服威灵仙有二法。（别有一帖云∶以甚威灵仙杂牛膝服之，视气虚实，加减牛膝，牛膝
以酒浸焙干。二物皆为末丸散，皆可丸以酒煮面糊）
其一净洗阴干，捣罗为末。杂酒浸牛膝末，或蜜丸，或为散。酒调。牛膝之多少，视已
气之虚实而增减之。此眉山一亲，患香港脚至重，依此服半年，遂永除。其一法，取药粗细得
中，寸截之。七寸作一帖，每岁作三百六十帖，置床头，五更初，面东细嚼一帖，候津液满
口咽下。此牢山一僧，年百余岁，上下山如飞，云得此药方。二法皆以得真为要。真者有五
验∶一味极苦；二色深黑；三折之脆而不韧；四折之微尘，如胡黄连状；五断处有黑白晕，
谓之鸲鹆眼。无此五验，则 本根之细者耳。又须忌茶。（别有一帖云但忌茶常服此药，以
皂角槐芽为茶，取极嫩者汤中略煮一沸。但取出布裹，压干入焙，以软熟火焙干，取饮茶
无异）
以槐芽皂角至嫩者，依造草茶作。或取《外台秘要》，代茶饮子方，常合服乃可。
紫菀 桔梗 苍术 芍药（各等分）
上末，每服四钱，羊肝半具，大竹刀切，勿犯水，勿令血散，入盐醋葱姜酒同煮熟。空
腹食前，日三服。谷熟尉宋钧，伤寒，病瘥后，双足但有骨，不能立，服此见其肉生。一两
月间，乃复如旧。
服用威灵仙有两种方法。（另有一帖记载：将极佳的威灵仙与牛膝混合服用，根据患者体气的虚实来增减牛膝的用量。牛膝需用酒浸泡后焙干。这两种药材都研成细末，制成丸剂或散剂均可，用酒煮面糊作为粘合剂制作丸药）
第一种方法：将威灵仙洗净后阴干，捣碎并过筛成粉末。混合用酒浸泡过的牛膝粉末，可以制成蜜丸，也可以制成散剂。用酒调服。牛膝的用量多少，要根据患者自身体气的虚实情况来增加或减少。这是眉州一位亲属，患有严重的香港脚（足部肿痛），依照此法服用半年，从此彻底痊愈。
第二种方法：取药材粗细适中，切成一寸长的小段。每七寸为一帖，每年制作三百六十帖，放在床头。每天五更天初起时，面向东方细细咀嚼一帖，等到口中津液充满时咽下。这是牢山的一位僧人，年龄一百多岁，上下山如飞一般敏捷，说是得到了这个药方。这两种方法都以获得真品为关键。真正的威灵仙有五种特征验证：一是味道极苦；二是颜色深黑；三是折断时干脆而不柔韧；四是折断后的微尘，形状像胡黄连；五是断口处有黑白相间的晕圈，称为“鸲鹆眼”。如果没有这五种特征，那就只是本根细小的劣品。另外必须忌食茶叶。（另有一帖记载：如果常服此药，可以用皂角和槐芽代替茶饮用。选取极嫩的皂角和槐芽，在汤中略煮一沸即可。取出后用布包裹，压干后放入焙笼，用文火焙干，其效果与饮茶无异）
用极嫩的槐芽和皂角，按照制作草茶的方法加工。或者采用《外台秘要》中的代茶饮子方，经常合服才可以。
紫菀、桔梗、苍术、芍药（各等分）
以上药材研成细末。每次服用四钱，取半个羊肝，用大竹刀切片，不要沾水，不要让血液散开，加入盐、醋、葱、姜、酒一同煮熟。在空腹饭前服用，每天三次。谷熟县尉宋钧，患伤寒病，病愈后，双足只剩骨头，无法站立，服用此药后看到肌肉重新生长。在一两个月间，便恢复了原来的样子。
There are two methods for taking *Weilingxian* (Clematis Root). (Another note states: Mix high-quality *Weilingxian* with *Niuxi* (Achyranthes Bidentata Root), adjusting the amount of *Niuxi* based on the patient's deficiency or excess of Qi. Soak *Niuxi* in wine and bake until dry. Both herbs should be ground into fine powder; they can be made into pills or powders, using a wine-boiled wheat paste as a binder for the pills.)
The first method: Thoroughly wash the herb and dry it in the shade, then crush and sieve it into powder. Mix with the powder of *Niuxi* soaked in wine. It can be formed into honeyed pills or used as a powder. Take it mixed with wine. The amount of *Niuxi* should be increased or decreased according to the patient's constitutional deficiency or excess. A relative from Meizhou suffered from severe Hong Kong Foot (podagra/gouty arthritis affecting the foot); after following this method for half a year, he was permanently cured.
The second method: Select herbs of medium thickness and cut them into one-cun segments. Every seven cun constitutes one packet. Prepare three hundred and sixty packets annually and keep them by the bedside. At dawn (Wugeng), face east and chew one packet slowly until saliva fills the mouth, then swallow. A monk from Laoshan, over one hundred years old, climbs up and down mountains with agility like flying, claiming to have obtained this prescription. Both methods emphasize obtaining the authentic herb as the priority. Authentic *Weilingxian* has five verification signs: 1. Extremely bitter taste; 2. Deep black color; 3. Breaks crisply without flexibility; 4. The dust from breaking resembles *Huhuanglian* (Coptis Chinensis Rhizome); 5. The broken end shows a black-and-white halo, called "Quyu Yan" (Myna Eye). Without these five signs, it is merely a thin root of inferior quality. Tea must be avoided during consumption. (Another note states: If taking this medicine regularly, substitute tea with soap pod and locust tree buds. Use very tender buds, briefly boil in water for one boil. Remove, wrap in cloth, press dry, and bake with gentle heat; the effect is equivalent to drinking tea.)
Prepare very tender locust tree buds and soap pods according to the method for making grass tea. Alternatively, use the formula for tea substitute from *Waitai Miyao* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold for Emergency Emergencies) and take it regularly.
*Ziwan* (Aster Tataricus Root), *Jiegeng* (Platycodon Grandiflorus Root), *Cangzhu* (Atractylodes Lancea Rhizome), *Shaoyao* (Paeonia Lactiflora Root) (equal parts)
Grind the above herbs into fine powder. For each dose, take four qian, along with half a sheep liver. Slice with a large bamboo knife, do not let it touch water, and do not allow the blood to scatter. Cook thoroughly with salt, vinegar, green onion, ginger, and wine. Take on an empty stomach before meals, three times a day. Song Jun, the Magistrate of Gushu, contracted Shanghan (Cold Damage Syndrome). After recovery, his feet were reduced to bone structure, unable to stand. After taking this remedy, muscle growth was observed. Within one to two months, he fully recovered to his previous state.