论曰。谷神论云∶含津炼气，吐故纳新，上入泥丸，下注丹田，谓之内丹，阳龙阴虎，
木液金精，二气交会，烹炼而成，谓之外丹，修真之士，先成内丹，后炼外药，内外相应，
则神仙可致，然丹药之妙，自昔神仙不以语人，故世之所传者亦寡，今掇其传于世者，载于
篇云。
神仙中品黄龙丹方
赤石脂（十两） 黄牛乳汁（三升） 乳香通明者（一斤） 白砂蜜（一斤） 甘草（三
两末）
白粳米（三斗五升分作五次炊药以熟为度）
上六味，将赤石脂为末，以生绢夹袋子贮之，于甘水净盆内，浸半日，以手揉摆在水中
，候澄下，刮入纸箱中，控干取五两精细者，入银合内盛之，第一次，于上七日，淘米七升，
如炊饭相似，安药在内炊之，饭熟为度，夜中去其合盖，露之星辰下一宿，第二次，于月望
日，根据前法炊之，亦去其合盖，夜露月明中一宿，第三次，于二十四日早辰，根据前法炊之，
去其合盖，于日中曝之，要取日月星辰之气足，第四次，先将牛乳三升，入大合内，于慢炭
火上，逼令如鱼眼沸，下乳香候化，次入前三次炊者赤石脂末，用柳木篦搅令匀，倾于乳钵
内细研，复入合，根据前用米七升，安合在内炊之，米熟为度，第五次，以蜜二斤入合内，根据
前慢火逼之，如鱼眼沸，即下前药，不住手用柳木篦搅匀，入甘草末三两，同熬令带湿便住，
再用米七升，安药合在内炊之，米熟为度，取合于新水盆内浸半日，取出于净处顿，初服时
，选天德日欲明时，空心焚香，面东七拜，以好酒调下一匙许，此乃出世延年仙丹，无金石
之毒，亦无误生之理，服食之后，乃是四气调和，经络无滞，但许传授度人，不可规利，则
其效神速，晋广平中，华岳朱山人，自幼慕道，年六十余游钟山，遇异人授此丹，信而服
之，至唐龙纪改元，寓杨州开元观，时已数百岁矣，复授道士周重兴，且曰∶此丹服之旬余
，自觉脏腑通快，精神清爽，凡风劳气冷一切大病，悉皆除去，若及两料，肠变为筋，可与
天地齐久，凡人须先养脾，脾王则肝荣，肝荣则心壮，心壮则肺盛，肺盛则元脏实，元脏实
则根本固，是谓深根固蒂长生久视之道也（修合用新洁器可盛一两药银合一只可盛伍斗物银
合一只新瓦盆三只可盛一斗物木甑一只盖甑盆一只新净锅灶一副新净乳钵一副银匙一柄银小
杓儿一枚细竹小草篱儿一枚柳木篦一枚净木柴一百斤）。
起死扶衰，延龄却老。神仙返魂丹方
丹砂 雄黄 雌黄（各三两）
上三味，先细研雄黄雌黄二味，用竹筒盛，埋北方地中，三日取出，先倾出一半，当心
置丹砂（亦研令细），却用倾出一半盖之，又用云母粉（云母粉用绢袋子揉洗出曝干）塞筒
子口，
埋地内，只露筒口，用炭火于筒口畔围之。缓缓烧三七日，养化成水为度，倾药水盛铜器内，
垂井中五日，无井只用深盆，中盛水三四寸，更置大豆半升在内，即安药器于水上，浸五日
亦得，然后逐夜于露下露之，才日出收，候药水赤色可丸，即丸如胡麻子大，密收贮，若有
人猝死者，安在口中即活，生人服者，终身无病，每月旦日服一丸，若中毒药，其毒自吐出
，凡有七名，一曰返魂，二曰再生，三曰追命，四曰固寿，五曰来苏，六曰知命，七曰得道
，其功不可具言，此乃钱忠懿王所传。
轻身却老，强力悦色，长寿真人素丹砂方
丹砂（成块者四两） 青盐（半斤） 砂（一两别研分作三分） 磁石（一斤大火
四十九
度逐度酽醋淬）
上四味，先将磁石青盐，同为末，醋拌令 ，分作四分，先一停铺合底，将丹砂如莲
子排一重，同 砂一分糁盖了，上有磁石青盐盖之，又布丹砂如前，都三层着，余一分药末
盖之，按令实，先用瓦子一片盖合，更用净砖一片，安炉底，灰四寸铺砖上，乃坐药合于灰
上，更用灰盖合上四面，各及四寸，切在子细，用顶火四两养七日，待冷取出，除瓦片，却
用元合盖盖，却用赤石脂固口了，更用盐铅丹白蚯蚓粪纸筋和捣，遍固合四面，令极牢了，
根据前坐炉中砖上，以灰盖，用生熟火三斤以上，锻通赤，良久退火，用灰五升罨却待冷取，
轻轻凿开，取砂看伏火如灰色，一块块，除却匮，朱砂不折，是第一转也，更用 砂一两，
青盐半斤，二味熟研如粉，入少许水，研如糊，入前匮中，和拌令干湿得所，准前法布砂铺
药，却不固济，只合定入灰池中，用火三两养之，一复时可五度添火，勿令绝养，七日息火，
待冷取出砂，看紫色佳，是第二转也，只是较脆，即将捣研如粉，入青盐少许，同研了，即
以重抄纸裹，可半弹子大，以线系定，用醋磨京墨，重重浓涂，晒令彻里干，坐丸子于合内
定，不固济，上以灰匀盖，只用三两火，养三复时，大火五斤以上， 通赤，冷取其砂丸，
当如雪色，是第三转也成矣，取砂淘洗，去盐味焙干，用真牛乳一合，并砂，入有节青竹筒
内，以油绢裹筒口紧，坠于井内七日，取晒干，研如粉，煮枣肉拌为丸，如绿豆大，甲辰日
斋洁焚香，服一丸，每日加一丸，至第七日，却减至一丸，又加之如初，至六十日，有应效，
至一年身轻健，三年行如奔马，力过百夫，久服长生，能运气脉为地仙矣，颜如童子，齿落
更生，发白再黑，忌羊血死肉鱼 。
安心辟邪，治一切恶气，太清四扇丹方
丹砂（四两碎如麻豆上巳日采桃花二十两真蜜一斤同入银器中重汤煮至五月朔日以新井
水淘涤净取砂令童子面东研之） 骐 竭（四两选真者五月二日入丹砂中研） 没药（四两
透明
者五月三日入丹砂研） 麝香（四两全以当门子五月四日入丹砂同研）
上四味，先取上党人参一两，甘草一分，并细锉，五月一日日未出时，采露水一升，真
蜜三两同浸之，至端午日，熬水至半，去滓入大麦面，作糊和药，稍硬剂之，丸如楝实大，
每以沉香温水二合，嚼下一粒或半粒，补心导血，驻颜益气，调和百脉，去邪气尤辟时疫，
若疫岁即全家斋洁，旦起面东，以井华水各人嚼下一粒，断不染疫，久服则心安无梦，邪气
不犯，面有红光，合时忌女人猫犬厌秽，常于净洁处藏之，一名通神保明丹，兼治妇人血气
冲心疼痛，丈夫元气，及一切恶气等，并生姜酒下，妇人炒姜醋汤下， 疟腊茶下一粒或半
粒，量疾大小服。
轻身延年神仙，太一火锻丹方
圣知子（煎掠取白花焙干研二斤） 绛矾（细研五两） 硝石（五两细研分作十分每一
度
入一分） 麻油（一百两分作十分第一度 入一分）
上四味，先将矾盐入硝一分，拌和研匀，用麻油十两和了，入固济五升瓶内，以炭火十
斤，将瓦盖瓶，焰绝炭尽为度，取出细研，更入硝一分，油一分，准前用炭十斤 尽，如
此十度，计用炭一百斤足，后取药捣罗为末，旋取少许，细研，汤浸蒸饼和丸，如梧桐子大，
每服十丸，加至二十丸，空心冷水下，久服众疾皆愈，髭发如漆，筋骨轻健，耳目聪明，元
方云，服一年，日行二百里，五年通仙。
延年益寿，悦颜色，坚脏腑，壮腰脚，益血固精，神仙灵砂丹方
水银（四两） 硫黄（一两半）
上二味，先熔开硫黄，即投水银，以铁匙炒作青沙子，秤定四两，如重再炒，去尽黄乃
已，方用 药合子一只，口差小者，入青沙在内，用新茶盏一只，底差大，平净而浓者，
盛新汲水七分许，安盛沙合上，以细罗赤石脂末，水拌作泥，浓粘外缝令周密，合下坐熟火，
猛炎得所，微扇 之，盏中水耗，旋添令常有，约半日许，令火自冷取起，盏底成灵沙一簇，
打下秤得多少，未尽者再用火根据前 之，沙成以绢袋盛，水煮三五沸，或浸半日，漉于细研
如粉，水煮半夏糊为丸，如梧桐子大，每服一丸，空心井水下，直到中脘，旋下丹田，当觉
温暖，忌羊血。
补精育神，延年悦色，神仙伏火，内固丹方
丹砂（一两） 锡蔺脂（一两）
上二味，以浆水二碗同煮，水尽为度，用沙合子一枚，将煮过沙用蜜滚过，使白附子末
，再滚为衣，却用黑附子末水调，裹砂在心中，上下用蜀椒铺底盖满合子，又用油调蛤粉，
固济口缝，外用盐泥纸筋封固，俟干用炭火五斤 ，火尽候冷取出，用纸裹丹砂，入地窍埋
一宿，取出细研，以糯米作糊，丸如梧桐子大，每日一粒，清净冷水下，久服无毒。
神仙益寿，二气丹方
丹砂（二两） 水银（一两同研） 百合花 夜合花 干菊花 槐花（不拘多少同为末）
上六味，用小瓷合，将四花末于合下，用一半，次入丹砂水银紧捺，更用知母末盖，合
定，赤石脂固缝，盐泥固济，候干，一砖上用醋灰都裹定，炭三五斤 顶，火炭尽为度，候
冷取出细研，油单裹，垂入井水中，浸三宿，出火气，次取出，蒸三遍，出水气，次用枣肉，
丸如绿豆大，每服一丸二丸，酒下，延年，兼治诸般气疾，久服身中更不出虫虱。
论述说：《谷神论》中提到：吞咽津液、炼养气息，吐出浊气、吸入清气，精气上行进入泥丸宫，下行注入丹田，这称为内丹；阳龙阴虎，木液金精，阴阳二气交会，经过烹炼而生成，这称为外丹。修真之士，先成就内丹，后炼制外药，内外相应，那么神仙境界就可以达到。然而丹药的奥妙，自古以来的神仙都不轻易告诉世人，所以世间流传的很少。现在选取那些在世间流传的内容，记载于本篇之中。
神仙中品黄龙丹方
赤石脂（十两） 黄牛乳汁（三升） 乳香（通明优质的，一斤） 白砂蜜（一斤） 甘草（三两，研成末）
白粳米（三斗五升，分作五次用来炊煮药物，以饭熟为标准）
以上六味药，先将赤石脂研成细末，用生绢夹做的袋子装好，放入甘甜的清水洗净的盆中，浸泡半天，用手在水中揉搓摆动，待其沉淀后，刮入纸箱中，控干水分，取五两精细的部分，放入银盒中盛放。第一次操作，在前七天里，淘洗七升米，像做饭一样，将药盒放在里面一起蒸炊，饭熟即止。夜晚去掉盒盖，暴露在星辰下过夜。第二次操作，在月望日（农历十五），按照前面的方法蒸炊，也去掉盒盖，在月光下暴露过夜。第三次操作，在二十四日清晨，按照前面的方法蒸炊，去掉盒盖，在阳光下曝晒。务必摄取日月星辰之气充足。第四次操作，先将牛乳三升放入大盒内，在慢炭火上加热，逼迫至如鱼眼般沸腾，加入乳香等待融化，接着加入前三次蒸炊过的赤石脂末，用柳木篦搅拌使其均匀，倒入乳钵内细细研磨，再放回盒中，按照前面使用七升米的方法，将盒放在米上蒸炊，米熟即止。第五次操作，将二斤蜜放入盒内，按照前面的慢火加热，至如鱼眼般沸腾，立即放入前面的药，不停地用柳木篦搅拌均匀，加入三两甘草末，一同熬制直到带有湿气就停止，再用七升米，将药盒放在米上蒸炊，米熟即止。取出药盒在新水中浸泡半天，取出放置在干净的地方静置。初次服用时，选择天德日黎明时分，空腹焚香，面向东方拜七拜，用好酒调服一匙左右。这是出世延年仙丹，没有金石药物的毒性，也没有误伤生命的道理。服用之后，四气调和，经络通畅无阻。只允许传授给人度化世人，不可贪图利益，那么药效神速。晋代广平年间，华岳的朱山人，从小仰慕道术，六十多岁时游历钟山，遇到异人传授此丹，他相信并服用，到了唐代龙纪改元年间，寄居在扬州开元观，当时已经几百岁了，又传授给道士周重兴，并且说：“此丹服用十几天后，自觉脏腑通快，精神清爽，凡是风劳气冷一切大病，都全部除去。如果服用完两料，肠子会变成筋，可以与天地同寿。”普通人必须先调养脾胃，脾旺则肝荣，肝荣则心壮，心壮则肺盛，肺盛则元脏实，元脏实则根本稳固，这就是深根固蒂、长生久视的道理。（制作配合需用新洁器皿：可盛一两药的银盒一只，可盛五斗物的银合一只，新瓦盆三只可盛一斗物，木甑一只，盖甑盆一只，新净锅灶一副，新净乳钵一副，银匙一柄，银小杓儿一枚，细竹小草篱儿一枚，柳木篦一枚，净木柴一百斤）。
以上三味药，先将雄黄、雌黄两味药细细研磨，用竹筒盛装，埋在北方地下，三天后取出，先倒出一半，将丹砂（也研磨细）放在中间，再用倒出的那一半覆盖在上面，然后用云母粉（云母粉用绢袋揉洗出后晒干）塞住筒口，埋入地下，只露出筒口，用炭火在筒口周围围起来。缓缓烧三七二十一天，养化成水为止，将药水倒入铜器中，悬挂在井中五天，如果没有井，只用深盆，中间盛三四寸水，再放入半升大豆，将药器放在水上，浸泡五天也可以。然后逐夜在露水下暴露，太阳出来才收回。等药水变成红色可以制成丸剂时，就制成如胡麻子大小的丸剂，密封收藏。如果有人突然死亡，将药丸放入口中就能复活，活人服用，终身无病。每月初一服用一丸。如果中毒药，毒物会自动吐出。共有七个名字，一曰返魂，二曰再生，三曰追命，四曰固寿，五曰来苏，六曰知命，七曰得道，其功效无法详尽言说。这是钱忠懿王所传授的。
轻身却老，强力悦色，长寿真人素丹砂方
丹砂（成块的，四两） 青盐（半斤） 砒砂（一两，另外研磨，分作三份） 磁石（一斤，大火四十九次，每次用浓醋淬炼）
以上四味药，先将磁石和青盐共同研成末，用醋拌湿，分成四分。先取一份铺在药盒底部，将丹砂像莲子一样排列一层，用一份砒砂撒在上面覆盖，上面再用磁石青盐覆盖，又铺设丹砂如前法，共三层，剩余的一份药末覆盖在最上面，按压结实。先用一片瓦盖住药盒，再用一片净砖放在炉底，铺四寸灰在砖上，然后将药盒坐在灰上，再用灰覆盖药盒四周，都要达到四寸厚，务必仔细。用顶火四两养护七天，待冷却后取出，去掉瓦片，用原来的盒盖盖上，再用赤石脂密封接口，更用盐铅丹、白蚯蚓粪、纸筋混合捣碎，遍涂药盒四周，使其非常牢固。按照前面坐在炉中砖上的方法，用灰覆盖，用生熟火三斤以上，锻打至通红，很久后退火，用五升灰覆盖等待冷却取出，轻轻凿开，查看砂的状态，伏火后的砂像灰色，一块块分开，除去杂质，朱砂不折断，这是第一转。再用砒砂一两，青盐半斤，这两味药熟研如粉，加入少许水，研如糊状，放入前面的杂质中，和拌使干湿适中，照前法铺设砂和药，但不密封接口，只合定放入灰池中，用火三两养护它，一次可以添火五次，不要让它断绝养护，七天熄火，待冷却取出砂，看呈紫色为佳，这是第二转，只是比较脆，即将其捣研如粉，加入少许青盐，共同研磨，就用双层抄纸包裹，约半个弹子大小，用线系紧，用醋磨京墨，层层浓涂，晒到彻底干燥，将丸子放在盒内固定，不密封接口，上面用灰均匀覆盖，只用三两火，养护三个时辰，大火五斤以上，锻打至通红，冷却后取其砂丸，应当如雪色，这是第三转，完成了。取砂淘洗，去除盐味，焙干，用真牛乳一合，连同砂，放入有节的青竹筒内，用油绢裹紧筒口，坠入井中七天，取出晒干，研如粉，煮枣肉拌和制成丸剂，如绿豆大小。甲辰日斋戒清洁焚香，服用一丸，每日增加一丸，到第七天，减少回一丸，又增加如初，到六十天，会有应验的效果，到一年身体轻健，三年行走如奔马，力气超过百人，长期服用可长生，能运气脉成为地仙，容颜如童子，牙齿脱落再生，头发变黑，忌食羊血、死肉、鱼。
安心辟邪，治一切恶气，太清四扇丹方
丹砂（四两，碎如麻豆大小，上巳日采桃花二十两，真蜜一斤，同入银器中，隔水煮沸至五月朔日，用新井水淘涤干净，取砂令童子面向东方研磨） 麒麟竭（四两，选真品，五月二日加入丹砂中研磨） 没药（四两，透明者，五月三日加入丹砂研磨） 麝香（四两，全粒，以当门子为准，五月四日加入丹砂同研）
以上四味药，先取上党人参一两，甘草一分，并细细切碎，五月一日日出前，采集露水一升，真蜜三两一同浸泡，到端午日，熬水至一半，去渣滓加入大麦面，做成糊状调和药物，稍硬即可，制成如楝树果实大小的丸剂。每次用沉香温水二合，嚼下一粒或半粒，补心导血，驻颜益气，调和百脉，去除邪气尤其能辟除时疫。如果是瘟疫年份，全家斋戒清洁，早晨起床面向东方，每人用井华水嚼下一粒，保证不被感染。长期服用则心安无梦，邪气不犯，面色红润。制作时忌讳女人、猫犬及污秽之物，常存放在洁净处。一名通神保明丹，兼治妇人血气冲心疼痛，丈夫元气不足，及一切恶气等，都用生姜酒送服，妇人用炒姜醋汤送服，疟疾用腊茶送服一粒或半粒，根据病情大小服用。
轻身延年神仙，太一火锻丹方
圣知子（煎掠取白花焙干研二斤） 绛矾（细研五两） 硝石（五两，细研，分作十分，每一度加入一分） 麻油（一百两，分作十分，第一度加入一分）
以上四味药，先将矾盐和硝石一分，拌和研匀，用麻油十两调和，放入密封好的五升瓶中，用炭火十斤，将瓦盖住瓶子，直到火焰熄灭、炭烧尽为止，取出细细研磨，再加入硝石一分，油一分，照前法用炭十斤烧尽，如此重复十次，共计用炭一百斤足。后来取药捣罗成末，随时取少许，细细研磨，用汤浸蒸饼和丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用十丸，加至二十丸，空腹冷水送服。长期服用各种疾病都会痊愈，胡须头发如漆，筋骨轻健，耳目聪明。原方说，服用一年，每天行走二百里，五年通仙。
延年益寿，悦颜色，坚脏腑，壮腰脚，益血固精，神仙灵砂丹方
水银（四两） 硫黄（一两半）
以上两味药，先熔化硫黄，随即投入水银，用铁勺炒作成青沙子，称定四两，如果重量减轻再炒，去尽黄色才算完成。然后用一个药盒子，口较小的，将青沙放入其中，用一个新茶盏，底较大，平整厚实者，盛新汲水七分许，将盛沙的药盒放在茶盏上，用细筛过的赤石脂末，用水拌成泥，浓粘在外缝使其周密，药盒下面坐上火，猛火得当，微微扇风，茶盏中的水消耗了，随时添加保持常有，大约半天左右，让火自然冷却取出，茶盏底形成灵砂一簇，打下称重得多少，未用完的再用火照前法煅烧，沙成后用绢袋盛装，水煮三五沸，或浸泡半天，滤出细研如粉，用水煮半夏糊为丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用一丸，空腹井水送服，直到中脘穴，随即下行至丹田，应当觉得温暖，忌食羊血。
补精育神，延年悦色，神仙伏火，内固丹方
丹砂（一两） 锡蔺脂（一两）
以上两味药，用浆水二碗同煮，水干为止。用一个沙盒子，将煮过的砂用蜜滚过，使其变白，再用白附子末滚作为外衣，然后用黑附子末调水，包裹在砂的中心，上下用蜀椒铺底盖满盒子，又用油调蛤粉，密封接口缝隙，外用盐泥纸筋封固，等干了用炭火五斤煅烧，火尽后候冷取出，用纸包裹丹砂，在地窍中埋一夜，取出细研，用糯米做糊，丸如梧桐子大小，每日一粒，清净冷水送服，长期服用无毒。
神仙益寿，二气丹方
丹砂（二两） 水银（一两，同研） 百合花 夜合花 干菊花 槐花（不拘多少，同为末）
以上六味药，用小瓷盒，将四种花的末放在盒底，用一半，接着放入丹砂和水银紧紧按压，再用知母末覆盖，合定，用赤石脂密封缝隙，盐泥加固，等干了，在一块砖上用醋灰全部包裹固定，用炭三五斤从顶部煅烧，火炭烧尽为止，候冷取出细研，用油单包裹，悬挂入井水中，浸泡三宿，去除火气，再次取出，蒸三遍，出水气，次用枣肉，丸如绿豆大小，每次服用一丸或二丸，酒送服，延年，兼治诸般气疾，长期服用身体中不再出虫虱。
Commentary states: The *Gushen Lun* (Treatise on the Valley Spirit) mentions: Swallowing saliva and refining qi, expelling the old and absorbing the new, with essence ascending into the Newan Palace (the upper dantian in the head) and descending into the Dantian (the lower energy center), this is called Internal Alchemy; Yang Dragon and Yin Tiger, Wood Fluid and Metal Essence, the intersection of these two qi energies, cooked and refined to form, this is called External Alchemy. Practitioners of cultivation first achieve Internal Alchemy, then refine external medicines. When internal and external correspond, the state of immortality can be attained. However, the mysteries of elixirs have never been revealed by immortals since ancient times, so few are transmitted in the world. Now, selecting those that have been transmitted, they are recorded in this chapter.
Elixir for Immortals, Middle Grade Yellow Dragon Elixir Prescription
Chishizhi (Red Halloysite, 10 liang) Huangniu Ru Zhi (Yellow Ox Milk, 3 sheng) Xuxiang (Frankincense, transparent and high quality, 1 jin) Baisha Mi (White Sand Honey, 1 jin) Gancao (Licorice Root, 3 liang, powdered)
Baijingmi (White Japonica Rice, 3 dou 5 sheng, divided into five portions for cooking the medicine, until the rice is cooked.)
The above six ingredients: First, grind Chishizhi into fine powder, store it in a bag made of double-layered raw silk, and soak it in a basin of sweet clean water for half a day. Rub and swirl it in the water by hand. After it settles, scrape the sediment into a cardboard box, drain it, and take 5 liang of the finest part. Place it in a silver container.
First operation: Over seven days, wash 7 sheng of rice. Cook it like steaming rice, placing the medicine container inside to steam together. Stop when the rice is cooked. At night, remove the lid and expose it under the stars overnight.
Second operation: On the day of the full moon (Wang), follow the previous method to steam. Remove the lid and expose it under the moonlight overnight.
Third operation: On the morning of the 24th day, follow the previous method to steam. Remove the lid and expose it to the sun. Ensure sufficient absorption of the qi of the sun, moon, and stars.
Fourth operation: First, put 3 sheng of ox milk into a large container. Heat it over slow charcoal fire until it boils like fish eyes. Add Xuxiang and wait for it to melt. Then add the Chishizhi powder from the previous three steamings. Stir evenly with a willow wood spatula. Pour into a mortar and grind finely. Return to the container. Follow the previous method using 7 sheng of rice, placing the container on the rice to steam until the rice is cooked.
Fifth operation: Put 2 jin of honey into the container. Follow the previous slow fire heating until it boils like fish eyes. Immediately add the previous medicine. Stir constantly with a willow wood spatula until even. Add 3 liang of Gancao powder. Simmer together until slightly moist, then stop. Use 7 sheng of rice again, place the medicine container on the rice to steam until the rice is cooked. Take the container and soak it in fresh water for half a day. Take it out and place it in a clean area to settle.
For the first dose: Choose a Tiande day at dawn. Fast, burn incense, face east, and bow seven times. Mix one spoonful with good wine and swallow. This is an otherworldly longevity elixir. It has no toxicity from metallic minerals and does not cause harm to life. After taking it, the Four Qi harmonize, and the meridians flow without obstruction. It should only be transmitted to save people, not for profit. If done so, its effect will be miraculous. In the Guangping era of the Jin Dynasty, Zhu Shanshan from Huayue admired the Dao since childhood. At over sixty years old, he traveled to Zhongshan Mountain and met a strange person who taught him this elixir. He believed in it and took it. By the Longji era change of the Tang Dynasty, residing in Kaiyuan Temple in Yangzhou, he was already hundreds of years old. He then taught it to the Daoist priest Zhou Chongxing, saying: "After taking this elixir for more than ten days, one feels the viscera and bowels clear and comfortable, and the spirit refreshed. All major diseases such as wind, labor, qi stagnation, and cold are completely removed. If two doses are consumed, the intestines transform into sinews, and one can live as long as heaven and earth." Ordinary people must first nourish the Spleen. When the Spleen is prosperous, the Liver flourishes; when the Liver flourishes, the Heart strengthens; when the Heart strengthens, the Lungs thrive; when the Lungs thrive, the Yuan Zang (Primordial Viscus/Kidney) becomes solid; when the Yuan Zang is solid, the root is firm. This is the way of deep roots and firm stalks, long life and enduring vision. (Preparation requires clean vessels: One silver box for holding 1 liang of medicine, one silver container for holding 5 dou, three new clay pots for holding 1 dou, one wooden steamer, one lid for the steamer/pot, one new clean stove set, one new clean mortar, one silver spoon, one small silver ladle, one fine bamboo/grass sieve, one willow wood spatula, 100 jin of clean firewood).
Reviving the dead and supporting the declining, extending lifespan and reversing aging. Elixir for Immortals, Resurrection Soul Elixir Prescription
Dansha (Cinnabar) Xionghuang (Realgar) Cihuang (Orpiment) (Each 3 liang)
The above three ingredients: First, finely grind Xionghuang and Cihuang. Store them in a bamboo tube and bury them in the northern ground for three days. Take them out, pour out half, place Dansha (also finely ground) in the center, and cover it with the poured-out half. Plug the mouth of the tube with Yunmu Fen (Mica Powder, which has been rubbed clean in a silk bag and dried). Bury it in the ground, exposing only the tube mouth. Surround the tube mouth with charcoal fire. Slowly roast for 3x7=21 days until it transforms into water. Pour the medicinal liquid into a copper vessel. Hang it in a well for five days. If there is no well, use a deep basin with 3-4 cun of water, place half a sheng of soybeans in it, and float the medicine vessel on the water. Soak for five days. Then, expose it to the dew every night, collecting it only after sunrise. When the medicinal liquid turns red and can be formed into pills, make them the size of sesame seeds. Seal and store. If someone dies suddenly, place the pill in their mouth, and they will revive. Living persons who take it will be disease-free for life. Take one pill on the first day of each month. If poisoned by toxic drugs, the poison will be vomited out. It has seven names: 1. Fanhun (Return Soul), 2. Zaisheng (Rebirth), 3. Zhui Ming (Chase Life), 4. Gushou (Solidify Longevity), 5. Laisu (Revive), 6. Zhiming (Know Fate), 7. Dedao (Attain Dao). Its merits cannot be fully described. This was transmitted by Qian Zhongyi Wang.
Lightening the body and reversing aging, strengthening power and beautifying complexion, Longevity True Person's Pure Cinnabar Prescription
Dansha (Block form, 4 liang) Qingyan (Green Salt, 0.5 jin) Pisha (Arsenic Sulfide/Orpiment derivative, 1 liang, separately ground, divided into three parts) Cishi (Magnetite, 1 jin, quenched in strong vinegar 49 times over high fire)
The above four ingredients: First, grind Cishi and Qingyan together into powder. Moisten with vinegar and divide into four parts. Lay one part at the bottom of the container. Arrange Dansha in a layer like lotus seeds. Sprinkle one part of Pisha on top to cover. Cover with Cishi and Qingyan. Lay Dansha again as before. Total three layers. Cover with the remaining one part of powder. Press firmly. Cover the container with a tile. Place a clean brick at the bottom of the furnace. Spread 4 cun of ash on the brick. Sit the medicine container on the ash. Cover the four sides of the container with ash, each reaching 4 cun thick. Be very careful. Use top fire (heat from above) of 4 liang to nurture for seven days. Wait for it to cool, remove, take off the tile, replace with the original lid, seal the mouth with Chishizhi. Mix Yanqiandan (Lead Carbonate), Bai Xiuyinfen (White Earthworm Excrement), and Zhijin (Paper Fiber) with water and paste. Apply thoroughly around the four sides of the container to make it extremely secure. Follow the previous method of sitting on the brick in the furnace. Cover with ash. Use raw and cooked fire of over 3 jin. Forge until red hot. Let the fire subside for a long time. Cover with 5 sheng of ash and wait for it to cool. Carefully chisel open. Check the sand. The subdued fire sand looks gray, in chunks. Remove impurities. The Cinnabar does not break. This is the first turn. Take 1 liang of Pisha and 0.5 jin of Qingyan. Grind both熟 (cooked/processed) into powder. Add a little water and grind into a paste. Put it into the previous impurities. Mix to achieve appropriate moisture. Follow the previous method of laying sand and medicine. Do not seal. Only close it and put it into the ash pool. Nurture with 3 liang of fire. You may add fire up to five times per cycle. Do not let the nurturing cease. After seven days, extinguish the fire. Wait for it to cool and take out the sand. Purple color is excellent. This is the second turn. It is somewhat brittle. Crush and grind into powder. Add a little Qingyan. Grind together. Wrap in heavy copy paper. Size about half a walnut. Tie with thread. Grind Jingmo (Beijing Ink) with vinegar. Coat heavily and repeatedly. Dry thoroughly. Fix the pill in the container. Do not seal. Cover evenly with ash. Use only 3 liang of fire. Nurture for three shichen (6 hours). Use high fire of over 5 jin. Forge until red hot. Cool and take the sand pill. It should be snow-white. This is the third turn. Completed. Wash the sand to remove saltiness. Dry by roasting. Put 1 he of real ox milk and the sand into a jointed green bamboo tube. Wrap the mouth tightly with oiled silk. Drop into a well for seven days. Take out and dry. Grind into powder. Boil jujube flesh and mix to form pills, size of mung beans. On a Jiachen day, fast, cleanse, and burn incense. Take one pill. Increase by one pill daily. On the seventh day, decrease back to one pill, then increase again as before. By the sixtieth day, effects will manifest. By one year, the body is light and healthy. By three years, walking like a galloping horse, strength surpassing a hundred men. Long-term use leads to longevity. One can circulate qi and pulses to become a Earth Immortal. Face like a child, fallen teeth regrow, white hair turns black. Avoid sheep blood, dead meat, and fish.
Calming the mind and warding off evil, treating all evil qi, Taiqing Four-Sector Elixir Prescription
Dansha (4 liang, crushed like hemp beans. Pick peach blossoms on Shangsi Day. 20 liang peach blossoms, 1 jin true honey. Enter silver vessel. Boil in water bath until the first day of May. Wash clean with new well water. Have a boy grind the sand facing east) Qijie (Kylin Blood/Dragon's Blood, 4 liang, select authentic. Enter Dansha on May 2nd and grind) Moyao (Myrrh, 4 liang, transparent. Enter Dansha on May 3rd and grind) Shexiang (Musk, 4 liang, whole, using Dangmenzi. Enter Dansha on May 4th and grind together)
The above four ingredients: First, take 1 liang of Shanggrenshen (Codonopsis from Shangdang) and 1 fen of Gancao. Finely chop. Before sunrise on May 1st, collect 1 sheng of dew. Mix with 3 liang of true honey and soak. Until Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu), boil down the water to half. Remove dregs. Add Da Mai Mian (Barley Flour) to make a paste. Mix with the medicine. Make it slightly hard. Form pills the size of Prunus spinosa fruits. Each time, chew one or half a pill with 2 he of warm water infused with Chenxiang (Agarwood). Tonifies the heart, guides blood, preserves youth, benefits qi, harmonizes all meridians, removes evil qi, especially wards off seasonal epidemics. In epidemic years, the whole family fasts and cleanses. Rise early, face east, and each person chews one pill with Jinghua Water (first drawn well water) to ensure non-infection. Long-term use brings peace of mind, no dreams, no evil invasion, and a ruddy complexion. During preparation, avoid women, cats, dogs, and filth. Store in a clean place. Also known as Tongshen Baoming Dan. Additionally treats women's blood and qi rushing to the heart causing pain, men's primordial qi deficiency, and all evil qi. Take with Ginger Wine. Women take with Stir-fried Ginger Vinegar Soup. For malaria, take one or half a pill with Lac Tea (aged Pu'er). Dosage depends on the severity of the illness.
Lightening the body and extending lifespan, Immortal Taiyi Fire-Forged Elixir Prescription
Shengzhizi (Boil, skim off white flowers, dry, grind 2 jin) Jiangfan (Vitriol/Copper Sulfate, finely ground 5 liang) Xiaoshi (Niter/Potassium Nitrate, 5 liang, finely ground, divided into ten parts, add one part per cycle) Mayou (Sesame Oil, 100 liang, divided into ten parts, add one part in the first cycle)
The above four ingredients: First, mix Jiangyan (Alum/Vitriol salt) and one part Xiaoshi. Grind evenly. Mix with 10 liang Mayou. Put into a sealed 5-sheng bottle. Cover with a tile. Burn 10 jin of charcoal until flames extinguish and charcoal is consumed. Take out and grind finely. Add one part Xiaoshi and one part oil. Follow the previous method, burning 10 jin of charcoal until consumed. Repeat this ten times. Total charcoal used: 100 jin. Later, pound and sift the medicine into powder. Take a small amount, grind finely. Mix with Tang Jin Meng Bing (Soup-soaked Steamed Bun Dough) to form pills, size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 10 pills per dose, increase to 20. Take with cold water on an empty stomach. Long-term use cures all diseases. Beard and hair become black as lacquer. Bones and tendons become light and strong. Eyes and ears become sharp. The original text says: Take for one year, walk 200 li per day. Take for five years, attain immortality.
Extending lifespan and benefiting health, beautifying complexion, strengthening viscera, fortifying waist and legs, enriching blood and consolidating essence, Elixir for Immortals, Lingsha (Spiritual Cinnabar) Prescription
Shuiyin (Mercury, 4 liang) Liuhuang (Sulfur, 1.5 liang)
The above two ingredients: First, melt Liuhuang. Immediately throw in Shuiyin. Stir-fry with an iron spoon until it forms green sand-like particles. Weigh to ensure 4 liang. If weight decreases, continue frying until yellow disappears. Use one medicine container with a small opening. Put the green sand inside. Use a new tea cup with a larger base, flat, clean, and thick. Fill with 70% new well water. Place the container with sand on the cup. Use finely sieved Chishizhi powder mixed with water to make mud. Paste it thickly on the outer seams to make it airtight. Place the container over mild heat. Use strong flame appropriately. Fan slightly. As water in the cup evaporates, add water to keep it constant. After about half a day, let the fire cool naturally. Take it out. A cluster of Lingsha forms at the bottom of the cup. Scrape it off and weigh. If not finished, repeat the firing process. Once the sand is formed, store in a silk bag. Boil in water for 3-5 boils, or soak for half a day. Filter and grind finely into powder. Use Banxia Hu (Pinellia Paste) boiled in water to form pills, size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take one pill per dose. Take with well water on an empty stomach. It travels to the Zhongwan point, then descends to the Dantian. One should feel warmth. Avoid sheep blood.
Tonifying essence and nurturing spirit, extending lifespan and beautifying complexion, Elixir for Immortals, Fuhuo (Subduing Fire), Neigu (Internal Solidification) Prescription
Dansha (Cinnabar, 1 liang) Xilin Zhi (Stannous Oxide/Tin Ash, 1 liang)
The above two ingredients: Boil together in 2 bowls of Jiangshui (fermented grain water) until the water is gone. Use one sand container. Roll the boiled sand in honey to make it white. Then roll it in Baifuzi Fen (Aconitum carmichaelii side-root powder). Then wrap it in Hei Fuzi Fen (Black Aconite powder) mixed with water, placing it in the center of the sand. Line the bottom and top of the container with Shujiao (Sichuan Pepper). Seal the mouth with oil-mixed Ge Fen (Clam Shell Powder). Seal the outside with Yan Ni (Salt Mud) and Zhijin (Paper Fiber). Wait for it to dry. Roast with 5 jin of charcoal. When the fire is exhausted, wait for it to cool and take out. Wrap the Dansha in paper. Bury it in a hole in the ground overnight. Take out and grind finely. Use Nuomi Hu (Glutinous Rice Paste) to form pills, size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take one pill daily. Take with clean cold water. Long-term use is non-toxic.
Elixir for Immortals, Longevity, Two-Qi Elixir Prescription
Dansha (Cinnabar, 2 liang) Shuiyin (Mercury, 1 liang, ground together) Baihe Hua (Lily Flower) Yehe Hua (Albizia Flower) Gan Juhua (Dried Chrysanthemum) Huai Hua (Sophora Flower) (Any amount, ground together into powder)
The above six ingredients: Use a small porcelain container. Put half of the four flower powders at the bottom. Next, tightly press in Dansha and Shuiyin. Cover with Zhimu Fen (Anemarrhena Powder). Seal the container. Seal seams with Chishizhi. Reinforce with Yan Ni. Wait for it to dry. Wrap the entire thing in Cu Hui (Vinegar Ash) on a brick. Roast from the top with 3-5 jin of charcoal until the charcoal is exhausted. Wait for it to cool. Take out and grind finely. Wrap in oil paper. Hang in well water. Soak for three nights to remove fire qi. Take out and steam three times to remove water qi. Next, use jujube flesh to form pills, size of mung beans. Take one or two pills per dose. Take with wine. Extends lifespan. Additionally treats various qi disorders. Long-term use prevents insects and lice from appearing in the body.