食治老人上气咳嗽,胸中烦满,急喘。桃仁粥方。
桃仁(三两,去皮尖研) 青粱米(二合,净淘)
上调桃仁和米煮作粥。空心食之,日一服尤益。
食治老人上气咳嗽,烦热,干燥,不能食,饧煎方。
寒食饧(四两) 干地黄(生者,汁,一升) 白蜜(三合)
上相和,微火煎之,令稠。即空心,每日含半匙,细咽汁。食后亦服。除热最效。
食治老人上喘、咳嗽,身体壮热,口干渴燥。猪脂方。
猪肪脂(一斤,切,作脔)
上于沸汤中投煮之。空心,以五味渐食之。其效不可比,补劳,治百病。
食治老人上喘咳嗽,气急,面目浮肿,坐卧不得。苏煎方。
土苏(四两) 鹿髓(三合) 生地黄汁(一升)
上相和,微火煎之如饧即止。空心及食后,常含半匙, 细咽汁。三、两日即瘥。
食治老人咳嗽,胸胁引痛,即多涎唾涕。燠梨方。
黄梨(一大颗,刺,作五十孔) 蜀椒(五十粒) 面(二两)
上以蜀椒每孔内一颗,软面软裹,放于塘灰火中,候煨令熟。去面,冷,空心,切,食
用二三服尤佳。不当,及热食之益甚,须羊肚肝羹治之。
食治老人咳嗽,虚热,口舌干燥,涕唾浓粘。甘蔗粥方。
甘蔗汁(一升半) 青粱米(四合,净淘)
上以蔗汁煮粥,空心渐食之,日一、二服。极润心肺。
食治老人咳嗽、烦热,或唾血、气急,不能食。地黄饮方。
生地黄(半斤,研,加水取汁)
上以地黄汁煎作膏。空心,渐食之,日一服。极效。
**Decoction of Peach Kernels for Elderly Patients with Qi Reversal, Cough, Chest Distension, and Rapid Panting.**
Peach Kernel (3 liang, skin and tips removed, ground) [Prunus persicae Semen]
Quliang Rice (2 he, cleaned and rinsed) [Milium effusum]
Boil the peach kernels and rice together to make a porridge. Consume on an empty stomach; taking it once daily is particularly beneficial.
**Honey-Paste Decoction for Elderly Patients with Qi Reversal, Cough, Vexing Heat, Dryness, and Anorexia.**
Cold-Food Paste (4 liang) [Maltose]
Dried Rehmannia Root (from fresh plant, juice extracted, 1 sheng) [Rehmanniae Radix Preparata]
White Honey (3 he) [Mel]
Mix them together and simmer over low heat until thick. On an empty stomach, hold half a spoonful in the mouth daily and swallow the juice slowly. It may also be taken after meals. It is most effective in clearing heat.
**Pig Fat Formula for Elderly Patients with Upper Asthma, Cough, High Fever, and Thirsty Dry Mouth.**
Pig Adipose Tissue (1 jin, sliced into pieces) [Suis Adeps]
Boil it in boiling water. Consume gradually on an empty stomach with five flavors (seasonings). Its efficacy is incomparable; it tonifies deficiency and labor, and treats various diseases.
**Perilla Paste for Elderly Patients with Upper Asthma, Cough, Urgent Breathing, Facial Swelling, and Inability to Sit or Lie Down Comfortably.**
Tu Su (Perilla Leaf/Stem) (4 liang) [Perillae Folium]
Deer Marrow (3 he) [Cervi Medulla]
Fresh Rehmannia Juice (1 sheng) [Rehmanniae Recens Radix et Rhizoma Expressio Sucus]
Mix them together and simmer over low heat until the consistency resembles maltose, then stop. Hold half a spoonful in the mouth regularly on an empty stomach and after meals, swallowing the juice slowly. Recovery occurs within two or three days.
**Baked Pear Formula for Elderly Patients with Cough, Pulling Pain in the Chest and Hypochondrium, and Excessive Saliva and Nasal Discharge.**
Yellow Pear (one large fruit, pierced with holes, making fifty perforations) [Pyrus bretschneideri Fructus]
Shu Jiao (Sichuan Pepper) (50 grains) [Zanthoxyli Pericarpium]
Flour (2 liang) [Tritici Farina]
Place one grain of Sichuan pepper into each hole, wrap tightly in soft dough, and bake in pond ash fire until cooked. Remove the dough, let it cool, slice on an empty stomach, and consume. Taking it two or three times yields excellent results. If mishandled or eaten while hot, symptoms will worsen; treat this with Lamb Stomach and Liver Soup.
**Sugarcane Porridge for Elderly Patients with Cough, Deficient Heat, Dry Mouth and Tongue, and Thick Sticky Nasal and Salivary Secretions.**
Sugarcane Juice (1.5 sheng) [Sacchari Officinaris Sucus]
Quliang Rice (4 he, cleaned and rinsed) [Milium effusum]
Cook porridge using sugarcane juice. Consume slowly on an empty stomach, taking it one to two times daily. It greatly moistens the lungs and heart.
**Rehmannia Drink for Elderly Patients with Cough, Vexing Heat, Hemoptysis, Urgent Breathing, and Anorexia.**
Fresh Rehmannia Root (0.5 jin, ground, juice extracted with water) [Rehmanniae Recens Radix et Rhizoma]
Simmer the Rehmannia juice to form a paste. Consume slowly on an empty stomach, taking it once daily. The effect is extremely potent.