清咽利膈汤
清咽利膈汤翘芩 甘桔荆防栀薄银
大黄牛子黄连等 朴硝加上再玄参
治积热咽喉肿痛,痰涎壅盛及乳蛾、喉痹、喉痈、重舌、木
舌,或胸膈不利,烦躁饮冷,大便秘结等症。
连翘 黄芩 甘草 桔梗 荆芥 防风 山栀 薄荷 金银花 黄连 牛蒡子 玄参(各一钱) 大黄
朴硝(各二钱)
水二钟,煎八分,食远服。
玄参解毒汤
玄参解毒汤栀子 甘草黄苓桔梗随
葛根生地并荆芥 竹叶灯心共得宜
治咽喉肿痛,已经吐下,饮食不利及余肿不消。
玄参 山栀 甘草 黄芩 桔梗 葛根 生地 荆芥(各一钱)
水二钟,淡竹叶、灯心各二十件、煎八分、食后服。
连翘散
连翘散内葛根芩 赤芍山栀桔梗升
门冬牛子并甘草 木通加上效如神
治积饮停痰,蕴热隔上,以致咽喉肿痛,胸膈不利,咳吐痰涎,舌干口燥,无表里症相兼者服此。
连翘 葛根 黄芩 赤芍 山栀 桔梗 升麻 麦门冬 牛蒡子 甘草 木通(各八分)
水二钟,竹叶二十片,煎八分,食远服。
凉膈散
凉膈散中荆芥防 薄荷粉桔连大黄
玄参石膏牛蒡子 贝母山栀总在藏
治咽喉肿痛,痰涎壅甚,膈间有火,大便秘涩。
防风 荆芥 桔梗 山栀 玄参 石膏 薄荷 黄连 天花粉 牛蒡子 贝母 大黄(各等分)
水二钟,煎八分,不拘时服。
金锁匙
金锁匙中用焰硝 姜蚕片脑雄黄饶
加上硼砂效更高 咽喉肿闭实时消
治喉闭、缠喉风,痰涎壅塞,口噤不开,汤水不下。
焰硝(一两五钱) 硼砂(五钱) 片脑(一字) 白姜蚕(一钱) 雄黄(二钱)
各另研为末,和匀,以竹筒吹患处,痰涎即出。如痰虽出,肿痛仍不消,急针患处,去恶血,服前药。
理中汤
理中汤内药四般 甘草干姜白术攒
加上人参仔细看 虚阳之火立时安
治中气不足,虚火上攻,以致咽间干燥作痛,吐咽妨碍,及脾胃不健,食少作呕,肚腹阴疼等症。
人参(一钱) 甘草(炙,八分) 干姜(炒黑,五分) 白术(二钱)
水二钟,煎八分,食远服。
桐油饯
桐油饯兮桐油饯 治的喉风如神见
探吐顽痰日照霜 回生起死真堪羡
治喉风、喉闭,其症先两日胸膈气急,呼吸短促,蓦然咽喉肿痛,手足厥冷,气闭不通,顷刻不治。先用
温汤半碗,加入桐油三、四匙搂匀,用硬鸡翎蘸油探入喉中,连探四、五次,其痰壅出,再探再吐,以人苏醒
声高为度。后服清咽利膈之药。
治喉乌龙散
乌龙散只一品药 十八喉风总堪嚼
开关利膈效如神 虚火实火要斟酌
歌曰∶
十八喉风各有名 原来总是一根因
子孙代代宜珍惜 誓不轻传与世人
用猪牙皂角七条,去皮弦,为粗末。水一钟,煎五分,入人乳三匙冷服,实时非吐即泻。治咽喉肿痛,痰
涎壅盛,喉风、喉痈、乳蛾等症并效。惟缠喉风、牙关紧闭者不可与,恐痰上出而口不开,壅塞无路而出故也。
除此皆效,又久病咽痛忌用。
神效吹喉散
神效吹喉散薄荷 姜蚕青黛朴硝和
白矾火硝黄连多 加上硼砂病自瘥
治缠喉风闭塞,及乳蛾、喉痹、重舌、木舌等症效。
薄荷 姜蚕 青黛 朴硝 白矾 火硝 黄连 硼砂(各五分)
上药各为细末,腊月初一日取雄猪胆七、八个,倒出胆汁,用小半和上药拌匀,复灌胆壳,以线扎头,胆
外用青缸纸包裹。将地掘一孔,阔深一尺,上用竹竿悬空横吊,上用板铺用泥密盖,候至立春日取出,挂风处
阴干,去胆皮、青纸,瓷罐密收。每药一两,加冰片三分同研极细,吹患上神效。
歌曰∶此法端的通神圣,万两黄金方不传。
少阴甘桔汤
加味甘桔汤黄芩 柴胡羌活玄参陈
川芎升麻葱白灵 少阴咽痛即安宁
治少阴咽痛、头眩,脉沉细而身犹热者宜服之。
桔梗(二钱) 甘草(一钱) 陈皮 川芎 黄芩 柴胡 玄参(各六分) 羌活 升麻(各四分)
水二钟,葱白一根,煎八分,不拘时服。
清音噙化丸
清音噙朴丸诃子 天麦归苓黄柏参
阿胶知母生熟地 乌梅人乳犊牛津
治肺气受伤,声音雌哑,或久咳嗽伤声哑亦宜。
诃子 真阿胶 天门冬(盐水拌炒) 知母(各五钱) 麦门冬(去心) 白茯苓 黄柏(蜜炙) 当归
生地 熟地(各一两) 人参(三钱) 乌梅肉(十五个) 人乳 牛乳 梨汁(各一碗,共熬稠膏)
共为细末,和入前膏,加炼蜜捣成丸,如鸡头实大,每用一丸,仰卧噙化。日用三丸,如改作小丸,每服
一钱,诃子煎汤,或萝卜汤送下亦可取效。
治暴失音
暴失音方猪板油 再加白蜜两相投
慢火煎至稠膏住 每日三匙不用忧
公猪板油一斤,入锅先炼成油,滤去渣,入白蜜一斤,再炼少顷,绢滤净,瓷器内冷定成膏。不时挑服一
茶匙,其音渐清,无疾时亦可常服润肺。
噙化丸
噙化丸中用白矾 硼砂牙皂共雄黄
胆矾枣肉丸成就 吐咽艰难第一方
治梅核气,乃痰气结于喉中,咽之不下,吐之不出,如毛草常刺作痒;新则吐酸妨碍,久成闭塞。
胆矾 硼砂 明矾 牙皂 雄黄
各等分为末,红枣煮烂,取肉为丸芡实大,空心噙化一丸,温黄酒一杯过口,内服苏子降气汤。
苏子降气汤
苏子降气汤浓朴 陈皮半夏共前胡
官桂相兼甘草用 生姜为引效堪图
治虚阳上攻,气不升降,致结患咽嗌,痰涎壅塞。
苏子(一钱五分) 浓朴 陈皮 半夏 前胡 官桂(各一钱) 甘草(五分)
水二钟,姜三斤,煎八分,食远服。
冰硼散
冰硼散效实堪夸 玄明粉再共朱砂
硼砂冰片相兼佐 咽喉口齿病无他
治咽喉、口齿新久肿痛,及久嗽痰火咽哑作痛。
冰片(五分) 朱砂(六分) 玄明粉(法注末卷) 硼砂(各五钱)
共研极细末,吹搽患上,甚者日搽五、六次最效。
清咽利膈汤由连翘、黄芩、甘草、桔梗、荆芥、防风、山栀、薄荷、金银花组成,再加入大黄、牛蒡子、黄连、朴硝和玄参。
本方治疗积热导致的咽喉肿痛,痰涎壅盛,以及乳蛾(扁桃体炎)、喉痹(咽喉闭塞不通)、喉痈(咽喉部脓肿)、重舌(舌下腺囊肿或肿胀)、木舌(舌体肿胀僵硬),或者胸膈部感觉不适,烦躁喜饮冷水,大便秘结等症状。
处方:连翘、黄芩、甘草、桔梗、荆芥、防风、山栀、薄荷、金银花、黄连、牛蒡子、玄参(各一钱);大黄、朴硝(各二钱)。
用水两钟,煎至八分,在饭后较长时间服用。
玄参解毒汤由玄参、栀子、甘草、黄芩、桔梗、葛根、生地、荆芥组成,配合淡竹叶和灯心草使用更为适宜。
本方治疗咽喉肿痛,经过吐法或下法治疗后,饮食仍不利索,以及余肿未消的情况。
处方:玄参、山栀、甘草、黄芩、桔梗、葛根、生地、荆芥(各一钱)。
用水两钟,加入淡竹叶二十片、灯心草二十段,煎至八分,饭后服用。
连翘散由连翘、葛根、黄芩、赤芍、山栀、桔梗、升麻、麦门冬、牛蒡子、甘草、木通组成。
本方治疗饮水停聚成痰,蕴热阻隔于上焦,导致咽喉肿痛,胸膈不适,咳嗽吐痰,舌干口燥,且没有表证和里证同时兼夹的情况者服用此方。
处方:连翘、葛根、黄芩、赤芍、山栀、桔梗、升麻、麦门冬、牛蒡子、甘草、木通(各八分)。
用水两钟,竹叶二十片,煎至八分,在饭后较长时间服用。
凉膈散由防风、荆芥、薄荷、天花粉、桔梗、黄连、大黄、玄参、石膏、牛蒡子、贝母、山栀组成。
本方治疗咽喉肿痛,痰涎壅盛严重,膈间有火,大便秘结涩滞。
处方:防风、荆芥、桔梗、山栀、玄参、石膏、薄荷、黄连、天花粉、牛蒡子、贝母、大黄(各等分)。
用水两钟,煎至八分,不拘时间服用。
金锁匙由焰硝、白姜蚕、片脑(冰片)、雄黄、硼砂组成。
本方治疗喉闭(咽喉闭塞)、缠喉风(急性喉水肿伴呼吸困难),痰涎壅塞,牙关紧闭,汤水难以下咽。
处方:焰硝(一两五钱)、硼砂(五钱)、片脑(一字)、白姜蚕(一钱)、雄黄(二钱)。
将各药分别研为细末,混合均匀,用竹筒吹入患处,痰涎即可排出。如果痰虽排出,但肿痛仍未消除,应立即针刺患处,放出恶血,并服用前面的药物。
理中汤由甘草、干姜、白术、人参四味药组成。
本方治疗中气不足,虚火上攻,导致咽间干燥疼痛,吞咽困难,以及脾胃功能不强,食少呕吐,腹部隐痛等症状。
处方:人参(一钱)、甘草(炙,八分)、干姜(炒黑,五分)、白术(二钱)。
用水两钟,煎至八分,在饭后较长时间服用。
桐油饯用于治疗喉风(急性喉痉挛或喉头水肿),疗效如神。
通过探吐顽固痰液,如同日照霜雪般迅速化解,起死回生,令人羡慕。
本方治疗喉风、喉闭,症状表现为先有两日胸膈气急,呼吸短促,突然咽喉肿痛,手足厥冷,气机闭塞不通,若不及时救治会有生命危险。先用温开水半碗,加入桐油三到四汤匙搅匀,用硬鸡毛蘸油探入喉中,连续探查四五次,使壅堵的痰液吐出,再探再吐,直到患者苏醒、声音洪亮为止。之后服用清咽利膈汤等药物。
乌龙散只有一味药,针对十八种喉风总可咀嚼使用。
开关利膈,疗效如神,但需斟酌是虚火还是实火。
歌诀曰:
十八种喉风各有名称,原来总是一个病因。
子孙后代应当珍惜,发誓不轻易传给世人。
用法:取猪牙皂角七条,去皮和弦,研为粗末。用水一钟,煎至五分,加入人乳三匙,冷服,服药后随即发生呕吐或腹泻。治疗咽喉肿痛,痰涎壅盛,喉风、喉痈、乳蛾等症均有效。但是缠喉风、牙关紧闭者不可使用,恐怕痰液上出而口腔无法张开,导致壅塞无路排出的情况。
除此之外皆有效,但久病咽痛者忌用。
神效吹喉散由薄荷、姜蚕、青黛、朴硝、白矾、火硝、黄连、硼砂组成。
本方治疗缠喉风闭塞,以及乳蛾、喉痹、重舌、木舌等症效果显著。
处方:薄荷、姜蚕、青黛、朴硝、白矾、火硝、黄连、硼砂(各五分)。
上述药物各研为细末,在腊月初一取雄猪胆七到八个,倒出胆汁,用小半碗胆汁与上述药末拌匀,重新灌入胆壳,用线扎紧头部,胆外用青缸纸包裹。在地上挖一个孔,宽深各一尺,上面用竹竿悬空横吊,上面铺板并用泥严密覆盖,等到立春日取出,挂在通风处阴干,去掉胆皮和青纸,装入瓷罐密封保存。每用药一两,加冰片三分共同研极细,吹敷患处,神效。
歌诀曰:此法确实通达神圣,万两黄金才传授。
加味甘桔汤由黄芩、柴胡、羌活、玄参、陈皮、川芎、升麻、葱白、桔梗、甘草组成。
本方治疗少阴经咽痛、头晕目眩,脉象沉细而身体仍有发热者适宜服用。
处方:桔梗(二钱)、甘草(一钱)、陈皮、川芎、黄芩、柴胡、玄参(各六分)、羌活、升麻(各四分)。
用水两钟,葱白一根,煎至八分,不拘时间服用。
清音噙化丸由诃子、天门冬、麦门冬、当归、茯苓、黄柏、人参、阿胶、知母、生地、熟地、乌梅、人乳、牛乳、牛膝组成。
本方治疗肺气受伤,声音嘶哑,或者久咳伤声导致的声音嘶哑也适宜。
处方:诃子、真阿胶、天门冬(盐水拌炒)、知母(各五钱);麦门冬(去心)、白茯苓、黄柏(蜜炙)、当归、生地、熟地(各一两);人参(三钱);乌梅肉(十五个);人乳、牛乳、梨汁(各一碗,共同熬制成稠膏)。
共研为细末,与前药膏混合,加入炼蜜捣成丸,大小如鸡头实,每次含化一丸。每日用三丸,如果改作小丸,每次服用一钱,用诃子煎汤或萝卜汤送下也可取得疗效。
治暴失音
暴失音方由猪板油和白蜜组成。
慢火煎至成为稠膏停止,每日服用三匙不必担忧。
用法:公猪板油一斤,入锅先炼成油,滤去渣滓,加入白蜜一斤,再炼制片刻,用绢布过滤干净,放入瓷器内冷却凝固成膏。不时挑服一茶匙,声音逐渐清晰,无病时也可常服以润肺。
噙化丸由白矾、硼砂、牙皂、雄黄、胆矾、枣肉组成。
本方治疗梅核气,即痰气结于喉中,咽之不下,吐之不出,像毛草常刺作痒;新发则吐酸妨碍,久则形成闭塞。是第一良方。
处方:胆矾、硼砂、明矾、牙皂、雄黄(各等分为末)。
用红枣煮烂,取肉做成丸,大小如芡实,空腹含化一丸,用一杯温黄酒送服,内服苏子降气汤。
苏子降气汤由苏子、浓朴、陈皮、半夏、前胡、官桂、甘草、生姜组成。
本方治疗虚阳上攻,气机不升降,导致结患咽喉,痰涎壅塞。
处方:苏子(一钱五分)、浓朴、陈皮、半夏、前胡、官桂(各一钱)、甘草(五分)。
用水两钟,生姜三片,煎至八分,在饭后较长时间服用。
冰硼散疗效实在值得夸赞,由玄明粉、朱砂、硼砂、冰片组成。
本方治疗咽喉、口齿的新久肿痛,以及久咳痰火导致的咽哑作痛。
处方:冰片(五分)、朱砂(六分)、玄明粉(制法注于卷末)、硼砂(各五钱)。
共同研成极细末,吹搽患处,严重者每天搽五六次最有效。
Qingyan Lige Decoction (Clear the Throat and Benefit the Diaphragm Decoction)
Qingyan Lige Decoction consists of Qiaoyao (Forsythiae Fructus), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), Jingjie (Schizonepetae Herba), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Shanzhi (Gardeniae Fructus), Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba), and Jinyinhua (Lonicerae Japonicae Flos). Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Niubangzi (Arctii Fructus), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Puxiao (Natrii Sulfas), and Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix) are added.
It treats symptoms caused by accumulated heat, such as soreness and swelling of the throat, copious phlegm and saliva, Ru'e (tonsillitis), Houbi (obstruction of the throat), Houyong (abscess of the throat), Chongshe (double tongue), Mushe (wooden tongue), discomfort in the chest and diaphragm, irritability with a desire to drink cold water, and constipation.
Prescription: Qiaoyao, Huangqin, Gancao, Jiegeng, Jingjie, Fangfeng, Shanzhi, Bohe, Jinyinhua, Huanglian, Niubangzi, Xuanshen (each 1 qian); Dahuang, Puxiao (each 2 qian).
Boil in two zhong of water until reduced to eight fen. Take well after meals.
Xuanshen Jiedu Tang (Scrophularia Detoxification Decoction)
Xuanshen Jiedu Tang consists of Xuanshen, Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus), Gancao, Huangqin, Jiegeng, Gegen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix), Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix), and Jingjie, used together with Danzhuyexie (Lophatheri Herba) and Dengxincao (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma) for better effect.
It treats soreness and swelling of the throat where diet remains difficult after emetic or purgative therapy, and residual swelling has not subsided.
Prescription: Xuanshen, Zhizi, Gancao, Huangqin, Jiegeng, Gegen, Shengdi, Jingjie (each 1 qian).
Boil in two zhong of water with twenty pieces of Danzhuyexie and twenty segments of Dengxincao until reduced to eight fen. Take after meals.
Linqiao San (Forsythia Powder)
Linqiao San consists of Linqiao (Forsythiae Fructus), Gegen, Huangqin, Chishao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra), Zhizi, Jiegeng, Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix), Niubangzi, Gancao, and Mutong (Akebiae Caulis).
It treats conditions where stagnant fluids transform into phlegm and accumulated heat obstructs the upper jiao, resulting in soreness and swelling of the throat, chest discomfort, coughing up phlegm, dry tongue and mouth, without simultaneous exterior and interior syndromes.
Prescription: Linqiao, Gegen, Huangqin, Chishao, Zhizi, Jiegeng, Shengma, Maimendong, Niubangzi, Gancao, Mutong (each 8 fen).
Boil in two zhong of water with twenty leaves of Zhuye (Bambusae Folium) until reduced to eight fen. Take well after meals.
Liangge San (Cool the Diaphragm Powder)
Liangge San consists of Fangfeng, Jingjie, Bohe, Tianhuafen (Trichosanthis Radix), Jiegeng, Huanglian, Dahuang, Xuanshen, Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Niubangzi, Beimu (Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus), and Zhizi.
It treats soreness and swelling of the throat, severe copious phlegm and saliva, fire in the diaphragm, and constipation with difficulty in defecation.
Prescription: Fangfeng, Jingjie, Jiegeng, Zhizi, Xuanshen, Shigao, Bohe, Huanglian, Tianhuafen, Niubangzi, Beimu, Dahuang (equal parts).
Boil in two zhong of water until reduced to eight fen. Take at any time.
Jinsuo Chi (Golden Lock Key)
Jinsuo Chi consists of Yanxiao (Natrii Nitras), Baijiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus), Piannao (Borneolum Syntheticum), Xionghuang (Realgar), and Pengsha (Borax).
It treats Houbi (closure of the throat), Chanhoufeng (throat wind winding around), copious phlegm and saliva blocking the airway, trismus (lockjaw), and inability to swallow liquids.
Prescription: Yanxiao (1 liang 5 qian), Pengsha (5 qian), Piannao (1 zi), Baijiangcan (1 qian), Xionghuang (2 qian).
Grind each herb separately into fine powder, mix evenly, and blow into the affected area using a bamboo tube so that phlegm and saliva are expelled. If phlegm is expelled but swelling and pain persist, urgently puncture the affected area to release bad blood, and administer the previous decoctions.
Lizhong Tang (Regulate the Middle Decoction)
Lizhong Tang consists of four herbs: Gancao, Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), and Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma).
It treats insufficient middle qi with deficiency fire attacking upward, causing dryness and pain in the throat, difficulty in swallowing, weak spleen and stomach function, poor appetite, vomiting, and dull abdominal pain.
Prescription: Renshen (1 qian), Gancao (stir-fried with honey, 8 fen), Ganjiang (stir-fried until black, 5 fen), Baizhu (2 qian).
Boil in two zhong of water until reduced to eight fen. Take well after meals.
Tongyou Jian (Walnut Oil Preparation)
Tongyou Jian is used for Houfeng (throat wind) with miraculous effects.
It induces vomiting of stubborn phlegm, clearing it rapidly like frost melting under the sun, bringing back life from death, which is truly admirable.
It treats Houfeng and Houbi, characterized by chest oppression and shortness of breath for two days prior, sudden soreness and swelling of the throat, cold limbs, and blocked qi flow, which can be fatal if not treated promptly. First, take half a bowl of warm water mixed with three to four spoons of Tongyou (Verniciae Oleum), dip a stiff chicken feather into the oil, and probe the throat. Probe four to five times to induce vomiting of phlegm, repeating until the patient regains consciousness and their voice becomes loud. Subsequently, administer Qingyan Lige Tang.
Zhi Hou Wulong San (Treating Throat Black Dragon Powder)
Wulong San contains only one ingredient, effective for chewing in eighteen types of throat wind.
It opens the orifice and benefits the diaphragm with miraculous effect; however, one must distinguish between deficiency fire and excess fire.
Verse:
The eighteen throat winds have different names, yet all stem from one cause.
Descendants should cherish this secret, swearing never to pass it lightly to the world.
Usage: Take seven stalks of Zhuya Zaojiao (Gleditsiae Sinensis Spina), remove skin and strings, grind into coarse powder. Boil in one zhong of water until reduced to five fen, add three spoons of human milk, and take cold. It will immediately induce vomiting or diarrhea. It is effective for soreness and swelling of the throat, copious phlegm and saliva, Houfeng, Houyong, and Ru'e. However, it is contraindicated for Chanhoufeng and trismus, as the phlegm may rise while the mouth remains closed, leading to blockage with no exit.
It is effective for other cases but contraindicated for chronic sore throat due to long-term illness.
Shenxiao Chuihou San (Divine Effective Throat-Blowing Powder)
Shenxiao Chuihou San consists of Bohe, Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus), Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis), Puxiao, Baifan (Alumen), Huoxiao (Natrii Nitras), Huanglian, and Pengsha.
It is highly effective for Chanhoufeng obstruction, Ru'e, Houbi, Chongshe, and Mushe.
Prescription: Bohe, Jiangcan, Qingdai, Puxiao, Baifan, Huoxiao, Huanglian, Pengsha (each 5 fen).
Grind all herbs into fine powder. On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, take seven or eight gallbladders from male pigs, drain the bile, mix with half a small bowl of the powder, refill the gallbladder, tie the neck with thread, wrap externally with blue vat paper. Dig a hole one chi wide and deep, suspend the gallbladder horizontally on a bamboo pole above, cover with boards and seal tightly with mud. Retrieve on the Day of Li Chun (Start of Spring), hang in a ventilated place to dry in the shade, remove gallbladder skin and paper, and store tightly in a porcelain jar. For every liang of powder, add 3 fen of Bingpian (Borneolum) and grind extremely fine. Blow onto the affected area for divine effect.
Verse: This method is indeed divinely inspired, transmitted only for ten thousand taels of gold.
Shaoyin Ganjie Tang (Shaoyin Licorice and Platycodon Decoction)
Jiawei Ganjie Tang (Modified Licorice and Platycodon Decoction) consists of Huangqin, Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Xuanshen, Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Shengma, Congbai (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus), Jiegeng, and Gancao.
It is suitable for Shaoyin channel sore throat, dizziness, with a deep and thin pulse and lingering fever.
Prescription: Jiegeng (2 qian), Gancao (1 qian), Chenpi, Chuanxiong, Huangqin, Chaihu, Xuanshen (each 6 fen), Qianghuo, Shengma (each 4 fen).
Boil in two zhong of water with one stalk of Congbai until reduced to eight fen. Take at any time.
Qinyin Qinhuawan (Clear Voice Lozenge)
Qinyin Qinhuawan consists of Hezi (Terminalia Chebulae Fructus), Tianmendong (Asparagi Radix), Maimendong, Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Fuling (Poria), Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex), Renshen, Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini), Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Shengdi, Shudi (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Wumei (Mume Fructus), Renru (Human Milk), Niu ru (Bovis Lac), and Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix).
It treats injured lung qi causing hoarseness, or hoarseness due to chronic cough damaging the voice.
Prescription: Hezi, Zhen Ejiao, Tianmendong (stir-fried with salt water), Zhimu (each 5 qian); Maimendong (de-heartless), Fuling, Huangbai (stir-fried with honey), Danggui, Shengdi, Shudi (each 1 liang); Renshen (3 qian); Wumei meat (15 pieces); Renru, Niu ru, Lizhi (Pear Juice) (each one bowl, boiled together into a thick paste).
Grind into fine powder, mix with the paste, add refined honey, and pound into pills the size of a cockspur grain. Hold one pill in the mouth to dissolve slowly. Use three pills daily. If made into smaller pills, take 1 qian per dose, washed down with Hezi decoction or radish soup for efficacy.
Treatment for Sudden Loss of Voice
Formula for Sudden Loss of Voice consists of Zhu Banyou (Porcine Back Fat) and Baimi (White Honey).
Slowly boil until it becomes a thick paste. Take three teaspoons daily without worry.
Usage: Melt one jin of male pig back fat in a pot, filter out residues, add one jin of white honey, refine briefly, filter through silk cloth, and cool in a porcelain vessel to form a paste. Take one teaspoon occasionally. The voice will gradually clear. It can also be taken regularly when healthy to moisten the lungs.
Qinhuawan (Lozenge)
Qinhuawan consists of Baifen (Alumen), Pengsha, Yazao (Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus), Xionghuang, Danfan (Chalcanthite), and Zaorou (Jujube Flesh).
It is the premier formula for Meiheqi (plum-pit qi), where phlegm and qi knot in the throat, unable to be swallowed or expectorated, feeling like grass scratching and itching; new cases involve acid regurgitation, while chronic cases lead to obstruction.
Prescription: Danfan, Pengsha, Mingfan (Alumen), Yazao, Xionghuang (equal parts ground into powder).
Boil red dates until soft, take the flesh, and form pills the size of an euryale seed. Hold one pill in the mouth on an empty stomach, followed by a cup of warm yellow wine. Internally, administer Suzi Jiangqi Tang.
Suzi Jiangqi Tang (Perilla Seed Descending Qi Decoction)
Suzi Jiangqi Tang consists of Suzi (Perillae Fructus), Nongpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex), Chenpi, Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), Qianhu (Peucedani Radix), Guanzi Gui (Cinnamomi Ramulus), Gancao, and Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens).
It treats deficiency fire attacking upward, failure of qi to ascend and descend, resulting in throat obstruction and copious phlegm.
Prescription: Suzi (1.5 qian), Nongpo, Chenpi, Banxia, Qianhu, Guanzi Gui (each 1 qian), Gancao (5 fen).
Boil in two zhong of water with three slices of Shengjiang until reduced to eight fen. Take well after meals.
Bingpeng San (Ice and Borax Powder)
Bingpeng San is truly praiseworthy, consisting of Xuanmingfen (Mirabilite), Zhusha (Cinnabar), Pengsha, and Bingpian.
It treats new and chronic soreness and swelling of the throat and teeth, as well as hoarseness and pain due to chronic cough and phlegm-fire.
Prescription: Bingpian (5 fen), Zhusha (6 fen), Xuanmingfen (see preparation note in last volume), Pengsha (each 5 qian).
Grind into extremely fine powder and blow or apply to the affected area. For severe cases, apply five to six times daily for best effect.