定心暖肾,生血化痰。
苍术(主脾,一斤,内酒浸四两,醋浸四两,米泔浸四两,生用四两) 枸杞子(主肝,
二两,甘州者,佳) 北五味子(主肺,二两) 熟地黄(主血,二两,酒浸、蒸) 破故纸
(主脾、肾,二两,炒) 莲肉(主心,去皮,一斤,酒浸软,猪肚内煮极烂,取出焙干,为膏,
每一斤纳猪肚二个) 为末,煮猪肚膏同酒糊丸,桐子大,每服四五十丸,空心温酒下。
平补气血,不燥不热。
熟地(八两补血) 菟丝子(八两补气) 为末,酒糊丸,如桐子大,每服七十丸,人参汤下。
宁心保神,益血固精,壮气力强志,令人不忘,清三焦化痰涎,去烦热除惊悸,疗咽干。
生地黄(四两,酒洗) 白茯苓(一用茯神) 人参(各一两) 远志(五钱) 石菖蒲 桔
梗(五钱) 玄参(炒) 柏子仁(炒,研,去
油) 天冬(去心,炒) 丹参(炒) 枣仁(炒) 麦冬(去心,炒) 五味子
(炒,各一两) 炙甘草 百部 当归(酒洗,一两,炒) 杜仲(姜汁浸,炒,断丝)
为末,蜜丸,每两作十丸,灯心枣汤食,远临卧服,或作小丸亦可。一方无石菖蒲、
炙甘草、百部。
一方
治心气虚损。
用猪腰子一枚,水二碗,煮至一碗半,将腰子细切,入人参五钱,当归身五钱,同
煎至八分,取腰子吃,以汁送下,久服为妙。
Stabilize the Heart, warm the Kidneys, generate Blood, and resolve Phlegm.
Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma; primarily enters the Spleen channel, 1 jin [approx. 500g]; of this amount, 4 liang [approx. 200g] is soaked in wine, 4 liang in vinegar, 4 liang in rice-washing water, and 4 liang is used raw) Gouqizi (Lycii Fructus; primarily enters the Liver channel, 2 liang; those from Ganzhou are superior) Bei Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus; primarily enters the Lung channel, 2 liang) Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata; primarily tonifies Blood, 2 liang; soaked in wine and steamed) Pogu Zhi (Psoraleae Fructus; primarily enters the Spleen and Kidney channels, 2 liang; stir-fried) Lianrou (Nelumbinis Semen; primarily enters the Heart channel, peeled, 1 jin; soaked in wine until soft, boiled in a pig stomach until extremely tender, removed, dried, and processed into a paste; for every 1 jin of Lotus Seed, use two pig stomachs) Grind into fine powder, mix with the pig stomach paste and wine paste to form pills, sized like tung tree seeds. Take 40–50 pills per dose, administered with warm wine on an empty stomach.
Gently tonify Qi and Blood, neither drying nor heating.
Shudi (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata; 8 liang; for tonifying Blood) Tusizi (Cuscutae Semen; 8 liang; for tonifying Qi) Grind into fine powder, mix with wine paste to form pills, sized like tung tree seeds. Take 70 pills per dose, administered with Ginseng Decoction.
Soothe the Heart and calm the Spirit, nourish Blood and secure Essence, strengthen Qi and willpower, prevent forgetfulness, clear the Triple Burner and resolve Phlegm-fluids, eliminate vexation-heat and palpitations, and treat dry throat.
Shengdihuang (Rehmanniae Radix; 4 liang; washed with wine) Baifuling (Poria; one variation uses Fushen) Renshen (Panacis Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma; each 1 liang) Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix; 5 qian) Shichangpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma) Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix; 5 qian) Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix; stir-fried) Baiziren (Biotae Semen; stir-fried, ground, oil removed) Tiandong (Asparagi Radix; heart removed, stir-fried) Danshen (Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma; stir-fried) Zaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen; stir-fried) Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix; heart removed, stir-fried) Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus; stir-fried, each 1 liang) Zhigancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Preparata) Baibu (Stemonae Radix) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix; washed with wine, 1 liang, stir-fried) Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex; soaked in ginger juice, stir-fried, sinews broken) Grind into fine powder, mix with honey to form pills. Each 1 liang of powder makes 10 pills. Administer with decoction of Dengxincao (Junci Medulla) and Jujube before meals, or take just before bedtime. Small pills may also be made. Another version excludes Shichangpu, Zhigancao, and Baibu.
Another method
Treats deficiency and damage of Heart Qi.
Use one pig kidney, add two bowls of water, and boil down to one and a half bowls. Finely chop the kidney, add Renshen (5 qian) and Danggui Shen (5 qian), and decoct together until reduced to eight-tenths. Consume the kidney meat, using the decoction to wash it down. Long-term administration yields excellent results.