取鲜罂栗壳不拘多少，捣烂，以净水砂锅内熬漉起汁，又入水熬之。榨极干，渣不用。只以二汁慢火熬干
如膏，加入炒黑文蛤末调和成饼，阴干。凡遇久嗽吐血、脱泄、崩中、久泻不止，用之如神。世
人不知，有谓粟壳之药劫病而已，殊不知久泻而诸药不效，至于待毙，命在须臾，非粟壳一劫之
功，其孰能解千钧一发之危也？医之用药，正犹时之常变，而行道者宜用之，以经权一理也。然
则劫药亦犹管仲之于霸也，宁不与于夫子乎！
四月间取青梅或一石或五斗，微拌因煤 一二日稍软，砖炕上用柴或草烧熏二昼夜，干湿得
所，收起铺折上，冷，向日中暴干，即成乌梅。其物怕水怕湿，即发热如火而焚焦枯，惟光核而
已。如有一篓，若着半杯水，则一篓俱焚而无用矣。缘乌梅之在药，有生津止渴、止嗽、收汗、
止泻、止痢之功，或不可以无焉。
大黑豆不拘多少，甑蒸香熟为度，取出摊置笊篮中，乘温热放在无风处，四围上下用黄荆叶
或青穣紧护之，数日取开，豆上生黄衣已遍，取出晒一日。次日温水洗过，或用紫苏叶切碎和之，
烈日曝十分干，瓷器收贮密封。
六月六日用黑豆水浸一宿，蒸熟摊席上，以簸扁盖之。三日一看，黄衣遍，晒干，簸去其黄
衣，再用水拌得所，入瓶内筑实，桑叶塞口，泥封口。日中晒七日，开曝一时，又以水拌入瓶内，
如此七次再蒸，映去火气仍入瓶筑实，泥封则成矣。桑白皮（二寸半）、土瓜根（三寸）、大枣
（七枚）同研为细膏，早起化汤洗面及手，大去皱纹。
又法以黑豆煮烂，捞起铺楼板上，三寸浓，干草密盖二七 干尽起黄衣，揭去草取豆饼，干七日然后用。
六月六日五更时，用河水洗去黄衣，乘温入木桶内 之， 五日取出晒极干，再以净器贮之任用。
取鲜罂粟壳不限数量，捣烂后，用净水在砂锅中熬煮并滤出汁液，再次加水继续熬煮。榨取至极干，药渣不再使用。仅将这两次得到的汁液用慢火熬制成膏状，加入炒至黑色的文蛤末调和成饼状，置于阴凉处晾干。凡是遇到久咳吐血、脱肛泄泻、崩漏（妇女非经期大量阴道出血）、久泻不止的情况，使用此药效果神奇。世人不知其中奥妙，有人称罂粟壳的药效只是强行压制病症罢了，却不知道对于久泻且其他药物无效，以至于等待死亡、性命垂危的时刻，如果不是靠罂粟壳这一“劫夺”病邪的功效，谁能解除这千钧一发的危机呢？医生用药，正如同时势的常规与变通，而行道之人应当懂得运用它，因为经权（常法与权变）的道理是一致的。那么，“劫药”（强力攻伐之药）的作用也就像管仲辅佐齐桓公称霸一样，难道不应该被肯定吗！
四月间采集青梅，数量为一石或五斗均可，稍微拌入陈年煤屑一二日使其稍软，在砖炕上用柴草烧熏两昼夜，控制干湿适度，收起铺在席子上折叠好，待冷却后，放在阳光下暴晒，即成为乌梅。这种物品怕水怕湿，一旦受潮就会发热如火般焚焦枯死，只剩下光秃秃的核而已。如果有一篓乌梅，若混入半杯水，则整篓都会焚毁而无用了。因为乌梅在药物中，具有生津止渴、止咳、敛汗、止泻、止痢的功效，或许是不能没有它的。
大黑豆不限数量，用甑蒸至香气熟透为度，取出摊放在笊篮中，趁着温热放置在无风处，四周上下用黄荆叶或青秸秆紧紧包裹保护，数日后打开查看，豆上长满黄色衣膜后，取出晒一天。第二天用温水洗净，或者用紫苏叶切碎混合，在烈日下曝晒至十分干燥，装入瓷器中密封储存。
六月六日用黑豆用水浸泡一夜，蒸熟后摊在席子上，用簸箕盖住。三天检查一次，待黄色衣膜长遍，晒干，簸去其黄衣，再用水拌匀适量，放入瓶内压实，用桑叶塞住瓶口，泥封封口。在阳光下晒七天，打开曝晒一时辰，又用水拌匀放入瓶内，像这样重复七次后再蒸，以去除火气，仍放入瓶内压实，泥封即可制成。桑白皮（二寸半）、土瓜根（三寸）、大枣（七枚）一同研成细膏，早晨化开汤剂洗脸及洗手，可大大去除皱纹。
另一种方法是用黑豆煮烂，捞起铺在楼板上，厚度三寸，用干草严密覆盖二十一天直至干尽长出黄衣，揭去草取豆饼，再晒七天然后使用。
六月六日凌晨五更时分，用河水洗去黄衣，趁着温热放入木桶内发酵，五日取出晒至极干，再用干净的容器储存任其使用。
Take fresh poppy shell (Yingsuqiao, 罂粟壳) in any quantity, pound it into a paste, and decoct it with clear water in a clay pot to filter out the juice. Add more water and decoct again. Press until extremely dry; discard the dregs. Only use the two juices, slowly boil them down over low heat until they resemble a paste, then mix in finely ground powder of fried black *Arca subcrenata* (Wenge, 文蛤) to form cakes. Dry them in the shade. For chronic cough with hemoptysis, prolapse with diarrhea, metrorrhagia (Bengzhong, 崩中), and persistent diarrhea, this remedy is miraculous. People are unaware of its true value, claiming that poppy shell merely suppresses symptoms forcibly. They do not realize that for chronic diarrhea unresponsive to other medicines, when death seems imminent and life hangs by a thread, only the "robbing" (Jie, 劫) power of poppy shell can resolve such critical danger. A physician's use of medicine is like adapting to changing circumstances; those who understand the Way should employ it, as the principles of orthodoxy and expediency (Jingquan, 经权) are one. Thus, the function of "robbing medicines" is akin to Guan Zhong assisting Duke Huan of Qi in hegemony; should it not be acknowledged?
In April, gather green plums (*Mume Fructus*, Wumei, 乌梅), either one shi or five dou. Mix slightly with aged coal dust for one or two days until slightly soft. Smoke them on a brick kiln using firewood or straw for two days and nights, controlling moisture appropriately. Collect them, fold them on mats, let them cool, and then sun-dry them thoroughly to produce Wu Mei. This substance fears water and dampness; if exposed, it heats up like fire, burning and drying out until only bare pits remain. If even half a cup of water is added to a basket of them, the entire batch will rot and become useless. In pharmacology, Wu Mei has the functions of generating fluids and quenching thirst, stopping cough, arresting sweating, stopping diarrhea, and halting dysentery; thus, it is indispensable.
Take large black soybeans (*Soybean*, Heidou, 黑豆) in any quantity. Steam them in a steamer until fragrant and fully cooked. Remove and spread them in a colander. While still warm, place them in a windless area and tightly cover all sides and top with leaves of *Vitex negundo* var. *heterophylla* (Huangjingye, 黄荆叶) or green stalks. After several days, open and check; once a yellow mold covers the beans completely, take them out and sun-dry for one day. The next day, wash with warm water, optionally mixing with chopped perilla leaf (*Perillae Folium*, Zisuye, 紫苏叶). Sun-dry thoroughly until very dry, then store in porcelain jars with tight seals.
On the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, soak black soybeans in water overnight. Steam until cooked and spread on mats, covering with a winnowing basket. Check every three days; when yellow mold covers the beans completely, sun-dry them. Winnow away the yellow mold. Moisten appropriately with water, pack tightly into bottles, plug the mouth with mulberry leaf (*Mori Cortex*, Sangbaipi, 桑白皮), and seal with mud. Sun-dry for seven days, open and air-dry for one shichen (two hours), moisten with water again, and repack. Repeat this process seven times, then steam once more to dissipate the "fire qi." Pack tightly into bottles, seal with mud, and the preparation is complete. For external use: grind *Mori Cortex* (1.5 cun), root of *Cucumis melo* var. *debilis* (Tugua gen, 土瓜根), and jujube dates (seven fruits) into a fine paste. Dissolve in water in the morning to wash face and hands; this greatly reduces wrinkles.
Another method: Boil black soybeans until soft, remove, and spread on a floorboard to a thickness of three cun. Cover densely with dry grass for twenty-one days until dry and covered with yellow mold. Remove the grass, take the bean cake, and sun-dry for seven days before use.
On the early morning of the sixth day of the sixth lunar month (around 5 AM), wash off the yellow mold using river water. Place the warm beans into a wooden barrel to ferment. After five days, take them out and sun-dry until extremely dry. Store in clean vessels for use as needed.