欧阳文忠公常得暴下国医不能愈夫人云市人有此药三文一帖甚效公曰吾辈脏腑与市人不
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可服夫人使以国医药杂进之一服而愈召卖药者浓遗之求其方乃肯传但用车前子一味为末米饮
下二钱匕云此药利水道而不动气水道利则清浊分谷脏自止矣(良方)
宪宗赐马总治泻痢腹痛方以生姜和皮切碎如粟米用一大盏并草茶相等煎服之丸 二年文
潞公得此疾百药不效而予传此方而愈(同上)
鄂渚有统制王存病痢几年无休无息骨立垂死逢道人令煎四物汤下驻车丸每服一百粒初服
此药减半并服之不数日顿愈(近世养生方)
肉豆蔻刳作瓮子入通明乳香少许复以末塞之不尽即用面和少许裹豆蔻煨焦黄为度三物皆
碾末仍以茶末对烹之(大全集)
半夏今人惟知去痰不言益脾盖能分水故也脾恶湿湿则濡而困困则不能制水经曰湿胜则泻
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子夜数如厕或教以生姜一两碎之半夏汤洗与大枣各三十枚水一升瓷瓶中慢火烧为熟水时时呷
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独异志唐贞观中张宝藏为金吾长上尝因下直归栎阳路逢少年畋猎割鲜野食倚树叹曰张宝
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年七十未尝得一食酒肉如此者可悲哉傍有僧指曰六十日内官登三品何足叹也言讫不见宝藏异
之实时还京师时大宗苦于气痢众医不效即下诏问殿廷左右有能治此疾者当重赏之宝藏曾困
其疾即具疏以乳煎荜茇方上服之立瘥宣下宰臣与五品官魏证难之逾月不进拟上疾复发问左右
曰吾前饮乳煎荜茇有功复命进之一啜又平因思曰尝令与进方人五品官不见除授何也证惧曰
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诏之际未知文武二吏上怒曰治得宰相不妨已授三品官我天子也岂不及汝耶乃厉声曰与三品文
官授鸿胪卿时正六十日矣其方每服用牛乳半升荜茇三钱匕同煎减半空腹顿服(良方)
欧阳修（谥号文忠）经常患急性腹泻，国医都无法治愈。他的夫人说：“市井中有个人卖这种药，三文一帖，非常有效。”欧阳修说：“我们这类人的脏腑与市井百姓不同，不能服用。”夫人便让医生将国家医院开的药物混合一起服用，一次服药后就好了。欧阳修召来卖药的人，厚加馈赠，求取药方，对方才肯传授。只是用车前子一味药研成细末，用米汤送服二钱匕。他说：“此药能通利水道而不耗伤正气，水道通畅则清浊分离，肠胃自然停止泄泻了。”（出自《良方》）
唐宪宗赐给马总治疗泄痢腹痛的方子：用生姜带皮切碎，如粟米大小，用量为一盏，与草茶等量，煎煮后服用。丸药服用两年。（同上）
潞公（文彦博）得了这个病，各种药物都不见效，我传授了这个方子，他痊愈了。（同上）
鄂渚有一位统制官叫王存，患痢疾几年，无休无止，骨瘦如柴，濒临死亡。遇到一位道人，让他煎四物汤，送服驻车丸。每次服用一百粒。起初服用此药后，病情减半，并继续服用，没过几天就完全痊愈了。（出自《近世养生方》）
将肉豆蔻挖空做成瓮状，放入少许通明乳香，再用粉末塞满。如果没塞完，就用面粉和少许水包裹住肉豆蔻，煨至焦黄为止。将这三样东西都碾成粉末，仍以茶末配合烹制服用。（出自《大全集》）
半夏，现在人们只知道它能祛痰，却不说它益脾的原因，是因为它能分利水湿的缘故。脾脏厌恶湿气，湿气重则脾濡润而困顿，困顿则不能制约水液。经书说：“湿气胜则导致泄泻。”有一个男子夜里多次起夜上厕所，有人教他用生姜一两捣碎，半夏用水洗过，大枣各三十枚，加水一升，在瓷瓶中慢火熬成熟水，时时小口饮用，几天就好了。
《独异志》记载：唐贞观年间，张宝藏担任金吾卫长上。曾经因为下班回家经过栎阳路，遇到一个少年在打猎，割下野味就地食用。他倚着树叹息说：“张宝藏年纪七十岁了，还没吃过一顿酒肉，像这样的人真可悲啊！”旁边有位僧人指着他说：“六十天内你将官登三品，有什么可叹的？”说完就不见了。张宝藏对此感到惊异，立刻返回京城。当时太宗正受气痢困扰，众医无效，于是下诏询问殿廷左右，如果有能治愈此病的人，当重赏。张宝藏曾受此病困扰，便详细上书呈献用乳汁煎煮荜茇的方子。服用后立刻痊愈。皇帝下令让宰臣和五品官魏征审议此事，过了一个月也没有进呈。后来疾病复发，太宗问左右侍从：“我之前喝乳煎荜茇有功，再命进献。”一喝又平复了。太宗心想：“曾经命令授予进方人五品官职，怎么不见任命呢？”魏征害怕地说：“奉诏的时候，不知道是文官还是武官。”太宗发怒说：“治好了宰相的病，不妨已经授予三品官职。我是天子，难道还不如你吗？”于是厉声说：“授予三品文官，职位为鸿胪卿。”当时正好是六十天了。该方子每次服用牛乳半升，荜茇三钱匕，同煎至减半，空腹一次性服用。（出自《良方》）
Ouyang Xiu (posthumous title Wenzhong) frequently suffered from acute diarrhea, which the imperial physicians could not cure. His wife said, "A vendor in the market sells this medicine; one packet costs three cash and is very effective." Ouyang Xiu said, "Our internal organs differ from those of common people; we cannot take it." The wife then had the physicians administer their prescribed medicines together, and he recovered after a single dose. Ouyang Xiu summoned the vendor, gave him generous gifts, and requested the prescription, which the vendor finally revealed. It consisted solely of *Baiqianzi* (Plantaginis Semen, 车前子) ground into powder, taken with rice water, two *qianbi* (a traditional unit of measure). He stated, "This medicine promotes urination without depleiting Qi. When the water passages are clear, turbid and clear energies separate, and the intestines and stomach naturally cease diarrhea." (From *Liangfang*)
Emperor Xianzong of Tang bestowed upon Ma Zong a formula for treating dysentery and abdominal pain: Fresh ginger, peeled and chopped like millet grains, one cup, boiled with an equal amount of coarse tea, and taken as a decoction. Pill form was taken for two years. (Same source)
Duke Lu (Wen Yanbo) suffered from this ailment, to which all medicines proved ineffective. I transmitted this formula, and he recovered. (Same source)
In Ezhou, a commander named Wang Cun suffered from dysentery for several years without relief. Emaciated and near death, he met a Daoist priest who instructed him to decoct *Sini Tang* (Four Substances Decoction) and take *Zhuche Wan* (Park-the-Wagon Pill) with it. Each dose consisted of one hundred pills. Initially, taking this medicine reduced his symptoms by half; continuing the treatment led to complete recovery within a few days. (From *Jinshi Yangsheng Fang*)
Hollow out a *Roudoukou* (Myristicae Semen, 肉豆蔻) to resemble a small urn, insert a small amount of *Tongming Ruxiang* (Frankincense, 通明乳香), and fill the remainder with powder. If not completely filled, wrap the nut in dough and bake until scorched yellow. Grind all three ingredients into powder and prepare them with tea powder for consumption. (From *Daquanji*)
*Banxia* (Pinelliae Rhizoma, 半夏): People today only know its ability to resolve phlegm, ignoring its benefit to the Spleen. This is because it separates dampness. The Spleen dislikes dampness; when dampness prevails, the Spleen becomes soggy and sluggish, losing its ability to control fluids. The Classics state, "Excess dampness leads to diarrhea." A young man suffered from frequent nocturia. Someone advised him to crush one *liang* of fresh ginger, wash *Banxia*, and use thirty *Jujubae Fructus* (Ziziphi Jujubae Fructus, 大枣). Boil these in one *sheng* of water in a porcelain bottle over slow fire until ready. Sip frequently. He recovered in a few days.
*Du Yi Zhi* records: During the Zhenguan era of Tang, Zhang Baozhang served as a captain in the Jinwu Guard. On his way home from duty via Liyang Road, he encountered a youth hunting and eating wild game. Leaning against a tree, the youth sighed, "Zhang Baozhang is seventy years old and has never tasted wine or meat. Such a person is truly pitiable!" A monk beside him pointed and said, "Within sixty days, you will attain a third-rank official position. What is there to sigh about?" Upon finishing speaking, the monk vanished. Zhang Baozhang found this strange and immediately returned to the capital. At that time, Emperor Taizong was suffering from Qi-type dysentery, and imperial physicians were ineffective. An edict was issued offering heavy rewards to anyone who could cure this disease. Having suffered from this ailment himself, Zhang Baozhang submitted a memorial presenting a formula of *Bijia* (Long Pepper Fruit) decocted in milk. He recovered immediately. The emperor ordered the Chancellor and Fifth-Rank Official Wei Zheng to review the case. After a month, no report was submitted. The illness recurred, and the Emperor asked his attendants, "I previously benefited from the milk-decocted Bijia; order another dose." One sip restored his health. The Emperor pondered, "I ordered a Fifth-Rank appointment for the prescriber, yet no appointment was made." Wei Zheng, fearful, replied, "When receiving the edict, it was unknown whether the candidate was a civil or military official." The Emperor became angry, saying, "If he cured the Chancellor, he should have already been granted a Third-Rank position. I am the Son of Heaven; am I inferior to you?" He sternly declared, "Grant him a Third-Rank Civil Official position, specifically Grand Master of Ceremonies (Honglu Qing)." Exactly sixty days had passed. The formula requires half a *sheng* of cow's milk and three *qianbi* of *Bijia* per dose, decocted together until reduced by half, taken on an empty stomach in one go. (From *Liangfang*)