论曰∶凡石性刚烈，气多炎上，理之伤温，即火转为炽，内煎脾肺，脾肺苦热，遂成其
渴，饮水过量，即溲肠胃，胃得水则吐，肠得水即金寒，脏虽寒，火炎不灭，水渐流下而为
行潦遂变拥，肠胃虚冷，水谷不消，在阳益气不餐，在阴阳鸣而泄，久将不瘥，有成痢者，
经言呕哕发下焦之间，其斯之谓欤。疗下痢干呕，服香豉，多服之佳，如不损更发，宜服此
方。
香豉（二升） 干姜（三两） 甘草（二两炙） 葱白（切一升）
上四味切，以水五升煮，取二升去滓，温分服之甚良。
又方
干姜（五两）
上一味切，以水二升，煮取一升，去滓，顿服之。
又疗白赤痢兼热闷方。
栀子仁（十四枚） 薤白（一握切）
上二味，以水三升，煮取一升二合，去滓分服之良。
又疗白痢方。
黄连（一两碎绵裹） 白蜜（一合）
上二味，以童子小便二升渍一宿，煮取一升，去滓入蜜分服之。
又方
黄连（一两碎） 薤白（切一升） 乌梅（一握）
上三味，以水二升，煮取一升，分温服之。
又疗解散已经快利，热尚不退，兼痢不断，黄连汤方。
黄连（一两碎） 白粱米（二合）
上二味，以水五升，煮取二升，分服之。
又疗痈肿热盛，取冷过多，寒中下痢，食完出方。
甘草（炙） 干姜 附子（炮各六两） 蜀椒（二百三十枚汗）
上四味切，以水六升，煮取三升，分服之，忌如常法。
又疗天行，兼有客热下血痢，止血，破棺起死，黄连汤方。
黄连（四两） 黄柏（三两） 栀子仁（十五颗） 阿胶（一两炙）
干姜 枳实（炙） 芍药（各二两）
上七味切，以水六升，煮取三升，分服之，忌如常法。
又疗解散除热止痢，黄连汤方。
甘草（炙） 升麻（各一两） 黄连（三两） 豉（五合） 栀子仁（十四枚）
上五味切，以水三升，煮取一升，分温服之。
又解散因痢，宜服甘草汤方。
甘草（炙） 人参 黄连（各一两） 栀子仁（二十一枚）
上四味切，以水五升，煮取二升，分服之。
又疗热毒，赤白痢方。
羊肝（去膜切以水洗二十遍血尽以粟米饭拌作面饼）
上一味，以水煮熟，漉着浆水中淘之，干漉，以美蒜 候极饥食之，不过三两顿，即瘥
又疗水谷痢方。
取鲫鱼，无问多少，治如食法，以新布干拭，断血脉，切作 ，以蒜 食之取足，候至
夜要以白粥量事吃之。即得瘥，忌如常法。
论述说：大凡石药（矿物药）性质刚烈，其气多炎上，如果调理不当损伤了温阳之气，就会使火邪转为炽盛，在内煎熬脾肺。脾肺苦于热邪，于是产生口渴，饮水过量后，水液流入肠胃。胃得到水则呕吐，肠得到水则变得寒凉。脏腑虽然寒凉，但体内的火炎之势并未熄灭，水流逐渐下行成为积潦，导致肠胃虚冷，水谷不能消化。病在阳分则元气受损而不思饮食，病在阴分则肠鸣而泄泻。日久不愈，就会形成痢疾。经书说：“呕哕发于下焦”，说的就是这种情况。治疗下痢伴干呕，服用香豉，多服效果佳；如果症状未减且复发，适宜服用此方。
香豉（二升） 干姜（三两） 甘草（二两，炙） 葱白（切，一升）
以上四味药切碎，用水五升煎煮，取汁二升，去渣，温服，分次服用，效果很好。
又一方
干姜（五两）
将一味药切碎，用水二升，煎煮取汁一升，去渣，一次性服下。
以上两味药，用水三升，煎煮取汁一升二合，去渣，分次服用，效果良好。
又治疗白痢的方子。
以上两味药，用童子小便二升浸泡一夜，煎煮取汁一升，去渣，加入蜂蜜，分次服用。
又一方
以上三味药，用水二升，煎煮取汁一升，分次温服。
又治疗表证已解、大便已经通畅，但热势仍未退去，兼有痢疾不止的黄连汤方。
以上两味药，用水五升，煎煮取汁二升，分次服用。
又治疗因痈肿热盛，过食生冷，导致寒气入中引起下痢，食物完谷排出的方子。
甘草（炙） 干姜 附子（炮制，各六两） 蜀椒（二百三十枚，出汗/炒至出油汗）
以上四味药切碎，用水六升，煎煮取汁三升，分次服用，禁忌如常法。
又治疗时行疫病，兼有客热引起的下血痢，能止血，甚至起死回生的黄连汤方。
黄连（四两） 黄柏（三两） 栀子仁（十五颗） 阿胶（一两，炙）
干姜 枳实（炙） 芍药（各二两）
以上七味药切碎，用水六升，煎煮取汁三升，分次服用，禁忌如常法。
甘草（炙） 升麻（各一两） 黄连（三两） 豉（五合） 栀子仁（十四枚）
以上五味药切碎，用水三升，煎煮取汁一升，分次温服。
以上四味药切碎，用水五升，煎煮取汁二升，分次服用。
羊肝（去除膜，切碎，用水洗二十遍直至血尽，用粟米饭拌和做成面饼状）
将这一味药，用水煮熟，捞出放入浆水中淘洗，沥干水分，配合美味的蒜泥，在极度饥饿时食用，不超过两三顿，即可痊愈。
又治疗水谷痢的方子。
取鲫鱼，无论多少，按照食用方法处理，用新布擦干，切断血脉，切碎，配合蒜泥食用，吃到饱足为止，等到夜晚时用白粥适量佐餐。这样就能痊愈，禁忌如常法。
Discourse states: Generally speaking, mineral drugs (Shi Yao) possess a rigid and fierce nature, with their Qi tending to flare upwards. If regulation is improper and damages the warming Yang Qi, the Fire pathogen will become blazing hot, internally scorching the Spleen and Lungs. The Spleen and Lungs suffer from heat, leading to thirst. Excessive water intake causes fluid to flow into the Intestines and Stomach. When the Stomach receives water, it vomits; when the Intestines receive water, they become cold. Although the Zang organs are cold, the flaming Fire within does not extinguish. The water gradually flows downward, becoming stagnant accumulation, resulting in deficiency-cold of the Intestines and Stomach, where water and grain cannot be digested. If the disease affects the Yang aspect, vital Qi is damaged and appetite is lost; if it affects the Yin aspect, there is borborygmus and diarrhea. If prolonged without recovery, it may develop into Dysentery (Li Ji). The Classics state: "Vomiting and hiccups originate from the Lower Jiao," which refers to this condition. To treat dysentery accompanied by dry heaves,服用 Xiang Chi (Fermented Soybean Paste); taking more is beneficial. If symptoms do not improve and recur, this formula is suitable.
Xiang Chi (Fermented Soybean Paste) (2 sheng), Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger) (3 liang), Gan Cao (Licorice Root) (2 liang, honey-fried), Cong Bai (Scallion White) (cut, 1 sheng).
Cut the above four herbs, decoct in 5 sheng of water, reduce to 2 sheng, remove dregs, take warm, divided doses. Very effective.
Another prescription:
Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger) (5 liang).
Cut the single herb, decoct in 2 sheng of water, reduce to 1 sheng, remove dregs, take all at once.
Another prescription for treating white and bloody dysentery accompanied by heat and oppression:
Zhi Zi Ren (Gardenia Seed) (14 pieces), Xie Bai (Allium Macrostemon Bulb) (one handful, cut).
Decoct the above two herbs in 3 sheng of water, reduce to 1.2 sheng, remove dregs, take divided doses. Effective.
Another prescription for treating white dysentery:
Huang Lian (Coptis Rhizome) (1 liang, crushed, wrapped in silk), Bai Mi (White Honey) (1 he).
Soak the above two herbs in 2 sheng of urine from an uncircumcised boy overnight, decoct to obtain 1 sheng, remove dregs, add honey, take divided doses.
Another prescription:
Huang Lian (Coptis Rhizome) (1 liang, crushed), Xie Bai (Allium Macrostemon Bulb) (cut, 1 sheng), Wu Mei (Mume Fruit) (one handful).
Decoct the above three herbs in 2 sheng of water, reduce to 1 sheng, take warm, divided doses.
Another prescription for Huang Lian Tang, used when exterior syndrome has been resolved, stool has already flowed freely, but heat persists, accompanied by unceasing dysentery:
Huang Lian (Coptis Rhizome) (1 liang, crushed), Bai Liang Mi (White Millet Grain) (2 he).
Decoct the above two herbs in 5 sheng of water, reduce to 2 sheng, take divided doses.
Another prescription for treating dysentery with undigested food due to excessive cold ingestion caused by severe heat from carbuncles and swellings:
Gan Cao (Licorice Root, fried), Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger), Fu Zi (Prepared Aconite Root) (each 6 liang), Shu Jiao (Sichuan Pepper) (230 pieces, stir-fried until oily sweat appears).
Cut the above four herbs, decoct in 6 sheng of water, reduce to 3 sheng, take divided doses. Observe usual dietary restrictions.
Another prescription for Huang Lian Tang, used to treat epidemic diseases accompanied by external heat causing bloody dysentery, capable of stopping bleeding and reviving the dead:
Huang Lian (Coptis Rhizome) (4 liang), Huang Bo (Phellodendron Bark) (3 liang), Zhi Zi Ren (Gardenia Seed) (15 pieces), E Jiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin) (1 liang, fried), Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger), Zhi Shi (Immature Bitter Orange, fried), Shao Yao (Peony Root) (each 2 liang).
Cut the above seven herbs, decoct in 6 sheng of water, reduce to 3 sheng, take divided doses. Observe usual dietary restrictions.
Another prescription for Huang Lian Tang, used to resolve exterior syndrome, clear heat, and stop dysentery:
Gan Cao (Licorice Root, fried), Sheng Ma (Cimicifuga Rhizome) (each 1 liang), Huang Lian (Coptis Rhizome) (3 liang), Chi (Perilla Leaf/Fermented Bean, context implies fermented soybean or perilla, here likely fermented bean given previous context, but literal is 'Chi') (5 he), Zhi Zi Ren (Gardenia Seed) (14 pieces).
Cut the above five herbs, decoct in 3 sheng of water, reduce to 1 sheng, take warm, divided doses.
Another prescription for Gan Cao Tang, suitable for treating unresolved exterior syndrome due to dysentery:
Gan Cao (Licorice Root, fried), Ren Shen (Ginseng Root), Huang Lian (Coptis Rhizome) (each 1 liang), Zhi Zi Ren (Gardenia Seed) (21 pieces).
Cut the above four herbs, decoct in 5 sheng of water, reduce to 2 sheng, take divided doses.
Another prescription for treating red and white dysentery caused by heat toxicity:
Yang Gan (Sheep Liver) (remove membrane, cut, wash with water twenty times until blood is gone, mix with millet rice to form a cake-like shape).
Boil this single ingredient in water until cooked, remove and rinse in starch water, drain dry. Eat with delicious minced garlic when extremely hungry. Within two or three doses, it will heal.
Another prescription for treating water-and-grain dysentery:
Take Crucian Carp (Ji Yu), regardless of quantity, prepare as for food, wipe dry with new cloth, sever blood vessels, cut into pieces. Eat with minced garlic until satisfied. At night, eat an appropriate amount of white porridge. This will lead to recovery. Observe usual dietary restrictions.