(主利。出《素问·气交变大论》)
脾虚风冷,阴盛,糟粕不化,大便黄黑如 溏,或大肠有寒也。
吴茱萸丸 治 溏,泻泄不止,脾虚胃弱,大肠有寒,大便青黑或黄,利下。
吴茱萸(汤洗,炒) 干姜 赤石脂 陈曲(炒熟) 当归(焙) 浓朴(各三钱)
上为末,炼蜜为丸,如桐子大,每服三十丸,温米饮下,空心服。
(主大小肠。出《素问·宣明五气论》)
小腹痛,不得大小便,邪气入客,约而不行,故谷气不得通也。
枳壳丸 主之∶治三焦约,调顺三焦气脉,消痞滞,利胸膈,治风,通大小便。
陈皮(一两) 槟榔(半两) 牵牛(四两,一半生一半熟,捣,取头末一两半,余不
用) 木香(一分) 枳壳(二两)
上为末,炼蜜为丸,如桐子大,每服十五丸,生姜汤下,食后,日三服。
(主胃。出《素问·五脏别论》)
胃寒不受,水谷不化,泻泄,寒之气在上,肠热之气在下,故胀而泄。
妙应丸 主之∶治胃寒肠热,水谷不化,腹胀痞满,泄利不已。
川乌头(去尖,半两) 栀子仁 干姜(生。各一分)
上为末,生姜汁、面糊为九,如桐子大,每服五丸,温酒下,食前,日进二服。
(主胃。出《素问·五脏别论》)
胃热则消谷,善食而饥,奈肠寒,则血凝脉重,小腹疼痛而胀。
青橘皮丸(又云∶前胡木香散亦治饥) 治胃热肠寒,善食而饥,便溺少而腹胀痛,
大便或涩。
青皮 京三棱 黄连 蓬莪术(炮。各一两) 巴豆霜(一分)
上为末,面糊为丸,如绿豆大,每服三丸至九丸,茶、酒下,食后。(少与之,不可多也。)
(Primarily treats diarrhea. From *Suwen: Treatise on the Great Changes of Qi and Earth*)
Spleen deficiency with wind-cold, excessive Yin cold, leading to the failure of food residues to transform; the stool is yellow-black and mushy like loose feces, or it is due to cold in the Large Intestine.
Wuzhuyu Wan (Evodia Pill): Treats diarrhea, unremitting dysentery, Spleen deficiency and Stomach weakness, cold in the Large Intestine, with stools that are blue-black or yellow, accompanied by purging.
Ingredients: Evodiae Fructus (Wuzhuyu) (washed with decoction, stir-fried), Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ganjiang), Halloysit Rubra (Chishizhi), Fermented Saccharomyces (Chenqu) (stir-fried until cooked), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui) (baked), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Noupi) (each 3 qian).
Preparation and administration: Grind the above ingredients into powder, bind with refined honey to make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills each time, administered with warm rice water, on an empty stomach.
(Primarily treats diseases of the Small and Large Intestines. From *Suwen: Treatise on the Manifestation of the Five Qi*)
Pain in the lower abdomen, inability to pass urine or stool; pathogenic factors invade and lodge, constraining and obstructing flow, thus preventing the free passage of grain qi.
Zhike Wan (Bitter Orange Pill): Primarily treats this condition. It addresses the constraint of the Triple Burner, regulates and smooths the qi meridians of the Triple Burner, dissipates痞满 (fullness/stagnation), benefits the chest and diaphragm, treats wind, and unblocks both large and small intestines.
Ingredients: Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi) (1 liang), Arecae Semen (Binglang) (half liang), Plumbaginis Radix (Qianniu) (4 liang, half raw and half stir-fried, pounded to obtain the first extraction powder 1.5 liang, the remainder unused), Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang) (1 fen), Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Zhike) (2 liang).
Preparation and administration: Grind the above ingredients into powder, bind with refined honey to make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 15 pills each time, administered with ginger soup, after meals, three times daily.
(Primarily treats diseases of the Stomach. From *Suwen: Treatise on the Distinctions of the Five Zang Organs*)
Stomach cold prevents reception of food; water and grain fail to transform, leading to dysentery. Cold qi resides above, while heat qi resides in the intestines below, resulting in distension and diarrhea.
Miaoying Wan (Wonderful Response Pill): Primarily treats this condition. It addresses stomach cold and intestinal heat, failure of water and grain to transform, abdominal distension and fullness, and unremitting diarrhea.
Ingredients: Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Chuanwu Tou) (remove tip, half liang), Gardeniae Fructus (Zhizi Ren), Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ganjiang) (raw, each 1 fen).
Preparation and administration: Grind the above ingredients into powder, bind with ginger juice and wheat paste to make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 5 pills each time, administered with warm wine, before meals, twice daily.
(Primarily treats diseases of the Stomach. From *Suwen: Treatise on the Distinctions of the Five Zang Organs*)
Stomach heat promotes digestion, leading to good appetite and frequent hunger; however, intestinal cold causes blood coagulation and heavy pulse vessels, resulting in pain and distension in the lower abdomen.
Qingju Pi Wan (Green Tangerina Peel Pill) (also known as: Qianhu Muxiang San also treats hunger): Addresses stomach heat and intestinal cold, good appetite with frequent hunger, scanty urination, abdominal distension and pain, and occasional constipation or difficult defecation.
Ingredients: Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride (Qingpi), Bupleuri Radix (Jingsanleng), Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian), Curcumae Longae Rhizoma (Peng'e Zhu) (processed, each 1 liang), Croci Fructus (Badoushuang) (1 fen).
Preparation and administration: Grind the above ingredients into powder, bind with wheat paste to make pills the size of mung beans. Take 3 to 9 pills each time, administered with tea or wine, after meals. (Administer in small amounts; do not overdose.)