治老人夏多冷气发动,胸膈气滞,噎塞,脾胃不和,不思饮食。豆蔻散。
草豆蔻(四两,以姜四两,炒香为度,和姜用) 大麦柏子(十两,炒黄) 神曲(四两,炒
黄) 杏仁(四两,去尖,炒熟) 甘草(四两,炙) 干姜(二两,炮制)
上为末。每服一钱。如茶点之,不计时候服。
治老人,夏月宜服,平补下元,明目。苁蓉丸。
苁蓉(四两) 巴戟(二两) 菊花(二两) 枸杞子(二两)
上为末,炼蜜为丸,桐子大。每服盐汤下二十丸。
治夏月暴发腹痛及泄泻。木香丸。
轻好全干蝎(二十个,每个擘三两段子,于慢火上炒令黄熟) 拣好胡椒(三百粒,生) 木香
(一分)
上件药同捣为末,湿纸裹烧,粟米饭为丸,如绿豆大。如患腹痛,每服十五丸,煎灯心
、陈橘皮、生姜汤下;大便不调及泄泻,每服十五丸,煎陈橘皮汤下。
治老人夏月脾胃忽生冷气,心腹胀满疼闷,泄泻不止。诃子散。
诃子皮(五个) 大腹(五个,去皮) 甘草(半两,炙) 白术(半两,微炒) 草豆蔻(十四个,用面
裹,烧,令面熟、黄,去面并皮用) 人参(去芦头,半两)
上为末。每服二钱,水一盏,入生姜少许,枣二个,同煎至六分,去滓,温服。
治老人夏月因食冷,气积滞;或心腹疼痛等。宜常服。
荆三棱(三两,湿纸裹,煨熟透,别杵) 蓬莪术(二两,同上) 台乌药(二两) 益智(去皮,二两)
甘草(三两,炙) 陈橘皮(二两,用浓朴亦得)
上为末。每服入盐点之,不计时候,一钱。
治老人,夏月宜服三圣丸。祛逐风冷气,进食和胃,去痰滞、腰膝冷痛。
威灵仙(净洗,去土,拣择,焙干,称,五两) 干姜(二两,炮制) 乌头(二两,炮制,去皮
脐,称)
上件为末,煮枣肉为丸,如梧子大。每服十五丸至二十丸,温姜汤下。
治老人,夏月宜服平补楮实丸方。驻颜、壮筋骨,补益元藏,疗积冷虚乏,一切气疾。
暖胃,进酒食。久服令人轻健,此神效方。
楮实(半斤,轻杵,去白及膜,拣择净,微微炒) 鹿茸(四两,茄子茸为上,其次亦得。净
瓦上炙令黄色。如无,则鹿角屑代之,亦妙) 大附子(四两,炮,去皮脐,出火毒) 怀州牛
膝(四两,去芦头,酒洗二宿,焙) 紫巴戟(四两,洗,去心) 金钗石斛(四两,去根,拣净,细
细切之) 川干姜(二两,炮制,急于新水内净过) 肉桂(二两,去粗皮)
上件八味,为末。楮实子一味,用砂盆别研二日,令烂细后,入前药末,同研,拌令
细匀,入煮枣肉同研拌,得所,方入铁臼杵二千下,丸如桐子大。每服三十丸,温酒下。忌
牛肉、豉汁。
治老人百疾。常服四顺汤。
神曲(四两,入生姜四两,去皮,一处作饼子,焙干) 甘草(一两半,炙黄) 草豆蔻(一两半
,先炮熟,去皮细锉用) 大麦柏子(二两,炒香熟)
上件为末。盐点之,一钱。
妇人年老,夏月平补血海,活血去风。五倍丸。
五倍子(二两) 川芎(二两,锉细) 菊花(二两) 荆芥穗(二两) 旋复花(二两)
上为末,蜜为丸,如桐子大。每日空心五更、晚食后,盐汤、酒下十五丸。吃至半月日
,觉见渐安,手足有力,眼目鲜明,进得饮食,大旺血海。请每一日三服,若见大段安乐,
一日只吃一服,尤佳。
治老人脾胃弱,不思饮食,吐泻霍乱。理中丸。
人参 甘草 干姜 白术(各等分)
上为末,炼蜜为丸,桐子大。每服十五丸,食前服。
夏月消食和气。橘红散。
陈橘皮(一斤半,汤浸洗五、七度,用净巾拭干后,用生姜五两,取自然汁,拌橘皮令匀
,淹一宿,焙干,称一斤) 肉豆蔻(半两) 甘草(五两)
上先将甘草寸截,用白盐五两,一处同炒,候盐红色、甘草赤色为度,一处为末。如茶
点之。
夏月平胃,补老人元藏虚弱,腑气不顺,壮筋骨,益颜容,固精髓。八仙丸。
泽泻(三两) 茯苓(二两,去粗皮) 牡丹(三两) 官桂(二两) 附子(三两,炮,去皮脐) 生干地
黄(八两,洗,干杵) 山茱萸(四两) 干薯药(四两,微炒,炙)
上事持了,焙干,惟桂不焙,为末,炼蜜为丸,如桐子大。每日空心,温酒或盐汤下三
十丸。
Treatment for elderly patients in summer who suffer from the onset of cold qi, leading to stagnation of qi in the chest and diaphragm, dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), disharmony of the Spleen and Stomach, and loss of appetite. Doukou San (Cardamom Powder).
Caodoukou (Tsaoko Cardamomi Fructus, four liang, stir-fried with four liang of fresh ginger until fragrant, used together with the ginger) Damaibai (Hordei Fructus Germinatus, ten liang, stir-fried until yellow) Shenqu (Medicated Leaven, four liang, stir-fried until yellow) Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, four liang, tips removed, stir-fried until cooked) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, four liang, honey-fried) Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum, two liang, processed)
The above ingredients are ground into a fine powder. Take one qian per dose. Administer like tea, at any time.
For elderly patients, suitable for use in summer, to gently tonify the Lower Yuan (Kidney and lower jiao organs), brighten the eyes. Congrong Wan (Cistanche Pill).
Rongcong (Cistanches Herba, four liang) Bajie (Morindae Officinalis Radix, two liang) Juhua (Chrysanthemi Flos, two liang) Gouqizi (Lycii Fructus, two liang)
The above ingredients are ground into a fine powder, mixed with refined honey to form pills, sized like paulownia seeds. Take twenty pills per dose, washed down with salt water.
For sudden abdominal pain and diarrhea occurring in summer. Muxiang Wan (Aucklandiae Pill).
Qinghao Quanxie (Scorpio, high quality, whole, twenty individuals; each split into three segments, stir-fried over slow fire until yellow and cooked) Jianhao Hujiao (Piperis Longi Fructus, selected good quality, three hundred grains, raw) Muxiang (Costi Radix, one fen)
The above medicines are pounded together into a fine powder, wrapped in wet paper and roasted, then bound with millet rice flour to form pills, sized like mung beans. For abdominal pain, take fifteen pills per dose, washed down with a decoction of Dengxincao (Junci Medulla), Chenjupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), and Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens). For irregular bowel movements and diarrhea, take fifteen pills per dose, washed down with a decoction of Chenjupi.
For elderly patients in summer whose Spleen and Stomach are suddenly invaded by cold qi, resulting in fullness, distension, pain, and oppression in the heart and abdomen, and incessant diarrhea. Hezi San (Terminalia Powder).
Hezipi (Terminaliae Fructus Exocarpium, five pieces) Dafu (Arecae Pericarpium, five pieces, peel removed) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, half liang, honey-fried) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, half liang, slightly stir-fried) Caodoukou (Tsaoko Cardamomi Fructus, fourteen pieces, wrapped in flour, roasted until the flour is cooked and yellow, discard the flour and peel before use) Renshen (Ginseng Radix, radix tip removed, half liang)
The above ingredients are ground into a fine powder. Take two qian per dose, add one cup of water, a small amount of fresh ginger, and two jujubes. Decoct together until six-tenths of the liquid remains, strain, and take warm.
For elderly patients in summer due to consumption of cold food, leading to qi accumulation and stagnation; or for symptoms such as heart and abdominal pain. Suitable for regular use.
Sanleng (Sparganii Rhizoma, three liang, wrapped in wet paper, baked thoroughly, pounded separately) Ezhu (Curcumae Rhizoma, two liang, treated as above) Tai Wuyao (Linderae Radix, two liang) Yizhi (Alpiniae Katsumadai Fructus, peel removed, two liang) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, three liang, honey-fried) Chenjupi (Citri Renculatae Pericarpium, two liang, Houpo may also be used)
The above ingredients are ground into a fine powder. Add salt to taste per dose, at any time, one qian.
For elderly patients, the Sansheng Wan (Three Sages Pill) is suitable for summer use. It expels wind-cold qi, promotes appetite, harmonizes the Stomach, removes phlegm stagnation, and treats cold pain in the waist and knees.
Weilingxian (Clematidis Radix et Rhizoma, cleaned, free of soil, selected, dried, weighed, five liang) Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum, two liang, processed) Wutou (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, two liang, processed, peel and umbilicus removed, weighed)
The above ingredients are ground into a fine powder, mixed with boiled jujube flesh to form pills, sized like paulownia seeds. Take fifteen to twenty pills per dose, washed down with warm ginger water.
For elderly patients, the Pingbu Chushi Wan (Level-Tonifying Torreya Pill) is suitable for summer use. It preserves youthfulness, strengthens sinews and bones, tonifies the primal storage (Kidneys), treats accumulated cold and deficiency fatigue, and addresses all qi disorders. It warms the Stomach and promotes intake of alcohol and food. Long-term use makes the body light and vigorous; this is a miraculous formula.
Chushi (Celtidis Fructus, half jin, lightly pounded, white parts and membranes removed, selected clean, slightly stir-fried) Lurong (Cervi Cornu Pantotrichum, four liang, young velvet resembling an eggplant is best, otherwise acceptable. Roasted on clean tiles until yellow. If unavailable, Cervi Cornu Degelatinatum [deer horn shavings] can substitute, which is also excellent) Dafuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, large size, four liang, processed, peel and umbilicus removed, fire toxicity eliminated) Huaizhou Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, four liang, radix tip removed, washed in wine for two nights, dried) Zibajie (Morindae Officinalis Radix, four liang, washed, heart removed) Jinchaishihu (Dendrobii Nobile Caulis, four liang, roots removed, selected clean, finely sliced) Chuanganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum, two liang, processed, rinsed cleanly in new water) Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex, two liang, coarse bark removed)
The above eight ingredients are ground into a fine powder. The single ingredient Chushizi is ground separately in a mortar for two days until extremely fine, then mixed with the previous powder, blended evenly, combined with boiled jujube flesh, ground and mixed thoroughly, and finally pounded in an iron mortar two thousand times to form pills sized like paulownia seeds. Take thirty pills per dose, washed down with warm wine. Avoid beef and soybean paste juice.
To treat various diseases in the elderly. Regular use of Sishun Tang (Four Smooths Decoction).
Shenqu (Medicated Leaven, four liang, combined with four liang of fresh ginger, peel removed, formed into cakes, dried) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, one and a half liang, honey-fried until yellow) Caodoukou (Tsaoko Cardamomi Fructus, one and a half liang, processed until cooked, peel removed, finely cut) Damaibai (Hordei Fructus Germinatus, two liang, stir-fried until fragrant and cooked)
The above ingredients are ground into a fine powder. Add salt to taste, one qian per dose.
For elderly women in summer, to gently nourish the Blood Sea (Chong Mai), invigorate blood, and dispel wind. WuBei Wan (Chinese Gall Pill).
Wubeizi (Chinese Gall, two liang) Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, two liang, finely cut) Juhua (Chrysanthemi Flos, two liang) Jingjisui (Schizonepetae Spica, two liang) Xuanfuhua (Inulae Flos, two liang)
The above ingredients are ground into a fine powder, mixed with honey to form pills, sized like paulownia seeds. On an empty stomach every day, at dawn (wugeng time) and after evening meal, take fifteen pills washed down with salt water or wine. After taking for half a month, one will feel gradually relieved, hands and feet become strong, eyes clear, appetite improves, and the Blood Sea becomes robust. It is recommended to take three doses daily; if feeling particularly comfortable and safe, one dose daily is even better.
For elderly patients with weak Spleen and Stomach, loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, and cholera-like symptoms. Lizhong Wan (Regulate the Middle Pill).
Renshen (Ginseng Radix) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) (equal parts)
The above ingredients are ground into a fine powder, mixed with refined honey to form pills, sized like paulownia seeds. Take fifteen pills per dose, before meals.
To digest food and harmonize qi in summer. Juhong San (Exocarpium Citri Reticulatae Rubrum Powder).
Chenjupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, one and a half jin, soaked and washed in hot water five to seven times, wiped dry with a clean cloth, mixed evenly with natural juice extracted from five liang of fresh ginger, soaked overnight, dried, weighed to one jin) Roudoukou (Myristicae Semen, half liang) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, five liang)
First, cut the Gancao into inch-length segments. Stir-fry together with five liang of white salt until the salt turns red and the Gancao turns reddish-brown. Grind together into a fine powder. Administer like tea.
To harmonize the Stomach in summer, tonify deficiency of the primal storage in the elderly, regulate fu-organ qi, strengthen sinews and bones, beautify the face, and consolidate essence and marrow. Baxian Wan (Eight Immortals Pill).
Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma, three liang) Fuling (Poria, two liang, coarse skin removed) Mudanpi (Moutan Cortex, three liang) Guanzi (Cinnamomi Ramulus/Cortex, two liang) Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, three liang, processed, peel and umbilicus removed) Sheng Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix, eight liang, washed, dry-pounded) Shanzhuyu (Corni Fructus, four liang) Ganshayao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma, four liang, slightly stir-fried, fried)
The above herbs are prepared and dried (except Guanzi, which is not dried), ground into a fine powder, mixed with refined honey to form pills, sized like paulownia seeds. Take thirty pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with warm wine or salt water.