《病源论》云∶宿食不消者，由五脏气虚弱，寒气在于脾胃之间，故使谷不化也。旧谷
未消
复煎
《集验方》治凡所食不消方∶取其余类烧作末，酒服方寸匕，便吐去宿食，即瘥。陆光
录说
子烧服
《南海传》云∶若疑腹有宿食，又刺脐胸，宜须恣饮熟汤，指剔喉中，变吐令尽，更饮
更决
食。
《范汪方》治腹痛消谷止利胀大豆方∶
取大豆，择貌好者服一合所，日四五服，一日中四五合，饭后辄服，虽非饭后可投，间
服趋
《范汪方》治食生冷之物，或寒时衣薄当风、食不消，或夜食以卧、不消化、心腹烦痛
胀急
《新录方》治宿食不消方∶
薤白（切，一升） 豉（一升）
水四升，煮取二升，分二服。
又方∶生姜五大两，捣取汁，温服之。
又方∶捣蒜如泥，酒服如枣，日三。
又方∶曲末、干姜末一升，酒服一方寸匕，日二。
又方∶灸太仓穴二三百壮。
又方∶灸脐左右相去三寸，名魂舍，并依年壮，唯多益佳。
又方∶灸第五椎并左右相去一寸五分。
《录验方》治宿食不消，大便难练中丸方∶
大黄（六分） 葶苈子（四两，熬） 杏仁（四两，熬） 芒硝（四两，熬）
凡四物，下筛，蜜和，食已服如梧子七丸，日三，不知稍增。
《千金方》消食丸，主数年不能食方∶
小麦 （一升） 姜（四两） 乌梅（四两） 七月七日（或本无七月七日字）曲〔（音
菊）一升〕
四味，蜜和服十丸，日再，四十至丸，寒在胸中，及（反）胃翻心者皆瘥。
《极要方》治宿舍不消、心腹妨满胀痛须利方∶
诃黎勒皮（八分） 桔梗（六分） 槟榔仁（八分） 夕药（六分） 大黄（十分）
上，为散，空腹煮生姜，饮服三钱匕，日二服。
《葛氏方》治脾胃气弱，谷不得下，遂成不复受食方∶
大麻子仁（一升） 大豆黄卷（二升）
并熬令黄香，捣筛，饮服一二方寸匕，日四五。（今按《僧深方》∶大麻子仁三升，大豆
二
《诸病源候论》说：宿食不消，是由于五脏之气虚弱，寒气停留在脾胃之间，导致谷物无法消化。
《集验方》治疗凡是饮食不消化的方子：取剩余食物的同类残渣烧成粉末，用酒送服一方寸匕的量，就会吐出宿食，病就好了。（陆光录记载）子烧后服用。
《南海传》说：如果怀疑腹中有宿食，可以针刺脐部和胸部，应当大量饮用热汤，用手指剔挖喉咙，引发呕吐使宿食排尽，然后再进食。
《范汪方》治疗腹痛、消化食物、止泻、消除腹胀的大豆方：
选取外观好的大豆服用一合左右，每天服用四到五次，一天总共服用四五合，饭后立即服用，即使不是饭后也可以服用，间隔服用效果更佳。
《范汪方》治疗食用生冷食物，或者在寒冷时衣服单薄受风、饮食不消化，或者夜间进食后躺下睡觉、消化不良、心腹烦闷疼痛、腹部胀急的方子：（原文此处缺失具体药方内容，仅列出病症描述及下一方标题，根据上下文推断可能为过渡或漏字，但按原文翻译）
《新录方》治疗宿食不消的方子：
薤白（切碎，一升） 豆豉（一升）
用水四升，煮取二升药液，分两次服用。
另一个方子：生姜五大两，捣碎取汁，温服。
又一个方子：将大蒜捣成泥状，用酒送服如枣核大小，每天三次。
又一个方子：神曲末、干姜末各一升，用酒送服一方寸匕，每天两次。
又一个方子：艾灸太仓穴二百到三百壮。
又一个方子：艾灸肚脐左右相距三寸处，名为魂舍穴，按照患者年龄决定灸壮数，越多越好。
又一个方子：艾灸第五胸椎棘突下及其左右各相距一寸五分处。
《录验方》治疗宿食不消、大便困难的练中丸方：
大黄（六分） 葶苈子（四两，炒制） 杏仁（四两，炒制） 芒硝（四两，炒制）
以上四味药，过筛混合，用蜂蜜和丸，饭后服用如梧桐子大小的七丸，每天三次，若无效可稍增加剂量。
《千金方》消食丸，主治多年不能进食的方子：
小麦（一升） 生姜（四两） 乌梅（四两） 七月七日制作的神曲（音菊，一升）
以上四味药，用蜂蜜和丸，每次服用十丸，每天两次，逐渐增加到四十丸，若是寒邪在胸中，以及反胃翻心的情况都能治愈。
《极要方》治疗宿食不消、心腹痞满胀痛需要通利的方子：
诃黎勒皮（八分） 桔梗（六分） 槟榔仁（八分） 芍药（六分） 大黄（十分）
以上药物研为散剂，空腹时煮生姜水，送服三钱匕，每天两次。
《葛氏方》治疗脾胃气弱，谷物无法下行，最终导致不再接受饮食的方子：
大麻子仁（一升） 大豆黄卷（二升）
一起炒至发黄散发香气，捣碎过筛，用温水送服一二方寸匕，每天四到五次。（今按《僧深方》记载：大麻子仁三升，大豆二……）
The *Zhubing Yuanhou Lun* (Treatise on the Pathogenesis and Manifestations of All Diseases) states: Retained food that fails to digest is caused by the deficiency of Qi in the five Zang organs, with cold pathogen residing between the Spleen and Stomach, thereby preventing the digestion of grains.
The *Jiyan Fang* (Collected Proven Prescriptions) provides a prescription for treating any case of indigestion: Take the residue of similar remaining food, burn it into powder, and administer one cunbi (a square-inch measure) with wine. This will induce vomiting of the retained food, leading to recovery. (Lu Guanglu records) Sub-boiled and taken orally.
The *Nanhai Zhuan* (Records of Nanhai) states: If there is suspicion of retained food in the abdomen, acupuncture may be applied to the umbilical and chest regions. One should drink copious amounts of hot water, use fingers to stimulate the throat to induce vomiting until all retained food is expelled, and then resume eating.
The *Fan Wang Fang* (Prescriptions of Fan Wang) provides a Soybean Prescription for treating abdominal pain, aiding digestion, stopping diarrhea, and relieving abdominal distension:
Select high-quality soybeans and consume approximately one he (a unit of volume). Administer four to five times daily, totaling four to five he per day. Take immediately after meals, though it can also be taken at intervals between meals for better effect.
The *Fan Wang Fang* addresses conditions resulting from consuming raw or cold foods, exposure to wind due to thin clothing in cold weather, indigestion, or lying down immediately after night eating, manifesting as mental restlessness, abdominal pain, and urgent distension: [Note: The specific herbal formula text appears missing in the source excerpt, transitioning directly to the next prescription title.]
The *Xinlu Fang* (Newly Recorded Prescriptions) provides a prescription for retained food not digesting:
Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus (Chopped, 1 sheng) Fermented Soybean Seed (Douchi, 1 sheng)
Boil in 4 sheng of water until reduced to 2 sheng. Divide into two doses.
Another prescription: Use 5 liang of fresh Ginger, crush to extract juice, and take warm.
Another prescription: Crush Garlic into a paste, take a date-sized amount with wine, three times daily.
Another prescription: Take 1 sheng each of Shenqu Powder (Medicated Leaven) and dried Ginger Powder, administer one cunbi with wine, twice daily.
Another prescription: Moxibustion on Taicang (CV11), 200-300 moxa cones.
Another prescription: Moxibustion on points located 3 cun lateral to the umbilicus, named Hunshe (Soul Residence), based on the patient's age; more moxa cones are preferable.
Another prescription: Moxibustion on the spinous process of the 5th thoracic vertebra and points 1.5 cun lateral to it.
The *Luyan Fang* (Verified Records Prescriptions) provides the Lianzhong Wan (Pill) for treating retained food indigestion and difficult defecation:
Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (6 fen) Lepidii Semen (Tinglizi, 4 liang, stir-baked) Armeniacae Semen Amarum (Xingren, 4 liang, stir-baked) Natrii Sulfas (Mangxiao, 4 liang, stir-baked)
Sieve the four ingredients, mix with honey to form pills the size of wutong seeds. Take 7 pills after meals, three times daily. If ineffective, slightly increase the dosage.
The *Qianjin Fang* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) Xiao Shi Wan (Digestive Pill) treats chronic anorexia lasting several years:
Tritici Vulgaris Granum (Wheat, 1 sheng) Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Ginger, 4 liang) Mume Fructus (Wumei, 4 liang) Shenqu (Medicated Leaven made on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, 1 sheng)
Mix the four ingredients with honey to form pills. Take 10 pills twice daily, gradually increasing to 40 pills. This treats cold pathogen in the chest and regurgitation/nausea.
The *Jiyao Fang* (Extremely Important Prescriptions) provides a prescription for retained food indigestion causing epigastric and abdominal fullness, distension, pain, requiring purgation:
Terminaliae Chebulae Pericarpium (Helilepi, 8 fen) Platycodonis Radix (Jiegeng, 6 fen) Arecae Semen (Binglangren, 8 fen) Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shaoyao, 6 fen) Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang, 10 fen)
Grind into powder. Boil fresh Ginger in water, take 3 qianbi of the powder with this liquid on an empty stomach, twice daily.
The *Ge Shi Fang* (Prescriptions of Ge) treats weak Qi of the Spleen and Stomach, where grains cannot descend, eventually leading to total inability to accept food:
Cannabis Fructus (Dama Zi Ren, 1 sheng) Sojae Semen Album Praeparatum (Dadou Huangjuan, 2 sheng)
Stir-fry until yellow and fragrant, crush, and sieve. Take 1-2 cunbi with warm water, four to five times daily. (Note: According to *Seng Shen Fang*: Cannabis Fructus 3 sheng, Sojae Semen 2...)