保阴煎 治男妇带浊遗淋，色赤带血，脉滑多热，便血不止，及血崩血淋，或经期太早
，凡一切阴虚内热动血等证。
生地 熟地 芍药（各二钱） 山药 川续断 黄芩 黄柏（各一钱半） 生甘草（一钱）
水二钟，煎七分，食远温服。如小水多热，或兼怒火动血者，加焦栀子一、二钱；如夜
热身热，加地骨皮一钱五分；如肺热多汗者，加麦冬、枣仁；如血热甚者，加黄连一钱五分
；如血虚血滞，筋骨肿痛者，加当归二、三钱；如气滞而痛，去熟地，加陈皮、青皮、丹皮
、香附之属；如血脱血滑，及便血久不止者，加地榆一、二钱，或乌梅一、二个，或百药煎
一、二钱，文蛤亦可；如少年，或血气正盛者，不必用熟地、山药；如肢节筋骨疼痛或肿者
，加秦艽、丹皮各一、二钱。
加减一阴煎 方在补阵九。
治水亏火胜之甚者。
抽薪饮 治诸凡火炽盛而不宜补者。
黄芩 石斛 木通 栀子（炒） 黄柏（各一、二钱） 枳壳（钱半） 泽泻（钱半） 细甘草（三分）
水一钟半，煎七分，食远温服。内热甚者，冷服更佳。如热在经络肌肤者，加连翘、天
花粉以解之；热在血分大小肠者，加槐蕊、黄连以清之；热在阳明头面，或躁烦便实者，加
生石膏以降之；热在下焦，小水痛涩者，加草龙胆、车前以利之；热在阴分，津液不足者，
加门冬、生地、芍药之类以滋之；热在肠胃实结者，加大黄、芒硝以通之。
徙薪饮 治三焦凡火，一切内热，渐觉而未甚者，先宜清以此剂。其甚者，宜抽薪饮。
陈皮（八分） 黄芩（二钱） 麦冬 芍药 黄柏 茯苓 牡丹皮（各一钱半）
水一钟半，煎七分，食远温服。如多郁气逆伤肝，胁肋疼痛，或致动血者，加青皮、栀子。
大厘清饮 治积热闭结，小水不利，或致腰腿下部极痛，或湿热下利，黄胆，溺血，邪
热蓄血腹痛淋闭等证。
茯苓 泽泻 木通（各二钱） 猪苓 栀子（或倍之） 枳壳 车前子（各一钱）
水一钟半，煎八分，食远温服。如内热甚者，加黄芩、黄柏、草龙胆之属；如大便坚硬胀
满者，加大黄二、三钱；如黄胆小水不利，热甚者，加茵陈二钱；如邪热蓄血腹痛者
，加红花、青皮各一钱五分。
清流饮 治阴虚挟热泻痢，或发热，或喜冷，或下纯红鲜血，或小水痛赤等证。
生地 芍药 茯苓 泽泻（各二钱） 当归（一、二钱） 甘草（一钱） 黄芩 黄连（各半钱） 枳壳
（一钱）
水一钟半，煎服。如热甚者，加黄柏；小水热痛者，加栀子。
化阴煎 治水亏阴涸，阳火有余，小便癃闭，淋浊疼痛等证。
生地黄 熟地黄 牛膝 猪苓 泽泻 生黄柏 生知母（各二钱） 绿豆（三钱） 龙胆草（钱半）
车前子（一钱）
水二钟，加食盐少许，用文武火煎八分，食前温服，或冷服。若水亏居多，而阴气大有
不足者，可递加熟地黄，即用至一、二两亦可。
茵陈饮 治挟热泄泻热痢，口渴喜冷，小水不利，黄胆湿热闭涩等证。
茵陈 焦栀子 泽泻 青皮（各三钱） 甘草（一钱） 甘菊花（二钱）
用水三、四钟，煎两钟，不时陆续饮之。治热泻者，一服可愈。
清膈煎 治痰因火动，气壅喘满，内热烦渴等证。
陈皮（钱半） 贝母（二、三钱，微敲破） 胆星（一、二钱） 海石（二钱） 白芥子（五、七分） 木通
（二钱）
水一钟半，煎七分，温服。如火盛痰不降者，加童便一小钟；如渴甚者，加天花粉一钱
；如热及下焦，小水不利者，加栀子一钱半；如热在上焦，头面红赤，烦渴喜冷者，加生石
膏二、三钱；如痰火上壅而小水不利者，加泽泻一、二钱；如痰火闭结，大便不通而兼胀满
者，加大黄数钱，或朴硝一、二钱，酌宜用之。
化肝煎 治怒气伤肝，因而气逆动火，致为烦热胁痛，胀满动血等证。
青皮 陈皮（各二钱） 芍药（二钱） 丹皮 栀子（炒） 泽泻（各钱半，如血见下部者，以甘草
代之） 土贝母（二、三钱）
水一钟半，煎七、八分，食远温服。如大便下血者，加地榆；小便下血者，加木通，各
一钱五分；如兼寒热，加柴胡一钱；如火盛，加黄芩一、二钱；如胁腹胀痛，加白芥子一钱
；胀滞多者，勿用芍药。
安胃饮 治胃火上冲，呃逆不止。
陈皮 山楂 麦芽 木通 泽泻 黄芩 石斛
水一钟半，煎七分，食远服。如胃火热甚，脉滑实者，加石膏。
玉女煎 治水亏火盛，六脉浮洪滑大，少阴不足，阳明有余，烦热干渴，头痛牙疼，失
血等证，如神、如神。若大便溏泄者，乃非所宜。
生石膏（三、五钱） 熟地（三、五钱或一两） 麦冬（二钱） 知母 牛膝（各钱半）
水一钟半，煎七分，温服或冷服。如火之盛极者，加栀子、地骨皮之属亦可；如多汗多
渴者，加北五味十四粒；如小水不利，或火不能降者，加泽泻一钱五分，或茯苓亦可；如金
水俱亏，因精损气者，加人参二、三钱尤妙。
太清饮 治胃火烦热，狂斑呕吐等证。可与白虎汤出入酌用。
知母 石斛 木通（各一钱半） 石膏（生用，五、七钱）
水一钟半，煎七分，温服或冷服。或加麦门冬。
绿豆饮 凡热毒劳热，诸火热极不能退者，用此最妙。
用绿豆不拘多寡，宽汤煮糜烂，入盐少许，或蜜亦可。待冰冷，或浓或稀或汤，任意饮
食之，日或三、四次不拘。此物性非苦寒，不伤脾气，且善于解毒除烦，退热止渴，大利小
水，乃浅易中之最佳最捷者也。若火盛口甘，不宜浓味，但略煮半熟，清汤冷冻饮料之，尤善除烦清火。
玉泉散 亦名一六甘露散。治阳明内热，烦渴头痛，二便闭结，温疫斑黄，及热痰喘嗽
等证。此益元散之变方也，其功倍之。
石膏（六两，生用） 粉甘草（一两）
上为极细末。每服一、二、三钱，新汲水或热汤，或人参汤调下。此方加朱砂三钱亦妙。
悉尼浆 解烦热，退阴火，此生津止渴之妙剂也。
用清香甘美大梨，削去皮，别用大碗盛清冷甘泉，将梨薄切浸于水中，少顷，水必甘美
，但频饮其水，勿食其 ，退阴火极速也。
滋阴八味丸 治阴虚火盛，下焦湿热等证。此方变丸为汤，即名滋阴八味煎。
山药（四两） 丹皮（三两） 白茯苓（三两） 山茱萸（肉，四两） 泽泻（三两） 黄柏（盐水炒，三两）
熟地黄（八两，蒸捣） 知母（盐水炒，三两）
上加炼蜜捣丸，梧桐子大。或空心，或午前，用滚白汤，或淡盐汤送下百余丸。
约阴丸 治妇人血海有热，经脉先期或过多者，或兼肾火而带浊不止，及男妇大肠血热便红等证。
当归 白术（炒） 芍药（酒炒） 生地 茯苓 地榆 黄芩 白石脂（醋 粹） 北五味
丹参 川续断（各等分）
上为末，炼蜜丸服。火甚者，倍用黄芩；兼肝肾之火甚者，仍加知母、黄柏各等分；大
肠血热便红者，加黄连、防风各等分。
服蛮煎 此方性味极轻极清，善入心肝二脏，行滞气，开郁结，通神明，养正除邪，大有奇妙。
生地 麦门冬 芍药 石菖蒲 石斛 川丹皮（极香者） 茯神（各二钱） 陈皮（一钱） 木通
知母（各一钱半）
水一钟半，煎七分，食远服。如痰胜多郁者，加贝母二钱；痰盛兼火者，加胆星一钱五
分；阳明火盛，内热狂叫者，加石膏二、三钱；便结胀满多热者，玄明粉二、三钱调服，或
暂加大黄亦可；气虚神困者，加人参随宜。
约营煎 治血热便血，无论脾胃、小肠、大肠、膀胱等证，皆宜用此。
生地 芍药 甘草 续断 地榆 黄芩 槐花 荆芥穗（炒焦） 乌梅（二个）
水一钟半，煎七分，食前服。如下焦火盛者，可加栀子、黄连、龙胆草之属；如气虚者
，可加人参、白术；如气陷者，加升麻、防风。
保阴煎：治疗男女带下浑浊、遗尿淋证，白带夹血，脉象滑数且体内有热，便血不止，以及血崩、血淋，或月经提前等症。凡是一切阴虚内热导致出血的证候，均可使用。
处方组成：生地黄、熟地黄、白芍药（各二钱），山药、川续断、黄芩、黄柏（各一钱半），生甘草（一钱）。
用法：用水两碗，煎至七分，饭后稍远时温服。如果小便多有热感，或因怒火引动出血者，加炒焦栀子一至二钱；如果夜间身体发热，加地骨皮一钱五分；如果肺热多汗者，加麦冬、酸枣仁；如果血热严重，加黄连一钱五分；如果血虚兼有血滞，筋骨肿痛者，加当归二至三钱；如果气滞而疼痛，去掉熟地黄，加陈皮、青皮、牡丹皮、香附之类；如果失血过多且滑脱不禁，以及便血久治不愈者，加地榆一至二钱，或乌梅一至二个，或百药煎一至二钱，文蛤也可以；如果是少年，或气血正旺盛的人，不必用熟地黄、山药；如果肢节筋骨疼痛或肿胀，加秦艽、牡丹皮各一至二钱。
加减一阴煎：该方记载在“补阵”第九篇中。
主治：肾水亏虚、心火亢盛严重的证候。
抽薪饮：治疗各种实火炽盛而不适宜进补的证候。
处方组成：黄芩、石斛、木通、栀子（炒）、黄柏（各一至二钱），枳壳（一钱半），泽泻（一钱半），细甘草（三分）。
用法：用水一碗半，煎至七分，饭后稍远时温服。如果内热严重，冷服效果更好。如果热邪在经络肌肤，加连翘、天花粉以解表清热；如果热邪在血分及大小肠，加槐蕊、黄连以清血分之热；如果热邪在阳明经头面部，或烦躁便秘者，加生石膏以降火；如果热邪在下焦，小便疼痛涩滞者，加龙胆草、车前子以利湿通淋；如果热邪在阴分，津液不足者，加麦冬、生地黄、白芍药之类以滋阴；如果热邪在肠胃形成实结，加大黄、芒硝以通便泄热。
徙薪饮：治疗三焦各种火邪，一切内热，刚开始感觉轻微尚未严重时，先用此剂清除。如果病情严重，宜用抽薪饮。
处方组成：陈皮（八分），黄芩（二钱），麦冬、白芍药、黄柏、茯苓、牡丹皮（各一钱半）。
用法：用水一碗半，煎至七分，饭后稍远时温服。如果因多郁气逆伤肝，出现胁肋疼痛，或导致出血者，加青皮、栀子。
大厘清饮：治疗积热闭结，小便不利，或导致腰腿下部极度疼痛，或湿热下注导致的痢疾、黄疸、尿血、邪热蓄血腹痛淋闭等证候。
处方组成：茯苓、泽泻、木通（各二钱），猪苓、栀子（可加倍），枳壳、车前子（各一钱）。
用法：用水一碗半，煎至八分，饭后稍远时温服。如果内热严重，加黄芩、黄柏、龙胆草之类；如果大便坚硬胀满，加大黄二至三钱；如果黄疸且小便不利，热势严重，加茵陈二钱；如果邪热蓄血导致腹痛，加红花、青皮各一钱五分。
清流饮：治疗阴虚夹杂热邪导致的泻痢，或发热，或喜冷饮，或排出纯红鲜血，或小便疼痛色赤等证候。
处方组成：生地黄、白芍药、茯苓、泽泻（各二钱），当归（一至二钱），甘草（一钱），黄芩、黄连（各半钱），枳壳（一钱）。
用法：用水一碗半，煎服。如果热势严重，加黄柏；如果小便热痛，加栀子。
化阴煎：治疗肾水亏虚、阴液枯竭，阳气之火有余，导致小便癃闭、淋浊疼痛等证候。
处方组成：生地黄、熟地黄、牛膝、猪苓、泽泻、生黄柏、生知母（各二钱），绿豆（三钱），龙胆草（一钱半），车前子（一钱）。
用法：用水两碗，加入少许食盐，用文武火交替煎至八分，饭前温服，或冷服。如果水亏虚居多，而阴气大有不足者，可以逐渐增加熟地黄的用量，用到一两甚至二两也可以。
茵陈饮：治疗夹杂热邪的泄泻、热痢，口渴喜冷饮，小便不利，黄疸湿热闭涩等证候。
处方组成：茵陈、焦栀子、泽泻、青皮（各三钱），甘草（一钱），甘菊花（二钱）。
用法：用水三至四碗，煎至两碗，不时陆续饮用。治疗热泻，服用一次即可痊愈。
清膈煎：治疗痰因火动，气机壅塞导致喘满，内热烦渴等证候。
处方组成：陈皮（一钱半），贝母（二至三钱，微敲破），胆南星（一至二钱），海浮石（二钱），白芥子（五至七分），木通（二钱）。
用法：用水一碗半，煎至七分，温服。如果火势旺盛痰不下降，加童便一小碗；如果口渴严重，加天花粉一钱；如果热邪波及下焦，小便不利，加栀子一钱半；如果热邪在上焦，头面红赤，烦渴喜冷饮，加生石膏二至三钱；如果痰火上壅导致小便不利，加泽泻一至二钱；如果痰火闭结，大便不通且兼有胀满，加大黄数钱，或朴硝一至二钱，酌情使用。
化肝煎：治疗怒气伤肝，因而气逆动火，导致烦热胁痛，胀满动血等证候。
处方组成：青皮、陈皮（各二钱），白芍药（二钱），牡丹皮、栀子（炒）、泽泻（各一钱半，如果血从下部流出，用甘草代替泽泻），土贝母（二至三钱）。
用法：用水一碗半，煎至七八分，饭后稍远时温服。如果大便下血，加地榆；小便下血，加木通，各一钱五分；如果兼有寒热，加柴胡一钱；如果火势旺盛，加黄芩一至二钱；如果胁腹胀痛，加白芥子一钱；如果胀滞严重，不要用白芍药。
安胃饮：治疗胃火上冲，呃逆不止。
处方组成：陈皮、山楂、麦芽、木通、泽泻、黄芩、石斛。
用法：用水一碗半，煎至七分，饭后服用。如果胃火热甚，脉象滑实，加石膏。
玉女煎：治疗肾水亏虚、心火亢盛，六脉浮洪滑大，少阴不足，阳明有余，导致烦热干渴，头痛牙疼，失血等证候，效果如神。如果大便溏泄，则不适合使用此方。
处方组成：生石膏（三至五钱），熟地黄（三至五钱或一两），麦冬（二钱），知母、牛膝（各一钱半）。
用法：用水一碗半，煎至七分，温服或冷服。如果火势极盛，加栀子、地骨皮之类也可以；如果多汗多渴，加北五味子十四粒；如果小便不利，或火不能下降，加泽泻一钱五分，或茯苓也可以；如果金水俱亏，因精损气者，加人参二至三钱尤为妙用。
太清饮：治疗胃火引起的烦热、狂斑、呕吐等证候。可与白虎汤配合斟酌使用。
处方组成：知母、石斛、木通（各一钱半），石膏（生用，五至七钱）。
用法：用水一碗半，煎至七分，温服或冷服。也可加麦门冬。
绿豆饮：凡是热毒劳热，各种火热极盛无法退去的，用此方最妙。
用法：用绿豆不拘多少，加水宽煮至糜烂，加入少许盐，或用蜂蜜也可以。待冷却后，无论浓稀或作为汤饮，随意饮用，每天三到四次不限。绿豆性味非苦寒，不伤脾气，且善于解毒除烦，退热止渴，大利小便，是浅易之中最佳最快捷的方法。如果火盛口甜，不宜吃浓味食物，只需略煮至半熟，用清汤冷冻后饮用，尤其善于除烦清火。
玉泉散：又名一六甘露散。治疗阳明内热，烦渴头痛，二便闭结，温疫斑黄，以及热痰喘嗽等证候。这是益元散的变方，功效是其数倍。
处方组成：石膏（六两，生用），粉甘草（一两）。
制法与用法：研成极细末。每次服用一至三钱，用新汲水、热汤或人参汤调服。此方加朱砂三钱也很好。
悉尼浆：解除烦热，退去阴火，这是生津止渴的妙剂。
用法：选用清香甘美的大梨，削去皮，另用大碗盛放清冷甘泉，将梨薄切浸泡在水中，片刻后，水必变得甘美，只需频繁饮用其水，不要食用梨肉，退阴火速度极快。
滋阴八味丸：治疗阴虚火盛，下焦湿热等证候。此方将丸剂改为汤剂，即名为滋阴八味煎。
处方组成：山药（四两），牡丹皮（三两），白茯苓（三两），山茱萸（肉，四两），泽泻（三两），黄柏（盐水炒，三两），熟地黄（八两，蒸捣），知母（盐水炒，三两）。
制法与用法：上面药物加入炼蜜捣制成丸，如梧桐子大小。空腹或午前，用滚开的白开水或淡盐汤送服一百余丸。
约阴丸：治疗妇人血海有热，月经提前或量过多者，或兼有肾火导致带下浑浊不止，以及男女大肠血热便红等证候。
处方组成：当归、白术（炒）、白芍药（酒炒）、生地黄、茯苓、地榆、黄芩、白石脂（醋淬）、北五味子、丹参、川续断（各等分）。
制法与用法：研为末，炼蜜为丸服用。火盛者，加倍使用黄芩；兼肝肾之火盛者，仍加知母、黄柏各等分；大肠血热便红者，加黄连、防风各等分。
服蛮煎：此方性味极轻极清，善于进入心肝二脏，行滞气，开郁结，通神明，养正气除邪气，大有奇妙之处。
处方组成：生地黄、麦门冬、白芍药、石菖蒲、石斛、川牡丹皮（极香的）、茯神（各二钱），陈皮（一钱），木通、知母（各一钱半）。
用法：用水一碗半，煎至七分，饭后服用。如果痰胜多郁者，加贝母二钱；痰盛兼火者，加胆南星一钱五分；阳明火盛，内热狂叫者，加石膏二至三钱；大便干结胀满多热者，玄明粉二至三钱调服，或暂时加大黄也可以；气虚神困者，加人参酌情使用。
约营煎：治疗血热便血，无论是脾胃、小肠、大肠、膀胱等脏腑引起的证候，都适宜使用此方。
处方组成：生地黄、白芍药、甘草、续断、地榆、黄芩、槐花、荆芥穗（炒焦）、乌梅（二个）。
用法：用水一碗半，煎至七分，饭前服用。如果下焦火盛，可加栀子、黄连、龙胆草之类；如果气虚，可加人参、白术；如果气陷，加升麻、防风。
Baoyin Decoction (Preserve Yin Decoction): Treats leukorrhea and turbid discharge, enuresis and strangury in men and women; bloody leukorrhea; slippery pulse with excess heat; persistent hematochezia; metrorrhagia and bloody strangury; or early menstruation. It is indicated for all syndromes of yin deficiency with internal heat stirring blood.
Ingredients: Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix), Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) (each 2 qian); Shan Yao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), Chuan Xu Duan (Dipsaci Radix), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Huang Bo (Phellodendri Cortex) (each 1.5 qian); Sheng Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (1 qian).
Administration: Add two zhong of water, decoct to obtain 0.7 zhong, take warm far from meals. If there is excessive heat in urination, or bleeding caused by anger-fire, add Jiao Zhi Zi (Fried Gardenia Fructus) 1-2 qian. If there is night fever and body heat, add Di Gu Pi (Lycii Cortex) 1.5 qian. If there is pulmonary heat with excessive sweating, add Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix) and Zao Ren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen). If blood heat is severe, add Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma) 1.5 qian. If there is blood deficiency with blood stasis causing pain and swelling in bones and joints, add Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) 2-3 qian. If there is qi stagnation with pain, remove Shu Di Huang and add Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Qing Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride), Mu Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex), Xiang Fu (Cyperi Rhizoma), etc. If there is blood loss with slipping and uncontrolled bleeding, or chronic hematochezia, add Di Yu (Sanguisorbae Radix) 1-2 qian, or Wu Mei (Mume Fructus) 1-2 pieces, or Bai Yao Jian (Fermented Medicinal Brick) 1-2 qian; Wen Ge (Clam Shell) is also acceptable. For adolescents or those with vigorous qi and blood, Shu Di Huang and Shan Yao are not necessary. If there is pain or swelling in limbs and joints, add Qin Jiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix) and Mu Dan Pi each 1-2 qian.
Jiajian Yiyin Decoction (Modified One-Yin Decoction): This formula is recorded in the "Tonifying Section" Article 9.
Indications: Severe cases of kidney water deficiency and fire hyperactivity.
Chouxin Decoction (Draw Fire Decoction): Treats various conditions where fire is blazing and tonification is contraindicated.
Ingredients: Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Shi Hu (Dendrobii Caulis), Mu Tong (Akebiae Caulis), Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus, fried), Huang Bo (Phellodendri Cortex) (each 1-2 qian); Zhi Ke (Aurantii Fructus) (1.5 qian); Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma) (1.5 qian); Xi Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (3 fen).
Administration: Add one and a half zhong of water, decoct to obtain 0.7 zhong, take warm far from meals. If internal heat is severe, cold administration is better. If heat is in the meridians and skin/muscle, add Lian Qiao (Forsythiae Fructus) and Tian Hua Fen (Trichosanthis Radix) to resolve it. If heat is in the blood level and large/small intestines, add Huai Rui (Stamen Sophorae Flavae) and Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma) to clear it. If heat is in the Yangming channel affecting the head and face, or accompanied by restlessness and constipation, add Sheng Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum) to descend it. If heat is in the lower jiao with painful and difficult urination, add Cao Long Dan (Gentianae Radix) and Che Qian Zi (Plantaginis Semen) to promote diuresis. If heat is in the yin level with insufficient fluids, add Men Dong (Asparagi Radix), Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), etc., to nourish. If heat forms solid accumulation in the stomach and intestines, add Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) and Mang Xiao (Natrii Sulfas) to unblock.
Xixin Decoction (Remove Firewood Decoction): Treats general fire in the three jiao and all internal heat that has just begun and is not yet severe. Use this formula first to clear it. For severe cases, use Chouxin Decoction.
Ingredients: Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (8 fen); Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) (2 qian); Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix), Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Huang Bo (Phellodendri Cortex), Fu Ling (Poria), Mu Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex) (each 1.5 qian).
Administration: Add one and a half zhong of water, decoct to obtain 0.7 zhong, take warm far from meals. If there is excessive depression and qi rebellion injuring the liver, causing hypochondriac pain or bleeding, add Qing Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride) and Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus).
Dali Qingyin Decoction (Great Purification Decoction): Treats accumulated heat with obstruction, difficult urination, or extreme pain in the lower waist and legs; or damp-heat dysentery, jaundice, hematuria, abdominal pain due to evil heat and blood stasis, strangury, and urinary retention.
Ingredients: Fu Ling (Poria), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Mu Tong (Akebiae Caulis) (each 2 qian); Zhu Ling (Polyporus); Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus, can be doubled); Zhi Ke (Aurantii Fructus); Che Qian Zi (Plantaginis Semen) (each 1 qian).
Administration: Add one and a half zhong of water, decoct to obtain 0.8 zhong, take warm far from meals. If internal heat is severe, add Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Huang Bo (Phellodendri Cortex), Cao Long Dan (Gentianae Radix), etc. If stool is hard and abdomen is distended, add Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) 2-3 qian. If jaundice with difficult urination and severe heat, add Yin Chen (Artemisiae Scopariae Herba) 2 qian. If abdominal pain due to evil heat and blood stasis, add Hong Hua (Carthami Flos) and Qing Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride) each 1.5 qian.
Qingliu Decoction (Clear Flow Decoction): Treats diarrhea and dysentery complicated by yin deficiency and heat, or fever, craving for cold drinks, passage of pure bright red blood, or painful and reddish urine.
Ingredients: Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Fu Ling (Poria), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma) (each 2 qian); Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) (1-2 qian); Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (1 qian); Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma) (each 0.5 qian); Zhi Ke (Aurantii Fructus) (1 qian).
Administration: Add one and a half zhong of water, decoct and take. If heat is severe, add Huang Bo (Phellodendri Cortex). If urine is hot and painful, add Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus).
Huayin Decoction (Transform Yin Decoction): Treats kidney water deficiency, exhaustion of yin fluids, excess yang fire, leading to urinary retention (long bi), strangury, turbid discharge, and pain.
Ingredients: Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix), Niu Xi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix), Zhu Ling (Polyporus), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Sheng Huang Bo (Phellodendri Cortex), Sheng Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) (each 2 qian); Lu Dou (Phaseoli Volubilis Semen) (3 qian); Long Dan Cao (Gentianae Radix) (1.5 qian); Che Qian Zi (Plantaginis Semen) (1 qian).
Administration: Add two zhong of water, add a little salt, decoct using alternating medium and low heat to obtain 0.8 zhong, take warm before meals, or cold. If water deficiency is predominant and yin qi is significantly insufficient, gradually increase the dosage of Shu Di Huang, up to 1-2 liang if necessary.
Yinchen Decoction (Artemisia Decoction): Treats diarrhea and dysentery complicated by heat, thirst with craving for cold drinks, difficult urination, jaundice with damp-heat obstruction.
Ingredients: Yin Chen (Artemisiae Scopariae Herba), Jiao Zhi Zi (Fried Gardenia Fructus), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Qing Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride) (each 3 qian); Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (1 qian); Gan Ju Hua (Chrysanthemi Flos) (2 qian).
Administration: Add three to four zhong of water, decoct to obtain two zhong, drink continuously at intervals. For treating heat diarrhea, one dose can cure.
Qinge Decoction (Clear Diaphragm Decoction): Treats phlegm stirred by fire, qi congestion causing wheezing and fullness, internal heat with restlessness and thirst.
Ingredients: Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (1.5 qian); Bei Mu (Fritillariae Bulbus) (2-3 qian, slightly cracked); Dan Xing (Arisaematis Cum Bile) (1-2 qian); Hai Shi (Floating Lapis) (2 qian); Bai Jie Zi (Sinapis Semen) (5-7 fen); Mu Tong (Akebiae Caulis) (2 qian).
Administration: Add one and a half zhong of water, decoct to obtain 0.7 zhong, take warm. If fire is strong and phlegm does not descend, add Tong Bian (Child's Urine) one small zhong. If thirst is severe, add Tian Hua Fen (Trichosanthis Radix) 1 qian. If heat affects the lower jiao with difficult urination, add Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus) 1.5 qian. If heat is in the upper jiao with red face and head, restlessness, thirst, and craving for cold, add Sheng Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum) 2-3 qian. If phlegm-fire obstructs and causes difficult urination, add Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma) 1-2 qian. If phlegm-fire blockage causes constipation with distension, add Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) several qian, or Pu Xiao (Mirabilitum) 1-2 qian, use as appropriate.
Huagan Decoction (Transform Liver Decoction): Treats anger injuring the liver, leading to qi rebellion and stirring fire, resulting in irritability, heat, hypochondriac pain, distension, and bleeding.
Ingredients: Qing Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride), Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (each 2 qian); Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) (2 qian); Mu Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex), Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus, fried), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma) (each 1.5 qian; if bleeding occurs from the lower part, replace Ze Xie with Gan Cao); Tu Bei Mu (Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus) (2-3 qian).
Administration: Add one and a half zhong of water, decoct to obtain 0.7-0.8 zhong, take warm far from meals. If there is blood in stool, add Di Yu (Sanguisorbae Radix). If there is blood in urine, add Mu Tong (Akebiae Caulis), each 1.5 qian. If accompanied by chills and fever, add Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) 1 qian. If fire is strong, add Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) 1-2 qian. If there is hypochondriac and abdominal distension and pain, add Bai Jie Zi (Sinapis Semen) 1 qian. If there is significant distension and stagnation, do not use Bai Shao Yao.
Anwei Decoction (Peace Stomach Decoction): Treats stomach fire rushing upward with incessant hiccups.
Ingredients: Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Shan Zha (Crataegi Fructus), Mai Ya (Hordei Fructus Germinatus), Mu Tong (Akebiae Caulis), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Shi Hu (Dendrobii Caulis).
Administration: Add one and a half zhong of water, decoct to obtain 0.7 zhong, take after meals. If stomach fire is very strong and pulse is slippery and excess, add Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum).
Yunü Decoction (Jade Maiden Decoction): Treats kidney water deficiency and fire hyperactivity, floating, surging, slippery, and large pulses in all six positions; insufficiency of Shaoyin and excess of Yangming; irritability, heat, dryness, thirst, headache, toothache, and hemorrhage. It is highly effective. It is not suitable for loose stools.
Ingredients: Sheng Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum) (3-5 qian); Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix) (3-5 qian or 1 liang); Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix) (2 qian); Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Niu Xi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix) (each 1.5 qian).
Administration: Add one and a half zhong of water, decoct to obtain 0.7 zhong, take warm or cold. If fire is extremely strong, add Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus) and Di Gu Pi (Lycii Cortex). If there is excessive sweating and thirst, add Bei Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) 14 grains. If urination is difficult or fire cannot descend, add Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma) 1.5 qian, or Fu Ling (Poria) is also acceptable. If metal (lung) and water (kidney) are both deficient due to essence damage affecting qi, add Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) 2-3 qian, which is excellent.
Taiqing Decoction (Supreme Purity Decoction): Treats stomach fire causing irritability, heat, manic spots, and vomiting. Can be used interchangeably with Baihu Decoction (White Tiger Decoction) as appropriate.
Ingredients: Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Shi Hu (Dendrobii Caulis), Mu Tong (Akebiae Caulis) (each 1.5 qian); Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum, raw) (5-7 qian).
Administration: Add one and a half zhong of water, decoct to obtain 0.7 zhong, take warm or cold. Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix) can be added.
Lu Dou Decoction (Mung Bean Decoction): Most excellent for toxic heat, labor fever, and any extreme heat that cannot be reduced.
Administration: Use mung beans without limit, boil in ample water until soft and mushy, add a little salt, or honey. Wait until cool, then drink thick, thin, or as soup, as desired, 3-4 times a day. Its nature is not bitter-cold and does not injure spleen qi; it is good at resolving toxicity, relieving irritability, reducing heat, quenching thirst, and promoting diuresis. It is the best and quickest among simple remedies. If fire is strong with a sweet taste in the mouth, avoid rich flavors; simply boil until half-cooked, and drink the clear soup chilled, which is especially good for relieving irritability and clearing fire.
Yuquan Powder (Jade Spring Powder): Also known as Yi Liu Ganlu San. Treats Yangming internal heat, irritability, thirst, headache, constipation and urinary retention, epidemic febrile disease with macules and jaundice, and cough/wheezing due to hot phlegm. This is a modified formula of Yiyuan San (Benefit Origin Powder) with multiplied efficacy.
Ingredients: Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum, raw) (6 liang); Fen Gan Cao (Powdered Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (1 liang).
Administration: Grind into an extremely fine powder. Take 1-3 qian per dose, mixed with fresh well water, hot water, or Ginseng Decoction. Adding 3 qian of Zhu Sha (Cinnabar) to this formula is also excellent.
Xini Jiang (Sydney Paste): Relieves irritability and heat, reduces yin fire. This is a wonderful agent for generating fluids and quenching thirst.
Administration: Select large, fragrant, sweet pears, peel them, place in a large bowl with clean cold spring water, slice the pear thinly and soak in the water. After a short while, the water will become sweet. Drink the water frequently, but do not eat the pear flesh. This reduces yin fire very rapidly.
Ziyin Bawei Wan (Eight-Ingredient Pill for Nourishing Yin): Treats yin deficiency with fire hyperactivity and damp-heat in the lower jiao. This formula changes pills to decoction, named Ziyin Bawei Jian.
Ingredients: Shan Yao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) (4 liang); Mu Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex) (3 liang); Bai Fu Ling (Poria) (3 liang); Shan Zhu Yu (Corni Fructus, flesh) (4 liang); Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma) (3 liang); Huang Bo (Phellodendri Cortex, stir-fried with salt water) (3 liang); Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix, steamed and pounded) (8 liang); Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, stir-fried with salt water) (3 liang).
Administration: Add refined honey and pound into pills, size of Sophora seeds. Take over 100 pills on an empty stomach or before noon, delivered with boiling plain water or light salt water.
Yueyin Wan (Contract Yin Pill): Treats women with heat in the Blood Sea, causing early or excessive menstruation; or continuous turbid leukorrhea due to kidney fire; and men and women with rectal blood heat causing red blood in stool.
Ingredients: Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, stir-fried), Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba, wine-stir-fried), Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), Fu Ling (Poria), Di Yu (Sanguisorbae Radix), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Bai Shi Zhi (Kaolinite, quenched with vinegar), Bei Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus), Dan Shen (Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix), Chuan Xu Duan (Dipsaci Radix) (equal parts).
Administration: Grind into powder, make pills with refined honey. If fire is strong, double the amount of Huang Qin. If liver and kidney fire are strong, add Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) and Huang Bo (Phellodendri Cortex) in equal parts. If rectal blood heat causes red blood in stool, add Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma) and Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) in equal parts.
Fuman Decoction (Submit Barbarian Decoction): This formula is extremely light and clear in nature and flavor, entering the Heart and Liver organs effectively. It moves stagnant qi, opens depressions, clarifies the mind, nourishes righteousness, and eliminates evil, with great wonders.
Ingredients: Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix), Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Shi Chang Pu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma), Shi Hu (Dendrobii Caulis), Chuan Mu Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex, highly fragrant), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood) (each 2 qian); Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (1 qian); Mu Tong (Akebiae Caulis), Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) (each 1.5 qian).
Administration: Add one and a half zhong of water, decoct to obtain 0.7 zhong, take after meals. If phlegm is abundant with much depression, add Bei Mu (Fritillariae Bulbus) 2 qian. If phlegm is abundant with fire, add Dan Xing (Arisaematis Cum Bile) 1.5 qian. If Yangming fire is strong with internal heat and screaming, add Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum) 2-3 qian. If constipation, distension, and heat are prominent, take Xuan Ming Fen (Mirabilitum Refinatum) 2-3 qian mixed in, or temporarily add Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma). If qi deficiency and mental fatigue exist, add Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) as appropriate.
Yueying Decoction (Contract Intestines Decoction): Treats hematochezia due to blood heat. It is suitable for syndromes originating from the Spleen/Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine, or Bladder.
Ingredients: Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Xu Duan (Dipsaci Radix), Di Yu (Sanguisorbae Radix), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Huai Hua (Sophorae Flos), Jing Jie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica, stir-fried until charred), Wu Mei (Mume Fructus) (2 pieces).
Administration: Add one and a half zhong of water, decoct to obtain 0.7 zhong, take before meals. If lower jiao fire is strong, add Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Long Dan Cao (Gentianae Radix). If qi is deficient, add Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) and Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma). If qi sinks, add Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) and Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix).