取芫花连根一把切、暴干。令病患自以荐裹春,使灰飞扬,入七孔内。少顷泪出,口鼻皆辣,待芫根尽乃止,病即
愈。(《古今录验》)
寒症结胸,或觉吃饭气塞,心口饱满。用好烧酒顿热,取布二块湛酒,自胸下抹,布令换热,数次滞下,下大便即
通利松快,极验。(《传家宝》)
荜茇 细辛 樟脑 三味为末。指湛擦牙,顿觉满口清凉而下流涎,温茶嗽口,勿使余涎下咽,三四遍愈。(同上)
皮烧末,生油和涂。(《肘后方》)
掘地作挖小坑烧赤,用酒泼沃,纳吴茱萸坑内,患者坐上,不过三度愈。(《外台秘要》)
(辟一切瘴疾时气风寒时气)
红川椒(去闭口者)以绛纱囊贮,椒约两许,悬佩近里衣处,一切邪气不敢侵犯。(《景岳全书》)
(治风痰不开)
薄荷 青黛 硼砂(各二钱) 牛黄 冰片(各三分) 共为细末。先以密水洗舌,再以姜水擦舌,后将药末水调
稀,搽舌本上。(同上)
(治一切风湿雀斑酒刺白屑风皮肤作痒)
绿豆粉(半斤) 白芷 滑石(各一两) 白附子(五钱) 共为末。每日数匙,早晚洗患处。(《奇方类编》)
(治男妇雀斑酒刺皮肤粗糙)
甘松 山奈 细辛 白芷 白芨 白蔹 防风 荆芥 僵蚕 山栀 本 天麻 羌活 独活 陀僧 枯矾 檀香
川椒 菊花(各一钱) 红枣肉(七个) 共为细末。用肥皂去核约一斤许,并药末捶丸,秋冬加生蜜五钱,早晚洗之。
(同上)
取一把带根的芫花,切碎后在阳光下暴晒至干。让患者自己用草席包裹着药根进行研磨,使产生的粉末飞扬起来,吸入患者的七个孔窍(眼、耳、鼻、口)中。过了一会儿,患者会流泪,口鼻感到辛辣刺激,直到芫花根全部用完为止,疾病即可痊愈。(出自《古今录验》)
对于寒邪凝结于胸部的结胸证,或者感觉吃饭时气机阻塞,心窝部胀满不适。取好烧酒加热,取两块布浸透热酒,从胸部下方开始擦拭,布变凉后即更换为热的,反复数次,待大便通畅排出后,症状即感松快,效果极佳。(出自《传家宝》)
荜茇、细辛、樟脑三味药研成细末。用手指蘸取药末擦拭牙齿,顿时感觉满口清凉并流出涎液,用温茶漱口,不要让剩余的涎液咽下去,重复三四次即可痊愈。(同上)
将某物皮烧成灰制成粉末,用生油调和后涂抹患处。(出自《肘后方》)
在地上挖一个小坑,烧热坑底,用酒泼洒在热坑上,将吴茱萸放入坑内,让患者坐在坑上,不超过三次即可痊愈。(出自《外台秘要》)
(用于辟除各种瘴气、时行风寒之气)
选取红川椒(去除闭合不张开的),装入红色纱囊中,花椒约一两重,佩戴在贴近内衣的地方,各种邪气不敢侵犯人体。(出自《景岳全书》)
(用于治疗风痰闭阻导致的失音或神志不清)
薄荷、青黛、硼砂(各二钱)、牛黄、冰片(各三分),共同研成细末。先用蜂蜜水清洗舌头,再用姜水擦拭舌头,然后将药末用水调稀,涂抹在舌根部。(同上)
(用于治疗各种风湿引起的雀斑、酒刺、白屑风及皮肤瘙痒)
绿豆粉(半斤)、白芷、滑石(各一两)、白附子(五钱),共同研成粉末。每天取几匙,早晚清洗患处。(出自《奇方类编》)
(用于治疗男女雀斑、酒刺及皮肤粗糙)
甘松、山奈、细辛、白芷、白芨、白蔹、防风、荆芥、僵蚕、山栀、藁本、天麻、羌活、独活、陀僧、枯矾、檀香、川椒、菊花(各一钱)、红枣肉(七个),共同研成细末。用去核的肥皂约一斤,与药末一起捶打制成丸剂,秋冬季节加入生蜜五钱,早晚用来洗脸或洗澡。(同上)
Take a handful of *Daphne genkwa* (Yuanhua) with roots, cut it up, and sun-dry it thoroughly. Let the patient wrap the medicinal root in a straw mat and grind it themselves, allowing the dust to rise and enter the seven orifices (eyes, ears, nose, mouth). After a short while, tears will flow, and the mouth and nose will feel spicy and irritating; stop when the *Daphne genkwa* root is exhausted, and the illness will be cured. (From *Gujin Luyan*)
For cold-pathogen condensation in the chest (Jie Xiong syndrome), or if one feels blocked qi when eating and fullness in the epigastrium, take good distilled liquor (Baijiu), heat it thoroughly, dip two pieces of cloth into the hot liquor, and wipe from below the chest upwards. Replace the cloth with hot ones as they cool down. Repeat several times until stool passes freely, bringing great relief; this is highly effective. (From *Chuanjia Bao*)
*Long pepper* (Bibo), *Asarum* (Xixin), and *Borneolum Syntheticum* (Zhangnao): grind these three herbs into powder. Dip a finger into the powder and rub the teeth. One will immediately feel a cooling sensation in the mouth accompanied by salivation. Rinse the mouth with warm tea water, ensuring not to swallow the remaining saliva. Repeat three to four times for a cure. (Ibid.)
Burn the bark to ash, make it into powder, mix with raw oil, and apply externally. (From *Zhouhou Beiji Fang*)
Dig a small pit in the ground and heat it until red-hot. Sprinkle wine onto the hot pit, place *Evodiae Fructus* (Wuzhuyu) inside the pit, and have the patient sit over it. It will be cured in no more than three sessions. (From *Waitai Miyao*)
(To ward off all miasma, seasonal wind-cold pathogens)
Select *Sichuan Pepper* (Hong Chuanjiao) (discard those with closed shells), store them in a crimson gauze pouch, weighing approximately one tael. Hang it close to the inner clothing; all evil pathogens dare not invade. (From *Jingyue Quanshu*)
(Treating wind-phlegm obstruction leading to aphonia or unconsciousness)
*Mentha haplocalyx* (Bohe), *Indigo Naturalis* (Qingdai), *Borax* (Pengsha) (each 2 qian), *Calculus Bovis* (Niuhuang), *Borneolum* (Bingpian) (each 3 fen). Grind all into fine powder. First wash the tongue with honey water, then wipe the tongue with ginger water. Next, dilute the powder with water and apply it to the base of the tongue. (Ibid.)
(Treating various wind-damp freckles, acne rosacea, pityriasis versicolor/white scale wind, and pruritus)
*Vigna radiata* seed powder (Lüdoufen) (half jin), *Angelica dahurica* (Baizhi), *Talcum* (Huashi) (each 1 liang), *Fuzi processed* (Baifuzi) (5 qian). Grind into powder. Take a few spoonfuls daily, wash the affected area morning and evening. (From *Qifang Leibian*)
(Treating freckles, acne rosacea, and rough skin in men and women)
*Nardostachys chinensis* (Gansong), *Kaempferia galanga* (Shannai), *Asarum* (Xixin), *Angelica dahurica* (Baizhi), *Bletilla striata* (Baiji), *Ampelopsis japonica* (Bailian), *Saposhnikovia divaricata* (Fangfeng), *Schizonepeta* (Jingjie), *Bombyx Batryticatus* (Jiangcan), *Gardeniae Fructus* (Shanzhi), *Ligusticum chuanxiong* (Ben - note: text says 'Ben', likely referring to Ligusticum or similar aromatic root), *Gastrodia elata* (Tianma), *Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix* (Qianghuo), *Angelica pubescens* (Duhuo), *Turcicus* (Tuoseng - likely Calamine or similar mineral), *Alumen Exsiccatum* (Kufan), *Santalum Album* (Tanxiang), *Sichuan Pepper* (Chuanjiao), *Chrysanthemi Flos* (Juhua) (each 1 qian), flesh of red dates (7). Grind into fine powder. Use about one jin of pitted soap, beat together with the powder to form pills. In autumn and winter, add 5 qian of raw honey. Wash face/body morning and evening. (Ibid.)