二陈汤(痰饮。) 凉膈散(发热。) 通圣散(眩晕。) 浓朴大黄汤(见痞。)
甘遂散
上以甘遂二两,赤皮者,为末,炼蜜二合和匀,每一两重分作四服,日进一服,蜜
水下,未知,日二服,渐加之。
又方 葵子末三合,青竹叶一把,水一升,煮五沸,顿服。
又方 葵子末三合,水一升,煮去滓,分作二服,入猪脂二两,空心服。
三白散 治阴囊肿胀,大小便不通。
白牵牛(二两) 桑白皮 白术 木通(去节) 陈皮(各半两)
上为细末,每服二钱,姜汤调下,空心服,未觉再进。
麻仁丸 (《和济》) 治肠胃热燥,大便秘结。
浓朴(去皮,姜制炒) 芍药 枳实(麸炒。各半斤) 大黄(蒸,焙,一斤) 麻仁(别研,五两) 杏仁
(去皮尖,炒,五两半)
上为末,炼蜜和丸,如梧子大。每服二十丸,临卧用温水下。大便通利则止。
《宝鉴》麻仁丸 顺三焦,和五脏,润肠胃,除风气。治冷热壅结,津液耗少,令人
大便秘难,或闭塞不通。若年高气弱及有风人大便秘涩,尤宜服之。
枳壳(去瓤,麸炒) 白槟榔(煨半生) 菟丝子(酒浸,别末) 山药 防风(去杈枝) 山茱萸 肉
桂(去粗皮) 车前子(各一两半) 木香 羌活(各一两) 郁李仁(去皮,另研) 大黄(半蒸半生) 麻仁
(另捣研。各四两)
上为细末,入别研药和匀,炼蜜丸,如桐子大。每服十五丸至二十丸,温汤下,临卧服。
七宣丸(《和剂》) 疗风气结聚,宿食不消,兼砂石皮毛在腹中,及积年腰脚疼痛,冷如
水石,香港脚冲心烦愦,头旋暗倒,肩背沉重,必腹胀满,胸膈痞塞。及风毒连头面肿,大
便或秘,小便时涩,脾胃虚痞不食,脚转筋挛急掣痛,心神恍惚,眠寐不安。东垣云∶治
在脉则涩,在时则秋。
桃仁(去皮尖,炒,六两) 柴胡(去苗) 诃子皮 枳实(麸炒) 木香(各五两) 甘草(炙,四两) 大
黄(面裹煨,十五两)
上为末,炼蜜丸,如桐子大。每服二十丸,食前临卧各一服,米饮下,以利为度。觉
病势退,服五补丸。此药不问男女老幼皆可服。量虚实加减丸数。
七圣丸(《和剂》) 治风气壅盛,痰热结搏,头目昏重,涕唾稠粘,心烦面热,咽干口燥,
肩背拘急,心腹胁肋胀满,腰腿重疼,大便秘,小便赤,睡卧不安。东垣云∶治在脉则弦,在时则春。
肉桂(去皮) 川芎 大黄(酒蒸) 槟榔 木香(各半两) 羌活 郁李仁(去皮。各一两)
上七味,为末,炼蜜丸,如桐子大。每服十五丸,食后温汤送下。山岚瘴地最宜服,虚实加减之。
浓朴汤(洁古)
浓朴(制) 陈皮 甘草(各三两) 白术(五两) 半夏曲 枳实(麸炒。各二两)
上为粗末,每服三五钱,水一盏半,姜三片,枣一枚,煎至八分,食前大温服。
〔风秘〕
小续命汤(中风。)
皂角丸(《得效》) 专治有风人脏腑秘涩,大效。
猪牙皂角 浓枳壳(去瓤) 羌活 桑白皮 槟榔 杏仁(制同下,另研) 麻仁(另研) 防风
川白芷 陈皮(去白。各等分)
上为细末,蜜丸如桐子大。每服三五十丸,温白汤送下,蜜汤亦可。
又方皂角丸 治大肠有风,大便秘结,尊年之人宜服。
皂角(炙,去子) 枳壳(去穣,麸炒。各等分)
上为末,炼蜜和丸,如桐子大。每服七十丸,空心食前米饮送下。
疏风散 治风毒秘结。
枳壳(制,半两) 防风 羌活 独活 槟榔 白芷 威灵仙 蒺藜(炒赤,去刺) 麻仁
(炒,另研) 杏仁(汤洗,去皮尖,炒,另研) 甘草(炙。各一两)
上锉散,每服二钱半,生姜五片,蜜一匙,水一盏半,煎服。
枳壳丸 治肠胃气壅风盛,大便秘实。
皂角(去皮弦子,炙) 枳壳(炒) 大黄 羌活 木香 橘红 桑白皮 香白芷(各等分)
上为末,炼蜜丸,如桐子大。每服七十丸,空心米饮下。又方,只用枳实、皂角等
分,饭饮丸亦妙。
二仁丸 专治虚人老人风秘,不可服大黄药者。
杏仁(去皮尖,麸炒黄) 麻仁(各另研) 枳壳(去瓤,麸炒赤) 诃子(慢火炒,槌去核,各等分)
上为末,炼蜜丸,梧子大。每服三十丸,温汤下。
〔冷秘〕
藿香正气散(中风。)
半硫丸(《和剂》) 治年高冷秘、虚秘及 癖冷气。
半夏(汤洗七次,焙干,为细末) 硫黄(明净好者,研令极细,用柳木槌子杀过)
上以生姜自然汁同熬,入干蒸饼末搅和匀,入臼内杵数百下,丸如梧子大。每服十
五丸至二十丸,无灰温酒或生姜汤任下,妇人醋汤下,俱空心服。
〔气秘〕
苏子降气汤 养正丹(并气。) 来复丹(中暑。) 木香槟榔丸(气。)
六磨汤 治气滞腹急,大便秘涩。
沉香 木香 槟榔 乌药 枳壳 大黄(各等分)
上各件,热汤磨服。
三和散(《和剂》) 治五脏不调,三焦不和,心腹痞闷,胁肋 胀,风气壅滞,肢节烦疼,
头面虚浮,手足微肿,肠胃燥涩,大便秘难,虽年高气弱,并可服之。又治背痛胁痛,有
妨饮食,及香港脚上攻,胸腹满闷,大便不通。
羌活(去芦) 紫苏(去粗梗) 宣州木瓜(薄切,焙干) 沉香 大腹皮(炙焦黄,各一两) 芎 (三
两) 甘草(炒) 陈皮(去白) 木香 槟榔(面裹煨熟,去面) 白术(各七钱半)
上为粗末,每服二大钱,水一盏,煎至六分,去滓温服,不拘时。
橘杏丸(《得效》) 治气秘,老人、虚弱人皆可服。
橘红(取末) 杏仁(汤浸,去皮尖,另研,各等分)
上和匀,炼蜜丸,如桐子大。每服七十丸,空心米饮送下。
苏麻粥 顺气,滑大便。
紫苏子 麻子仁(不拘多少)
上二味研烂,水滤取汁,煮粥食之。
小通气散 治虚人忧怒伤肺,肺与大肠为传送,致令秘涩。服燥药过,大便秘,亦可用。
陈皮(去白) 苏嫩茎叶 枳壳(去穣) 木通(去皮节。各等分)
上锉散,每服四钱,水一盏煎,温服立通。
〔热秘〕
四顺清凉饮(发热。)
大承气汤(《宣明》)
大黄 芒硝 浓朴(去粗皮) 枳实(各半两)
上锉如麻豆大,分半,用水一盏半,生姜三片,煎至六分,纳硝煎,去滓服。
小承气汤
大黄(半两) 浓朴(去粗皮) 枳实(各三钱)
上锉如麻豆大,分作二服,水一盏,生姜三片,煎至半盏,绞汁服,未利再服。
大黄饮子 治身热烦躁,大便不通。
大黄(湿纸裹煨,二钱) 杏仁(炒,去皮尖) 枳壳(麸炒) 栀子仁 生地黄(各一钱半) 川升麻(一
钱) 人参 黄芩(各七分) 甘草(炙,五分)
上作一服,水二盅,姜五片,豆豉二十一粒,乌梅一枚,煎至一盅,不拘时服。
脾约麻仁丸 治肠胃热燥,大便秘结。
麻仁(另研,五两) 大黄(一斤,蒸,焙) 浓朴(去粗皮,姜制炒) 枳实(麸炒) 芍药(各八两) 杏仁
(去皮尖,炒,五两半)
上为细末,炼蜜为丸,如梧子大。每服二十丸,临睡用温白汤送下。大便利即止。
〔虚秘〕
威灵仙丸(《得效》) 治年高气衰,津液枯燥,大便秘结。
黄 (蜜炙) 枳实 威灵仙(各等分)
上为末,蜜丸如梧子大。每服五七十丸,不拘时,姜汤、白汤任下。忌茶。(一方,有防
风,无黄 。)
苁蓉润肠丸(《济生》) 治发汗、利小便亡津液,大腑秘结,老人虚人皆可服。
肉苁蓉(酒浸,焙,二两) 沉香(另研,一两)
上为末,麻子仁汁打糊丸,如梧子大。每服七十丸,空心米饮送下。四物汤(见虚劳。)
导滞通幽汤(东垣) 治幽门不通上冲,吸
门不开,噎塞,气不得上下,大便难,脾胃初受热中,多有此证,治在幽门,以辛润之。
当归身 升麻梢 桃仁泥 甘草(炙。各一钱) 红花(少许) 熟地黄 生地黄(各五分)
水二大盏,煎至一盏,调槟榔细末五分,稍热服。(一方,加麻仁、大黄各等分,唯红花少许,
名润燥汤。)
益血丹(海藏) 治大便燥,久虚亡血。
当归(酒浸,焙) 熟地黄(各等分)
上为末,炼蜜丸,如弹子大。细嚼,酒下一丸。
五仁丸(《得效》) 治津液枯竭,大肠秘涩,传导艰难。
桃仁 杏仁(炒,去皮,各一两) 柏子仁(半两) 松子仁(一钱二分半) 郁李仁(一钱,炒) 陈皮
(四两,另为末)
上将五仁另研如膏,入陈皮末研匀,炼蜜丸,如梧子大。每服五十丸,空心米饮下。
黄 汤 治年高老人大便秘涩。
绵黄 陈皮(去白。各半两)
上为末,每服三钱,用大麻仁一合烂研,以水投,取浆水一盏,滤去滓,于银石器内
煎,候有乳起,即入白蜜一大匙,再煎令沸,调药末,空心食前服。秘甚者,不过两服愈,
常服即无秘涩之患。此药不冷不燥,其效如神。
益血润肠丸
熟地黄(六两) 杏仁(炒,去皮尖) 麻仁(各三两,以上三味俱杵膏) 枳壳(麸炒) 橘红(各二两五
钱) 阿胶(炒) 肉苁蓉(各一两半) 苏子 荆芥(各一两) 当归(三两)
末之,以前三味膏同杵千余下,仍加炼蜜丸,如桐子大。每服五六十丸,空心白汤下。
〔实秘〕
神芎丸(见头痛。)
木香和中丸
木香 沉香 白豆蔻 枳实(炒) 槟榔 蓬术 青皮 陈皮 当归(酒洗) 黄芩 木通
黄连 缩砂 猪牙皂角(去皮弦并子,蜜水润,炙干) 郁李仁(汤去皮) 三棱(各净末,一两) 大
黄(四两) 香附(三两) 黄柏(二两) 牵牛头末(三两)
为末,水丸。每服三钱重,白汤下,或姜汤下。
脾积丸 治饮食停滞,腹胀痛闷,呕恶吞酸,大便秘结。
蓬莪术(三两) 京三棱(二两) 青皮(去白,一两) 良姜(同蓬术、三菱用米醋一升于瓷瓶内煮干,
乘热切,焙) 南木香(各半两) 不蛀皂角(三大锭,烧存性) 百草霜(村庄家锅底者佳)
上末,用川巴豆半两,去壳研如泥,渐入药末研和,面糊丸,麻子大。每服五十丸,
加至六十丸,橘皮煎汤下。
穿结药 治大实大满,心胸高起,气塞不通者,为结也。
蟾酥 轻粉 麝香(各等分) 巴豆(少许,另研)
上研极细,用孩儿乳汁和丸,如黍米大。每服二三丸,不拘时,姜汤下。
〔通治〕
润肠丸(东垣) 治胃中伏火,大便秘涩,或干燥不通,全不思食,乃风结血秘,皆令闭
塞,须润燥和血疏风,则自然通矣。
羌活 当归梢 大黄(煨。各半两) 麻仁 桃仁(泡,去皮尖。各一两)
上为末,除麻仁、桃仁另研如泥外,为细末,炼蜜为丸,如桐子大。每服三五十丸,
空心白汤送下。
活血润肠丸 治大便风秘、血秘,时常结燥。
当归梢(一钱) 防风(二钱) 羌活 大黄(煨。各一两) 麻子仁(二两半) 桃仁(二两,研如泥) 皂
角仁(炮存性,去皮秤一两。其性得湿则滑,滑则燥结自除。)
上除桃仁、麻仁另研如泥外,为极细末,炼蜜为丸,如桐子大。每服五十丸,白汤下。
二三服后,须以苏子、麻子粥,每日早晚食之,大便日久再不结燥。余药以瓷器盛之,纸
密封,勿使见风。
神功丸(《宝鉴》) 治三焦气壅,心腹痞闷,大腑风热,大便不通,腰腿疼痛,肩背重疼,
头昏面热,口苦咽干,心胸烦躁,睡卧不安,及治香港脚,并素有风人大便结燥。
火麻仁(另捣如膏) 人参(各二两) 诃藜勒皮 大黄(锦纹者,面裹煨。各四两)
上为细末,入麻仁捣研匀,炼蜜为丸,如桐子大。每服二十丸,温汤下,温酒、米饮
皆可服,食后临卧。如大便不通,可倍丸数,以利为度。
黄 人参汤(伤暑。)
麻黄白术汤
麻黄(不去根节) 白豆蔻 炒曲(各五分) 吴茱萸 白茯苓 泽泻(各四分) 桂枝 浓朴
柴胡 白术 苍术 青皮(去穣) 黄连(酒浸) 黄柏(酒浸) 黄 人参 猪苓(各三分) 升麻
橘红(各二分) 杏仁(四枚) 生甘草 熟甘草(各一分)
上 咀,分作二服,每服水二大盏半,先煎麻黄沸去沫,再入诸药,同煎至一盏,去
渣,稍热服,食远。
二陈汤(主治痰饮证。) 凉膈散(主治发热证。) 通圣散(主治眩晕证。) 浓朴大黄汤(参见痞满证篇。)
甘遂散
取甘遂二两,选用赤皮者,研为细末,用炼蜜二合调和均匀。将药粉分成四份,每份重一两,每日服用一份,用蜂蜜水送服。若未见效,改为每日两份,并逐渐增加剂量。
又一方
取葵子末三合,青竹叶一把,加水一升,煮沸五次后,一次性服下。
又一方
取葵子末三合,加水一升,煎煮后去渣,分为两份服用。服药时加入猪脂二两,空腹服用。
三白散 治疗阴囊肿胀,大小便不通。
白牵牛(二两) 桑白皮 白术 木通(去除节段) 陈皮(各半两)
以上药物研为细末,每次服用二钱,用姜汤调服,空腹服用。若未见效,可再次服用。
麻仁丸 (出自《和济局方》) 治疗肠胃热燥,大便秘结。
浓朴(去除外皮,用姜汁制后炒) 芍药 枳实(用麦麸炒。各半斤) 大黄(蒸制,焙干,一斤) 麻仁(单独研磨,五两) 杏仁(去除皮尖,炒制,五两半)
以上药物研为细末,用炼蜜和药制成丸剂,如梧桐子大小。每次服用二十丸,临睡前用温水送服。大便通畅后即停药。
《宝鉴》麻仁丸 调理三焦,调和五脏,滋润肠胃,祛除风气。治疗冷热邪气壅结,津液耗损减少,导致大便秘难,或闭塞不通。若是年高体弱及有风病之人出现大便秘涩,尤其适宜服用。
枳壳(去除瓤,用麦麸炒) 白槟榔(煨至半生半熟) 菟丝子(酒浸,单独研末) 山药 防风(去除杈枝) 山茱萸 肉桂(去除粗皮) 车前子(各一两半) 木香 羌活(各一两) 郁李仁(去皮,单独研磨) 大黄(一半蒸制,一半生用) 麻仁(单独捣研。各四两)
以上药物研为细末,将单独研磨的药物混合均匀,用炼蜜制成丸剂,如桐子大小。每次服用十五丸至二十丸,用温开水送服,临睡前服用。
七宣丸(出自《和剂局方》) 治疗风气结聚,宿食不消,兼有砂石皮毛在腹中,以及多年腰脚疼痛,冷如水石,香港脚冲心导致心烦意乱,头晕眼花欲倒,肩背沉重,必定腹胀满,胸膈痞塞。以及风毒连带头面部肿胀,大便或秘结,小便时涩痛,脾胃虚弱痞闷不想进食,脚部转筋挛急掣痛,心神恍惚,睡眠不安。李东垣说:此病脉象表现为涩,季节对应秋季。
桃仁(去除皮尖,炒制,六两) 柴胡(去除苗) 诃子皮 枳实(用麦麸炒) 木香(各五两) 甘草(炙制,四两) 大黄(用面粉包裹煨制,十五两)
以上药物研为细末,用炼蜜制成丸剂,如桐子大小。每次服用二十丸,饭前和临睡前各服一次,用米汤送服,以大便通畅为度。感觉病势减退后,改服五补丸。此药不分男女老幼皆可服用。根据虚实情况加减丸数。
七圣丸(出自《和剂局方》) 治疗风气壅盛,痰热结聚搏结,头目昏重,鼻涕唾液稠粘,心烦面热,咽干口燥,肩背拘急,心腹胁肋胀满,腰腿重疼,大便秘,小便赤,睡卧不安。李东垣说:此病脉象表现为弦,季节对应春季。
肉桂(去除皮) 川芎 大黄(酒蒸) 槟榔 木香(各半两) 羌活 郁李仁(去皮。各一两)
以上七味药,研为细末,用炼蜜制成丸剂,如桐子大小。每次服用十五丸,饭后用温开水送服。在山岚瘴气之地最适宜服用,根据虚实情况加减剂量。
浓朴汤(洁古先生方)
浓朴(炮制) 陈皮 甘草(各三两) 白术(五两) 半夏曲 枳实(用麦麸炒。各二两)
以上药物制成粗末,每次服用三五钱,加水一盏半,生姜三片,大枣一枚,煎至八分,饭前大温服。
〔风秘〕
小续命汤(主治中风。)
皂角丸(出自《得效方》) 专门治疗有风病之人脏腑秘涩,效果显著。
猪牙皂角 浓枳壳(去除瓤) 羌活 桑白皮 槟榔 杏仁(炮制同下法,单独研磨) 麻仁(单独研磨) 防风 川白芷 陈皮(去除白色部分。各等分)
以上药物研为细末,用蜜制成丸剂,如桐子大小。每次服用三五十丸,用温白开水送服,用蜜汤也可以。
又方皂角丸 治疗大肠有风,大便秘结,老年人适宜服用。
皂角(炙制,去子) 枳壳(去瓤,用麦麸炒。各等分)
以上药物研为细末,用炼蜜和药制成丸剂,如桐子大小。每次服用七十丸,空腹饭前用米汤送服。
疏风散 治疗风毒秘结。
枳壳(炮制,半两) 防风 羌活 独活 槟榔 白芷 威灵仙 蒺藜(炒红,去刺) 麻仁(炒,单独研磨) 杏仁(热水洗,去皮尖,炒,单独研磨) 甘草(炙制。各一两)
以上药物切碎成散剂,每次服用二钱半,生姜五片,蜂蜜一匙,加水一盏半,煎服。
枳壳丸 治疗肠胃气壅风盛,大便秘实。
皂角(去皮弦子和种子,炙制) 枳壳(炒) 大黄 羌活 木香 橘红 桑白皮 香白芷(各等分)
以上药物研为细末,用炼蜜制成丸剂,如桐子大小。每次服用七十丸,空腹用米汤送服。又一方,只用枳实、皂角等分,用饭饮制丸也很好。
二仁丸 专门治疗虚人老人风秘,不可服用大黄类药物者。
杏仁(去除皮尖,用麦麸炒黄) 麻仁(各单独研磨) 枳壳(去瓤,用麦麸炒红) 诃子(慢火炒,捶去核,各等分)
以上药物研为细末,用炼蜜制成丸剂,如梧桐子大小。每次服用三十丸,用温开水送服。
〔冷秘〕
藿香正气散(主治中风。)
半硫丸(出自《和剂局方》) 治疗年高冷秘、虚秘及癖冷气。
半夏(热水洗七次,焙干,研为细末) 硫黄(明净好的,研至极细,用柳木槌子处理过)
以上用生姜自然汁共同熬制,加入干蒸饼末搅拌混合均匀,放入臼内杵数百下,制成如梧桐子大小的丸剂。每次服用十五丸至二十丸,无灰温酒或生姜汤任其选择送服,妇人可用醋汤送服,均空腹服用。
〔气秘〕
苏子降气汤 养正丹(均治气滞。) 来复丹(治中暑。) 木香槟榔丸(治气滞。)
六磨汤 治疗气滞腹急,大便秘涩。
沉香 木香 槟榔 乌药 枳壳 大黄(各等分)
以上各药,用热汤磨汁服用。
三和散(出自《和剂局方》) 治疗五脏不调,三焦不和,心腹痞闷,胁肋胀,风气壅滞,肢节烦疼,头面虚浮,手足微肿,肠胃燥涩,大便秘难,即使年高气弱,也可服用。又治疗背痛胁痛,妨碍饮食,以及香港脚上攻,胸腹满闷,大便不通。
羌活(去芦头) 紫苏(去粗梗) 宣州木瓜(薄切,焙干) 沉香 大腹皮(炙焦黄,各一两) 川芎(三两) 甘草(炒) 陈皮(去白) 木香 槟榔(面粉包裹煨熟,去面) 白术(各七钱半)
以上药物制成粗末,每次服用两大钱,加水一盏,煎至六分,去渣温服,不拘时间。
橘杏丸(出自《得效方》) 治疗气秘,老人、虚弱人都可服用。
橘红(取粉末) 杏仁(热水浸,去皮尖,另研,各等分)
以上混合均匀,用炼蜜制成丸剂,如桐子大小。每次服用七十丸,空腹用米汤送服。
苏麻粥 顺气,滑利大便。
紫苏子 麻子仁(不拘多少)
以上两味药研烂,用水过滤取汁,煮粥食用。
小通气散 治疗虚人忧怒伤肺,肺与大肠互为表里(传送),导致秘涩。服用燥药过度,大便秘结,也可使用。
陈皮(去白) 苏嫩茎叶 枳壳(去瓤) 木通(去皮节。各等分)
以上切碎成散剂,每次服用四钱,加水一盏煎,温服后立即通畅。
〔热秘〕
四顺清凉饮(主治发热。)
大承气汤(出自《宣明论方》)
大黄 芒硝 浓朴(去除粗皮) 枳实(各半两)
以上药物切碎如麻豆大小,分两次服用,加水一盏半,生姜三片,煎至六分,纳入芒硝再煎,去渣服用。
小承气汤
大黄(半两) 浓朴(去除粗皮) 枳实(各三钱)
以上药物切碎如麻豆大小,分作两份服用,加水一盏,生姜三片,煎至半盏,绞汁服用,若未通便可再服。
大黄饮子 治疗身热烦躁,大便不通。
大黄(湿纸包裹煨,二钱) 杏仁(炒,去皮尖) 枳壳(麦麸炒) 栀子仁 生地黄(各一钱半) 川升麻(一钱) 人参 黄芩(各七分) 甘草(炙制,五分)
以上为一服的量,加水二盅,生姜五片,豆豉二十一粒,乌梅一枚,煎至一盅,不拘时服用。
脾约麻仁丸 治疗肠胃热燥,大便秘结。
麻仁(另研,五两) 大黄(一斤,蒸,焙) 浓朴(去除粗皮,姜制炒) 枳实(麦麸炒) 芍药(各八两) 杏仁(去皮尖,炒,五两半)
以上药物研为细末,用炼蜜制成丸剂,如梧桐子大小。每次服用二十丸,临睡前用温白开水送服。大便通畅即停药。
〔虚秘〕
威灵仙丸(出自《得效方》) 治疗年高气衰,津液枯燥,大便秘结。
黄芪(蜜炙) 枳实 威灵仙(各等分)
以上药物研为细末,用蜜制成如梧桐子大小的丸剂。每次服用五七十丸,不拘时,姜汤、白开水任其选择送服。忌饮茶。(一方,有防风,无黄芪。)
苁蓉润肠丸(出自《济生方》) 治疗发汗、利小便亡失津液,大腑秘结,老人虚人皆可服用。
肉苁蓉(酒浸,焙,二两) 沉香(另研,一两)
以上药物研为细末,用麻子仁汁打糊制成丸剂,如梧桐子大小。每次服用七十丸,空腹用米汤送服。四物汤(见虚劳篇。)
导滞通幽汤(李东垣方) 治疗幽门不通上冲,吸门不开,噎塞,气不得上下,大便难,脾胃初受热中,多有此证,治疗部位在幽门,用辛润之法。
当归身 升麻梢 桃仁泥 甘草(炙制。各一钱) 红花(少许) 熟地黄 生地黄(各五分)
加水两大盏,煎至一盏,调入槟榔细末五分,稍热服用。(一方,加麻仁、大黄各等分,唯红花少许,名为润燥汤。)
益血丹(张元素方/海藏先生方) 治疗大便燥,久虚亡血。
当归(酒浸,焙) 熟地黄(各等分)
以上药物研为细末,用炼蜜制成如弹子大小的丸剂。细细咀嚼,用酒送服一丸。
五仁丸(出自《得效方》) 治疗津液枯竭,大肠秘涩,传导艰难。
桃仁 杏仁(炒,去皮,各一两) 柏子仁(半两) 松子仁(一钱二分半) 郁李仁(一钱,炒) 陈皮(四两,另为末)
以上将五种果仁单独研磨如膏状,加入陈皮末研匀,用炼蜜制成丸剂,如梧桐子大小。每次服用五十丸,空腹用米汤送服。
黄芪汤 治疗年高老人大便秘涩。
绵黄芪 陈皮(去白。各半两)
以上药物研为细末,每次服用三钱,用大麻仁一合烂研,用水投入,取浆水一盏,滤去渣,在银石器内煎,候有乳状泡沫泛起,即加入白蜜一大匙,再煎令沸,调入药末,空腹饭前服用。便秘严重者,不过两服痊愈,常服则无秘涩之患。此药不冷不燥,其效如神。
益血润肠丸
熟地黄(六两) 杏仁(炒,去皮尖) 麻仁(各三两,以上三味俱杵膏) 枳壳(麦麸炒) 橘红(各二两五钱) 阿胶(炒) 肉苁蓉(各一两半) 苏子 荆芥(各一两) 当归(三两)
研为细末,以前三味膏同杵千余下,仍加炼蜜制成丸剂,如桐子大小。每次服用五六十丸,空腹用白开水送服。
〔实秘〕
神芎丸(见头痛篇。)
木香和中丸
木香 沉香 白豆蔻 枳实(炒) 槟榔 蓬术 青皮 陈皮 当归(酒洗) 黄芩 木通 黄连 缩砂 猪牙皂角(去皮弦并子,蜜水润,炙干) 郁李仁(热水去皮) 三棱(各净末,一两) 大黄(四两) 香附(三两) 黄柏(二两) 牵牛头末(三两)
研为细末,用水泛丸。每次服用三钱重,用白开水送服,或用姜汤送服。
脾积丸 治疗饮食停滞,腹胀痛闷,呕恶吞酸,大便秘结。
蓬莪术(三两) 京三棱(二两) 青皮(去白,一两) 良姜(同蓬术、三菱用米醋一升于瓷瓶内煮干,乘热切,焙) 南木香(各半两) 不蛀皂角(三大锭,烧存性) 百草霜(村庄家锅底者佳)
以上研为细末,用川巴豆半两,去壳研如泥,渐入药末研和,用面糊制成丸剂,如麻子大小。每次服用五十丸,加至六十丸,用橘皮煎汤送服。
穿结药 治疗大实大满,心胸高起,气塞不通者,此为结也。
蟾酥 轻粉 麝香(各等分) 巴豆(少许,另研)
以上研极细,用孩儿乳汁和药制成丸剂,如黍米大小。每次服用二三丸,不拘时,用姜汤送服。
〔通治〕
润肠丸(李东垣方) 治疗胃中伏火,大便秘涩,或干燥不通,全不思食,乃风结血秘,皆令闭塞,须润燥和血疏风,则自然通矣。
羌活 当归梢 大黄(煨。各半两) 麻仁 桃仁(泡,去皮尖。各一两)
以上药物研为细末,除麻仁、桃仁另研如泥外,其余为细末,用炼蜜制成丸剂,如桐子大小。每次服用三五十丸,空腹用白开水送服。
活血润肠丸 治疗大便风秘、血秘,时常结燥。
当归梢(一钱) 防风(二钱) 羌活 大黄(煨。各一两) 麻子仁(二两半) 桃仁(二两,研如泥) 皂角仁(炮存性,去皮秤一两。其性得湿则滑,滑则燥结自除。)
以上除桃仁、麻仁另研如泥外,其余为极细末,用炼蜜制成丸剂,如桐子大小。每次服用五十丸,用白开水送服。
二三服后,须以苏子、麻子粥,每日早晚食之,大便日久再不结燥。余药以瓷器盛之,纸密封,勿使见风。
神功丸(出自《卫生宝鉴》) 治疗三焦气壅,心腹痞闷,大腑风热,大便不通,腰腿疼痛,肩背重疼,头昏面热,口苦咽干,心胸烦躁,睡卧不安,及治疗香港脚,并素有风人大便结燥。
火麻仁(另捣如膏) 人参(各二两) 诃黎勒皮 大黄(锦纹者,面粉包裹煨。各四两)
以上药物研为细末,加入麻仁捣研匀,用炼蜜制成丸剂,如桐子大小。每次服用二十丸,用温开水送服,温酒、米饮皆可服用,饭后临睡前服用。如大便不通,可加倍丸数,以大便通畅为度。
黄芪人参汤(治伤暑。)
麻黄白术汤
麻黄(不去根节) 白豆蔻 炒曲(各五分) 吴茱萸 白茯苓 泽泻(各四分) 桂枝 浓朴 柴胡 白术 苍术 青皮(去瓤) 黄连(酒浸) 黄柏(酒浸) 黄芪 人参 猪苓(各三分) 升麻 橘红(各二分) 杏仁(四枚) 生甘草 熟甘草(各一分)
以上药物切碎,分作两份服用,每份加水两大盏半,先煎麻黄沸去沫,再入诸药,同煎至一盏,去渣,稍热服用,食远。
Erchen Tang (Phlegm-Fluid Decoction) treats Phlegm-Fluid retention. Liangge San (Cool the Diaphragm Powder) treats Fever. Tongsheng San (Unimpeded Holy Powder) treats Vertigo. Nongpo Dahuang Tang (Magnolia Bark and Rhubarb Decoction) is seen in the Pi syndrome section.
Gansui San (Kansui Powder)
Take two liang of Gansui (Kansui Radix), selecting those with red skin, grind into fine powder, mix evenly with two he of refined honey. Divide the powder into four doses, each weighing one liang. Take one dose daily, administered with honey water. If ineffective, increase to two doses daily, gradually increasing the dosage.
Another prescription
Take three he of Kui Zi (Abutilon Seed) powder, one handful of Qing Zhuye (Green Bamboo Leaf), add one sheng of water, boil for five boils, and take in one dose.
Another prescription
Take three he of Kui Zi (Abutilon Seed) powder, add one sheng of water, boil and strain, divide into two doses. Add two liang of Pig Fat (Su Zhi), take on an empty stomach.
Sanbai San (Three Whites Powder) treats Yin swelling (scrotal edema) and obstruction of urination and defecation.
Bai Qianniu (White Morning Glory Seed) (two liang) Sangbaipi (Mulberry Root Bark) Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome) Mutong (Akebia Stem, remove nodes) Chenpi (Tangerine Peel) (each half liang)
Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Take two qian per dose, mixed with Ginger Decoction, take on an empty stomach. If no effect, administer again.
Maren Wan (Hemp Seed Pill) (from *Heji Ju Fang*) treats Heat-dryness of the Stomach and Intestines, resulting in constipation.
Nongpo (Magnolia Bark, remove bark, processed with ginger juice and stir-fried) Shaoyao (Peony Root) Zhishi (Immature Bitter Orange, stir-fried with bran. Each half jin) Dahuang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome, steamed, dried, one jin) Maren (Cannabis Seed, ground separately, five liang) Xingren (Apricot Seed, remove skin and tip, stir-fried, five and a half liang)
Grind into powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of mulberry seeds. Take twenty pills per dose, swallow with warm water before bedtime. Stop when bowel movement becomes smooth.
*Baojian* Maren Wan (Hemp Seed Pill from *Treasure Record*) regulates the Sanjiao, harmonizes the Five Zang organs, moistens the intestines and stomach, dispels wind pathogens. Treats congestion of Cold and Heat, depletion of body fluids causing difficult or obstructed defecation. Especially suitable for elderly, weak individuals, or those with Wind diseases experiencing dry constipation.
Zhike (Bitter Orange Fruit, remove pulp, stir-fried with bran) Bai Binglang (Areca Seed, partially raw and partially roasted) Tusizi (Dodder Seed, soaked in wine, ground separately) Shanyao (Dioscorea Rhizome) Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root, remove branches) Shanzhuyu (Cornus Fruit) Rougui (Cinnamon Bark, remove rough bark) Cheqianzi (Plantago Seed) (each one and a half liang) Muxiang (Costus Root) Qianghuo (Notopterygium Rhizome) (each one liang) Yuliren (Bush Cherry Seed, remove skin, ground separately) Dahuang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome, half steamed, half raw) Maren (Cannabis Seed, crushed and ground separately. Each four liang)
Grind into fine powder, mix with separately ground ingredients, use refined honey to form pills the size of tung tree seeds. Take fifteen to twenty pills per dose, swallow with warm water, take before bedtime.
Qixuan Wan (Seven Wonders Pill) (from *Heji Ju Fang*) treats accumulation of Wind pathogens, undigested food retention, presence of sand/stones/hair/fur in the abdomen, chronic pain in waist and legs feeling cold as water/stone, Hong Kong foot (gouty arthritis) rushing to the heart causing restlessness, dizziness and fainting, heavy shoulders and back, abdominal distension, chest diaphragm fullness. Also treats Wind-toxin causing facial/head swelling, constipation, painful urination, Spleen/Stomach deficiency with bloating and anorexia, leg cramps and spasms, mental confusion, insomnia. Li Dongyuan stated: The pulse presents as choppy; the season corresponds to Autumn.
Taoren (Peach Kernel, remove skin and tip, stir-fried, six liang) Chaihu (Bupleurum Root, remove sprouts) Hezi Pi (Chebulic Myrobalan Peel) Zhishi (Immature Bitter Orange, stir-fried with bran) Muxiang (Costus Root) (each five liang) Gancao (Licorice Root, honey-fried, four liang) Dahuang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome, wrapped in flour and roasted, fifteen liang)
Grind into powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of tung tree seeds. Take twenty pills per dose, before meals and before bed, swallow with rice drink. Use smooth defecation as the limit. When symptoms subside, take Wubu Wan. This pill is suitable for men, women, old, and young. Adjust dosage based on deficiency/excess.
Qisheng Wan (Seven Saints Pill) (from *Heji Ju Fang*) treats excessive Wind congestion, phlegm-Heat binding, heavy head and eyes, thick sputum, irritability, hot face, dry throat and mouth, stiff shoulders and back, fullness in heart/abdomen/flanks, heavy painful waist and legs, constipation, dark urine, restless sleep. Li Dongyuan stated: The pulse presents as wiry; the season corresponds to Spring.
Rougui (Cinnamon Bark, remove bark) Chuanxiong (Ligusticum Rhizome) Dahuang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome, wine-steamed) Binglang (Areca Seed) Muxiang (Costus Root) (each half liang) Qianghuo (Notopterygium Rhizome) Yuliren (Bush Cherry Seed, remove skin. Each one liang)
The above seven herbs, grind into powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of tung tree seeds. Take fifteen pills per dose, after meals with warm water. Most suitable for miasma regions; adjust based on deficiency/excess.
Nongpo Tang (Jiegu's Formula)
Nongpo (Magnolia Bark, processed) Chenpi (Tangerine Peel) Gancao (Licorice Root) (each three liang) Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome) (five liang) Banxia Qu (Pinellia Fermented Curd) Zhishi (Immature Bitter Orange, stir-fried with bran. Each two liang)
Make coarse powder. Take three to five qian per dose, add one and a half sheng of water, three slices of ginger, one jujube, decoct to eight parts, take large warm dose before meals.
[Wind Constipation]
Xiao Xuming Tang (Minor Continuation of Life Decoction) treats Stroke.
Zaojiao Wan (Soap Pod Pill) (from *Defang*) specifically treats organ obstruction in patients with Wind pathology, highly effective.
Zhuya Zaojiao (Toothed Soap Pod) Nong Zhike (Bitter Orange Fruit, remove pulp) Qianghuo (Notopterygium Rhizome) Sangbaipi (Mulberry Root Bark) Binglang (Areca Seed) Xingren (Apricot Seed, processed as below, ground separately) Maren (Cannabis Seed, ground separately) Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root) Chuan Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica Root) Chenpi (Tangerine Peel, remove white pith. Equal parts)
Grind into fine powder, make honey pills the size of tung tree seeds. Take thirty to fifty pills per dose, swallow with warm clear water or honey water.
Another Zaojiao Wan formula treats Wind in the Large Intestine causing constipation, suitable for the elderly.
Zaojiao (Soap Pod, roasted, remove seeds) Zhike (Bitter Orange Fruit, remove pulp, stir-fried with bran. Equal parts)
Grind into powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of tung tree seeds. Take seventy pills per dose, before meals on an empty stomach with rice drink.
Shufeng San (Dispel Wind Powder) treats Wind-Toxin constipation.
Zhike (Bitter Orange Fruit, processed, half liang) Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root) Qianghuo (Notopterygium Rhizome) Duhuo (Angelica Pubescens Root) Binglang (Areca Seed) Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica Root) Weilingxian (Sinopodophyllium Rhizome) Jili (Tribulus Fruit, stir-fried red, remove spines) Maren (Cannabis Seed, stir-fried, ground separately) Xingren (Apricot Seed, washed in hot water, remove skin and tip, stir-fried, ground separately) Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted. Each one liang)
Cut into pieces. Take two and a half qian per dose, five slices of ginger, one spoon of honey, one and a half sheng of water, decoct and take.
Zhike Wan (Bitter Orange Pill) treats Qi stagnation and Wind excess in intestines/stomach causing solid constipation.
Zaojiao (Soap Pod, remove skin/string/seeds, roasted) Zhike (Bitter Orange Fruit, stir-fried) Dahuang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome) Qianghuo (Notopterygium Rhizome) Muxiang (Costus Root) Juhong (Tangerine Red Peel) Sangbaipi (Mulberry Root Bark) Xiang Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica Root) (Equal parts)
Grind into powder, make honey pills the size of tung tree seeds. Take seventy pills per dose, before meals with rice drink. Another method: use equal parts Zhishi (Immature Bitter Orange) and Zaojiao (Soap Pod), made into pills with rice drink, also excellent.
Eren Wan (Two Seeds Pill) specifically treats Wind constipation in deficient elderly, unsuitable for those taking Dahuang (Rhubarb).
Xingren (Apricot Seed, remove skin and tip, stir-fried yellow) Maren (Cannabis Seed) (Each ground separately) Zhike (Bitter Orange Fruit, remove pulp, stir-fried red) Hezi (Chebulic Myrobalan, slow fire roast, hammer out core. Equal parts)
Grind into powder, make honey pills the size of mulberry seeds. Take thirty pills per dose, swallow with warm water.
[Cold Constipation]
Huoxiang Zhengqi San (Agarwood Correcting Qi Powder) treats Stroke.
Banliu Wan (Pinellia and Sulfur Pill) (from *Heji Ju Fang*) treats elderly cold constipation, deficiency constipation, and Pi-cold Qi.
Banxia (Pinellia Tuber, wash seven times in hot water, dry, grind fine) Liuhuang (Sulfur, pure and good, grind extremely fine, treated with willow wood pestle)
Simmer together with fresh Ginger Juice, add dry steamed biscuit powder, mix evenly, pound hundreds of times in mortar, form pills the size of mulberry seeds. Take fifteen to twenty pills per dose, with unadulterated warm wine or Ginger Tea, women may use Vinegar Water, all taken on an empty stomach.
[Qi Constipation]
Suzi Jiangqi Tang (Perilla Seed Descending Qi Decoction) Yangzheng Dan (Nourish Righteousness Cinnabar Pill) (both treat Qi stagnation) Laifu Dan (Return to Origin Pill) (treats Summerheat) Muxiang Binglang Wan (Costus and Areca Seed Pill) (treats Qi stagnation).
Limo Tang (Six Grinds Decoction) treats Qi stagnation with abdominal urgency and hard constipation.
Chenxiang (Aquilaria Wood) Muxiang (Costus Root) Binglang (Areca Seed) Wuyao (Litsea Root) Zhike (Bitter Orange Fruit) Dahuang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome) (Equal parts)
Grind all ingredients in hot water and take the liquid.
Sanhe San (Three Harmonies Powder) (from *Heji Ju Fang*) treats dysfunction of the Five Zang, disharmony of Sanjiao, chest/abdominal fullness, flank distension, Wind stagnation, limb/joint pain, facial puffiness, slight hand/foot edema, dry intestines, difficult defecation. Suitable even for elderly/weak. Also treats back/flank pain affecting diet, Hong Kong foot attacking upward, chest/abdominal fullness, constipation.
Qianghuo (Notopterygium Rhizome, remove rhizome base) Zisu (Perilla Leaf) Xuanzhou Mugua (Chaenomeles Fruit, thinly sliced, dried) Chenxiang (Aquilaria Wood) Dafupi (Areca Peel, roasted yellow) (each one liang) Xiong (Ligusticum Rhizome) (three liang) Gancao (Licorice Root, stir-fried) Chenpi (Tangerine Peel, remove white pith) Muxiang (Costus Root) Binglang (Areca Seed, wrapped in flour, roasted, remove flour) Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome) (each seven and a half qian)
Make coarse powder. Take two large qian per dose, one sheng of water, decoct to six parts, strain and take warm, any time.
Ju Xing Wan (Citrus and Apricot Pill) (from *Defang*) treats Qi constipation, suitable for elderly and weak.
Juhong (Tangerine Red Peel, take powder) Xingren (Apricot Seed, soak in hot water, remove skin/tip, grind separately. Equal parts)
Mix evenly, make honey pills the size of tung tree seeds. Take seventy pills per dose, before meals with rice drink.
Suma Zhou (Perilla and Hemp Porridge) promotes Qi flow, lubricates bowels.
Zisu Zi (Perilla Seed) Maziren (Hemp Seed) (Any amount)
Grind both ingredients thoroughly, filter with water to extract juice, cook into porridge and eat.
Xiao Tongqi San (Minor Promoting Qi Powder) treats deficiency patients whose worry/anger injures Lung; since Lung and Large Intestine are exterior-interior, this causes constipation. Also applicable if excessive dry herbs caused constipation.
Chenpi (Tangerine Peel, remove white pith) Su Nen Jingye (Young Perilla Stem/Leaf) Zhike (Bitter Orange Fruit, remove pulp) Mutong (Akebia Stem, remove skin/nodes. Equal parts)
Cut into pieces. Take four qian per dose, one sheng of water, decoct, take warm for immediate relief.
[Heat Constipation]
Sishun Qingliang Yin (Four Smooths Clearing Cool Drink) treats Fever.
Da Chengqi Tang (Major Order the Qi Decoction) (from *Xuanming Lun*)
Dahuang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome) Mangxiao (Mirabilite) Nongpo (Magnolia Bark, remove rough bark) Zhishi (Immature Bitter Orange) (Each half liang)
Cut like hemp/millet seeds, divide in half. Add one and a half sheng of water, three slices of ginger, decoct to six parts, add Mangxiao (Mirabilite), decoct, strain and take.
Xiao Chengqi Tang (Minor Order the Qi Decoction)
Dahuang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome) (half liang) Nongpo (Magnolia Bark, remove rough bark) Zhishi (Immature Bitter Orange) (Each three qian)
Cut like hemp/millet seeds, divide into two doses. Add one sheng of water, three slices of ginger, decoct to half sheng, strain juice and take. If not loose, take again.
Dahuang Yinzi (Rhubarb Drink) treats body heat and irritability, constipation.
Dahuang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome, wrapped in wet paper and roasted, two qian) Xingren (Apricot Seed, stir-fried, remove skin/tip) Zhike (Bitter Orange Fruit, stir-fried with bran) Zhizi Ren (Gardenia Seed) Sheng Dihuang (Rehmannia Root, raw) (Each one and a half qian) Chuan Shengma (Cimicifuga Rhizome) (one qian) Renshen (Ginseng Root) Huangqin (Scutellaria Root) (Each seven fen) Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted, five fen)
One dose: add two zhong of water, five slices of ginger, twenty-one grains of Douchi (Fermented Soybean), one Wumei (Myrobalan), decoct to one zhong, take anytime.
Pi Yue Maren Wan (Spleen Restriction Hemp Seed Pill) treats Heat-dryness of intestines/stomach, constipation.
Maren (Cannabis Seed, ground separately, five liang) Dahuang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome, one jin, steamed, dried) Nongpo (Magnolia Bark, remove rough bark, ginger-processed stir-fried) Zhishi (Immature Bitter Orange, stir-fried with bran) Shaoyao (Peony Root) (Each eight liang) Xingren (Apricot Seed, remove skin/tip, stir-fried, five and a half liang)
Grind into fine powder, make honey pills the size of mulberry seeds. Take twenty pills per dose, before sleep with warm clear water. Stop when stool is smooth.
[Deficiency Constipation]
Weilingxian Wan (Sinopodophyllium Pill) (from *Defang*) treats elderly Qi decline, dry body fluids, constipation.
Huangqi (Astragalus Root, honey-roasted) Zhishi (Immature Bitter Orange) Weilingxian (Sinopodophyllium Rhizome) (Equal parts)
Grind into powder, make honey pills the size of mulberry seeds. Take fifty to seventy pills per dose, anytime, with Ginger Tea or plain water. Avoid tea. (Another formula has Fangfeng, no Huangqi.)
Congrong Runchang Wan (Cistanche Moistening Intestine Pill) (from *Jisheng Fang*) treats fluid loss from sweating/diuretics, large bowel obstruction, suitable for elderly/weak.
Rou Congrong (Cistanche Stem, wine-soaked, dried, two liang) Chenxiang (Aquilaria Wood, ground separately, one liang)
Grind into powder, use Hemp Seed juice to make paste pills the size of mulberry seeds. Take seventy pills per dose, before meals with rice drink. Siwu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) (see Deficiency Labor section).
Daozhi Tongyou Tang (Guide Stasis Unblock Hidden Pass Decoction) (Li Dongyuan) treats Huiyin obstruction rushing up, Ximen opening failure, dysphagia, Qi unable to move up/down, difficult defecation. Common in early Stomach/Spleen Heat. Treat at Huiyin using Pungent-Moistening method.
Danggui Shen (Angelica Sinensis Root Body) Shengma Shao (Cimicifuga Tip) Taoren Ni (Peach Kernel Paste) Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted. Each one qian) Honghua (Carthamus Flower) (Small amount) Shu Dihuang (Rehmannia Root, cooked) Sheng Dihuang (Rehmannia Root, raw) (Each five fen)
Add two large zhan of water, decoct to one zhan, mix with five fen of finely ground Binglang (Areca Seed) powder, take slightly warm. (Another formula adds Maren and Dahuang in equal parts, small amount Honghua, named Rundao Tang.)
Yixue Dan (Benefit Blood Cinnabar Pill) (Haizang/Zhang Yuansu) treats dry stool, chronic blood loss due to deficiency.
Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root, wine-soaked, dried) Shu Dihuang (Rehmannia Root, cooked) (Equal parts)
Grind into powder, make honey pills the size of quail egg. Chew finely, swallow one pill with wine.
Wuren Wan (Five Seeds Pill) (from *Defang*) treats fluid exhaustion, Large Intestine dryness, difficult transmission.
Taoren (Peach Kernel) Xingren (Apricot Seed, stir-fried, remove skin. Each one liang) Baizi Ren (Biota Seed) (Half liang) Songzi Ren (Pine Nut) (One qian two fen half) Yuliren (Bush Cherry Seed) (One qian, stir-fried) Chenpi (Tangerine Peel) (Four liang, ground separately)
Grind the five seeds separately into paste, mix with Chenpi powder, make honey pills the size of mulberry seeds. Take fifty pills per dose, before meals with rice drink.
Huangqi Tang (Astragalus Decoction) treats elderly constipation.
Mian Huangqi (Astragalus Root) Chenpi (Tangerine Peel, remove white pith. Each half liang)
Grind into powder. Take three qian per dose, grind one he of Dama Ren (Large Hemp Seed) thoroughly, add water to extract juice (one sheng), strain, decoct in silver/copper vessel until milky foam appears, add one large spoon of White Honey, boil again, mix with powder, take before meals on empty stomach. Severe cases resolve in two doses; regular use prevents constipation. This medicine is neither cold nor dry, efficacy is miraculous.
Yixue Runchang Wan (Benefit Blood Moistening Intestine Pill)
Shu Dihuang (Rehmannia Root, cooked) (six liang) Xingren (Apricot Seed, stir-fried, remove skin/tip) Maren (Cannabis Seed) (Each three liang, these three pounded into paste) Zhike (Bitter Orange Fruit, stir-fried with bran) Juhong (Tangerine Red Peel) (Each two liang five qian) Ejiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin, fried) Rou Congrong (Cistanche Stem) (Each one liang half) Suzi (Perilla Seed) Jingjie (Schizonepeta Spike) (Each one liang) Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root) (three liang)
Grind into powder, pound the first three pastes together over a thousand times, add refined honey to form pills the size of tung tree seeds. Take fifty to sixty pills per dose, before meals with plain water.
[Excess Constipation]
Shenxiong Wan (Divine Xiong Pill) (see Headache section).
Muxiang Hezhong Wan (Costus Harmonize Middle Pill)
Muxiang (Costus Root) Chenxiang (Aquilaria Wood) Baidoukou (White Cardamom) Zhishi (Immature Bitter Orange, stir-fried) Binglang (Areca Seed) Pengzhu (Curcuma Rhizome) Qingpi (Green Tangerine Peel) Chenpi (Tangerine Peel) Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root, wine-washed) Huangqin (Scutellaria Root) Mutong (Akebia Stem) Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome) Suosha (Black Cardamom) Zhuya Zaojiao (Toothed Soap Pod, remove skin/string/seeds, moisten with honey water, roast dry) Yuliren (Bush Cherry Seed, hot water remove skin) Sanleng (Sparganium Rhizome) (Each pure powder, one liang) Dahuang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome) (four liang) Xiangfu (Cyperus Rhizome) (three liang) Huangbai (Phellodendron Bark) (two liang) Qianniu Toumo (Morning Glory Seed First Powder) (three liang)
Grind into powder, make water pills. Take three qian weight per dose, with plain water or Ginger Tea.
Pi Ji Wan (Spleen Accumulation Pill) treats food stagnation, abdominal distension/pain, nausea/acid regurgitation, constipation.
Peng Ezhu (Curcuma Rhizome) (three liang) Jing Sanleng (Sparganium Rhizome) (two liang) Qingpi (Green Tangerine Peel, remove white pith) (one liang) Liangjiang (Galangal Root) (Boil with Pengzhu, Sanleng in one sheng rice vinegar in porcelain jar until dry, cut while hot, dry) Nan Muxiang (Costus Root) (Each half liang) Bu Zhu Zaojiao (Non-moth-eaten Soap Pod) (Three large ingots, burn to retain nature) Baicaoshuang (Soot from village pot bottoms is best)
Grind into powder. Take half liang of Chuan Badou (Croton Seed), remove shell, grind to paste, gradually mix into powder, use flour paste to form pills the size of hemp seeds. Take fifty pills, increase to sixty, swallow with Tangerine Peel decoction.
Chuanjie Yao (Penetrating Knot Medicine) treats severe excess/fullness, high chest/heart, Qi blockage known as Knot.
Chansu (Toad Venom) Qingfen (Calomel) Shexiang (Musk) (Equal parts) Badou (Croton Seed) (Small amount, ground separately)
Grind extremely fine, mix with child's milk to form pills the size of millet seeds. Take two or three pills per dose, anytime, with Ginger Tea.
[General Treatment]
Run Chang Wan (Moisten Intestine Pill) (Li Dongyuan) treats latent Fire in Stomach, dry/hard constipation, anorexia, Wind-Knot or Blood-Deficiency constipation causing blockage. Must moisten dryness, harmonize blood, disperse Wind to naturally unblock.
Qianghuo (Notopterygium Rhizome) Danggui Shao (Angelica Sinensis Root Tip) Dahuang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome, roasted. Each half liang) Maren (Cannabis Seed) Taoren (Peach Kernel, soak, remove skin/tip. Each one liang)
Grind into powder, except Maren and Taoren which are ground separately into paste. Mix remaining powder with refined honey to form pills the size of tung tree seeds. Take thirty to fifty pills per dose, before meals with plain water.
Huoxue Run Chang Wan (Invigorate Blood Moisten Intestine Pill) treats Wind-Blood constipation, frequent dryness.
Danggui Shao (Angelica Sinensis Root Tip) (one qian) Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root) (two qian) Qianghuo (Notopterygium Rhizome) Dahuang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome, roasted. Each one liang) Maziren (Hemp Seed) (two and a half liang) Taoren (Peach Kernel) (two liang, ground into paste) Zaojiao Ren (Soap Pod Kernel) (Roast to retain nature, remove skin, weigh one liang. Its nature becomes slippery when wet, slipperiness removes dryness/knot.)
Except Taoren and Maziren ground into paste, grind others to extreme fine powder, make honey pills the size of tung tree seeds. Take fifty pills per dose, with plain water.
After two or three doses, eat Perilla Seed and Hemp Seed porridge morning and evening daily, preventing long-term dryness. Store remaining medicine in porcelain, seal tightly with paper, avoid wind exposure.
Shengong Wan (Divine Merit Pill) (from *Baodian*) treats Sanjiao Qi congestion, chest/abdominal fullness, Large Bowel Wind-Heat, constipation, waist/leg pain, heavy shoulder/back pain, dizziness/hot face, bitter taste/dry throat, chest irritability, restless sleep, Hong Kong foot, and chronic Wind patients with dry constipation.
Huoma Ren (Hemp Seed, crush into paste) Renshen (Ginseng Root) (Each two liang) Helile Pi (Chebulic Myrobalan Peel) Dahuang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome, Jinwen variety, wrapped in flour roasted. Each four liang)
Grind into fine powder, mix with crushed Hemp Seed, make honey pills the size of tung tree seeds. Take twenty pills per dose, with warm water, warm wine, or rice drink, after meals before bed. If constipated, double the dose, stop when smooth.
Huangqi Renshen Tang (Astragalus Ginseng Decoction) (treats Summerheat injury).
Mahuang Baizhu Tang (Ephedra Atractylodes Decoction)
Mahuang (Ephedra Herb, do not remove roots/nodes) Baidoukou (White Cardamom) Chao Qu (Stir-fried Yeast) (Each five fen) Wu Zhu Yu (Evodia Fruit) Baifuling (Poria) Zexie (Alisma Rhizome) (Each four fen) Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig) Nongpo (Magnolia Bark) Chaihu (Bupleurum Root) Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome) Cangzhu (Atractylodes Lancea Rhizome) Qingpi (Green Tangerine Peel, remove pulp) Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, wine-soaked) Huangbai (Phellodendron Bark, wine-soaked) Huangqi (Astragalus Root) Renshen (Ginseng Root) Zhuling (Polyporus) (Each three fen) Shengma (Cimicifuga Rhizome) Juhong (Tangerine Red Peel) (Each two fen) Xingren (Apricot Seed) (Four seeds) Sheng Gancao (Raw Licorice Root) Shu Gancao (Cooked Licorice Root) (Each one fen)
Cut into pieces, divide into two doses. Each dose: add two and a half large zhan of water, first boil Mahuang (Ephedra Herb) to remove foam, then add other herbs, decoct to one zhan, strain, take slightly warm, far from meals.