论曰足少阳经不足者，胆虚也。虚则生寒，寒则其病恐畏，不能独卧，口苦善太息，呕
宿汁，心下淡淡，如人将捕之。嗌仲介介数唾，头眩痿 ，足指不能摇，坐不能起，僵仆目
视KT KT ，盖胆虚则精神不守，其气上溢，循其所在而生病也。
治胆气不足，常多恐惧，头眩痿厥，四肢不利，僵仆目黄。中正汤方
茯神（去木） 酸枣仁（微炒） 黄 （锉） 羌活（去芦头各一两） 熟干地黄（切
焙） 甘菊花 柏子仁 防风（去叉各三分） 人参 白芍药 当归（切焙） 甘草（炙锉
各半两）
上一十二味。粗捣筛，每服三钱匕，水一盏，煎至七分，去滓温服不拘时。
治胆经虚冷，不能独卧，心下淡淡，如人将捕，头眩痿厥，目黄失精。远志汤方
远志（去心） 熟干地黄（切焙各一两） 防风（去叉） 人参 甘菊花 白术 桂（去
粗皮） 茯神（去
上一十一味，粗捣筛，每服三钱匕，水一盏，入生姜三片，煎至七分，去滓温服，不拘
时。
治胆虚生寒，气溢胸膈，头眩口苦，常喜太息，多呕宿水。天雄丸方
天雄（炮裂去脐皮） 人参 山芋 桂（去粗皮各一两） 黄 （锉） 白茯苓（去黑
皮） 防风（去叉）
上一十味。除柏子仁外，捣罗为细末，与柏子仁和匀，炼蜜为剂，杵五百下，丸如梧桐
子。每服三十丸，温酒下，空心食前。
治肝虚胆寒，心神不安，卧即惊觉，目昏心躁，四肢不利。黄 汤方
黄 （锉三分） 人参 槟榔（锉） 白术 百合 酸枣仁（微炒） 白茯苓（去黑皮）
麦门冬（去心焙）
上一十味。锉如麻豆，每服五钱匕，水一盏半，入姜五片，煎至一盏，去滓温服，空
心食前日二。
治足少阳经不足，目眩痿厥，口苦太息，呕水多唾。沉香汤方
沉香（锉） 白茯苓（去黑皮） 黄 （锉） 白术（各一两） 芎 熟干地黄（切
焙） 五味子（各
上九味。粗捣筛，每服三钱匕，水一盏，入生姜二片，同煎至七分，去滓温服不计时。
治胆虚劳烦，精神不守，奔气在胸，眠睡多恐。人参汤方
人参 桂（去粗皮各一两） 酸枣仁（微炒） 白茯苓（去黑皮） 知母（焙） 石膏
碎（各一两半） 甘草
上七味。粗捣筛，每服五钱匕，用水一盏半，生姜五片，煎至一盏，去滓温服不计时。
治胆受冷，精神不安，眼目昏暗，卧起不定。犀角饮方
犀角（镑屑一两） 羌活（去芦头一两） 酸枣仁（炒三分） 茯神（去木三分） 甘
菊花（一两） 防风（去
上八味。粗捣筛，每服五钱匕，水一盏半，煎至八分，去滓食后温服，日三。
论述说：足少阳经气不足，就是胆虚。胆虚则生寒，寒邪致病表现为恐惧畏缩，不能独自卧床，口苦且喜欢长叹气，呕吐隔夜宿水，心下悸动不安，感觉像被人追捕一样。咽喉部有异物感，频频吐唾沫，头晕目眩，肢体痿软厥冷，脚趾不能摇动，坐立困难，甚至突然跌倒，两眼直视无神。这是因为胆虚导致精神不能内守，胆气上逆溢出，沿着经络所过之处而引发疾病。
治疗胆气不足，经常感到恐惧，头晕目眩，肢体痿软厥冷，四肢活动不利，突然跌倒，眼睛发黄。中正汤方：
茯神（去除木质部分）一两，酸枣仁（微炒）一两，黄芪（锉碎）一两，羌活（去除芦头）一两，熟干地黄（切片焙干）一两，甘菊花三分，柏子仁三分，防风（去除叉枝）三分，人参半两，白芍药半两，当归（切片焙干）半两，甘草（炙后锉碎）半两。
以上十二味药。粗捣筛碎，每次服用三钱匕，加水一盏，煎煮至七分满，去渣温服，不限时间。
治疗胆经虚冷，不能独自卧床，心下悸动不安，感觉像被人追捕，头晕目眩，肢体痿软厥冷，眼睛发黄，遗精。远志汤方：
远志（去除心）一两，熟干地黄（切片焙干）一两，防风（去除叉枝）一两，人参一两，甘菊花一两，白术一两，桂枝（去除粗皮）一两，茯神（去除木质部分）一两。
以上十一味药，粗捣筛碎，每次服用三钱匕，加水一盏，放入生姜三片，煎煮至七分满，去渣温服，不限时间。
治疗胆虚生寒，气逆溢于胸膈，头晕目眩，口苦，经常喜欢长叹气，多呕吐隔夜宿水。天雄丸方：
天雄（炮裂，去除脐皮）一两，人参一两，山芋（山药）一两，桂枝（去除粗皮）一两，黄芪（锉碎）一两，白茯苓（去除黑皮）一两，防风（去除叉枝）一两，柏子仁一两。
以上十味药。除柏子仁外，其余捣罗成细末，与柏子仁混合均匀，用炼蜜制成丸剂，杵捣五百下，做成梧桐子大小的丸药。每次服用三十丸，温酒送下，空腹、饭前服用。
治疗肝虚胆寒，心神不安，睡觉时易惊醒，眼睛昏花，心中烦躁，四肢活动不利。黄芪汤方：
黄芪（锉碎）三分，人参三分，槟榔（锉碎）三分，白术三分，百合三分，酸枣仁（微炒）三分，白茯苓（去除黑皮）三分，麦门冬（去除心焙干）三分。
以上十味药。锉碎如麻豆大小，每次服用五钱匕，加水一盏半，放入生姜五片，煎煮至一盏满，去渣温服，空腹、饭前服用，每日两次。
治疗足少阳经气不足，头晕目眩，肢体痿软厥冷，口苦，喜欢长叹气，呕吐清水且多唾沫。沉香汤方：
沉香（锉碎）一两，白茯苓（去除黑皮）一两，黄芪（锉碎）一两，白术一两，川芎一两，熟干地黄（切片焙干）一两，五味子一两。
以上九味药。粗捣筛碎，每次服用三钱匕，加水一盏，放入生姜二片，同煎至七分满，去渣温服，不限时间。
治疗胆虚劳烦，精神不能内守，奔豚之气在胸中，睡眠中多恐惧。人参汤方：
人参一两，桂枝（去除粗皮）一两，酸枣仁（微炒）一两，白茯苓（去除黑皮）一两，知母（焙干）一两，石膏（碎）一两半，甘草一两。
以上七味药。粗捣筛碎，每次服用五钱匕，加水一盏半，生姜五片，煎煮至一盏满，去渣温服，不限时间。
治疗胆受冷邪，精神不安，眼目昏暗，卧起不定。犀角饮方：
犀角（镑成屑）一两，羌活（去除芦头）一两，酸枣仁（炒）三分，茯神（去除木质部分）三分，甘菊花一两，防风（去除叉枝）一两，白芷一两，桔梗一两。
以上八味药。粗捣筛碎，每次服用五钱匕，加水一盏半，煎煮至八分满，去渣饭后温服，每日三次。
It is stated that insufficiency of the Foot-Shaoyang Meridian constitutes Dan Xu (Gallbladder Deficiency). When deficient, cold arises; due to cold, the disease manifests as fear and dread, inability to sleep alone, bitter taste in the mouth, frequent sighing, vomiting of retained fluids, a sensation of palpitations in the epigastrium resembling being pursued by someone, a feeling of obstruction in the throat with frequent spitting, dizziness, flaccidity and coldness of the limbs, inability to move the toes, difficulty rising from sitting, sudden collapse, and fixed staring of the eyes. This occurs because Gallbladder Deficiency leads to the failure of spirit and essence to remain within; the Qi overflows upward, following its pathway to cause disease.
For treating Gallbladder Qi Insufficiency, characterized by frequent fear, dizziness, flaccidity and coldness of the limbs, dysfunction of the four extremities, sudden collapse, and yellowing of the eyes: Zhongzheng Decoction (Calm Center Decoction)
Fushen (Poria with Hostwood, remove woody core) 1 liang, Suanzaoren (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae, lightly stir-fried) 1 liang, Huangqi (Radix Astragali, sliced) 1 liang, Qianghuo (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii, remove rhizome head) 1 liang, Shudihuang (Prepared Rhizoma Polygoni Multiflori, slice and bake) 1 liang, Ganjuhua (Flos Chrysanthemi Indici) 3 qian, Baiziren (Semen Platycladi) 3 qian, Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, remove forked branches) 3 qian, Renshen (Radix Ginseng) 0.5 liang, Baishao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) 0.5 liang, Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, slice and bake) 0.5 liang, Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, honey-fried and sliced) 0.5 liang.
The above twelve ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Take 3 qianbi per dose, add one zhan of water, decoct until reduced to seven-tenths, strain, and take warm at any time.
For treating Cold-Deficiency of the Gallbladder Meridian, manifesting as inability to sleep alone, palpitations in the epigastrium resembling being pursued, dizziness, flaccidity and coldness of the limbs, yellowing of the eyes, and seminal emission: Yuanzhi Decoction (Polygala Decoction)
Yuanzhi (Herba Polygalae, remove heart) 1 liang, Shudihuang (Prepared Rhizoma Polygoni Multiflori, slice and bake) 1 liang, Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, remove forked branches) 1 liang, Renshen (Radix Ginseng) 1 liang, Ganjuhua (Flos Chrysanthemi Indici) 1 liang, Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) 1 liang, Guizhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi, remove coarse bark) 1 liang, Fushen (Poria with Hostwood, remove woody core) 1 liang.
The above eleven ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Take 3 qianbi per dose, add one zhan of water and three slices of fresh ginger, decoct until reduced to seven-tenths, strain, and take warm at any time.
For treating Cold arising from Gallbladder Deficiency, with Qi overflowing into the chest and diaphragm, dizziness, bitter taste, frequent sighing, and frequent vomiting of retained water: Tianxiong Pill (Aconitum Lateralis Preparatum Pill)
Tianxiong (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, roasted, cracked, remove umbilical skin and outer layer) 1 liang, Renshen (Radix Ginseng) 1 liang, Shanyu (Rhizoma Dioscoreae, i.e., Yam) 1 liang, Guizhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi, remove coarse bark) 1 liang, Huangqi (Radix Astragali, sliced) 1 liang, BaiFuling (Poria, remove black skin) 1 liang, Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, remove forked branches) 1 liang, Baiziren (Semen Platycladi) 1 liang.
The above ten ingredients. Except for Baiziren, crush and sieve into fine powder, mix evenly with Baiziren, form pills using refined honey, pound five hundred times, making pills the size of tung tree seeds. Take thirty pills per dose, wash down with warm wine, before meals on an empty stomach.
For treating Liver Deficiency with Gallbladder Cold, restlessness of the Heart Spirit, waking easily upon sleeping, blurred vision, mental irritability, and dysfunction of the four extremences: Huangqi Decoction (Astragalus Decoction)
Huangqi (Radix Astragali, sliced) 3 qian, Renshen (Radix Ginseng) 3 qian, Binglang (Semen Arecae, sliced) 3 qian, Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) 3 qian, Baihe (Bulbus Lilii) 3 qian, Suanzaoren (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae, lightly stir-fried) 3 qian, BaiFuling (Poria, remove black skin) 3 qian, Maimendong (Radix Ophiopogonis, remove heart and bake) 3 qian.
The above ten ingredients are sliced like hemp or bean seeds. Take 5 qianbi per dose, add one and a half zhan of water and five slices of ginger, decoct until reduced to one zhan, strain, and take warm before meals on an empty stomach, twice daily.
For treating Insufficiency of the Foot-Shaoyang Meridian, manifesting as dizziness, flaccidity and coldness of the limbs, bitter taste, frequent sighing, vomiting of clear fluid, and excessive salivation: Chenxiang Decoction (Aquilaria Decoction)
Chenxiang (Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum, sliced) 1 liang, BaiFuling (Poria, remove black skin) 1 liang, Huangqi (Radix Astragali, sliced) 1 liang, Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) 1 liang, Xiongnu (Radix Ligustici Chuanxiong) 1 liang, Shudihuang (Prepared Rhizoma Polygoni Multiflori, slice and bake) 1 liang, Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis) 1 liang.
The above nine ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Take 3 qianbi per dose, add one zhan of water and two slices of ginger, decoct together until reduced to seven-tenths, strain, and take warm at any time.
For treating Gallbladder Deficiency with laborious vexation, failure of spirit and essence to remain, Rushing Qi in the chest, and frequent fear during sleep: Renshen Decoction (Ginseng Decoction)
Renshen (Radix Ginseng) 1 liang, Guizhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi, remove coarse bark) 1 liang, Suanzaoren (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae, lightly stir-fried) 1 liang, BaiFuling (Poria, remove black skin) 1 liang, Zhimu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, baked) 1 liang, Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, crushed) 1.5 liang, Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) 1 liang.
The above seven ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Take 5 qianbi per dose, add one and a half zhan of water and five slices of ginger, decoct until reduced to one zhan, strain, and take warm at any time.
For treating Cold invading the Gallbladder, restlessness of the spirit, dimness of the eyes, and irregularity in lying down and rising: Xijiao Yin (Rhinoceros Horn Drink)
Xijiao (Cornu Rhinocerotis, shaved into flakes) 1 liang, Qianghuo (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii, remove rhizome head) 1 liang, Suanzaoren (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae, stir-fried) 3 qian, Fushen (Poria with Hostwood, remove woody core) 3 qian, Ganjuhua (Flos Chrysanthemi Indici) 1 liang, Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, remove forked branches) 1 liang, Baizhi (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae) 1 liang, Jiegeng (Radix Platycodonis) 1 liang.
The above eight ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Take 5 qianbi per dose, add one and a half zhan of water, decoct until reduced to eight-tenths, strain, and take warm after meals, three times daily.