论曰热劳之证，心神烦躁，面赤头疼，眼涩唇焦，身体壮热，烦渴不止，口舌生疮，食
饮无味，肢节酸疼，多卧少起，或时盗汗，日渐羸瘦者是也。
治热劳头痛，四肢烦疼，浑身壮热，夜多虚汗，燥渴昏闷，眼涩无力，犀角汤方
犀角（镑） 胡黄连（各半两） 柴胡（去苗） 人参 赤茯苓（去黑皮） 羌活（去
芦头） 桔梗（炒） 芎 前胡（去芦头） 白芷 鳖甲（去裙 醋炙熟） 甘草（炙各
一两）
上一十二味，粗捣筛，每服三钱匕，水一盏半，生姜竹叶各少许，煎至八分，去滓食后
温服，大段躁热频服，如是风气发动，入生姜荆芥煎温服，此药治骨热劳气大验。
治热劳羸瘦盗汗，壮热烦渴，鳖甲丸方
鳖甲（去裙 童子小便炙黄为末） 柴胡（去苗为末） 秦艽（去土为末各二两） 生
薄荷汁
上七味，将前三味捣罗为细末，入后四味煎中拌和，再捣匀可丸，即丸梧桐子大，或干
更入熟蜜少许，每服二十丸，食后温熟水下，日三。
治热劳、肢节酸疼，吸吸少气，腰背强痛，心中虚悸，咽干唇赤，面色枯燥，饮食无味，
悲忧惨戚，多睡少起，黄 汤方
黄 （锉焙） 地骨皮（各一两） 鳖甲（一枚去裙 涂醋炙黄） 甘草（半两炙锉） 麦
门冬
（去心焙一两半） 桂（去粗皮半两）
上六味，粗捣筛，每服五钱匕，水一盏半，生姜半分拍破，粳米五十粒，煎至八分，去
滓食前温服。
治热劳潮躁盗汗羸瘦减食，柴胡汤方
柴胡（去苗） 白术 牡蛎（烧令透各二两） 桑根白皮（炙黄） 知母（锉焙） 水
通（锉） 甘草（炙各半两） 鳖甲（去裙 醋炙黄一两半）
上八味，粗捣筛，每服三钱匕，水一盏，生姜半分拍碎，竹叶三片，煎至六分，去滓，
空心温服，夜卧再服。
治热劳、及女子虚劳，身体干瘦，不下饮食，咳唾稠粘，背膊疼痛，手足并心背烦热兼
渴，鳖甲汤方
鳖甲（去裙 醋浸炙令黄） 生干地黄（焙） 天灵盖（涂酥炙黄） 紫菀（去苗土） 贝
母（
上七味，将前六味粗捣筛，入杏仁和匀，每五钱匕，用童子小便一盏半，竹叶五片，煎
至一盏，去滓分温二服，空心食后、各一服。
治热劳、肌热烦躁，面红颊赤，人参汤方
人参（一两） 地骨皮（半两） 青蒿（二钱） 山栀子（去皮半两） 甘草（炙一两）
上五味，粗捣筛，每服三钱匕，水一盏，小麦少许，煎至六分，去滓不拘时候温服。
治热劳心神烦躁，羸瘦发渴，犀角散方
犀角（镑） 方黄连（各半两） 远志（去心） 人参（各一两） 石苇（去毛半两） 酸
枣仁（
上八味，捣研极细，每服二钱匕，煎莲子心汤调下，不拘时服。
治热劳气，饮食渐少，潮热频发，咳嗽不止，日加羸瘦，盗汗心忪，人参常山汤方
人参 常山 干漆（炒令烟尽） 大黄（锉炒） 黄 （锉焙） 石膏（研飞过） 鳖
甲（去裙 醋炙黄） 生干地黄（焙） 地骨皮（各半两） 柴胡（去苗） 白茯苓（去黑
皮） 甘草（炙各一
上一十二味，粗捣筛，每服三钱匕，水一大盏，青蒿少许，同煎至七分，去滓温服。不
拘时候。
治热劳心忪肌热，夜有盗汗，面黄肌瘦，饮食减少，骨节酸痛，黄芩汤方
黄芩（去黑心） 柴胡（去苗） 地骨皮 人参 干漆（炒令烟出） 鳖甲（去裙 醋
炙黄）
苓（去黑皮各半
上一十二味，粗捣筛，每服五钱匕，先用水二盏，小麦乌梅生姜各少许，煎五七沸，去
小麦等，入药末煎至一盏，去滓不计时候温服。
治热劳，宁心志，止咳嗽，除肌热，柴胡丸方
柴胡（去苗） 紫菀（去土各一两） 白茯苓（去黑皮） 雄黄（研） 人参 黄芩（去
黑心各
一分） 牛膝（生） 丹砂（研） 马兜铃（各半两）
上九味，捣研为末，酒煮面糊为丸，如弹子大，每服一丸，烧绵灰温酒化下，不拘时服
日三。
治热劳心神不宁，肌瘦烦渴，葛根散方
葛根（锉） 黄芩（去黑心各三分） 甘草（炙） 柴胡（去苗） 黄连（去须） 牛
黄（研各半
上六味，捣研为散，每服二钱匕，新汲水半盏调下、日二。
治热劳、肌瘦盗汗，潮热咳嗽，大腹皮汤方
大腹皮（锉炒三分） 柴胡（去苗二两） 白茯苓（去黑皮） 桂（去粗皮） 半夏（汤
浸去滑生姜汁同炒干） 青蒿 （童子小便浸一日曝干） 白术 桔梗（炒） 黄芩（去黑
心） 山栀子
上一十味，粗捣筛，每服五钱匕，水一盏，童子小便半盏，煎至一盏，去滓温服，如妇
人服，加虎杖当归各少许。
治热劳，地骨皮散方
地骨皮（二两） 柴胡（去苗一两）
上二味，捣罗为散，每服二钱匕，用麦门冬去心煎汤调下，不计时候。
治暴成热劳，心膈烦满，骨节壮热，唇干烦渴，小便赤色，头痛痰嗽，并热毒风攻击等，
犀角汤方
犀角（镑） 防风（去叉） 柴胡（去苗） 知母 桔梗 人参 黄芩（去黑心） 木
通（锉）
半夏（汤洗七遍去滑焙） 玄参 石膏（各一两） 麦门冬（去心焙） 旋复花（各一两半）
上一十三味，粗捣筛，每服五钱匕，水一盏半，入生姜五片，同煎至七分，去滓温服不
拘时。
治劳热、骨节烦疼，心膈躁闷，胡黄连丸方
胡黄连 犀角（镑） 鳖甲（醋炙去裙 ） 诃黎勒皮（半生半熟各一两） 桔梗（锉
炒） 升
麻（锉） 地骨皮 知母（焙） 黄芩（去黑心各一两一分） 甘草（炙锉） 白茯苓（去
黑皮） 人
参（各三分） 栝蒌（一枚大者） 柴胡（去苗一两半）
上一十四味，捣罗为末，用猪胆二十枚，取汁及蜜四两，搅和匀，慢火煎成膏，搜和丸，
如梧桐子大，食后以乌梅煎童子小便下二十丸，如腹痛，用糯米饮下。
治一切热劳咳嗽，茯苓丸方
白茯苓（去黑皮） 地骨皮 铁精（亦名轻铁六两） 天灵盖（尽童子小便二升煮各三
两）
上四味，捣罗为末，饭为丸，如梧桐子大，每食后煎汤下三十丸，日二服。
治热劳、心神烦躁，肢体酸疼，不能饮食，人参汤方
人参 赤芍药 栝蒌根 白薇 枳实（去瓤麸炒） 知母（焙） 茯神（去木） 酸枣
仁（炒）
上一十味，粗捣筛，每服三钱匕，水一盏，煎至七分，去滓食后服。
治热劳烦躁，面赤口干，骨节酸痛，夜多盗汗，咳嗽痰壅，力乏气促，蛤蚧丸方
蛤蚧（酥炙一对） 胡黄连 知母（切焙） 鳖甲（去裙 醋炙） 紫菀 桑根白皮（锉）
麦
各半两）
上一十五味，捣罗为末，炼蜜和丸，如梧桐子大，每服二十丸，生姜汤下，食后卧时服
治热劳、身体壮热，咳嗽痰喘，面赤头痛，肢节酸疼，烦躁口干，盗汗瘦弱，柴胡饮方
柴胡（去苗二两） 桑根白皮 防风（去叉） 芍药 玄参 黄芩（去黑心） 甘草（炙
各一
上七味，锉如麻豆大，每半两，水二盏，入生姜半分切，煎至一盏，去滓温分两服，如
咳嗽咯血者，每服入杏仁七枚，汤去皮尖打碎，同煎服之。
治五脏热劳，邪癖毒瓦斯，分气散方
旋复花 麻黄（去根节） 款冬花 甘草（炙锉） 陈橘皮（汤浸去白焙） 白术 前
胡（去
（去瓤麸炒） 贝
上一十八味，捣罗为散，每服二钱匕，食前如茶点服，或用水一盏，入生姜二片，煎服
亦得。
治男子妇人，热劳留连羸瘦，牛黄丸方
牛黄 麝香（研） 人参 沉香（锉） 丁香（各一两） 胡黄连 前胡（去芦头各二
两） 木
上一十味，捣研罗为末，炼蜜为丸，如梧桐子大，每服二十丸，米饮下不拘时。
治暴急热劳，四肢烦疼，手脚心热，咽干虚渴，饮食减少，宜退热，青蒿饮方
青蒿 甘草（炙） 柴胡（去苗） 知母（焙） 龙骨 麦门冬（去心各一两） 桃枝 柳
枝（
上八味，锉如麻豆，每服四钱匕，以童子小便一盏半，浸经宿，入葱白薤白各三寸切，
同煎至八分，去滓温服食后。
治热劳，地黄煎丸方
生地黄汁 青蒿汁 薄荷汁 童子小便 好酒（各二升同煎成煎） 柴胡（去苗） 鳖
甲（
上一十味，捣研五味为末，入前煎和丸，如梧桐子大，每服十五丸，至二十丸，温酒下
论述说：热劳的证候，表现为心神烦躁，面色发红，头痛，眼睛干涩，嘴唇焦裂，身体高热，烦渴不止，口腔和舌头生疮，饮食没有味道，四肢关节酸痛，嗜睡而少起，有时盗汗，日渐消瘦，这就是热劳。
治疗热劳引起的头痛，四肢烦痛，全身高热，夜间多虚汗，燥渴昏闷，眼睛干涩无力，犀角汤方：
犀角（镑片） 胡黄连（各半两） 柴胡（去苗） 人参 赤茯苓（去黑皮） 羌活（去芦头） 桔梗（炒） 川芎 前胡（去芦头） 白芷 鳖甲（去裙边，醋炙熟） 甘草（炙，各一两）
以上十二味药，粗捣筛过，每次服用三钱匕，用水一盏半，生姜、竹叶各少许，煎至八分，去渣，饭后温服。如果燥热严重，频繁服用；如果是风气发动，加入生姜、荆芥煎煮后温服。此药治疗骨蒸热劳气效果显著。
治疗热劳消瘦盗汗，高热烦渴，鳖甲丸方：
鳖甲（去裙边，用童子小便炙黄研末） 柴胡（去苗研末） 秦艽（去土研末，各二两） 生薄荷汁
以上七味药，将前三味捣罗成细末，加入后四味在煎煮过程中拌和，再捣匀可制成丸剂，如梧桐子大，或者干燥后加入少许熟蜜，每次服用二十丸，饭后用温开水送下，每日三次。
治疗热劳、四肢关节酸痛，呼吸短促少气，腰背强痛，心中空虚悸动，咽干唇红，面色干枯无华，饮食无味，悲伤忧愁，嗜睡少起，黄耆汤方：
黄耆（锉碎焙干） 地骨皮（各一两） 鳖甲（一枚，去裙边，涂醋炙黄） 甘草（半两，炙，锉碎） 麦门冬（去心，焙，一两半） 桂枝（去粗皮，半两）
以上六味药，粗捣筛过，每次服用五钱匕，用水一盏半，生姜半分拍破，粳米五十粒，煎至八分，去渣，饭前温服。
治疗热劳潮热烦躁盗汗消瘦食欲减退，柴胡汤方：
柴胡（去苗） 白术 牡蛎（烧透，各二两） 桑根白皮（炙黄） 知母（锉碎焙干） 木通（锉碎） 甘草（炙，各半两） 鳖甲（去裙边，醋炙黄，一两半）
以上八味药，粗捣筛过，每次服用三钱匕，用水一盏，生姜半分拍碎，竹叶三片，煎至六分，去渣，空腹时温服，睡前再服一次。
治疗热劳、以及女子虚劳，身体干瘦，无法进食，咳唾稠粘，背部和肩部疼痛，手足及心背烦热兼口渴，鳖甲汤方：
鳖甲（去裙边，醋浸炙令黄） 生干地黄（焙干） 天灵盖（涂酥炙黄） 紫菀（去苗土） 贝母
以上七味药，将前六味粗捣筛过，加入杏仁和匀，每次取五钱匕，用童子小便一盏半，竹叶五片，煎至一盏，去渣，分两次温服，空腹和饭后各服一次。
治疗热劳、肌肉发热烦躁，面红颊赤，人参汤方：
人参（一两） 地骨皮（半两） 青蒿（二钱） 山栀子（去皮，半两） 甘草（炙，一两）
以上五味药，粗捣筛过，每次服用三钱匕，用水一盏，小麦少许，煎至六分，去渣，不拘时候温服。
治疗热劳心神烦躁，消瘦发渴，犀角散方：
犀角（镑片） 方黄连（各半两） 远志（去心） 人参（各一两） 石苇（去毛，半两） 酸枣仁
以上八味药，捣研极细，每次服用二钱匕，用莲子心汤调下，不拘时候服用。
治疗热劳气，饮食逐渐减少，潮热频发，咳嗽不止，日渐消瘦，盗汗心悸，人参常山汤方：
人参 常山 干漆（炒至烟尽） 大黄（锉碎炒） 黄耆（锉碎焙干） 石膏（研细飞过） 鳖甲（去裙边，醋炙黄） 生干地黄（焙干） 地骨皮（各半两） 柴胡（去苗） 白茯苓（去黑皮） 甘草（炙，各一... [原文此处似有缺字，依上下文推测为剂量]）
以上十二味药，粗捣筛过，每次服用三钱匕，用水一大盏，青蒿少许，同煎至七分，去渣温服。不拘时候。
治疗热劳心悸肌热，夜间有盗汗，面色黄肌肉瘦，饮食减少，骨节酸痛，黄芩汤方：
黄芩（去黑心） 柴胡（去苗） 地骨皮 人参 干漆（炒至烟出） 鳖甲（去裙边，醋炙黄） ... [原文此处似有缺字] 苓（去黑皮，各半... [原文此处似有缺字]）
以上十二味药，粗捣筛过，每次服用五钱匕，先用水二盏，小麦、乌梅、生姜各少许，煎五七沸，去小麦等，入药末煎至一盏，去渣，不计时候温服。
治疗热劳，宁心志，止咳嗽，除肌热，柴胡丸方：
柴胡（去苗） 紫菀（去土，各一两） 白茯苓（去黑皮） 雄黄（研） 人参 黄芩（去黑心，各一分） 牛膝（生） 丹砂（研） 马兜铃（各半两）
以上九味药，捣研为末，酒煮面糊为丸，如弹子大，每次服用一丸，烧绵灰用温酒化开送下，不拘时候服用，每日三次。
治疗热劳心神不宁，肌肉消瘦烦渴，葛根散方：
葛根（锉碎） 黄芩（去黑心，各三分） 甘草（炙） 柴胡（去苗） 黄连（去须） 牛黄（研，各半... [原文此处似有缺字]）
以上六味药，捣研为散，每次服用二钱匕，新汲水半盏调下，每日两次。
治疗热劳、肌肉消瘦盗汗，潮热咳嗽，大腹皮汤方：
大腹皮（锉碎炒，三分） 柴胡（去苗，二两） 白茯苓（去黑皮） 桂枝（去粗皮） 半夏（汤浸去滑，生姜汁同炒干） 青蒿（童子小便浸一日曝干） 白术 桔梗（炒） 黄芩（去黑心） 山栀子
以上十味药，粗捣筛过，每次服用五钱匕，用水一盏，童子小便半盏，煎至一盏，去渣温服。如果是妇女服用，加虎杖、当归各少许。
治疗热劳，地骨皮散方：
地骨皮（二两） 柴胡（去苗，一两）
以上两味药，捣罗为散，每次服用二钱匕，用麦门冬去心煎汤调下，不计时候。
治疗暴发性热劳，心膈烦满，骨节高热，唇干烦渴，小便赤色，头痛痰嗽，以及热毒风攻击等症，犀角汤方：
犀角（镑片） 防风（去叉） 柴胡（去苗） 知母 桔梗 人参 黄芩（去黑心） 木通（锉碎） 半夏（汤洗七遍去滑焙干） 玄参 石膏（各一两） 麦门冬（去心焙干） 旋复花（各一两半）
以上十三味药，粗捣筛过，每次服用五钱匕，用水一盏半，入生姜五片，同煎至七分，去渣温服，不拘时候。
治疗劳热、骨节烦痛，心膈躁闷，胡黄连丸方：
胡黄连 犀角（镑片） 鳖甲（醋炙去裙边） 诃黎勒皮（半生半熟，各一两） 桔梗（锉碎炒） 升麻（锉碎） 地骨皮 知母（焙干） 黄芩（去黑心，各一两一分） 甘草（炙锉） 白茯苓（去黑皮） 人参（各三分） 栝蒌（一枚大的） 柴胡（去苗，一两半）
以上十四味药，捣罗为末，用猪胆二十枚，取汁及蜜四两，搅和匀，慢火煎成膏，搜和制丸，如梧桐子大，饭后用乌梅煎童子小便送下二十丸，如果腹痛，用糯米饮送下。
治疗一切热劳咳嗽，茯苓丸方：
白茯苓（去黑皮） 地骨皮 铁精（亦名轻铁，六两） 天灵盖（用童子小便二升煮，各三两）
以上四味药，捣罗为末，米饭为丸，如梧桐子大，每食后煎汤送下三十丸，每日两次。
治疗热劳、心神烦躁，肢体酸痛，不能饮食，人参汤方：
人参 赤芍药 栝蒌根 白薇 枳实（去瓤麸炒） 知母（焙干） 茯神（去木） 酸枣仁（炒）
以上十味药，粗捣筛过，每次服用三钱匕，用水一盏，煎至七分，去渣饭后服用。
治疗热劳烦躁，面赤口干，骨节酸痛，夜间多盗汗，咳嗽痰壅，力乏气促，蛤蚧丸方：
蛤蚧（酥炙一对） 胡黄连 知母（切焙干） 鳖甲（去裙边，醋炙） 紫菀 桑根白皮（锉碎） 麦... [原文此处似有缺字] 各半两）
以上十五味药，捣罗为末，炼蜜和丸，如梧桐子大，每次服用二十丸，生姜汤送下，饭后卧时服用。
治疗热劳、身体高热，咳嗽痰喘，面赤头痛，肢节酸痛，烦躁口干，盗汗瘦弱，柴胡饮方：
柴胡（去苗，二两） 桑根白皮 防风（去叉） 芍药 玄参 黄芩（去黑心） 甘草（炙，各一... [原文此处似有缺字]）
以上七味药，锉如麻豆大，每次取半两，用水二盏，入生姜半分切，煎至一盏，去渣温分两次服。如果有咳嗽咯血者，每次服用时加入杏仁七枚，汤去皮尖打碎，同煎服用。
治疗五脏热劳，邪癖毒瓦斯，分气散方：
旋复花 麻黄（去根节） 款冬花 甘草（炙锉） 陈橘皮（汤浸去白焙干） 白术 前胡（去... [原文此处似有缺字] （去瓤麸炒） 贝... [原文此处似有缺字]
以上十八味药，捣罗为散，每次服用二钱匕，饭前像喝茶点一样服用，或者用水一盏，入生姜二片，煎服也可以。
治疗男子妇人，热劳留连消瘦，牛黄丸方：
牛黄 麝香（研） 人参 沉香（锉碎） 丁香（各一两） 胡黄连 前胡（去芦头，各二两） 木... [原文此处似有缺字]
以上十味药，捣研罗为末，炼蜜为丸，如梧桐子大，每次服用二十丸，米饮送下，不拘时候。
治疗暴急热劳，四肢烦痛，手脚心热，咽干虚渴，饮食减少，宜退热，青蒿饮方：
青蒿 甘草（炙） 柴胡（去苗） 知母（焙干） 龙骨 麦门冬（去心，各一两） 桃枝 柳枝（... [原文此处似有缺字]）
以上八味药，锉如麻豆，每次服用四钱匕，用童子小便一盏半，浸泡过夜，入葱白、薤白各三寸切，同煎至八分，去渣温服，饭后服用。
治疗热劳，地黄煎丸方：
生地黄汁 青蒿汁 薄荷汁 童子小便 好酒（各二升同煎成煎） 柴胡（去苗） 鳖甲（... [原文此处似有缺字]）
以上十味药，捣研五味为末，入前煎和丸，如梧桐子大，每次服用十五丸至二十丸，温酒送下。
Discussion states: The syndrome of Heat Lao (Chronic Febrile Disease with Emaciation) manifests as mental restlessness and irritability, flushed face, headache, dry and gritty eyes, cracked lips, high fever of the body, incessant thirst and vexation, sores in the mouth and on the tongue, loss of taste for food and drink, soreness and pain in the limbs and joints, tendency to sleep much and rise little, occasional night sweats, and gradual emaciation. This is Heat Lao.
For treating headache due to Heat Lao, vexing pain in the four limbs, generalized high fever, frequent empty sweating at night, dry thirst with dizziness and stuffiness, dry and gritty eyes with weakness, the Rhinoceros Horn Decoction formula:
Rhinoceros Horn (sliced thin) [Shuixiao], Coptis Chinensis Rhizome from Hu [Huhuanglian] (each half liang), Bupleurum Root [Chaihu] (remove seedlings), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma [Renshen], Red Poria [Chifuling] (remove black skin), Notopterygium Rhizome et Radix [Qianghuo] (remove rhizome head), Platycodon Root [Jiegeng] (stir-fried), Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome [Xiong], Peucedanum Root [Qianhu] (remove rhizome head), Angelica Dahurica Root [Baizhi], Testudo Carapax et Plastrum [Biejia] (remove skirt-like edges, stir-fried with vinegar until cooked), Licorice Root [Gancao] (stir-fried with honey, each one liang).
The above twelve ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Each dose consists of three qianbi (approx. 9g), decocted with one and a half sheng of water, a small amount of fresh ginger and bamboo leaves, until reduced to eight-tenths. Strain and take warm after meals. If severe燥热 (dry-heat) persists, administer frequently. If wind-pathogen is activated, add fresh ginger and Schizonepeta Spike [Jingjie], decoct and take warm. This medicine is highly effective for treating bone-steaming heat and Lao qi.
For treating emaciation and night sweats due to Heat Lao, high fever with vexing thirst, the Biejia Pill formula:
Testudo Carapax et Plastrum [Biejia] (remove skirt-like edges, fry yellow with urine of young boy, then grind to powder), Bupleurum Root [Chaihu] (remove seedlings, grind to powder), Gentiana Macrophylla Root [Qinjiao] (remove soil, grind to powder, each two liang), Juice of Fresh Mint [Shengbohe].
The above seven ingredients: crush and sieve the first three into fine powder. Mix with the latter four during decoction, then pound uniformly to form pills, size of paulownia seeds. Alternatively, add a small amount of cooked honey if dried. Take twenty pills per dose, warm boiled water after meals, three times daily.
For treating Heat Lao, soreness and pain in limbs and joints, shallow breathing with shortness of qi, stiffness and pain in waist and back, palpitations with emptiness in the heart, dry throat and red lips, dry and lusterless complexion, loss of taste, sadness and grief, excessive sleep and little rising, the Huangqi Decoction formula:
Astragalus Membranaceus Root [Huangqi] (cut and roasted), Daphne Genkwa Bark [Digupi] (each one liang), Testudo Carapax et Plastrum [Biejia] (one piece, remove skirt-like edges, coat with vinegar and fry yellow), Licorice Root [Gancao] (half liang, stir-fried with honey and cut), Ophiopogon Tuber [Mendong] (remove heart, roast, one and a half liang), Cinnamon Twig [Gui] (remove coarse bark, half liang).
The above six ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Each dose consists of five qianbi, decocted with one and a half sheng of water, half a fen of fresh ginger (smashed), and fifty grains of japonica rice, until reduced to eight-tenths. Strain and take warm before meals.
For treating Heat Lao with tidal fever, restlessness, night sweats, emaciation, and reduced appetite, the Chaihu Decoction formula:
Bupleurum Root [Chaihu] (remove seedlings), Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome [Baizhu], Oyster Shell [Muli] (calcined thoroughly, each two liang), Mulberry Root Bark [Sangbaipi] (stir-fried yellow), Anemarrhena Rhizome [Zhimu] (cut and roasted), Thalia Dealbata Root [Shuitong] (cut), Licorice Root [Gancao] (stir-fried with honey, each half liang), Testudo Carapax et Plastrum [Biejia] (remove skirt-like edges, vinegar-fried yellow, one and a half liang).
The above eight ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Each dose consists of three qianbi, decocted with one sheng of water, half a fen of fresh ginger (smashed), and three bamboo leaves, until reduced to six-tenths. Strain and take warm on an empty stomach, and again before bed.
For treating Heat Lao, and female deficiency-Lao, dry emaciation, inability to eat, thick sticky sputum, pain in back and shoulders, heat and thirst in hands, feet, chest, and back, the Biejia Decoction formula:
Testudo Carapax et Plastrum [Biejia] (soak in vinegar, fry until yellow), Prepared Rehmannia Root [Shenggan Dihuang] (roasted), Heavenly Skull Cap [Tianlinggai] (coat with butter, fry yellow), Aster Tataricus Root [Ziwan] (remove seedlings and soil), Fritillaria Bulb [Beimu]... [Text incomplete in source, assuming standard ingredients based on context or missing text].
The above seven ingredients: coarsely crush and sift the first six, mix with Apricot Kernels [Xingren], take five qianbi per dose, decoct with one and a half sheng of urine from a young boy and five bamboo leaves, until reduced to one sheng. Strain and divide into two warm doses, taken on an empty stomach and after meals respectively.
For treating Heat Lao with muscle heat and restlessness, red face and cheeks, the Renshen Decoction formula:
Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma [Renshen] (one liang), Daphne Genkwa Bark [Digupi] (half liang), Artemisia Annua Herb [Qinghao] (two qian), Gardenia Fruit [Shanzhizi] (remove skin, half liang), Licorice Root [Gancao] (stir-fried with honey, one liang).
The above five ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Each dose consists of three qianbi, decocted with one sheng of water and a small amount of wheat, until reduced to six-tenths. Strain and take warm at any time.
For treating Heat Lao with mental restlessness, emaciation, and thirst, the Rhinoceros Horn Powder formula:
Rhinoceros Horn (sliced thin) [Shuixiao], Fang Coptis Rhizome [Fanghuilian] (each half liang), Polygala Root [Yuanzhi] (remove heart), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma [Renshen] (each one liang), Pyrrhosae Herba [Shiwei] (remove hairs, half liang), Ziziphus Seed [Suanzaoren]... [Text incomplete].
The above eight ingredients are pounded and ground extremely fine. Each dose consists of two qianbi, mixed with Lotus Plumule Decoction [Lianzixin Tang] and taken down, at any time.
For treating Heat Lao qi, gradually decreasing diet, frequent tidal fever, incessant cough, daily worsening emaciation, night sweats with palpitations, the Renshen Changshan Decoction formula:
Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma [Renshen], Dichroa Root [Changshan], Dry Lacquer Tree Resin [Ganqi] (stir-fried until smoke ceases), Rheum Palmatum Root et Rhizoma [Dahuang] (cut and stir-fried), Astragalus Membranaceus Root [Huangqi] (cut and roasted), Gypsum Fibrosum [Shigao] (ground and washed), Testudo Carapax et Plastrum [Biejia] (remove skirt-like edges, vinegar-fried yellow), Prepared Rehmannia Root [Shenggan Dihuang] (roasted), Daphne Genkwa Bark [Digupi] (each half liang), Bupleurum Root [Chaihu] (remove seedlings), White Poria [Baifuling] (remove black skin), Licorice Root [Gancao] (stir-fried with honey, each one... [dose missing]).
The above twelve ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Each dose consists of three qianbi, decocted with one large sheng of water and a small amount of Qinghao, until reduced to seven-tenths. Strain and take warm. At any time.
For treating Heat Lao with palpitations and muscle heat, night sweats, yellowish face, emaciated muscles, decreased diet, and soreness/pain in bone joints, the Huangqin Decoction formula:
Scutellaria Root [Huangqin] (remove black heart), Bupleurum Root [Chaihu] (remove seedlings), Daphne Genkwa Bark [Digupi], Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma [Renshen], Dry Lacquer Tree Resin [Ganqi] (stir-fried until smoke appears), Testudo Carapax et Plastrum [Biejia] (remove skirt-like edges, vinegar-fried yellow)... [Text incomplete regarding other ingredients/doses].
The above twelve ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Each dose consists of five qianbi. First decoct two sheng of water with a small amount of wheat, sour plum [Wumei], and fresh ginger for five to seven boils. Remove wheat etc., add herb powder, decoct until one sheng remains. Strain and take warm at any time.
For treating Heat Lao, calming the mind, stopping cough, and removing muscle heat, the Chaihu Pill formula:
Bupleurum Root [Chaihu] (remove seedlings), Aster Tataricus Root [Ziwan] (remove soil, each one liang), White Poria [Baifuling] (remove black skin), Realgar [Xionghuang] (ground), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma [Renshen], Scutellaria Root [Huangqin] (remove black heart, each one fen), Achyranthes Bidentata Root [Niuxi] (raw), Cinnabar [Dansha] (ground), Aristolochia Manshuriensis Stem [Madouling] (each half liang).
The above nine ingredients are pounded and ground to powder. Make pills using flour paste boiled in wine, size of a bullet. Take one pill per dose, dissolve in warm wine with ash from burnt cotton, take at any time, three times daily.
For treating Heat Lao with restless mind, emaciated muscles, vexing thirst, the Gegen Powder formula:
Pueraria Lobata Root [Gegen] (cut), Scutellaria Root [Huangqin] (remove black heart, each three fen), Licorice Root [Gancao] (stir-fried with honey), Bupleurum Root [Chaihu] (remove seedlings), Coptis Chinensis Rhizome [Huanglian] (remove whiskers), Bovine Calculus [Niuhuang] (ground, each half... [dose missing]).
The above six ingredients are pounded and ground to powder. Each dose consists of two qianbi, mixed with half a sheng of fresh drawn water and taken down, twice daily.
For treating Heat Lao, emaciated muscles, night sweats, tidal fever, and cough, the Dafupi Decoction formula:
Areca Peel [Dafupi] (cut, stir-fried, three fen), Bupleurum Root [Chaihu] (remove seedlings, two liang), White Poria [Baifuling] (remove black skin), Cinnamon Twig [Gui] (remove coarse bark), Pinellia Tuber [Banxia] (soaked in water to remove slipperiness, stir-fried dry with ginger juice), Artemisia Annua Herb [Qinghao] (soaked in urine of young boy for one day, sun-dried), Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome [Baizhu], Platycodon Root [Jiegeng] (stir-fried), Scutellaria Root [Huangqin] (remove black heart), Gardenia Fruit [Shanzhizi]... [Text incomplete].
The above ten ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Each dose consists of five qianbi, decocted with one sheng of water and half a sheng of urine from a young boy, until reduced to one sheng. Strain and take warm. For women, add a small amount of Polygonum cuspidatum Root [Huzhang] and Angelica Sinensis Root [Danggui].
For treating Heat Lao, the Digupi Powder formula:
Daphne Genkwa Bark [Digupi] (two liang), Bupleurum Root [Chaihu] (remove seedlings, one liang).
The above two ingredients are pounded and sieved to powder. Each dose consists of two qianbi, mixed with Ophiopogon Tuber [Mendong] (heart removed) decoction and taken down, at any time.
For treating sudden onset Heat Lao, fullness and vexation in heart and diaphragm, high fever in bone joints, dry lips with vexing thirst, red urine, headache with phlegm-cough, and attacks by heat-toxic wind, the Rhinoceros Horn Decoction formula:
Rhinoceros Horn (sliced thin) [Shuixiao], Saposhnikovia Root [Fangfeng] (remove forks), Bupleurum Root [Chaihu] (remove seedlings), Anemarrhena Rhizome [Zhimu], Platycodon Root [Jiegeng], Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma [Renshen], Scutellaria Root [Huangqin] (remove black heart), Thalia Dealbata Root [Mutong] (cut), Pinellia Tuber [Banxia] (washed seven times in water to remove slipperiness, roasted), Scrophularia Root [Xuanshen], Gypsum Fibrosum [Shigao] (each one liang), Ophiopogon Tuber [Mendong] (remove heart, roast), Inula Flower [Xuanjinhua] (each one and a half liang).
The above thirteen ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Each dose consists of five qianbi, decocted with one and a half sheng of water and five slices of fresh ginger, until reduced to seven-tenths. Strain and take warm at any time.
For treating Lao-heat, vexing pain in bone joints, restlessness and stuffiness in heart and diaphragm, the Huhuanglian Pill formula:
Coptis Chinensis Rhizome from Hu [Huhuanglian], Rhinoceros Horn (sliced thin) [Shuixiao], Testudo Carapax et Plastrum [Biejia] (vinegar-fried, remove skirt-like edges), Chebula Fruit Pericarp [Helilepi] (half raw, half cooked, each one liang), Platycodon Root [Jiegeng] (cut and stir-fried), Cimicifuga Rhizome [Shengma] (cut), Daphne Genkwa Bark [Digupi], Anemarrhena Rhizome [Zhimu] (roasted), Scutellaria Root [Huangqin] (remove black heart, each one liang and one fen), Licorice Root [Gancao] (stir-fried with honey and cut), White Poria [Baifuling] (remove black skin), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma [Renshen] (each three fen), Trichosanthes Root [Gualou] (one large fruit), Bupleurum Root [Chaihu] (remove seedlings, one and a half liang).
The above fourteen ingredients are pounded and sieved to powder. Use bile from twenty pigs, extract juice, mix with four liang of honey, stir evenly, slow-fire boil into paste, knead into pills size of paulownia seeds. After meals, take twenty pills with decoction of sour plum and urine of young boy. If abdominal pain occurs, take with glutinous rice drink.
For treating all types of Heat Lao with cough, the Fuling Pill formula:
White Poria [Baifuling] (remove black skin), Daphne Genkwa Bark [Digupi], Iron Essence [Tiejing] (also named Light Iron, six liang), Heavenly Skull Cap [Tianlinggai] (boil in two sheng of urine from young boy, each three liang).
The above four ingredients are pounded and sieved to powder. Make pills with rice, size of paulownia seeds. After each meal, take thirty pills with decoction, twice daily.
For treating Heat Lao, mental restlessness, limb soreness, inability to eat, the Renshen Decoction formula:
Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma [Renshen], Red Peony Root [Chishaoyao], Trichosanthes Root [Gualougen], Clematis Root [Baiwei], Immature Bitter Orange [Zhishi] (remove pulp, stir-fried with bran), Anemarrhena Rhizome [Zhimu] (roasted), Spirit of Poria [Fushen] (remove wood), Ziziphus Seed [Suanzaoren] (stir-fried).
The above ten ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Each dose consists of three qianbi, decocted with one sheng of water until reduced to seven-tenths. Strain and take after meals.
For treating Heat Lao with restlessness, flushed face, dry mouth, bone joint soreness, frequent night sweats, cough with copious phlegm, fatigue and shortness of breath, the Gejie Pill formula:
Gecko [Gejie] (fried with butter, one pair), Coptis Chinensis Rhizome from Hu [Huhuanglian], Anemarrhena Rhizome [Zhimu] (cut and roasted), Testudo Carapax et Plastrum [Biejia] (remove skirt-like edges, vinegar-fried), Aster Tataricus Root [Ziwan], Mulberry Root Bark [Sangbaipi] (cut), Ophiopogon Tuber [Maidong]... [Text incomplete, assuming "Mai" refers to Maidong or similar], each half liang).
The above fifteen ingredients are pounded and sieved to powder. Mix with refined honey to make pills size of paulownia seeds. Take twenty pills per dose with ginger decoction, after meals and before bed.
For treating Heat Lao, high fever of body, cough with wheezing, flushed face and headache, limb soreness, restlessness and dry mouth, night sweats and weakness, the Chaihu Yin formula:
Bupleurum Root [Chaihu] (remove seedlings, two liang), Mulberry Root Bark [Sangbaipi], Saposhnikovia Root [Fangfeng] (remove forks), Peony Root [Shaoyao], Scrophularia Root [Xuanshen], Scutellaria Root [Huangqin] (remove black heart), Licorice Root [Gancao] (stir-fried with honey, each one... [dose missing]).
The above seven ingredients are cut like hemp seeds. Take half liang per dose, decoct with two sheng of water and half a fen of chopped fresh ginger, until reduced to one sheng. Strain and divide into two warm doses. For those with cough and hemoptysis, add seven apricot kernels (skin and tip removed, crushed) to each dose and decoct together.
For treating Five Viscera Heat Lao, evil masses and toxic vapors, the Fenqi Powder formula:
Inula Flower [Xuanjinhua], Ephedra Stem [Mahuang] (remove root and nodes), Winterflower Bud [Kuandonghua], Licorice Root [Gancao] (stir-fried with honey and cut), Aged Tangerine Peel [Chenpi] (soaked in water, remove white pith, roast), Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome [Baizhu], Peucedanum Root [Qianhu] (remove... [text missing]), Immature Bitter Orange [Zhishi] (remove pulp, stir-fried with bran), Fritillaria Bulb [Beimu]... [Text incomplete].
The above eighteen ingredients are pounded and sieved to powder. Each dose consists of two qianbi, taken before meals like tea condiment. Or, decoct with one sheng of water and two slices of fresh ginger; also acceptable.
For treating men and women with lingering Heat Lao and emaciation, the Niuhuang Pill formula:
Bovine Calculus [Niuhuang], Moschus [Shexiang] (ground), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma [Renshen], Agarwood [Chenxiang] (cut), Clove [Dingxiang] (each one liang), Coptis Chinensis Rhizome from Hu [Huhuanglian], Peucedanum Root [Qianhu] (remove rhizome head, each two liang), Wood... [Text incomplete].
The above ten ingredients are pounded and sieved to powder. Mix with refined honey to make pills size of paulownia seeds. Take twenty pills per dose with rice drink, at any time.
For treating acute Heat Lao, vexing pain in four limbs, heat in palms and soles, dry throat with deficiency-thirst, decreased diet, suitable for reducing heat, the Qinghao Yin formula:
Artemisia Annua Herb [Qinghao], Licorice Root [Gancao] (stir-fried with honey), Bupleurum Root [Chaihu] (remove seedlings), Anemarrhena Rhizome [Zhimu] (roasted), Dragon Bone [Longgu], Ophiopogon Tuber [Mendong] (remove heart, each one liang), Peach Branch [Taozhi], Willow Branch [Liuzhi]... [Text incomplete].
The above eight ingredients are cut like hemp seeds. Each dose consists of four qianbi, soaked overnight in one and a half sheng of urine from a young boy. Add three cun of scallion white [Congbai] and wild onion white [Xiebai] (chopped), decoct together until reduced to eight-tenths. Strain and take warm after meals.
For treating Heat Lao, the Dihuang Jian Pill formula:
Juice of Fresh Rehmannia Root [Shengdihuangzhi], Juice of Artemisia Annua Herb [Qinghaozhi], Juice of Fresh Mint [Bohezhi], Urine of Young Boy [Tongzini], Good Wine [Haojiu] (each two sheng, decoct together into a syrup/jian). Bupleurum Root [Chaihu] (remove seedlings), Testudo Carapax et Plastrum [Biejia]... [Text incomplete].
The above ten ingredients: pound and grind five herbs into powder, mix with the previously prepared syrup to make pills size of paulownia seeds. Take fifteen to twenty pills per dose with warm wine.