黄 （三两，去芦，蜜水炙） 人参 甘草（炙。各半两） 麦门冬（一两，汤浸，去
心） 苦
桔
上为 咀，每服四钱，水一盏半，生姜五片，煎至七分，去滓，温服，不拘时候。
补养元气，滋益气血，暖水脏及下元。
菟丝子（洗净，捣为末，四两） 破故纸（炒香） 益智仁（各一两） 杜仲（一两，
去皮，
用生
（二两、
米
上各为细末，酒糊为丸，如梧桐子大，每服五十丸，空心，温盐酒盐汤送下。
补心肾，益气血，暖元脏，缩小便，壮力。
莲肉（去心，四两） 龙骨（七钱半，新瓦上 ，另研细） 益智仁 破故纸（炒香） 茴
香
（各
锉碎，
酒拌，
上为细末，用山药四两炙为末，打糊为丸，如梧桐子大，每服五十丸，枣汤送下，空心
食前
两，
夫草还丹者，不用金石，不加燥热，不伤五脏，只以草药为用，全在制度之妙，得水火
既济
养，
令
延年益寿，乃仙家之良剂，平补大有效验。
苍术（四两，一两酒浸，一两醋浸，一两米泔浸，一两盐水浸，各一宿） 葫芦巴（一
两，
酒
楝
子（
茯苓（坚
圆
上件晒干为细末，无灰酒糊为丸，如梧桐子大，每服三、五十丸，温酒送下，或盐汤亦
可，
隶
不
常
【补气汤】
黄芪（三两，去除芦头，用蜜水炙烤）人参甘草（炙。各半两）麦门冬（一两，用开水浸泡，去除心部）桔梗
以上药物捣碎成粗末，每次服用四钱，加水一盏半，生姜五片，煎煮至七分满，滤去药渣，温服，不限具体时间。
【草还丹】
菟丝子（洗净，捣为粉末，四两）破故纸（炒香）益智仁（各一两）杜仲（一两，去除外皮，用生品）[此处原文有缺漏，推测为其他药材]（二两、[此处原文有缺漏，推测为辅料如米等]）
以上各味分别研为细末，用酒糊制作成丸剂，大小如梧桐子，每次服用五十丸，空腹时，用温盐酒或盐汤送服。
【另一首方剂】
莲肉（去除心部，四两）龙骨（七钱半，在新瓦上煅烧，单独研细）益智仁 破故纸（炒香）茴香
（各[此处原文有缺漏]）锉碎，用酒拌和，[此处原文有缺漏]
以上药物研为细末，用山药四两炙后研为粉末，打糊制作成丸剂，大小如梧桐子，每次服用五十丸，用枣汤送服，空腹食前服用。
关于草还丹，不使用金石类药物，不添加燥热之品，不损伤五脏，仅以草药为用，全在于炮制制度的精妙，达到水火既济的状态，滋养身体，使人延年益寿，这是仙家的良剂，平补效果显著。
苍术（四两，一两用酒浸泡，一两用醋浸泡，一两用米泔水浸泡，一两用盐水浸泡，各浸泡一夜）葫芦巴（一两，[此处原文有缺漏，推测为酒浸]）楝子（[此处原文有缺漏]）茯苓（坚实圆整者）
以上药材晒干后研为细末，用无灰酒糊制作成丸剂，大小如梧桐子，每次服用三、五十丸，用温酒送服，或者用盐汤也可以，[此处原文有缺漏]，[此处原文有缺漏]，经常[服用]。
[Qibu Tang (Qi-Nourishing Decoction)]
Astragali Radix (Huangqi) (3 liang, remove the rhizome, honey-fried), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) (fried. Each 0.5 liang), Ophiopogonis Radix (Maimendong) (1 liang, soaked in boiling water, remove the heart), Platycodonis Radix (Jiegeng).
Crush the above herbs into coarse powder. Take 4 qian per dose, add 1.5 zhan of water and 5 slices of Zingiberis Recens Rhizoma (Shengjiang), decoct until reduced to 70%, strain, and take warm. No specific time restriction.
Actions: Nourish Yuan Qi (Primary Qi), tonify and benefit Qi and Blood, warm the Water Organ (Kidney) and the Lower Origin (Xia Yuan).
[Cao Huan Dan (Grass-Returning Pill)]
Cuscutae Semen (Tusizi) (wash clean, pound into powder, 4 liang), Psoraleae Fructus (Poguzhi) (stir-fry until fragrant), Alpiniae Officinarum Fructus (Yizhiren) (Each 1 liang), Eucommiae Cortex (Duzhong) (1 liang, remove bark, use raw product) [Text missing], [Text missing] (2 liang, [Text missing]).
Pound each herb into fine powder separately. Use wine paste to make pills, size similar to Sophora japonica seeds (Wutongzi). Take 50 pills per dose, on an empty stomach, with warm salted wine or salt water.
Actions: Tonify Heart and Kidney, benefit Qi and Blood, warm the Primary Organ (Yuan Zang), reduce urination, strengthen strength.
[Another Prescription]
Nelumbinis Semen (Lianrou) (remove the plumule, 4 liang), Os Draconis (Longgu) (7.5 qian, calcine on a new tile, grind separately into fine powder), Alpiniae Officinarum Fructus (Yizhiren), Psoraleae Fructus (Poguzhi) (stir-fry until fragrant), Foeniculi Fructus (Huixiang).
[Text missing] each, chop into pieces, mix with wine, [Text missing].
Pound the above into fine powder. Use Dioscoreae Rhizoma (Shanyao) (4 liang, fried and pounded into powder) to make paste for pills, size similar to Sophora japonica seeds. Take 50 pills per dose, with Jujubae Fructus (Zao) water, before meals on an empty stomach.
Regarding Cao Huan Dan, it does not use mineral/metallic substances, does not add drying-hot herbs, does not damage the Five Viscera, and relies solely on herbal medicines. Its efficacy lies entirely in the subtlety of its processing methods, achieving the state of Mutual Interaction of Fire and Water (Shui Huo Ji Ji). It nourishes the body, prolongs life, and is an excellent formula from Daoist alchemy for gentle tonification with significant effects.
Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu) (4 liang: 1 liang soaked in wine, 1 liang soaked in vinegar, 1 liang soaked in rice washing water, 1 liang soaked in salt water, each soaked overnight), Trigonellae Semen (Huluba) (1 liang, [Text missing]), Meliae Fructus (Lianzi) ([Text missing]), Poria (Fuling) (solid and round ones).
Dry the above ingredients and pound into fine powder. Use unadulterated wine paste to make pills, size similar to Sophora japonica seeds. Take 30-50 pills per dose, with warm wine, or salt water is also acceptable, [Text missing], [Text missing], regularly [take].