治痞,消食,强胃。
白术(二两) 枳实(麸炒黄色,去穣,一两)
上同为极细末,荷叶裹烧饭为丸,如梧桐子大,每服五十丸,多用白汤下,无时。白术者,本
意不取其食速化,但令人胃气强实,不复伤也。
治老幼元气虚弱,饮食不消,或脏腑不调,心下痞闷。
橘皮 枳实(麸炒去穣,以上各一两) 白术(二两)
上件为细末,荷叶烧饭为丸,如梧桐子大,每服五十丸,熟水送下,食远。
夫内伤用药之大法,所贵服之强人胃气,令胃气益浓,虽猛食、多食、重食而不伤,此能用食药者
也。此药久久益胃气,令人不复致伤也。
治为人所勉劝强食之,致心腹满闷不快。
枳实(麸炒,去穣) 大麦 (面炒) 神曲(炒,以上各一两) 白术(二两)
上为细末,荷叶烧饭为丸,如梧桐子大,每服五十丸,用温水下,食远。
破滞气,消饮食,开胃进食。
木香 枳实(麸炒,去穣,以上各一两) 白术(二两)
上为细末,荷叶烧饭为丸,如梧桐子大,每服五十丸,温水送下,食远。
治因忧气,食湿面,结于中脘,腹皮底微痛,心下痞满,心不思饮食,食之不散,常常痞气。
半夏(一两) 草豆蔻仁 甘草(炙,以上各五钱) 柴胡(四钱) 木香 橘皮(以上各三钱)
积实(麸炒,去穣) 当归稍(以上各二钱) 红花(五分)
上件锉如麻豆大,每服五钱,水二大盏,生姜五片,煎至一盏,去渣,稍热服,食远。忌酒湿面。
Treats Pi syndrome (a condition characterized by fullness and obstruction in the epigastrium), eliminates food stagnation, and strengthens stomach Qi.
Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, two liang) Zhi Shi (Immature Bitter Orange Fruit, stir-baked with wheat bran until yellow, pith removed, one liang)
Grind the above ingredients into an extremely fine powder. Wrap them in lotus leaves with steamed rice to form pills, sized like paulownia seeds. Take fifty pills per dose, preferably with a large amount of warm water, at any time. The intention of using Bai Zhu is not primarily to accelerate digestion, but to strengthen and consolidate Stomach Qi, preventing further injury.
Treats weak Yuan Qi (primordial Qi) in the elderly and children, indigestion, or disharmony of the Zang-Fu organs leading to Pi sensation (fullness/obstruction) below the heart.
Ju Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) Zhi Shi (Immature Bitter Orange Fruit, stir-baked with wheat bran, pith removed, each one liang) Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, two liang)
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Use lotus leaf-wrapped steamed rice to form pills, sized like paulownia seeds. Take fifty pills per dose, with hot water, taken well after meals.
The general principle for treating internal injury emphasizes that the value of medication lies in its ability to strengthen the person's Stomach Qi, making it more robust. Thus, even with heavy, excessive, or difficult-to-digest foods, the body will not be injured. This represents the skillful use of medicine and food. Long-term use of this medicine benefits Stomach Qi, preventing injury from dietary indiscretion.
Treats discomfort, fullness, and oppression in the heart and abdomen caused by being forced to eat against one's will.
Zhi Shi (Immature Bitter Orange Fruit, stir-baked, pith removed) Da Mai (Hordei Fructus Usitatissimus, stir-baked with flour) Shen Qu (Medicated Leaven, stir-baked, each one liang) Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, two liang)
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Use lotus leaf-wrapped steamed rice to form pills, sized like paulownia seeds. Take fifty pills per dose, with warm water, taken well after meals.
Breaks up stagnant Qi, eliminates food stagnation, opens the appetite, and promotes food intake.
Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix) Zhi Shi (Immature Bitter Orange Fruit, stir-baked, pith removed, each one liang) Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, two liang)
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Use lotus leaf-wrapped steamed rice to form pills, sized like paulownia seeds. Take fifty pills per dose, with warm water, taken well after meals.
Treats conditions where melancholic Qi combined with the consumption of damp noodles leads to knotting in the Zhong Wan (Middle Jiao), causing slight pain under the abdominal skin, Pi fullness below the heart, lack of desire to eat, inability to digest consumed food, and frequent occurrence of Pi Qi (stagnant Qi).
Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, one liang) Cao Dou Kou Ren (Amomi Fructus Rotundus, seed kernel) Gan Cao (Licorice Root, honey-fried, each five qian) Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix, four qian) Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix) Ju Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, each three qian)
Zhi Shi (Immature Bitter Orange Fruit, stir-baked, pith removed) Dang Gui Shao (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, tip) Hong Hua (Carthami Flos, each two qian) Hong Hua (Carthami Flos, five fen)
Cut the above ingredients into pieces the size of hemp seeds. Take five qian per dose, add two large bowls of water and five slices of fresh ginger, decoct until one bowl remains, strain, and take slightly warm, well after meals. Avoid alcohol and damp noodles.