This is the verse I use to remember what 保济丸 is made up of:
保济白芷与葛根 （解表）
菊花薄荷天花粉 （清）
藿香木香橘红陈 （理气）
苍朴茯苓薏苡仁 （燥湿化湿以健脾）
稻芽六曲赤石脂 （消食 & 涩肠）
What it is used for:
Most people who have ever used 保济丸 have used it when they have diarrhea.
It’s also good for kids who have ‘worms’ inside of them - the Chinese believe this is why […]
The verse:
“趺阳脉浮而涩，浮则胃气强，涩则小便数，浮涩相搏，大便则硬，其脾为约，麻子仁丸主之。” (line 247)
Here we get a glimpse of the unfettered logic of Zhang Ji and perhaps all his predecessors and post-decessors. He says that the fuyang pulse is floating and rough (literally: astringent). And then he explains why: floating means that the stomach qi is strong (from this we know that during exterior illnesses, […]
An re-introduction:
“五六日自利而渴者，属少阴也， 虚故引水自救，” (line 282b)
If you remember, diarrhea (下利/自利) can be classified as 太阴下利 or 少阴下利.
We know it COULD BE 少阴下利 if thirst is present.
We can further subdivide thirst-present diarrhea into cold-diarrhea (寒利) or hot-diarrhea (热利) by looking at the urine. It is already known that with cold-diarrhea, the urine is clear and prolonged.
What about […]
太阴虚寒下利：
“太阴之为病，腹满而吐，食不下，自利益甚，时腹自痛。”
太阴病 is associated with a spleen deficiency that engenders cold-damp (脾虚寒湿). The treatment principle is to warm the center, building spleen qi and getting rid of the damp (温中散寒，健脾燥湿). 理中汤 is indicated here.
少阴虚寒下利：
“五六日自利而渴者，属少阴也， 虚故引水自救，” (line 282b)
If things get worse, then the patient will start experiencing 少阴虚寒下利，where 四逆汤 is indicated for kidney-deficiency that causes cold-damp. This […]
An introduction:
What we now understand as 蓄血证 appears in two places in 《伤寒论》
First, we have 太阳蓄血证，where three sub-patterns and hence prescriptions are indicated:
桃核承气汤
抵当汤
抵当丸
Now we have 阳明蓄血证, where instead of exhibiting exterior signs like in 太阳蓄血证, the patient exhibiting 阳明 signs. Continue reading to understand more:
One situation (阳明蓄血证):
“阳明证，其人喜忘者，必有蓄血。所以然者，本有久瘀血，故令喜忘。(line 237a)
屎虽硬，大便反易，其色必黑者，宜抵当汤下之。(line 237b)
Line 237a: Here, we have a Yangming […]
