阳明经病，目痛、鼻干、唇焦、漱水不欲咽，脉长，此阳明本经证，其经去太阳不远，
亦有头痛发热，宜用葛根汤解肌，不可误认为腑病，而用清凉攻下之法。
葛根（二钱） 升麻 秦艽 荆芥 赤芍（各一钱） 苏叶 白芷（各八分） 甘草（五分） 生姜（二片）
上水煎服。
若无汗而口渴者，加知母；自汗而口渴者，加石膏、人参，凡阳明证，口渴之甚，即为
入腑，故加入清凉之药；若自汗而口不渴者，乃阳明经中风，去苏叶，加桂枝；若春夏之交
惟恐夹杂温暑之邪，不便用桂，加白术一钱五分。
问曰∶目痛、鼻干，何以知邪在阳明经也？答曰∶目鼻者，足阳明胃所布之经络也。经
云∶阳明之脉，起于鼻，交额中，旁纳太阳之脉，连目 ，下循鼻外，入上齿中，挟口环唇
邪气传之，则目痛、鼻干。至于他经，各行其道，何目痛、鼻干之有？
问曰∶唇焦、漱水不欲咽，何以知邪在阳明经也？答曰∶唇者，阳明经所过之地也。今
唇焦思漱水以润之，是知邪在阳明经络中，然不欲咽者，则知本腑无热，表病而里和也。又
问曰∶表证既除，里证已见，或亦有漱水而不咽者，治法从表乎？从里乎？答曰∶既无表证，
里必有热，热则能消水，漱当咽下，若不咽者，是内有瘀血也。何以知之？外无表证，小腹
硬满而痛，小便自利，大便黑色是也，当用桃仁承气汤攻之。总之腹满而痛，小便不利，是
燥粪也；大便自如，小便不利，此溺涩也。今小便自利，腹中硬痛，其为瘀血明矣。
阳明经病，表现为眼睛疼痛、鼻子干燥、嘴唇焦裂、含水漱口但不想咽下，脉象长，这是阳明本经的证候。因为该经脉距离太阳经不远，所以也会有头痛和发热的症状，适宜使用葛根汤来解除肌表之邪，不可误认为是腑病，而采用清凉攻下的治疗方法。
葛根（二钱） 升麻 秦艽 荆芥 赤芍（各一钱） 苏叶 白芷（各八分） 甘草（五分） 生姜（两片）
以上药材用水煎煮后服用。
如果没有汗且口渴的，加入知母；如果自汗且口渴的，加入石膏、人参，凡是阳明证，如果口渴非常严重，就是邪气传入腑了，所以加入清凉的药物；如果自汗但口不渴的，这是阳明经中风，去掉苏叶，加入桂枝；如果在春夏之交，担心夹杂温暑之邪，不便用桂枝，就加入一钱五分的白术。
问：眼睛疼痛、鼻子干燥，怎么知道邪气在阳明经呢？答：眼睛和鼻子，是足阳明胃经所分布的经络。医经说：阳明的经脉，起于鼻部，交会于额中，旁边纳入太阳经的脉络，连接目内眦，向下沿鼻外侧，进入上齿中，环绕口唇。邪气传变至此，就会出现眼睛疼痛、鼻子干燥的症状。至于其他经络，各自运行其通道，怎么会有眼睛疼痛、鼻子干燥的情况呢？
问：嘴唇焦裂、含水漱口但不想咽下，怎么知道邪气在阳明经呢？答：嘴唇，是阳明经经过的地方。现在嘴唇焦裂想要含水漱口来滋润它，这就知道邪气在阳明经络中，然而不想咽下的原因，就知道本腑没有热邪，是表证而里气调和。又问：表证既然已经消除，里证已经显现，或者也有含水漱口而不咽下的情况，治疗方法是从表论治还是从里论治？答：既然没有表证，体内一定有热，热就能消耗水液，漱口时应当咽下，如果不咽下，是因为体内有瘀血。怎么知道的呢？体外没有表证，小腹坚硬胀满且疼痛，小便通畅，大便颜色黑，这就是瘀血的表现，应当使用桃仁承气汤来攻逐瘀血。总之，腹部胀满且疼痛，小便不通利，这是燥屎结聚；大便正常，小便不通利，这是小便涩滞。现在小便通畅，腹部坚硬疼痛，这显然是瘀血。
Yangming Channel Disease, characterized by eye pain, nasal dryness, chapped lips, rinsing the mouth with water but without desire to swallow, and a long pulse, constitutes the syndrome of the Yangming proper channel. Since this channel is not far from the Taiyang channel, headache and fever may also occur. It is appropriate to use Gegen Tang (Kudzu Decoction) to release the muscle layer. One must not mistakenly identify it as a Fu-organ disease and apply cooling and purgative methods.
Gegen Radix Puerariae Lobatae (2 qian), Shengma Rhizoma Cimicifugae, Qinjiao Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae, Jingjie Fructus Schizonepetae, Chishao Radix Paeoniae Rubra (each 1 qian), Suye Folium Perillae, Baizhi Radix Angelicae Dahuricae (each 8 fen), Gancao Radix Glycyrrhizae (5 fen), Shengjiang Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens (2 slices).
Decoct in water and take orally.
If there is no sweating accompanied by thirst, add Zhimu Rhizoma Anemarrhenae; if spontaneous sweating accompanies thirst, add Shigypsum Fibrosum, Renshen Radix Ginseng. In all Yangming syndromes, severe thirst indicates that the pathogen has entered the Fu-organs; therefore, cooling herbs are added. If there is spontaneous sweating without thirst, it is Wind-stroke of the Yangming channel; remove Suye Folium Perillae and add Guizhi Ramulus Cinnamomi. If treating during the transition between spring and summer, where one fears the complication of Warmth-Heat pathogens, Guizhi Ramulus Cinnamomi should be avoided; instead, add Baizhu Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (1.5 qian).
Question: How do we know the pathogen is in the Yangming channel based on eye pain and nasal dryness? Answer: The eyes and nose are the pathways of the Foot-Yangming Stomach channel. The Classics state: "The Yangming channel originates at the nose, intersects at the vertex, joins laterally with the Taiyang channel, connects to the inner canthus, descends along the lateral side of the nose, enters the upper teeth, and surrounds the lips." When pathogenic factors transmit here, eye pain and nasal dryness occur. Other channels follow their own distinct paths; thus, why would they present with eye pain and nasal dryness?
Question: How do we know the pathogen is in the Yangming channel based on chapped lips and rinsing the mouth with water without desire to swallow? Answer: The lips are the area traversed by the Yangming channel. Currently, the lips are chapped, prompting the desire to rinse with water for moistening; this indicates the pathogen is in the Yangming channel network. However, the lack of desire to swallow indicates that there is no heat in the corresponding Fu-organ, signifying an exterior syndrome with interior harmony. Further Question: If the exterior syndrome has been resolved and interior signs appear, or if there are cases of rinsing the mouth without swallowing, should treatment target the exterior or the interior? Answer: If there is no exterior syndrome, there must be interior heat. Heat consumes fluids, so when rinsing, the water should be swallowed. If it is not swallowed, it is due to intra-abdominal Blood Stasis. How do we know this? Externally, there is no exterior syndrome; internally, there is hardness, fullness, and pain in the lower abdomen, free urination, and black stools. This warrants the use of Tao Ren Cheng Qi Tang (Peach Kernel and Magnolia Bark Decoction) to purge the stasis. In summary, abdominal fullness with pain and inhibited urination indicates Dry Feces; normal defecation with inhibited urination indicates Dysuria. Now, since urination is free and the abdomen is hard and painful, it is clearly Blood Stasis.