上茅花,无即以根代。每服一大把,锉,水两碗,煎浓汁一碗,分二服。沈存中云,林
次中御史在楚州,尝访一故人,久之不出,或问之,云∶子妇衄血垂尽,方救视未及延客。
坐中一客云∶适有药,急令掇茅花一大把,煎浓汁一碗,带囊中取小红丸二粒,令茅花汤吞
下,一服即瘥,而不言其方。后有人闻之曰∶此只是茅花之功耳。试复问之,其人大笑曰∶
诚如此,红丸乃含香朱砂丸,恐不信茅花之功,以此为记耳。存中在 延时,一将官卒病衄
甚困,以此疗之即瘥。又徐德占教衄者,急灸项后发际两筋间宛宛中,三壮立定。盖血自此
入脑,注鼻中,常人以线勒颈后尚可止衄,此灸决效无疑。
以木炭皮为细末,研令极细。如无炭皮,坚炭亦可。粥饮调下二钱,日四五服,以鲠下
为度,此法人家皆有。沈存中云,在汉东乃目睹其神,有刘晦士人邻家一儿,误吞一钱,以
此饮之,下一物如大乌梅,剖之,乃炭裹一钱也。池州徐使君极宝此方,数数用之,未有不
效者。近岁累有人言得此方之效,不复悉载。
当归(半两,去芦,细切) 人参(半两) 猪心(一个,雄者,细切)
上以猪心分四片。用一片,水三盏,煎一盏半,作二服。(一方,当归人参各一两,雄
猪心半个。细切,五盏水,煎三盏,去滓两服。)
取茅花一大把,如果没有茅花,就用茅草根代替。每次服用一大把,切碎,加水两碗,煎煮成浓汁一碗,分两次服用。沈括记载:林次中御史在楚州时,曾去拜访一位老朋友,过了很久对方才出来。有人问他原因,回答说:“我的儿媳鼻出血几乎要断气,正在急救照顾,来不及接待客人。”席间有一位客人说:“我正好有药,急忙拿来一把茅花,煎成一碗浓汁,又从袋中取出两粒小红丸,让患者用茅花汤送服下去,一次服用后病就好了,但他没有说出药方是什么。”后来有人听说这件事,说道:“这仅仅是茅花的功效罢了。”再追问他时,那人哈哈大笑说:“确实是这样,那红丸是含香朱砂丸,因为担心别人不相信茅花的疗效,所以用它作为标记而已。”沈括在延州时,有一位将官突然患鼻出血,病情非常危急,用这个方法治疗立刻痊愈。另外徐德占教给鼻出血的人,紧急灸项后发际线两条筋之间的凹陷处,灸三壮,出血立刻停止。因为血液是从这里进入脑部,注入鼻腔的,普通人用绳子勒住颈后还可以止住鼻血,这种灸法肯定有效,毫无疑问。
用木炭皮研成细末,研磨得极其细腻。如果没有炭皮,坚硬的木炭也可以。用米粥调服二钱,每天服用四到五次,直到鱼刺卡喉的感觉消失为止。这种方法家家户户都有。沈括记载,他在汉东时亲眼目睹其神效。有一个叫刘晦的读书人,邻居家的孩子误吞了一枚铜钱,用这个方子调服后,排出一块像大乌梅大小的物体,剖开来看,原来是木炭包裹着一枚铜钱。池州的徐使君非常珍视这个方子,多次使用,没有不生效的。近年来屡次有人提到此方的疗效,不再一一记载。
当归(半两,去掉芦头,细细切碎),人参(半两),猪心(一个,雄性的,细细切碎)。
以上药材,将猪心分成四片。取其中一片,加水三盏,煎煮至一盏半,分两次服用。(另一个方子,当归和人参各一两,雄性猪心半个,细细切碎,加五盏水,煎煮至三盏,滤去药渣,分两次服用。)
Take a large handful of *Ecliptae Herba* (Maohua, 茅花) flowers; if unavailable, use the root instead. For each dose, take one large handful, chop it, add two bowls of water, and decoct until a thick liquid of one bowl remains. Divide this into two doses. Shen Kuo recorded: When Lin Cizhong, a censor, was in Chuzhou, he once visited an old friend. After a long wait, the host finally emerged. When asked why, he replied, "My daughter-in-law is suffering from severe epistaxis (nosebleed) and is near death; I am attending to her emergency and cannot receive guests." A guest at the table said, "I happen to have medicine. Quickly fetch a large handful of Maohua flowers, decoct them into one bowl of thick liquid, and take two small red pills from my pouch. Swallow them with the Maohua tea. One dose will cure it," but he did not disclose the formula. Later, someone heard of this and remarked, "This is merely the efficacy of Maohua flowers." Upon further inquiry, the man laughed heartily and said, "Indeed so. The red pills are actually *Zhusha Hanxiang Wan* (Cinnabar Incense Pill). I used them as a marker because I feared people would not believe in the power of Maohua alone." Shen Kuo also noted that while in Yanzhou, a military officer suddenly suffered from severe epistaxis and was in critical condition; treating him with this method resulted in immediate recovery. Additionally, Xu Dezhan taught those with nosebleeds to urgently moxibustion the depression between the two tendons at the back of the neck, at the hairline. Three moxa cones applied would stop the bleeding immediately. This is because blood enters the brain from this point and flows into the nasal cavity. Even ordinary people can stop nosebleeds by tying a rope tightly around the back of the neck; thus, this moxibustion method is undoubtedly effective.
Grind the bark of charcoal into a fine powder, processing it until extremely fine. If charcoal bark is unavailable, solid charcoal may be used. Mix two qian with rice broth for oral administration. Take four to five times daily, continuing until the sensation of a fishbone stuck in the throat subsides. This method is common in many households. Shen Kuo recorded witnessing its miraculous effect in Handong. A scholar named Liu Hui had a neighbor's child who accidentally swallowed a coin. After administering this remedy mixed with broth, the child passed an object resembling a large dried plum. Upon cutting it open, it was revealed to be a coin wrapped in charcoal. Xu Shijun, the prefect of Chizhou, highly valued this formula and used it repeatedly without fail. In recent years, many have reported its efficacy, so they are not listed in detail here.
*Dangshen Radix* (Danggui, 当归) (half liang, remove the radix head, finely cut), *Ginseng Radix* (Renshen, 人参) (half liang), *Porcine Heart* (Zhu Xin, 猪心) (one, from a male pig, finely cut).
Divide the porcine heart into four slices. Take one slice, add three cups of water, and decoct until one and a half cups remain. Divide into two doses. (Another variation: Use one liang each of Danggui and Renshen, and half a male porcine heart. Finely cut, add five cups of water, decoct until three cups remain, strain the dregs, and divide into two doses.)