用射干（十三枚）一法（三两）麻黄生姜（各四两）细辛紫菀款冬花（各三两）五味子
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半升）大枣（七枚）以水一斗二升先煮麻黄（一两）沸去上沫内诸药煮取三升分温三服治咳
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气喉中作水鸡声者
乌头汤 用麻黄芍药黄 （各三两）甘草（炙）川乌（五枚） 咀以蜜二升煎取一升即
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余四味以水三升煮取一升去滓内蜜煎中更煎之服七合不知尽服之治香港脚疼痛不可屈伸
用麻黄（三两）以美清酒五升煮取二升半顿服尽冬月用酒春月用水煮之治黄胆
用麻黄（五分）独活（四分）黄芩（三分）黄 （二分）细辛（二分）以水六升煮取二
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一服小汗一服大汗心热加大黄（二分）腹满加枳实（一枚）气逆加人参（三分）悸加牡蛎（三
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加栝蒌根（三分）先有寒加附子（一枚）治中风手足拘急百节疼痛烦热心乱恶寒经日不欲
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即麻黄汤去桂枝加益智仁升麻煎服脚蹬热水葫芦候大汗出去之治表中风邪半身不遂
语言微涩季春初夏宜服冬月忌用
射干麻黄汤：使用射干（十三枚，另一法用三两）、麻黄、生姜（各四两）、细辛、紫菀、款冬花（各三两）、五味子（半升）、大枣（七枚）。用水一斗二升，先煮麻黄，沸腾后去掉表面的浮沫，再加入其他药物，煎煮至取药液三升，分三次温服。主治咳嗽且气逆上冲，喉间发出像水鸡叫声的症状。
乌头汤：使用麻黄、芍药、黄芪（各三两）、甘草（炙过的）、川乌（五枚）。将药材切碎，用蜂蜜二升煎煮至取药液一升，此时取出川乌。其余四味药用水三升煎煮至取药液一升，去渣后将药液加入含有蜜的煎液中，再共同煎煮。服用七合，若无效则全部服下。主治脚气病疼痛，关节不可屈伸。
治黄疸方：使用麻黄（三两），用优质清酒五升煎煮至取药液二升半，一次性服尽。冬季用酒煎煮，春季用水煎煮。主治黄疸。
加减方：使用麻黄（五分）、独活（四分）、黄芩（三分）、黄芪（二分）、细辛（二分）。用水六升煎煮至取药液二升，分三次温服。第一服微微出汗，第二服大汗出。若心热加大黄（二分）；腹部胀满加枳实（一枚）；气逆加人参（三分）；心悸加牡蛎（三分）；口渴加瓜蒌根（三分）；原有寒症加附子（一枚）。主治中风导致的手足拘挛急迫，全身关节疼痛，心烦发热，心神烦乱，恶寒，多日不想进食。
即麻黄汤去掉桂枝，加入益智仁、升麻，煎煮后服用。配合脚蹬热水葫芦的方法，等待大汗出后排出邪气。主治表中风邪导致的半身不遂，语言轻微涩滞。季春初夏适宜服用，冬季忌用。
治疟方1：使用麻黄（去节）、羌活、防风、甘草（各半两）。每次用五钱，水煎服。主治疟疾，处暑前发作，伴有头痛项强，脉浮，恶风，无汗等症状。
治疟方2：使用麻黄（一两）、黄芩（五钱）、甘草（二钱）、桂枝（二钱）、桃仁（三十个，去皮尖）。每剂五钱，水煎服。主治疟疾，伴有恶风寒、无汗等症状。
Shegan Mahuang Decoction (Blackberry Lily and Ephedra Decoction): Use Heze Lan Rhizoma (Belamcandae Rhizoma, 射干) (thirteen pieces; in another method, three liang), Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang, 麻黄), Zingiberis Recens Rhizoma (Shengjiang, 生姜) (each four liang), Asari Radix (Xixin, 细辛), Asteris Tatarinowii Radix (Ziwan, 紫菀), and Toddliae Flos (Kuandonghua, 款冬花) (each three liang), Schisandrae Fructus (Wuweizi, 五味子) (half sheng), and Jujubae Fructus (Dazao, 大枣) (seven pieces). Use twelve sheng of water. First boil Ephedrae Herba until boiling, remove the foam on the surface, then add the remaining herbs. Boil to obtain three sheng of decoction, divide into three doses, and take warm. It treats cough with rebellious qi rising upward and a sound in the throat resembling that of a water frog.
Wutou Tang (Aconite Decoction): Use Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang, 麻黄), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shaoyao, 芍药), Astragali Radix (Huangqi, 黄芪) (each three liang), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) (roasted), and Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix (Chuanwu, 川乌) (five pieces). Coarsely crush the herbs. Use two sheng of honey to decoct until one sheng remains, at which point remove the Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix. Take the remaining four herbs, decoct with three sheng of water until one sheng remains, filter out the dregs, and add this liquid to the honey mixture. Re-decoct together. Take seven ge; if ineffective, take the entire amount. It treats gouty pain where joints cannot flex or extend.
Formula for Jaundice: Use Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang, 麻黄) (three liang). Decoct with five sheng of high-quality clear wine until two and a half sheng remain. Take all at once. In winter, use wine for decoction; in spring, use water. It treats jaundice.
Modified Formula: Use Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang, 麻黄) (five fen), Angelicae Pubescentis Radix (Duohuo, 独活) (four fen), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin, 黄芩) (three fen), Astragali Radix (Huangqi, 黄芪) (two fen), and Asari Radix (Xixin, 细辛) (two fen). Decoct with six sheng of water until two sheng remain. Divide into three warm doses. The first dose induces slight sweating; the second dose induces profuse sweating. If there is heart heat, add Rhubarb (Dahuang, 大黄) (two fen); if abdominal fullness, add Immature Bitter Orange (Zhishi, 枳实) (one piece); if rebellious qi, add Ginseng (Renshen, 人参) (three fen); if palpitations, add Oyster Shell (Muli, 牡蛎) (three fen); if thirst, add Trichosanthis Radix (Gualougen, 栝楼根) (three fen); if pre-existing cold, add Prepared Aconite Root (Fuzi, 附子) (one piece). It treats wind-stroke causing stiffness and spasm of hands and feet, pain in all joints, vexation and fever, mental disturbance, aversion to cold, and loss of appetite for several days.
This is Mahuang Tang (Ephedra Decoction) without Cinnamon Twig (Guizhi, 桂枝), adding Alpinia Oxyphylla Fruit (Yizhiren, 益智仁) and Cimicifugae Rhizoma (Shengma, 升麻), decocted and taken. Combined with the method of kicking hot water gourds, wait for profuse sweating to expel the pathogen. It treats hemiplegia and slightly slurred speech due to wind-pathogen in the exterior. Suitable for late spring and early summer; contraindicated in winter.
Formula for Malaria 1: Use Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang, 麻黄) (devoid of nodes), Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Qianghuo, 羌活), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng, 防风), and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) (each half liang). Use five qian per dose, decoct with water and take. It treats malaria occurring before the Beginning of Autumn (Chushu, 处暑), accompanied by headache and stiff neck, floating pulse, aversion to wind, and absence of sweating.
Formula for Malaria 2: Use Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang, 麻黄) (one liang), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin, 黄芩) (five qian), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) (two qian), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi, 桂枝) (two qian), and Persicae Semen (Taoren, 桃仁) (thirty pieces, devoid of skin and tips). Five qian per dose, decoct with water and take. It treats malaria accompanied by aversion to wind and cold and absence of sweating.