《病源论》云∶宿食不消者，由五脏气虚弱，寒气在于脾胃之间，故使谷不化也。旧谷
未消
复煎
《集验方》治凡所食不消方∶取其余类烧作末，酒服方寸匕，便吐去宿食，即瘥。陆光
录说
子烧服
《南海传》云∶若疑腹有宿食，又刺脐胸，宜须恣饮熟汤，指剔喉中，变吐令尽，更饮
更决
食。
《范汪方》治腹痛消谷止利胀大豆方∶
取大豆，择貌好者服一合所，日四五服，一日中四五合，饭后辄服，虽非饭后可投，间
服趋
《范汪方》治食生冷之物，或寒时衣薄当风、食不消，或夜食以卧、不消化、心腹烦痛
胀急
《新录方》治宿食不消方∶
薤白（切，一升） 豉（一升）
水四升，煮取二升，分二服。
又方∶生姜五大两，捣取汁，温服之。
又方∶捣蒜如泥，酒服如枣，日三。
又方∶曲末、干姜末一升，酒服一方寸匕，日二。
又方∶灸太仓穴二三百壮。
又方∶灸脐左右相去三寸，名魂舍，并依年壮，唯多益佳。
又方∶灸第五椎并左右相去一寸五分。
《录验方》治宿食不消，大便难练中丸方∶
大黄（六分） 葶苈子（四两，熬） 杏仁（四两，熬） 芒硝（四两，熬）
凡四物，下筛，蜜和，食已服如梧子七丸，日三，不知稍增。
《千金方》消食丸，主数年不能食方∶
小麦 （一升） 姜（四两） 乌梅（四两） 七月七日（或本无七月七日字）曲〔（音
菊）一升〕
四味，蜜和服十丸，日再，四十至丸，寒在胸中，及（反）胃翻心者皆瘥。
《极要方》治宿舍不消、心腹妨满胀痛须利方∶
诃黎勒皮（八分） 桔梗（六分） 槟榔仁（八分） 夕药（六分） 大黄（十分）
上，为散，空腹煮生姜，饮服三钱匕，日二服。
《葛氏方》治脾胃气弱，谷不得下，遂成不复受食方∶
大麻子仁（一升） 大豆黄卷（二升）
并熬令黄香，捣筛，饮服一二方寸匕，日四五。（今按《僧深方》∶大麻子仁三升，大豆
二
The *Zhubing Yuanhou Lun* (Treatise on the Pathogenesis and Manifestations of All Diseases) states: Retained food that fails to digest is caused by the deficiency of Qi in the five Zang organs, with cold pathogen residing between the Spleen and Stomach, thereby preventing the digestion of grains.
The *Jiyan Fang* (Collected Proven Prescriptions) provides a prescription for treating any case of indigestion: Take the residue of similar remaining food, burn it into powder, and administer one cunbi (a square-inch measure) with wine. This will induce vomiting of the retained food, leading to recovery. (Lu Guanglu records) Sub-boiled and taken orally.
The *Nanhai Zhuan* (Records of Nanhai) states: If there is suspicion of retained food in the abdomen, acupuncture may be applied to the umbilical and chest regions. One should drink copious amounts of hot water, use fingers to stimulate the throat to induce vomiting until all retained food is expelled, and then resume eating.
The *Fan Wang Fang* (Prescriptions of Fan Wang) provides a Soybean Prescription for treating abdominal pain, aiding digestion, stopping diarrhea, and relieving abdominal distension:
Select high-quality soybeans and consume approximately one he (a unit of volume). Administer four to five times daily, totaling four to five he per day. Take immediately after meals, though it can also be taken at intervals between meals for better effect.
The *Fan Wang Fang* addresses conditions resulting from consuming raw or cold foods, exposure to wind due to thin clothing in cold weather, indigestion, or lying down immediately after night eating, manifesting as mental restlessness, abdominal pain, and urgent distension: [Note: The specific herbal formula text appears missing in the source excerpt, transitioning directly to the next prescription title.]
The *Xinlu Fang* (Newly Recorded Prescriptions) provides a prescription for retained food not digesting:
Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus (Chopped, 1 sheng) Fermented Soybean Seed (Douchi, 1 sheng)
Boil in 4 sheng of water until reduced to 2 sheng. Divide into two doses.
Another prescription: Use 5 liang of fresh Ginger, crush to extract juice, and take warm.
Another prescription: Crush Garlic into a paste, take a date-sized amount with wine, three times daily.
Another prescription: Take 1 sheng each of Shenqu Powder (Medicated Leaven) and dried Ginger Powder, administer one cunbi with wine, twice daily.
Another prescription: Moxibustion on Taicang (CV11), 200-300 moxa cones.
Another prescription: Moxibustion on points located 3 cun lateral to the umbilicus, named Hunshe (Soul Residence), based on the patient's age; more moxa cones are preferable.
Another prescription: Moxibustion on the spinous process of the 5th thoracic vertebra and points 1.5 cun lateral to it.
The *Luyan Fang* (Verified Records Prescriptions) provides the Lianzhong Wan (Pill) for treating retained food indigestion and difficult defecation:
Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (6 fen) Lepidii Semen (Tinglizi, 4 liang, stir-baked) Armeniacae Semen Amarum (Xingren, 4 liang, stir-baked) Natrii Sulfas (Mangxiao, 4 liang, stir-baked)
Sieve the four ingredients, mix with honey to form pills the size of wutong seeds. Take 7 pills after meals, three times daily. If ineffective, slightly increase the dosage.
The *Qianjin Fang* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) Xiao Shi Wan (Digestive Pill) treats chronic anorexia lasting several years:
Tritici Vulgaris Granum (Wheat, 1 sheng) Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Ginger, 4 liang) Mume Fructus (Wumei, 4 liang) Shenqu (Medicated Leaven made on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, 1 sheng)
Mix the four ingredients with honey to form pills. Take 10 pills twice daily, gradually increasing to 40 pills. This treats cold pathogen in the chest and regurgitation/nausea.
The *Jiyao Fang* (Extremely Important Prescriptions) provides a prescription for retained food indigestion causing epigastric and abdominal fullness, distension, pain, requiring purgation:
Terminaliae Chebulae Pericarpium (Helilepi, 8 fen) Platycodonis Radix (Jiegeng, 6 fen) Arecae Semen (Binglangren, 8 fen) Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shaoyao, 6 fen) Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang, 10 fen)
Grind into powder. Boil fresh Ginger in water, take 3 qianbi of the powder with this liquid on an empty stomach, twice daily.
The *Ge Shi Fang* (Prescriptions of Ge) treats weak Qi of the Spleen and Stomach, where grains cannot descend, eventually leading to total inability to accept food:
Cannabis Fructus (Dama Zi Ren, 1 sheng) Sojae Semen Album Praeparatum (Dadou Huangjuan, 2 sheng)
Stir-fry until yellow and fragrant, crush, and sieve. Take 1-2 cunbi with warm water, four to five times daily. (Note: According to *Seng Shen Fang*: Cannabis Fructus 3 sheng, Sojae Semen 2...)