治消渴 用水萍曝干、栝蒌等分，以人乳为丸如桐子大。每服三四十丸。
又方 用拣黄连二两锉碎，水一碗，煎半碗，去渣顿服之，立止。
又方 用栝蒌三十斤，水一石，煮取一斗半，去渣，以牛脂五合，煎取水尽。以暖酒先
服如鸡子大，日二服即效。
又方 用田螺五升，水一斗，浸经宿饮之，每日易。
又方 用萝卜生捣汁服，大效。
又方 用韭或炒作羹勿入盐，每日吃三五两，吃至十斤即佳。过清明勿食，入酱无妨，
极效。
又方 用霜降后葵根皮一握，水一斗，煮取三升服之。但酒渴、伤寒渴，皆治。
又方 用栝蒌根大尺围者，生取汁服之，或煮水服。
又方 用黄连、栝蒌根等分为末，生地黄汁丸如桐子大。每服五七丸，食后服，牛乳送
下。
又方 用淡豆豉煮汁，任性欲之。
又方 用白药为末，每服方寸匕，冷水调下；亦可蜜丸如桐子大，每服二十丸，日二服。
又方 用黄丹炒、胡粉炒、赤石脂、白石脂、石膏、泽泻各五分，另研；甘草炙、栝蒌
根各十分为末，共再研匀。水调方寸匕，日三服，少壮服匕半，渴甚者夜间二服。
又方 用生牛乳顿饮，渴时再饮，自便不渴，大患不过十次。
又方 用结子萝卜三枚，洗净薄切，日干为末。每服二钱，煎猪肉汁澄清调下，食后并
夜卧；日三服，不过三剂大妙。
又方 用蚕沙炒干，为末，每服二钱，冷水调下。
又方 用黄连为末，蜜丸如桐子大。每服二十丸，温酒送下。
治消渴烦闷 用乌梅肉三两微炒，为末。每服二钱，水二盏，煎一盏，去渣，入豉二百
粒，再煮至半盏，去渣，临卧服。
又方 用糯米二升淘取泔，饮讫则定；或用糯米研取白汁，恣饮之，以瘥为度。
治消渴下元虚损 用牛膝五两为末，生地黄汁五升，昼曝夜浸，汁尽为度，蜜丸如桐子
大。
治渴若远行无水 用水花即水沫和苦栝蒌为丸，早朝预服二十丸，永无渴。
治消渴小便多 用栝蒌五两，水五升，煮取四升，随意饮之良。
治一切消渴，或先渴而欲发疮；或病痈疽而后渴者，并皆治之 用黄 去芦蜜涂炙六两，
甘
治心热或酒多消渴 用朱砂一两别研，黄连三两，生地黄二两，为末，炼蜜丸桐子大。
每服五、六十丸，灯心，枣子煎汤送下。
治一切消渴不能止者 用大豆五升，大黄一两半，大甘草四两打碎。用水一桶，煮三五
时，豆软盛于盆中放冷，令病患食豆，渴饮汤汁。食尽未止再煮如前，不三次，病悉去矣。
又方 用米以冷水浓淘泔汁，澄清饮之，俟至酸，饮尤佳。
又方 用白芍药、甘草炙各钱半。水盏半，煎八分，服不拘时，日三服，疾止则已。
又方 用密陀僧二两，黄连一两，为末，蒸饼丸如桐子大。浓煎茧皮、盐汤或茄根汤吞
五丸，日增五丸，至二十丸止。
又方 用雄牛穿鼻木，烧灰存性，为末。酒调服；或锉碎，煎汤数服，见效。
治疗消渴病：用水萍晒干，与栝蒌等量，用人乳制成丸药，大小如梧桐子。每次服用三四十丸。
另一个方子：选用拣选过的黄连二两，锉碎，用水一碗，煎至半碗，去渣后一次性服下，口渴立即停止。
又一个方子：用栝蒌三十斤，水一石，煮取一斗半，去渣，加入牛脂五合，煎至水分收干。用温酒先送服如鸡蛋大小的药团，每日两次服用即见效。
又一个方子：用田螺五升，水一斗，浸泡过夜后饮用，每天更换新的。
又一个方子：将萝卜生捣取汁服用，效果显著。
又一个方子：食用韭菜或将其炒成羹汤但不加盐，每天吃三五两，吃到十斤时症状就会好转。过了清明节就不宜再吃，加入酱料无妨，效果极佳。
又一个方子：用霜降后的葵根皮一把，水一斗，煮取三升服用。无论是饮酒引起的口渴还是伤寒引起的口渴，都能治疗。
又一个方子：用直径约一尺粗的栝蒌根，新鲜取汁服用，或者煮水服用。
又一个方子：将黄连、栝蒌根等分研成粉末，用生地黄汁制成丸药，大小如梧桐子。每次服用五到七丸，饭后服用，用牛乳送下。
又一个方子：用白药研成粉末，每次服用一方寸匕，用冷水调服；也可以制成蜜丸，大小如梧桐子，每次服用二十丸，每日两次。
又一个方子：将黄丹炒制、胡粉炒制、赤石脂、白石脂、石膏、泽泻各五分，分别单独研磨；甘草炙过、栝蒌根各十分研成粉末，再次共同研磨均匀。用水调服一方寸匕，每日三次，年轻力壮者服用半匕，口渴严重者夜间加服一次。
又一个方子：直接顿饮生牛乳，口渴时再饮，自然不再感到口渴，严重患者不过十次即可痊愈。
又一个方子：用结子的萝卜三个，洗净切成薄片，晒干后研成粉末。每次服用二钱，用澄清的猪肉汁调服，饭后及睡前服用；每日三次，不超过三剂就有奇效。
又一个方子：将蚕沙炒干，研成粉末，每次服用二钱，用冷水调服。
又一个方子：将黄连研成粉末，用蜂蜜制成丸药，大小如梧桐子。每次服用二十丸，用温酒送下。
治疗消渴伴烦闷：用乌梅肉三两微炒，研成粉末。每次服用二钱，加水两盏，煎至一盏，去渣，加入豆豉二百粒，再煮至半盏，去渣，临睡前服用。
又一个方子：用糯米二升淘洗得到的米泔水，喝完后口渴自定；或者将糯米研磨取白色汁液，随意饮用，以病愈为度。
治疗消渴导致下元虚损：用牛膝五两研成粉末，加入生地黄汁五升，白天暴晒晚上浸泡，直到汁液被吸收殆尽，用蜂蜜制成丸药，大小如梧桐子。
治疗口渴若远行无水可用：用水花（即水沫）和苦栝蒌制成丸药，早晨预先服用二十丸，永远不再感到口渴。
治疗消渴小便多：用栝蒌五两，水五升，煮取四升，随意饮用效果良好。
治疗一切消渴，或先感到口渴随后想发疮疡；或患痈疽之后出现口渴的，都予以治疗：用黄芪六两，去芦头，用蜂蜜涂炙。
治疗心热或因饮酒过多导致的消渴：用朱砂一两单独研磨，黄连三两，生地黄二两，研成粉末，炼蜜制成梧桐子大小的丸药。每次服用五六十丸，用灯心草、枣子煎汤送下。
治疗一切无法止住的消渴：用大豆五升，大黄一两半，大甘草四两打碎。用水一桶，煮三五个时辰，待豆子变软盛在盆中放冷，让病人吃豆子，口渴时喝汤汁。吃完后再像之前那样煮，不超过三次，疾病即可去除。
又一个方子：用米通过冷水浓淘得到的米泔汁，澄清后饮用，等到发酵变酸时饮用效果更佳。
又一个方子：用白芍药、炙甘草各钱半。用水一盏半，煎至八分，随时服用，每日三次，疾病停止即可。
又一个方子：用密陀僧二两，黄连一两，研成粉末，用蒸饼制成梧桐子大小的丸药。用浓煎的茧皮、盐水或茄子根汤吞服五丸，每日增加五丸，直到二十丸为止。
Treating Xiao Ke (Wasting and Thirsting Syndrome): Sun-dry Spirodela polyrhiza (Water Fern), mix in equal proportions with Trichosanthis Fructus (Gualou), and form pills using human milk, sized like Sophora japonica seeds. Take 30–40 pills per dose.
Another prescription: Select 2 liang of Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian), chop it finely, add one bowl of water, decoct until half remains, strain, and take the liquid in one go; thirst will cease immediately.
Another prescription: Use 30 jin of Trichosanthis Fructus (Gualou) and one shi of water, boil until one dou and a half remain, strain, add five he of Ox Fat (Niuzhi), and simmer until the liquid is evaporated. Take a pill-sized portion (like a chicken egg) with warm wine as a first dose, taken twice daily for efficacy.
Another prescription: Soak five sheng of Chinese River Snail (Tianluo) in one dou of water overnight, then drink the liquid; change to fresh snails daily.
Another prescription: Crush fresh Radish (Luobo) to extract juice and drink it; this is highly effective.
Another prescription: Consume Chives (Jiu) or cook them into a soup without salt. Eat 3–5 liang daily; consuming up to ten jin brings improvement. Do not consume after Qingming Festival. Adding soy sauce is permissible and yields excellent results.
Another prescription: After Frost's Descent, take a handful of Malva Verticillata Root Bark (Kuigenpi), boil in one dou of water until three sheng remain, and drink. This treats both alcohol-induced thirst and thirst caused by Cold Damage (Shanghan).
Another prescription: Take fresh juice from large Trichosanthis Radix (Gualougen) with a circumference of about one chi, or decoct the root in water and drink.
Another prescription: Mix equal parts of Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian) and Trichosanthis Radix (Gualougen) into powder, form pills using fresh Rehmanniae Radix (Shengdihuang) juice, sized like Sophora japonica seeds. Take 5–7 pills after meals, washed down with cow's milk.
Another prescription: Decoct Fermented Soybean (Dandouchi) juice and drink it according to personal preference.
Another prescription: Grind Baiyao into powder. Take one fangcun bi (a square-inch measure) mixed with cold water. Alternatively, form honey pills sized like Sophora japonica seeds, taking 20 pills twice daily.
Another prescription: Stir-fry Minium (Huandan) and Lead Carbonate (Hufen); separately grind Red Halloysite (Chishizhi), White Halloysite (Baishizhi), Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao), and Alisma Rhizoma (Zexie) each at 5 fen. Powderize Licorice Root (Gancao) roasted and Trichosanthis Radix (Gualougen) each at 10 fen. Re-grind all together uniformly. Mix with water and take one fangcun bi three times daily. Young and robust individuals take half a bi; those with severe thirst take an additional dose at night.
Another prescription: Drink raw cow's milk in one go. Drink again when thirsty; self-regulation will stop the thirst. Even severe cases resolve within ten doses.
Another prescription: Take three fruit-bearing radishes, wash, slice thinly, sun-dry, and grind into powder. Take two qian per dose, mixed with clarified pork broth, after meals and before bed. Take three times daily; three courses are sufficient for great effect.
Another prescription: Stir-fry Bombyx Batryticatus (Cansha) until dry, grind into powder. Take two qian per dose, mixed with cold water.
Another prescription: Grind Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian) into powder, form honey pills sized like Sophora japonica seeds. Take 20 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine.
Treating Xiao Ke with irritability and oppression: Lightly stir-fry 3 liang of Mume Fructus pulp (Wumei), grind into powder. Take two qian, decoct in two zhan of water until one zhan remains, strain, add 200 grains of Fermented Soybean (Chi), boil until half a zhan remains, strain, and take before retiring.
Another prescription: Wash two sheng of Glutinous Rice (Nuomi) and drink the starchy water; thirst will settle. Alternatively, grind glutinous rice to extract white juice and drink freely until recovery.
Treating Xiao Ke with deficiency and damage of the Lower Yuan: Grind 5 liang of Achyranthes Bidentatae Radix (Niuxi), add five sheng of fresh Rehmanniae Radix (Shengdihuang) juice. Expose to sun during the day and soak at night until the juice is absorbed. Form honey pills sized like Sophora japonica seeds.
For thirst during travel without water: Mix Water Foam (Shuihua) with bitter Trichosanthis Fructus (Gualou) to form pills. Take 20 pills early in the morning to prevent thirst permanently.
Treating Xiao Ke with frequent urination: Boil 5 liang of Trichosanthis Fructus (Gualou) in five sheng of water until four sheng remain. Drink as desired for good results.
Treating all types of Xiao Ke, whether thirst precedes abscess formation or follows carbuncles and sores: Use 6 liang of Astragali Radix (Huangqi), remove the root crown, roast with honey coating.
Treating Heart Heat or Xiao Ke caused by excessive alcohol consumption: Grind 1 liang of Cinnabar (Zhusha) separately, mix with 3 liang of Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian) and 2 liang of Rehmanniae Radix (Shengdihuang) into powder. Form pills with refined honey sized like Sophora japonica seeds. Take 50–60 pills per dose, washed down with a decoction of Junci Medulla (Dengxincao) and Ziziphus Jujuba (Zaozi).
Treating unceasing Xiao Ke: Use five sheng of Glycine Max (Daydou), 1.5 liang of Rheum Palmatum (Dahuang), and 4 liang of large Licorice Root (Da Gancao) broken into pieces. Boil in one bucket of water for 3–5 hours. When beans are soft, place them in a basin to cool. Let the patient eat the beans and drink the broth when thirsty. If still thirsty after finishing, re-boil as before. Within three cycles, the disease will be eliminated.
Another prescription: Concentrated rice washing water obtained by washing rice with cold water, clarified and drunk. It is especially effective when fermented to a sour taste.
Another prescription: Use 1.5 qian of Paeonia Lactiflora Radix Alba (Baishaoyao) and 1.5 qian of roasted Licorice Root (Gancao). Decoct in one and a half zhan of water until eight-tenths remain. Take at any time, three times daily, until the disease ceases.
Another prescription: Mix 2 liang of Litharge (Mituo seng) and 1 liang of Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian) into powder. Form pills using steamed bread dough, sized like Sophora japonica seeds. Swallow five pills with a strong decoction of silkworm cocoon skin, saline water, or Solanum Melongena Root (Qiegen) decoction. Increase the dose by five pills daily until reaching twenty pills.
Another prescription: Burn the nose-piercing wood of a male ox to ash while preserving its medicinal properties, grind into powder. Take mixed with wine; or chop finely, decoct in water, and take in several doses to see effects.