逍遥散 治妇人血虚劳倦,五心烦热,肢体疼痛,头目昏重,心悸颊赤,口燥咽干,
发热盗汗,减食嗜卧。及血热漏下,月水不调,脐腹胀痛,寒热如疟。又治室女血弱阴虚,荣卫
不和,痰嗽潮热,肢体羸瘦,渐成骨蒸。
白茯苓 白术 当归(酒洗。各一两) 甘草(炙,半两) 白芍药 柴胡(各一两)
上咀,每服三钱,水盏半,煨姜一块,切片,煎七分,热服,无时。
(《经验》)秦艽散 治月经有热,血脉凝滞,五心烦倦。
麦门冬 秦艽 生地黄 当归(各半两) 地骨皮 郁金 苏木(各一分)
上为末,每服二钱,水一盏,红花少许,同煎七分,温服。
参苏饮加黄芩、麦冬,并治五心烦热,手足掌心热甚者。(方见伤寒门。)
客热者,是体虚而将温过度,外热加之,非脏腑自生,故云客热。其为状,上焦胸膈之间虚热,口燥心烦,
手足壮热是也。
麦门冬散 治妇人客热,四肢烦闷疼痛,不思饮食。
麦门冬 柴胡 赤茯苓 羚羊角 赤芍药 桑白皮 黄 (各三分) 生地黄 甘草(各五分)
上咀,水盏半,姜三片,煎六分,不拘时服。
犀角饮 治妇人客热,心胸壅闭,肢节烦疼,不思饮食。
甘草(五分) 犀角屑(半两) 生地黄 黄 (各一两) 栝蒌仁 黄芩(各五分)
人参 茯神(各三分)
上为末,每服水盏半,淡竹叶五片,煎七分,温服,无时。
逍遥散:治疗妇女因血虚和过度劳累导致的五心烦热(手心、脚心及心胸烦热)、肢体疼痛、头目昏沉沉重、心悸、脸颊发红、口燥咽干、发热伴盗汗、食欲减退且嗜睡。以及血热引起的经血非时而下(漏下)、月经周期紊乱、脐腹部胀满疼痛、寒战与高热交替如疟疾症状。又治疗未婚女子因血弱阴虚、营卫不和导致的痰嗽、潮热(定时发热)、肢体消瘦,逐渐发展为骨蒸(一种慢性消耗性发热,感觉热自骨髓透出)。
配方:白茯苓、白术、当归(用酒清洗,各一两)、甘草(炙烤,半两)、白芍药、柴胡(各一两)。
制法与用法:将药材切碎,每次服用三钱,加水一盏半,放入一块煨姜并切片,煎煮至七分水量,趁热服用,不限时间。
(出自《经验方》)
秦艽散:治疗月经有热邪、血脉凝滞不畅、五心烦倦。
配方:麦门冬、秦艽、生地黄、当归(各半两)、地骨皮、郁金、苏木(各一分)。
制法与用法:将药材研为细末,每次服用二钱,加水一盏,加入少许红花,共同煎煮至七分水量,温服。
参苏饮加黄芩、麦门冬:均用于治疗五心烦热,特别是手足掌心发热严重者。(方剂见伤寒章节。)
客热:是指身体虚弱时过度保暖,导致外来的热邪侵袭,并非脏腑自身产生,所以称为“客热”。其症状表现为上焦胸膈之间出现虚热,口燥、心烦,手足壮热。
麦门冬散:治疗妇女客热,四肢烦闷疼痛,不思饮食。
配方:麦门冬、柴胡、赤茯苓、羚羊角、赤芍药、桑白皮、黄芩(各三分)、生地黄、甘草(各五分)。
制法与用法:将药材切碎,加水一盏半,生姜三片,煎煮至六分水量,不拘时间服用。
犀角饮:治疗妇女客热,心胸壅塞闭阻,肢节烦痛,不思饮食。
配方:甘草(五分)、犀角屑(半两)、生地黄、黄芪(各一两)、栝蒌仁、黄芩(各五分)、人参、茯神(各三分)。
制法与用法:将药材研为细末,每次取水盏半,加入淡竹叶五片,煎煮至七分水量,温服,不限时间。
Xiaoyao San (Free and Easy Wanderer Powder): Treats women suffering from five-palm heat (heat sensation in the palms, soles, and chest due to deficiency), limb pain, heaviness of the head and eyes, palpitations, flushed cheeks, dry mouth and throat, fever with night sweats, reduced appetite, and lethargy. It also treats bleeding due to blood-heat (abnormal uterine bleeding), irregular menstruation, distending pain in the umbilical and abdominal regions, and alternating chills and fever resembling malaria. Furthermore, it treats unmarried women with weak blood and yin deficiency, disharmony of Ying and Wei (nutritive and defensive qi), phlegm-cough with tidal fever (fever that occurs at a specific time each day), emaciation of the limbs, which gradually develops into bone-steaming (a chronic consumptive fever feeling as if heat emanates from the bones).
Ingredients: Poria (Bai Fuling), Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome (Bai Zhu), Angelica Sinensis Root (Danggui, washed with wine, 1 liang each), Licorice Root (Gancao, roasted, 0.5 liang), White Peony Root (Baishao), Bupleurum Root (Chaihu, 1 liang each).
Preparation and Administration: Coarsely crush the herbs. For each dose, take 3 qian, add 1.5 cups of water, one piece of roasted ginger sliced, decoct until 70% of the liquid remains. Take warm, at any time.
(From *Jingyan Fang*)
Qinjiao San (Gentiana Macrophylla Decoction): Treats menstrual heat, stagnation of blood vessels, and five-palm fatigue and heat.
Ingredients: Ophiopogon Tuber (Maimendong), Gentiana Macrophylla Root (Qinjiao), Rehmannia Root (Shengdihuang), Angelica Sinensis Root (Danggui, 0.5 liang each); Cortex Lycii (Digupi), Curcuma Aromatica Rhizome (Yujin), Sappan Wood (Sumu, 1 fen each).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. For each dose, take 2 qian, add 1 cup of water, a small amount of Carthamus Flower (Honghua), decoct together until 70% of the liquid remains. Take warm.
Shensu Yin (Ginseng and Perilla Decoction) added with Scutellaria Root (Huangqin) and Ophiopogon Tuber (Maidong): Both treat five-palm heat, especially severe heat in the palms and soles. (Formula see Shanghan section.)
Ke Re (Guest Heat): Refers to external heat invading due to excessive warming when the body is deficient; it is not generated internally by the Zang-Fu organs, hence termed "guest heat." Its manifestations include empty heat in the upper Jiao (chest and diaphragm), dry mouth, irritability, and intense heat in the hands and feet.
Maimendong San (Ophiopogon Decoction): Treats female guest heat, restlessness and pain in the four limbs, and loss of appetite.
Ingredients: Ophiopogon Tuber (Maimendong), Bupleurum Root (Chaihu), Red Poria (Chifuling), Antelope Horn (Lingyangjiao), Red Peony Root (Chishaoyao), Mulberry Root Bark (Sangbaipi), Scutellaria Root (Huangqin, 3 fen each); Rehmannia Root (Shengdihuang), Licorice Root (Gancao, 5 fen each).
Preparation and Administration: Coarsely crush. Add 1.5 cups of water and three slices of ginger, decoct until 60% of the liquid remains. Take at any time.
Xijiao Yin (Rhinoceros Horn Decoction): Treats female guest heat, oppression and closure in the heart and chest, painful joints, and loss of appetite.
Ingredients: Licorice Root (Gancao, 5 fen); Rhinoceros Horn Chips (Xijiaoxie, 0.5 liang); Rehmannia Root (Shengdihuang), Astragalus Root (Huangqi, 1 liang each); Trichosanthes Seed (Gualouren), Scutellaria Root (Huangqin, 5 fen each); Ginseng (Renshen), Spirit of Poria (Fushen, 3 fen each).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. For each dose, use 1.5 cups of water, add five leaves of Bamboo Leaf (Danzhuye), decoct until 70% of the liquid remains. Take warm, at any time.