倭硫黄 上肉桂 吴茱萸 丁香(各一钱) 麝香(三分)共研细末。每
匀。置脐中。外贴一小膏药。炒热麸皮熨之。不可误入口中。(一方无茱
等分掺暖脐膏贴脐上)并治吊脚痧。
脾元虚损。霍乱不吐泻。腹胀如鼓。心胸痰塞。 丁香(七粒) 菖蒲根(五钱) 甘草(炙
一
择一光滑细口磁碗。另用热水一钟。入香油一二匙。将碗口蘸油水。令其缓而且滑
手覆执其碗。于病患背心上。轻轻向下顺刮。(切忌倒刮)以渐加重。碗干则蘸油水。再
久。觉胸中胀滞下行。始能出声。顷之腹中大响。大泻如注。其痛遂减。睡后通身搔痒
发出疙瘩遍身而愈。今有于颈臂刮痧者。亦能治病。然五脏之系。咸附于背。向下刮之
气随降。故毒深病重者。非刮背不可也。此为痧症起死回生简便良方。最灵最稳。(吾
用铜钱蘸香油或水刮痧者似较简便) 又擦法。以食盐一握。揉擦两手腕。两胁。两足
并心窝。背心八处。擦出紫红点许多。自然渐渐松快而愈。一切痧胀。及中暑霍乱等症
垂死亦活。真良方也。 又方嫩车前草(七根)揉软。塞鼻孔内。男左女右。乌痧胀(即干霍
乱)凡暑热痧胀。将烧酒半钟。用头发一团。蘸烧酒向胸前揩擦。以酒尽为度
用老姜汁点眼角内。男左女右。汗出即愈。
【脚麻腹泻疼痛熨脐方】
取倭硫黄、上肉桂、吴茱萸、丁香(各一钱),麝香(三分),共同研磨成细末。每次取适量药粉,均匀地掺入暖脐膏中,贴敷于肚脐上;或者另外制作一个小膏药贴在肚脐上。用炒热的麦麸皮在贴敷处熨烫。注意不可让药物误入口中。(另一种配方中没有吴茱萸,而是将上述药材等分掺入暖脐膏贴于脐上)。此方也治疗吊脚痧。
【刮痧法】
适用于脾元虚损导致的霍乱,症状表现为不吐泻、腹胀如鼓、心胸痰塞。
准备一个光滑细口的瓷碗,另备一杯热水,加入一两匙香油。用碗口蘸取油水,使其缓慢且顺滑。用手掌覆盖握住碗底,在患者背部顺着皮肤轻轻向下刮拭。(切忌反向刮拭)逐渐加重力度,碗干了就再次蘸取油水继续刮。刮的时间久了,会感觉胸中的胀滞感向下行,随后开始发出声音。过了一会儿,腹中发出大响声,大便像注水一样大量排出,疼痛随即减轻。睡一觉后,全身出现搔痒感,身上发出疙瘩,病就好了。现在也有人在颈部和手臂进行刮痧,也能治病。然而五脏的经络都依附于背部,向下刮拭能使气机随之下降,所以对于毒邪深重、病情严重的患者,非刮背部不可。这是治疗痧症起死回生的简便良方,最为灵验稳妥。(我自己用铜钱蘸香油或水来刮痧的方法似乎更为简便)。
又一种擦法:取一把食盐,揉擦患者的两个手腕、两胁肋部、两足部以及心窝、背心共八个部位,擦出许多紫红色的斑点,身体自然会渐渐松快而痊愈。此法对一切痧胀,以及中暑、霍乱等症,即使濒临死亡也能救活,真是良方。
又一个方子:取嫩车前草七根,揉软后塞入鼻孔内,男性塞左鼻孔,女性塞右鼻孔,用于治疗乌痧胀(即干霍乱)。
凡是暑热引起的痧胀,取半杯烧酒,用一团头发蘸取烧酒,向胸前揩擦,直到酒液用完为止。
用老姜汁点涂眼角内,男性点左眼,女性点右眼,出汗后即愈。
[Foot Numbness, Diarrhea, and Pain: Umbilical Ironing Prescription]
Take *Sulfur* (Lao Huang Liao), *Cinnamon Twig* (Shang Rou Gui), *Evodia Fruit* (Wu Zhu Yu), and *Cloves* (Ding Xiang) (each 1 qian), and *Musk* (She Xiang) (3 fen). Grind them together into a fine powder. For each application, mix an appropriate amount of the powder evenly with *Warm-Navel Paste* (Nuan Qi Gao) and apply it to the umbilicus; alternatively, prepare a small plaster and apply it to the umbilicus. Iron the area with hot wheat bran. Care must be taken not to allow the medicine to enter the mouth accidentally. (Another prescription omits *Evodia Fruit* and mixes equal parts of the remaining ingredients into *Warm-Navel Paste* for application on the navel). This prescription also treats *Diaojiao Sha* (a type of severe cholera-like syndrome).
[Scraping Therapy]
Indicated for *Huoluan* (Cholera) caused by deficiency and damage of the Spleen Yuan, characterized by absence of vomiting and diarrhea, abdominal distension like a drum, and phlegm obstruction in the chest and heart.
Prepare a smooth, narrow-mouthed porcelain bowl. Prepare another cup of hot water and add one or two spoons of sesame oil. Dip the rim of the bowl into the oil-water mixture to make it slippery. Hold the bottom of the bowl with your hand and gently scrape downwards along the patient's back. (Avoid scraping in reverse direction). Gradually increase the pressure. When the bowl becomes dry, dip it again in the oil-water mixture and continue scraping. After some time, the patient will feel the sensation of chest distension moving downwards, followed by audible sounds. Soon after, loud noises will be heard from the abdomen, accompanied by profuse watery diarrhea, and the pain will subsequently subside. After sleeping, the whole body may feel itchy, and bumps/rashes will appear all over the body, leading to recovery. Currently, scraping is also performed on the neck and arms, which can also treat diseases. However, the meridians of the five zang organs are all attached to the back. Scraping downwards facilitates the descent of Qi. Therefore, for patients with deep-seated toxins and severe conditions, scraping the back is indispensable. This is a simple and effective prescription for rescuing patients from near-death states due to Sha syndrome, being the most efficacious and stable method. (The author notes that using a copper coin dipped in sesame oil or water for scraping seems simpler).
Another wiping method: Take a handful of salt and rub/wipe eight specific areas: both wrists, both hypochondriac regions, both feet, the epigastrium (heart pit), and the back. Rub until many purple-red spots appear. The body will naturally become gradually relaxed and recover. This method is effective for all types of Sha distension, as well as heatstroke and cholera, even saving those who are critically ill. It is truly a good prescription.
Another prescription: Take seven tender *Plantago Seeds Herb* (Che Qian Cao), soften them by rubbing, and insert them into the nostrils. Insert into the left nostril for males and the right nostril for females. This treats Wu Sha Zhang (which refers to Gan Huoluan or Dry Cholera).
For any Sha distension caused by summer-heat and heat, take half a cup of liquor (Baijiu). Take a clump of hair, dip it in the liquor, and wipe/scrub the chest area until the liquor is consumed.
Apply juice of old ginger into the inner corner of the eye. Apply to the left eye for males and the right eye for females. Recovery occurs upon sweating.