Plum alone with good vinegar. Someone with bloody dysentery for over a hundred days recovered using this.
Another formula: Crush Purslane (Ma Chi Xian, 马齿苋) to get half a cup of juice, mix with half a cup of honey, take warm fasting. Someone with years of red dysentery recovered immediately. Adding Honeysuckle (Jin Yin Hua, 金银花) and Sanguisorba (Di Yu, 地榆) is excellent.
91. Dysentery: A person over fifty suffered from dysentery and abdominal pain, nearly dying. Coffins were prepared. Finally, use three qian of Corydalis yanhusuo powder (Yuan Hu Suo, 元胡索), mixed with wine. Recovered. Adding Kudzu root of Sophora (Shan Dou Gen, 山豆根) is even better.
92. Tenesmus: A person with urgent need to defecate but difficulty passing (Tenesmus). Use one qian of Magnolia bark (Hou Po, 厚朴), decoct in water, mix with eight fen of Areca Seed (Bing Lang, 槟榔) powder. Take. Miraculous effect.
93. Lockjaw Dysentery: For lockjaw dysentery, grind Evodia fruit (Wu Zhu Yu, 吴茱萸) into powder, mix with vinegar, apply to the soles of the feet to guide heat downward. Effective immediately.
Another formula: Mix one fen of Musk (She Xiang, 麝香) with Field Snail (Tian Luo, 田螺), including shell, crush, and apply to the umbilicus.
Another formula: Use Stir-fried Medicated Leaven (Chao Shen Qu, 炒神曲), Hawthorn (Shan Zha, 山楂), and White Rock Sugar (Bai Sha Tang, 白沙糖) each at two taels; Coptis chinensis (Chuan Lian, 川连) one qian steamed separately; True Mume (Zhen Wu Mei, 真乌梅) three; Licorice (Gan Cao, 甘草) five fen; Lychee meat (Li Zhi Rou, 荔枝肉) seven. Decoct in three large bowls of water, take warm. Vomiting and drinking simultaneously stimulates appetite and stops dysentery. This formula has saved countless lives; do not neglect it.
94. Chronic Dysentery: A person with chronic dysentery unresponsive to treatment. Advised to eat salted fish fried in sesame oil several times. Very effective. This formula is strange and verified, though its mechanism is unknown.
95. Foot Tumor: A person had a tumor on the foot the size of a dou. Prick a small hole with a needle. Apply powder of Borax (Peng Sha, 硼砂), Borneol (Bing Pian, 冰片) each one fen, and Calomel (Qing Fen, 轻粉) half fen. Apply until toxic fluid drains completely. Concurrently, decoct Astragalus (Huang Qi, 黄芪) and White Mustard Seed (Bai Jie Zi) each three taels, Raw Licorice (Sheng Gan Cao, 生甘草) and Coix seed (Yi Yi Ren, 薏苡) each five taels in water. Take two doses. Recovers immediately.
96. Leg Ulcer: A person had leg and foot edema and ulceration for over ten years unresponsive to treatment. Later, rinse the mouth with raw soybeans, chew them well, and apply to the lesion. Recovers in a few days. This ulcer resembles Leg Ulcer (Lan Chuang, 臁疮) but is not exactly it.
Paper Paste (Jia Zhi Gao, 夹纸膏): Specifically for Leg Ulcer. Use three qian of Camphor (Zhang Nao, 樟脑) and one qian of Verdigris (Tong Lv, 铜绿). Mix with lard, pound into paste, sandwich between oil paper, and apply to the lesion. Flip every two days, apply for four days until healed. If pus remains after four days, change to another paper. All heal.
97. Miraculous Formula for Leg Ulcer: White Oil Ointment. Cures Leg Ulcer unresponsive for decades in a few days, swift as an echo. Also treats bald head sores, sitting board sores, and all chronic wet sores with non-healing pus and blood. Infallible and miraculous. The premier formula for Leg Ulcer. Use three taels of True Tung Oil (Zhen Tong You, 真桐油). Soak one and a half qian each of Saposhnikovia divaricata (Fang Feng, 防风) and Angelica dahurica (Bai Zhi, 白芷) in the oil overnight. Slowly boil in an iron vessel until herbs are burnt, remove herbs, filter dregs. Boil oil again until bubbling. Crack one egg into the oil, fry until deep yellow, remove egg. Boil oil slowly until clear enough to reflect hair and eyebrows. Add six fen of White Beeswax (Bai La, 白蜡) and four fen of Yellow Beeswax (Huang La, 黄蜡), melt. Quickly immerse over ten sheets of bamboo paper into the hot oil, one by one, lifting and cooling to dissipate fire energy. Separate sheets, blow dry in wind. If stacked, fire energy persists for days, causing internal toxicity hindering healing. Cut paper to fit the sore, apply. Pus adheres to paper quickly. Discard and replace, changing over ten times a day. In a few days, pus clears, flesh fills, and granulation occurs. Even without application after pus clears, granulation continues. For abundant pus: six fen Yellow Beeswax, four to five fen White Beeswax. For poor granulation: six fen White Beeswax, five fen Yellow Beeswax. Do not alter amounts slightly.
98. Human-Faced Sore: A person had a human-faced sore. Eyes and mouth could move, and it could eat. A doctor advised feeding the sore powder of Fritillaria cirrhosa (Chuan Bei Mu, 川贝母). The sore frowned and closed its mouth, curing the condition. This sore appears on knees or beside hands. Moving eyes/mouth and eating indicate karmic retribution. Repent sincerely and reform. Then use three qian of Omphalia lapidescens (Lei Wan, 雷丸), one qian of Calomel (Qing Fen, 轻粉), one qian of Poria (Fu Ling, 茯苓), grind into fine powder, and apply. Cures immediately. This is a formula from Disk-Bearer Tian Shi (Qibo).
99. Ox-Head Carbuncle: A person had a carbuncle on the knee, named Ox-Head Carbuncle. Swollen and painful. Use green onion heads with roots, chopped. Mix with hot glutinous rice paste and apply. Severe cases resolve in five applications.
100. Crane-Knee Wind: Pain in both knees, named Crane-Knee Wind (He Xi Feng, 鹤膝疯). Wind dominance causes wandering pain. Cold dominance causes hammer-like stabbing pain. Dampness dominance causes swelling and weakness. Pathogen in tendons prevents flexion; in bones, movement is difficult. Long-term leads to increasing swelling, thinning legs, pain without pus, and color changes, becoming a terminal stage. Treat early. Use fresh Angelica dahurica (Bai Zhi, 白芷) boiled in wine into a paste, store in porcelain. Take two qian daily with aged wine, apply two to three qian externally to the lesion until resolved. Or internally take Yang He Decoction (Yang He Tang, 阳和汤). Externally grind Euphorbia (Da Ji, 大戟) and Kansui Root (Gan Sui, 甘遂) into powder, mix with white honey, and apply. Or use White Mustard Seed (Bai Jie Zi, 白芥子) powder. Resolves in a few days. This is Linwu Shanren's secret method. Another formula: Five Saints Powder (Wu Sheng San, 五圣散). Frankincense (Ru Xiang, 乳香) and Myrrh (Mo Yao, 没药) each one and a half taels; Lycium bark (Di Gu Pi, 地骨皮) and Magnetite (Wu Ming Yi, 无名异) each five qian; Musk (She Xiang, 麝香) one fen. Grind into powder. Crush Plantago herb (Che Qian Cao, 车前草) to juice, mix with boiled wine, and apply. Someone with five-year history healed in three days.
Another formula: Four Spirits Decoction (Si Shen Jian, 四神煎). Half jin of Raw Astragalus (Sheng Huang Qi, 生黄芪), three taels each of Polygala root (Yuan Zhi Rou, 远志肉) and Achyranthes bidentata (Niu Xi, 牛膝), four taels of Dendrobium (Shi Hu, 石斛). Decoct ten bowls of water to two bowls. Add one tael of Honeysuckle (Jin Yin Hua, 金银花), decoct to one bowl. Drink in one go. After taking, legs feel hot like fire. Cover warmly and sleep, sweating profusely. After sweat dissipates, slowly remove covers. Avoid wind. One dose reduces illness by half. Second dose cures the root, effective regardless of duration.
101. Distension due to Heat, with solid and slippery pulse: Governed by Qing Re Decoction (Kuo Qing Yin, 廓清饮). Aurantium Fructus (Zhi Qiao, 枳壳) two qian, Ginger-processed Magnolia Bark (Jiang Pu, 姜朴) one and a half qian, Areca Peel (Da Fu Pi, 大腹皮) one qian, White Mustard Seed (Bai Jie Zi, 白芥子) five to seven fen, Poria cocos peel (Fu Ling Pi, 茯苓皮) three qian, Radish seed (Lai Fu Zi, 莱菔子) three qian, Alisma (Ze Xie, 泽泻) two qian, Tangerine Peel (Chen Pi, 陈皮) one qian. Decoct in water and take.
Distension due to Seven Emotions: Governed by Si Qi San (Si Qi San, 四七散). Xiao Yao San (Xiao Yao San, 逍遥散) also applicable. Pinellia ternata (Ban Xia, 半夏) three qian, Poria (Fu Ling, 茯苓) three qian, Magnolia Bark (Hou Po, 厚朴) two qian, Perilla Leaf (Su Ye, 苏叶) one qian, Ginger (Sheng Jiang, 生姜) three slices. Decoct in water and take. Xiao Yao San plus Pinellia (Ban Xia, 半夏) two qian and Raw Barley Sprout (Sheng Mai Ya, 生麦芽) two qian to drain Liver qi.
Distension due to Deficiency, with weak, minute, small pulse, preference for massage, normal urination/defecation but weak qi and voice: Governed by Liu Jun Zi Tang (Liu Jun Zi Tang, 六君子汤), Li Zhong Tang (Li Zhong Tang, 理中汤), and Ba Wei Wan (Ba Wei Wan, 八味丸).
Single Abdominal Distension (fatal sign) or sudden onset in robust youth, with hardness below heart like a plate: Use Guizhi Decoction minus Peony added with Ephedra (Mahuang, 麻黄), Aconite (Fuzi, 附子), and Asarum (Xixin, 细辛) Decoction. Directly attack the nest of phlegm, water, qi, and blood. Follow with Atractylodes and Aurantium Pill (Zhi Zhu Wan, 枳术丸) to digest and guide out.
Distension due to Cold: Governed by Wei Ling San (Wei Ling San, 胃苓散). With concurrent difficulty in urination: Si Ling San (Si Ling San, 四苓散) formed into pills with garlic.
102. Contracture: A person with swollen, painful, and contracted legs and feet. Use Clematis chinensis (Wei Ling Xian, 威灵仙) and Achyranthes bidentata (Niu Xi, 牛膝) in equal parts, form pills, take dozens fasting with water. Taking with wine is better. Avoid tea. Long-term use eliminates the illness.
103. Wine Wind: Wine Wind Foot. Legs and feet swell and hurt unbearably during attacks due to excessive drinking. Unresponsive to many treatments. Use four liang of Shaoxing aged wine, one liang of Pine needles (Song Zhen, 松针). Pound together, mix with best distilled liquor, stir-fry hot, and take. Wrap tightly with cloth. When cold, stir-fry hot and reapply continuously day and night. Stop when pain ceases. One batch applies three times. Mild cases five batches, severe ten batches. Cures root, never recurs. Proven repeatedly. Another formula: Decoct Atractylodes (Cang Zhu, 苍术) in wine and take. Enables walking immediately, very effective.
104. Beriberi: Beriberi swelling and pain starts from dampness, alcohol, sexual excess, and labor injury. External contraction of wind, cold, summerheat, or heat causes sudden cold/fever in hands and feet. Qi rises from feet to heart and abdomen causing pain. Or headache, body pain, distension, vomiting, coma, constipation, or red/swollen calves, chills/fever like Cold Damage. From then on, attacks monthly, gradually leading to limb contracture, muscle twitching, swollen ankles/knees. This is Beriberi, not Wind-Cold. Treating as Wind-Cold causes great harm.
External treatment: Use Bai Wan (Bai Wan, 白丸) two taels, ten bowls of Earth Slurry (Di Jiang Shui, 地浆水), four large pieces of new Cedar wood. Boil six or seven times. Pour half into cedar bucket, soak feet. Keep half to add slowly. Cover body with clothes/quilt to induce slight sweat. Drink thin porridge after washing. Add three qian of Sulfur (Liu Huang, 硫磺) for next wash. All heal.
105. Beriberi Rushing to Heart: For Beriberi Rushing to Heart, use Quince (Mu Gua, 木瓜) and Areca Seed (Bing Lang, 槟榔) each two and a half qian, Evodia fruit (Wu Zhu Yu, 吴茱萸) one and a half qian. Decoct in water and take. Also, one teacup of Black Soybean (Hei Dou, 黑豆) and three qian of Licorice (Gan Cao, 甘草), decoct into thick liquid and take. Better. Another formula: Five qian of Astragalus (Huang Qi, 黄芪), decoct in water, take two doses to cure root.