藿香养胃汤(《集验》) 治胃虚不食,四肢痿弱,行立不能。皆由阳明虚,宗筋无所养,
遂成痿 。
藿香 白术 神曲(炒) 白茯苓 乌药 缩砂 半夏曲 薏苡仁 人参(各一钱半) 荜
澄茄 甘草(炒。各一钱)
水二盅,生姜五片,枣二枚,煎一盅,不拘时服。
二陈汤(见痰饮。) 霞天膏(见积聚。)
金刚丸(《保命》) 治肾损,骨痿不能起于床,宜服此益精。
萆 杜仲(炒去丝) 苁蓉(酒浸) 菟丝子(酒浸,各等分)
上为细末,酒煮猪腰子捣和丸,如梧桐子大。每服五七十丸,空心用温酒送下。
牛膝丸(《保命》) 治肾肝损,骨痿不能起于床,筋弱不能收持,宜益精缓中。
牛膝(酒浸) 萆 杜仲(炒去丝) 白蒺藜 防风 菟丝子(酒浸) 肉苁蓉(酒浸,等分) 官
桂(减半)
上制服同上金刚丸法。
加减四斤丸(《三因》) 治肾肝虚,热淫于内,致筋骨痿弱,不自胜持,起居须人,足
不任地,惊恐战掉,潮热时作,饮食无味,不生气力,诸虚不足。
肉苁蓉(酒浸) 牛膝(酒浸) 天麻 木瓜(干) 鹿茸(燎去毛,切,酥炙) 熟地黄 五味子(酒浸)
菟丝子(酒浸,另研,各等分)
上为细末,炼蜜丸,如梧桐子大。每服五十丸,空心温酒、米饮任下。一方,不用
五味子,有杜仲。
爆肾丸(《保命》) 治肾肝损,及脾损谷不化,宜益精缓中消谷。
牛膝 萆 杜仲(炒去丝) 白蒺藜 防风 菟丝子(酒浸) 肉苁蓉(酒浸) 葫芦巴 破
故纸(酒炒。各等分) 官桂(减半)
上为细末,将猪腰子制如食法,捣烂,炼蜜和杵丸,如梧桐子大。每服五七十丸,空
心用温酒送下。治腰痛不起,甚效。
健步丸(见痿厥。) 清燥汤(见伤暑。)
补阴丸 黄柏 知母(俱盐酒拌炒) 熟地黄 败龟板(酥炙,各四两) 白芍药(煨) 陈皮
牛膝(酒浸,各二两) 虎胫骨(酥炙) 琐阳(酒浸,酥炙) 当归(酒洗,各一两半) 冬月加干姜(五钱半)
上为末,酒煮羯羊肉为丸,盐汤下。
四物汤 四君子汤 十全大补汤(俱见虚劳。) 木香槟榔丸(见伤食) 三化汤(见中风。) 调
胃承气汤(见伤寒潮热。) 补益肾肝丸 神龟滋阴丸(俱见痿厥。)
补益丸(丹溪) 治痿。
白术(二两) 生地黄(酒浸,一两半) 龟板(酒浸,炙) 琐阳(酒浸) 当归身(酒浸) 陈皮 杜牛
膝(酒浸。各一两) 干姜(七钱半) 黄柏(炒) 虎胫骨(酒炙) 茯苓(各半两) 五味子(二钱) 甘草(炙,
一钱) 白芍药(酒浸) 菟丝子(酒蒸熟,研如糊,入余药末晒干。各一两)
诸药为末,紫河车为丸。如无紫河车,猪脑骨髓亦得。
虎潜丸(丹溪)
龟板 黄柏(各四两) 知母 熟地黄(各二两) 牛膝(三两半) 芍药(一两半) 琐阳 虎骨(酥
炙) 当归(各一两) 陈皮(七钱半) 干姜(半两)
上为末,酒糊丸。加附子,治痿厥如神。
王启玄传玄珠耘苗丹三方序曰∶张长沙戒人妄服燥烈之药,谓药势偏有所助,胜克
流变,则真病生焉,犹悯苗之不长而揠之者也。若禀气血不强,合服此而不服,是不耘
苗者也,故名耘苗丹。
上丹 养五脏,补不足,秘固真元,均调二气,和畅荣卫,保神守中。久服轻身耐
老,健力能食,明目,降心火,益肾水,益精气。男子绝阳事无嗣,女子绝阴乃不能妊,
以至腰膝重痛,筋骨衰败,面色黧黑,神志昏愦,寤寐恍惚,烦劳多倦,余沥梦遗,膀
胱邪热,五劳七伤,肌肉羸瘦,上热下冷。服之半月,阴阳自和,肌肉光润,悦泽容色,开
心意,安魂魄,消饮食,养胃气。
五味子(四两) 百部(酒浸一宿,焙) 菟丝子(酒浸) 肉苁蓉(酒浸) 杜仲(炒去丝) 远志(去心)
枸杞子 防风(去芦) 白茯苓(去皮) 巴戟(酒浸,去心) 蛇床子 柏子仁 山药(各二两)
上为细末,炼蜜丸,桐子大。每服五十丸,食前温酒、盐汤任下。
春煎干枣汤。夏加五味子四两,四季月加苁蓉六两,秋加枸杞子六两,冬加远志六
两。食后兼服卫生汤。
中丹 补百损,体劣少气,善惊昏愦,上焦客热,中脘冷痰,不能多食,心腹痞满,脾
胃气衰,精血妄行。
黄 (去芦) 白芍药 当归(去芦。各四两) 白茯苓(去皮) 人参(去芦) 桂心(各二两) 川椒(炒)
大附子(炮,去皮脐) 黄芩(各一两,为末,姜汁和作饼)
上为细末,粟米饮搜和,捣千余下,丸如桐子大。每服五十丸,温酒送下,食前。
小丹 补劳益血,去风冷百病,诸虚不足,老人精枯神耗,女子绝伤断产。久服益
寿延年,安神志,定魂魄,滋气血脉络,开
益智能,释散风湿,耳目聪明,筋力强壮,肌肤悦泽,添精补髓,活血驻颜。
熟地黄 肉苁蓉(各六两,酒浸) 五味子 菟丝子(各五两,酒浸) 柏子仁 天门冬(去心)
蛇床子(炒) 覆盆子 巴戟(酒浸,去心) 石斛(各三两) 续断 泽泻 人参(去芦) 山药 远志
(炒,去心) 山茱萸肉 菖蒲 桂心 白茯苓 杜仲(炒去丝。各二两) 天雄(炮,去皮脐,一两)
上为细末,炼蜜丸,如梧子大。每服三十丸,食前温酒送下,加至五十丸。忌五辛、
生葱、芜荑、饧、鲤。
虚人加地黄,多忘加远志、茯苓,少气神虚加覆盆子,欲光泽加覆盆子,风虚加天
雄,虚寒加桂心,小便赤浊加白茯苓,一倍泽泻,吐逆加人参。
卫生汤
补虚劳,强五脏,除虚烦,养真气,退邪热,顺血脉,安和神志,润泽容色。常服
通畅血脉,不生痈疡,养胃益津。自汗盗汗,并宜服之。
当归(去芦) 白芍药(各四两) 黄 (八两) 甘草(炙一两)
每服五钱,水一盏半,煎至七分,去渣服,不拘时候。年老加酒半盏煎。
藿香养胃汤(出自《集验方》):治疗胃气虚弱导致的不思饮食,四肢痿软无力,行走站立困难。这些症状皆因阳明经气虚,宗筋(指前阴及周围筋肉,受阳明经气血濡养)得不到滋养,从而形成痿证。
药材组成:藿香、白术、神曲(炒制)、白茯苓、乌药、缩砂仁、半夏曲、薏苡仁、人参(各一钱半);荜澄茄、甘草(炒制,各一钱)。
煎服方法:用水两盅,加入生姜五片、大枣二枚,煎煮至一盅,不拘具体时间服用。
金刚丸(出自《保命方》):治疗肾精亏损导致的骨痿,严重到无法从床上起身,适宜服用此方以补益精气。
药材组成:萆薢、杜仲(炒去丝)、肉苁蓉(酒浸)、菟丝子(酒浸,以上各等分)。
制作与服用方法:将上述药材研为细末,用酒煮猪腰子捣烂混合制成丸药,大小如梧桐子。每次服用五七十丸,空腹时用温酒送服。
牛膝丸(出自《保命方》):治疗肝肾亏损导致的骨痿,无法从床上起身,筋脉软弱无法支撑身体,适宜补益精气、缓和中焦。
药材组成:牛膝(酒浸)、萆薢、杜仲(炒去丝)、白蒺藜、防风、菟丝子(酒浸)、肉苁蓉(酒浸,以上各等分);官桂(用量减半)。
加减四斤丸(出自《三因极一病证方论》):治疗肝肾虚损,内热炽盛,导致筋骨痿弱,无法自主支撑,起居需要他人帮助,双脚不能承重,惊恐颤抖,潮热发作,饮食无味,缺乏生气和力气,各种虚损不足之症。
药材组成:肉苁蓉(酒浸)、牛膝(酒浸)、天麻、木瓜(干品)、鹿茸(燎去毛,切片,用酥油炙烤)、熟地黄、五味子(酒浸)、菟丝子(酒浸,另研,以上各等分)。
制作与服用方法:将上述药材研为细末,用炼蜜制成丸药,大小如梧桐子。每次服用五十丸,空腹时用温酒或米汤送服。另一版本不用五味子,改用杜仲。
爆肾丸(出自《保命方》):治疗肝肾亏损,以及脾脏受损导致的食物不消化,适宜补益精气、缓和中焦、促进消化。
药材组成:牛膝、萆薢、杜仲(炒去丝)、白蒺藜、防风、菟丝子(酒浸)、肉苁蓉(酒浸)、葫芦巴、破故纸(即补骨脂,酒炒,以上各等分);官桂(用量减半)。
制作与服用方法:将上述药材研为细末,将猪腰子按食用方法处理后捣烂,用炼蜜调和捣杵成丸,大小如梧桐子。每次服用五七十丸,空腹时用温酒送服。治疗腰痛无法起身,效果显著。
补阴丸:黄柏、知母(均用盐水酒拌炒)、熟地黄、败龟板(酥油炙烤,以上各四两);白芍药(煨制)、陈皮、牛膝(酒浸,以上各二两);虎胫骨(酥油炙烤)、琐阳(酒浸,酥油炙烤)、当归(酒洗,以上各一两半);冬季加干姜(五钱半)。
制作与服用方法:将上述药材研为细末,用酒煮羯羊肉(公羊)制成丸药,用盐汤送服。
四物汤、四君子汤、十全大补汤(均参见虚劳篇)。木香槟榔丸(参见伤食篇)。三化汤(参见中风篇)。调胃承气汤(参见伤寒潮热篇)。补益肾肝丸、神龟滋阴丸(均参见痿厥篇)。
药材组成:白术(二两)、生地黄(酒浸,一两半)、龟板(酒浸,炙烤)、琐阳(酒浸)、当归身(酒浸)、陈皮、杜牛膝(酒浸,以上各一两);干姜(七钱半)、黄柏(炒制)、虎胫骨(酒炙)、茯苓(以上各半两);五味子(二钱)、甘草(炙烤,一钱)、白芍药(酒浸)、菟丝子(酒蒸熟,研成糊状,加入其他药末晒干,以上各一两)。
制作与服用方法:将诸药研为细末,用紫河车(胎盘)制成丸药。如果没有紫河车,用猪脑骨髓也可以。
药材组成:龟板、黄柏(各四两);知母、熟地黄(各二两);牛膝(三两半);芍药(一两半);琐阳、虎骨(酥油炙烤)、当归(各一两);陈皮(七钱半);干姜(半两)。
制作与服用方法:将上述药材研为细末,用酒糊制成丸药。若加入附子,治疗痿厥证效果神奇。
王启玄在传授《玄珠髓隐》三方序言中说:张仲景告诫人们不要妄服燥烈性质的药物,认为药性偏颇会有所助长,胜克之气流变,会导致真病产生,这就像怜悯禾苗不长而强行拔高它一样。如果禀赋气血不强,应当服用此药却不服用,这就是不除草培苗的人,所以命名为耘苗丹。
上丹:滋养五脏,补益不足,秘固真元,调和阴阳二气,使营卫和畅,保全精神,守持中道。长期服用可轻身耐老,增强体力,增进食欲,明目,降心火,益肾水,补益精气。男子阳气断绝无子嗣,女子阴气断绝不能怀孕,以至腰膝沉重疼痛,筋骨衰败,面色黧黑,神志昏乱,睡眠恍惚,烦劳多倦,余沥梦遗,膀胱邪热,五劳七伤,肌肉消瘦,上热下冷。服用半个月后,阴阳自然调和,肌肉光润,面色悦泽,开启心意,安定魂魄,消解饮食积滞,养胃气。
药材组成:五味子(四两)、百部(酒浸一夜,焙干)、菟丝子(酒浸)、肉苁蓉(酒浸)、杜仲(炒去丝)、远志(去心)、枸杞子、防风(去芦头)、白茯苓(去皮)、巴戟天(酒浸,去心)、蛇床子、柏子仁、山药(以上各二两)。
制作与服用方法:将上述药材研为细末,用炼蜜制成丸药,大小如梧桐子。每次服用五十丸,饭前用温酒或盐汤送服。
春煎干枣汤。夏季加五味子四两,四季月加肉苁蓉六两,秋季加枸杞子六两,冬季加远志六两。饭后兼服卫生汤。
中丹:补益各种损伤,体质虚弱少气,易惊昏乱,上焦客热,中脘冷痰,不能多吃,心腹痞满,脾胃气衰,精血妄行。
药材组成:黄芪(去芦头)、白芍药、当归(去芦头,以上各四两);白茯苓(去皮)、人参(去芦头)、桂心(以上各二两);川椒(炒制)、大附子(炮制,去皮脐)、黄芩(以上各一两,研为细末,用姜汁调和做成饼状)。
制作与服用方法:将上述药材研为细末,用粟米饮调和,捣千余下,制成如梧桐子大的丸药。每次服用五十丸,饭前用温酒送服。
小丹:补劳损,益血液,去除风冷百病,各种虚损不足,老人精枯神耗,女子重伤断产。长期服用可益寿延年,安神志,定魂魄,滋气血脉络,开发智能,解散风湿,耳目聪明,筋力强壮,肌肤悦泽,添精补髓,活血驻颜。
药材组成:熟地黄、肉苁蓉(各六两,酒浸);五味子、菟丝子(各五两,酒浸);柏子仁、天门冬(去心)、蛇床子(炒制)、覆盆子、巴戟天(酒浸,去心)、石斛(各三两);续断、泽泻、人参(去芦头)、山药、远志(炒制,去心)、山茱萸肉、菖蒲、桂心、白茯苓、杜仲(炒去丝,以上各二两);天雄(炮制,去皮脐,一两)。
制作与服用方法:将上述药材研为细末,用炼蜜制成丸药,大小如梧桐子。每次服用三十丸,饭前用温酒送服,可加至五十丸。忌食五辛、生葱、芜荑、饴糖、鲤鱼。
虚人加地黄,多忘加远志、茯苓,少气神虚加覆盆子,欲光泽加覆盆子,风虚加天雄,虚寒加桂心,小便赤浊加白茯苓,一倍泽泻,吐逆加人参。
卫生汤:补虚劳,强五脏,除虚烦,养真气,退邪热,顺血脉,安和神志,润泽容色。常服可通畅血脉,不生痈疡,养胃益津。自汗盗汗,都适宜服用。
Huoxiang Yangwei Tang (Dewberry and Atractylodes Decoction to Nourish the Stomach) [from *Jiyan Fang*]: Treats anorexia due to stomach Qi deficiency, flaccidity and weakness of the four limbs, and inability to walk or stand. These symptoms arise from deficiency of the Yangming channel, where the Zongjin (tendons and tissues around the genitalia nourished by Yangming blood and Qi) fail to receive nourishment, resulting in Wei syndrome (flaccidity syndrome).
Ingredients: Huoxiang (Patchouli Herba), Baizhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma), Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata, stir-fried), Baifuling (Poria), Wuyao (Linderae Radix), Suosha (Amomi Fructus), Banxiaqu (Pinelliae Preparata with Yeast), Yiyiren (Coicis Semen), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (each 1.5 qian); Bichengqie (Schaefferia Fruit), Gancao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma, stir-fried) (each 1 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Decoct with two sheng of water, adding five slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) and two dates (Jujubae Fructus), until one sheng remains. Take at any time.
Erchen Tang (See Tan Yin chapter). Xiatiang Gao (See Ji Ju chapter).
Jingang Wan (Golden Pill) [from *Baoming Fang*]: Treats bone Wei syndrome caused by kidney essence depletion, severe enough that the patient cannot rise from bed. It is suitable for this formula to benefit essence and Jing.
Ingredients: Bibo (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma), Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex, stir-fried to remove silk fibers), Roucongrong (Cistanche Deserticola), Tusizi (Cuscutae Semen, wine-soaked) (all in equal proportions).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Boil pig kidneys in wine, mash them, and mix with the powder to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 50-70 pills each time, administered with warm wine on an empty stomach.
Niuxi Wan (Achyranthes Pill) [from *Baoming Fang*]: Treats bone Wei syndrome and tendon weakness causing inability to support the body or rise from bed due to liver and kidney damage. It is suitable to benefit essence and soothe the middle jiao.
Ingredients: Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, wine-soaked), Bibo, Duzhong (stir-fried to remove silk fibers), Baijili (Tribuli Fructus), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Tusizi (wine-soaked), Roucongrong (wine-soaked) (all in equal proportions); Guigui (Cinnamomi Cortex, half dosage).
Preparation and Administration: Preparation and administration are the same as for Jingang Wan.
Jiajian Sijin Wan (Modified Four-Jin Pill) [from *San Yin Fang*]: Treats liver and kidney deficiency with internal heat flourishing, leading to weak sinews and bones, inability to support oneself, need for assistance in daily activities, feet unable to bear weight, fright and trembling, tidal fever, loss of taste, lack of vitality and strength, and various deficiencies.
Ingredients: Roucongrong (wine-soaked), Niuxi (wine-soaked), Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Mugua (Chaenomelis Fructus, dried), Lurong (Cervi Cornu Pantotrichum, singed to remove hair, sliced, roasted with butter), Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus, wine-soaked), Tusizi (wine-soaked, separately ground) (all in equal proportions).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 50 pills each time, with warm wine or rice drink on an empty stomach. Another prescription excludes Wuweizi and adds Duzhong.
Bao Shen Wan (Roasted Kidney Pill) [from *Baoming Fang*]: Treats liver and kidney damage, and spleen damage causing indigestion. It is suitable to benefit essence, soothe the middle jiao, and promote digestion.
Ingredients: Niuxi, Bibo, Duzhong (stir-fried to remove silk fibers), Baijili, Fangfeng, Tusizi (wine-soaked), Roucongrong (wine-soaked), Huluba (Trigonellae Semen), Poguzhi (Psoraleae Fructus, wine-stir-fried) (all in equal proportions); Guigui (half dosage).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Prepare pig kidneys as food, mash them, mix with refined honey, and pound into pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 50-70 pills each time, with warm wine on an empty stomach. Highly effective for lower back pain preventing movement.
Jianbu Wan (See Wei Jue chapter). Qingzao Tang (See Shangshu chapter).
Buyin Wan: Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex), Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, both stir-fried with salt and wine), Shudihuang, Baiguiban (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum, roasted with butter) (each 4 liang); Baishaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba, baked), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Niuxi (wine-soaked) (each 2 liang); Hujinggu (Pantheris Os, roasted with butter), Suoyang (Cynomorii Herba, wine-soaked, roasted with butter), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, wine-washed) (each 1.5 liang); Winter addition: Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, 5.5 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. Decoct male sheep meat in wine to form pills. Take with salt water.
Siwu Tang, Sijunzi Tang, Shiquan Dabu Tang (See Xu Lao chapter). Muxiang Binglang Wan (See Shangshi chapter). Sanhua Tang (See Zhongfeng chapter). Tiaowei Chengqi Tang (See Shanghan Chao Re chapter). Buyi Shen Gan Wan, Shengui Ziyin Wan (See Wei Jue chapter).
Buyin Wan (Zhu Danxi's Formula): Treats Wei syndrome.
Ingredients: Baizhu (2 liang), Shengdihuang (Rehmanniae Radix, wine-soaked, 1.5 liang), Guiban (Testudinis Carapax, wine-soaked, roasted), Suoyang (wine-soaked), Dangguishen (Danggui root body, wine-soaked), Chenpi, Dunniumxi (Achyranthidis Radix, wine-soaked) (each 1 liang); Ganjiang (7.5 qian), Huangbai (stir-fried), Hujinggu (wine-roasted), Fuling (Poria, each half liang); Wuweizi (2 qian), Gancao (roasted, 1 qian), Baishaoyao (wine-soaked), Tusizi (steam-steamed ripe, ground into paste, mixed with other powders and sun-dried) (each 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind all medicines into powder. Form pills using Zihache (Human Placenta). If Zihache is unavailable, pig brain marrow may be used.
Hujian Wan (Tiger-Hiding Pill) (Zhu Danxi's Formula):
Ingredients: Guiban, Huangbai (each 4 liang); Zhimu, Shudihuang (each 2 liang); Niuxi (3.5 liang); Shaoyao (1.5 liang); Suoyang, Hugugu (Pantheris Os, roasted with butter), Danggui (each 1 liang); Chenpi (7.5 qian); Ganjiang (0.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder, form pills with wine paste. Adding Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) treats Wei Jue (flaccidity and coldness of extremities) with miraculous effect.
Wang Qixuan, in his preface to transmitting three formulas from *Xuanzhu Yunmiao Dan*, stated: Zhang Changsha warned against recklessly administering drying and acrid-hot medicines, stating that biased medicinal properties can exacerbate conditions, leading to true disease arising, much like pitying seedlings for not growing and pulling them up to help them grow. If one has weak Qi and Blood constitution but fails to take this medicine when appropriate, it is like failing to weed and cultivate the seedlings; hence named Yunmiao Dan (Weeding Seedling Pill).
Shang Dan (Upper Pill): Nourishes the five zang organs, supplements deficiencies, secures the True Yuan, balances Yin and Yang, harmonizes Ying and Wei, preserves spirit, and maintains the center. Long-term use lightens the body, promotes longevity, strengthens strength and appetite, brightens eyes, descends Heart Fire, benefits Kidney Water, and enriches essence and Qi. For men with impotence and infertility, women with amenorrhea and inability to conceive, heavy and painful waist and knees, degenerated sinews and bones, dark complexion, confused spirit, vague sleep and wakefulness, fatigue, seminal emission, bladder pathogenic heat, five labors and seven injuries, emaciation, upper heat and lower cold. After half a month of use, Yin and Yang naturally harmonize, muscles become lustrous, complexion becomes radiant, mind opens, soul calms, digestion improves, and Stomach Qi is nourished.
Ingredients: Wuweizi (4 liang), Baibu (Stemonae Radix, soaked in wine overnight, baked), Tusizi (wine-soaked), Roucongrong (wine-soaked), Duzhong (stir-fried to remove silk fibers), Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix, heart removed), Gouqizi (Lycii Fructus), Fangfeng (deprived of radicle), Baifuling (peeled), Bajitian (Morinda Officinalis Radix, wine-soaked, heart removed), Shechuangzi (Cnidii Fructus), Baiziren (Biota Semen), Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) (each 2 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 50 pills before meals with warm wine or salt water.
Spring: Decoct dried dates. Summer: Add 4 liang Wuweizi. All seasons: Add 6 liang Roucongrong. Autumn: Add 6 liang Gouqizi. Winter: Add 6 liang Yuanzhi. Take after meals along with Weisheng Tang.
Zhong Dan (Middle Pill): Supplements various damages, treats weak constitution and shortness of breath, fright and confusion, upper jiao guest heat, middle jiao cold phlegm, inability to eat much, epigastric fullness, decline of Spleen and Stomach Qi, and reckless bleeding of essence and blood.
Ingredients: Huangqi (Astragali Radix, deprived of radicle), Baishaoyao, Danggui (deprived of radicle) (each 4 liang); Baifuling (peeled), Renshen (deprived of radicle), Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus, each 2 liang); Chuanjiao (Sichuan Pepper, stir-fried), Da Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, processed, deprived of skin and umbilicus), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) (each 1 liang, ground into powder, mixed with ginger juice to make cakes).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder, mix with millet drink, pound over a thousand times, form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 50 pills before meals with warm wine.
Xiao Dan (Small Pill): Supplements labor and benefits blood, removes wind-cold and hundred diseases, treats various deficiencies, elderly essence depletion and spirit exhaustion, women with severe injury and sterility. Long-term use extends life, calms spirit, stabilizes soul, nourishes Qi, blood, and collaterals, enhances intelligence, disperses wind-damp, brightens ears and eyes, strengthens sinews and bones, beautifies skin, replenishes essence and marrow, invigorates blood, and preserves youth.
Ingredients: Shudihuang, Roucongrong (each 6 liang, wine-soaked); Wuweizi, Tusizi (each 5 liang, wine-soaked); Baiziren, Tiandong (Asparagi Radix, heart removed), Shechuangzi (stir-fried), Fupenzi (Rubiae Fructus), Bajitian (wine-soaked, heart removed), Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis) (each 3 liang); Xuduan (Dipsaci Radix), Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Renshen (deprived of radicle), Shanyao, Yuanzhi (stir-fried, heart removed), Shanzhuyu (Corni Fructus), Changpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma), Guixin, Baifuling, Duzhong (stir-fried to remove silk fibers) (each 2 liang); Tianxiong (Aconiti Radix, processed, deprived of skin and umbilicus, 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 30 pills before meals with warm wine, increasing to 50 pills. Avoid five pungents, raw green onions, Elsholtzia, maltose, and carp.
For deficient persons, add Dihuang. For forgetfulness, add Yuanzhi and Fuling. For shortness of breath and spiritual deficiency, add Fupenzi. For desire for radiance, add Fupenzi. For wind-deficiency, add Tianxiong. For deficiency-cold, add Guixin. For red and turbid urine, add Baifuling and double Zexie. For vomiting and reflux, add Renshen.
Weisheng Tang (Health-Preserving Decoction): Supplements deficiency-labor, strengthens five zang organs, eliminates deficiency vexation, nourishes True Qi, dispels pathogenic heat, smooths blood vessels, calms spirit, and beautifies complexion. Regular use unblocks blood vessels, prevents carbuncles, nourishes Stomach and benefits fluids. Suitable for spontaneous sweating and night sweats.
Ingredients: Danggui (deprived of radicle), Baishaoyao (each 4 liang); Huangqi (8 liang); Gancao (roasted, 1 liang).
Take 5 qian per dose. Decoct with 1.5 sheng of water until 0.7 sheng remains. Strain and take. Any time. For the elderly, add half a sheng of wine for decoction.