酒者。清冽之物。不随浊秽下行。惟喜渗入者也。渗入之区。先从胃入胆。胆为清净之腑。同气相
求也。胆之摄受无几。其次从胃入肠。膀胱渗之而出。其所存之余质。惟胆独当之。是以善饮者。必浅斟缓酌。以俟腹
中之渗。若连飞数杯。倾囊而出耳。酒虽一物。却有数种之不同。辛者能散。苦者能降。甘者缓而居中。淡者能利小便。
善饮之人。先天元阳本浓。所以膀胱能渗。但宜少饮。不宜多用。少则流气活血。多则耗血损神。善饮者又借酒为元
气。戒之则形体必瘦。大抵天地之道无他。中而已矣。且膏粱贫贱。各自有病。富贵之家。多色多酒。不致生病。贫贱
之夫。少饮辄病。近色则损。此其故何也。盖膏粱之人。嗜酒者远色。近色者节饮。而且无奔走负重之劳。经营
谋虑之苦。一有酒色。安寝休息。浓味填补。病从何来。若酒色双有者。亦非美事。至于贫贱不遂之人。经营谋虑劳其
心矣。奔走负重伤其力矣。再有酒色之伤。神气几何。堪如是之斫丧耶。汪颖曰。人知戒早饮。而不知夜饮尤甚。醉饱
就枕。热壅三焦。伤心损目。夜气收敛。酒以发之。乱其清明。劳其脾胃。停湿助火。因而致病者多矣。其有伤于酒者。
治之宜分表里。切恶寒发热。身首俱痛。湿热在经。闭塞本身元气。宜用柴葛解肌汤。发汗以彻皮毛之邪。如谵语烦渴。
人事不清。宜用栝蒌枳实汤。大便不通。脉沉有力者。法当下之。如有小便不利。腿足发热者。酒热积于下焦。宜用加
减柴苓汤。诸书言酒皆云。无形元气受伤。但可发汗。不可妄下。以伤有形阴血。吾观
饮酒之时。非无嘉淆。未饮之前。亦有谷食。不可以前说为拘也。（按酒能乱性又能助湿奈嗜酒
者隐戕其身何不知审慎如是耶）
柴葛解肌汤
羌活 干葛 柴胡 川芎 半夏 枳壳 桔梗 浓朴 山楂 黄芩 山栀 甘草
栝蒌枳实汤
贝母 栝蒌霜 枳实 陈皮 桔梗 白茯 甘草 山栀 黄芩 当归
加半夏更妙。
加减柴苓汤
柴胡 黄芩 半夏 甘草 赤茯 猪苓 泽泻 赤芍 枳壳 浓朴
酒，是一种清冽的液体。它不随着浑浊秽浊之物向下排泄，而喜欢渗透进入体内。其渗透的途径，先从胃进入胆。胆是清净之腑，这是同气相求的缘故。胆所能容纳的酒液很少，其次从胃进入肠，膀胱将其渗透排出体外。所剩下的残余物质，只有胆独自承担。所以善于饮酒的人，一定浅斟慢饮，以等待腹中的渗透吸收。如果连续快速喝下几杯，就像倾囊而出一样迅速。
酒虽然是一种东西，却有几种不同的性质。辛味的能发散，苦味的能降泄，甘味的能缓和且居中，淡味的能通利小便。善于饮酒的人，先天元阳本来浓厚，所以膀胱能够渗透代谢。但只宜少量饮用，不宜多用。少喝可以流通气血，多喝则耗损血液、损伤精神。善于饮酒的人又借助酒来当作元气，如果戒酒，身体形体必然会消瘦。大抵天地的道理没有别的，就在于“中”（适度）罢了。况且富贵与贫贱之人，各自有不同的疾病。富贵人家，多房事、多饮酒，反而不一定生病；贫贱之人，稍微饮酒就会生病，接近女色就会受损。这是什么原因呢？大概是因为富贵之人，嗜酒的远离女色，近女色的节制饮酒，而且没有奔波负重劳累和经营谋虑的痛苦。一旦有了酒色之乐，便安寝休息，用浓味食物填补身体，病从哪里来呢？如果是酒色兼有，也不是好事。至于那些贫贱不得志的人，经营谋虑已经劳损了他们的内心，奔波负重已经损伤了他们的体力，再加上酒色的伤害，神气还能有多少呢？怎么能承受这样的摧残呢？
汪颖说：人们知道戒除早晨饮酒，却不知道夜间饮酒更为严重。醉饱之后立刻躺下睡觉，热气壅塞在三焦，伤心损目。夜间的阳气应当收敛，酒却使其发散，扰乱清明之气，劳损脾胃，停聚湿气、助长火邪，因此致病的人很多。
对于伤酒的治疗，应当区分表证和里证。如果有恶寒发热、头身俱痛的症状，这是湿热在经络，闭塞了本身的元气，适宜使用柴葛解肌汤，通过发汗来祛除皮毛之邪。如果出现谵语、烦躁口渴、神志不清，适宜使用栝蒌枳实汤。如果大便不通、脉象沉而有力，治法应当攻下。如果有小便不利、腿足发热的症状，这是酒热积聚在下焦，适宜使用加减柴苓汤。
各种医书谈到酒都说，酒损伤的是无形的元气，只可发汗，不可妄用攻下法，以免损伤有形的阴血。但我观察饮酒之时，并非没有精美的菜肴，未饮酒之前，也有谷食存在，不能拘泥于前面的说法。（按语：酒能乱性又能助湿，奈何嗜酒者暗中戕害自己的身体，不知道像这样审慎对待呢？）
柴葛解肌汤
羌活 干葛 柴胡 川芎 半夏 枳壳 桔梗 浓朴 山楂 黄芩 山栀 甘草
Jiu (Alcohol) is a clear and crisp substance. It does not descend with turbid filth but prefers to permeate into the body. The area of permeation first enters from the Stomach to the Gallbladder. The Gallbladder is a pure and clear Fu-organ; this is due to the attraction of similar Qi. The capacity of the Gallbladder to receive is small; subsequently, it enters from the Stomach to the Intestines, where the Bladder permeates and excretes it. The remaining residue is borne solely by the Gallbladder. Therefore, those who are skilled in drinking must sip slowly and sparingly, waiting for the permeation within the abdomen. If several cups are consumed rapidly, it is like emptying a purse all at once.
Although Jiu is one substance, it has different properties: pungent ones can disperse, bitter ones can descend, sweet ones moderate and remain central, and bland ones can promote urination. Those skilled in drinking possess strong congenital Yuan-Qi (Primordial Qi), so their Bladder can permeate and metabolize it. However, it should be consumed in small amounts, not excessively. Consumed in moderation, it circulates Qi and invigorates Blood; consumed in excess, it consumes Blood and damages Shen (Spirit). Those skilled in drinking also rely on Jiu as if it were Yuan-Qi; if they abstain, their physical form will inevitably become emaciated. Generally, the Way of Heaven and Earth lies in nothing other than "Zhong" (Moderation). Moreover, the rich and the poor each have their own diseases. Families of wealth and status, indulging in sexual activity and alcohol, may not necessarily fall ill; whereas the poor and lowly fall ill after slight drinking and suffer damage from sexual contact. What is the reason for this? It is likely that those of high status who indulge in alcohol avoid sexual intimacy, and those who engage in sex moderate their alcohol intake. Furthermore, they do not endure the toil of running and carrying heavy loads or the bitterness of business planning and mental worry. Once they have enjoyed alcohol and sex, they rest peacefully and replenish their bodies with rich flavors; how could disease arise? However, having both alcohol and sex is also not a good thing. As for those of humble status who cannot satisfy their desires, business planning and mental worry have exhausted their Heart-Mind, while running and carrying heavy burdens have damaged their physical strength. With the additional injury of alcohol and sex, how much Shen-Qi (Spirit and Vital Energy) can they retain? How can they withstand such destruction?
Wang Ying stated: People know to abstain from morning drinking but do not realize that night drinking is even more severe. Lying down to sleep when drunk and full causes heat to obstruct the San-Jiao (Triple Burner), damaging the Heart and Eyes. Nighttime Qi should converge, but alcohol disperses it, disturbing clarity and exhausting the Spleen and Stomach, leading to dampness retention and fire assistance, thus causing many diseases.
Treatment for Jiu-injury should distinguish between Exterior and Interior patterns. If there are aversion to cold, fever, and pain throughout the body and head, this indicates Damp-Heat in the meridians blocking the native Qi; Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang (Bupleurum and Pueraria Decoction to Resolve the Muscle Layer) should be used to induce sweating and dispel pathogenic factors from the skin and hair. If there is delirium, irritability, thirst, and confusion of consciousness, Gua Lou Zhi Shi Tang (Trichosanthes Fruit and Immature Bitter Orange Decoction) is appropriate. If there is constipation and a deep, forceful pulse, the method should be purgation. If there is difficult urination and heat sensation in the legs and feet, this indicates accumulation of Jiu-Heat in the Lower Jiao; Jia Jian Chai Ling Tang (Modified Bupleurum and Polyporus Decoction) is suitable.
Various texts state that Jiu injures formless Yuan-Qi and can only be treated by inducing sweating, never by reckless purgation, to avoid damaging formless Yin-Blood. However, observing the time of drinking, there are often exquisite dishes, and before drinking, there is grain food. Thus, one cannot rigidly adhere to the previous statement. (Note: Alcohol can disturb nature and assist dampness; why do those addicted to alcohol secretly harm their bodies without exercising such prudence?)
Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang (Bupleurum and Pueraria Decoction to Resolve the Muscle Layer)
Qiang Huo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Gan Ge (Puerariae Radix), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix), Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), Zhi Ke (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus), Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix), Nong Po (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex), Shan Zha (Crataegi Fructus), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Shan Zhi (Gardeniae Fructus), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma).
Gua Lou Zhi Shi Tang (Trichosanthes Fruit and Immature Bitter Orange Decoction)
Bei Mu (Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus), Gua Lou Shuang (Trichosanthis Fructus Pulvis), Zhi Shi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus), Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix), Bai Fu (Poria), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Shan Zhi (Gardeniae Fructus), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix).
Adding Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) is even better.
Jia Jian Chai Ling Tang (Modified Bupleurum and Polyporus Decoction)
Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Chi Fu (Poria cum Rubro), Zhu Ling (Polypori Parasiticum), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Chi Shao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra), Zhi Ke (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus), Nong Po (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex).