忍冬草（不以多少，根茎花朵皆可用，一名老翁须，一名蜜啜花，一名金银花，以洗净用之)
上以米曲酒于瓶内浸，以糠火煨一宿，取出晒干，入甘草少许为末，即以所浸酒为糊丸
，如梧子大。每服五十丸至百丸，酒饮任下，不以时。此药不特治痈，亦能止渴，并五痔诸漏。
治诸渴。
麦门冬(去心) 人参 黄 （各二两） 白茯苓 山茱萸 山药 桂心（各一两半） 黑豆（三
合，煮去皮别研)
上为末，地黄自然汁二碗、牛乳二盏熬为膏，丸如梧子。大麦煮饮下五十丸。
治消渴。
五灵脂（半两） 黑豆（半两，生去皮)
上为末。煎冬瓜子汤，调下二钱。
治三消渴疾神妙。
牡蛎粉 苦参 蜜陀僧 知母 水银(以白蜡半分结砂，五味各一两） 栝蒌根（一两半） 黄丹（一
两，与水银砂同研)
上为末，男子用雌猪肚一个，女人用雄猪肚一个，入药在内，以线缝定，用绳缚在新砖
上；别用生栝蒌根半斤，切碎同煮，早辰至午时，取药出，不用栝蒌根，只烂研猪肚和药为
丸，如梧子大。每服三十粒，食前米汤下，日三服，十日可去病根。
或云∶渴无外所因，且伤寒脉浮而渴属太阳，有汗而渴属阳明，自利而渴属少阴；及阳
毒伤寒，倍重燥盛而渴甚者，有中暑伏热累取不瘥而渴者，有瘴毒瓦斯染寒热而渴者，得非外
因?治法如《伤寒论》中，不复繁引。酒煮黄连丸治中暑热渴最妙。又有妇人产蓐去血过多
而渴者，名曰血渴，非三消类，不可不审。
忍冬草（用量不限，根、茎、花、叶均可使用，又名老翁须、蜜啜花、金银花，需洗净后使用）
以上药材用米曲酒浸泡于瓶中，以糠火煨烤一整夜，取出晒干，加入少许甘草研为细末，再用所浸的酒作为黏合剂制成丸药，大小如梧桐子。每次服用五十丸至一百丸，饮酒送服即可，不限时间。此药不仅治疗痈肿，也能止渴，并可用于治疗五痔及各种瘘管。
治疗各种口渴证。
麦门冬（去心） 人参 黄芩（各二两） 白茯苓 山茱萸 山药 桂心（各一两半） 黑豆（三合，煮后去皮另研）
以上药材研为细末，用地黄自然汁两碗、牛乳两盏熬制成膏，制成如梧桐子大小的丸药。用大麦煮水送服五十丸。
治疗消渴证。
五灵脂（半两） 黑豆（半两，生用去皮）
以上药材研为细末。煎冬瓜子汤，调服二钱。
治疗三消渴疾神效。
牡蛎粉 苦参 密陀僧 知母 水银（用白蜡半分结砂，五味药各一两） 栝蒌根（一两半） 黄丹（一两，与水银砂同研）
以上药材研为细末，男子用一个雌猪肚，女子用一个雄猪肚，将药物装入其中，用线缝合固定，用绳子绑在新砖上；另外取生栝蒌根半斤，切碎后一同煮，从早晨到中午，取出药物，去掉栝蒌根，只将猪肚烂研并与药物混合制成丸药，大小如梧桐子。每次服用三十粒，饭前用米汤送服，每日三次，十天可去除病根。
有人说：口渴没有外因，且伤寒脉浮而口渴属于太阳病，有汗而口渴属于阳明病，自利而口渴属于少阴病；以及阳毒伤寒，燥热盛极而口渴严重的，有中暑伏热多次治疗不愈而口渴的，有瘴毒瓦斯感染寒热而口渴的，这难道不是外因吗？治疗方法参照《伤寒论》中的内容，不再繁琐引用。酒煮黄连丸治疗中暑热渴最为巧妙。又有妇人产后失血过多而口渴的，名叫血渴，不属于三消类，不可不仔细辨别。
**Renjin Wan (Honeysuckle Pill)**
*Renjin Cao* (Jasminis Officinalis Caulis et Flos, amount unspecified; roots, stems, flowers, and leaves are all usable. It is also known as Laowengxu [Old Man's Beard], Mizhuohua [Honey-Sipping Flower], or Jinyinhua [Gold and Silver Flower]. Wash clean before use.)
The above herb is soaked in rice koji wine within a bottle, simmered over chaff fire overnight, taken out, dried, mixed with a small amount of Gancao [Licorice Root] powder, and formed into pills using the soaking wine as a paste binder, sized like wu zi (Cocculus orbiculatus seeds). Take 50 to 100 pills per dose, washed down with wine at any time. This medicine not only treats carbuncles but also relieves thirst, and is effective for five types of hemorrhoids and various fistulas.
**For treating various thirst syndromes:**
Maimendong [Ophiopogonis Radix] (heart removed), Renshen [Ginseng Radix], Huangqin [Scutellariae Radix] (each 2 liang), Baifuling [Poria], Shanzhuyu [Corni Fructus], Shanyao [Dioscoreae Rhizoma], Guixin [Cinnamomi Cortex] (each 1.5 liang), Heidou [Sojae Semen Nigrum] (3 he, boiled, skin removed, separately ground).
Grind the above into powder. Boil Di Huang Ziran Zhi [Fresh Juice of Rehmanniae Radix] (two bowls) and Niuru [Cow Milk] (two cups) into an ointment/paste. Form into pills sized like wu zi. Take 50 pills washed down with Da Mai decoction [Barley Decoction].
**For treating Xiao Ke (Wasting-Thirst):**
Wulingzhi [Trogopterori Faeces] (0.5 liang), Heidou [Sojae Semen Nigrum] (0.5 liang, raw, skin removed).
Grind the above into powder. Decoct Donggua Zi [Benincasae Semen] soup, mix with 2 qian of the powder, and take orally.
**For treating San Xiao (Three Wasting-Thirstes) with divine efficacy:**
Muli Fen [Concha Ostreae Powder], Kushen [Sophorae Flavescentis Radix], Mituoseng [Lithargyri Pulvis], Zhimu [Anemarrhenae Rhizoma], Shuiyin [Hydrargyrum] (combined with Baila [White Beeswax] 0.5 fen to form cinnabar-like grains; each of the other five herbs 1 liang), Gualougen [Trichosanthis Radix] (1.5 liang), Huangdan [Minii Oxidum Rubrum] (1 liang, ground together with the hydrargyrum grain).
Grind the above into powder. For men, use one female pig stomach; for women, use one male pig stomach. Place the medicine inside, sew it shut with thread, and tie it to a new brick. Separately, chop 0.5 jin of fresh Gualougen [Trichosanthis Radix] and boil it together. From morning until noon, remove the medicine, discard the Gualougen, and only grind the pig stomach thoroughly, mixing it with the medicine to form pills sized like wu zi. Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with Mi Tang [Rice Decoction] before meals, three times a day. The root of the disease can be eliminated in ten days.
It is said: Thirst without external causes... In Taiyang disease [Taiyang Syndrome], pulse floating with thirst belongs to Taiyang; sweating with thirst belongs to Yangming; spontaneous diarrhea with thirst belongs to Shaoyin. In Yangdu Shanghan [Yang-Toxin Cold Damage], when dryness and heat are extremely severe causing intense thirst, or in cases of summerheat with latent heat where repeated treatments fail to cure the thirst, or in cases of miasma/toxic qi infection with alternating cold and heat causing thirst, are these not external causes? The treatment methods follow those in *Shanghan Lun* [Treatise on Cold Damage Disorders], so they are not cited here in detail. Jiuzhu Huanglian Wan [Alcohol-Boiled Coptis Pill] is most excellent for treating summerheat-heat thirst. Furthermore, there is "Blood Thirst" in women who suffer from excessive blood loss during childbirth; this does not belong to the category of San Xiao and must be carefully distinguished.