《金匮》方,解菌毒,人粪饮一升(此岂今之三合三勺耶?)。
《外台》载《集验方》,疗水肿,用黄牛尿,一饮三升(准今二合),若不觉,更加服之(若谓是今之一升人粪牛尿,
谁堪多服者?)。
《肘后方》治齿痛,醋炙枸杞白皮一升,取半升含漱即瘥(若如今之一合六七勺,如何含而漱之)。
又《肘后方》治霍乱,大渴不止,多饮则杀人,黄粱米五升,水一斗,煮清三升,稍稍饮之(若如今之一升,独不
虑其多饮而杀人耶?)。
《外台》载《崔知悌方》治血痢,锻石三升,熬黄,水一斗投之,澄清,一服一升,日三服(每服准今三合三勺,
日三服,岂锻石汤可多服耶?)。
《千金》术膏酒,治脚弱风虚,用湿荆二十五束,束别三尺围,各长二尺五寸,径头二寸,烧沥三斗(准今二升)。
青竹三十束,束别三尺围,各长二尺五寸,径一寸,烧沥三斗(试如式取荆与竹烧之,能取今一斗之沥否?)。
《千金》耆婆万病丸条下云∶服药取微下三升恶水为良(若三升为今一升,尚云微下耶?)。
《千金》第七卷杂方云∶治崩中下血一斛,服之即断(若血下至三斗三升,尚堪救药耶?)。
《金匮要略》中的方剂,用于解除菌类毒素,让人饮用一升人粪汁(这难道相当于现在的三合三勺吗?)。
《外台秘要》记载的《集验方》,治疗水肿病,使用黄牛尿,一次服用三升(折合现在二合),如果感觉效果不明显,再增加服用量(如果说这是现在的一升人粪和牛尿,谁还能承受多次服用呢?)。
《肘后备急方》治疗牙痛,用醋炙过的枸杞白皮一升,煎取半升药液含漱即可痊愈(如果是现在的一合六七勺的量,怎么能够用来含漱呢)。
另外,《肘后备急方》治疗霍乱,出现极度口渴不止的症状,此时多饮水会致死,用黄粱米五升,水一斗,煮取清汁三升,少量多次地喂服(如果是现在的一升量,难道不担心因为多饮而致死吗?)。
《外台秘要》记载的《崔知悌方》治疗血痢,用煅石三升,炒至黄色,加入一斗水搅拌,澄清后,每次服用一升,每日三次(每次服用折合现在三合三勺,每天三次,难道煅石汤可以大量服用吗?)。
《千金方》中的术膏酒,治疗脚弱风虚证,使用湿荆条二十五束,每束周长三尺,长度各为二尺五寸,直径二寸,烧制沥出药汁三斗(折合现在二升)。
青竹三十束,每束周长三尺,长度各为二尺五寸,直径一寸,烧制沥出药汁三斗(试着按照这个规格取荆条和竹子烧制,能取得现在一斗的药汁吗?)。
《千金方》耆婆万病丸条目下说:服药后以排出微量的三升恶臭水样便为良效(如果三升相当于现在的一升,还说是“微量”排出吗?)。
《千金方》第七卷杂方中说:治疗崩中下血证,用一斛药量,服用后出血即止(如果出血量达到三斗三升,还能挽救得过来吗?)。
The prescriptions in the *Jingui Yaolue* (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) are used to resolve fungal toxins, instructing the patient to drink one *sheng* (unit of volume) of human fecal juice (Could this possibly correspond to three *ge* and three *shao* in modern measurements?).
The *Waitai Miyao* (Secret Essentials from the Outer Cabinet) records the *Jiyan Fang* (Collected Proven Prescriptions) for treating edema, utilizing urine from a yellow ox, taken once at three *sheng* (equivalent to two *ge* in modern terms). If no improvement is felt, the dosage may be increased further (If this refers to one *sheng* of human feces and ox urine as per modern standards, who could bear frequent administration?).
The *Zhouhou Beiji Fang* (Emergency Prescriptions Kept Up One's Sleeve) treats toothache by using one *sheng* of bark from the root of *Lycium chinense* (Goji Berry) processed with vinegar and heat, decocted to obtain half a *sheng* for gargling until recovery (If this were merely six or seven *shao* in modern measure, how could it suffice for gargling?).
Furthermore, the *Zhouhou Beiji Fang* treats Huoluan (Cholera-like syndrome), characterized by unrelenting extreme thirst where excessive drinking can be fatal. It prescribes five *sheng* of yellow millet cooked in one *dou* (unit of volume) of water, reducing to three *sheng* of clear liquid, administered gradually in small sips (If this equated to one *sheng* today, would one not fear death from excessive intake?).
The *Waitai Miyao* records Cui Zhiti's prescription for bloody dysentery, employing three *sheng* of calcined stone (Haematitum), roasted until yellow, mixed with one *dou* of water, clarified, and administered as one *sheng* per dose, three times daily (Each dose corresponds to three *ge* and three *shao* in modern measures; could Haematitum decoction truly be taken in such large quantities?).
The Shu Gao Jiu (Atractylodes Paste Wine) in the *Qianjin Yaofang* (Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) treats weakness of the legs due to wind-deficiency. It uses twenty-five bundles of fresh *Vitex negundo* branches, each bundle having a circumference of three chi, a length of two chi and five cun, and a diameter of two cun, burned to yield three *dou* of distillate (equivalent to two *sheng* today).
Thirty bundles of green bamboo, each with a circumference of three chi, a length of two chi and five cun, and a diameter of one cun, are burned to yield three *dou* of distillate (Try burning bamboo and Vitex branches according to these specifications; can you really obtain one *dou* of distillate?).
Under the entry for Qipo Wanbing Wan (Qibo's Pill for Ten Thousand Diseases) in the *Qianjin Yaofang*, it states: The optimal effect is achieved when the patient passes slightly more than three *sheng* of foul-smelling watery stool (If three *sheng* equals one *sheng* today, can it still be described as "slightly" passing?).
In Volume Seven of miscellaneous prescriptions in the *Qianjin Yaofang*, it is stated that for treating Bengzhong bleeding (metrorrhagia), one *hu* (unit of volume) of medicine should be taken to stop the bleeding immediately (If the blood loss reaches three *dou* and three *sheng*, could the condition still be salvaged?)