典藏书目

Huai Shanghan (Badly Damaged Cold Damage) refers to a condition where the pathogenic factors have affected all three Yin and three Yang meridians, but the toxic heat has not yet dissipated, remaining stagnant in the fu and zang organs. This leads to variable clinical manifestations, hence it is termed "Huai Shanghan."

For treating Huai Shanghan with symptoms of heavy and weak body, drowsiness resembling drunkenness, headache, and irritability, the Maidong San (Ophiopogon Powder) formula is indicated.
Ingredients: Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix, 3 fen, heart removed), Baihe (Lilii Bulbus, 3 fen), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, 3 fen, roots and joints removed), Gegen (Puerariae Radix, 0.5 liang, sliced), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, 1 liang, sprouts removed), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, 0.5 liang, radix tip removed), Mutong (Akebiae Caulis, 3 fen, sliced), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 0.5 liang, honey-fried until slightly reddish and sliced), Lingyangjiaoxie (Saigae Tataricae Cornu, 0.5 liang), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, 2 liang), Chi Fuling (Polyporus with Red Core, 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Crush and sieve the above ingredients into a powder. Take 5 qian per dose, add 1 da zhen of water and 0.5 fen of fresh ginger, decoct until 0.5 zhen remains, strain, and take warm at any time.

For treating Huai Shanghan that has persisted for several days without resolution, presenting with tidal fever, irritability, and flushed face, the Shengma San (Cimicifugae Powder) formula is indicated.
Ingredients: Chuan Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma, 2 fen), Biejia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum, 3 fen, vinegar-fried until yellow, skirt edges removed), Qianhu (Peucedani Radix, 0.5 liang, radix tip removed), Wumei Rou (Mume Fructus pulp, 0.5 liang), Xijiao (Rhinocerotis Cornu, 3 fen, sliced).
Preparation and Administration: Crush and sieve the above ingredients into a powder. Take 5 qian per dose, add 1 da zhen of water, decoct until 0.5 zhen remains, strain, add 1 he of Shengdihuangzhi (Rehmanniae Juice), boil for one or two boils, and divide into two doses to take at any time.

Another prescription:
Ingredients: Zhizi Ren (Gardeniae Semen, 3 fen), Chuan Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma, 3 fen), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, 1 liang), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, 1 liang), Jiangjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum, 0.5 liang, roasted, cracked, and sliced).
Preparation and Administration: Crush and sieve the above ingredients into a powder. Take 5 qian per dose, add 1 da zhen of water, decoct until 0.5 zhen remains, strain, add 1 he of Shengdihuangzhi (Rehmanniae Juice), boil for one or two boils, and divide into two doses to take at any time.

After cold damage has lasted more than ten days, if tidal fever persists, the body feels heavy, and there is drowsiness resembling drunkenness, fearing progression to Huai Bing (complicated disease), the Qianhu San (Peucedani Powder) formula is indicated.
Ingredients: Qianhu (Peucedani Radix, 1 liang, radix tip removed), Baihe (Lilii Bulbus, 1 liang), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, 3 fen, roots and joints removed), Gegen (Puerariae Radix, 1 liang, sliced), Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix, 0.5 liang, heart removed), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Crush and sieve the above ingredients into a powder. Take 5 qian per dose, add 1 da zhen of water and 0.5 fen of fresh ginger, decoct until 0.5 zhen remains, strain, and take warm at any time.

Another prescription:
Ingredients: Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, 1 liang, sprouts removed), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, 3 fen, radix tip removed), Qianhu (Peucedani Radix, 1 liang, radix tip removed), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, 1 liang), Gegen (Puerariae Radix, 1 liang, sliced), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 0.5 liang, honey-fried until slightly reddish and sliced).
Preparation and Administration: Coarsely sieve the above ingredients into a powder. Take 5 qian per dose, add 1 da zhen of water, decoct until 0.5 zhen remains, strain, and take warm at any time.

For treating Huai Shanghan persisting for ten days or more without resolution, with heat in the chest and diaphragm and unceasing irritability, the Biejia San (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum Powder) formula is indicated.
Ingredients: Biejia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum, vinegar-fried until yellow, skirt edges removed), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, sprouts removed), Chuan Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Wumei Rou (Mume Fructus pulp), Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, bran-fried until slightly yellow), Xijiaoxie (Rhinocerotis Cornu, sliced), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix; each of the above 1 liang), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 0.5 liang, honey-fried until slightly reddish and sliced).
Preparation and Administration: Crush and sieve the above ingredients into a powder. Take 5 qian per dose, add 1 da zhen of water, decoct until 0.5 zhen remains, strain, add 0.5 he of Shengdihuangzhi (Rehmanniae Juice), boil for one or two boils, and divide into two warm doses to take at any time.

For treating Huai Shanghan after many days, with persistent irritant heat, flushed cheeks, and dry mouth, the Xijiao San (Rhinocerotis Cornu Powder) formula is indicated.
Ingredients: Xijiaoxie (Rhinocerotis Cornu, sliced, 1 liang), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, 3 fen, sprouts removed), Wulan (Isatidis Folium, 3 fen), Daqing (Indigo Naturalis, 1 liang), Chuan Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma, 1 liang), Wumei Rou (Mume Fructus pulp, 3 fen), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, 3 fen), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 0.5 liang, honey-fried until slightly reddish and sliced).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above ingredients into a powder. Take 5 qian per dose, add 1 da zhen of water and 37 leaves of Zhuye (Bambusae Folium), decoct until 0.5 zhen remains, strain, and take warm at any time.

For treating Huai Shanghan with heat in the chest and inability to speak, the Mainu Wan (Wheat Mildew Pill) formula is indicated.
Ingredients: Mainu (Tritici Aestivii Mycelium, 0.5 liang), Zaoxia Huangtu (Caulis Fornacis Terra, 0.5 liang), Zaotu Zhongmo (Fumi, 0.5 liang), Liangshang Chen (Dust from Beams, 0.5 liang), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, 1 liang, roots and joints removed), Chuan Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, 0.5 liang, sliced and lightly stir-fried), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, 0.5 liang), Chuan Puxiao (Natrii Sulfas, 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Sieve the above ingredients into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a bullet. For each dose, grind one pill in fresh well water and swallow. After a while, force the patient to drink plenty of water even if they do not desire it. Soon, chills will occur. After the chills subside, sweating should ensue, indicating recovery.

For treating Huai Shanghan with hardness and fullness below the heart, abdominal distension, shortness of breath, constipation, skin discoloration resembling peach branches, and internal heat accumulation, the Xuanduwa Formula (Toxin-Releasing Formula) is indicated.
Ingredients: Shexiang (Moschus, 1 fen, finely ground), Zhuling (Polyporus, 1 fen, black skin removed), Chuan Mangxiao (Natrii Sulfas, 1 liang), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, 0.5 liang, sprouts removed), Guanhua (Genkwanis Flos, 1 fen, mixed with vinegar and fried dry), Chuan Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, 1 liang, sliced and lightly stir-fried), Zhizi Ren (Gardeniae Semen, 0.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Sieve the above ingredients into fine powder, mix thoroughly with Shexiang (Moschus), and bind with refined honey to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 20 pills per dose with warm water. Diarrhea will likely occur after some time. If no diarrhea occurs, administer another dose.