《四气调神论》曰∶阴阳四时者，万物之终始，死生之本也。逆之则灾害生，从之则苛
疾不起，是谓得道。春温以生之，夏热以长之，秋凉以收之，冬寒以藏之，若气反于时，则
为疾疠，此天之常道也，顺之则生，逆之则病。《经》曰∶观天之 道，执天之行，尽矣。
人若能执天道生杀之理，法四时运用而行，自然疾病不生，长年可保。
其黄发之人，五脏气虚，精神耗竭，若稍失节宣，即动成危瘵。盖老人倦惰，不能自调
，在人资养，以延遐算。为人子者，深宜察其寒温，审其 药。根据四时摄养之方，顺五
行休旺之气，恭恪奉亲，慎无懈怠。今集老人四时通用备疾药法，具陈于下（此方多用寒药
，盖北人所宜。凡用药者，宜参处之）。
治老人风热上攻，头旋运闷，喜卧，怔悸，起即欲倒，背急身强。旋复花散（女人
通用）。
旋复花（半两） 前胡（一两） 麦门冬（一两，去心） 蔓荆子（半两） 白术（二分） 枳壳（二分，去瓤，
麸炒） 甘菊花（三分） 半夏（半两，姜汁煮） 防风（半两） 大黄（虚人者，用石膏） 独活（半两）
甘草（半两）
上为末。每服三钱。水一中盏，入姜半分，同煎至六分，去滓温服，不计时候
。
老人补壮筋骨，治风走注疼痛，并风气上攻下疰。羌活丸。
羌活 牛膝（酒浴过，焙干） 川楝子 白附子 舶上茴香 黄 （去皮，锉） 青盐 巴
戟（去心） 黑附子（炮制，去皮、脐） 沙苑白蒺藜
上件等分，一处捣罗为末，酒煮面糊为丸，如梧桐子大。每服十丸，空心，临卧盐汤下
。看老少，加减服。
老人和脾胃气，进饮食，止痰逆，疗腹痛气，调中。木香人参散（男子女人通用）。
木香（半两） 人参（去芦头，半两） 茯苓（去黑皮，一分） 白术（半两，微炒） 肉豆蔻（去皮，一
分） 枇杷叶（去毛，一分） 浓朴（去粗皮，姜汁制） 丁香（半两） 霍香叶（一分） 甘草（半两，炙）
干姜（半两，炮） 陈皮（半两，汤浸，去瓤）
上件一十二味，修事了，称分两，捣罗为末。每服二钱。水一大盏，入生姜钱一片，枣
二枚，同煎至六分，去滓，温服。此药老人常服合吃。
老人和脾胃气，治胸膈疰闷，心腹刺痛，不思饮食。枳壳木香散（男子女人通用）。
木香（一两） 神曲（杵末，炒，四两） 荆三棱（四两，炮） 青橘皮（去瓤，三两） 甘草（三两，炮）
益智（去皮，三两） 白芷（一两） 桂心（三两） 莪术（三两，炮） 白术（微炒，二两） 枳壳（麸炒，
炮）
上件药捣罗为末。每服二钱。水一盏，入生姜、盐各少许，同煎至七分，并滓热服。
解老人四时伤寒。四顺散（男子女人通用）。
麻黄（去节） 杏仁（去皮） 甘草（炙） 荆芥穗 以上各等分。
上同杵为末。每服一钱，入盐汤点热服。
治老人心脾积热，或流注，脚膝疼痛。黄 散（男子女人通用）。
黄 赤芍药 牡丹皮 香白芷 沙参（炙） 甘草（炙） 肉桂（去皮） 柴胡（去苗） 当归（
洗后炙）
上件等分，捣罗为末。每服二钱。水一盏，姜三片，煎至五分，日进二服。春季每煎
时，入蜜蒸栝蒌煎半匙。忌粘食、炙爆等物。
橘皮煮散 益元气，和脾胃，治伤寒。此名不换金散，但心腹诸疾，并用疗之（男子女
人通用）。
橘皮（一两，去瓤，称用） 人参 茯苓 白术（各一两） 木香（一分） 干姜（炮） 官桂（半两，
去皮，称） 槟榔（一两，鸡心者用） 草豆蔻（二个，去皮） 半夏（一分，麸炒） 浓朴（半两，入姜
一分，同杵碎，炒干） 枳壳（半两，去瓤，麸炒） 诃黎勒（五个，煨熟，去核） 甘草（半两）
上件捣罗为末。每服一大钱，水一盏，姜枣同煎至七分，热吃。不问食前、食后，并宜
服，忌如常。
治老人脏腑冷热不调，里急后重，阑门不和。香白芷散（男子女人通用）。
当归（三钱，洗） 香白芷（三钱，洗） 茯苓（三钱，去皮） 枳壳（三钱，麸炒） 木香（一钱）
上件为末。每服一钱。水半盏，生姜少许，同煎至四分，温服。
治老人大小便不通。匀气散（通用）。
生姜（半两） 葱（一茎，和根、叶、泥用） 盐（一捻） 豉（三十粒）
上件四味，捣烂。安脐中。良久，便通。
治老人小便不通。地龙膏。
白项地龙 茴香（用时看多少）
上件杵汁。倾于脐内，自然便通。
治老人脚膝疼痛，不能履地。七圣散。
杜仲 续断 萆 防风 独活（各一两） 牛膝（一两酒浸一宿） 甘草（一两）
上件为末。每服二钱，酒调下。
治老人脾胃一切病。温白丸。兼治脾不承受，吐逆、泻痢，及宿食不消（男子女人通用）。
半夏（二两，汤洗，姜汁浸） 白术（一两，炮） 丁香（一分）
上件为末。用生姜自然汁，和飞面为糊，捣和前药末为丸，如梧桐子大。浓煎生姜汤，
下十丸，空心服。如腹疼并呕逆，食后服。
本散 治妇人血气，丈夫筋骨风，四肢软弱，及卒中急风，并寸白虫，但长服，并皆
攻治。或要出汗，解伤寒，汤使如后（此方是孟相公进过）。
本 牛膝（酒浸一宿，焙干） 当归 麻黄（去节，以上各一两） 羌活 独活 防风 肉
桂（去粗皮、称） 芍药 菊花 续断 五加皮 芎 甘草 赤箭 枳壳（麸炒，去瓤，以上
各半两） 黑附子（大者，一个，炮制，去皮脐） 细辛（一分，去叶称）
上件药一十八味，并须州土好者。使水洗过，细锉，焙干，捣罗为末。空心，温酒下二
钱。如不饮酒，薄荷汤下。发汗，解伤寒热，葱白酒下二钱，并服三、五服为妙。
治老人风冷，展筋骨。续断散方。
续断（一两） 牛膝（二两） 川芎（一两） 木瓜（二两）
上为细末。空心时，温酒调下一大钱。
坠痰化涎，和脾胃。人参半夏丸。
半夏（一两，生姜四两，取汁。先以汤洗半夏七遍，浸三日后，于日内煎干，切作饼子，
焙干） 白矾（一两） 人参（一两） 茯苓（一两，去皮）
上为末。以蒸饼水浸过，却用纸裹、煨熟，为丸，如绿豆大。每日空心，夜卧，用淡生
姜汤下五十丸。开胃口，姜枣汤下。风涎，用皂角一条，姜三片，萝卜三片，同煎汤下。
治老人暖食药。丁香丸。消食，治一切气闷，止醋心、腹胀，利胸膈，逐积滞方（男子妇人通用）。
大乌梅（一个，须是有裙 者） 巴豆（一个，新肥者，和皮用） 香墨（末，炒，半钱先炒为末） 桂花（末
炒，半钱。） 香墨（末炒，半钱。） 香墨，干漆、桂花（末三味研入。） 拣丁香（五个，须是新者用） 胡椒（五粒，
须是黑者）
上为末，用马尾罗子罗过，用醋、面糊为剂，臼中杵令匀，如绿豆大。温酒下五丸至七
丸，茶下亦得。或入蜡茶末三钱，更妙。
香草散 治妇人气羸，肠寒便白，食伤积滞，冷结肠不成。温脾肺，活荣生肌，进食
，益冲任二经。
闾茹 桔梗 白芷 当归 地榆 芍药 槟榔 白豆蔻（各半两） 麝香（称，一钱）
上为末。每服二钱。水一盏，姜、枣同煎，至数沸，通口，食前，日进三分。
香枳汤 治老人大肠秘涩。调风顺气（男子妇人通用）。
枳壳（去瓤，麸炒） 防风（各一两） 甘草（半两，炙）
上为末。每服二钱，百沸汤点服。空心、食前各一服。
治妇人男子久积虚败。壮元补血，健胃暖脾，止痰逆，消饮食。北亭丸。
北亭（二两，去除砂石） 阿魏（半两，同 砂研令细，醋化，去沙石） 川当归（净洗，去苗、
稍用四两） 浓朴（去皮，姜汁炙令黄色四两） 陈橘皮（去瓤，用红四两） 官桂（去皮称四两） 干姜（炮） 甘
草（炙） 川芎 胡椒（拣好者） 缩砂（去皮用） 大附子（炮，去皮脐，以上各称四两） 茯苓（二
两） 青盐（二两，与 砂、阿魏同醋研，去沙土） 白术（米泔水浸一宿，切作片子，焙干） 五
味子（一两半，去沙土）
上件根据法修事为末。将 砂、阿魏、醋入面，看多少同煎稀糊，下药；更炼好蜜，同搜
和拌匀，再入臼中杵千百下，丸如酸枣大。每服一丸，空心，盐汤、茶、酒任下，嚼破。女
人一切病患，并宜服此。
治老人一切风。乌犀丸。
天麻（二两） 地榆（一两） 元参（一两） 川乌头（一两，炮制去皮） 龙脑薄荷（四两） 藿香叶（一两）
皂角（三挺，不蛀者，烧红，入水中浸之） 龙脑（少许） 麝香（少许）
上为末，炼蜜为膏，如皂子大。每服一丸，嚼吃。小儿，半丸以下。薄荷、茶、酒调下。
镇心丸 养老人心气，令不健忘，聪耳明目方。
辰砂（一两） 桂（一两） 远志（去心） 人参（以上各一两） 茯苓（二两） 麦门冬（去心） 石菖蒲
干地黄（各一两半，以上除辰砂，并为末，合匀）
上炼蜜为丸，如桐子大。空心，薄荷酒吞下十丸至十五丸。留少朱砂为衣。益心气，养
神。宜常服。
治老人脾肺客热，上焦滞痰。凉心、润肺、消壅。枇杷叶散（王 进。男子女人通用方）。
枇杷叶（炙，去毛） 人参 茯苓 白术 羌活 黄 （各一两） 甘草（炙） 半夏（汤洗，
去滑，切破，焙干，各半两）
上为末。每服二钱；水一盏，入生姜、薄荷，煎至七分，食后、临卧温服。
羌活散 治老人耳聋眼暗，头顶腰背疼痛，浑身疮癣，此乃肾脏风所攻也。
羌活 枳壳（麸炒，去瓤） 半夏（汤浸七遍） 甘草（炙） 大腹子（洗） 防风 桑白皮（各等分）
上为粗末。每服二钱；水一盏，生姜煎至七分，温服，早辰、日午时、临卧各一服。
搜风顺气，治老人百疾。七圣丸 （男子女人通用）。
槟榔 木香 川芎 羌活 桂心（各一两） 郁李仁（一两，去皮尖，炒令黄色） 大黄（一两一
分，炒）
上为末，炼蜜为丸，桐子大。不计时候，温酒下七丸。要利动，即加七丸。淡姜汤下，
亦得。
According to the *Treatise on Regulating the Spirit According to the Four Qi*, "Yin and Yang, and the four seasons, are the beginning and end of all things, and the root of life and death. To go against them brings disaster; to follow them prevents severe illness. This is called attaining the Dao. Spring warmth promotes growth, summer heat promotes flourishing, autumn coolness promotes harvesting, and winter cold promotes storage. If the climate contradicts the season, disease and pestilence arise. This is the constant way of Heaven: following it ensures life, opposing it causes sickness. The *Classic* says: 'Observe the Way of Heaven, grasp the conduct of Heaven, and that is sufficient.'
If a person can grasp the principles of life and death in the Way of Heaven, and act by modeling the operation of the four seasons, naturally diseases will not arise, and longevity can be preserved. For those with white hair (the elderly), the Qi of the five Zang organs is deficient, and spirit and essence are exhausted. If there is even slight loss of regulation and circulation, critical consumptive diseases may immediately develop. Generally, the elderly are weary and lazy, unable to self-regulate, relying on others' care to extend their lifespan. As children, one should carefully observe the elder's cold and heat conditions and prudently select medicines. Based on seasonal preservation methods, aligning with the waxing and waning Qi of the Five Elements, one should respectfully and diligently serve parents, without slackness. Herein are collected general preventive medicine methods for the elderly across the four seasons, detailed below (these formulas mostly use cold-natured herbs, suitable perhaps for northerners. Users should consider local conditions).
**Xuanfu Hua San (Inula Flower Powder)**
*Treats wind-heat attacking upwards in the elderly, causing dizziness, vertigo, desire to lie down, palpitations, feeling like falling upon rising, back stiffness, and body rigidity. Universal for women.*
Inulae Flos (Ban Liang), Peucedani Radix (Liang), Ophiopogonis Radix (Liang, heart removed), Viticis Fructus (Ban Liang), Atractylodis Rhizoma (Fen), Aurantii Fructus (Fen, placenta removed, bran-fried), Chrysanthemi Flos (San Fen), Pinelliae Rhizoma (Ban Liang, boiled in ginger juice), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Ban Liang), Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (for deficient persons, use Gypsum Fibrosum instead), Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Ban Liang), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Ban Liang).
Pulverize the above ingredients. Take 3 qian per dose. Add 1 zhong zhan of water and half a fen of ginger, decoct until 6 fen remains, remove dregs, and take warm at any time.
**Qianghuo Wan (Notopterygium Pill)**
*Nourishes and strengthens sinews and bones in the elderly, treats wandering wind-pain, and wind-pathogen attacking upwards and downwards.*
Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (bathed in wine, dried), Toosendan Fructus, Bryoniae Radix, Foeniculi Fructus, Astragali Radix (peeled, cut), Halitum (Green Salt), Morinda Officinalis Radix (heart removed), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (processed, peel and umbilicus removed), Semen Tussilaginis Farfarae (Shayuan Jili).
Equal parts of the above, pounded into powder, mixed with wine and flour paste to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 10 pills on an empty stomach or before bed with salt water. Adjust dosage based on age.
**Muxiang Renshen San (Costus and Ginseng Powder)**
*Harmonizes spleen and stomach Qi, promotes appetite, stops phlegm-reversal, treats abdominal pain due to Qi stagnation, and regulates the middle jiao. Universal for men and women.*
Costi Radix (Ban Liang), Ginseng Radix (rhizome removed, Ban Liang), Poria (black skin removed, Fen), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Ban Liang, lightly fried), Myristicae Semen (peeled, Fen), Loquat Leaf (hair removed, Fen), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (rough bark removed, processed with ginger juice), Caryophylli Flos (Ban Liang), Pogostemonis Herba (Fen), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Ban Liang, honey-fried), Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ban Liang, processed), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Ban Liang, soaked in water, placenta removed).
Process the twelve ingredients, weigh them, and pound into powder. Take 2 qian per dose. Add 1 da zhan of water, one slice of fresh ginger, and two dates, decoct until 6 fen remains, remove dregs, and take warm. Suitable for regular use by the elderly.
**Zhike Muxiang San (Aurantii Fructus and Costus Powder)**
*Harmonizes spleen and stomach Qi, treats chest and diaphragm oppression, stabbing pain in heart and abdomen, and loss of appetite. Universal for men and women.*
Costi Radix (Liang), Massae Fermentatae Medicinales (pounded to powder, fried, Si Liang), Curcumae Zedoariae Rhizoma (Si Liang, processed), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride (placenta removed, San Liang), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (San Liang, processed), Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus (peeled, San Liang), Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Liang), Cinnamomi Ramulus (San Liang), Curcumae Zedoariae Rhizoma (San Liang, processed), Atractylodis Rhizoma (lightly fried, Er Liang), Aurantii Fructus (bran-fried, processed).
Pound the above into powder. Take 2 qian per dose. Add 1 zhan of water, a little fresh ginger, and salt, decoct until 7 fen remains, and take hot including dregs.
**Sishun San (Four Smoothnesses Powder)**
*Resolves cold damage in the elderly across the four seasons. Universal for men and women.*
Ephedrae Herba (nodes removed), Armeniacae Semen Amarum (skin removed), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (honey-fried), Schizonepetae Spica. Equal parts.
Pound together into powder. Take 1 qian per dose, mix with salt water, and take warm.
**Huangqi San (Astragalus Powder)**
*Treats accumulated heat in heart and spleen in the elderly, or flowing accumulation, causing pain in feet and knees. Universal for men and women.*
Astragali Radix, Paeoniae Radix Rubra, Moutan Cortex, Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, Glehniae Radix (processed), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (processed), Cinnamomi Cortex (peeled), Bupleuri Radix (sprouts removed), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (washed then processed).
Equal parts, pounded into powder. Take 2 qian per dose. Add 1 zhan of water and three slices of ginger, decoct until 5 fen remains. Take twice daily. In spring, add half a spoon of honey-steamed Trichosanthis Radix when decocting. Avoid sticky foods and roasted/fried items.
**Jupi Zhusan / Huan Jin San (Tangerine Peel Decoction Powder / Unchanging Gold Powder)**
*Benefits primordial Qi, harmonizes spleen and stomach, treats cold damage. Also known as Huanjin San, treating various heart and abdominal ailments. Universal for men and women.*
Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Liang, placenta removed, weighed), Ginseng Radix, Poria, Atractylodis Rhizoma (each Liang), Costi Radix (Fen), Zingiberis Rhizoma (processed), Cinnamomi Cortex (Ban Liang, peeled, weighed), Arecae Semen (Liang, chicken-heart type preferred), Cardamomi Fructus (two, peeled), Pinelliae Rhizoma (Fen, bran-fried), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Ban Liang, with one fen of ginger, pounded together, fried dry), Aurantii Fructus (Ban Liang, placenta removed, bran-fried), Chebulae Fructus (five, baked ripe, pit removed), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Ban Liang).
Pound into powder. Take one large qian per dose. Add 1 zhan of water, ginger, and date, decoct until 7 fen remains, and take hot. Take regardless of meal timing. Observe usual dietary restrictions.
**Xiang Baizhi San (Angelica Dahurica Powder)**
*Treats imbalance of cold and heat in viscera and bowels in the elderly, tenesmus, and dysfunction of the阑门 (intestinal gate).*
Angelicae Sinensis Radix (San Qian, washed), Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (San Qian, washed), Poria (San Qian, peeled), Aurantii Fructus (San Qian, bran-fried), Costi Radix (Yi Qian).
Pound into powder. Take 1 qian per dose. Add half a zhan of water and a little ginger, decoct until 4 fen remains, and take warm.
**Yunqi San (Qi Balancing Powder)**
*Treats constipation in the elderly. Universal.*
Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ban Liang), Allii Fistulosi Bulbus (one stalk, with root, leaves, and mud), Sal (a pinch), Sojae Semen Preparatum (thirty grains).
Pound the four ingredients into a paste. Apply to the umbilicus. After some time, bowel movement will occur.
**Dilong Gao (Earthworm Ointment)**
*Treats urinary retention in the elderly.*
Pheretima (white-headed variety), Foeniculi Fructus (amount as needed).
Pound to extract juice. Pour into the umbilicus. Urination will naturally resume.
**Qisheng San (Seven Sages Powder)**
*Treats pain in feet and knees in the elderly, preventing walking.*
Eucommiae Cortex, Dipsaci Radix, Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma, Saposhnikoviae Radix, Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (each Liang), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Liang, soaked in wine overnight), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Liang).
Pound into powder. Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with wine.
**Wenbai Wan (Warm White Pill)**
*Treats all spleen and stomach diseases in the elderly. Also treats spleen failure to receive, vomiting, diarrhea/dysentery, and indigestion. Universal for men and women.*
Pinelliae Rhizoma (Liang, washed in water, soaked in ginger juice), Atractylodis Rhizoma (Liang, processed), Caryophylli Flos (Fen).
Pound into powder. Mix with natural ginger juice and refined flour paste to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 10 pills with strong ginger decoction on an empty stomach. If abdominal pain or vomiting occurs, take after meals.
**Ben San (Root Powder)**
*Treats blood and Qi disorders in women, wind in sinews and bones in men, limb weakness, acute stroke-wind, and tapeworm. Long-term use treats all. For sweating to resolve cold damage, use the following decoction method (This formula was presented by Prime Minister Meng).*
[Note: Original text lists "Ben" ambiguously, likely referring to a specific root or typo, translated structurally]. Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (soaked in wine overnight, dried), Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Ephedrae Herba (nodes removed, each Liang), Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, Saposhnikoviae Radix, Cinnamomi Cortex (rough bark removed, weighed), Paeoniae Radix, Chrysanthemi Flos, Dipsaci Radix, Acanthopanacis Cortex, Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, Rhizoma Gastrodiae (Chijian), Aurantii Fructus (bran-fried, placenta removed, each half Liang), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (large one, processed, peel and umbilicus removed), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Fen, leaves removed, weighed).
Eighteen ingredients, selected from good origins. Wash with river water, finely cut, dry, and pound into powder. Take 2 qian with warm wine on an empty stomach. If non-drinker, use Mint Decoction. To induce sweat and resolve cold damage heat, take 2 qian with green onion and white wine. Taking 3-5 doses is optimal.
**Xuduan San (Teasel Root Powder)**
*Treats wind-cold in the elderly, extending sinews and bones.*
Dipsaci Radix (Liang), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Liang), Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix (Liang), Chaenomelis Fructus (Liang).
Pound into fine powder. Take one large qian with warm wine on an empty stomach.
**Renshen Banxia Wan (Ginseng and Pinellia Pill)**
*Descends phlegm, transforms fluid, harmonizes spleen and stomach.*
Pinelliae Rhizoma (Liang, with four Liang of ginger juice. Wash pinellia seven times in water, soak three days, dry in sun, cut into cakes, bake dry), Alum (Liang), Ginseng Radix (Liang), Poria (Liang, peeled).
Pound into powder. Soak steamed bread cake in water, wrap in paper, bake until cooked, and form pills the size of mung beans. Take 50 pills on an empty stomach and before bed with light ginger water. To open the stomach, use ginger-date water. For wind-phlegm, decoct one strand of Gleditsiae Spina, three slices of ginger, and three slices of radish in water to take.
**Dingxiang Wan (Clove Pill)**
*Warms food in the elderly. Digests food, treats all Qi stagnation, stops acid reflux and abdominal distension, benefits chest/diaphragm, removes stagnation. Universal for men and women.*
Large Mume Fructus (one, with calyx), Croci Fructus (one, new and fat, with skin), Incense Ink (powder, fried, half qian, fried first), Osmanthus Flower (powder, fried, half qian), Incense Ink (powder, fried, half qian), Incense Ink, Dry Lacquer, Osmanthus Flower (three powders ground together), Selected Clove (five, new), Black Pepper (five grains, black).
Pound into powder, sieve through horse-hair sieve. Use vinegar and flour paste as binder, pound in mortar until uniform, form pills the size of mung beans. Take 5-7 pills with warm wine, or with tea. Adding three qian of wax-tea powder is better.
**Xiangcao San (Herbal Powder)**
*Treats Qi and blood deficiency in women, cold intestines with white stool, food injury with stagnation, cold coagulation in intestines. Warms spleen/lungs, invigorates blood/nourishes flesh, promotes eating, benefits Chong and Ren meridians.*
Rubiae Cordifoliae Radix et Rhizoma (Lvru), Platycodonis Radix, Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Sanguisorbae Radix, Paeoniae Radix, Arecae Semen, Cardamomi Fructus (each half Liang), Moschus (weighed, one qian).
Pound into powder. Take 2 qian per dose. Add 1 zhan of water, ginger, and date, boil several times, drink through mouth, before meals, three times daily.
**Xiangzhi Tang (Costus and Aurantium Decoction)**
*Treats constipation in the elderly. Regulates wind and moves Qi. Universal for men and women.*
Aurantii Fructus (placenta removed, bran-fried), Saposhnikoviae Radix (each Liang), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (half Liang, honey-fried).
Pound into powder. Take 2 qian per dose, taken with boiling water. One dose on empty stomach, one before meal.
**Beiting Wan (Beiting Pill)**
*Treats chronic deficiency and debility in men and women. Strengthens Yuan, nourishes blood, strengthens stomach, warms spleen, stops phlegm-reversal, digests food.*
Beiting (Er Liang, remove sand/stones), Asafetida (half Liang, grind fine with Borax, dissolve in vinegar, remove sand/stones), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (clean wash, remove sprouts, use four Liang), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (peel, ginger-juice fry to yellow, four Liang), Chenpi (remove placenta, use red part, four Liang), Guigui (peel, weigh, four Liang), Zingiberis Rhizoma (processed), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (processed), Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix, Piperis Fructus (selected good ones), Amomi Fructus (peel used), Aconiti Radix (processed, peel and umbilicus removed, each weighed four Liang), Poria (Er Liang), Halitum (Er Liang, grind with Borax and Asafetida in vinegar, remove sand), Atractylodis Rhizoma (soak in rice water overnight, slice, dry), Schisandrae Fructus (one and half Liang, remove sand/stones).
Process according to method, pound into powder. Mix Borax, Asafetida, and vinegar with flour to make thin paste, add drugs; refine good honey, knead and mix well, pound in mortar thousands of times, form pills the size of sour jujube. Take one pill on empty stomach, with salt water, tea, or wine, chew thoroughly. Suitable for all female ailments.
**Wuxi Wan (Black Rhinoceros Horn Pill)**
*Treats all wind conditions in the elderly.*
Gastrodiae Rhizoma (Er Liang), Sanguisorbae Radix (Liang), Scrophulariae Radix (Liang), Aconiti Radix (Liang, processed, peeled), Menthae Haplocalycis Herba (four Liang), Pogostemonis Herba (Liang), Gleditsiae Spina (three bars, non-borer, burn red, soak in water), Borneolum Syntheticum (small amount), Moschus (small amount).
Pound into powder, refine honey into paste, form pills the size of soap bean. Take one pill, chew. Children: less than half a pill. Take with mint, tea, or wine.
**Zhenxin Wan (Heart-Calming Pill)**
*Nourishes heart Qi in the elderly, prevents forgetfulness, improves hearing and vision.*
Cinnabaris (Liang), Cinnamomum Cassia (Liang), Polygalae Radix (heart removed), Ginseng Radix (each Liang), Poria (Er Liang), Ophiopogonis Radix (heart removed), Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma, Rehmanniae Radix Preparata (each one and half Liang, except Cinnabar, all pounded to powder and mixed).
Refine honey to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Swallow 10-15 pills with mint wine on empty stomach. Coat remaining Cinnabar as surface. Benefits heart Qi, nourishes spirit. Suitable for long-term use.
**Pipaye San (Loquat Leaf Powder)**
*Treats pathogenic heat in spleen/lungs in elderly, stagnant phlegm in upper jiao. Cools heart, moistens lungs, resolves obstruction. Wang Jin's formula. Universal for men and women.*
Loquat Leaf (processed, hair removed), Ginseng Radix, Poria, Atractylodis Rhizoma, Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, Astragali Radix (each Liang), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (processed), Pinelliae Rhizoma (washed in water, remove slipperiness, cut, dry, each half Liang).
Pound into powder. Take 2 qian per dose. Add 1 zhan of water, fresh ginger, and mint, decoct until 7 fen remains. Take warm after meals and before bed.
**Qianghuo San (Notopterygium Powder)**
*Treats deafness and dim vision in elderly, pain in head/top/back/waist, body sores/ringworm. Caused by Kidney Wind.*
Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, Aurantii Fructus (bran-fried, placenta removed), Pinelliae Rhizoma (soaked in water seven times), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (processed), Arecae Semen (washed), Saposhnikoviae Radix, Morus Alba Bark (equal parts).
Coarse powder. Take 2 qian per dose. Add 1 zhan of water and ginger, decoct until 7 fen remains. Take warm: once in morning, once at noon, once before bed.
**Qisheng Wan (Seven Sages Pill)**
*Searches wind, smooths Qi, treats hundred diseases in elderly. Universal for men and women.*
Arecae Semen, Costi Radix, Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix, Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, Cinnamomi Ramulus (each Liang), Pruni Semen (Liang, remove skin/spikes, fry until yellow), Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Liang and one fen, fried).
Pound into powder, refine honey to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 7 pills with warm wine at any time. To promote bowel movement, add 7 more pills. Light ginger water is also acceptable.