小便频数∶鹿角霜、白茯苓等分为末，酒糊丸梧桐子大。每服三十丸，
《总要》）
门方》）
齿
【主治】鼠 ，留血，心腹痛。不可近丈夫阴（苏恭）。
骨
【气味】甘，微热，无毒。
【主治】安胎下气，杀鬼精物，久服耐老，可酒浸服之（孟诜）。作酒，主内虚，续绝
伤，补骨除风（思邈）。烧灰水服，治小儿洞注下痢（时珍）。
【附方】新一。
补益虚羸∶鹿骨煎∶用鹿骨一具，枸杞根二升，各以水一斗，煎汁五升，和匀，共煎五
升，日二服。（《千金》）
肉
【气味】甘，温，无毒。诜曰∶九月以后，正月以前，堪食。他月不可食，发冷痛。白
臆者、豹文者，并不可食。鹿肉脯，炙之不动，及见水而动，或曝之不燥者，并杀人。不可
同雉肉、蒲白、 鱼、虾食，发恶疮。《礼记》云∶食鹿去胃。
【主治】补中，益气力，强五脏。生者疗中风口僻，割片薄之（《别录》。
华陀云∶中风口偏者，以生肉同生椒捣贴，正即除之）。
养血生容，治产后风虚邪僻（时珍。《外台》有鹿肉汤）。
【发明】思邈曰∶壶居士言鹿性多警烈，能别良草，止食葛花、葛叶、鹿葱、鹿药、白
蒿、水芹、甘草、荠 、齐头蒿、山苍耳，他草不食，处必山冈，故产则归下泽。
飨神用其肉者，以其性烈清净也。凡药饵之人，久食鹿肉，服药必不得力，为其食解毒
之草制诸药也。
弘景曰∶野兽之中，獐、鹿可食生，则不膻腥。又非十二辰属，八卦无主，且温补，于
人生死无尤，道家许听为脯。过其余，虽鸡、犬、牛、羊补益，于亡魂有愆责，并
宗 曰∶三祀皆以鹿腊，亦取此义，且味亦胜他肉。
时珍曰∶邵氏言∶鹿之一身皆益人，或煮，或蒸，或脯，同酒食之良。大抵鹿乃仙兽，
纯阳多寿之物，能通督脉，又食良草，故其肉、角有益无损，陶说亦妄耳。
头肉
【气味】平。
【主治】消渴，夜梦鬼物，煎汁服，作胶弥善（苏恭。宗 曰∶头可酿酒，须于作浆时，
稍益葱、椒）。
【附方】新一。
老人消渴∶鹿头一个，去毛煮烂，和五味。空心食，以汁咽之。（《鄙事》）
蹄肉
【气味】平。
【主治】诸风，脚膝骨中疼痛，不能践地，同豉汁、五味煮食（孙思邈）。
脂
【主治】痈肿死肌，温中，四肢不随，头风，通腠理。不可近阴
《本经》麋脂正文，而苏氏以注鹿脂，二脂功或同耶？）。
【附方】新一。
面上 ∶鹿脂涂之，日再。（《圣惠方》）
髓（炼净入药）
【气味】甘，温，无毒。
【主治】丈夫女子伤中绝脉，筋急痛，咳逆，以酒和，服之良（《别录》）。
壮阳道，令有子。同地黄汁煎膏服，填骨髓，壮筋骨，治呕吐（《日华》）。补阴强阳，生精
益髓，润燥泽肌（时珍）。
【发明】颂曰∶髓可作酒，唐方多有其法。
时珍曰∶鹿髓，近方稀用者。《删繁方》治肺虚毛悴，酥髓汤用之。《御药院方》滋补
药，用其脊髓和酒熬膏丸药，甚为有理。白飞霞《医通》云∶取鹿脑及诸骨髓炼成膏，每
一两，加炼蜜二两炼匀，瓷器密收，用和滋补丸药剂甚妙。凡腰痛属肾虚寒者，以和古方摩
腰膏，姜汁化一粒擦肾俞，则暖气透入丹田如火，大补元阳。此法甚佳，人鲜知之。
【附方】新一。
鹿髓煎∶治肺痿咳嗽，伤中脉绝。用鹿髓、生地黄汁各七合，酥、蜜各一两，杏仁、桃
仁各三两（去皮炒，酒一升，同捣取汁），先煎杏仁、桃仁、地黄汁减半，入三味煎如稀饧。
每含一匙，徐徐咽下，日三。（《圣济》）
脑
【主治】入面脂，令人悦泽（苏颂）。刺入肉内不出
（《深师》）。
精
【主治】补虚羸劳损（时珍）。
【发明】韩懋曰∶王师授予鹿 丸方云
之精也。医书称鹿茸、角、血、髓
苑囿驯养。每日以人参
燥则渐减，周而复始。大约三年之内，一旦毛
不得，则精泄于外；或令其一交，即设法取其
角霜一味为丸，空心盐酒下，大起胎
时珍曰∶按《老子》云∶骨弱筋柔而握固，未知牝牡之合而 作者，精之至也。
催切，赤子阴也。今作鹿精之名，亦未为稳。
血
【主治】阴痿，补虚，止腰痛、鼻衄，折伤，狂犬伤（苏恭）。
及崩中带下（《日华》）。诸气痛欲危者，饮之立愈（汪颖）。大补虚损，益精血，解痘毒、药
毒（时珍）。
【发明】颂曰∶近世有服鹿血酒者。云得于射生者，因采捕入山失道，数日饥渴将委顿。
惟获一生鹿，刺血数升饮之，饥渴顿除。及归，遂觉血气充盛异人。有效而服之者，刺鹿头
角间血，酒和饮之更佳。
时珍曰∶近世韩飞霞补益方有斑龙宴法，孙氏解痘毒有阴阳二血丸，皆古所未知者。而
沈存中又以刺血代茸为非，亦一说也。
【附方】新三。
斑龙宴∶用驯养牡鹿一二只，每日以人参一两煎水与饮，将滓拌土产草料米豆，以时喂
之，勿杂他水草。百日之外，露筋可用矣。宴法∶夜前减食，次早空心
低尾昂。令有力者抱定前足，有角者执定角，无角者以木囊头拘之，使头不动。用三棱针刺
其眼之大 前毛孔，名天池穴。以银管长三寸许插向鼻梁，坐定，咂其血，饮药酒数杯。再
咂再饮，以醉为度。鼻中流出者，亦可接和酒饮。饮毕避风，行升降工夫，为一宴也。用生
肌药敷鹿穴，养之。月可一度，一鹿可用六七年。不拘男女老少，服之终身无疾而寿，乃仙
家服食丹方二十四品之一也。药酒以八珍散加沉香、木香煮之。
未出者稀，已出者减。用鹿血、兔血（各以青纸盛，置灰上，晒干）、乳香、没药各一两，
雄黄、黄连各五钱，朱砂、麝香各一钱。为末，炼蜜丸绿豆大。每服十丸，空心酒下。儿小
者减
鼻血时作∶干鹿血炒枯，将酒浮熏二三次，仍用酒浮半杯和服之。
肾
【气味】甘，平，无毒。
【主治】补肾气（《别录》）。补中，安五脏，壮阳气，作酒及煮粥食之（《日华》）。
【附方】旧一。
肾虚耳聋∶用鹿肾一对，去脂膜切，以豉汁入粳米二合煮粥食。亦可作羹。（《圣惠方》）
胆
【气味】苦，寒，无毒。
【主治】消肿散毒（时珍）。
筋
【主治】劳损续绝（苏恭）。尘沙眯目者，嚼烂 入目中，则粘出（时珍）。
【附方】旧一。
骨鲠∶鹿筋渍软，搓索令紧，大如弹丸。持筋端吞至鲠处，徐徐引之，鲠着筋出。（《外
台》）
靥
【主治】气瘿，以酒渍，炙干，再浸酒中，含咽汁，味尽更易，十具乃愈（《深师》）。
皮
【主治】一切漏疮，烧灰和猪脂纳之，日五六易，愈乃止（时
粪
【主治】经日不产，干、湿各三钱，研末，姜汤服，立效（《经
胎粪
【主治】解诸毒（时珍曰∶按范晔《后汉书》云∶冉
粪，可疗毒也）。
【主治】治疗鼠瘘（淋巴结核），瘀血滞留，心腹疼痛。不可靠近丈夫的阴部（苏恭）。
骨
【气味】味甘，性微热，无毒。
【主治】安胎，降气，驱除鬼精邪物，长期服用可延缓衰老，可用酒浸泡后服用（孟诜）。制成酒剂，主治内脏虚弱，接续断绝之伤，补益骨骼，祛除风邪（孙思邈）。烧成灰后用水冲服，治疗小儿洞泄下痢（李时珍）。
【附方】新增一方。
补益虚损羸弱：鹿骨煎：取鹿骨一副，枸杞根二升，分别用水一斗煎煮，取汁五升，混合均匀，再共同煎至五升，每日分两次服用。（《千金方》）
肉
【气味】味甘，性温，无毒。孟诜说：九月以后到正月以前，可以食用。其他月份不可食用，否则会引起冷痛。白色胸脯和豹纹斑点的鹿肉，都不可食用。鹿肉干，如果烤制后不动，遇水则动，或者晾晒后不干燥的，都会致人死亡。不可与野鸡肉、蒲白、[鱼名缺失]、虾一起食用，否则会引发恶疮。《礼记》说：吃鹿要去掉胃。
【主治】补中气，益气力，强五脏。生肉治疗中风口眼歪斜，切成薄片贴敷（《名医别录》）。华佗说：中风口角歪斜者，用生肉同生花椒捣烂贴敷，端正后即可去除病邪。
养血生容，治疗产后风虚邪僻（李时珍。《外台秘要》中有鹿肉汤）。
【发明】孙思邈说：壶居士说鹿性情多警觉猛烈，能辨别良草，只吃葛花、葛叶、鹿葱、鹿药、白蒿、水芹、甘草、荠菜、齐头蒿、山苍耳，不吃其他草，栖息必在山冈，所以出产就归于低湿之地。
用其肉祭祀神灵，是因为其性烈而清净。凡是服药之人，长期吃鹿肉，服药必然不得力，因为它吃的草能解毒并制约各种药物。
陶弘景说：野兽之中，獐、鹿可以吃生的，就不膻腥。又不属于十二地支生肖，八卦中没有主宰，且性温补，对人生死没有怨尤，道家允许将其制成肉干。超过这个范围，虽然鸡、犬、牛、羊有补益作用，但对亡魂有过错责罚，并宗认为：三祀都用鹿腊，也是取这个意义，而且味道胜过其他肉。
李时珍说：邵氏说：鹿的一身都对人有好处，或煮，或蒸，或制成肉干，配合酒食很好。大抵鹿是仙兽，纯阳多寿之物，能通督脉，又吃良草，所以它的肉、角有益无损，陶弘景的说法也是荒谬的。
头肉
【气味】性平。
【主治】消渴症，夜间梦见鬼神之物，煎汁服用，做成胶更好（苏恭。陈藏器说：头可酿酒，必须在制作浆液时，稍加葱、椒）。
【附方】新增一方。
老人消渴：一个鹿头，去毛煮烂，调和五味。空腹食用，用汁液送服。（《鄙事》）
蹄肉
【气味】性平。
【主治】各种风疾，脚膝骨中疼痛，不能踩地，同豆豉汁、五味子煮食（孙思邈）。
脂
【主治】痈肿死肌，温中，四肢不能随意运动，头风，通达腠理。不可靠近阴部（《本经》正文为麋脂，而苏恭注为鹿脂，两种脂的功效或许相同吧？）。
【附方】新增一方。
面上[黑斑/瑕疵]：涂鹿脂，每天两次。（《圣惠方》）
髓（炼净入药）
【气味】味甘，性温，无毒。
【主治】男子女子伤中绝脉，筋急痛，咳逆，用酒调和服用，效果良好（《名医别录》）。
壮阳道，使人生子。同地黄汁煎膏服用，填补骨髓，强壮筋骨，治疗呕吐（《日华子本草》）。补阴强阳，生精益髓，润燥泽肌（李时珍）。
【发明】苏颂说：髓可作酒，唐代方剂中多有此法。
李时珍说：鹿髓，近代方剂很少使用。《删繁方》治疗肺虚毛悴，酥髓汤中使用它。《御药院方》滋补药，用其脊髓和酒熬膏丸药，很有道理。白飞霞《医通》说：取鹿脑及诸骨髓炼成膏，每两，加炼蜜二两炼匀，瓷器密封收藏，用来和滋补丸药剂非常奇妙。凡腰痛属肾虚寒者，用它和古方摩腰膏，姜汁化一粒擦肾俞穴，则暖气透入丹田如火，大补元阳。这个方法很好，很少有人知道。
【附方】新增一方。
鹿髓煎：治疗肺痿咳嗽，伤中脉绝。用鹿髓、生地黄汁各七合，酥、蜜各一两，杏仁、桃仁各三两（去皮炒，酒一升，同捣取汁），先煎杏仁、桃仁、地黄汁减半，加入前三味煎如稀饧状。每次含一匙，徐徐咽下，每日三次。（《圣济总录》）
脑
【主治】加入面脂，使人容颜悦泽（苏颂）。刺入肉内不出（《深师方》）。
精
【主治】补虚损劳损（李时珍）。
【发明】韩懋说：王师授予鹿精丸方云：这是鹿的精液。医书称鹿茸、角、血、髓都是苑囿驯养的。每日用人参... 燥则渐减，周而复始。大约三年之内，一旦毛... 不得，则精泄于外；或令其一交，即设法取其... 鹿角霜一味为丸，空心盐酒下，大起胎...
李时珍说：按《老子》说：骨弱筋柔而握固，未知牝牡之合而... 作者，精之至也。催切，赤子阴也。现在称为鹿精之名，也不够稳妥。
血
【主治】阳痿，补虚，止腰痛、鼻衄，折伤，狂犬伤（苏恭）。
及崩中带下（《日华子本草》）。诸气痛欲危者，饮之立愈（汪颖）。大补虚损，益精血，解痘毒、药毒（李时珍）。
【发明】苏颂说：近代有人服用鹿血酒。说是从射猎者那里得到的，因为采捕入山迷路，几天饥渴将要委顿。只获得一只活鹿，刺血几升饮用，饥渴顿除。回来后，遂觉血气充盛异于常人。有效而服用的人，刺鹿头角间血，用酒调和饮用更佳。
李时珍说：近代韩飞霞补益方有斑龙宴法，孙氏解痘毒有阴阳二血丸，都是古代所不知道的。而沈存中又以刺血代替鹿茸为非，也是一种说法。
【附方】新增三方。
斑龙宴：用驯养公鹿一二只，每日用人参一两煎水给它们喝，将渣拌土产草料米豆，按时喂养，不要混杂其他水草。百日之后，露筋部位就可以使用了。宴法：前夜减少喂食，次日早晨空腹... 低尾昂。让有力气的人抱住前足，有角的抓住角，无角的用木囊套头固定，使头不动。用三棱针刺其眼大眦前毛孔，名叫天池穴。用银管长约三寸插入鼻梁，坐定，吸吮其血，饮药酒数杯。再吸再饮，以醉为度。鼻中流出的，也可以接起来和酒饮用。饮毕避风，行升降工夫，算是一宴。用生肌药敷鹿穴，饲养它。每月可进行一次，一头鹿可用六七年。不拘男女老少，终身服用无疾而寿，是仙家服食丹方二十四品之一。药酒用八珍散加沉香、木香煮制。
未出者稀，已出者减。用鹿血、兔血（各用青纸盛放，置于灰上晒干）、乳香、没药各一两，雄黄、黄连各五钱，朱砂、麝香各一钱。研为末，炼蜜丸绿豆大。每次十丸，空腹酒下。小孩减量。
鼻血时作：干鹿血炒枯，将酒浮熏二三次，仍用酒浮半杯和服之。
肾
【气味】味甘，性平，无毒。
【主治】补肾气（《名医别录》）。补中，安五脏，壮阳气，制成酒及煮粥食用（《日华子本草》）。
【附方】旧一方。
肾虚耳聋：用鹿肾一对，去脂膜切，用豆豉汁入粳米二合煮粥食。也可做羹。（《圣惠方》）
筋
【主治】劳损续绝（苏恭）。尘沙眯目者，嚼烂放入目中，则粘出（李时珍）。
【附方】旧一方。
骨鲠：鹿筋浸软，搓索令紧，大如弹丸。持筋端吞至鲠处，徐徐引之，鲠着筋出。（《外台秘要》）
靥（面部斑点/疣？）
【主治】气瘿，用酒浸泡，炙干，再浸酒中，含咽汁，味尽更换，十个才痊愈（《深师方》）。
皮
【主治】一切漏疮，烧灰和猪脂纳入，每天五六次更换，痊愈为止（[原文残缺]）。
粪
【主治】经日不产，干、湿各三钱，研末，姜汤服，立效（《经... [原文残缺]）。
胎粪
【主治】解诸毒（李时珍说：按范晔《后汉书》说：冉... 粪，可疗毒也）。
[Mastery]: Treats scrofula (lymphatic tuberculosis), retained blood stasis, and heart/abdominal pain. It should not be brought near the male genitalia (Su Gong).
Bone
[Flavor and Nature]: Sweet, slightly warm, non-toxic.
[Mastery]: Calms the fetus, directs qi downward, expels evil spirits and essence, and with long-term use, delays aging. It can be taken after soaking in wine (Meng Shen). Prepared as a wine infusion, it treats internal deficiency, reconnects severed injuries, tonifies bones, and dispels wind (Sun Simiao). Burned to ash and taken with water, it treats infantile projectile diarrhea (Li Shizhen).
[Attached Formulas]: One new formula.
Tonifying Deficiency and Emaciation: Deer Bone Decoction: Take one deer skeleton and two sheng of Goji root. Decoct each separately in ten dou of water to obtain five sheng of juice. Mix evenly and decoct together until five sheng remain. Take twice daily. (*Qianjin Fang*)
Meat
[Flavor and Nature]: Sweet, warm, non-toxic. Meng Shen states: It is edible from the ninth month to the first month. It should not be eaten in other months, as it causes cold pain. Meat from white-chested or leopard-spotted deer is inedible. Deer jerky that does not move when roasted, moves when exposed to water, or remains moist after sun-drying is lethal. It must not be consumed with pheasant meat, cattail shoots, [missing fish name], or shrimp, as this induces malignant sores. *Book of Rites* states: When eating deer, remove the stomach.
[Mastery]: Tonifies the middle jiao, boosts qi and strength, and strengthens the five zang organs. Raw meat treats facial paralysis (stroke-induced deviation of the mouth and eye) when sliced thinly and applied externally (*Mingyi Bielu*). Hua Tuo stated: For stroke-induced facial deviation, apply a paste of raw meat and fresh Sichuan pepper; once the face straightens, the condition resolves.
Nourishes blood and enhances complexion, treating postpartum wind-deficiency and eccentric pathogenic factors (Li Shizhen. *Waitai Miyao* contains Deer Meat Soup).
[Invention]: Sun Simiao said: Hu Jushi stated that deer are naturally alert and fierce, capable of distinguishing good grasses. They eat only Kudzu flowers, Kudzu leaves, Deer Onion, Deer Herb, White Mugwort, Water Celery, Licorice, Shepherd's Purse, Qi Tou Hao, and Mountain Cocklebur, avoiding all other grasses. They dwell on hills and thus are found in low, damp areas.
Their meat is used for spirit sacrifices due to their fierce yet pure nature. Anyone taking medicinal herbs who consumes deer meat long-term will find the medicines ineffective, because the deer eats detoxifying grasses that neutralize various drugs.
Tao Hongjing said: Among wild beasts, Chee Vole and Deer can be eaten raw without being gamey. They do not belong to the twelve Earthly Branches, nor are they governed by the Eight Trigrams. Their warmth and tonification cause no harm to life and death, so Daoists permit them to be made into jerky. Beyond this, although Chicken, Dog, Ox, and Sheep have tonifying effects, they carry karmic blame for departed souls. Chen Zangqi noted: The three sacrifices all use cured deer meat, adopting this meaning, and its flavor surpasses other meats.
Li Shizhen said: Shao Shi stated: Every part of the deer benefits humans. Whether boiled, steamed, or made into jerky, it is excellent with wine. Generally, the deer is an immortal beast, a pure-yang creature of longevity that connects with the Du Meridian. Having eaten fine grasses, its meat and horns are purely beneficial without harm; Tao's statement is also absurd.
Head Meat
[Nature]: Neutral.
[Mastery]: Treats Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst syndrome) and nightmares of ghosts. Decoct and drink the juice; making it into a gelatin is better (Su Gong. Chen Zangqi said: The head can be used to brew wine, adding green onion and pepper during the process).
[Attached Formulas]: One new formula.
Elderly Wasting-Thirst: One deer head, de-haired and boiled until soft. Season with the Five Flavors. Eat while empty-stomached, swallowing with the juice. (*Bishi*)
Hoof Meat
[Nature]: Neutral.
[Mastery]: Treats various wind disorders, pain in the bones of the feet and knees, and inability to stand. Boil and eat with soybean paste juice and Five Flavor Berry (Sun Simiao).
Fat
[Mastery]: Treats carbuncles and necrotic tissue, warms the middle jiao, treats limb immobility, headache due to wind, and opens the interstices. It should not be brought near the genitals. (The *Shennong Bencao Jing* text refers to Elk Fat, but Su Gong annotated it as Deer Fat; perhaps their functions are similar?)
[Attached Formulas]: One new formula.
Facial [Defects]: Apply Deer Fat twice daily. (*Shenghui Fang*)
Marrow (Refined for medicinal use)
[Flavor and Nature]: Sweet, warm, non-toxic.
[Mastery]: Treats men and women with injury to the middle jiao and severed pulses, tendon spasms and pain, and coughing against the flow. Take mixed with wine for best results (*Mingyi Bielu*).
Strengthens the Yang pathway and promotes fertility. Decoct with Rehmannia juice into a paste to fill bone marrow, strengthen sinews and bones, and treat vomiting (*Rihua Bencao*). Tonifies Yin and strengthens Yang, generates essence and enriches marrow, moistens dryness and nourishes skin (Li Shizhen).
[Invention]: Su Song said: Marrow can be made into wine; Tang dynasty formulas often contain methods for this.
Li Shizhen said: Deer marrow is rarely used in recent formulas. *Shanfan Fang* uses it in Su Marrow Soup for lung deficiency with emaciated hair. *Yuyao Yuan Fang* uses spinal marrow decocted with wine into pills for tonification, which is very reasonable. Bai Feixia's *Yitong* states: Refine deer brain and various bone marrows into paste. For every liang, add two liang of refined honey, mix well, and store tightly in porcelain. Mixing this with tonifying pills is exquisite. For lower back pain due to Kidney deficiency and cold, mix with ancient Mo Yao Gao, dissolve one pill in ginger juice, and rub onto Shenshu (BL23). Warm qi penetrates into the Lower Dantian like fire, greatly tonifying Primordial Yang. This method is excellent but little known.
[Attached Formulas]: One new formula.
Deer Marrow Decoction: Treats Lung Wei (flaccidity) with cough and injury to the middle jiao with severed pulses. Use seven he of Deer Marrow and seven he of Fresh Rehmannia Juice, one liang of Butter, one liang of Honey, three liang of Apricot Kernel, and three liang of Peach Kernel (skin removed, stir-fried, pounded with one sheng of wine to extract juice). First decoct Apricot Kernel, Peach Kernel, and Rehmannia Juice until reduced by half. Add the three ingredients and decoct until resembling thin syrup. Hold one spoonful in the mouth and swallow slowly, three times daily. (*Shengji Zonglu*)
Brain
[Mastery]: Added to facial creams to enhance luster and radiance (Su Song). If a splinter enters the flesh and cannot be removed... (*Shenshi Fang*)
Essence (Jing)
[Mastery]: Tonifies deficiency and emaciation from overwork (Li Shizhen).
[Invention]: Han Mao said: The Imperial Master granted the Deer Essence Pill formula, stating: This is the deer's essence. Medical texts refer to Deer Antler Velvet, Horn, Blood, and Marrow... kept in enclosures and domesticated. Daily administered with Ginseng... When dry, it gradually decreases, cycling repeatedly. Within about three years, suddenly the hair... if not obtained, essence leaks outward; or allow one mating, then devise a method to collect... One ingredient, Deer Horn Frost, made into pills, taken with salt wine on an empty stomach, greatly revives conception...
Li Shizhen said: According to *Laozi*: "Bones weak, tendons soft, yet grip firmly; unaware of the union of male and female, yet the organ stands erect"—this is the utmost state of essence. The term "cui qie" refers to the infant's yin. Naming it "Deer Essence" is not entirely accurate.
Blood
[Mastery]: Treats impotence, tonifies deficiency, stops lower back pain, epistaxis, fractures, and rabies bites (Su Gong).
Also treats metrorrhagia and leukorrhea (*Rihua Bencao*). For severe qi stagnation pain threatening life, drinking it brings immediate relief (Wang Ying). Greatly tonifies deficiency, enriches essence and blood, resolves miasma toxin and drug toxicity (Li Shizhen).
[Invention]: Su Song said: In recent times, some have consumed Deer Blood Wine. It was said to be obtained from hunters who, lost in the mountains after days of hunger and thirst, caught a live deer, pierced it to draw several sheng of blood, and drank it, instantly relieving hunger and thirst. Upon returning, they felt their blood and qi were exceptionally vigorous. Those who found it effective pierced the area between the deer's horn and head, mixed the blood with wine, and drank it.
Li Shizhen said: Recent tonifying formulas by Han Feixia include the Banlong Banquet method, and Sun's Yinyang Two Blood Pills for resolving miasma toxin, both unknown in antiquity. Shen Kuo argued against using pierced blood instead of antler velvet, which is another perspective.
[Attached Formulas]: Three new formulas.
Banlong Banquet: Use one or two domesticated male deer. Daily, decoct one liang of Ginseng in water and give it to drink. Mix the dregs with local fodder, rice, and beans, feeding them on schedule without mixing other waters or grasses. After one hundred days, the tendons exposed at the joints are ready. The banquet method: Reduce food intake the night before. Early next morning, while empty-stomached... tail low, head high. Have strong individuals hold the front legs firmly. If it has horns, hold the horns; if not, secure the head with a wooden bag to keep it still. Use a three-edged needle to pierce the large pore anterior to the eye angle, named Tianchi (HT1). Insert a silver tube about three cun long toward the nasal bridge. Sit securely and suck the blood, drinking several cups of medicinal wine. Repeat sucking and drinking until intoxicated. Blood flowing from the nose can also be collected and mixed with wine. After drinking, avoid wind and practice ascending-descending exercises. This constitutes one banquet. Apply hemostatic/healing medicine to the deer's wound and nurse it. Once per month; one deer can be used for six to seven years. Suitable for men, women, young, and old; lifelong consumption ensures health and longevity. It is one of the twenty-four items in the Immortal's Dietary Alchemy prescriptions. The medicinal wine is prepared by decocting Bazhen Powder with Agarwood and Costus Root.
Those not yet erupted are rare; those erupted are reduced. Use Deer Blood, Rabbit Blood (each held in blue paper, dried on ashes), Frankincense, Myrrh (one liang each), Realgar, Coptis (five qian each), Cinnabar, Musk (one qian each). Pound into powder, refine honey, and make pills the size of mung beans. Take ten pills with wine on an empty stomach. Reduce dose for children.
Epistaxis Occurring: Stir-fry dry deer blood until charred. Smoke it twice or thrice with floating wine. Mix half a cup of floating wine and take orally.
Kidney
[Flavor and Nature]: Sweet, neutral, non-toxic.
[Mastery]: Tonifies Kidney Qi (*Mingyi Bielu*). Tonifies the middle, calms the five zang organs, strengthens Yang Qi. Prepare as wine or cook in porridge (*Rihua Bencao*).
[Attached Formulas]: One old formula.
Kidney Deficiency Deafness: Use one pair of Deer Kidneys, remove fat membrane and slice. Cook porridge with soybean paste juice and two he of Japonica Rice. Can also be made into soup. (*Shenghui Fang*)
Gallbladder
[Flavor and Nature]: Bitter, cold, non-toxic.
[Mastery]: Reduces swelling and disperses toxicity (Li Shizhen).
Sinew
[Mastery]: Treats damage from overwork and reconnects severances (Su Gong). For dust or sand in the eye, chew thoroughly and place in the eye; it will adhere and pull out the foreign body (Li Shizhen).
[Attached Formulas]: One old formula.
Fish Bone Stuck in Throat: Soak Deer Sinew until soft, twist into a tight rope the size of a marble. Swallow the end of the sinew to the site of the obstruction, gently pulling; the bone attaches to the sinew and is extracted. (*Waitai Miyao*)
Yè (Facial spots/warts?)
[Mastery]: Treats Qi Goiter. Soak in wine, roast dry, soak again in wine. Hold in mouth, swallow the juice, replacing when flavor is exhausted. Ten specimens cure the condition. (*Shenshi Fang*)
Skin
[Mastery]: Treats all types of fistula sores. Burn to ash, mix with pig fat, and apply. Change five to six times daily until healed ([Text missing]).
Feces
[Mastery]: For retention of placenta beyond the expected day, use three qian of dry or wet feces, pound into powder, take with Ginger Decoction for immediate effect. (*Jing... [Text missing]*)
Fetal Feces
[Mastery]: Resolves various toxins (Li Shizhen said: According to Fan Ye's *Book of Later Han*: Ran... feces can treat toxins).