三仙丹（一名长寿丸）老人服此饮食倍进。钱都年八十，须鬓皆黑，询其所以？云∶自
三十岁以后，日进一服。歌曰∶
一乌二术三茴香，久服令人寿命长。善治耳聋并眼暗，尤能补肾与膀胱。顺气搜风健腰膝，
驻颜活血鬓难苍。空心温酒盐汤下，谁知凡世有仙方。
川乌头（二两，去皮尖，锉作骰子块，用食盐半两炒焚焦） 茴香（三两，炒香） 苍术（米泔
水浸一宿，用竹刀刮去皮，焙干切片，用葱白一握共炒黄，二两）
上为细末，酒糊丸，如梧桐子大。每服五十丸，空心食前温酒或盐汤下，一日二服，切忌
诸血。
八仙丹 治虚损，补精髓壮筋骨，益心志安魂魄，令人悦泽驻颜，轻身健体，延年益寿，
闭固天癸。
伏火朱砂 真磁石 赤石脂 代赭石 石中黄 禹余粮（五味并用，碾末） 乳香
没药（各一两）
上碾匀为极细末，以米浓饮丸，如梧桐子大或如豆大。每服一粒，空心盐汤下。
散 治老人脾胃久弱，饮食不进，两服立效。王医继先进高庙方。
附子（一个，炮） 丁香 藿香叶 官桂 木香（各三钱） 人参（五钱）
上为末，每服二钱，以寻常辣糊 半盏热用匙调服之。
人参粥 治反胃吐酸水。
人参（为末） 生姜（取汁。各半两）
上水二升煮一升，入粟米一合，煮稀粥，觉饥食之。
姜黄散 治老人脾泄。
大川黄连（一两，切，酒洗） 生姜（四两，净洗和皮切，如骰子块）
上于净铜锅内炒得姜焦黄色去姜，以黄连碾为细末，腊茶浓煎调下二钱，不拘时服。
脾约丸 治老人津液少，大便燥，小便涩，其脾为约。（方见秘结门）
磨积丸 治老人磨滞积，去浮肿。
浓朴（一两） 白姜（四钱） 缩砂 胡椒（各三钱） 青皮（五钱） 苍术 麦芽（各一两）
陈茱萸（五钱） 肉桂（三钱）
上用醋同盐煮，再焙干为细末，酒糊丸，如梧桐子大。每服十丸，日午或卧时香附
子煎汤吞下，陈皮汤亦得。此方老幼常服，快脾进食。
菖蒲酒通血脉调荣卫，主风痹治骨痿，常服耳目聪明，行及奔马，延年益寿。久服得
与神通。
菖蒲（一斗，切，蒸熟） 生术（一斗，刮皮细切）
上入绢袋盛用，渍酒五斗入瓷瓮中盛密封。春冬二七，秋夏一七日取开。每温饮三
杯，日三次，令人不老，面色光泽，精神健康。
菊花酒明目，壮筋骨，补髓，延年益寿，耐老。
家菊（五升） 生地黄（五升） 枸杞根（五升）
上捣碎，以水一石煮出汁五斗，炊糯米五斗，细曲碎拌匀入瓮内密封，候熟澄清。每
温服数杯，随量增减。
东坡云∶菊黄中之色，香味和正，花叶根实皆常生也。又云∶仙婆高洁，宜通仙灵。
枸杞子酒明目驻颜，轻身不老，坚筋骨耐寒暑，疗虚羸黄瘦，不能食。服不两剂必得肥充。
枸杞子（五升，干者捣） 生地黄（切，三升） 火麻子（五升。捣碎）
上先捞麻子令熟，摊去热气，入地黄枸杞子相和得所，盛生绢袋中，以好酒五斗浸之
密封，春夏七日，秋冬二七日。取服多少任意，至微薰为妙。
醉乡宝屑经进八仙散壮脾进食，令人饮酒不醉。宣和初，华山贡士张老人，号为铁瓮
居士，入山探药，遇道人在石岩坐共酌，约有八人，手中各出一物，亦令张翁坐，与少酒饮，
饮数杯，各赐手中之物。张翁熟视之，乃八味药也，兼求其方名，曰∶八仙锉散。
干葛（嫩白有粉者） 白蔻仁 砂仁 丁香（各半两） 甘草（有粉者用） 百药煎（各一分）
木瓜（加倍） 烧盐（一两）
上锉细，人不能饮酒者，只抄一钱细嚼，温酒下，即能饮酒。醉乡宝屑方无如此妙。
丁香饼子解酒进食，温胃去痰，宽中和气，仍去积滞不消，心腹坚胀，痰逆呕哕，噫酢
吞酸，胁肋刺痛，胸膈痞闷，反胃恶心等证。
半夏（制，二两） 丁香（半两） 白茯苓 白术 川姜（泡） 甘草（炙） 橘红（去白，
姜汁浸） 白扁豆（制。各一两）
上为末，姜汁煮面糊丸为饼，棋子大，每服一饼嚼细姜汤下。
糯米糕 治老人小便数。
用纯糯米糕一掌大，临卧炙令软，熟啖之，仍以温酒下，不能饮温汤下。坐行良久，
待胸膈空快便睡。盖糯稻能缩水，凡人夜饮酒者，是夜辄不尿，此糯之力也。
青娥丸 治老人肾气虚弱，腰痛俯仰不利，秘精大益阳事。老人服此颜色还童，少年服此
行步如飞。
破故纸（半两，以水净洗淘过，用香油少许炒） 杜仲（五两，麸炒黄色） 胡桃仁（五十个，
以糯米粥相拌，臼内捣五六百下，只将此粥为丸）
上丸如梧桐子大，每服三十丸，空心盐汤或酒下。此方赵进道从广州太守处得之，久服有
神效。遂作诗一绝以述其功∶十年辛苦走边隅，造化功夫信不虚。夺得风光归堂内，青娥不笑白髭须。
服椒法陈晔为括歌曰∶青城山老人，服椒得妙诀。年过九十余，貌不类期耋。再拜而请
之，忻然为我说。蜀椒二斤净，解盐六两洁。糁盐慢火煮，煮透滚菊末。初服十五丸，早晚不
可辍。每月渐渐增，累之至二百。盐酒或盐汤，任君意所啜。服及半年间，胸膈微觉塞。每日
退十丸，还至十五粒。俟其无碍时，数服如前日。当令气薰蒸，否则前功失。饮食蔬果等，并
无所忌节。一年效即见，容颜顿悦泽。目明而耳聪，须乌而发黑。补肾轻腰身，固气益精血。
椒温盐亦温，菊性去烦热。四旬方可服，服之幸无忽。逮至数十年，功与造化埒。耐老更延年
，不知几岁月。嗜欲若能忘，其效尤卓绝。我欲世人安，作歌故敏切。
蜀椒（拣去梗子及闭口者，净称三斤，用净盐六两糁在椒上，用滚汤泡过椒五寸许经宿，以
银石器慢火煮，止留椒汁半盏，扫干地，铺净纸，倾椒在纸上，覆以新盆，封以黄土，经宿取
置盆内，将干菊花末六两拌滚令匀，更洒所余椒汁，然后横于筛子内晒干。菊花须花小色黄，
叶浓茎紫，气香味甘，名曰甘菊，可作羹者为真，阴干为末。服椒法∶初服一月早晚各十五粒，
次月二十粒，三月堵十粒，至二百粒止。服半年后，觉胸膈间横塞，如有物碍，即每月退十粒，
退至十五粒止。俟其无碍，所服仍如前。须终始服之，令椒气早晚薰蒸。如一日不服，则前功
俱费矣。四旬方可服，若四十岁服，至老只如四十岁容颜，此其验也。）
牢牙乌须方绍定壬辰，江淮赵大使鬼复盱眙，时纳合行省桐公名买，往来金陵。予在赵
监单厅同会纳合，年逾七十鬓发髭皆黑，质其所由，谓∶吾国有行台，出典藩镇，髭须皓然，
数载归朝，而须发皆黑。人怪其异。自序遇一方，牢牙乌髭，岁久得效，因传其方，却不言分
两。续乙巳年会张经历朝请，始得分两云∶
旱莲草（五两，此草有两种，紫花炉火中用之。此种乃白花，结远如莲蓬，故名旱莲。《本草》
中名鲤肠草，孙真人方名金陵草，而江浙人谓之莲子草） 芝麻 （六两，是打过柚，麻枯饼子
是也） 诃子（四十个，并核锉） 不蛀皂角（二定，大者） 晚蚕砂（四两） 青盐（六两，青盐遗两
钱以食盐代之亦可） 川升麻（六两）
上为末，醋打薄糊为丸，弹子大，捻作饼子，或焙或晒，以干为度。先用小口瓷罐子将纸筋
泥固济曝干，入药饼，在瓶内糖灰火中烧令烟出。若烟淡时药尚存性，急退火，以黄泥塞罐口，
候冷，次日出药，旋取数丸，旋研为末。早晚用以擦牙，少时温汤灌漱。久用之，其功极大。
八味丸刘戴花方。老人常服健体延年。
川巴戟（两半，酒浸去心，用荔枝肉一两同炒赤色，去荔枝肉不用） 高良姜（一两，锉碎，
用麦门冬一两半击心同炒赤色为度，去麦冬不用） 川楝子（二两，去核，用降真香一两，
锉碎同炒，油出为度，去降不用） 吴茱萸（两半泡，青盐一两同炒过，去盐） 胡芦巴（一两，
用水浸过，用全蝎二十个炒，去全蝎不用） 山药（两半，同熟地黄炒焦色，去地黄不用）
茯苓（一两，用川椒一两同炒赤色，去椒不用） 香附米（一两，酒洗净，同丹皮一两炒赤色，
去丹皮）
上一处研为细末，盐汤煮面糊丸，如梧桐子大。每服四五十丸，空心食前盐汤下，温酒亦
得。此方温平补肝肾，清上实下，厘清浊二气，补暖丹田，接华池真水三车不败，五漏不生。
热不留于上焦，冷不侵于脾胃，令人耳目聪明。治积年冷病，除累岁沉 ，兼治遗精白浊，妇
人赤白带下。其效如神。
胜骏丸 治老人元气不足，真气虚弱，诸虚寒湿气进袭，手足拳挛，屈伸不得，筋脉不舒，
行步不随。常服益精气，壮筋骨，润肤，散一切风邪。
附子（一个，重八九钱，制） 当归（一两，酒浸） 天麻（酒浸） 牛膝（酒浸） 酸枣仁（炒）
防风（各二两） 熟地黄（酒浸） 没药（另研） 木香 全蝎（去嘴、足、尾、梢） 羌活
甘草（炙） 槟榔 萆 （炒） 苁蓉（酒浸） 破故纸（炒） 巴戟（各三两） 木瓜（四两）
麝香（二钱半，另研） 乳香（半两，另研）
上除乳香、没药、麝香另研外，捣罗为细末。用生地三斤净洗，石臼捣烂如泥，入无灰酒
四升，烂煮如膏，以前药拌匀，杵令坚，每两分作十丸。每服一丸，细嚼，临卧酒下。服半
月见效甚速。无事人服此亦壮筋力，步行如飞，故名胜骏。此药之功专在地黄膏要熬得好，惟春
夏好合，有生地黄也。若合半，每味药减半即是。
地黄粥 治老人血燥，大腑秘结。
先将地黄切碎，以酥油二合，蜜一协议炒令香熟别贮之，候粥欲熟，乃下同煮取熟，
空心服。有先用生地黄切二协议米下煮，再入酥蜜。
胡麻粥壮颜色润肌肤，润肺止嗽。
乌油麻不以多少去皮，蒸一炊曝干，再微炒香熟。每用白杭米一升，胡麻半升，如常煮
粥法，临熟加蜜糖，空心食之，香甘极美。
乳粥补脾，滋肺，益元气。
牛羊乳五合，用白晚米五合洗净，控极干。乃以乳煎令沸，再加煎姜汤，一根据煮粥法，
入米煮熟，倾起瓷樽中。每碗用真酥油半两令其自溶，如油遍覆粥上，旋搅食之为美。
山芋粥（薯蓣生于山者名山药，一名山芋）
山芋取山生者为佳，圃种者无味。用时去皮细石磨如糊，每碗粥用山芋一合，酥一合，
蜜一协议炒令凝，以匙挑粥，将熟投入搅匀，出食之。
栗粥
小栗去壳，切如米粒，每白米一升，栗肉二合，用米煮熟，更无他法。
百合粥补肺止嗽。
生百合（一升） 蜜（一两）
用水煮熟，干投入将熟粥罐中。每碗用二合，空心食。
麋角粥健筋骨，滋肾气。行步艰难者，宜食之妙。
新麋角制如粉霜，即制鹿角霜法，极研如粉。每用二合，入粥同煮，少少入盐搅粥内，
空心食之。
枸杞子粥
枸杷子先用蜜一匙，用水煮烂，入盐少许和入熟粥中食。有研取其汁煮粥亦可。
荠羹（俗谓荠为东风菜。方言讹而为公爹菜，谓可以奉公爹也）
东坡与彼十三书云∶今日食荠极美，天然之珍，虽不甘于五味，而有味外之美。其法取荠一
二升许，净释，入淘子米三合，冷水二升，生姜槌二两指大，同入釜中。浇生油一蚬壳，当于
羹面上，不得触动，动则生油气，不可食。不得入盐醋，君若知此味则陆海八珍皆可厌也。
天生此物以为幽人山居之禄，则以奉传不可忽也。羹以物覆则易熟，而羹极烂乃佳也。
《本草》云∶荠和肝气明目。凡人夜则血归于肝，为宿血之脏，过三更不睡，则朝旦而
色黄燥，意思荒浪，以血不得归故也。若肝气和则血脉流通，津液畅润。东坡尝有诗云∶时绕
麦田求野荠，强为僧舍煮山羹。陆放翁亦有诗云∶少着盐醯助滋味，微加姜桂益精神。风炉歙
钵穷家活，妙诀何曾肯授人。
笋鳜馔苏东坡回钱穆父书云∶竹萌蒙佳贶，取笋蕈菘心与鳜相和，清水煮熟，用姜、萝
卜自然汁及酒三物等入少盐渐渐凝洒之，过熟可食，不敢独味此，请根据法制与老叟共之。
老人有性喜茹素不忍害物者，菽水之奉在家蔬药菜，料理如法，殊益于人。枸菊芎术等苗
嫩时采食之，或煮或 ，或炒或腌，悉用土苏咸豉汁加盐下饮甚良，蔓菁作整绝妙。不断五辛
者，春秋嫩韭，四时探薤甚益，绿豆、紫苏、乌麻须宜贮，俱能下气。其余豉酱之徒食所不
可少，须皆贮蓄。肉食心不害，但以钱买犹愈于杀，第一戒慎勿杀。若肉须新鲜，少有气息则
不宜仓，烂脏损气，切须慎之，戒之。
乳香散 治泻痢和气，止脏毒泻血，腹内疼痛。
乳香（少许） 诃子皮（一钱） 当归（五钱） 木香（五分）
上细锉，与乳香微炒，候当归干为度，杵为末。每服二钱，用陈米第三度泔，六分一碗煎至
五分，空心午前服。此方最妙，患及百余日者服之皆愈。
匀气散 治老人大小便不通。
生姜（半两） 大葱（一茎 盐（一钱） 豉（三十粒）
上捣烂，安脐中，良久便通。
香白芷散 治老人脏腑冷热不调，里急后重，阑门不和。
三仙丹（又名长寿丸）：老年人服用此药，饮食量会加倍增加。钱都先生八十岁了，胡须和鬓发依然乌黑，询问他原因？他说：“从三十岁以后，每天服用一剂。”歌诀说：
“一个川乌头，两个苍术，三个茴香，长期服用让人寿命延长。善于治疗耳聋和视力模糊，尤其能补肾和膀胱。顺气祛风，强健腰膝，驻颜活血，鬓发难以变白。空腹时用温酒或盐汤送服，谁知道凡间还有这样的仙方。”
药材及制法：
川乌头（二两，去皮尖，切成骰子大小的块，用半两食盐炒至焦黄）；茴香（三两，炒香）；苍术（用米泔水浸泡一夜，用竹刀刮去外皮，焙干切片，取葱白一把与苍术共炒至黄色，取二两）。
以上药物研成细末，用酒调糊制成梧桐子大小的药丸。每次服用五十丸，空腹饭前用温酒或盐汤送服，每日两次。切忌食用各种血类食物。
八仙丹：治疗虚损，补益精髓，强壮筋骨，益心志，安魂魄，使人面色红润光泽，驻颜抗衰老，身体轻盈健壮，延年益寿，固摄天癸。
药材：伏火朱砂、真磁石、赤石脂、代赭石、石中黄、禹余粮（这五味药并用，碾成粉末）；乳香、没药（各一两）。
以上药物碾匀成极细末，用浓米饮制成梧桐子大小或豆大小的药丸。每次服用一粒，空腹用盐汤送服。
散剂：治疗老人脾胃长久虚弱，饮食不进，服用两剂立见疗效。这是王医继先进献给朝廷的方子。
药材：附子（一个，炮制）、丁香、藿香叶、官桂、木香（各三钱）；人参（五钱）。
以上药物研成粉末，每次服用二钱，用寻常辣糊半盏，加热后用勺子调服。
人参粥：治疗反胃吐酸水。
药材：人参（研成粉末）、生姜（取汁，各半两）。
以上用水二升煮成一升，加入粟米一合，煮成稀粥，感觉饥饿时食用。
姜黄散：治疗老人脾虚泄泻。
药材：大川黄连（一两，切片，用酒洗）、生姜（四两，洗净带皮切如骰子块）。
以上在干净的铜锅内炒至姜呈焦黄色后去掉姜，将黄连碾成细末，用浓煎腊茶调服二钱，不拘时间服用。
脾约丸：治疗老人津液少，大便干燥，小便涩滞，脾脏功能受限。（方剂详见秘结门）
磨积丸：治疗老人磨滞积食，去除浮肿。
药材：浓朴（一两）、白姜（四钱）、缩砂、胡椒（各三钱）、青皮（五钱）、苍术、麦芽（各一两）、陈茱萸（五钱）、肉桂（三钱）。
以上用醋同盐煮，再焙干研成细末，用酒糊制成梧桐子大小的药丸。每次服用十丸，中午或睡前用香附子煎汤吞服，用陈皮汤也可以。这个方子老人小孩常服，能快脾进食。
菖蒲酒：通血脉，调营卫，主治风痹，治疗骨痿，常服耳目聪明，行动如奔马，延年益寿。久服能与神通。
药材：菖蒲（一斗，切碎，蒸熟）、生术（一斗，刮皮细切）。
以上装入绢袋，放入盛有五斗酒的瓷瓮中密封。春冬二七十四天，秋夏一七日七天取出开启。每次温饮三杯，每日三次，使人不老，面色光泽，精神健康。
菊花酒：明目，壮筋骨，补髓，延年益寿，抗衰老。
药材：家菊（五升）、生地黄（五升）、枸杞根（五升）。
以上捣碎，用水一石煮出汁五斗，炊糯米五斗，拌入碎细曲，装入瓮内密封，待发酵成熟澄清。每次温服数杯，根据酒量增减。
苏东坡说：“菊花是黄色的中正之色，香味温和纯正，花、叶、根、实都是常年生长的。”又说：“仙婆高洁，适宜通达仙灵。”
枸杞子酒：明目驻颜，轻身不老，坚固筋骨，耐寒暑，治疗虚羸黄瘦，不能进食。服用不到两剂必定变得丰满充实。
药材：枸杞子（五升，干者捣碎）、生地黄（切片，三升）、火麻子（五升，捣碎）。
以上先捞起麻子煮熟，摊开散去热气，加入地黄和枸杞子调和好，装入生绢袋中，用好酒五斗浸泡并密封，春夏七日，秋冬十四天。取服多少随意，以微醉为妙。
醉乡宝屑经进八仙散：壮脾进食，让人饮酒不醉。宣和初年，华山贡士张老人，号称铁瓮居士，进山采药，遇到道人在石岩上坐着共同饮酒，大约八人，手中各拿出一物，也让张翁坐下，给他少许酒喝，喝了几杯后，每人赐给他手中的物品。张翁仔细看，原来是八味药，又请求方名，说是“八仙锉散”。
药材：干葛（嫩白有粉的）、白蔻仁、砂仁、丁香（各半两）、甘草（有粉的用）、百药煎（各一分）、木瓜（加倍）、烧盐（一两）。
以上切碎，不能饮酒的人，只取一钱细细咀嚼，用温酒送下，就能饮酒了。醉乡宝屑方没有比这更妙的了。
丁香饼子：解酒进食，温胃去痰，宽中和气，还能消除积滞不消，心腹坚胀，痰逆呕哕，噫酢吞酸，胁肋刺痛，胸膈痞闷，反胃恶心等症状。
药材：半夏（制，二两）、丁香（半两）、白茯苓、白术、川姜（泡）、甘草（炙）、橘红（去白，姜汁浸）、白扁豆（制，各一两）。
以上研成粉末，用姜汁煮面糊做成棋子大小的饼子，每次服用一饼，嚼细后用姜汤送下。
糯米糕：治疗老人小便频数。
用纯糯米糕一块手掌大，临睡前烤软，熟吃，同时用温酒送下，如果不能喝酒就用温汤送下。坐或走一会儿，等到胸膈空快时再睡觉。因为糯稻能缩水，凡人夜里喝酒的人，当晚就不排尿，这是糯米的功效。
青娥丸：治疗老人肾气虚弱，腰痛俯仰不便，固精大补阳事。老人服用此药容颜恢复年轻，少年服用此药行走如飞。
药材：破故纸（半两，用水洗净淘过，用少许香油炒）、杜仲（五两，麸炒黄色）、胡桃仁（五十个，用糯米粥拌匀，在臼内捣五六百下，只用这粥来制丸）。
以上制成梧桐子大小的药丸，每次服用三十丸，空腹用盐汤或酒送服。这个方子是赵进道从广州太守处得到的，久服有神效。于是作诗一首记述其功效：“十年辛苦走边隅，造化功夫信不虚。夺得风光归堂内，青娥不笑白髭须。”
服椒法：陈晔作括歌说：“青城山老人，服椒得妙诀。年过九十余，貌不似期耋（八十岁）。再拜而请之，忻然为我言。蜀椒二斤净，解盐六两洁。掺盐慢火煮，煮透滚菊末。初服十五丸，早晚不可辍。每月渐渐增，累之至二百。盐酒或盐汤，任君意所啜。服及半年间，胸膈微觉塞。每日退十丸，还至十五粒。俟其无碍时，数服如前日。当令气薰蒸，否则前功失。饮食蔬果等，并无所忌节。一年效即见，容颜顿悦泽。目明而耳聪，须乌而发黑。补肾轻腰身，固气益精血。椒温盐亦温，菊性去烦热。四旬方可服，服之幸无忽。逮至数十年，功与造化埒。耐老更延年，不知几岁月。嗜欲若能忘，其效尤卓绝。我欲世人安，作歌故敏切。”
蜀椒（拣去梗子及闭口者，净称三斤，用净盐六两掺在椒上，用滚汤泡过椒五寸许过夜，用银石器慢火煮，只留椒汁半盏，扫干净地面，铺净纸，将椒倒在纸上，盖上新盆，封以黄土，过夜取出放在盆内，将干菊花末六两拌滚令均匀，再洒剩余的椒汁，然后横在筛子里晒干。菊花须花小色黄，叶浓茎紫，气香味甘，名叫甘菊，可做羹的是真的，阴干研末。服椒法：初服一月早晚各十五粒，次月二十粒，三月增至三十粒，直至二百粒为止。服半年后，觉得胸膈间横塞，如有物阻碍，就每月减少十粒，减至十五粒为止。等到没有阻碍，所服剂量仍像以前。必须始终服用，让椒气早晚薰蒸。如果有一天不服，则之前的功夫都白费了。四十岁才可以服用，如果四十岁服用，到老也只像四十岁的容颜，这就是验证。）
牢牙乌须方：绍定壬辰年，江淮赵大使鬼复盱眙，当时纳合行省桐公名买，往来金陵。我在赵监单厅同会纳合，年纪超过七十，鬓发胡须皆黑，询问其原因，他说：“我们国家有行台，出任藩镇，胡须头发皓白，几年回朝，胡须头发都黑了。人们奇怪他的奇异之处。他自己叙述遇到一个方子，牢固牙齿，乌黑胡须，时间久了见效，因此传这个方子，却不讲分量。后来乙巳年会见张经历朝请，才得知分量如下：”
药材：旱莲草（五两，这种草有两种，紫花在炉火中使用。这种是白花，结籽远看像莲蓬，所以叫旱莲。《本草》中名叫鲤肠草，孙真人方名叫金陵草，而江浙人叫它莲子草）、芝麻（六两，是打过油的芝麻枯饼子）、诃子（四十个，连同核一起切碎）、不蛀皂角（二挺，大的）、晚蚕砂（四两）、青盐（六两，青盐遗失一两用食盐代替也可以）、川升麻（六两）。
以上研成粉末，用醋打薄糊做成弹子大小的丸子，捏成饼状，或焙干或晒干，以干为度。先用小口瓷罐子将纸筋泥固济曝干，放入药饼，在瓶内糖灰火中烧令烟出。如果烟淡时药尚存性，急退火，用黄泥塞住罐口，等冷后，第二天取出药，随时取几丸，随时研成粉末。早晚用来擦牙，稍后用温汤漱口。长期使用，功效极大。
八味丸：刘戴花方。老人常服健体延年。
药材：川巴戟（一两半，酒浸去心，用荔枝肉一两同炒至红色，去掉荔枝肉不用）、高良姜（一两，切碎，用麦门冬一两半击心同炒至红色为度，去掉麦冬不用）、川楝子（二两，去核，用降真香一两，切碎同炒，出油为度，去掉降真香不用）、吴茱萸（一两半泡，青盐一两同炒过，去掉盐）、胡芦巴（一两，用水浸过，用全蝎二十个炒，去掉全蝎不用）、山药（一两半，同熟地黄炒焦色，去掉地黄不用）、茯苓（一两，用川椒一两同炒至红色，去掉椒不用）、香附米（一两，酒洗净，同丹皮一两炒至红色，去掉丹皮）。
以上一处研为细末，盐汤煮面糊制成梧桐子大小的药丸。每次服用四五十丸，空腹饭前用盐汤送服，温酒也可以。这个方子温平补肝肾，清上实下，厘清浊二气，补暖丹田，接华池真水三车不败，五漏不生。热不留于上焦，冷不侵于脾胃，使人耳目聪明。治疗积年冷病，除累岁沉疴，兼治遗精白浊，妇人赤白带下。其效如神。
胜骏丸：治疗老人元气不足，真气虚弱，诸虚寒湿气进袭，手足拳挛，屈伸不得，筋脉不舒，行步不随。常服益精气，壮筋骨，润肤，散一切风邪。
药材：附子（一个，重八九钱，制）、当归（一两，酒浸）、天麻（酒浸）、牛膝（酒浸）、酸枣仁（炒）、防风（各二两）、熟地黄（酒浸）、没药（另研）、木香、全蝎（去嘴、足、尾、梢）、羌活、甘草（炙）、槟榔、萆薢（炒）、苁蓉（酒浸）、破故纸（炒）、巴戟（各三两）、木瓜（四两）、麝香（二钱半，另研）、乳香（半两，另研）。
以上除乳香、没药、麝香另研外，捣罗为细末。用地黄三斤净洗，石臼捣烂如泥，入无灰酒四升，烂煮如膏，以前药拌匀，杵令坚，每两分作十丸。每次服用一丸，细嚼，临卧酒下。服半月见效甚速。无事人服此亦壮筋力，步行如飞，故名胜骏。此药之功专在地黄膏要熬得好，惟春夏好合，有生地黄也。若合半，每味药减半即是。
地黄粥：治疗老人血燥，大腑秘结。
先将地黄切碎，以酥油二合，蜜一协议炒令香熟别贮之，候粥欲熟，乃下同煮取熟，空心服。有先用生地黄切二协议米下煮，再入酥蜜。
胡麻粥：壮颜色润肌肤，润肺止嗽。
乌油麻不以多少去皮，蒸一炊曝干，再微炒香熟。每用白杭米一升，胡麻半升，如常煮粥法，临熟加蜜糖，空心食之，香甘极美。
乳粥：补脾，滋肺，益元气。
牛羊乳五合，用白晚米五合洗净，控极干。乃以乳煎令沸，再加煎姜汤，一根据煮粥法，入米煮熟，倾起瓷樽中。每碗用真酥油半两令其自溶，如油遍覆粥上，旋搅食之为美。
山芋粥（薯蓣生于山者名山药，一名山芋）
山芋取山生者为佳，圃种者无味。用时去皮细石磨如糊，每碗粥用山芋一合，酥一合，蜜一协议炒令凝，以匙挑粥，将熟投入搅匀，出食之。
栗粥
小栗去壳，切如米粒，每白米一升，栗肉二合，用米煮熟，更无他法。
百合粥：补肺止嗽。
生百合（一升）、蜜（一两）。
用水煮熟，干投入将熟粥罐中。每碗用二合，空心食。
麋角粥：健筋骨，滋肾气。行步艰难者，宜食之妙。
新麋角制如粉霜，即制鹿角霜法，极研如粉。每用二合，入粥同煮，少少入盐搅粥内，空心食之。
枸杞子粥
枸杷子先用蜜一匙，用水煮烂，入盐少许和入熟粥中食。有研取其汁煮粥亦可。
荠羹（俗谓荠为东风菜。方言讹而为公爹菜，谓可以奉公爹也）
东坡与彼十三书云：“今日食荠极美，天然之珍，虽不甘于五味，而有味外之美。其法取荠一二升许，净释，入淘子米三合，冷水二升，生姜槌二两指大，同入釜中。浇生油一蚬壳，当于羹面上，不得触动，动则生油气，不可食。不得入盐醋，君若知此味则陆海八珍皆可厌也。天生此物以为幽人山居之禄，则以奉传不可忽也。羹以物覆则易熟，而羹极烂乃佳也。”
《本草》云：“荠和肝气明目。凡人夜则血归于肝，为宿血之脏，过三更不睡，则朝旦而色黄燥，意思荒浪，以血不得归故也。若肝气和则血脉流通，津液畅润。东坡尝有诗云：‘时绕麦田求野荠，强为僧舍煮山羹。’陆放翁亦有诗云：‘少着盐醯助滋味，微加姜桂益精神。风炉歙钵穷家活，妙诀何曾肯授人。’”
笋鳜馔：苏东坡回钱穆父书云：“竹萌蒙佳贶，取笋蕈菘心与鳜相和，清水煮熟，用姜、萝卜自然汁及酒三物等入少盐渐渐凝洒之，过熟可食，不敢独味此，请根据法制与老叟共之。”
老人有性喜茹素不忍害物者，菽水之奉在家蔬药菜，料理如法，殊益于人。枸菊芎术等苗嫩时采食之，或煮或 ，或炒或腌，悉用土苏咸豉汁加盐下饮甚良，蔓菁作整绝妙。不断五辛者，春秋嫩韭，四时探薤甚益，绿豆、紫苏、乌麻须宜贮，俱能下气。其余豉酱之徒食所不可少，须皆贮蓄。肉食心不害，但以钱买犹愈于杀，第一戒慎勿杀。若肉须新鲜，少有气息则不宜仓，烂脏损气，切须慎之，戒之。
乳香散：治疗泻痢和气，止脏毒泻血，腹内疼痛。
药材：乳香（少许）、诃子皮（一钱）、当归（五钱）、木香（五分）。
以上细锉，与乳香微炒，候当归干为度，杵为末。每次服用二钱，用陈米第三度泔，六分一碗煎至五分，空腹午前服。这个方子最妙，患及百余日者服之皆愈。
Sanxian Dan (Three Immortals Pill, also known as Longevity Pill): When taken by the elderly, their food intake doubles. Mr. Qian Du is eighty years old, yet his beard and sideburns remain black. When asked why, he replied: "Since the age of thirty, I have taken one dose daily." The song says:
"One Chuan Wutou, two Cangzhu, three Huixiang; long-term use prolongs life. It effectively treats deafness and dim vision, especially benefiting the Kidney and Bladder. It regulates Qi, dispels wind, strengthens the waist and knees, preserves youth, invigorates blood, and prevents graying of the hair. Taken on an empty stomach with warm wine or salt water, who knows that such immortal prescriptions exist in the mortal world?"
Ingredients and Preparation:
Chuan Wutou (Caulis Aconiti Preparatus, 2 liang, remove skin and tips, cut into dice-sized pieces, stir-fry with half a liang of salt until scorched); Huixiang (Foeniculum Vulgare Fruit, 3 liang, stir-fry until fragrant); Cangzhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, soak overnight in rice washing water, scrape off skin with a bamboo knife, dry-roast and slice, take two liang stir-fried with a handful of scallion whites until yellow).
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, mix with wine paste to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take fifty pills each time, before meals on an empty stomach, washed down with warm wine or salt water, twice a day. Strictly avoid consuming any blood products.
Baxian Dan (Eight Immortals Pill): Treats deficiency and damage, tonifies essence and marrow, strengthens sinews and bones, benefits the Heart spirit and calms the Hun and Po, gives a lustrous complexion, preserves youth, lightens the body, strengthens the constitution, prolongs life, and secures Tian Gui (menstruation/reproductive essence).
Ingredients: Fuhuo Zhusha (Prepared Cinnabar), Zhen Cishi (Hematitum), Chishizhi (Halloysitum Rubrum), Daizheshi (Haematitum), Shizhonghuang (Calaminaris Lapis), Yuyuliang (Magnetitum) (these five herbs are used together, ground into powder); Ruxiang (Olibanum), Moyao (Myrrha) (one liang each).
Grind evenly into an extremely fine powder, mix with thick rice drink to form pills the size of paulownia seeds or beans. Take one pill each time, on an empty stomach with salt water.
Powder: Treats chronic weakness of the Spleen and Stomach in the elderly, loss of appetite; effective after two doses. This formula was presented to the court by Physician Wang Jixian.
Ingredients: Fuzi (Prepared Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, one piece), Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos), Huoxiangye (Agastaches Herba), Guanzi (Cinnamomi Cortex), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) (three qian each); Renshen (Ginseng Radix, five qian).
Grind into powder. Take two qian each time, mix with half a cup of ordinary spicy paste, heat, and take with a spoon.
Renshen Zhou (Ginseng Porridge): Treats regurgitation and vomiting of sour fluid.
Ingredients: Renshen (Ginseng Radix, ground into powder), Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Fresh, juice extracted) (half a liang each).
Boil two sheng of water to one sheng, add one ge of millet, cook into thin porridge. Eat when feeling hungry.
Jianghuang San (Turmeric Powder): Treats Spleen deficiency diarrhea in the elderly.
Ingredients: Da Chuan Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, one liang, sliced, washed with wine), Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Fresh, four liang, washed clean with skin, cut into dice-sized pieces).
Stir-fry in a clean copper pot until the ginger turns scorched yellow, then remove the ginger. Grind the Huanglian into fine powder. Mix with strong brewed Lacha (aged tea) and take two qian. Take at any time.
Piyue Wan (Spley Constriction Pill): Treats insufficient fluids in the elderly, dry stool, difficult urination, where the Spleen is constrained. (Formula see Secret Constipation Section)
Moji Wan (Grinding Accumulation Pill): Treats stagnation and accumulation in the elderly, removes edema.
Ingredients: Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, one liang), Baijiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, four qian), Suosha (Amomi Fructus Rotundus), Hujiao (Piperis Nigris Fructus) (three qian each), Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride, five qian), Cangzhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Maiya (Hordei Fructus Germinatus) (one liang each), Chen Zhuyu (Evodiae Fructus, five qian), Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex, three qian).
Boil with vinegar and salt, then dry-roast and grind into fine powder. Mix with wine paste to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take ten pills each time, at noon or before bed, swallowed with Xiangfuzi decoction; Chenpi decoction is also acceptable. This formula can be taken regularly by both elderly and children to benefit the Spleen and promote appetite.
Changpu Jiu (Acorus Wine): Unblocks meridians, regulates Ying and Wei, treats Wind-Bi and bone atrophy. Regular consumption makes ears and eyes clear, movement swift as a galloping horse, prolongs life. Long-term use allows communion with spirits.
Ingredients: Changpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma, one dou, sliced, steamed until cooked), Shengzhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae Fresh, one dou, scraped and finely sliced).
Place in a silk bag, immerse in five dou of wine in a porcelain jar, seal tightly. Open after fourteen days in spring/winter, seven days in autumn/summer. Drink three cups warm each time, three times a day. It prevents aging, gives a lustrous complexion, and ensures mental health.
Juhua Jiu (Chrysanthemum Wine): Brightens eyes, strengthens sinews and bones, tonifies marrow, prolongs life, resists aging.
Ingredients: Jiaju (Chrysanthemi Flos, five sheng), Shengdihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Fresh, five sheng), Gouqigen (Lycii Radix, five sheng).
Crush ingredients, boil one dan of water to extract five dou of juice. Cook five dou of glutinous rice, mix with crushed Qu starter, place in a jar, seal tightly, wait for fermentation and clarification. Drink several cups warm each time, adjust according to tolerance.
Su Dongpo said: "Chrysanthemum has the color of the center, its fragrance is mild and upright; flowers, leaves, roots, and fruits grow year-round." He also said: "The Fairy Granny is noble and pure, suitable for connecting with spiritual powers."
Gouqizi Jiu (Goji Berry Wine): Brightens eyes, preserves youth, lightens the body, prevents aging, strengthens sinews and bones, tolerates cold and heat, treats emaciation and jaundice, inability to eat. Taking less than two doses will surely result in robustness.
Ingredients: Gouqizi (Lycii Fructus, five sheng, dried and crushed), Shengdihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Fresh, sliced, three sheng), Huomazi (Cannabis Semen, five sheng, crushed).
First, boil the Huomazi until cooked, spread out to cool. Mix with Dihuang and Gouqizi appropriately, place in a raw silk bag, immerse in five dou of good wine, seal tightly. Seven days in spring/summer, fourteen days in autumn/winter. Take as desired, aiming for a slight buzz.
Zuixiang Baoxie Jingjin Baxian San (Treasure Dust from the Land of Drunkenness, Presented Eight Immortals Powder): Strengthens Spleen, promotes appetite, prevents drunkenness. In the early Xuanhe era, Zhang Laoren, a tribute scholar from Mount Hua, known as TieWeng Jushi, went into the mountains to gather herbs. He met Daoists sitting on a rock cliff drinking together, about eight people. Each held an object, invited Zhang to sit, gave him some wine, and after a few cups, gifted him their objects. Zhang looked closely and saw they were eight herbs. He asked for the name, which was "Baxian Cuo San" (Eight Immortals Cut Powder).
Ingredients: Gange (Puerariae Radix, tender white with starch), Baokourén (Amomi Fructus, cardamom seed), Sharen (Amomi Fructus), Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos) (half a liang each), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, powdery type), Baiyaojian (Fermented Medicinal Cake) (one fen each), Mugua (Chaenomelis Fructus, double amount), Shaoyan (Burnt Salt, one liang).
Cut finely. For those who cannot drink alcohol, chew one qian finely and wash down with warm wine to gain the ability to drink. No other formula in the Zuixiang Baoxie collection is as wonderful.
Dingxiang Bingzi (Cloves Cake): Relieves drunkenness, promotes appetite, warms the Stomach, resolves phlegm, harmonizes the Middle Jiao, eliminates stagnation, treats abdominal distension, phlegm reversal, hiccups, belching with acid reflux, stabbing pain in hypochondrium, chest fullness, regurgitation, nausea, etc.
Ingredients: Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum, two liang), Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos, half a liang), Baifuling (Poria, one liang), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, one liang), Chuanjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, soaked, one liang), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried, one liang), Juhong (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, pith removed, soaked in ginger juice, one liang), Baibiandou (Phaseoli Semen, prepared, one liang).
Grind into powder, make cakes the size of chess pieces using ginger juice and wheat flour paste. Chew one cake finely each time and swallow with ginger soup.
Nuomigao (Glutinous Rice Cake): Treats frequent urination in the elderly.
Take a palm-sized piece of pure glutinous rice cake, roast until soft before bed, eat it熟 (cooked), and wash down with warm wine. If unable to drink wine, use warm water. Sit or walk for a while until the chest feels empty and comfortable, then sleep. Glutinous rice reduces water retention; people who drink wine at night often do not urinate that night due to the power of glutinous rice.
Qing'e Wan (Green娥 Pill): Treats weak Kidney Qi in the elderly, lower back pain with difficulty bending, secures essence, greatly boosts Yang function. Elderly taking this regain youthful appearance; young people taking this walk swiftly.
Ingredients: Pozhuzi (Psoraleae Fructus, half a liang, washed clean with water, stir-fry with a little sesame oil), Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex, five liang, stir-fry with bran until yellow), Hutaoren (Juglandis Semen, fifty kernels, mix with glutinous rice porridge, pound in a mortar 500-600 times, use only this porridge to make pills).
Form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take thirty pills each time, on an empty stomach with salt water or wine. This formula was obtained by Zhao Jindao from the Governor of Guangzhou. Long-term use is miraculous. He wrote a poem describing its efficacy: "Ten years of hardship traveling borders, the work of creation is indeed not false. Seizing the scenery to bring back to the hall, Qing'e does not laugh at white whiskers."
Fu Jiao Fa (Method of Taking Sichuan Pepper): Chen Ye composed a song: "An elder from Mount Qingcheng learned the secret of taking pepper. Over ninety years old, his face does not resemble that of an octogenarian. Bowing respectfully, he asked for the method, happily explaining it to me. Three jin of clean Shujiao (Sichuan Pepper), six liang of clean Jieyan (Salt). Mix salt slowly over low fire, boil thoroughly, roll in chrysanthemum powder. Start with fifteen pills, morning and evening without fail. Gradually increase monthly up to two hundred. Salt wine or salt water, drink as you wish. After half a year, feel slight blockage in chest/diaphragm. Reduce ten pills daily back to fifteen. When no longer obstructed, resume previous dosage. Ensure Qi steams throughout, otherwise previous efforts are lost. No dietary restrictions on vegetables/fruits. Effects seen in one year, complexion becomes radiant. Eyes bright, ears sharp, beard black, hair dark. Tonifies Kidney, lightens waist, secures Qi, benefits essence/blood. Pepper and salt are warm, Chrysanthemum clears heat. Can start at forty, do not neglect. Decades later, merit equals creation. Resists aging, prolongs life, unknown how many years. If desires are forgotten, effect is extraordinary. I wish peace for the world, hence this urgent song."
Shujiao (Pick stems and closed pods, weigh three jin clean, mix with six liang clean salt, soak in boiling water for five cun overnight, slow-boil in silver/ceramic vessel until only half a cup of pepper juice remains. Sweep ground clean, lay clean paper, pour pepper on paper, cover with new basin, seal with yellow earth. Overnight, take out, place in basin. Mix with six liang dried chrysanthemum powder (small yellow flowers, thick green leaves, purple stems, sweet aroma, named Ganju, true if edible as soup, dried and powdered). Method: First month, fifteen pills morning/evening; second month twenty; third month thirty; up to two hundred. After half a year, if chest feels blocked, reduce ten pills monthly back to fifteen. When unobstructed, resume previous dosage. Must continue to allow Qi steam. If missed one day, all effort is wasted. Can start at forty; if started at forty, face remains like forty till old age. This is the verification.)
Laoya Wuzi Fang (Teeth-Firming Hair-Blackening Formula): In Shaoding Renchen year, Zhao Dashigu Fu visited Xuyi. Nahe Xingsheng Tong Gong Mingmai traveled between Jinling. I met Nahe at Zhao Jian's office. He was over seventy, with black beard and hair. Asked how, he said: "Our state has a Xingtai, appointed to Fan Zhen, beard/hair white. Returned to court years later, beard/hair black. People marveled. He narrated meeting a formula that firms teeth and blacks hair, effective over time, but did not give proportions. Later in Yisi year, met Zhang Jingli Chaoping, then learned proportions:"
Ingredients: Hanliancao (Ecliptae Herba, five liang, two types: purple flower used in furnace fire. This is white flower, seed head looks like lotus pod, hence Hanlian. Bencao names it Licangcao, Sun Simiao calls it Jinlingcao, Jiang/Zhe call it Lianzicao), Zhima (Sesami Seed, six liang, oil-extracted residue), Hezi (Terminalia Chebula Fructus, forty pieces, crushed with core), Buzhu Zaojiao (Gleditsiae Sinensis Spina, two large pieces), Wancansha (Bombyx Batryticatus, four liang), Qingyan (Blue Salt, six liang, replace one liang with common salt if needed), Chuan Shengma ( Cimicifugae Rhizoma, six liang).
Grind into powder, make pills the size of弹子 (bullet) using vinegar and thin flour paste, shape into cakes, bake or sun-dry until dry. Use small-mouthed porcelain jar, seal with paper-mud mixture, dry. Place medicine cakes inside, burn in sugar ash fire until smoke appears. When smoke is faint, medicine retains potency; remove from fire immediately, seal jar mouth with yellow mud. Next day, take out medicine, grind a few pills into powder as needed. Use morning/evening to brush teeth, rinse with warm water shortly after. Long-term use yields great results.
Bawei Wan (Eight-Ingredient Pill): Liu Daihua's formula. Elderly taking regularly strengthen body and prolong life.
Ingredients: Chuan Bajitian (Morindae Officinalis Radix, one and a half liang, soak in wine, remove heart, stir-fry with one liang Lychee meat until red, discard Lychee), Gaoliangjiang (Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma, one liang, crush, stir-fry with one and a half liang Ophiopogonis Radix (heart removed) until red, discard Ophiopogon), Chuan Lianzi (Meliosmae Fructus, two liang, remove core, stir-fry with one liang Dalbergiae Odoriferae Lignum until oil appears, discard Dalbergia), Wu Zhu Yu (Evodiae Fructus, one and a half liang, soak, stir-fry with one liang Qingyan until done, discard salt), Huluoba (Trigonellae Semen, one liang, soak in water, stir-fry with twenty Quanxie (Scorpio), discard Scorpio), Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma, one and a half liang, stir-fry with Shudihuang until scorched, discard Dihuang), Fuling (Poria, one liang, stir-fry with one liang Chuanjiao until red, discard pepper), Xiangfumǐ (Cyperi Rhizoma, one liang, wash with wine, stir-fry with one liang Mudanpi until red, discard Mudanpi).
Grind all together into fine powder. Make pills the size of paulownia seeds using salt water and wheat flour paste. Take forty to fifty pills each time, before meals on an empty stomach with salt water; warm wine is also acceptable. This formula warms and tonifies Liver/Kidney, clears upper and fills lower, separates clear/turbid Qi, warms Dantian, connects Huachi True Water, prevents collapse of Three Vehicles, stops Five Leaks. Heat does not stay in Upper Jiao, Cold does not invade Spleen/Stomach. Makes ears and eyes clear. Treats chronic cold diseases, persistent ailments, seminal emission, white turbidity, women's red/white leukorrhea. Effect is miraculous.
Shengjun Wan (Victorious Steed Pill): Treats insufficient Yuan Qi, weak Zhen Qi in elderly, invasion of deficiency-cold-dampness, clenched hands/feet, inability to flex/extend, stiff meridians, uncoordinated walking. Regular use benefits Essence/Qi, strengthens sinews/bones, moistens skin, disperses all Wind-Evil.
Ingredients: Fuzi (Prepared Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, one piece, heavy 8-9 qian, processed), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, one liang, soak in wine), Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma, soak in wine), Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, soak in wine), Suanzaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, stir-fried), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) (two liang each), Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, soak in wine), Moyao (Myrrha, separately ground), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Quanxie (Scorpio, remove head/legs/tail/tip), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried), Binglang (Arecae Semen), Bixie (Smilacis Glabrae Rhizoma, stir-fried), Congrong (Cynomorii Herba, soak in wine), Pozhuzi (Psoraleae Fructus, stir-fried), Bajitian (Morindae Officinalis Radix) (three liang each), Mugua (Chaenomelis Fructus, four liang), Shexiang (Moschus, two and a half qian, separately ground), Ruxiang (Olibanum, half a liang, separately ground).
Except for Ruxiang, Moyao, and Shexiang which are ground separately, pound and sieve the rest into fine powder. Wash three jin fresh Dihuang, pound in stone mortar until paste-like. Add four sheng non-grain wine, boil until paste-like. Mix with previous powder, pound until firm. Divide each liang into ten pills. Chew one pill finely each time, swallow with wine before bed. Effects seen quickly within half a month. Healthy people taking this also strengthen sinews, walk swiftly, hence named Shengjun. The efficacy relies on well-boiled Dihuang paste; best compounded in spring/summer with fresh Dihuang. If compounding half, halve each ingredient.
Dihuang Zhou (Rehmannia Porridge): Treats blood dryness and severe constipation in the elderly.
First, chop Dihuang, stir-fry with two he of butter (Su You) and one yi of honey until fragrant and cooked, store separately. When porridge is nearly ready, add and cook until done. Take on empty stomach. Alternatively, first boil chopped fresh Dihuang with two yi of rice, then add butter and honey.
Huma Zhou (Sesame Porridge): Enhances complexion, moistens skin, moistens Lung, stops cough.
Wuyouma (Black Sesame Seed), peel regardless of amount, steam for one cooking duration, sun-dry, lightly stir-fry until fragrant. Use one sheng white Hang rice, half sheng sesame. Cook as usual porridge. Add honey near completion. Eat on empty stomach. Extremely fragrant and sweet.
Ru Zhou (Milk Porridge): Tonifies Spleen, nourishes Lung, benefits Yuan Qi.
Five he of cow/sheep milk, five he of white late rice, washed and drained completely. Boil milk, add ginger juice soup. Cook rice as usual porridge method. Pour into porcelain jar. Add half a liang real butter per bowl to melt naturally. Stir and eat while butter covers porridge.
Shanyu Zhou (Yam Porridge - Yam growing in mountains is called Shanyao, also Shanyu)
Mountain-grown Shanyu is best; garden-grown lacks flavor. Peel and grind finely with stone mill into paste. Use one ge Shanyu per bowl of porridge, one he butter, one yi honey stir-fried until solid. Scoop porridge, add near completion, stir well, serve.
Li Zhou (Chestnut Porridge)
Remove shells from small chestnuts, cut like rice grains. One sheng white rice, two ge chestnut meat. Cook with rice. No other method.
Baihe Zhou (Lily Bulb Porridge): Tonifies Lung, stops cough.
Sheng Baihe (Lilii Bulbus, one sheng), Mi (Honey, one liang).
Boil with water, add to nearly cooked porridge jar. Use two ge per bowl, eat on empty stomach.
Mi Jiao Zhou (Elk Horn Porridge): Strengthens sinews/bones, tonifies Kidney Qi. Good for those with difficult walking.
Process fresh Mi Jiao (Elk Horn) into powder frost (same method as Deer Horn Frost), grind extremely fine. Use two ge, cook with porridge. Add little salt, stir, eat on empty stomach.
Gouqizi Zhou (Goji Berry Porridge)
Soak Goji berries with one spoon of honey, boil until soft. Add little salt, mix into cooked porridge. Alternatively, extract juice and cook porridge.
Ji Geng (Shepherd's Purse Soup - Commonly called Dongfeng Cai. Dialect mispronounced as Gongdie Cai, meaning fit to serve elders)
Su Dongpo wrote to Bi Shisan: "Today eating Shepherd's Purse is extremely delicious, a natural treasure. Though not sweet among the five flavors, it has beauty beyond taste. Method: Take one to two sheng clean Shepherd's Purse, add three ge rinsing rice, two sheng cold water, two liang thumb-sized ginger. Put in pot. Pour one clam-shell of raw oil on top of soup surface. Do not disturb, or it generates fishy-oil smell, inedible. Do not add salt/vinegar. If you know this taste, all delicacies from land and sea become tiresome. Heaven created this for hermits' sustenance, pass it on, do not ignore. Covering soup helps it cook faster; very soft is best."
Bencao says: "Shepherd's Purse harmonizes Liver Qi, brightens eyes. At night, blood returns to Liver, the storage organ. Not sleeping past midnight causes yellow/dry complexion and scattered thoughts next morning because blood doesn't return. If Liver Qi harmonizes, blood vessels flow, fluids moisten. Dongpo had a poem: 'Often circling wheat fields seeking wild Shepherd's Purse, forcing myself to cook mountain soup in monk quarters.' Lu Fangweng also had a poem: 'Add little salt/vinegar to enhance taste, add little ginger/cinnamon to boost spirit. Stove and bowl sustain poor life, how could I ever reveal the secret?'"
Sun Gui Zhuan (Bamboo Shoot and Mandarin Fish Dish): Su Dongpo wrote to Qian Mufu: "Thanks for the excellent gift of bamboo shoots. Take shoots, mushrooms, cabbage hearts, and mandarin fish, boil in clear water. Use ginger, radish natural juice, and wine, equal parts, add little salt, sprinkle gradually until set. Cook until very soft, then eat. Dare not enjoy alone, request to follow this method to share with elders."
Elderly who prefer vegetarianism and不忍 (cannot bear) harming creatures, serving soy/water/home vegetables/herbs, prepared correctly, greatly benefits them. When shoots of Gouju Xiongchu etc. are tender, harvest and eat. Boil, steam, stir-fry, or pickle. All use local perilla salty bean paste with salt to drink, very good. Turnip whole is superb. Those not cutting off Five Pungents: Spring/Autumn tender leeks, four seasons exploring Scallion are very beneficial. Mung beans, Perilla, Black Sesame Stems should be stored, all move Qi downward. Other bean paste/sauce types are indispensable in diet, must store all. Eating meat doesn't harm heart, but buying with money is better than killing. First, strictly avoid killing. Meat must be fresh; if slightest odor, do not keep. Rotten organs damage Qi, must be cautious.
Ruxiang San (Frankincense Powder): Treats dysentery and Qi harmony, stops toxic blood diarrhea, abdominal pain.
Ingredients: Ruxiang (Olibanum, a little), Hezi Pi (Terminaliae Chebulae Pericarpium, one qian), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, five qian), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, five fen).
Finely cut, lightly stir-fry with Ruxiang until Danggui is dry. Pound into powder. Take two qian each time, use third-time rice washing water (six fen of one bowl), boil to five fen. Take on empty stomach before noon. This formula is most wonderful; even cases lasting over a hundred days recover.
Yunqi San (Qi-Regulating Powder): Treats urinary/fecal retention in the elderly.
Ingredients: Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Fresh, half a liang), Dacong (Allii Fistulosi Bulb, one stem), Yan (Salt, one qian), Chi (Fermented Soybean, thirty grains).
Pound into paste, apply to umbilicus. After a long time, passage opens.
Xiangbaizhi San (Angelica Dahurica Powder): Treats disharmony of cold/heat in Zang-Fu of elderly, tenesmus, dysfunction of Lanmen (intestine junction).