蜡纸扎口,悬浸井中半日以出火气,提起仍煮半日,以去水气,然后收藏。每日清晨及午后
,取三匙,用温酒一两许调服,或白汤亦可。制须净室,忌鸡、犬、妇人。本方原无琥珀、
沉香二味,乃 仙加入者,云奇效异常,今并录其方。
补肺汤 治劳嗽。
人参 黄 北五味 紫菀(各七分半) 熟地黄 桑白皮(各钱半)
水二钟,煎八分,入蜜少许,食远温服。
(杨氏)宁肺汤 治荣卫俱虚,发热自汗,咳嗽痰涎,肺气喘急,唾脓。
人参 茯苓 当归 白芍药 白术 甘草(炙) 川芎 熟地黄 麦门冬 五味 桑白皮
(各七分) 阿胶(炒,一钱)
水二钟,姜二片,紫苏五叶,煎八分,食远服。
(《圣惠》)宁肺散 方在固阵。
治久嗽,收涩之剂。
凤髓汤 治咳嗽,大能润肺。
牛髓(一斤, 骨中者) 白蜜(半斤) 干山药(四两,炒) 杏仁(四两,去皮尖,研如泥)
胡桃仁(去皮,四两,另研)
上将牛髓、白蜜用砂锅熬沸,以绢滤去渣,盛瓷瓶内,将杏仁等三味同入瓶内,以纸密
封瓶口,重汤煮一日夜,取出冷定。每空心以白汤化服一二匙。
(《良方》)蜜酥煎 治咳嗽胸痛,上气喘壅。此为邪搏于肺,气不宣通,故咳而喘,气上
逆,面目浮肿。此方非独治嗽,兼补虚损,去风燥,悦肌肤,妇人服之尤佳。
白沙蜜(一升) 牛酥(一升) 杏仁(三升,去皮尖,研如泥)
上将杏仁于瓷盆中用水研取汁五升,以净铜锅先倾汁三升,熬减其半,又倾汁二升,再
以微火熬减至一升许,即入蜜、酥二味煎熟,其药乃成,贮于净瓷器中。每日三次,以温酒
或米饮、白汤调服一匙,服至七日,唾色变白,二七唾稀,三七嗽止。
醍醐膏 治一切咳血肺疾。
用好牛酥五斤,熔三遍,凝取当出醍醐,含服一合即瘥。
(《良方》)黄 散 治嗽久劳嗽唾血。
黄 (蜜炙) 糯米(炒) 阿胶(炒,等分)
上为细末。每服二钱,米饮调下。
(《拔萃》)五味黄 散 治咳嗽咯血成劳,眼睛疼痛,四肢困倦,脚膝无力。
五味子 人参 芍药 甘草(各五分) 黄 桔梗(各钱半) 熟地 麦冬(各一钱)
水二钟,煎八分,食后温服。
黄 益损汤 治男妇诸虚百损,五劳七伤,骨蒸潮热,百节疼痛,盗汗惊惕,咽燥唇焦
,憔瘦少力,咳嗽多痰,咯吐衄血,寒热往来,颊赤昏倦少食,服热药则热烦躁满,服寒药
则膈满腹痛,及大病后荣卫不调,或妇人产后血气未足,俱宜服此。
人参 黄 当归 熟地黄 白术 川芎 芍药 麦冬 甘草 茯苓 山药 五味子
木香 石斛 肉桂 丹皮(等分)
上咀。每服一两,水一钟半,姜五片,枣二枚,小麦五十粒,乌梅一个,煎七分,食前服。
(《元戎》)地黄散 治衄血往来久不愈。
生地黄 熟地黄 地骨皮 枸杞子
上等分,焙干为细末,每服二钱,蜜汤调下,不拘时。
(《良方》)柔脾汤 治虚热吐血、衄血、汗出。
甘草(炒) 白芍药(炒) 黄 (炒,各半两) 熟地黄(两半)
上每服五、七钱,水煎服。世治吐血并用竹茹、地黄、藕汁、童便,此亦不可拘泥。如
阳乘于阴,血得热则流散,经水沸溢,理宜凉解,以大黄、犀角之类;如阴乘于阳,所谓天
寒地冻,水凝成冰,须当温散,宜干姜、肉桂,或理中汤之类。
(东垣)麦门冬饮子 治吐血久不愈者。
麦门冬 黄 (各一钱) 人参 归身 生地(各五分) 五味子(十粒)
上 咀。水煎服。
(《拔萃》)麦门冬饮子 治脾胃虚,气促气弱,精神短少,衄血吐血,气虚不能摄血者。
麦冬 当归 芍药 紫菀(各一钱) 人参 黄 (各八分) 甘草(五分) 五味子(九粒)
水二钟,煎一钟,食后服。
(《家抄》)麦门冬饮 方在寒阵。
治虚火咳嗽,阴虚劳损。
麦门冬汤 方在寒阵。
治肺热咳嗽见血。
(万氏)麦门冬汤 方在痘疹。
治表邪内热咳嗽。
麦门冬散 治鼻衄。
麦门冬 生地(各一钱) 白芍药 蒲黄(各二钱)
水二盏,姜三片,煎八分,食后温服。
旋神饮 治劳瘵憎寒壮热,口干咽燥,自汗烦躁,咳嗽唾血,瘦剧困倦。
人参 白术 黄 当归 熟地黄 麦门冬 白芍药 茯神 白茯苓 莲肉 五味子
炙甘草 桔梗 半夏曲(各五分)
水一钟半,红枣一枚,乌梅一个,煎七分,食远服。如嗽,加阿胶;胸满,加木香,以
湿纸包,炮用,或加沉香亦可;如不思饮食,加扁豆炒用。
(《医统》)养心汤 治体质素弱,或病后思虑过多,心虚惊悸不寐。
归身 生地 熟地 茯神(各一钱) 人参(钱半) 麦冬(钱半) 枣仁 柏子仁(各八分) 炙甘草
(四分) 五味子(十五粒)
加灯心、莲子,水煎八分服。
(钱氏)养心汤 方在小儿。治心虚惊痫。
正心汤 治七情五志久逆,心风妄言妄笑,不知所苦。
人参 当归(酒洗) 生地黄 茯神(各一钱) 羚羊角(镑为末) 枣仁(炒,研) 甘草(炙)
远志(制,各八分)
水一钟半,莲子七枚,煎七分,入羚羊角末、麝香半分,和匀,食后临卧服。
开心散 治好忘。后定志丸稍胜于此(百十六)。
人参 远志(各二钱半) 石菖蒲(一两) 白茯苓(二两)
上为细末,每服一钱,食后米饮调下。
(《局方》)茯苓补心汤 治心虑过多,心神溃乱,烦躁不寐。
白茯苓 白茯神 麦门冬 生地黄 当归 半夏曲 陈皮(各一钱) 甘草(五分)
上加竹叶、灯心,同煎服。
酸枣仁汤 治病后气血俱虚,内亡津液,烦热,诸虚不眠者。
枣仁(微炒) 人参(各一钱) 麦冬(三钱) 竹茹(一钱)
加龙眼肉五枚,煎服,无时。
(《秘传》)酸枣仁汤 治心肾水火不交,精血虚耗,痰饮内蓄,怔忡恍惚,夜卧不安。
枣仁(炒) 远志 黄 白茯苓 莲肉(去心) 当归 人参 茯神(各一钱) 陈皮 炙甘
草(各五分)
水一钟半,加生姜三片,枣一枚,煎七分,日一服,临卧一服。
(仲景)酸枣仁汤 治虚劳虚烦不得眠。
酸枣仁(二升) 甘草(一两) 知母 茯苓 川芎(各二两) (《深师方》仍有生姜二两)
上五味,以水八升,煮酸枣仁得六升,纳诸药再煮取三升,分温三服。
(钱氏)酸枣仁汤 方在小儿。
治心肺虚热烦躁。
远志汤 治心虚烦热,夜卧不宁,及病后虚烦。
远志(黑豆、甘草同煮) 黄 当归 麦冬 枣仁(炒) 石斛(各钱半) 人参 茯神(各七
分) 甘草(五分)
水二钟,煎八分,食远服。烦甚者,加竹叶、知母。
远志饮子 治心劳虚寒,梦寐惊悸。
远志肉 茯神 人参 当归(酒浸) 枣仁 黄 肉桂(各一两) 炙甘草(五钱)
上 咀。每服一两,水一钟半,姜五片煎服,无时。
(东垣)圣愈汤 治血虚心烦,睡卧不宁,或五心烦热。
人参 川芎 当归 熟地黄(酒拌蒸) 生地黄(酒拌) 黄 (炙,各一钱)
上水煎服。
益荣汤 治思虑过度,心血耗伤,怔忡恍惚不寐。
人参(一钱) 芍药 枣仁 柏子仁(各五分) 当归 黄 茯神(各一钱) 紫石英(五分) 远志
甘草 木香(各三分)
水一钟半,姜三片,枣一枚,煎八分服。
(《元戎》)逍遥散 治肝脾血虚,及郁怒伤肝,少血目暗,发热胁痛等证。
当归 芍药 白术 茯神 甘草 柴胡(各等分)
上姜、水煎服。
(薛氏)加味逍遥散 治肝脾血虚,发热,小水不利。
即前逍遥散加丹皮、栀子各七分。
生姜汁煎 治噎食不下,咽喉闭塞,胸膈烦闷。
生姜汁 白蜜 牛酥(各五两) 人参 百合(各二两)
上入铜铫中,以慢火熬膏,每用一二匙,用人参百合汤调下,或咽下。
(《局方》)胃风汤 治风冷乘虚入客肠胃,水谷不化,泄泻注下,及肠胃湿毒,下如豆汁
,或下瘀血,日夜无度。
人参 白术 茯苓 当归 川芎 白芍药 肉桂(等分)
上为粗散,每服二钱,入粟米数粒同煎,食前服。
此方名为治风而实非治风,乃补血和血,益胃气之药,下血痢而挟虚者,实可倚仗,出
太阳桂苓汤例药也。
(《选要》)十宝汤 治冷痢虚甚,下物如鱼脑,三服愈。
黄 (炙,四钱) 熟地黄 人参 白术 白芍药 当归 茯苓 半夏 五味子 肉桂(各一
钱) 甘草(炙,五分)
水一钟,姜三片,乌梅一个,煎七分,食远服。
《良方》当归黄 汤 治妊娠下痢,腹痛小便涩。
当归(炒) 黄 (各一两) 糯米(一合)
水二钟,煎一钟,温服。
(《局方》)大防风汤 治足三阴亏损,寒湿外邪乘虚内侵,患鹤膝、附骨等疽,不问已溃
未溃,宜先用此。及治痢后脚膝软痛,不能动履,名曰痢后风。此药祛风顺气,活血壮筋骨
,行履如故。
人参 白术 防风 羌活(各二钱) 黄 (一钱) 熟地 杜仲(各二钱) 官桂 甘草(炙,各五
分) 白芍 牛膝 附子(各一钱) 川芎(钱半)
水煎服。一方有当归,无官桂,加姜七片。
(河间)地黄饮子 治舌喑不能言,足废不能行,此谓少阴气厥不至,急当温之,名曰痱
证。凡阴虚有二,有阴中之水虚,有阴中之火虚,此治火虚之剂。
熟地 巴戟(去心) 山茱萸 肉苁蓉(酒浸) 附子 石斛 五味 石菖蒲 茯苓 远志
官桂 麦门冬
上等分,每服五钱,入薄荷少许,姜、枣煎服。
金樱膏 治虚劳遗精、白浊最效。
金樱子(经霜后采红熟者,撞去刺,切开去核,捣碎煮之,滤榨净汁用,熬成膏) 人参
桑螵蛸(新瓦焙燥) 山药(各二两) 杜仲(姜汁炒) 益智仁(各一两) 薏仁 山茱萸 芡实
枸杞(各四两) 青盐(三钱)
上咀。用水同熬二次,去渣,熬成膏,将金樱膏对半和匀,空心白汤下三、四匙。
心虚白浊歌
白浊皆因心气虚,不应只作肾虚医。
四君子汤加远志,一服之间见效奇。
劫劳汤 方在妇人。治虚劳咳嗽,盗汗发热。
益气补肾汤 治气虚眩晕。
人参 黄 (各一钱二分) 白术(二钱) 白茯苓(一钱) 山药 山茱萸(各钱半) 炙甘草(五分)
水二钟,枣二枚,煎八分,食前服。
(《元戎》)当归酒 治血虚头痛欲裂。
当归(一两)好酒(一升),煮取六合服之。
人参丸 宁心益智,安神固精。
人参 茯苓 茯神 枣仁 远志 益智 牡蛎(各五钱) 朱砂(二钱半)
为末,枣肉丸服。
(《千金》)人参固本丸 治脾虚烦热,金水不足,及肺气燥热,作渴作嗽,或小便短少赤
色,涩滞如淋,大便燥结,此阴虚有火之圣药也。
人参(二两) 天冬(炒) 麦冬(炒) 生地黄 熟地黄(各四两)
蜜丸,桐子大。每服五、六十丸,空心温酒或淡盐汤下。
中寒之人不可服。如欲作膏,俟煎成,外加白蜜四两。
团参丸 治吐血咳嗽服凉药不得者。团参散方在小儿。
人参 黄 飞罗面(各一两)
上为细末,滴水和丸,桐子大。每服五、七十丸,茅根汤下。
天王补心丹 宁心保神,固精益血,壮力强志,令人不忘,去烦热,除惊悸,清三焦,
解干渴,育养心气。此方之传,未考所自。《道藏》偈云∶昔志公和尚日夜讲经,邓天王悯
其劳者也,锡之此方,因以名焉。
生地黄(四两,洗净) 人参 玄参(炒) 丹参(炒) 远志(炒) 桔梗(各五钱) 白茯苓(五钱)
五味(炒) 当归(酒洗) 麦冬(炒) 天冬(炒) 柏子仁(炒) 酸枣仁(炒,各一两)
上为细末,炼蜜为丸,每两分作十丸,金箔为衣。每服一丸,灯心枣汤化下,食远临卧
服。或作小丸亦可。
《类方》∶如前方,内多黄连二两(酒炒)。
《医统》方∶此较前多百部、菖蒲、杜仲三味。
生地黄(二两,用砂仁五钱、茯苓一两同煮,去砂仁不用) 人参 玄参 丹参 远志 柏
子仁(炒) 枣仁(炒) 白茯神 杜仲(制) 百部(各一两) 归身(一两六钱) 天冬 麦冬(各一两
二钱) 桔梗(八钱) 五味 石菖蒲(各五钱)
《得效》方用熟地,不用生地,余如《医统》,又外加茯苓、炙甘草,共一十八味,分
两俱各等分。
按∶上方惟前十三味者,乃《道藏经》本方。此外各有不同,亦惟随宜择用可也。
《百一》补心神效丸
黄 (蜜炙) 茯神 人参(各四两) 远志(制,二两) 熟地黄(三两) 枣仁(炒) 柏子仁(另
研) 五味子(各二两) 朱砂(一两,另研)
上为末,炼蜜丸,桐子大。每服五十丸,米饮、温酒任下。盗汗不止,麦麸汤下;梦遗
失精,人参龙骨汤下;卒暴心痛,乳香汤下;虚烦发热,麦门冬汤下;吐血,人参汤下;大
用蜡纸扎紧瓶口,悬挂在井中浸泡半天以去除火气,取出后重新煮半天以去除水气,然后收藏起来。每天清晨和午后,取三匙,用一两左右的温酒调服,或者用白开水(米汤)也可以。制作此药需在洁净的房间内进行,忌见鸡、狗及妇女。本方原本没有琥珀、沉香两味药,是仙人加入的,声称效果异常奇特,现在一并记录其方剂。
补肺汤:治疗劳嗽(因虚损引起的咳嗽)。
人参、黄芪、北五味子、紫菀(各七分半);熟地黄、桑白皮(各一钱半)。
用水二钟,煎至八分,加入少许蜂蜜,饭后稍远时温服。
(杨氏)宁肺汤:治疗营卫俱虚,发热自汗,咳嗽痰多,肺气喘急,吐脓血。
人参、茯苓、当归、白芍药、白术、甘草(炙)、川芎、熟地黄、麦门冬、五味子、桑白皮(各七分);阿胶(炒,一钱)。
用水二钟,生姜两片,紫苏叶五片,煎至八分,饭后稍远时服用。
(《圣惠方》)宁肺散:方剂记载在“固阵”章节。
治疗久咳,属于收敛固涩的方剂。
凤髓汤:治疗咳嗽,具有极好的润肺功效。
牛髓(一斤,取自骨头中的)、白蜜(半斤)、干山药(四两,炒制)、杏仁(四两,去皮尖,研成泥状)、胡桃仁(去皮,四两,另研)。
先将牛髓和白蜜放入砂锅中熬沸,用绢布过滤去渣,盛入瓷瓶中,将杏仁等三味药一同放入瓶内,用纸严密密封瓶口,隔水蒸煮一天一夜,取出冷却定型。每次空腹时用白开水化开服用一二匙。
(《良方》)蜜酥煎:治疗咳嗽胸痛,上气喘促壅塞。这是因为邪气搏结于肺,气机不宣通,所以咳嗽气喘,气机上逆,面目浮肿。此方不仅治疗咳嗽,兼能补益虚损,祛除风燥,润泽肌肤,妇人服用尤其好。
白沙蜜(一升)、牛酥(一升)、杏仁(三升,去皮尖,研成泥状)。
先将杏仁在瓷盆中用水研磨取汁五升,用干净的铜锅先倒入三升汁液,熬减至一半,再倒入剩下的二升汁液,再用微火熬减至约一升,此时加入蜜、酥两种药材煎熟,药物即制成,贮存在干净的瓷器中。每天三次,用温酒或米饮、白开水调服一匙,服用七天,唾沫颜色变白,十四天唾沫变稀,二十一天咳嗽停止。
醍醐膏:治疗各种咳血及肺部疾病。
用好牛酥五斤,熔化三次,凝固后取出其中精华部分称为“醍醐”,含服一合即可痊愈。
(《良方》)黄耆散:治疗久咳劳嗽吐血的病症。
黄耆(蜜炙)、糯米(炒)、阿胶(炒),三者等分。
以上药物研为细末。每次服用二钱,用米饮调下。
(《拔萃方》)五味黄耆散:治疗咳嗽咯血发展成劳损,眼睛疼痛,四肢困倦,脚膝无力。
五味子、人参、芍药、甘草(各五分);黄耆、桔梗(各一钱半);熟地、麦冬(各一钱)。
用水二钟,煎至八分,饭后温服。
黄耆益损汤:治疗男女各种虚损百病,五劳七伤,骨蒸潮热,全身关节疼痛,盗汗惊惕,咽喉干燥嘴唇焦裂,憔悴消瘦乏力,咳嗽多痰,咯血鼻衄,寒热往来,脸颊发红昏倦少食。服用热药则出现热烦躁满,服用寒药则出现膈间胀满腹痛,以及大病之后营卫不调,或妇人产后气血不足,都适宜服用此方。
人参、黄耆、当归、熟地黄、白术、川芎、芍药、麦冬、甘草、茯苓、山药、五味子、木香、石斛、肉桂、丹皮(等分)。
以上药物切碎。每次服用一两,用水一钟半,生姜五片,大枣二枚,小麦五十粒,乌梅一个,煎至七分,饭前服用。
(《元戎》)地黄散:治疗鼻衄出血经久不愈。
生地黄、熟地黄、地骨皮、枸杞子。
以上药物等分,焙干研为细末,每次服用二钱,用蜜汤调下,不拘时间。
(《良方》)柔脾汤:治疗虚热导致的吐血、鼻衄、出汗。
甘草(炒)、白芍药(炒)、黄耆(炒,各半两)、熟地黄(一两半)。
以上药物每次服用五到七钱,用水煎服。世人在治疗吐血时多用竹茹、地黄、藕汁、童便,对此也不可拘泥固执。如果是阳乘于阴,血液受热则流散,如经水沸腾溢出,理应凉解,使用大黄、犀角之类的药物;如果是阴乘于阳,所谓天寒地冻,水凝成冰,应当温散,宜用干姜、肉桂,或理中汤之类的药物。
(东垣)麦门冬饮子:治疗吐血经久不愈者。
麦门冬、黄耆(各一钱);人参、归身、生地(各五分);五味子(十粒)。
以上药物切碎,用水煎服。
(《拔萃方》)麦门冬饮子:治疗脾胃虚弱,气短气弱,精神不足,鼻衄吐血,气虚不能摄血者。
麦冬、当归、芍药、紫菀(各一钱);人参、黄耆(各八分);甘草(五分);五味子(九粒)。
用水二钟,煎至一钟,饭后服用。
(《家抄》)麦门冬饮:方剂记载在“寒阵”章节。
治疗虚火咳嗽,阴虚劳损。
(万氏)麦门冬汤:方剂记载在“痘疹”章节。
治疗表邪内热咳嗽。
麦门冬散:治疗鼻衄。
麦门冬、生地(各一钱);白芍药、蒲黄(各二钱)。
用水二盏,生姜三片,煎至八分,饭后温服。
旋神饮:治疗劳瘵(肺结核类疾病)憎寒壮热,口干咽燥,自汗烦躁,咳嗽唾血,身体极度消瘦困倦。
人参、白术、黄耆、当归、熟地黄、麦门冬、白芍药、茯神、白茯苓、莲肉、五味子、炙甘草、桔梗、半夏曲(各五分)。
用水一钟半,红枣一枚,乌梅一个,煎至七分,饭后稍远时服用。如果咳嗽,加阿胶;胸满,加木香,用湿纸包裹炮制后使用,或者加沉香也可以;如果不思饮食,加扁豆炒用。
(《医统》)养心汤:治疗体质素来虚弱,或病后思虑过多,导致心虚惊悸失眠。
归身、生地、熟地、茯神(各一钱);人参(一钱半);麦冬(一钱半);枣仁、柏子仁(各八分);炙甘草(四分);五味子(十五粒)。
加灯心草、莲子,用水煎至八分服用。
正心汤:治疗七情五志长期郁逆,心风妄言妄笑,不知痛苦所在。
人参、当归(酒洗)、生地黄、茯神(各一钱);羚羊角(镑成粉末);枣仁(炒,研碎);甘草(炙);远志(制,各八分)。
用水一钟半,莲子七枚,煎至七分,加入羚羊角粉末、麝香半分,混合均匀,饭后临睡前服用。
开心散:治疗健忘。后来的定志丸比此方稍好(见第一百十六方)。
人参、远志(各二钱半);石菖蒲(一两);白茯苓(二两)。
以上药物研为细末,每次服用一钱,饭后用米饮调下。
(《局方》)茯苓补心汤:治疗思虑过多,心神溃乱,烦躁失眠。
白茯苓、白茯神、麦门冬、生地黄、当归、半夏曲、陈皮(各一钱);甘草(五分)。
上加竹叶、灯心草,同煎服用。
酸枣仁汤:治疗病后气血俱虚,体内津液亡失,烦热,各种虚证导致的失眠。
枣仁(微炒)、人参(各一钱);麦冬(三钱);竹茹(一钱)。
加龙眼肉五枚,煎服,不限时间。
(《秘传》)酸枣仁汤:治疗心肾水火不交,精血虚耗,痰饮内蓄,怔忡恍惚,夜间睡眠不安。
枣仁(炒)、远志、黄耆、白茯苓、莲肉(去心)、当归、人参、茯神(各一钱);陈皮、炙甘草(各五分)。
用水一钟半,加生姜三片,大枣一枚,煎至七分,每日一次,临卧时服用一次。
(仲景)酸枣仁汤:治疗虚劳虚烦不得眠。
酸枣仁(二升)、甘草(一两);知母、茯苓、川芎(各二两)。(《深师方》还有生姜二两)。
以上五味药,用水八升,先煮酸枣仁得六升,纳入其他药物再煮取三升,分三次温服。
远志汤:治疗心虚烦热,夜间睡眠不宁,以及病后虚烦。
远志(与黑豆、甘草同煮)、黄耆、当归、麦冬、枣仁(炒)、石斛(各一钱半);人参、茯神(各七分);甘草(五分)。
用水二钟,煎至八分,饭后稍远时服用。心烦严重的,加竹叶、知母。
远志饮子:治疗心劳虚寒,梦中惊悸。
远志肉、茯神、人参、当归(酒浸)、枣仁、黄耆、肉桂(各一两);炙甘草(五钱)。
以上药物切碎。每次服用一两,用水一钟半,生姜五片煎服,不限时间。
(东垣)圣愈汤:治疗血虚心烦,睡卧不宁,或五心烦热。
人参、川芎、当归、熟地黄(酒拌蒸)、生地黄(酒拌)、黄耆(炙,各一钱)。
以上药物用水煎服。
益荣汤:治疗思虑过度,心血耗伤,怔忡恍惚失眠。
人参(一钱);芍药、枣仁、柏子仁(各五分);当归、黄耆、茯神(各一钱);紫石英(五分);远志、甘草、木香(各三分)。
用水一钟半,生姜三片,大枣一枚,煎至八分服用。
(《元戎》)逍遥散:治疗肝脾血虚,以及郁怒伤肝,血少目暗,发热胁痛等证候。
当归、芍药、白术、茯神、甘草、柴胡(各等分)。
以上药物加姜、水煎服。
(薛氏)加味逍遥散:治疗肝脾血虚,发热,小便不利。
即前面的逍遥散加丹皮、栀子各七分。
生姜汁煎:治疗噎食不下,咽喉闭塞,胸膈烦闷。
生姜汁、白蜜、牛酥(各五两);人参、百合(各二两)。
以上药物放入铜铫中,用慢火熬成膏,每次用一二匙,用人参百合汤调下,或者咽下。
(《局方》)胃风汤:治疗风冷乘虚侵入肠胃,水谷不化,泄泻注下,以及肠胃湿毒,下痢如豆汁,或下瘀血,日夜无度。
人参、白术、茯苓、当归、川芎、白芍药、肉桂(等分)。
以上药物研为粗散,每次服用二钱,加入粟米数粒同煎,饭前服用。
此方名为治风,实则不是治风,而是补血和血、益胃气的药物,对于下血痢且夹杂虚证者,确实可以倚仗,出自太阳桂苓汤的例药。
(《选要》)十宝汤:治疗冷痢虚甚,下利物如鱼脑,服用三次可愈。
黄耆(炙,四钱);熟地黄、人参、白术、白芍药、当归、茯苓、半夏、五味子、肉桂(各一钱);甘草(炙,五分)。
用水一钟,生姜三片,乌梅一个,煎至七分,饭后稍远时服用。
《良方》当归黄耆汤:治疗妊娠下痢,腹痛小便涩痛。
当归(炒)、黄耆(各一两);糯米(一合)。
用水二钟,煎至一钟,温服。
(《局方》)大防风汤:治疗足三阴亏损,寒湿外邪乘虚内侵,患鹤膝风、附骨疽等症,不论已溃或未溃,宜先用此方。以及治疗痢疾后脚膝软痛,不能行动,名叫痢后风。此药祛风顺气,活血壮筋骨,行走如故。
人参、白术、防风、羌活(各二钱);黄耆(一钱);熟地、杜仲(各二钱);官桂、甘草(炙,各五分);白芍、牛膝、附子(各一钱);川芎(一钱半)。
用水煎服。一方有当归,无官桂,加生姜七片。
(河间)地黄饮子:治疗舌喑不能言,足废不能行,这叫做少阴气厥不至,急当温之,名叫痱证。凡阴虚有二种,有阴中之水虚,有阴中之火虚,此方是治疗火虚的药剂。
熟地、巴戟天(去心)、山茱萸、肉苁蓉(酒浸)、附子、石斛、五味子、石菖蒲、茯苓、远志、官桂、麦门冬。
以上药物等分,每次服用五钱,加入少许薄荷,姜、枣煎服。
金樱膏:治疗虚劳遗精、白浊最为有效。
金樱子(经霜后采摘红熟的,撞去刺,切开去核,捣碎煮之,滤榨净汁用,熬成膏)、人参、桑螵蛸(新瓦焙燥)、山药(各二两)、杜仲(姜汁炒)、益智仁(各一两)、薏仁、山茱萸、芡实、枸杞(各四两)、青盐(三钱)。
以上药物切碎。用水同熬两次,去渣,熬成膏,将金樱膏对半和匀,空腹用白开水送服三、四匙。
心虚白浊歌:
白浊皆因心气虚,不应只作肾虚医。
四君子汤加远志,一服之间见效奇。
益气补肾汤:治疗气虚眩晕。
人参、黄耆(各一钱二分);白术(二钱);白茯苓(一钱);山药、山茱萸(各一钱半);炙甘草(五分)。
用水二钟,大枣二枚,煎至八分,饭前服用。
(《元戎》)当归酒:治疗血虚头痛欲裂。
当归(一两)好酒(一升),煮取六合服用。
人参丸:宁心益智,安神固精。
人参、茯苓、茯神、枣仁、远志、益智、牡蛎(各五钱);朱砂(二钱半)。
研为末,用枣肉做丸服用。
(《千金方》)人参固本丸:治疗脾虚烦热,金水不足,以及肺气燥热,口渴咳嗽,或小便短少赤色,涩滞如淋,大便燥结,这是阴虚有火的圣药。
人参(二两);天冬(炒)、麦冬(炒)、生地黄、熟地黄(各四两)。
蜜丸,梧桐子大。每次服用五、六十丸,空腹用温酒或淡盐汤送下。
中寒之人不可服用。如果想做成膏剂,待煎成后,外加白蜜四两。
团参丸:治疗吐血咳嗽服用凉药不得者。团参散方剂记载在小儿科。
人参、黄耆、飞罗面(各一两)。
以上药物研为细末,滴水泛丸,梧桐子大。每次服用五、七十丸,茅根汤送下。
天王补心丹:宁心保神,固精益血,壮力强志,令人不忘,去烦热,除惊悸,清三焦,解干渴,育养心气。此方的传承,未考证其来源。《道藏》偈语云:昔日志公和尚日夜讲经,邓天王怜悯他的劳累,赐予此方,因此得名。
生地黄(四两,洗净)、人参、玄参(炒)、丹参(炒)、远志(炒)、桔梗(各五钱)、白茯苓(五钱)、五味子(炒)、当归(酒洗)、麦冬(炒)、天冬(炒)、柏子仁(炒)、酸枣仁(炒,各一两)。
以上药物研为细末,炼蜜为丸,每两分成十丸,金箔为衣。每次服用一丸,灯心枣汤化下,饭后临睡前服用。或者做成小丸也可以。
《类方》:如前方,里面多加黄连二两(酒炒)。
《医统》方:此方较前面多出百部、菖蒲、杜仲三味药。
生地黄(二两,用砂仁五钱、茯苓一两同煮,去砂仁不用)、人参、玄参、丹参、远志、柏子仁(炒)、枣仁(炒)、白茯神、杜仲(制)、百部(各一两)、归身(一两六钱)、天冬、麦冬(各一两二钱)、桔梗(八钱)、五味子、石菖蒲(各五钱)。
《得效方》用熟地,不用生地,其余如《医统》,又外加茯苓、炙甘草,共十八味,分量俱各等分。
按:上方只有前面十三味的,乃是《道藏经》本方。此外各有不同,也只需随意选择使用即可。
《百一选录》补心神效丸
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以上药物研为末,炼蜜丸,梧桐子大。每次服用五十丸,米饮、温酒任下。盗汗不止,用麦麸汤送下;梦遗失精,用人参龙骨汤送下;突然心痛,用乳香汤送下;虚烦发热,用麦门冬汤送下;吐血,用人参汤送下;大...
Seal the bottle mouth with wax paper, suspend it in a well for half a day to remove the "fire qi" (heat/toxicity from processing), lift it out and boil again for half a day to remove moisture, then store. Every morning and afternoon, take three spoonsful, mix with about one liang of warm wine, or white water (rice soup) is also acceptable. The preparation must be done in a clean room; avoid chickens, dogs, and women. This formula originally did not contain Hu Po (Amber) and Chen Xiang (Agarwood); these were added by an Immortal, claiming extraordinary efficacy. I record this formula here as well.
Bu Fei Tang (Lung-Nourishing Decoction): Treats Lao Sou (consumptive cough).
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), Bei Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus), Zi Wan (Asteris Radix) (each 0.75 qian); Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Sang Bai Pi (Mori Cortex) (each 1.5 qian).
Use two zhong of water, decoct until eight fen remains, add a little honey, and take warm after meals (with some distance from eating).
Yang Shi's Ning Fei Tang (Lung-Calming Decoction): Treats deficiency of Ying and Wei (nutritive and defensive qi), fever with spontaneous sweating, cough with phlegm, asthma and rapid breathing, expectoration of pus and blood.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Fu Ling (Poria), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Zhi Gan Cao (Prepared Licorice Root), Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus), Sang Bai Pi (Mori Cortex) (each 0.7 qian); E Jiao (Donkey-Hide Gelatin) (stir-fried, 1 qian).
Use two zhong of water, two slices of fresh ginger, five leaves of Zi Su (Perilla Leaf), decoct until eight fen remains, take after meals.
Sheng Hui Fang's Ning Fei San (Lung-Calming Powder): Formula recorded in the "Gu Zhen" (Consolidation Section).
Treats chronic cough; belongs to astringent formulas.
Feng Sui Tang (Phoenix Marrow Decoction): Treats cough, greatly moistens the lungs.
Niu Sui (Bovine Marrow, 1 jin, from bone marrow), Bai Mi (White Honey, 0.5 jin), Gan Shan Yao (Dried Dioscoreae Rhizoma, 4 liang, stir-fried), Xing Ren (Apricot Seed, 4 liang, skin and tip removed, ground into paste), Hu Tao Ren (Walnut Kernel, 4 liang, skin removed, ground separately).
First, boil Niu Sui and Bai Mi in a clay pot, filter through silk cloth to remove dregs, and place in a porcelain bottle. Add the three ingredients (Xing Ren, etc.) into the bottle, seal tightly with paper, and steam over boiling water for one day and night. Take out and let cool completely. Dissolve one or two spoonfuls in white water on an empty stomach.
Liang Fang's Mi Su Jian (Honey and Butter Frying): Treats cough with chest pain, asthma and oppression. This occurs when pathogenic factors clash with the Lung, causing Qi stagnation and obstruction, leading to cough and asthma, rebellious Qi, and swelling of the face and eyes. This formula not only treats cough but also tonifies deficiency, dispels wind and dryness, and beautifies the skin; it is especially good for women.
Bai Sha Mi (White Sand Honey, 1 sheng), Niu Su (Butter/Ghee, 1 sheng), Xing Ren (Apricot Seed, 3 sheng, skin and tip removed, ground into paste).
First, grind Xing Ren in a porcelain basin with water to obtain five sheng of juice. Pour three sheng of juice into a clean copper pot, boil down to half. Then pour in the remaining two sheng of juice, and continue to boil over low heat until reduced to about one sheng. Add Mi (Honey) and Su (Butter), cook until ready. Store in a clean porcelain vessel. Take one spoonful mixed with warm wine, rice drink, or white water three times daily. After seven days, sputum color turns white; after fourteen days, sputum becomes thin; after twenty-one days, cough stops.
Ti Hu Gao (Clarified Butter Paste): Treats all types of hemoptysis and lung diseases.
Use five jin of high-quality Niu Su (Butter/Ghee), melt three times, allow to solidify, and extract the essence called Ti Hu (Clarified Butter). Hold one he in the mouth to cure.
Liang Fang's Huang Qi San (Astragalus Powder): Treats chronic consumptive cough with bloody sputum.
Huang Qi (Astragali Radix, honey-fried), Mi Ni (Glutinous Rice, stir-fried), E Jiao (Donkey-Hide Gelatin, stir-fried), equal parts.
Grind into fine powder. Take two qian each time, mixed with rice drink.
Ba Cui Fang's Wu Wei Huang Qi San (Schisandra and Astragalus Powder): Treats cough with hemoptysis progressing to consumption, eye pain, limb fatigue, and weakness in legs and knees.
Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix), Zhi Gan Cao (Prepared Licorice Root) (each 0.5 qian); Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix) (each 1.5 qian); Shu Di (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix) (each 1 qian).
Use two zhong of water, decoct until eight fen remains, take warm after meals.
Huang Qi Yi Sun Tang (Astragalus Benefit-Damage Decoction): Treats various deficiencies and damages in men and women, five labors and seven injuries, bone-steaming tidal fever, pain in all joints, night sweats with startle, dry throat and scorched lips, emaciation and lack of strength, cough with much phlegm, hemoptysis and epistaxis, alternating chills and fever, red cheeks, dizziness, fatigue, and poor appetite. If hot herbs are taken, heat and irritability ensue; if cold herbs are taken, chest fullness and abdominal pain occur. It is suitable for post-illness imbalance of Ying and Wei, or insufficient Qi and Blood after childbirth in women.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix), Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix), Gan Cao (Licorice Root), Fu Ling (Poria), Shan Yao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus), Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Shi Hu (Dendrobii Caulis), Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex), Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex) (equal parts).
Cut into pieces. Take one liang each time, with one and a half zhong of water, five slices of ginger, two dates, fifty grains of wheat, and one dark plum. Decoct until seven fen remains, take before meals.
Yuan Rong's Di Huang San (Rehmannia Powder): Treats persistent epistaxis that does not heal.
Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Di Gu Pi (Lycii Cortex), Gou Qi Zi (Lycii Fructus).
Equal parts, bake dry and grind into fine powder. Take two qian each time, mixed with honey water, at any time.
Liang Fang's Rou Pi Tang (Spleen-Softening Decoction): Treats vomiting blood, epistaxis, and sweating due to deficient heat.
Zhi Gan Cao (Prepared Licorice Root, stir-fried), Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba, stir-fried), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix, stir-fried, each 0.5 liang), Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, 1.5 liang).
Take five to seven qian each time, decoct in water and drink. In treating hematemesis, people often use Zhu Ru (Bambusa Textilis Caulis), Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), Ou Zhi (Nymphaeae Lotus Rhizoma Juice), Tong Bian (Child's Urine); do not be rigid. If Yang invades Yin, blood flows freely when heated, like boiling water overflowing; cooling and resolving with Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) and Xi Jiao (Rhinocerotis Cornu) is appropriate. If Yin invades Yang, like frozen water turning to ice, warming and dispersing with Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) and Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex), or Li Zhong Tang (Middle-Warming Decoction), is appropriate.
Dong Yuan's Mai Men Dong Yin Zi (Ophiopogon Drink): Treats persistent hematemesis.
Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix) (each 1 qian); Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Gui Shen (Angelicae Sinensis Radix Radix), Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix) (each 0.5 qian); Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus) (10 grains).
Cut into pieces, decoct in water and drink.
Ba Cui Fang's Mai Men Dong Yin Zi (Ophiopogon Drink): Treats Spleen and Stomach deficiency, shortness of breath and weak Qi, lack of spirit, epistaxis and hematemesis, where Qi deficiency fails to control blood.
Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix), Zi Wan (Asteris Radix) (each 1 qian); Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix) (each 0.8 qian); Gan Cao (Licorice Root, 0.5 qian); Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus) (9 grains).
Use two zhong of water, decoct until one zhong remains, take after meals.
Jia Chao's Mai Men Dong Yin (Ophiopogon Drink): Formula recorded in the "Han Zhen" (Cold Section).
Treats deficiency-fire cough and Yin-deficiency consumption.
Mai Men Dong Tang (Ophiopogon Decoction): Formula recorded in the "Han Zhen" (Cold Section).
Treats Lung-heat cough with blood.
Wan Shi's Mai Men Dong Tang (Ophiopogon Decoction): Formula recorded in the "Dou Zhen" (Smallpox Section).
Treats cough due to exterior pathogens and interior heat.
Mai Men Dong San (Ophiopogon Powder): Treats epistaxis.
Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix), Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix) (each 1 qian); Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Pu Huang (Typhae Pollen) (each 2 qian).
Use two zhan of water, three slices of ginger, decoct until eight fen remains, take warm after meals.
Xuan Shen Yin (Turning Spirit Drink): Treats Lao Zhai (consumptive disease) with aversion to cold and high fever, dry mouth and throat, spontaneous sweating, irritability, cough with bloody sputum, severe emaciation and fatigue.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix), Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood), Bai Fu Ling (Poria), Lian Rou (Lotus Plumule), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus), Zhi Gan Cao (Prepared Licorice Root), Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix), Ban Xia Qu (Pinelliae Fermentum) (each 0.5 qian).
Use one and a half zhong of water, one red date, one dark plum, decoct until seven fen remains, take after meals. If coughing, add E Jiao (Donkey-Hide Gelatin); if chest fullness, add Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix), wrapped in wet paper and roasted, or add Chen Xiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum); if loss of appetite, add Bian Dou (Lablab Semen Album) stir-fried.
Yi Tong's Yang Xin Tang (Heart-Nourishing Decoction): Treats constitutions that are inherently weak, or excessive thinking after illness, leading to Heart deficiency, palpitations, and insomnia.
Gui Shen (Angelicae Sinensis Radix Radix), Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood) (each 1 qian); Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix, 1.5 qian); Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix, 1.5 qian); Zao Ren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen), Bai Zi Ren (Platycladi Semen) (each 0.8 qian); Zhi Gan Cao (Prepared Licorice Root, 0.4 qian); Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus) (15 grains).
Add Deng Xin Cao (Junci Medulla) and Lian Zi (Nelumbinis Semen), decoct in water until eight fen remains, take.
Qian Shi's Yang Xin Tang (Heart-Nourishing Decoction): Formula recorded in Pediatrics. Treats Heart deficiency with fright and epilepsy.
Zheng Xin Tang (Rectifying Heart Decoction): Treats long-term rebellion of Seven Emotions and Five Wills, Heart Wind causing delirious speech and laughter, unaware of suffering.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, washed in wine), Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood) (each 1 qian); Ling Yang Jiao (Saiga Tataricae Cornu, shaved into powder); Zao Ren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, stir-fried, ground); Zhi Gan Cao (Prepared Licorice Root); Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix, processed) (each 0.8 qian).
Use one and a half zhong of water, seven lotus seeds, decoct until seven fen remains, add Ling Yang Jiao powder and She Xiang (Moschus, 0.5 fen), mix well, take after meals and before bed.
Kai Xin San (Opening Heart Powder): Treats forgetfulness. The later Ding Zhi Wan (Calming Will Pill) is slightly better than this (Formula 116).
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix) (each 2.5 qian); Shi Chang Pu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma, 1 liang); Bai Fu Ling (Poria, 2 liang).
Grind into fine powder. Take one qian each time, mixed with rice drink after meals.
Ju Fang's Fu Ling Bu Xin Tang (Poria Heart-Nourishing Decoction): Treats excessive thinking, chaotic mind and spirit, irritability, and insomnia.
Bai Fu Ling (Poria), Bai Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix), Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Ban Xia Qu (Pinelliae Fermentum), Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (each 1 qian); Gan Cao (Licorice Root, 0.5 qian).
Add Zhu Ye (Bambusa Leaves) and Deng Xin Cao (Junci Medulla), decoct together and take.
Suan Zao Ren Tang (Sour Jujube Seed Decoction): Treats post-illness deficiency of Qi and Blood, loss of body fluids, irritability, and insomnia due to various deficiencies.
Zao Ren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, lightly stir-fried), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) (each 1 qian); Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix, 3 qian); Zhu Ru (Bambusa Textilis Caulis, 1 qian).
Add five Long Yan Rou (Longan Aril), decoct and take, at any time.
Mi Chuan's Suan Zao Ren Tang (Sour Jujube Seed Decoction): Treats failure of Water and Fire interaction between Heart and Kidney, depletion of Essence and Blood, internal accumulation of Phlegm-Fluid, palpitations, confusion, and restless sleep at night.
Zao Ren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, stir-fried), Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), Bai Fu Ling (Poria), Lian Rou (Lotus Plumule, heart removed), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood) (each 1 qian); Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Zhi Gan Cao (Prepared Licorice Root) (each 0.5 qian).
Use one and a half zhong of water, three slices of ginger, one date, decoct until seven fen remains, take once daily, and once before bed.
Zhong Jing's Suan Zao Ren Tang (Sour Jujube Seed Decoction): Treats deficiency-labor with deficiency-irritability and inability to sleep.
Suan Zao Ren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, 2 sheng), Gan Cao (Licorice Root, 1 liang); Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Fu Ling (Poria), Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) (each 2 liang). (Shen Shi Fang also has Sheng Jiang [Fresh Ginger], 2 liang).
These five herbs, use eight sheng of water, boil Suan Zao Ren first until six sheng remain, add other herbs, boil again to obtain three sheng, divide into three warm doses.
Qian Shi's Suan Zao Ren Tang (Sour Jujube Seed Decoction): Formula recorded in Pediatrics.
Treats Heart and Lung deficiency-heat with irritability.
Yuan Zhi Tang (Polygala Decoction): Treats Heart deficiency with irritability, restless sleep at night, and post-illness deficiency-irritability.
Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix, boiled with Hei Dou [Black Soybean] and Gan Cao [Licorice Root]), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix), Zao Ren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, stir-fried), Shi Hu (Dendrobii Caulis) (each 1.5 qian); Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood) (each 0.7 qian); Gan Cao (Licorice Root, 0.5 qian).
Use two zhong of water, decoct until eight fen remains, take after meals. For severe irritability, add Zhu Ye (Bambusa Leaves) and Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma).
Yuan Zhi Yin Zi (Polygala Drink): Treats Heart labor with deficiency-cold, dream-disturbance and palpitations.
Yuan Zhi Rou (Polygalae Radix Flesh), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, soaked in wine), Zao Ren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex) (each 1 liang); Zhi Gan Cao (Prepared Licorice Root, 5 qian).
Cut into pieces. Take one liang each time, with one and a half zhong of water, five slices of ginger, decoct and take, at any time.
Dong Yuan's Sheng Yu Tang (Supreme Replenishing Decoction): Treats Blood deficiency with irritability, restless sleep, or five-palm heat.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, steamed with wine), Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix, soaked in wine), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix, fried) (each 1 qian).
Decoct in water and drink.
Yi Rong Tang (Benefit-Nourishment Decoction): Treats excessive thinking, damage to Heart Blood, palpitations, confusion, and insomnia.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix, 1 qian); Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix), Zao Ren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen), Bai Zi Ren (Platycladi Semen) (each 0.5 qian); Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood) (each 1 qian); Zi Shi Ying (Pyritum, 0.5 qian); Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix), Gan Cao (Licorice Root), Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix) (each 0.3 qian).
Use one and a half zhong of water, three slices of ginger, one date, decoct until eight fen remains, take.
Yuan Rong's Xiao Yao San (Free and Easy Wanderer Powder): Treats Liver and Spleen Blood deficiency, and Liver injury from depression and anger, leading to scanty Blood, dim vision, fever, and hypochondriac pain.
Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood), Gan Cao (Licorice Root), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) (equal parts).
Decoct with ginger and water and drink.
Xue Shi's Jia Wei Xiao Yao San (Modified Free and Easy Wanderer Powder): Treats Liver and Spleen Blood deficiency, fever, and difficult urination.
This is the previous Xiao Yao San plus Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex) and Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus), each 0.7 qian.
Sheng Jiang Zhi Jian (Fresh Ginger Juice Frying): Treats dysphagia, throat obstruction, and chest diaphragm stuffiness.
Sheng Jiang Zhi (Fresh Ginger Juice), Bai Mi (White Honey), Niu Su (Butter/Ghee) (each 5 liang); Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Bai He (Lilii Bulbus) (each 2 liang).
Place in a copper ding, simmer slowly into a paste. Take one or two spoonfuls each time, mixed with Ren Shen and Bai He tea, or swallow directly.
Ju Fang's Wei Feng Tang (Stomach Wind Decoction): Treats Wind-Cold invading the intestines and stomach due to deficiency, undigested food and water, diarrhea, and intestinal damp-toxin, passing stool like bean curd dregs, or passing blood clots, day and night without limit.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Fu Ling (Poria), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex) (equal parts).
Grind into coarse powder. Take two qian each time, add a few grains of millet, decoct together, take before meals.
This formula is named for treating Wind but actually treats Blood deficiency and strengthens Stomach Qi; it is reliable for bloody dysentery with deficiency, derived from the Taiyang Gui Ling Tang example.
Xuan Yao's Shi Bao Tang (Ten Treasures Decoction): Treats severe deficiency-cold dysentery, passing material like fish brain, cured in three doses.
Huang Qi (Astragali Radix, fried, 4 qian); Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Fu Ling (Poria), Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus), Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex) (each 1 qian); Zhi Gan Cao (Prepared Licorice Root, 0.5 qian).
Use one zhong of water, three slices of ginger, one dark plum, decoct until seven fen remains, take after meals.
Liang Fang's Dang Gui Huang Qi Tang (Angelica and Astragalus Decoction): Treats pregnancy dysentery with abdominal pain and difficult urination.
Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, stir-fried), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix) (each 1 liang); Mi Ni (Glutinous Rice, 1 ge).
Use two zhong of water, decoct until one zhong remains, take warm.
Ju Fang's Da Fang Feng Tang (Great Wind-Dispelling Decoction): Treats deficiency of the Three Yin Meridians of the Foot, external Cold-Damp pathogens invading due to deficiency, causing Crane-Knee Wind and Bone-Attached Abscess. Whether ulcerated or not, use this first. Also treats soft and painful legs and knees after dysentery, unable to walk, called Post-Dysentery Wind. This herb dispels wind, regulates Qi, invigorates Blood, strengthens sinews and bones, restoring normal walking.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Qiang Huo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix) (each 2 qian); Huang Qi (Astragali Radix, 1 qian); Shu Di (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Du Zhong (Eucommiae Cortex) (each 2 qian); Guan Gui (Cinnamon Twig), Zhi Gan Cao (Prepared Licorice Root) (each 0.5 qian); Bai Shao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Niu Xi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix), Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata) (each 1 qian); Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, 1.5 qian).
Decoct in water and drink. One prescription has Dang Gui instead of Guan Gui, adding seven slices of ginger.
He Jian's Di Huang Yin Zi (Rehmannia Drink): Treats aphasia (tongue stiffness preventing speech) and leg paralysis preventing walking, known as Fei Syndrome due to Shaoyin Qi reversal failing to reach. Urgently needs warming. There are two types of Yin deficiency: deficiency of Water within Yin, and deficiency of Fire within Yin. This formula treats Fire deficiency.
Shu Di (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Ba Ji (Morinda Officinalis Radix, heart removed), Shan Zhu Yu (Corni Fructus), Rou Cong Rong (Cistanche Caulis, soaked in wine), Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata), Shi Hu (Dendrobii Caulis), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus), Shi Chang Pu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma), Fu Ling (Poria), Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix), Guan Gui (Cinnamon Twig), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix).
Equal parts, take five qian each time, add a little Bo He (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba), decoct with ginger and dates and drink.
Jin Ying Gao (Cherokee Rose Hip Paste): Most effective for deficiency-labor seminal emission and leukorrhea.
Jin Ying Zi (Cherokee Rose Hip, harvested after frost when red and ripe, remove thorns, cut open, remove core, crush, boil, filter and press clear juice, boil into paste), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Sang Piao Xiao (Mantis Ootheca, baked dry on new tile), Shan Yao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) (each 2 liang); Du Zhong (Eucommiae Cortex, stir-fried with ginger juice), Yi Zhi Ren (Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus) (each 1 liang); Yi Ren (Coicis Semen), Shan Zhu Yu (Corni Fructus), Qian Shi (Euryales Semen), Gou Qi (Lycii Fructus) (each 4 liang); Qing Yan (Green Salt, 3 qian).
Cut into pieces. Decoct twice with water, remove dregs, boil into paste. Mix evenly with Jin Ying Gao (Cherokee Rose Hip Paste). Take three or four spoonfuls on an empty stomach with white water.
Song for Heart Deficiency Leukorrhea:
Leukorrhea is all due to Heart Qi deficiency,
Do not only treat it as Kidney deficiency.
Si Jun Zi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction) plus Yuan Zhi,
Miraculous effect seen in one dose.
Jie Lao Tang (Robbing Labor Decoction): Formula recorded in Gynecology. Treats deficiency-labor cough, night sweats, and fever.
Yi Qi Bu Shen Tang (Benefit Qi Tonify Kidney Decoction): Treats Qi deficiency vertigo.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix) (each 1.2 qian); Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 2 qian); Bai Fu Ling (Poria, 1 qian); Shan Yao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), Shan Zhu Yu (Corni Fructus) (each 1.5 qian); Zhi Gan Cao (Prepared Licorice Root, 0.5 qian).
Use two zhong of water, two dates, decoct until eight fen remains, take before meals.
Yuan Rong's Dang Gui Jiu (Angelica Wine): Treats splitting headache due to Blood deficiency.
Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 1 liang), good wine (1 sheng), boil to obtain six he and take.
Ren Shen Wan (Ginseng Pill): Calms the Heart, benefits intelligence, calms the Spirit, and secures Essence.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Fu Ling (Poria), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood), Zao Ren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen), Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix), Yi Zhi (Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus), Mu Li (Ostreia Concha) (each 5 qian); Zhu Sha (Cinnabar, 2.5 qian).
Grind into powder, make pills with jujube flesh.
Qian Jin Fang's Ren Shen Gu Ben Wan (Ginseng Root-Firming Pill): Treats Spleen deficiency with irritability, insufficiency of Metal and Water, Lung Qi dryness and heat causing thirst and cough, or scanty red urine, stranguria-like difficulty, and dry constipation. This is the holy medicine for Yin deficiency with fire.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix, 2 liang); Tian Dong (Asparagi Radix, stir-fried), Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix, stir-fried), Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata) (each 4 liang).
Honey pills, size of paulownia seeds. Take 50-60 pills each time on an empty stomach with warm wine or light salt water.
Not for those with Middle Cold. If making paste, add 4 liang of white honey after decoction is complete.
Tuan Shen Wan (Cluster Ginseng Pill): Treats hematemesis and cough where cold medicines cannot be taken. Tuan Shen San formula recorded in Pediatrics.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), Fei Luo Mian (Fine Wheat Flour) (each 1 liang).
Grind into fine powder, drop water to form pills, size of paulownia seeds. Take 50-70 pills each time with Ma Gen Tang (Imperatae Rhizoma Decoction).
Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan (Heavenly Emperor Heart-Nourishing Pill): Calms the Heart, preserves Spirit, secures Essence, nourishes Blood, strengthens strength and will, prevents forgetfulness, removes irritability, eliminates palpitations, clears the Triple Burner, relieves dry thirst, and nurtures Heart Qi. The origin of this formula is unverified. The Daoist Canon verse says: Formerly, Monk Zhigong lectured on scriptures day and night, King Deng pitied his toil and bestowed this formula, hence the name.
Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix, 4 liang, washed clean), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Xuan Shen (Scrophulariae Radix, stir-fried), Dan Shen (Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix, stir-fried), Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix, stir-fried), Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix) (each 5 qian); Bai Fu Ling (Poria, 5 qian); Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus, stir-fried), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, washed in wine), Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix, stir-fried), Tian Dong (Asparagi Radix, stir-fried), Bai Zi Ren (Platycladi Semen, stir-fried), Suan Zao Ren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, stir-fried) (each 1 liang).
Grind into fine powder, refine honey to make pills. Divide each liang into ten pills, coat with gold foil. Take one pill each time, dissolve in Deng Xin Zao Tang (Juncus and Date Decoction), take after meals and before bed. Small pills are also acceptable.
Lei Fang: Like the above formula, add Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma, wine-fried), 2 liang.
Yi Tong Formula: This adds three more herbs compared to the previous one: Bai Bu (Stemonae Radix), Chang Pu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma), Du Zhong (Eucommiae Cortex).
Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix, 2 liang, boiled with Sha Ren [Amomi Fructus Rotundus, 5 qian] and Fu Ling [Poria, 1 liang], remove Sha Ren and do not use), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Xuan Shen (Scrophulariae Radix), Dan Shen (Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix), Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix), Bai Zi Ren (Platycladi Semen, stir-fried), Zao Ren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, stir-fried), Bai Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood), Du Zhong (Eucommiae Cortex, processed), Bai Bu (Stemonae Radix) (each 1 liang); Gui Shen (Angelicae Sinensis Radix Radix, 1.6 liang); Tian Dong (Asparagi Radix), Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix) (each 1.2 liang); Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix, 0.8 qian); Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus), Shi Chang Pu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma) (each 0.5 qian).
De Xiao Fang uses Shu Di instead of Sheng Di, otherwise same as Yi Tong, additionally adding Fu Ling and Zhi Gan Cao, totaling eighteen herbs, all weights equal.
Note: Only the first thirteen herbs constitute the original formula from the Daoist Canon. Others vary; choose according to convenience.
Bai Yi Bu Xin Shen Xiao Wan (Hundred-One Heart-Nourishing Spirit-Efficacy Pill)
Huang Qi (Astragali Radix, honey-fried), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) (each 4 liang); Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix, processed, 2 liang); Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, 3 liang); Zao Ren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, stir-fried), Bai Zi Ren (Platycladi Semen, ground separately), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus) (each 2 liang); Zhu Sha (Cinnabar, 1 liang, ground separately).
Grind into powder, refine honey to make pills, size of paulownia seeds. Take 50 pills each time, with rice drink or warm wine. For persistent night sweats, take with Mai Fu Tang (Wheat Bran Decoction); for nocturnal emission and loss of essence, take with Ren Shen Long Gu Tang (Ginseng and Dragon Bone Decoction); for sudden severe chest pain, take with Ru Xiang Tang (Frankincense Decoction); for deficiency-irritability and fever, take with Mai Men Dong Tang (Ophiopogon Decoction); for hematemesis, take with Ren Shen Tang (Ginseng Decoction); for major...