《大清经·太一神精丹方》云∶凡服丹人得食粳米、粱米、粟米粥、葱豉粥等，及苜蓿、
蔓荆、葱曰、韭菜、生姜、瓜菹、酱豉、羊鹿、獐、雉、兔、少犊等，煮及脯，并得食其羊
肉，虽得作脯食，不宜作羹食也。
《召魂丹方》云∶凡病多服丹，经三五以上者，不可食陈臭烂败之物，生肉蒜齑之类。
又云∶勿犯肥鲜、生血、五辛、生菜等，食其余，一无所禁。
《大清经》云∶凡当服丹时慎黄牛肉、羊血羹、白酒、仓米、麦，鲤鱼及尘臭烂败之物，
并不得犯之，自余任情。
又云∶服丹之时，不宜吃热食热羹，食必须冷，不宜过热，热即发动，其药令人吐逆。
诸服丹雄黄八石，皆宜断血食，不然者既不治为久久使人半身不随，慎之。
《召魂丹方》云∶凡有一切丧、孝、亡、死之家，产妇淹秽之处，从始至末，并须慎忌。
《大清经》云∶凡服药，药发动之时，即觉通身微肿或眼中泪下，或鼻内水流，或多呻
吹，或 喷，此等并是药觉触之候，宜勿怪也。可停服三五日，将息时以生熟汤浴之为佳，
啖冷麦粥一两顿亦好，得平复以后，依前更服。每一日服药宜三，二日或三五日停服，并应
自斟酌其力。
凡服丹，不意过度热闷，垂犯者宜急散发低头，以冷水三二升细细淋顶上，须臾便定。
若更不定者，依前更淋之。远不过用三五升即定。唯不得饮冷水，若大困者，亦可饮土浆，
又可饮蓝汁鸡子汁，亦可合食三二口酢饭、葵菹若金石凌，凝雪膏及朴硝粉等，宜蜜水各一
鸡子许，先和之，令相得，因以朴硝粉大称半两，又合搅相得，服之立解。又可食冷葵菹、
猪肉、酢饭、黄连汁、葛汁、大小豆汁、米泔、米粉水。
《大清经·太一神精丹方》中说：凡是服用丹药的人，可以吃粳米粥、高粱米粥、粟米粥、葱豉粥等，以及苜蓿、蔓荆子、葱白、韭菜、生姜、腌瓜、酱豆豉、羊肉、鹿肉、獐肉、野鸡、兔子、小牛犊等，煮成肉块或制成肉干食用，都可以吃这些羊肉；虽然可以做成肉干吃，但不宜做成肉羹吃。
《召魂丹方》中说：凡是患病长期服用丹药，经过三五年以上的人，不能吃陈旧发臭、腐烂变质的食物，也不能吃生肉、蒜泥之类。又说：不要接触肥腻鲜美、生血、五辛（指大蒜、茱萸、小蒜、兴渠、慈菇五种有辛辣气味的蔬菜）、生菜等食物，除此之外，其余食物都没有禁忌。
《大清经》中说：凡是正在服用丹药时，要谨慎避免黄牛肉、羊血羹、白酒、仓库存放的陈米、小麦、鲤鱼以及灰尘污染、发臭腐烂的食物，这些都不得触犯，其余食物任凭自己选择。又说：服用丹药的时候，不宜吃热的食物和热汤羹，饮食必须偏凉，不宜过热，如果过热就会引发药性发作，导致药物使人呕吐逆乱。
凡是服用丹药配合雄黄、八石（指丹砂、水银、空青、硫黄、曾青、磁石、硝石、戎盐等八种矿物药）的人，都应该断绝食用血类食物，否则不仅治不好病，久而久之还会导致半身不遂，务必谨慎。
《召魂丹方》中说：凡是遇到一切丧事、孝期、死亡、产妇污秽之处，从开始到结束，都必须谨慎忌讳。
《大清经》中说：凡是服药期间，当药性发动之时，会感觉全身微微肿胀，或者眼中流泪，或者鼻中流出清水，或者多呻吟喘息，或者打喷嚏，这些都是药力触发的征候，不必奇怪。可以暂停服用三五天，调养休息时，用生水和熟水混合洗澡为佳，吃一两顿冷麦粥也不错，等到身体平复之后，再像以前一样继续服用。每天服药宜分三次，两三天或三至五天停服一次，都应自行斟酌药力的强弱。
凡是服用丹药，如果不慎感到过度燥热烦闷，快要发作时，应该立即散发头发低下头，用两三升冷水细细淋在头顶上，一会儿就能安定下来。如果还不能安定，就按照前面的方法再次淋洗。最多不过用三到五升水就能安定。唯独不能喝冷水，如果极度困倦难受，也可以喝土浆（泥浆水），也可以喝蓝汁（靛蓝汁液）、鸡蛋清汁，也可以合着吃二三口醋饭、腌葵菜或金石凌（一种冷饮）、凝雪膏及朴硝粉等，宜用蜂蜜和水各约一个鸡蛋的量，先调和均匀，使它们相融合，然后用半两重的朴硝粉，再混合搅匀，服用后立刻解除症状。也可以吃冷的腌葵菜、猪肉、醋饭、黄连汁、葛根汁、大豆和小豆的汁液、淘米水、米粉水。
The *Daqing Jing · Taiyi Shening Dan Fang* states: For those taking cinnabar pills (Dan), one may consume congee made from japonica rice, broomcorn millet, foxtail millet, or scallion and fermented soybean paste. One may also eat alfalfa, Vitex fruit, white parts of scallions, Chinese chives, fresh ginger, pickled melons, sauce with fermented soybeans, mutton, venison, roe deer meat, pheasant, rabbit, and young calves. These meats may be boiled or dried into jerky. Mutton can be consumed in these forms; however, although it is permissible to eat it as jerky, it should not be prepared as a thick soup.
The *Zhaohun Dan Fang* states: For patients who have taken cinnabar pills for three to five years or longer, one must avoid eating stale, foul-smelling, rotten, or spoiled food, as well as raw meat and minced garlic. It further states: Avoid rich, fatty, fresh foods, blood products, the "Five Pungent Spices" (Wuxin, referring to garlic, allium tuberosum, wild garlic, asafetida, and sweet cicely), and raw vegetables. Aside from these restrictions, there are no other dietary prohibitions.
The *Daqing Jing* states: When taking cinnabar pills, one must strictly avoid yellow beef, sheep blood soup, white wine, stored grain rice, wheat, carp, and any dusty, foul-smelling, or spoiled food. These items must not be consumed; all other foods may be chosen according to one's preference. It also states: During the intake of cinnabar pills, one should not consume hot food or hot soups. Food must be cool and not overly hot; if too hot, it will trigger the drug's activity, causing vomiting and nausea.
For those taking cinnabar pills combined with Realgar (Xionghuang) and the Eight Minerals (Bashi, referring to cinnabar, mercury, azurite, realgar, crocoite, magnetite, saltpeter, and rock salt), one must abstain from consuming blood products. Otherwise, not only will the illness remain untreated, but it may eventually lead to hemiplegia (half-body paralysis). Exercise great caution.
The *Zhaohun Dan Fang* states: Regarding any household involving mourning, filial piety rites, death, or places where childbirth has occurred and uncleanness exists, one must exercise caution and avoidance from beginning to end.
The *Daqing Jing* states: When taking medicine, during the phase when the drug's effect activates, one may feel slight swelling throughout the body, tears flowing from the eyes, clear fluid running from the nose, frequent groaning or panting, or sneezing. These are signs that the drug's power is interacting with the body; do not be alarmed. One may suspend intake for three to five days. During this recuperation period, bathing with a mixture of raw and cooked water is advisable. Eating cold wheat congee for one or two meals is also beneficial. After the body returns to normal, resume taking the medicine as before. Take the medicine three times a day. Pause intake every two days or every three to five days, adjusting according to one's own tolerance and the strength of the medication.
If, while taking cinnabar pills, one unexpectedly experiences excessive heat and oppression, approaching an attack, one should immediately loosen the hair and lower the head, slowly pouring two or three sheng (ancient unit of volume) of cold water over the crown of the head. The condition will subside shortly. If it does not stabilize, repeat the pouring process. Using three to five sheng of water at most will suffice. However, one must not drink cold water. If extremely distressed, one may drink mud water (tujiang). Alternatively, one may drink indigo juice, egg white juice, or consume two or three mouthfuls of vinegar-rice, pickled okra, Jinshi Ling (a type of cold dessert), Ningxue Gao (Congealed Snow Paste), or Mirabilite powder. Mix honey and water, each in the quantity of one egg, blend them thoroughly until harmonious, then add half a liang (ancient unit of weight) of Mirabilite powder, mix well, and ingest. Relief will be immediate. One may also consume cold pickled okra, pork, vinegar-rice, Coptis chinensis juice, Kudzu root juice, juices from large and small beans, rice washing water, or rice flour water.