治下焦热结不得大便方。
大黄（三两） 黄芩（三两） 甘草（一两） 栀子（二十枚）
右四味 咀，以水五升煮取一升八合，分三服。若大闭，加芒硝二两。
治肠腑闭塞及虚损不足，饮食不生肌肤，三焦不调营卫不和方。
大黄（一升，蒸三斗米下） 前胡（三两） 半夏 肉苁蓉 芍药 茯苓 当归 葶苈 细
辛（各一两）
上九味为末，蜜和合捣万杵，为丸如梧子大，食后服十五丸，后稍增之，日再。（崔氏
云，令人喜饭消谷益气。有忧者，加松实， 闾子各半两，服之缓中不如意，便服之，又加
黄芩一两）。
主脏气不调，大便难通，和营卫，利九窍消谷益气方
大黄 苁蓉 芍药 葶苈 枳实 甘草 黄芩 牛膝（各二两） 桃仁（一百枚） 杏
仁
（四十枚）
上十味为末，蜜和丸如梧子，一服三丸，日三，加至二十丸，酒下。
主大便不通六七日，腹中有燥屎，寒热烦迫，短气汗出胀满方。
生葛根 猪膏（各二升） 大黄（一两）
上三味 咀，以水七升煮取五升，去滓，纳膏，煎取三升，澄清。强人顿服，羸人再
服。亦治大小便不通。
治大便不通方∶
大戟（一斤） 大豆（五升） 商陆 牛膝（各三斤）
上四味 咀，以水五升煮取二升，以大豆煎令汁尽，至豆干。初服三枚，以通为度。
又方 蜜和胡燕屎，纳大孔中即通。
又方 水四两，蜜一升，合煎熟，冷灌下部中，一饭顷即通。
又方 盐半合，蜜三合，合煎如饧，出之着冷水中，丸如槟榔，形如指许大，深纳下
部中立通。
又方 治大便难方。
单用豉清酱，清羊酪、土瓜根汁灌之立通。
又方 以酱清渍乌梅灌下部中。
又方 桑根白皮 榆根白皮（各一把）
上二味 咀，以水三升煮取一升半，分三服。
又方 水服桃花末方寸匕，无花时桃根白皮亦得。
又方 桃皮三升，水五升，煮取一升，顿服。
又方 羊蹄根一把约半斤，水二升，煮一升顿服之。
又方 常煮麻子取汁饮。
又方 常服蜜煎五合。
又方 猪脂和陈葵子末为丸如梧子大，每服十丸，通即止。
又方 常服车前子及叶并良。
又方 捣葵根汁生服。
又方 好胶（三寸），葱白（一把）
上二味以水四升煮取一升半，顿服之即下。
又方 葵子 牛酥（各一升，猪脂亦得）。
上二味以水四升，煮葵子取一升，纳酥煮一沸，待冷，分作二服。
又方 葵子汁和乳汁等分，服之立出。
又方 酱清（三升） 麻油（二升） 葱白（三寸）
上三味合煮令黑，去滓，待冷顿服之。（一方不用酱清。
治疗下焦热邪结聚导致大便不通的方剂。
大黄（三两） 黄芩（三两） 甘草（一两） 栀子（二十枚）
以上四味药，切碎，用水五升煎煮，取药液一升八合，分三次服用。如果大便极度闭塞，加芒硝二两。
治疗肠腑闭塞以及身体虚损不足、饮食无法转化为肌肤营养、三焦功能失调、营卫不和的方剂。
大黄（一升，在蒸三斗米的过程中用蒸汽炮制） 前胡（三两） 半夏 肉苁蓉 芍药 茯苓 当归 葶苈子 细辛（各一两）
以上九味药研成粉末，用蜂蜜调和后捣击一万杵，制成梧桐子大小的丸药，饭后服用十五丸，之后逐渐增加剂量，每日两次。（崔氏说，此方能让人食欲增进，消化食物，益气。有忧愁情绪的人，加松实、闾子各半两，服用它能使中焦舒缓，若感觉不适，再加黄芩一两）。
主治脏气不调，大便困难难通，调和营卫，通畅九窍，促进消化，益气的方剂。
大黄 肉苁蓉 芍药 葶苈子 枳实 甘草 黄芩 牛膝（各二两） 桃仁（一百枚） 杏仁（四十枚）
以上十味药研成粉末，用蜂蜜调和制成梧桐子大小的丸药，每次服用三丸，每日三次，逐渐增加至二十丸，用酒送服。
主治大便不通六七天，腹中有燥屎，寒热交替，烦躁紧迫，气短，出汗，腹胀满的方剂。
生葛根 猪脂（各二升） 大黄（一两）
以上三味药，切碎，用水七升煎煮，取药液五升，去渣，加入猪脂，再煎取三升，澄清。体质强壮的人一次性服完，体弱的人分两次服用。也治疗大小便不通。
治疗大便不通的方剂：
大戟（一斤） 大豆（五升） 商陆 牛膝（各三斤）
以上四味药，切碎，用水五升煎煮，取药液二升，放入大豆一起煎，直到汁液被吸干，豆子变干。初次服用三枚，以大便通畅为度。
又一方：用蜂蜜调和胡燕屎，塞入肛门即可通便。
又一方：水四两，蜂蜜一升，混合煎熟，冷却后灌入下部（直肠），一顿饭的功夫即可通便。
又一方：盐半合，蜂蜜三合，混合煎成糖浆状，取出放入冷水中，制成如槟榔大小、手指粗细的丸药，深入纳入下部（直肠）立通。
又一方：治疗大便困难的方剂。
单用豉清酱，或清羊酪、土瓜根汁灌入下部，立即通便。
又一方：用酱清浸泡乌梅，灌入下部。
又一方：桑根白皮 榆根白皮（各一把）
以上两味药，切碎，用水三升煎煮，取药液一升半，分三次服用。
又一方：用水送服桃花末一方寸匕，没有花的时候用桃根白皮也可以。
又一方：桃皮三升，水五升，煎煮取药液一升，一次性服完。
又一方：羊蹄根一把约半斤，水二升，煎煮取一升，一次性服完。
又一方：经常煮麻子取汁饮用。
又一方：经常服用蜜煎五合。
又一方：猪脂和陈葵子末制成梧桐子大小的丸药，每次服用十丸，大便通畅即停止服用。
又一方：经常服用车前子及其叶子也很好。
又一方：捣取葵根汁生服。
又一方：好胶（三寸），葱白（一把）
以上两味药，用水四升煎煮，取药液一升半，一次性服完，大便即下。
又一方：葵子 牛酥（各一升，猪脂也可以）。
以上两味药，用水四升，先煮葵子取一升，加入酥再煮一沸，待冷却，分两次服用。
又一方：葵子汁和乳汁等量混合，服用后立即排出。
又一方：酱清（三升） 麻油（二升） 葱白（三寸）
以上三味药合煮至黑色，去渣，待冷却后一次性服完。（另一版本不用酱清）。
Formula for treating heat accumulation in the Lower Jiao (Lower Burner) resulting in constipation.
Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Da Huang, 大黄) (3 liang), Scutellariae Radix (Huang Qin, 黄芩) (3 liang), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gan Cao, 甘草) (1 liang), Gardeniae Fructus (Zhi Zi, 栀子) (20 pieces).
The above four herbs are cut into small pieces, decocted with 5 sheng of water to obtain 1.8 sheng of liquid, divided into three doses. If severe constipation occurs, add Natrii Sulfas (Mang Xiao, 芒硝) 2 liang.
Formula for treating intestinal obstruction, deficiency and insufficiency, inability of diet to nourish muscles and skin, dysfunction of the San Jiao (Triple Burner), and disharmony of Ying (Nutrient) and Wei (Defensive) Qi.
Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Da Huang, 大黄) (1 sheng, steamed with 3 dou of rice), Peucedani Radix (Qian Hu, 前胡) (3 liang), Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum (Ban Xia, 半夏), Cistanches Herba (Rou Cong Rong, 肉苁蓉), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shao Yao, 芍药), Poria (Fu Ling, 茯苓), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Dang Gui, 当归), Lepidii Semen (Ting Li, 葶苈), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xi Xin, 细辛) (each 1 liang).
The above nine herbs are ground into powder, mixed with honey, pounded ten thousand times, and formed into pills the size of mulberry seeds. Take 15 pills after meals, gradually increasing the dose, twice a day. (Cui Shi states that this formula promotes appetite, aids digestion, and benefits Qi. For those with sorrowful emotions, add Pine Seeds (Song Ren, 松实) and Luanzi (闾子) each 0.5 liang; take it to soothe the Middle Jiao. If discomfort persists, add Scutellariae Radix (Huang Qin, 黄芩) 1 liang).
Formula for regulating Zang organ Qi, relieving difficult defecation, harmonizing Ying and Wei Qi, unblocking the Nine Orifices, promoting digestion, and benefiting Qi.
Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Da Huang, 大黄), Cistanches Herba (Rou Cong Rong, 肉苁蓉), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shao Yao, 芍药), Lepidii Semen (Ting Li, 葶苈), Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Zhi Shi, 枳实), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gan Cao, 甘草), Scutellariae Radix (Huang Qin, 黄芩), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Niu Xi, 牛膝) (each 2 liang), Persicae Semen (Tao Ren, 桃仁) (100 pieces), Armeniacae Semen Amarum (Xing Ren, 杏仁) (40 pieces).
The above ten herbs are ground into powder, mixed with honey, and formed into pills the size of mulberry seeds. Take 3 pills per dose, three times a day, gradually increasing up to 20 pills, taken with wine.
Formula for treating constipation lasting six or seven days, dry fecal matter in the abdomen, alternating chills and fever, restlessness and urgency, shortness of breath, sweating, and abdominal distension.
Puerariae Radix (Ge Gen, 葛根) (raw, 2 sheng), Porcine Adipose Tissue (Zhu Gao, 猪膏) (2 sheng), Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Da Huang, 大黄) (1 liang).
The above three herbs are cut into small pieces, decocted with 7 sheng of water to obtain 5 sheng of liquid. Strain the residue, add the adipose tissue, and decoct again to obtain 3 sheng of clear liquid. Robust individuals take it all at once; frail individuals take it in two doses. It also treats both urinary and fecal retention.
Formula for treating constipation:
Kansui Radix (Da Ji, 大戟) (1 jin), Sojae Semen Rubrum (Da Dou, 大豆) (5 sheng), Phytolaccae Radix (Shang Lu, 商陆), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Niu Xi, 牛膝) (each 3 jin).
The above four herbs are cut into small pieces, decocted with 5 sheng of water to obtain 2 sheng of liquid. Add the soybeans and decoct until the liquid is absorbed and the beans are dry. Initially take 3 pills, adjusting until bowel movement is achieved.
Another prescription: Mix Swallow Droppings (Hu Yan Shi, 胡燕屎) with honey and insert into the anus to relieve constipation.
Another prescription: Combine 4 liang of water and 1 sheng of honey, boil until cooked, cool, and enema into the lower part. Bowel movement will occur within the time it takes to eat one meal.
Another prescription: Combine 0.5 he of salt and 3 he of honey, boil into a syrup consistency. Remove from heat, place in cold water, and form into pills the size of betel nuts, about the thickness of a finger. Insert deeply into the lower part for immediate relief.
Another prescription for treating difficult defecation:
Use only Fermented Soybean Paste Liquid (Chi Qing Jiang, 豉清酱), or clear sheep cheese, or Trichosanthes Root Juice (Tu Gua Gen Zhi, 土瓜根汁) as an enema for immediate relief.
Another prescription: Soak Mume Fructus (Wu Mei, 乌梅) in fermented soybean paste liquid and use as an enema.
Another prescription: Mulberry Root Bark (Sang Gen Bai Pi, 桑根白皮), Elm Root Bark (Yu Gen Bai Pi, 榆根白皮) (each one handful).
The above two herbs are cut into small pieces, decocted with 3 sheng of water to obtain 1.5 sheng of liquid, divided into three doses.
Another prescription: Take one cun cube of Peach Flower Powder (Tao Hua Mo, 桃花末) with water. If flowers are unavailable, Peach Root Bark (Tao Gen Bai Pi, 桃根白皮) can be used.
Another prescription: Decoct 3 sheng of Peach Skin (Tao Pi, 桃皮) with 5 sheng of water to obtain 1 sheng of liquid, take all at once.
Another prescription: Decoct one handful (approx. 0.5 jin) of Chinese Knotweed Root (Yang Ti Gen, 羊蹄根) with 2 sheng of water to obtain 1 sheng of liquid, take all at once.
Another prescription: Frequently drink juice extracted from boiled Sesame Seeds (Ma Zi, 麻子).
Another prescription: Frequently consume Honey-processed Pills (Mi Jian, 蜜煎) 0.5 sheng.
Another prescription: Mix Porcine Adipose Tissue (Zhu Zhi, 猪脂) with powdered Abutilon Seeds (Kui Zi, 葵子) to form pills the size of mulberry seeds. Take 10 pills per dose, stop when bowel movement is achieved.
Another prescription: Frequently consuming Plantago Seed (Che Qian Zi, 车前子) and its leaves is beneficial.
Another prescription: Crush Abutilon Root (Kui Gen, 葵根) and consume the juice raw.
Another prescription: Good Gelatin (Jiao, 胶) (3 cun), Scallion White (Cong Bai, 葱白) (one handful).
Decoct the above two ingredients with 4 sheng of water to obtain 1.5 sheng of liquid, take all at once for immediate evacuation.
Another prescription: Abutilon Seeds (Kui Zi, 葵子), Beef Butter (Niu Su, 牛酥) (each 1 sheng; porcine fat is also acceptable).
Decoct the Abutilon Seeds in 4 sheng of water to obtain 1 sheng of liquid, add the butter and boil once. Cool down and divide into two doses.
Another prescription: Mix equal parts of Abutilon Root Juice (Kui Zi Zhi, 葵子汁) and Milk (Ru Zhi, 乳汁); take it for immediate expulsion.
Another prescription: Fermented Soybean Paste Liquid (Jiang Qing, 酱清) (3 sheng), Sesame Oil (Ma You, 麻油) (2 sheng), Scallion White (Cong Bai, 葱白) (3 cun).
Boil the above three ingredients together until black, strain, cool, and take all at once. (In another version, fermented soybean paste liquid is omitted).