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Clear Lungs, Nourish Kidneys, Harmonize Five Zang Organs, and Unblock Blood Vessels

Tianmendong (Asparagi Radix, remove the heart) 4 liang, Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix, remove the heart) 4 liang, Huai Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix, raw and prepared, each 0.5 jin; select plump ones that sink in water, discard rotten ones), Renshen (Ginseng Radix, remove the rhizome), Baifuling (Poria, remove the skin), Ganshou Gouqizi (Lycii Fructus from Ganzhou, remove stems) each 2 liang, Sharen (Amomi Fructus) 7 qian, Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) 5 qian, Chenxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum) 3 qian.

Place the above herbs in a clay jar with 30 jin of good wine free of ash. Slice the herbs, place them in a silk bag, and submerge the bag in the wine within the jar. Soak for three days, then simmer over gentle heat for three shichen (6 hours) until the wine turns black.

If there is excess heat, remove Muxiang and reduce Renshen by 5 qian. If there is deficiency-cold in the lower jiao, stir-fry Jiuzi (Allii Tuberosi Semen) until yellow, grind into fine powder, and take orally with 3-5 cups of wine upon rising; add one copper-coin amount of Jiuzi powder to each cup. For women with deficiency-cold in the lower jiao leading to infertility, long-term consumption can facilitate conception. Consume walnuts with the skin. This prescription is very mild in nature, treats lao disease (consumptive disease), tonifies deficiency and damage, darkens beard and hair, and long-term use maintains a youthful appearance. Avoid eating daikon radish, green onions, and garlic, otherwise it may cause premature graying of hair and beard.

Specifically treats five labors and seven injuries, various deficiencies and hundred damages, and also treats various worm accumulations and coldness of the lower yuan.

Use genuine Chuanjiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium) 2.5 jin, picking out branches and seeds. Prepare a pot and invert it on the ground, marking the perimeter around the pot with a knife, then remove the pot. Red-hot charcoal fire is used to heat the marked area on the ground. Sprinkle rice vinegar on the heated ground, spread paper over the Chuanjiao placed on the ground, and cover with the pot again. After a long period, remove and grind into powder. Mix with 1 jin 4 liang of refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 15 pills per dose (on an empty stomach) with wine. After half a year, increase to 20 pills; after one year, increase to 25 pills per dose. Avoid five pungent spices, green onions, and garlic; no other restrictions apply. Do not use closed-mouth Chuanjiao.

Specifically tonifies spleen and stomach weakness causing abdominal distension, chest oppression, diarrhea, and loss of appetite; administration yields miraculous effects.

Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, stir-fried) 4 liang, Baifuling (Poria, removed skin) 3 liang, Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, removed white pith) 2 liang, Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma, stir-fried with ginger juice) 4 liang, Lianrou (Nelumbinis Semen, removed skin and heart) 4 liang, Yiyiren (Coicis Semen, stir-fried) 4 liang, Qianshi (Euryales Semen, shelled and cleaned) 4 liang, Renshen (Ginseng Radix, removed rhizome) 1 liang, Sharen (Amomi Fructus, stir-fried) 1 liang.

Grind the above herbs into powder. Use 5.5 sheng of white late rice and 2 sheng of glutinous rice, totaling 7.5 sheng, grind into flour, and mix evenly with the herbal powder. Blend with 3 jin of honey (if honey is unavailable, substitute with 4 jin of brown sugar). Mix evenly. Prepare according to the method for making cakes: steam thoroughly in a steamer until cooked, dry by baking, and store in sealed clay jars. Take 3-5 slices when hungry, rinsing mouth with plain boiled water before eating. For children, add 4 liang of Shan Zha Rou (Crataegi Fructus) and 4 liang of Maiya Mian (Hordei Fructus Germinatus Powder), and omit Renshen. This formula is suitable for both men and women of all ages and is convenient for travel.