（《本经》中品）
【校正】自草部移附此。
【释名】白姜（见下）。
【集解】弘景曰∶干姜今惟出临海、章安，数村解作之。蜀汉姜旧美，荆州有好姜，而
并不能作干者。凡作干姜法∶水淹三日，去皮置流水中六日，更刮去皮，然后晒干，置瓷缸
中酿三日，乃成。
颂曰∶造法∶采根于长流水洗过，日晒为干姜。以汉、温、池州者为良。陶说乃汉州干
姜法也。
时珍曰∶干姜，以母姜造之。今江西、襄、均皆造，以白净结实者为良，故人呼为白姜
，又曰均姜。凡入药并宜炮用。
【气味】辛，温，无毒。褚曰∶苦、辛。好古曰∶大热。
恭曰∶久服令人目暗。余同生姜。
时珍曰∶《太清外术》言∶孕妇不可食干姜，令胎内消。盖其性热而辛散故也。
【主治】胸满咳逆上气，温中止血，出汗，逐风湿痹，肠 下痢。生者尤良（《本经》）。
寒冷腹痛，中恶霍乱胀满，风邪诸毒，皮肤间结气，止唾血（《别录》）。治腰肾中疼冷、
冷气，破血去风，通四肢关节，开五脏六腑，宣诸络脉，去风毒冷痹，夜多小便（甄权）。
消痰下气，治转筋吐泻，腹脏冷，反胃干呕，瘀血扑损，止鼻洪，解冷热毒，开胃，消宿食
（大明）。主心下寒痞，目睛久赤（好古）。
【发明】元素曰∶干姜气薄味浓，半沉半浮，可升可降，阳中之阴也。又曰∶大辛大热，
阳中之阳。
其用有四∶通心助阳，一也；去脏腑沉寒痼冷，二也；发诸经之寒气，三也；治感寒腹
痛，四也。肾中无阳，脉气欲绝，黑附子为引，水煎服之，名姜附汤。亦治中焦寒邪，寒淫
所胜，以辛散之也。又能补下焦，故四逆汤用之。干姜本辛，炮之稍苦，故止而不移，所以
能治里寒，非若附子行而不止也。理中汤用之者，以其回阳也。
李杲曰∶干姜生辛炮苦，阳也。生则逐寒邪而发表，炮则除胃冷而守中。多用则耗散元
气，辛以散之，是壮火食气故也，须以生甘草缓之。辛热以散里寒，同五味子用以温肺，同
入参用以温胃也。
好古曰∶干姜，心、脾二经气分药也，故补心气不足。或言∶干姜辛热而言补脾。今理
中汤用之，言泄不言补，何也？盖辛热燥湿，泄脾中寒湿邪气，非泄正气也。又云∶服干姜
以治中者，必僭上，不可不知。
震亨曰∶干姜入肺中利肺气，入肾中燥下湿，入肝经引血药生血，同补阴药亦能引血药
入气分生血，故血虚发热、产后大热者用之。止唾血、痢血，须炒黑用之。有血脱色白而夭
不泽脉濡者，此大寒也。宜干姜之辛温以益血，大热以温经。
时珍曰∶干姜，能引血药入血分，气药入气分，又能去恶养新，有阳生阴长之意，故血
虚者用之；而人吐血、衄血、下血，有阴无阳者，亦宜用之。乃热因热用，从治之法也。
【附方】旧十三，新十五。
脾胃虚冷，不下食，积久羸弱成瘵者∶用温州白干姜，浆水煮透，取出焙干捣末，陈廪
米煮粥饮丸梧子大。每服三、五十丸，白汤下。其效如神。（苏颂《图经》）。
脾胃虚弱，饮食减少，易伤难化，无力肌瘦∶用干姜频研四两，以白饧切块，水浴过，
入铁铫溶化，和丸梧子大。每空心米饮下三十丸。（《十便方》）。
头晕吐逆，胃冷生痰也∶用川干姜（炮）二钱半，甘草（炒）一钱二分。水一钟半，煎
减半服。累用有效。（《传信适用方》）。
心脾冷痛，暖胃消痰∶二姜丸∶用干姜、高良姜等分。炮研末，糊丸梧子大。每食后，
猪皮汤下三十丸。（《和剂局方》）。
心气卒痛∶干姜末，米饮服一钱。（《外台秘要》）。
阴阳易病伤寒后，妇人得病虽瘥，未满百日，不可与男合。为病拘急，手足拳，腹痛欲
死，丈夫名阴易，妇人名阳易，速宜汗之即愈。
满四日，不可治也∶用干姜四两，为末。每用半两，白汤调服。覆衣被出汗后，手足伸
即愈。（《伤寒类要》方）。
中寒水泻∶干姜炮研末，粥饮服二钱，即效。（《千金方》）。
寒痢青色∶干姜切大豆大。每米饮服六、七枚，日三夜一。累用得效。（《肘后方》）。
血痢不止∶干姜烧黑存性，放冷为末。每服一钱，米饮下，神妙。（姚氏《集验》）。
脾寒疟疾《外台》∶用干姜、高良姜等分，为末。每服一钱，水一盏，煎至七分服。又∶
干姜炒黑为末，临发时以温酒服三钱匕。（王氏《博济方》）。
冷气咳嗽结胀者∶干姜末，热酒调服半钱。或饧糖丸噙。（姚僧坦方）。
咳嗽上气∶用合州干姜（炮）、皂荚（炮，去皮、子及蛀者）、桂心（紫色者，去皮，并
捣
筛）等分。炼白蜜和捣一二千杵，丸梧子大。每饮服三丸，嗽发即服，日三、五服。禁食葱
、面、油腻。其效如神。禹锡在淮南与李亚同幕府，李每治人而不出方，或诮其吝。李曰∶
凡人患嗽，多进冷药。若见此方用药热燥，必不肯服，故但出药即多效也。试之信然。（刘
禹锡《传信方》）。
虚劳不眠∶干姜为末，汤服三钱，取微汗出。（《千金方》）。
吐血不止∶干姜为末，童子小便调服一钱，良。
鼻衄不止∶干姜削尖，煨，塞鼻中即止。（《广利方》）。
鼻不通∶干姜末，蜜调塞鼻中。（《千金方》）。
冷泪目昏∶干姜粉一字（炮），汤点洗之。（《圣济录》）。
赤眼涩痛∶白姜末，水调贴足心，甚妙。（《普济方》）。
目忽不见∶令人嚼母姜，以舌日舐六、七次，以明为度。（《圣济方》）。
目中卒痛∶干姜削圆滑，内 中，有汁出拭之。味尽更易。（《千金》）。
牙痛不止∶川姜（炮）、川椒等分为末。掺之。（《御药院方》）。
斑豆厥逆，斑豆服凉药多，手足厥冷，脉微。用干姜（炮）二钱半，粉甘草（炙）一钱
半。水二钟，煎一钟服。（庞安常《伤寒论》）。
痈疽初起∶干姜一两，炒紫研末，醋调敷四围，留头，自愈。此乃东昌申一斋奇方也。
（《诸症辨疑》）。
瘰 不敛∶干姜为末，姜汁打糊和作剂，以黄丹为衣。每日随疮大小，入药在内，追脓
尽，生肉口合为度。如不合，以葱白汁调大黄末擦之，即愈。（《救急方》）。
虎野狼伤人∶干姜末敷之。（《肘后》）
犬伤人∶干姜末，水服二匕（生姜汁服亦良），并以姜炙热熨之。
蛇蝎螫人∶干姜、雄黄等分为末，袋盛佩之，蛇闻药气逆避人遇螫即以敷之，便定。（《
广利方》）
【附录】天竺干姜（《拾遗》）
藏器曰∶味辛，温，无毒。主冷气寒中，宿食不消，腹胀下痢，腰背痛， 癖气块，恶
血积聚。生婆罗门国，一名胡干姜，状似姜，小黄色也。
（收录于《神农本草经》中品）
【校正】从草部移至此。
【释名】白姜（见下文）。
【集解】陶弘景说：现在的干姜只出产于临海、章安，几个村庄制作而成。蜀汉的姜以前很美，荆州有好姜，但都不能制成干姜。凡是制作干姜的方法：用水浸泡三天，去皮后放在流动的水中六天，再次刮去外皮，然后晒干，放入瓷缸中发酵三天，就制成了。
苏颂说：制作方法：在长流水中采集根部洗净，日晒成为干姜。以汉中、温州、池州产的为好。陶弘景的说法是汉州干姜的制作方法。
李时珍说：干姜是用母姜制作的。现在江西、襄阳、均州都在制作，以洁白干净、质地坚实者为好，所以人们叫它白姜，又叫均姜。凡是入药都应当炮制后使用。
【气味】辛味，温性，无毒。褚澄说：苦味、辛味。李杲（好古）说：大热。
孟诜（恭）说：长期服用使人视力昏暗。其余功效同生姜。
李时珍说：《太清外术》说：孕妇不可食用干姜，会使胎气内消。大概是因为它的性质热而辛散的缘故。
【主治】胸满、咳嗽气逆上冲，温暖中焦止血，发汗，驱逐风湿痹痛，肠中下痢。生用的效果更好（《神农本草经》）。
寒冷腹痛，中恶霍乱胀满，风邪诸毒，皮肤间结聚之气，止唾血（《名医别录》）。治疗腰肾中的疼痛冷感、冷气，破血祛风，通利四肢关节，开通五脏六腑，宣通各种络脉，去除风毒冷痹，夜间小便多（甄权）。
消除痰饮降气，治疗转筋吐泻，腹脏寒冷，反胃干呕，瘀血跌打损伤，止鼻出血，解除冷热毒，开胃，消化隔宿食物（唐·大明）。主治心下寒痞，眼睛久赤（李杲/好古）。
【发明】张元素说：干姜气薄味浓，半沉半浮，可升可降，属于阳中之阴。又说：大辛大热，属于阳中之阳。
它的作用有四个方面：通心助阳，这是一；去除脏腑深层的寒冷痼冷，这是二；发散各条经络的寒气，这是三；治疗受寒引起的腹痛，这是四。肾中没有阳气，脉气将要断绝，用黑附子作为引导，水煎服，名叫姜附汤。也治疗中焦寒邪，寒邪过盛，用辛味来发散它。又能补益下焦，所以四逆汤中使用它。干姜本性辛，炮制后稍带苦味，所以能守而不走，因此能治疗里寒，不像附子那样行散而不止。理中汤中使用它，是因为它能回阳救逆。
李杲（东垣）说：干姜生用辛，炮制后苦，属阳。生用则驱逐寒邪而发表，炮制则去除胃冷而守中。多用会耗散元气，辛味能发散，这就是“壮火食气”的道理，必须用生甘草来缓和它。辛热之性用来散发里寒，配合五味子用来温肺，配合人参用来温胃。
李杲（好古）说：干姜是心和脾两经气分的药物，所以能补心气不足。有人说：干姜辛热却说补脾。现在理中汤中使用它，说的是泄而不是补，为什么呢？大概是因为辛热能燥湿，泄除脾中的寒湿邪气，并不是泄除正气。又说：服用干姜来治疗中焦疾病，必定会上僭（导致火热上炎），这一点不可不知道。
朱震亨（震亨）说：干姜进入肺中能利肺气，进入肾中能燥下焦湿气，进入肝经能引血药生血，配合补阴药也能引血药进入气分生血，所以血虚发热、产后大热的人使用它。止唾血、痢血，必须炒黑后使用。如果有血脱色白且面色枯槁无光泽、脉象濡弱的，这是大寒证。适宜用干姜的辛温来益血，用大热来温经。
李时珍说：干姜能引血药入血分，气药入气分，又能去除恶血滋养新血，有阳生阴长的意思，所以血虚的人使用它；而人吐血、衄血、下血，属于有阴无阳的情况，也适宜使用它。这是热因热用，顺从病势的治疗方法。
【附方】旧方十三首，新方十五首。
脾胃虚冷，不能进食，积久虚弱成劳瘵病的：用温州产白干姜，用浆水煮透，取出焙干捣成粉末，用陈廪米煮粥，将药末与粥混合做成梧子大小的丸药。每次服用三五十丸，用白开水送下。效果神奇。（苏颂《图经本草》）。
脾胃虚弱，饮食减少，容易受伤难以消化，无力肌肉消瘦：用干姜频繁研磨四两，用白糖切成块，用水浴加热，放入铁锅中溶化，和药末做成梧子大小的丸药。每次空腹时用米汤送下三十丸。（《十便良方》）。
头晕呕吐，因为胃冷生痰：用川干姜（炮制）二钱半，甘草（炒）一钱二分。水一杯半，煎至一半服用。多次使用有效。（《传信适用方》）。
心脾冷痛，暖胃消痰：二姜丸：用干姜、高良姜等分。炮制后研末，用糊做成梧子大小的丸药。每次饭后，用猪皮汤送下三十丸。（《太平惠民和剂局方》）。
心气突然疼痛：干姜粉末，用米汤送服一钱。（《外台秘要》）。
阴阳易病伤寒后，妇人得病虽然痊愈，未满一百天，不可与男子同房。如果患病拘急，手足蜷曲，腹痛欲死，男子叫阴易，女子叫阳易，迅速发汗即可痊愈。
发病满四天，不可治了：用干姜四两，研成粉末。每次用半两，用白开水调服。盖上衣被出汗后，手足伸展即愈。（《伤寒类要》方）。
中寒水泻：干姜炮制后研末，用粥饮送服二钱，立即见效。（《千金方》）。
寒痢青色：干姜切如大豆大小。每次用米汤送服六七枚，每天三次，夜间一次。多次使用有效。（《肘后备急方》）。
血痢不止：干姜烧黑存性，放冷后研末。每次服用一钱，用米汤送下，神妙。（姚氏《集验方》）。
脾寒疟疾（《外台秘要》）：用干姜、高良姜等分，研成粉末。每次服用一钱，水一盏，煎至七分服用。又方：干姜炒黑为末，发作时温酒送服三钱匕。（王氏《博济方》）。
冷气咳嗽结胀：干姜粉末，热酒调服半钱。或者用饴糖丸含服。（姚僧坦方）。
咳嗽气逆：用合州干姜（炮制）、皂荚（炮制，去皮、子及蛀坏部分）、桂心（紫色者，去皮，并捣碎筛粉）等分。炼白蜜调和捣一二千杵，做成梧子大小的丸药。每次饮水送服三丸，咳嗽发作时服用，每天三到五次。禁止吃葱、面食、油腻食物。效果神奇。刘禹锡在淮南与李亚同在幕府，李亚每次给人治病都不出药方，有人讥笑他吝啬。李亚说：“普通人患咳嗽，大多进服凉药。如果看到这个方子用药热燥，一定不肯服用，所以只给出药名就多有效。”尝试后确实如此。（刘禹锡《传信方》）。
虚劳不眠：干姜为粉末，汤水送服三钱，取微汗出。（《千金方》）。
吐血不止：干姜为粉末，童子小便调服一钱，效果好。
鼻衄不止：干姜削尖，煨熟，塞入鼻孔即止。（《广利方》）。
鼻塞不通：干姜粉末，蜂蜜调匀塞入鼻孔。（《千金方》）。
冷泪目昏：干姜粉一字（炮制），热水点洗。（《圣济总录》）。
赤眼涩痛：白姜粉末，水调匀贴敷足心，非常奇妙。（《普济方》）。
眼睛忽然看不见：让人咀嚼母姜，用舌头每日舔舐六到七次，直到视力恢复为止。（《圣济总录》）。
眼中突然疼痛：干姜削圆滑，放入眼中，有汁液流出擦拭掉。味道尽后再更换。（《千金方》）。
牙痛不止：川姜（炮制）、川椒等分为末。掺敷患处。（《御药院方》）。
斑豆厥逆，斑豆服用凉药过多，手足厥冷，脉微。用干姜（炮制）二钱半，粉甘草（炙）一钱半。水两杯，煎成一杯服用。（庞安常《伤寒论》）。
痈疽初起：干姜一两，炒紫研末，醋调敷四周，留出头部，自愈。这是东昌申一斋的奇方。（《诸症辨疑》）。
瘰疬不愈合：干姜为粉末，姜汁打糊和作药剂，以黄丹为外衣。每天根据疮口大小，将药纳入其中，追脓排尽，生肉收口为止。如果不愈合，用葱白汁调大黄粉末擦拭，即愈。（《救急方》）。
虎野狼伤人：干姜粉末敷之。（《肘后方》）。
犬咬伤人：干姜粉末，水服二匕（生姜汁服用也好），并用姜炙热熨烫伤口。
蛇蝎螫人：干姜、雄黄等分为末，装在袋子里佩戴，蛇闻到药气会避开，人被螫后立即敷上，便能安定。（《广利方》）。
【附录】天竺干姜（《开宝本草拾遗》）
陈藏器说：味辛，温，无毒。主治冷气寒中，宿食不消，腹胀下痢，腰背痛，癖气块，恶血积聚。产于婆罗门国，一名胡干姜，形状像姜，小且黄色。
(Recorded in the Middle Category of *Shennong Bencao Jing*)
[Correction] Transferred from the Herb Section to here.
[Names] White Ginger (see below).
[Collected Explanations] Tao Hongjing said: Currently, dried ginger is only produced in Linhai and Zhang'an, made in a few villages. The ginger from Shu and Han was formerly excellent, and Jingzhou had good ginger, but none could be made into dried ginger. The method for making dried ginger is as follows: Soak in water for three days, remove the skin, place in running water for six days, scrape off the skin again, then sun-dry it. Place in a porcelain jar and ferment for three days, and it is ready.
Su Song said: The preparation method: Harvest roots, wash them in flowing water, and sun-dry them to make dried ginger. Those from Hanzhong, Wenzhou, and Chizhou are considered superior. Tao's description refers to the method for Hanzhou dried ginger.
Li Shizhen said: Dried ginger is made from mother ginger. It is now produced in Jiangxi, Xiangyang, and Junzhou. Those that are white, clean, and solid are considered superior, hence people call it "White Ginger" or "Jun Ginger." For medicinal use, it should always be processed (pao).
[Flavor and Properties] Acrid, warm, non-toxic. Chu Cheng said: Bitter, acrid. Li Hao (Haogu) said: Greatly hot.
Meng Shen (Gong) said: Long-term consumption causes dim vision. Its other properties are the same as fresh ginger.
Li Shizhen said: *Taiqing Waishu* states: Pregnant women should not consume dried ginger, as it may cause fetal resorption. This is likely due to its hot and acrid-dispersing nature.
[Therapeutic Actions] Chest fullness, cough with rebellious Qi ascending, warming the middle Jiao to stop bleeding, inducing sweating, expelling wind-damp bi syndrome, dysentery. Raw form is especially effective (*Shennong Bencao Jing*).
Cold abdominal pain, sudden evil cholera with distension, various toxins from wind pathogens, Qi knotting in the skin, stopping spitting of blood (*Mingyi Bielu*). Treating pain and coldness in the lower back and kidneys, cold Qi, breaking blood stasis and expelling wind, unblocking the four limbs and joints, opening the five Zang and six Fu organs, disseminating all collaterals, removing wind-toxin and cold-bi, frequent urination at night (Zhen Quan).
Eliminating phlegm and descending Qi, treating muscle cramps with vomiting and diarrhea, cold abdomen and viscera, regurgitation and dry retching, blood stasis and traumatic injuries, stopping epistaxis, resolving cold and heat toxins, stimulating appetite, digesting retained food (Tang Dynasty - Daming). Mainly treating cold痞 (pi-syndrome) in the epigastrium, chronic redness of the eyes (Li Hao/Haogu).
[Inventions and Elucidations] Zhang Yuansu said: Dried ginger has a thin Qi and strong Flavor, half-sinking and half-floating, capable of ascending and descending; it is Yin within Yang. He also said: Greatly acrid and greatly hot, it is Yang within Yang.
Its uses are fourfold: 1. Uniting the Heart and assisting Yang; 2. Removing deep-seated cold and stubborn chill from the Zang-Fu; 3. Dispersing cold Qi from all meridians; 4. Treating abdominal pain caused by cold invasion. When there is no Yang in the Kidney and the pulse Qi is about to vanish, using Black Aconite (*Hei Fuzi*) as a guide, decocted in water, it is named *Jiang Fu Tang*. It also treats Cold Evil in the Middle Jiao where Cold prevails, dispersing it with its acridity. It can also tonify the Lower Jiao, which is why it is used in *Si Ni Tang*. Dried ginger is naturally acrid; after processing, it becomes slightly bitter, thus retaining rather than moving, enabling it to treat interior cold, unlike Aconite which moves without retaining. It is used in *Li Zhong Tang* because it restores Yang.
Li Gao (Dongyuan) said: Dried ginger is acrid when raw and bitter when processed, belonging to Yang. Raw, it expels cold pathogens and releases the exterior; processed, it removes stomach cold and secures the interior. Overuse dissipates Yuan Qi; since acridity disperses, this is the principle of "Strong Fire Consumes Qi," so it must be moderated with Raw Licorice (*Sheng Gancao*). Its acrid-hot nature disperses interior cold; combined with Schisandra (*Wuweizi*), it warms the Lungs; combined with Ginseng (*Renshen*), it warms the Stomach.
Li Hao (Haogu) said: Dried ginger is a Qi-level herb for the Heart and Spleen meridians, thus it tonifies insufficient Heart Qi. Some say: Dried ginger is acrid-hot yet described as tonifying the Spleen. In *Li Zhong Tang*, it is said to drain rather than tonify. Why? Because acrid-hot herbs dry dampness, draining cold-damp pathogenic Qi from the Spleen, not draining healthy Qi. It is also said: Using dried ginger to treat the Middle Jiao must lead to rebellion upward (hyperactivity of fire), which one must know.
Zhu Zhenheng said: Dried ginger enters the Lung to benefit Lung Qi, enters the Kidney to dry Lower Jiao dampness, enters the Liver channel to guide Blood herbs to generate Blood, and when combined with Yin-tonifying herbs, it guides Blood herbs into the Qi level to generate Blood. Thus, it is used for fever due to Blood deficiency and high fever postpartum. To stop spitting blood or bloody dysentery, it must be charred. If there is Blood loss with pale complexion, dull luster, and a soggy pulse, this indicates severe Cold. One should use the acrid-warm nature of dried ginger to benefit Blood and its great heat to warm the channels.
Li Shizhen said: Dried ginger can guide Blood herbs into the Blood level and Qi herbs into the Qi level. It can eliminate evil and nourish the new, embodying the principle of "Yang generates Yin." Therefore, it is used for Blood deficiency; those suffering from hematemesis, epistaxis, or hematochezia who have Yin but no Yang should also use it. This is the method of "treating heat with heat," a compliant treatment approach.
[Attached Formulas] Thirteen old formulas, fifteen new formulas.
For Spleen and Stomach deficiency-cold, inability to eat, wasting over time leading to consumptive disease: Use Wenzhou White Dried Ginger, boil thoroughly in rice vinegar water, take out, bake dry, and grind into powder. Mix with aged barn rice porridge to make pills the size of wu zi. Take 30-50 pills each time with plain boiled water. The effect is miraculous. (Su Song *Tu Jing*).
For Spleen and Stomach weakness, reduced appetite, susceptibility to injury and difficult digestion, lack of strength and emaciation: Grind dried ginger finely to 4 liang. Cut white malt sugar into blocks, melt in a water bath, mix with the ginger powder to make pills the size of wu zi. Take 30 pills on an empty stomach with rice drink. (*Shi Bian Fang*).
For dizziness and vomiting due to cold Stomach generating phlegm: Use Sichuan Dried Ginger (processed) 2.5 qian, Licorice (stir-fried) 1.2 qian. Add 1.5 cups of water, decoct until half remains, and drink. Effective after repeated use. (*Chuan Xin Shi Yong Fang*).
For Heart-Spleen cold pain, warming Stomach and eliminating phlegm: *Er Jiang Wan*: Equal parts Dried Ginger and Galangal Root. Process, grind to powder, bind with paste to make pills the size of wu zi. Take 30 pills after meals with pig skin soup. (*He Ji Ju Fang*).
For sudden Heart Qi pain: Dried ginger powder, take 1 qian with rice drink. (*Waitai Miyao*).
Yin-Yang Exchange Disease after Shanghan: If a woman contracts illness after recovery but within 100 days, she must not have intercourse with men. Symptoms include spasms, curled hands and feet, and agonizing abdominal pain. In men, it is called Yin Exchange; in women, Yang Exchange. Rapid sweating will cure it.
If four days have passed, it is incurable: Use 4 liang of dried ginger, grind to powder. Take 0.5 liang each time, mixed with plain boiled water. Cover with clothes and blankets to induce sweating; once hands and feet extend, the patient recovers. (*Shanghan Lei Yao* formula).
Cold-induced watery diarrhea: Processed dried ginger, grind to powder, take 2 qian with porridge drink. Immediate effect. (*Qianjin Fang*).
Cold dysentery with green stool: Cut dried ginger into pieces the size of soybeans. Take 6-7 pieces each time with rice drink, three times daily and once at night. Effective with repeated use. (*Zhouhou Beiji Fang*).
Unremitting bloody dysentery: Char dried ginger until black but retain its nature, cool and grind to powder. Take 1 qian each time with rice drink. Divine and subtle. (Yao Shi *Ji Yan Fang*).
Spleen-Cold Malaria (*Waitai*): Equal parts Dried Ginger and Galangal Root, grind to powder. Take 1 qian, add 1 cup of water, decoct to 0.7 cups, and drink. Another formula: Char dried ginger to black, grind to powder. Take 3 qian with warm wine at the onset of attack. (Wang Shi *Bo Ji Fang*).
Cold Qi causing cough and distension: Dried ginger powder, mix with hot wine to take 0.5 qian. Or hold a malt sugar pill in the mouth. (Yao Sengtan formula).
Cough with rebellious Qi: Equal parts Hezhou Dried Ginger (processed), Soap Fruit (processed, peel removed, seeds and worm-eaten parts discarded), and Cinnamon Twig (purple ones, peeled, ground and sifted). Mix with refined white honey, pound 1000-2000 times, make pills the size of wu zi. Take 3 pills with water when cough starts, 3-5 times daily. Avoid onions, wheat products, and greasy foods. Effect is miraculous. Liu Yuxi served in the same office as Li Ya in Huainan. Li Ya treated patients but never gave formulas, accused of stinginess. Li Ya said: "People with coughs mostly take cooling herbs. If they see this hot-dry formula, they refuse it. Thus, just naming the herbs often yields results." Testing proved true. (Liu Yuxi *Chuan Xin Fang*).
Deficiency-Labor insomnia: Dried ginger powder, take 3 qian with water, induce slight sweating. (*Qianjin Fang*).
Unremitting hematemesis: Dried ginger powder, mix with urine from an uncircumcised boy, take 1 qian. Good effect.
Unremitting epistaxis: Sharpen dried ginger, roast/warm, stuff into nostrils to stop bleeding. (*Guang Li Fang*).
Nasal obstruction: Dried ginger powder, mix with honey, stuff into nostrils. (*Qianjin Fang*).
Cold tears and dim vision: Dried ginger powder, one zi (processed), mix with water to wash. (*Shengji Zonglu*).
Red eyes with soreness and pain: White ginger powder, mix with water, apply to soles of feet. Very wonderful. (*Pu Ji Fang*).
Sudden blindness: Have someone chew mother ginger, lick their tongue 6-7 times daily until vision clears. (*Shengji Fang*).
Sudden eye pain: Round and smooth dried ginger, insert into the eye. Wipe away exuded juice. Replace when flavor is exhausted. (*Qianjin*).
Unremitting toothache: Sichuan Ginger (processed) and Sichuan Pepper equal parts, grind to powder. Apply to affected area. (*Yu Yao Yuan Fang*).
Ban Dou (Smallpox/Chickenpox) with Jue Ni: Due to excessive cooling herbs, hands and feet are cold, pulse is faint. Use Dried Ginger (processed) 2.5 qian, Powdered Licorice (roasted) 1.5 qian. Add 2 cups of water, decoct to 1 cup, and drink. (Pang Anchang *Shanghan Lun*).
Early stage of carbuncle and ulcer: 1 liang of dried ginger, stir-fry until purple, grind to powder, mix with vinegar, apply around the lesion leaving the head open, heals spontaneously. This is a strange formula from Shen Yizhai of Dongchang. (*Zhu Zheng Bian Yi*).
Scrofula not healing: Dried ginger powder, mix with ginger juice and paste to form a plug, coat with Red Lead (*Huang Dan*). Insert into the wound daily according to size until pus is exhausted and flesh regenerates. If it does not close, rub with Rhubarb powder mixed with scallion white juice, heals immediately. (*Jiu Ji Fang*).
Bitten by tigers, wolves, or wild dogs: Apply dried ginger powder. (*Zhouhou*).
Bitten by dogs: Dried ginger powder, take 2 bi with water (ginger juice is also good), and apply hot roasted ginger to the wound.
Stung by snakes or scorpions: Equal parts Dried Ginger and Realgar, grind to powder, carry in a bag. Snakes avoid the smell. If stung, apply immediately to calm the venom. (*Guang Li Fang*).
[Appendix] Tianzhu Dried Ginger (*Kaibao Bencao Shiyi*)
Chen Cangqi said: Acrid, warm, non-toxic. Treats cold Qi and cold in the middle Jiao, undigested food, abdominal distension and dysentery, lower back and waist pain, pi masses, and accumulation of evil blood. Produced in Baluo Men Country, also known as Hu Dried Ginger, resembles ginger but is smaller and yellow.