◎方  名：謂胃承氣湯（攻里之劑）

   總  結：胃實緩攻                                                               

   編  號：003                                                                    

   組  成：大黃﹑芒硝﹑甘草                                                       

   主  治：1.治傷寒陽明證，不惡寒，反惡熱，口渴便閉，譫語腹滿，中焦燥實。         

           2.及傷寒吐后腹脹滿者。                                                 

           3.陽明病不吐不下而心煩者。                                             

           4.亦治渴證，中消善食而溲。                                             

   歸  經：此足太陽陽明藥也。                                                     

   方  義：(1)大黃苦寒，除熱蕩實。芒硝咸寒，潤燥軟堅。 二物下行甚速，故用甘草甘平以緩之，不致傷胃，故謂調胃承氣。          

           (2)去枳﹑樸者，不欲其犯上焦氣分也。                                    

   變化方：(1)本方加當歸﹑姜﹑棗煎，名當歸承氣湯，治里熱火郁，或皮膚枯燥，或咽     燥鼻干，或便溺秘結，或瘀血發狂。                                            

           (2)方本方除芒硝，名大黃甘草湯，金匱用治食已即吐，外臺用治吐水。        

           (3)本方用大黃二兩半，芒硝﹑甘草名二兩，又名破棺丹，治多汗﹑大渴﹑便 秘﹑譫語妳 陽結之證及諸瘡腫熱。                                                

   炮  制：大黃酒浸，甘草炙。                                                     

   煎服法：少少溫服。                                                             

   來  源：仲景