仲景之方，始有白酒之名，晋唐以后，诸子方书，及诸家本草，未尝有说白酒之功者，
何哉？晋唐医人，未知此物之功乎？诸家本草，何其略之乎？又可疑耳。但李时珍本草所引
《子母秘录》，有栝蒌白酒治乳痈之方，此外又无所见焉。余尝谓仲景氏之方法者，自王叔
和撰次之后，历隋唐至宋明，而无有一人全执之者，如何？则我今以其药物，与病证知之。
曰∶何以知之乎？曰∶夫仲景尝用 虫，而诸家医书，未尝见用其方者；仲景尝用白 酒，
而诸家本草，未尝论及此物；仲景尝治妇人脏躁，有甘草小麦大枣汤，而古今诸家，未尝知
其证之治法，则不能用此方；仲景尝治胸痹，有白 酒二汤，而天下医者，未尝知胸痹证候，
则不能用白 酒二方。然则二千年来，不能全执仲景方法也，我今于是乎知之。鸣呼！吾党
小子，幸根据东洞翁之德，而得全执仲景方法，岂可不谓天之宠灵乎哉？夫白 酒之功之湮灭
也久乎哉？诸家本草，唯载浆水于水部，而不知为造酿之物，故不载之造酿部，而载之地水
部。《大观本草》又误载之玉石部，亦可笑哉。浆水与酒酢，实为造酿物矣。若其以地水造
之，而载之水部，则酒酢亦当载之水部，盖本草之谬，往往如此。
栝蒌薤白白酒汤证曰∶胸痹之病，喘息咳唾，胸背痛，短气。栝蒌薤白半夏汤证曰∶胸
痹不得卧，心痛彻痛。因此二方之证，则白酒能治胸背及心痛烦闷。夫前方之证轻，而后方
之证重，其义如何？则凡胸痹之为病，喘息咳唾，胸背痛短气是也。今其痛甚，而心痛彻背，
则
张仲景的方剂中，最早出现了“白酒”这一名称。晋朝和唐朝以后，各家医书以及本草著作中，从未有人论述过白酒的功效，这是为什么呢？是晋唐时期的医生不了解这种药物的功效吗？还是各家本草著作对其过于简略呢？这又令人感到可疑了。只有李时珍在《本草纲目》中引用《子母秘录》，记载了用栝蒌白酒治疗乳痈（乳房急性化脓性感染）的方子，除此之外再没有见到其他记载了。
我曾经说，张仲景的方剂方法，自从王叔和整理编次之后，历经隋、唐直到宋、明，没有一个人能完全掌握并运用它的。为什么呢？那么我现在通过研究药物与病证的关系来了解它。问：怎么来了解呢？答：张仲景曾经使用虻虫（一种破血逐药），但各家医书中从未见过使用此方的记载；张仲景曾经使用白酒，但各家本草著作中从未论及这种药物；张仲景曾经治疗妇人脏躁（以精神恍惚、常悲伤欲哭为特征的病证），用了甘草小麦大枣汤，但古今各家都未曾知晓该病的治法，因此无法使用这个方子；张仲景曾经治疗胸痹（胸部闷痛为主的病证），用了含有白酒的两个方剂，但天下的医生们都不曾知晓胸痹的证候，因此无法使用含白酒的两个方子。既然这样，两千年来人们未能完全掌握张仲景的方剂方法，我对此现在明白了。唉！我们后学弟子，有幸秉承东洞翁（吉益东洞）的恩德，从而能够完全掌握张仲景的方剂方法，这难道不是上天的宠幸吗？
白酒的功效被埋没已经很久了吧？各家本草著作中，只在“水部”记载了浆水（米汤发酵而成的酸味液体），却不知道它是酿造之物，所以没有将其载入“造酿部”，而是载入了“地水部”。《大观本草》又错误地将其记载在“玉石部”，这也太可笑了。浆水和酒酢（醋）确实是酿造物。如果因为是用地下水酿造的就将其记载在水部，那么酒酢也应当记载在水部，本草中的谬误往往就是这样。
栝蒌薤白白酒汤的证候描述为：胸痹病，表现为喘息、咳嗽吐痰、胸背部疼痛、呼吸短促。栝蒌薤白半夏汤的证候描述为：胸痹导致不能平卧，心痛放射至背部。根据这两个方剂的适应证，可以看出白酒能够治疗胸背及心部的疼痛烦闷。前一个方剂的证候较轻，而后一个方剂的证候较重，其中的道理是什么呢？大凡胸痹这种病，症状是喘息、咳嗽吐痰、胸背痛、气短。如今疼痛加剧，出现心痛放射至背部的情况，则……
In the prescriptions of Zhang Zhongjing, the term "Baijiu" (White Wine) first appears. After the Jin and Tang dynasties, various medical texts and materia medica works never discussed the efficacy of Baijiu. Why is this? Did physicians of the Jin and Tang dynasties not know the efficacy of this substance? Or were the various materia medica works too brief regarding it? This remains a point of suspicion. Only Li Shizhen, in his *Bencao Gangmu* (Compendium of Materia Medica), citing the *Zimu Milu*, recorded a prescription using Gualou Baijiu to treat Ruyong (Mastitis). Apart from this, no other records have been found.
I have often stated that since Wang Shuhe compiled and arranged Zhang Zhongjing's prescriptions, through the Sui, Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties, there has not been a single person who fully mastered and applied these methods. Why? Therefore, I now seek to understand them by examining the relationship between medicines and syndromes. One might ask: How can we understand them? The answer is: Zhang Zhongjing once used Chengchong (Blister Beetle), yet no subsequent medical books record the use of its prescriptions; Zhang Zhongjing once used Baijiu, yet no materia medica discusses this substance; Zhang Zhongjing once treated Zangzao (Visceral Agitation Syndrome) in women with Gancao Xiaomai Dazao Tang (Licorice, Wheat, and Jujube Decoction), but physicians throughout history failed to understand the treatment method for this syndrome, thus unable to apply this formula; Zhang Zhongjing once treated Xiongbi (Chest Bi Syndrome) with two formulas containing Baijiu, yet physicians across the land did not understand the manifestations of Xiongbi, thus unable to use these two formulas. Thus, for two thousand years, people have failed to fully master Zhang Zhongjing's methods, and I now comprehend this. Alas! We younger scholars, fortunate enough to inherit the virtue of Dongdong Weng (Yoshitsugu Dodo), have come to fully master Zhang Zhongjing's methods. Is this not not a blessing from Heaven?
The efficacy of Baijiu has been obscured for a long time. Various materia medica only recorded Jiangshui (Fermented Rice Water) in the "Water Section," unaware that it is a fermented product; therefore, they did not list it in the "Fermentation Section" but rather in the "Earth Water Section." The *Daguan Bencao* further erroneously listed it in the "Jade and Stone Section," which is laughable. Jiangshui and Jiuzu (Vinegar) are indeed fermentation products. If substances brewed using groundwater are listed in the Water Section, then vinegar should also be listed there. Such errors in materia medica are common.
The syndrome description for Gualou Xiebai Baijiu Tang states: In Xiongbi disease, symptoms include panting, coughing and spitting phlegm, pain in the chest and back, and shortness of breath. The syndrome description for Gualou Xiebai Banxia Tang states: In Xiongbi, the patient cannot lie flat, and heart pain radiates to the back. Based on the indications for these two formulas, it can be seen that Baijiu treats pain and oppression in the chest, back, and heart. The indications for the former formula are mild, while those for the latter are severe. What is the rationale? Generally, Xiongbi presents with panting, coughing and spitting phlegm, chest and back pain, and shortness of breath. When the pain becomes severe, manifesting as heart pain radiating to the back, then...