附姜白通汤 治暴卒中寒,厥逆呕吐,泻利色清气冷,肌肤凛栗无汗,盛阴没阳之证。 附子(炮去皮脐) 干
姜(炮各五钱) 葱白(五茎取汁) 猪胆(大者半枚) 上用水二大盏,煎附姜二味至一盏,入葱汁并猪胆汁,和匀
温服。再用葱一大握,以带轻束,切去两头,留白二寸许,以一面熨热,安脐上,用熨斗盛炭火熨葱白上面,取其热气,
从脐入腹,甚者连熨二三饼。又甚者,再用艾炷灸关元、气海,各二三十壮。内外协攻,务在一时之内,令得阴散阳回。
身温不冷,次用第三方。
附姜汤 治卒暴中寒,其人腠理素虚,自汗淋漓,身冷手足厥逆。或外显假热躁烦,乃阴盛于内,逼其阳亡于
外,即前方不用葱白也。 附子(炮去皮脐) 干姜(炮各五钱) 上用水二大盏,煎至一盏,略加猪胆汁一蛤蜊壳,
浸和温冷服,不用葱熨及艾灼。
附姜归桂汤 治暴病用附姜汤后,第二服随用此方继之。因附姜颛主回阳,而其所中寒邪,先伤荣血,故加归
桂驱荣分之寒,才得药病相当也。 附子(炮去皮脐) 干姜(炮) 当归 肉桂(各二钱五分) 上用水二大盏,煎
至一盏,入蜜一蛤蜊壳,温服。
附姜归桂参甘汤 治阳气将回,阴寒少杀,略有端绪,第三服即用此方。 附子(炮去皮脐) 干姜(炮) 当
归肉桂(各一钱五分) 人参甘草(炙各二钱) 上用水二大盏,煨姜(三片),大枣(二枚),(自汗不用煨姜)煎
至一盏,入蜜三蛤蜊壳,温服。
辛温平补汤 治暴中寒证,服前三方后,其阳已回,身温色活,手足不冷,吐利渐除。第四方即用此平调脏腑
荣卫,俾不致有药偏之害。 附子(炮去皮脐) 干姜(炮各五分) 当归(一钱) 肉桂(五分) 人参 甘草(炙)
黄(蜜炙) 白术(土炒) 白芍(酒炒各一钱) 五味子(十二粒) 上用水二大盏,煨姜三片,大枣二枚劈,煎
至一盏,加蜜五蛤蜊壳,温服。
甘寒补气汤 治中寒服药后,诸证尽除。但经络间,微有窒塞,辛温药服之,不能通快者,第五方用甘平助气
药,缓缓调之。
人参(一钱) 麦冬(一钱) 黄 (蜜炙一钱二分) 白芍(一钱酒炒) 甘草(炙七分) 生地黄(二钱) 牡
丹皮(八分) 淡竹叶(鲜者取汁少许更炒干者用七分) 上用水二大盏,煎至一盏,加梨汁少许热服。无梨汁,用竹
沥可代。
六方次第,昌所自定义者也。然仲景《卒病方论》无传,难以征信。再取《伤寒论》并《金匮》治虚寒诸方,发明为
例,见治热病杂病之虚寒者,用药且若此。而治暴病之说,可深信不疑矣。更取诸家方治,评定得失大意,以昭法戒。
《伤寒》十四方。《金匮》十二方、评定通用成方十则,共得四十二方。
桂枝汤加附子方 治伤寒发汗过多,汗漏不止,恶风,小便难,四肢微急,亡阳之证。(方论俱见本集前) 桂
枝(三钱) 芍药(三钱酒炒) 甘草(二钱炙) 附子(炮去皮脐三钱) 煨姜(二钱) 大枣(二钱劈) 上用水
二大盏,煎至一盏,温服。按∶漏汗亡阳之证,煨姜辛散,酌用一钱可也。
真武汤 治太阳误汗不解,悸眩 振,亡阳之证。又治少阴腹痛下利,有水气之证。茯苓(三两) 芍药(三
两) 生姜(三两) 白术(二两) 附子(一枚炮去皮脐破八片) 上五味,以水八升,煮取三升,去滓,温服七
合,日三服。若咳者加五味子半升、细辛、干姜各一两。(细辛、干姜之辛以散水寒,五味之酸以收肺气而止咳。)若小
便利者,去茯苓。(茯苓淡渗而利窍,小便既利,即防阴津暗竭,不当更渗。)若下利者,去芍药,加干姜二两。
(芍药收阴,而停液非下利之所宜,干姜散寒而燠土,土燠则水有制。)若呕者,去附子,加生姜,足成半斤。(呕加生
姜宜矣,乃水寒上逆为呕,正当用附子者,何以反去之耶?盖真武汤除附子外,更无热药,乃为肺胃素有积热,留饮惯
呕而去之,又法外之法耳。观后通脉四逆汤,呕者,但加生姜不去附子,岂不甚明。所以暴病之呕,即用真武,尚不相
当也。)
芍药甘草附子汤 治伤寒发汗不解,反恶寒,阳虚之证。芍药(三两) 甘草(二两炙) 附子(一枚炮去皮
脐破八片) 上三味,以水五升,煮取一升五合,温服半升。
茯苓四逆汤 治伤寒汗下屡误,阴阳两伤,烦躁之证。 茯苓(六两) 人参(一两) 甘草(二两炙) 干
姜(一两) 附子(一枚生用去皮破八片) 上五味,以水五升,煮取三升,去滓,温服七合,日三服。
桂枝去芍药加附子汤 治伤寒下之后,脉促胸满,微恶寒,阳虚之证。又治风湿相搏之证,去芍药加白术。亦
治风湿相搏。 桂枝(三两去皮) 甘草(二两炙) 附子(一枚炮) 生姜(三两切) 大枣(十二枚劈) 上五
味咀,以水七升,微火煮取三升,去滓,适寒温服一升。
干姜附子汤 治伤寒下之后,复发汗,昼烦躁,夜安静,脉沉微,阳虚之证。 干姜(一两) 附子(一枚去
皮生用) 上二味,以水三升,煮取一升,去滓,顿服。
甘草附子汤 治风湿相搏,烦疼掣痛,短气恶风,阳虚之证。 甘草(二两炙) 附子(二枚炮去皮) 白术
(二两) 桂枝(四两去皮) 上四味,以水六升,煮取三升,去滓,温服一升,日三服。初服得微汗则解,能食
汗止。复烦者,服五合,恐一升多者,宜服六七合为妙。
附子泻心汤 治伤寒心下痞,恶寒汗出,热邪既盛,真阳复虚之证。《金匮》有大黄附子汤,亦同此意,见二
十九方。 大黄(二两) 黄连 黄芩(各一两) 附子(一枚炮别煮取汁) 上四味切,三味以麻沸汤渍之,须臾绞
去滓,内附子汁,分温再服。
四逆汤 治三阴经证,四肢厥冷,虚寒下利,急温其藏之总方。 甘草(二两炙) 干姜(三两强人可四两)
附子(大者一枚生去皮) 上三味,以水三升,煮取一升二合,分温再服。
通脉四逆加减汤 治厥阴下利清谷,里寒外热,厥逆恶寒,脉微欲绝之证。即用前四逆汤方,面色赤者,加葱
九茎。(面色赤者,阳格于上。加葱通阳气也,故名通脉。) 腹中痛者,去葱加芍药二两。(腹中痛,真阴不足也。去葱
恶其顺阳也,加芍药收阴也) 呕者,加生姜二两。咽痛者,去芍药,加桔梗─两。(咽痛,阴气上结也。去芍药恶其敛
气聚阴也,加桔梗利咽也。)利止脉不出者,去桔梗,加人参二两。(利止邪欲罢也,脉仍不出阳气未复也。脉者,气血
之先,阳气未复,亦兼阴血不充,故加人参补其气血也。去桔梗者,恶其上载而不四通也。)
白通汤 治少阴病,但见下利,藏寒阴盛,用此以通其阳胜其阴。 葱白(四茎) 干姜(一两) 附子(一
枚生去皮脐) 上三味,以水三升。煮取一升,去滓,分温再服。
白通加猪胆汁汤 治少阴下利脉微,与上白通汤服之。利不止,厥逆无脉,干呕烦者用此。加猪胆汁汤为向导,
服汤脉暴出者死,微续者生。 葱白(四茎) 干姜(一两) 附子(一枚生去皮破八片) 人尿(五合) 猪胆(一
合) 上三味,以水三升,煮取一升,去滓,内胆汁、人尿,和令相得,分温再服。若无胆汁,用人尿亦可。
附子汤 治少阴病,一二日口中和,背恶寒,阳虚之证。灸后用此方。又治少阴身体痛,手足寒,脉沉,阳虚
之证。 附子(二枚去皮破八片) 茯苓(二两) 人参(二两) 白术(四两) 芍药(三两) 上五味,以水
八升,煮取三升,去滓,温服一升,日三服。
麻黄附子甘草汤 治伤寒少阴经,二三日无里证。用此方温经,微发其汗。《金匮》用治少阴水病,少气脉沉
虚胀者,发其汗即已。又少阴无里证,而有表证,反发热者,去甘草加细辛,名麻黄附子细辛汤,二方皆少阴表法也。
以上十四方,引证仲景伤寒证治。
白术附子汤 《金匮》治风湿相搏,身体烦疼,不能转侧,脉浮虚而涩者,用桂枝附子汤。若大便坚,小便自
利者,用此方。 白术(二两) 附子(一枚半炮去皮) 甘草(一两炙) 生姜(一两半切) 大枣(六枚劈) 上
五味,以水三升,煮取一升,去滓,分温三服。一服觉身痹,半日许再服,三服都尽,其人如冒状勿怪。即是术附并走
皮中,逐水气,未得除故耳。
又近效方术附汤,治风虚头重眩,苦极,不知食味,用此方暖肌补中,益精气。
桂枝去芍药加麻辛附子汤 治气分心下坚,大如盘,边如旋杯,水饮所作。 桂枝(三两) 生姜(三两) 甘
草(二两炙) 大枣(十二枚) 麻黄(二两) 细辛(二两) 附子(一枚炮) 上七味,以水七升,煮麻黄去上沫,
内诸药煮取二升。分温三服,当汗出如虫行皮中即愈。
《金匮》论水气病,寸口脉迟而涩,至名曰气分一段奥义,前明之矣。今观此证,气分之水。结聚心下,坚大如盘,
内水与外风相挟,漫无解散之期。荣卫之气,且无由通行相得。膻中之大气,更无由豁然而转。其气只从边旁走动,如
旋杯之状,苦且危矣!此方桂枝汤去芍药之酸收,而合麻黄附子细辛汤之温散,明是欲使少阴之水寒,及所挟之外风,
一汗而内外双解无余,故云当汗出如虫行皮中则愈。其非少阴水寒,及不挟外风之证。自是胃中蓄积水饮至多,上结心
下,但用枳实、白术二味,治其水饮。腹中软,即当散矣。《金匮》虽未明言,究竟气分之水,不越此阴阳二治,故不厌
其复,重绎于此方之下。
崔氏八味丸 治香港脚上入,少腹不仁。 又治虚劳腰痛,少腹拘急,小便不利。又治短气有微饮,引从小便出。
干地黄(八两) 山茱萸 薯蓣(各四两) 泽泻 茯苓 牡丹皮(各三两) 桂枝 附子(各一两炮) 上八味末之,
炼蜜和丸,梧子大。酒下十五丸,日再服。
《金匮》用崔氏八味丸成方,治香港脚上入,少腹不仁者。香港脚即阴气,少腹不仁,即攻心之渐,故用之以驱逐阴邪
也。其虚劳腰痛,少腹拘急,小便不利,则因过劳其肾,阴气逆于少腹,阻遏膀胱之气化,小便自不能通利,故用之以
收摄肾气也。其短气有微饮者,饮亦阴类,阻其胸中空旷之阳,自致短气,故用之引饮下出,以安胸中也。乃消渴病饮
水一斗,小便亦一斗,而亦用之者何耶?此不但肾气不能摄水,反从小便恣出,源泉有立竭之势,故急用之以逆折其水,
不使顺趋也。夫肾水下趋之消,肾气不上腾之渴,舍此曷从治哉!后人谓八味丸为治消渴之圣药,得其旨矣。然今世以
为壮水益火两肾平补之套药,曾不问其人小便之利与不利,口之渴与不渴,一概施之。总于《金匮》之义,有未悉耳。
栝蒌瞿麦丸 治小便不利,有水气,其人渴。 栝蒌根(二两) 茯苓(三两) 薯蓣(三两) 附子(一枚
炮) 瞿麦(一两) 上五味末之,炼蜜丸,梧子大。饮服三丸,日三服。不知,增至七八丸,以小便利,腹中温为知。
《金匮》治小便不利,而淋且渴者用之。以其胃中有热,腹中有寒,故变八味丸之制为此丸。见其人趺阳脉数,即
胃中有热。胃热必消谷引食,大便必坚,小便必数,是其淋而且渴,为胃热中消明矣。故用栝蒌以清胃热,茯苓、瞿麦
以利小水。然肾中寒水之气,上入于腹,则腹中必冷,故用附子以胜其寒。方下云∶以小便利,腹中温为知,制方之义,
可绎思也。
薏苡附子散 《金匮》治胸痹缓急之证。 薏苡仁(二两) 大附子(一枚炮) 上二味,杵为散,服方寸匕,
日三服。
乌头赤石脂丸 《金匮》治心痛彻背,背痛彻心。 蜀椒(一两) 乌头(半两炮) 附子(半两炮) 干姜
(半两炮) 赤石脂(一两 淬) 上五味末之,蜜丸如桐子大。先食服一丸,日三服。不知,稍加服。
九痛丸 《金匮》治九种心痛,兼治卒中恶,腹胀痛,口不能言。又治连年积冷,流注心胸痛,并冷肿上气,
落马坠车血疾等。 附子(三两炮) 生野狼牙(一两炙香) 巴豆(一两去皮心炙研) 人参 干姜 吴茱萸(各一两)
上六味末之,炼蜜丸,如桐子大。酒下,强人初服三丸,日三服,弱者二丸。
附子粳米汤 《金匮》治腹中寒气,雷鸣切痛,胸胁逆满,呕吐。
附子(一枚炮) 半夏(半升) 甘草(一两) 大枣(十枚) 粳米(半升)
上五味,以水八升,煮米熟汤成。去滓,温服一升,日三服。
大建中汤 《金匮》治心胸中大寒痛,呕不能饮食,腹中寒,上冲皮起,出见有头足,上下痛而不可触近者。
蜀椒(二合去皮) 干姜(四两) 人参(二两) 上三味,以水四升,煮取二升。去滓,内胶饴一升,微火煎取一升
半,分温再服。如一炊顷,可饮粥二升后,更服。当一日食糜温复之。
大乌头煎 《金匮》治心腹痛,脉弦紧,邪正相搏,即为寒疝。绕脐痛,若发则自汗出,手足厥冷者。乌头(大
者五枚熬去皮不 咀)
附姜白通汤:治疗突然中寒,出现四肢厥冷、呕吐,腹泻清稀且气味淡、身体寒冷,肌肤战栗无汗,这是盛阴之气掩盖阳气的证候。配方:附子(炮制,去皮去脐)五钱,干姜(炮制)五钱,葱白(取汁)五茎。用法:用水两大盏,煎煮附子和干姜两味药至一盏,加入葱汁和猪胆汁,搅拌均匀后温服。再用一大把葱,用带子轻轻捆扎,切去两头,保留约二寸长的白色部分,将一面熨热,敷在肚脐上,用熨斗盛炭火熨烫葱白上面,利用热气从脐部进入腹部,病情严重的连续熨烫两三张饼。更严重的,再用艾炷灸关元穴、气海穴,各灸二三十壮。内外同时攻治,务必在一个时辰内,使阴气消散、阳气回复。身体变暖不再寒冷后,再使用第三个方剂。
附姜汤:治疗突然中寒,患者腠理素来虚弱,自汗淋漓,身体冰冷,手足厥冷。或者外表显现假热、烦躁,这是因为阴气盛于体内,逼迫阳气外亡,即前方不用葱白的情况。配方:附子(炮制,去皮去脐)五钱,干姜(炮制)五钱。用法:用水两大盏,煎煮至一盏,略加一蛤蜊壳量的猪胆汁,浸泡调和后温服或冷服,不使用葱熨及艾灸。
附姜归桂汤:治疗暴病在使用附姜汤后,第二服随即使用此方继之。因为附姜专门主司回阳,而其中中的寒邪,先损伤营血,所以加入当归、肉桂以驱除营分中的寒邪,才能使药物与病症相当。配方:附子(炮制,去皮去脐),干姜(炮制),当归,肉桂(各二钱五分)。用法:用水两大盏,煎煮至一盏,加入一蛤蜊壳量的蜂蜜,温服。
附姜归桂参甘汤:治疗阳气即将回复,阴寒稍减,略有头绪时,第三服用此方。配方:附子(炮制,去皮去脐),干姜(炮制),当归,肉桂(各一钱五分),人参,甘草(炙,各二钱)。用法:用水两大盏,煨姜(三片),大枣(二枚)(若有自汗则不用煨姜),煎煮至一盏,加入三蛤蜊壳量的蜂蜜,温服。
辛温平补汤:治疗突然中寒的证候,服用前三方后,阳气已回复,身体温暖面色红润,手足不冷,呕吐腹泻逐渐消除。第四方即用此方平和调理脏腑营卫,以免产生药物偏颇的危害。配方:附子(炮制,去皮去脐),干姜(炮制,各五分),当归(一钱),肉桂(五分),人参,甘草(炙),黄芪(蜜炙),白术(土炒),白芍(酒炒,各一钱),五味子(十二粒)。用法:用水两大盏,煨姜三片,大枣二枚劈开,煎煮至一盏,加五蛤蜊壳量的蜂蜜,温服。
甘寒补气汤:治疗中寒服药后,各种症状全部消除。但经络间仍有轻微阻滞,辛温药物服用后不能通畅者,第五方使用甘平助气药物,缓缓调理。配方:人参(一钱),麦冬(一钱),黄芪(蜜炙一钱二分),白芍(一钱酒炒),甘草(炙七分),生地黄(二钱),牡丹皮(八分),淡竹叶(鲜者取少许汁,干者用七分)。用法:用水两大盏,煎煮至一盏,加少许梨汁热服。若无梨汁,可用竹沥代替。
以上六方次第,是我喻昌自定义的。然而张仲景《卒病方论》没有流传下来,难以考证。再参考《伤寒论》和《金匮要略》治疗虚寒的各种方剂,阐明其例法,可见治疗热病杂病中的虚寒证,用药尚且如此。那么治疗暴病的说法,可以深信不疑了。再参考各家方治,评定得失大意,以昭示法则和警戒。《伤寒论》十四方,《金匮要略》十二方,评定通用成方十则,共得四十二方。
桂枝汤加附子方:治疗伤寒发汗过多,汗漏不止,恶风,小便困难,四肢微急,这是亡阳的证候。(方论均见本集前文)配方:桂枝(三钱),芍药(三钱酒炒),甘草(二钱炙),附子(炮制,去皮去脐三钱),煨姜(二钱),大枣(二钱劈开)。用法:用水两大盏,煎煮至一盏,温服。按语:漏汗亡阳的证候,煨姜辛散,酌情使用一钱即可。
真武汤:治疗太阳病误汗不解,心悸眩晕,身体震颤动摇,这是亡阳的证候。又治疗少阴病腹痛下利,有水气的证候。配方:茯苓(三两),芍药(三两),生姜(三两),白术(二两),附子(一枚炮制,去皮去脐,破成八片)。用法:以上五味药,用水八升,煮取三升,去渣,温服七合,每日三次。若咳嗽者,加五味子半升、细辛、干姜各一两。(细辛、干姜的辛味以散水寒,五味子的酸味以收敛肺气而止咳。)若小便通利者,去茯苓。(茯苓淡渗利窍,小便既已通利,就要防止阴津暗中枯竭,不应当再渗利。)若下利者,去芍药,加干姜二两。(芍药收敛阴气,而停液不适合下利的情况,干姜散寒暖脾土,土暖则水有制约。)若呕吐者,去附子,加生姜,凑足半斤。(呕吐加生姜是适宜的,既然是水寒上逆导致呕吐,正当使用附子的时候,为什么反而去掉呢?大概真武汤除了附子外,没有其他热药,若是肺胃素有积热,习惯性呕吐才去掉它,这是法外之法罢了。看后面的通脉四逆汤,呕吐者,只加生姜不去附子,难道不是很明白吗。所以暴病之呕吐,即使使用真武汤,也尚且不恰当。)
芍药甘草附子汤:治疗伤寒发汗后病不解,反而恶寒,这是阳虚的证候。配方:芍药(三两),甘草(二两炙),附子(一枚炮制,去皮去脐,破成八片)。用法:以上三味药,用水五升,煮取一升五合,温服半升。
茯苓四逆汤:治疗伤寒汗下屡误,阴阳两伤,烦躁的证候。配方:茯苓(六两),人参(一两),甘草(二两炙),干姜(一两),附子(一枚生用,去皮破成八片)。用法:以上五味药,用水五升,煮取三升,去渣,温服七合,每日三次。
桂枝去芍药加附子汤:治疗伤寒下之后,脉促胸满,微恶寒,这是阳虚的证候。又治疗风湿相搏的证候,去芍药加白术。也治疗风湿相搏。配方:桂枝(三两去皮),甘草(二两炙),附子(一枚炮制),生姜(三两切),大枣(十二枚劈开)。用法:以上五味药切碎,用水七升,微火煮取三升,去渣,适寒温服一升。
干姜附子汤:治疗伤寒下之后,又复发汗,白天烦躁,夜晚安静,脉沉微,这是阳虚的证候。配方:干姜(一两),附子(一枚去皮生用)。用法:以上两味药,用水三升,煮取一升,去渣,一次性服完。
甘草附子汤:治疗风湿相搏,烦疼掣痛,短气恶风,这是阳虚的证候。配方:甘草(二两炙),附子(二枚炮制去皮),白术(二两),桂枝(四两去皮)。用法:以上四味药,用水六升,煮取三升,去渣,温服一升,每日三次。初服得微汗则病解,能进食,汗止。若复烦者,服五合,恐怕一升多了,宜服六七合为妙。
附子泻心汤:治疗伤寒心下痞,恶寒汗出,热邪既盛,真阳复虚的证候。《金匮要略》有大黄附子汤,也是同样的意思,见二十九方。配方:大黄(二两),黄连,黄芩(各一两),附子(一枚炮制,另煮取汁)。用法:以上四味药切碎,三味药以麻沸汤浸泡,片刻后绞去渣,加入附子汁,分两次温服。
四逆汤:治疗三阴经证,四肢厥冷,虚寒下利,急温其脏的总方。配方:甘草(二两炙),干姜(三两,体强者可四两),附子(大者一枚生用去皮)。用法:以上三味药,用水三升,煮取一升二合,分两次温服。
通脉四逆加减汤:治疗厥阴病下利清谷,里寒外热,厥逆恶寒,脉微欲绝的证候。即用前面的四逆汤方,若面色赤者,加葱九茎。(面色赤者,阳气格拒于上。加葱以通阳气,故名通脉。)腹中痛者,去葱加芍药二两。(腹中痛,是真阴不足。去葱是厌恶其顺阳,加芍药以收阴。)呕者,加生姜二两。咽痛者,去芍药,加桔梗一两。(咽痛,是阴气上结。去芍药是厌恶其敛气聚阴,加桔梗以利咽。)利止脉不出者,去桔梗,加人参二两。(利止邪气欲罢,脉仍不出说明阳气未复。脉是气血的先导,阳气未复,也兼阴血不充,故加人参补其气血。去桔梗是厌恶其上载而不四通。)
白通汤:治疗少阴病,只见下利,脏寒阴盛,用此方以通其阳胜其阴。配方:葱白(四茎),干姜(一两),附子(一枚生用去皮脐)。用法:以上三味药,用水三升,煮取一升,去渣,分两次温服。
白通加猪胆汁汤:治疗少阴病下利脉微,与上方白通汤服用后,利不止,厥逆无脉,干呕烦者用此方。加猪胆汁汤作为向导,服汤后脉暴出的死,脉微续的活。配方:葱白(四茎),干姜(一两),附子(一枚生用去皮破成八片),人尿(五合),猪胆(一合)。用法:以上三味药(注:原文此处指前三味,实际含人尿猪胆共五味,依古法理解),用水三升,煮取一升,去渣,加入胆汁、人尿,调和令相得,分两次温服。若无胆汁,用人尿亦可。
附子汤:治疗少阴病,一二日口中和,背恶寒,这是阳虚的证候。灸后用此方。又治疗少阴病身体痛,手足寒,脉沉,这是阳虚的证候。配方:附子(二枚去皮破成八片),茯苓(二两),人参(二两),白术(四两),芍药(三两)。用法:以上五味药,用水八升,煮取三升,去渣,温服一升,每日三次。
麻黄附子甘草汤:治疗伤寒少阴经,二三日无里证。用此方温经,微发其汗。《金匮要略》用治少阴水病,少气脉沉虚胀者,发其汗即愈。又少阴无里证,而有表证,反发热者,去甘草加细辛,名麻黄附子细辛汤,两方皆少阴表法。
白术附子汤:《金匮要略》治疗风湿相搏,身体烦疼,不能转侧,脉浮虚而涩者,用桂枝附子汤。若大便坚,小便自利者,用此方。配方:白术(二两),附子(一枚半炮制去皮),甘草(一两炙),生姜(一两半切),大枣(六枚劈开)。用法:以上五味药,用水三升,煮取一升,去渣,分三次温服。一服觉得身体麻木,半日后再服,三服都尽,其人如冒状不要奇怪。这就是术附并走皮中,逐水气,尚未除去的原因。
又近效方术附汤,治疗风虚头重眩,痛苦至极,不知食味,用此方暖肌补中,益精气。
桂枝去芍药加麻辛附子汤:治疗气分心下坚,大如盘,边如旋杯,由水饮所作。配方:桂枝(三两),生姜(三两),甘草(二两炙),大枣(十二枚),麻黄(二两),细辛(二两),附子(一枚炮制)。用法:以上七味药,用水七升,煮麻黄去上沫,内诸药煮取二升。分三次温服,当汗出如虫行皮中即愈。
《金匮要略》论水气病,寸口脉迟而涩,至此名为气分一段奥义,前面已经阐明。现在看这个证候,气分之水结聚心下,坚大如盘,内水与外风相挟,漫无解散之期。营卫之气,且无由通行相得。膻中之大气,更无由豁然而转。其气只从边旁走动,如旋杯之状,苦且危矣!此方桂枝汤去芍药之酸收,而合麻黄附子细辛汤之温散,明是欲使少阴之水寒,及所挟之外风,一汗而内外双解无余,故云当汗出如虫行皮中则愈。其非少阴水寒,及不挟外风的证候。自然是胃中蓄积水饮至多,上结心下,只用枳实、白术二味,治其水饮。腹中软,即当散矣。《金匮要略》虽未明言,究竟气分之水,不越此阴阳二治,故不厌其烦,重绎于此方之下。
崔氏八味丸:治疗香港脚上入,少腹不仁。又治疗虚劳腰痛,少腹拘急,小便不利。又治疗短气有微饮,引从小便出。配方:干地黄(八两),山茱萸,薯蓣(各四两),泽泻,茯苓,牡丹皮(各三两),桂枝,附子(各一两炮制)。用法:以上八味药研末,炼蜜和丸,梧子大。酒送下十五丸,每日两次。
《金匮要略》用崔氏八味丸成方,治疗香港脚上入,少腹不仁者。香港脚即阴气,少腹不仁,即攻心之渐,故用之以驱逐阴邪也。其虚劳腰痛,少腹拘急,小便不利,则因过劳其肾,阴气逆于少腹,阻遏膀胱之气化,小便自不能通利,故用之以收摄肾气也。其短气有微饮者,饮亦阴类,阻其胸中空旷之阳,自致短气,故用之引饮下出,以安胸中也。乃消渴病饮水一斗,小便亦一斗,而亦用之者何耶?此不但肾气不能摄水,反从小便恣出,源泉有立竭之势,故急用之以逆折其水,不使顺趋也。夫肾水下趋之消,肾气不上腾之渴,舍此曷从治哉!后人谓八味丸为治消渴之圣药,得其旨矣。然今世以为壮水益火两肾平补之套药,曾不问其人小便之利与不利,口之渴与不渴,一概施之。总于《金匮》之义,有未悉耳。
栝蒌瞿麦丸:治疗小便不利,有水气,其人渴。配方:栝蒌根(二两),茯苓(三两),薯蓣(三两),附子(一枚炮制),瞿麦(一两)。用法:以上五味药研末,炼蜜丸,梧子大。饮服三丸,每日三次。不知效,增至七八丸,以小便利,腹中温为知。
《金匮要略》治小便不利,而淋且渴者用之。以其胃中有热,腹中有寒,故变八味丸之制为此丸。见其人趺阳脉数,即胃中有热。胃热必消谷引食,大便必坚,小便必数,是其淋而且渴,为胃热中消明矣。故用栝蒌以清胃热,茯苓、瞿麦以利小水。然肾中寒水之气,上入于腹,则腹中必冷,故用附子以胜其寒。方下云:以小便利,腹中温为知,制方之义,可绎思也。
薏苡附子散:《金匮要略》治疗胸痹缓急之证。配方:薏苡仁(二两),大附子(一枚炮制)。用法:以上两味药,杵为散,服方寸匕,每日三次。
乌头赤石脂丸:《金匮要略》治疗心痛彻背,背痛彻心。配方:蜀椒(一两),乌头(半两炮制),附子(半两炮制),干姜(半两炮制),赤石脂(一两淬)。用法:以上五味药研末,蜜丸如桐子大。先食服一丸,每日三次。不知,稍加服。
九痛丸:《金匮要略》治疗九种心痛,兼治卒中恶,腹胀痛,口不能言。又治疗连年积冷,流注心胸痛,并冷肿上气,落马坠车血疾等。配方:附子(三两炮制),生野狼牙(一两炙香),巴豆(一两去皮心炙研),人参,干姜,吴茱萸(各一两)。用法:以上六味药研末,炼蜜丸,如桐子大。酒送下,强人初服三丸,每日三次,弱者二丸。
附子粳米汤:《金匮要略》治疗腹中寒气,雷鸣切痛,胸胁逆满,呕吐。配方:附子(一枚炮制),半夏(半升),甘草(一两),大枣(十枚),粳米(半升)。用法:以上五味药,用水八升,煮米熟汤成。去渣,温服一升,每日三次。
大建中汤:《金匮要略》治疗心胸中大寒痛,呕不能饮食,腹中寒,上冲皮起,出见有头足,上下痛而不可触近者。配方:蜀椒(二合去皮),干姜(四两),人参(二两)。用法:以上三味药,用水四升,煮取二升。去渣,内胶饴一升,微火煎取一升半,分两次温服。如一炊顷,可饮粥二升后,更服。当一日食糜温复之。
大乌头煎:《金匮要略》治疗心腹痛,脉弦紧,邪正相搏,即为寒疝。绕脐痛,若发则自汗出,手足厥冷者。配方:乌头(大者五枚熬去皮不咀)
Fujing Baotong Decoction: Treats sudden onset of cold injury, presenting with cold limbs, vomiting, diarrhea with clear and odorless stool and cold body temperature, chills without sweat. This is a syndrome where excessive Yin obscures Yang. Ingredients: Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) [prepared, peeled, umbilicus removed] 5 qian, Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum) [prepared] 5 qian, Congbai (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus) [juice extracted] 5 stalks. Preparation: Use two large bowls of water, decoct Fuzi and Ganjiang until reduced to one bowl. Add Congbai juice and Pig Gallbladder Bile (Suis Vesica Bile), mix well, and take warm. Additionally, take a large handful of Congbai, bind lightly with a string, cut off both ends, retain about 2 cun of the white part, heat one side, and apply it to the navel. Use an iron pot filled with charcoal fire to moxibustion-heat the top of the Congbai, utilizing the heat to enter the abdomen through the navel. For severe cases, continue applying 2-3 cakes. For even more severe cases, use Moxa Cone (Ai Ye) to moxa Guanyuan (CV4) and Qihai (CV6), 20-30 cones each. Internal and external treatments combined, aiming within one shichen (2 hours) to dissipate Yin and restore Yang. Once the body warms and coldness subsides, proceed to the third formula.
Fujing Tang: Treats sudden cold injury in patients with inherently deficient interstices, profuse spontaneous sweating, cold body, and cold limbs. Or when false heat and restlessness appear externally due to Yin excess internally forcing Yang to escape externally; this formula omits Congbai from the previous one. Ingredients: Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) [prepared, peeled, umbilicus removed] 5 qian, Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum) [prepared] 5 qian. Preparation: Use two large bowls of water, decoct until reduced to one bowl. Add a clam-shell measure of Pig Gallbladder Bile (Suis Vesica Bile), soak and mix, take warm or cool. Do not use Congbai application or Moxa.
Fujing Guigui Tang: Used as the second dose following Fujing Tang for acute illness. Since Fujing primarily restores Yang, but the invading Cold pathogen first damages Ying Blood, Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) and Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex) are added to dispel Cold from the Ying level, ensuring the medicine matches the disease. Ingredients: Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) [prepared, peeled, umbilicus removed], Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum) [prepared], Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex) [each 2.5 qian]. Preparation: Use two large bowls of water, decoct until reduced to one bowl. Add a clam-shell measure of Honey (Miy), take warm.
Fujing Guigui Shenganzhi Tang: Used as the third dose when Yang is about to return and Yin-Cold has slightly decreased, showing initial signs of recovery. Ingredients: Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) [prepared, peeled, umbilicus removed], Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum) [prepared], Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex) [each 1.5 qian], Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Zhigancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparatum cum Melle) [honey-fried, each 2 qian]. Preparation: Use two large bowls of water, Wei Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum) [3 slices], Dazao (Zizyphi Fructus) [2 pieces] (omit Wei Jiang if spontaneous sweating occurs). Decoct until reduced to one bowl. Add three clam-shell measures of Honey (Miy), take warm.
Xinwen Pingbu Tang: Treats acute cold injury after taking the first three formulas, where Yang has returned, body is warm with rosy complexion, limbs are not cold, and vomiting/diarrhea are gradually resolving. The fourth formula uses this to peacefully regulate Zang-Fu organs and Ying-Wei, preventing harm from medicinal bias. Ingredients: Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) [prepared, peeled, umbilicus removed], Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum) [prepared, each 5 fen], Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) [1 qian], Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex) [5 fen], Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Zhigancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparatum cum Melle) [honey-fried], Huangqi (Astragali Radix) [honey-fried], Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) [soil-fried], Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) [wine-fried, each 1 qian], Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) [12 grains]. Preparation: Use two large bowls of water, Wei Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum) [3 slices], Dazao (Zizyphi Fructus) [2 pieces split]. Decoct until reduced to one bowl. Add five clam-shell measures of Honey (Miy), take warm.
Ghan Han Buqi Tang: Used after all symptoms of cold injury have resolved post-medication, but slight obstruction remains in the meridians, unrelieved by Xin-Wen (Acrid-Warm) medicines. The fifth formula uses Gan-Ping (Sweet-Neutral) Qi-assisting herbs for slow regulation. Ingredients: Renshen (Ginseng Radix) [1 qian], Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix) [1 qian], Huangqi (Astragali Radix) [honey-fried 1.2 qian], Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) [1 qian wine-fried], Zhigancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparatum cum Melle) [honey-fried 7 fen], Shengdihuang (Rehmanniae Radix) [2 qian], Mudanpi (Moutan Cortex) [8 fen], Danzhuye (Lophatheri Herba) [fresh juice少许 or dried 7 fen]. Preparation: Use two large bowls of water, decoct until reduced to one bowl. Add a little Pear Juice (Lizhi) and take hot. If Pear Juice is unavailable, Zhu Li (Bambusae Sap) can substitute.
The sequence of these six formulas was custom-defined by Yu Chang. However, Zhang Zhongjing's "Zubing Fanglun" is lost, making verification difficult. Referencing various formulas for deficiency-cold in Shanghan Lun and Jingui Yaolue clarifies the principles, showing that treating deficiency-cold in febrile and miscellaneous diseases requires such medication. Thus, the treatment of acute diseases can be trusted. Reviewing various homeopathic prescriptions to evaluate gains and losses reveals 42 formulas in total: 14 from Shanghan Lun, 12 from Jingui Yaolue, and 10 evaluated general formulas.
Guizhi Tang Plus Fuzi Formula: Treats excessive sweating in Shanghan leading to continuous leakage, aversion to wind, difficulty urinating, slight stiffness of four limbs, a syndrome of Yang collapse. Ingredients: Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus) [3 qian], Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) [3 qian wine-fried], Zhigancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparatum cum Melle) [honey-fried 2 qian], Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) [prepared, peeled, umbilicus removed 3 qian], Wei Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum) [2 qian], Dazao (Zizyphi Fructus) [2 qian split]. Preparation: Use two large bowls of water, decoct until reduced to one bowl, take warm. Note: For leakage sweating and Yang collapse, Wei Jiang is acrid and dispersing; use cautiously, approx. 1 qian.
Zhenwu Tang: Treats Taiyang syndrome failing to resolve after mistaken sweating, presenting with palpitations, dizziness, tremors, a syndrome of Yang collapse. Also treats Shaoyin syndrome with abdominal pain, diarrhea, and fluid retention. Ingredients: Fuling (Poria) [3 liang], Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) [3 liang], Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) [3 liang], Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) [2 liang], Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) [one piece prepared, peeled, umbilicus removed, broken into 8 pieces]. Preparation: Decoct the five ingredients in eight sheng of water to obtain three sheng. Strain, take 7 he warm, three times daily. If coughing, add Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) half sheng, Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum) each 1 liang. (Xixin and Ganjiang's acridity disperses cold-fluid; Wuweizi's sourness astringes Lung Qi to stop cough.) If urination is free, remove Fuling. (Fuling is bland and draining; if urination is already free, further draining risks secretly depleting Yin fluids.) If diarrhea, remove Shaoyao, add Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum) 2 liang. (Shaoyao astringes Yin, unsuitable for fluid retention in diarrhea; Ganjiang disperses cold and warms Spleen Earth, controlling Water.) If vomiting, remove Fuzi, add Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) to make half jin. (Adding Shengjiang for vomiting is appropriate, but since water-cold reversing upward causes vomiting, Fuzi should normally be used. Why remove it? Zhenwu Tang lacks other hot herbs besides Fuzi; removing it applies only if there is pre-existing heat in Lung/Stomach causing habitual vomiting—a method beyond standard rules. See Tongmai Sini Tang below where vomiting adds Shengjiang without removing Fuzi, which is clearer. Thus, using Zhenwu Tang for acute vomiting is inappropriate.)
Shaoyao-Gancao-Fuzi Tang: Treats Shanghan failing to resolve after sweating, with increased aversion to cold, a syndrome of Yang deficiency. Ingredients: Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) [3 liang], Zhigancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparatum cum Melle) [honey-fried 2 liang], Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) [one piece prepared, peeled, umbilicus removed, broken into 8 pieces]. Preparation: Decoct three ingredients in five sheng of water to obtain 1.5 sheng. Take 0.5 sheng warm.
Fuling Sini Tang: Treats Shanghan where sweating and purgation were repeatedly mistaken, injuring both Yin and Yang, presenting with irritability. Ingredients: Fuling (Poria) [6 liang], Renshen (Ginseng Radix) [1 liang], Zhigancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparatum cum Melle) [honey-fried 2 liang], Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum) [1 liang], Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix) [one piece raw, peeled, broken into 8 pieces]. Preparation: Decoct five ingredients in five sheng of water to obtain three sheng. Strain, take 7 he warm, three times daily.
Guizhi Tang Remove Shaoyao Plus Fuzi Formula: Treats Shanghan after purgation, presenting with rapid pulse, chest fullness, slight aversion to cold, a syndrome of Yang deficiency. Also treats Wind-Dampness binding; remove Shaoyao and add Baizhu. Ingredients: Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus) [3 liang peeled], Zhigancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparatum cum Melle) [honey-fried 2 liang], Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) [one piece prepared], Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) [3 liang sliced], Dazao (Zizyphi Fructus) [12 pieces split]. Preparation: Cut the five ingredients, decoct in seven sheng of water over low heat to obtain three sheng. Strain, take 1 sheng warm.
Ganjiang-Fuzi Tang: Treats Shanghan after purgation and subsequent sweating, daytime irritability, nighttime calm, deep and faint pulse, a syndrome of Yang deficiency. Ingredients: Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum) [1 liang], Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix) [one piece peeled, raw]. Preparation: Decoct two ingredients in three sheng of water to obtain one sheng. Strain, take all at once.
Gancao-Fuzi Tang: Treats Wind-Dampness binding, painful pulling sensations, shortness of breath, aversion to wind, a syndrome of Yang deficiency. Ingredients: Zhigancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparatum cum Melle) [honey-fried 2 liang], Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) [two pieces prepared, peeled], Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) [2 liang], Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus) [4 liang peeled]. Preparation: Decoct four ingredients in six sheng of water to obtain three sheng. Strain, take 1 sheng warm, three times daily. Initial dose inducing slight sweat resolves symptoms, appetite returns, sweat stops. If irritability recurs, take 5 he. If 1 sheng is too much, 6-7 he is optimal.
Fuzi Xie Xin Tang: Treats Shanghan with epigastric fullness/stuffiness, aversion to cold, sweating, where Heat pathogen is abundant but True Yang is deficient. Jingui Yaolue has Dahuang Fuzi Tang with similar intent. Ingredients: Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) [2 liang], Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) [each 1 liang], Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) [one piece prepared, decocted separately for juice]. Preparation: Cut four ingredients. Soak three in boiling hemp tea, strain quickly, add Fuzi juice, divide into two warm doses.
Sini Tang: General formula for Three Yin channel syndromes, cold limbs, deficiency-cold diarrhea, urgently warming the Zang organs. Ingredients: Zhigancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparatum cum Melle) [honey-fried 2 liang], Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum) [3 liang, 4 liang for strong persons], Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix) [large one piece raw, peeled]. Preparation: Decoct three ingredients in three sheng of water to obtain 1.2 sheng. Divide into two warm doses.
Tongmai Sini Jiajian Tang: Treats Jueyin syndrome with clear grain diarrhea, interior cold exterior heat, cold limbs, aversion to cold, faint pulse nearing extinction. Uses the preceding Sini Tang formula. If face is red, add Congbai (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus) 9 stalks. (Red face indicates Yang blocked above; Congbai unblocks Yang, hence "Tongmai".) If abdominal pain, remove Congbai, add Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) 2 liang. (Abdominal pain indicates True Yin deficiency; remove Congbai to avoid aiding Yang, add Shaoyao to gather Yin.) If vomiting, add Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) 2 liang. If sore throat, remove Shaoyao, add Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix) 1 liang. (Sore throat indicates Yin Qi knotting above; remove Shaoyao to avoid gathering Yin, add Jiegeng to benefit throat.) If diarrhea stops but pulse does not emerge, remove Jiegeng, add Renshen (Ginseng Radix) 2 liang. (Diarrhea stopping means pathogen waning, but pulse not emerging means Yang not restored. Pulse is precursor to Qi-Blood; Yang restoration also requires filling Yin-Blood, hence Renshen. Remove Jiegeng to avoid ascending blockage.)
Baitong Tang: Treats Shaoyin syndrome presenting only with diarrhea, internal cold and Yin excess, using this to unblock Yang and overcome Yin. Ingredients: Congbai (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus) [4 stalks], Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum) [1 liang], Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix) [one piece raw, peeled, umbilicus removed]. Preparation: Decoct three ingredients in three sheng of water to obtain one sheng. Strain, divide into two warm doses.
Baitong Jia Zhudanchi Tang: Treats Shaoyin diarrhea with faint pulse. After taking Baitong Tang, if diarrhea persists, cold limbs, no pulse, dry retching, and irritability occur, use this. Pig Gallbladder Bile (Suis Vesica Bile) acts as a guide. If pulse suddenly emerges after ingestion, death ensues; if pulse slowly continues, life is preserved. Ingredients: Congbai (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus) [4 stalks], Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum) [1 liang], Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix) [one piece raw, peeled, broken into 8 pieces], Ren Niao (Human Urine) [5 he], Zhudan (Pig Gallbladder Bile) [1 he]. Preparation: Decoct three main ingredients in three sheng of water to obtain one sheng. Strain, add bile and urine, mix well, divide into two warm doses. If no bile, human urine alone suffices.
Fuzi Tang: Treats Shaoyin syndrome on day 1-2 with neutral mouth sensation, aversion to cold on back, a syndrome of Yang deficiency. Use after moxa. Also treats Shaoyin body pain, cold hands/feet, deep pulse, a syndrome of Yang deficiency. Ingredients: Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix) [two pieces peeled, broken into 8 pieces], Fuling (Poria) [2 liang], Renshen (Ginseng Radix) [2 liang], Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) [4 liang], Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) [3 liang]. Preparation: Decoct five ingredients in eight sheng of water to obtain three sheng. Strain, take 1 sheng warm, three times daily.
Mahuang Fuzi Gancao Tang: Treats Shanghan in Shaoyin channel, days 2-3 without interior syndrome. Use this to warm channels and induce slight sweating. Jingui Yaolue uses it for Shaoyin water disease with shortness of breath, deep weak pulse, distension; sweating resolves it. If Shaoyin has exterior syndrome with fever but no interior syndrome, remove Gancao, add Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), named Mahuang Fuzi Xixin Tang. Both are exterior methods for Shaoyin.
The above fourteen formulas cite Zhang Zhongjing's Shanghan treatments.
Baizhu Fuzi Tang: Jingui Yaolue treats Wind-Dampness binding with body pain, inability to turn, floating void and choppy pulse, using Guizhi Fuzi Tang. If stool is hard and urination is free, use this formula. Ingredients: Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) [2 liang], Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) [one and a half pieces prepared, peeled], Zhigancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparatum cum Melle) [honey-fried 1 liang], Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) [1.5 liang sliced], Dazao (Zizyphi Fructus) [6 pieces split]. Preparation: Decoct five ingredients in three sheng of water to obtain one sheng. Strain, divide into three warm doses. After first dose, if body feels numb, take second dose after half a day. After all three doses, feeling like being stunned is normal; this is Baizhu and Fuzi moving in the skin, expelling water qi, not yet fully expelled.
Also, Jin Xiao Fang Shufu Tang treats wind-deficiency with heavy dizzy head, extreme distress, loss of taste, using this to warm muscles, tonify middle, benefit essence and Qi.
Guizhi Tang Remove Shaoyao Plus Mahuang-Xixin-Fuzi Tang: Treats Qi-level epigastric hardness, large as a plate, rim like an inverted cup, caused by fluid retention. Ingredients: Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus) [3 liang], Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) [3 liang], Zhigancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparatum cum Melle) [honey-fried 2 liang], Dazao (Zizyphi Fructus) [12 pieces], Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba) [2 liang], Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) [2 liang], Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) [one piece prepared]. Preparation: Decoct seven ingredients in seven sheng of water, boil Mahuang to remove foam, add other herbs, decoct to obtain two sheng. Divide into three warm doses. Cure when sweat appears like insects crawling under skin.
Jingui Yaolue discusses water qi disease, inch-pulse slow and choppy, termed Qi Fen, profound meaning clarified previously. Now observing this syndrome, Qi-level water knots in epigastrium, hard/large as plate, internal water binds with external wind, no time for resolution. Ying-Wei Qi cannot circulate freely. Da Qi in Danzhong cannot transform openly. Qi moves only around edges, like an inverted cup, bitter and dangerous! This formula removes Shaoyao's sour-astringency from Guizhi Tang and combines with Mahuang-Fuzi-Xixin Tang's warm-dispersing nature, clearly aiming to release Shaoyin cold-water and bound external wind via sweat, resolving interior/exterior completely. Hence "cure when sweat appears like insects crawling." For non-Shaoyin cold-water or non-bound external wind cases, it is likely excessive water retention in Stomach knotting in epigastrium, treatable with Zhishi and Baizhu alone. When abdomen softens, it disperses. Though Jingui doesn't explicitly state, Qi-level water treatment does not exceed these Yin-Yang methods, hence repeated explanation here.
Cui Shi Ba Wei Wan: Treats Hongjiao (Beriberi/Lower limb swelling) ascending, insensitivity in lower abdomen. Also treats deficiency-wasting lower back pain, lower abdominal urgency, difficulty urinating. Also treats shortness of breath with slight fluid retention, guiding out via urination. Ingredients: Sheng Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix) [8 liang], Shanzhuyu (Corni Fructus), Shuyu (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) [each 4 liang], Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Fuling (Poria), Mudanpi (Moutan Cortex) [each 3 liang], Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) [each 1 liang prepared]. Preparation: Powder eight ingredients, mix with refined honey into pills size of Wuzi. Take 15 pills with wine, twice daily.
Jingui Yaolue uses Cui Shi Ba Wei Wan for Hongjiao ascending, lower abdominal insensitivity. Hongjiao is Yin Qi; insensitivity indicates progression to attacking Heart, so used to expel Yin evil. For deficiency-wasting lower back pain, lower abdominal urgency, difficulty urination, caused by overworking Kidney, Yin Qi reversing to lower abdomen blocking Bladder Qi transformation, thus used to secure Kidney Qi. For shortness of breath with slight fluid retention, fluid is Yin type, blocking empty Yang in chest causing shortness of breath, thus used to guide fluid down to calm chest. For Xiao Ke (Wasting-Thirst) drinking one dou, urinating one dou, why use it? Not only can Kidney Qi not control water, leaking excessively, source faces exhaustion, so urgently use it to reverse water flow, preventing downward trend. Kidney water descending causes Xiao, Kidney Qi failing to ascend causes Ke; how else to treat? Later generations called Ba Wei Wan the holy medicine for Xiao Ke, grasping its essence. However, modern usage treats it as a generic kidney-tonifying pill for strengthening water and benefiting fire, indiscriminately applied regardless of urination status or thirst, missing Jingui's deeper meaning.
Gualou Qumai Wan: Treats difficulty urinating with fluid retention and thirst. Ingredients: Gualougen (Trichosanthis Radix) [2 liang], Fuling (Poria) [3 liang], Shuyu (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) [3 liang], Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) [one piece prepared], Qumai (Dianthi Herba) [1 liang]. Preparation: Powder five ingredients, mix with refined honey into pills size of Wuzi. Take 3 pills with water, three times daily. If ineffective, increase to 7-8 pills. Efficacy indicated by free urination and warm abdomen.
Jingui Yaolue uses this for difficulty urinating with strangury and thirst. Stomach has heat, abdomen has cold, thus modifying Ba Wei Wan. Rapid Duyang pulse indicates Stomach heat. Stomach heat consumes food, causes hard stool, frequent urination; strangury and thirst indicate Stomach heat consuming middle. Gualou clears Stomach heat, Fuling/Qumai promote urination. However, Kidney cold-water Qi entering abdomen causes cold abdomen, so Fuzi overcomes cold. Formula note: efficacy indicated by free urination and warm abdomen, revealing formulation logic.
Yiyi Fuzi San: Jingui Yaolue treats Xiongbi (Chest Bi) with alternating severity. Ingredients: Yiyiren (Coicis Semen) [2 liang], Da Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) [one piece prepared]. Preparation: Pound into powder, take one fangcun bi (measure), three times daily.
Wutou Chishizhi Wan: Jingui Yaolue treats heart pain penetrating to back, back pain penetrating to heart. Ingredients: Shujiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium) [1 liang], Wutou (Aconiti Radix) [half liang prepared], Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) [half liang prepared], Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum) [half liang prepared], Chishizhi (Hematitum) [1 liang calcined]. Preparation: Powder five ingredients, honey pills size of tung seeds. Take one pill before meals, three times daily. Increase dosage if needed.
Jiu Tong Wan: Jingui Yaolue treats nine types of heart pain, also treats sudden stroke from evil, abdominal distension/pain, inability to speak. Also treats chronic accumulated cold flowing to heart/chest pain, cold swelling with rebellious Qi, trauma blood stasis. Ingredients: Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) [3 liang prepared], Sheng Yelangya (Canis Dentalis) [1 liang roasted fragrant], Badou (Crotonis Fructus) [1 liang peeled, heart removed, roasted, ground], Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum), Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus) [each 1 liang]. Preparation: Powder six ingredients, honey pills size of tung seeds. Take with wine, strong persons start with 3 pills, three times daily; weak persons 2 pills.
Fuzi Jingmi Tang: Jingui Yaolue treats abdominal cold qi, borborygmus cutting pain, chest/hypochondriac fullness/reversal, vomiting. Ingredients: Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) [one piece prepared], Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) [half sheng], Zhigancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparatum cum Melle) [1 liang], Dazao (Zizyphi Fructus) [10 pieces], Jingmi (Oryzae Semen Germine) [half sheng]. Preparation: Five ingredients in eight sheng of water, cook rice until soup is ready. Strain, take 1 sheng warm, three times daily.
Da Jianzhong Tang: Jingui Yaolue treats severe cold pain in heart/chest, vomiting inability to eat, abdominal cold, rising to skin appearing with heads/feet, upper/lower pain untouchable. Ingredients: Shujiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium) [2 he peeled], Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum) [4 liang], Renshen (Ginseng Radix) [2 liang]. Preparation: Three ingredients in four sheng of water, decoct to obtain two sheng. Strain, add Yi Tang (Malt Sugar) 1 sheng, simmer gently to obtain 1.5 sheng. Divide into two warm doses. After one meal time, drink 2 sheng porridge, then take again. Maintain warm gruel diet for one day.
Da Wutou Jian: Jingui Yaolue treats heart/abdominal pain, wiry-tight pulse, pathogen/righteous struggle forming Han Han (Cold Spasm). Periumbilical pain, upon attack spontaneous sweating, cold limbs. Ingredients: Wutou (Aconiti Radix) [five large pieces roasted, peeled, not cut]