《灵奇方》云∶芳气术∶
瓜子 芎 本 当归 杜衡(各一分) 细辛(二分) 防风(八分) 白芷 桂
心(各五分)
凡九物,合捣筛,后食服方寸匕,日三。五日口香,十日舌香,二十日肉香,三十日衣
香,五十日远闻香。一方无白芷。
《葛氏方》云∶令人身体香方∶
白芷 薰草 杜若 薇衡 本
凡分等,未,蜜和,旦服如梧子三丸,暮四丸。二十日身香。(注也)今按∶《如意方》
云∶昔侯昭公服此药坐人上一座悉香。
又方∶甘草、瓜子、大枣、松皮,分等未,食后服方寸匕,日三。〔(注也)今按∶《范
汪方》云∶二十日知,百日衣被床帷悉香。〕
《如意方》云∶香身术∶
瓜子、松皮、大枣,分等末,服方寸匕,日再,衣被香。
《枕中方》云∶道士养性令身香神自归方∶
瓜瓣 当归 细辛 本 芎 (各三分) 桂(五分)
凡六物,各别捣合,服方寸匕,日三。服之五日,香在口;十日香在舌;二十日香在皮;
三十日香在骨;五十日香在气;六十日远闻四方。
《录验方》(九药)云∶熏衣香方∶
丁子香 藿香 零陵香 青木香 甘松香(各三两) 白芷 当归 桂心 槟榔子(各
一两) 麝香(二分)
上十物,细捣,绢筛为粉,以蜜和,捣一千杵,然后出之,丸如枣核,口含咽汁,昼一
夜三,日别含十二丸,当日自觉口香;五日自觉体香;十日衣被亦香;二十日逆风行他人闻
香;二十五日洗手面水落地香;一月以后,抱儿儿亦香。唯忌蒜及五辛等。不但口香体洁而
已,兼亦治万病。(一方∶有香附子。)
The *Lingqi Fang* records: Fragrant Qi Shu (A prescription for fragrant breath and body):
Cucurbitae Semen (Gua Zi), Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Xiong), Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Bai Zhi is listed separately below, here likely referring to a different part or typo in source context but standard translation uses specific names), Peucedani Radix (Ben), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Dang Gui), Dysosma Versipellis Rhizoma et Radix (Du Heng) (each 1 fen); Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xi Xin) (2 fen); Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fang Feng) (8 fen); Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Bai Zhi), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Gui Xin) (each 5 fen).
All nine substances are mixed, pounded, and sifted. Take one fangcun bi (a square-inch measure) after meals, three times a day. After five days, the mouth becomes fragrant; after ten days, the tongue becomes fragrant; after twenty days, the flesh becomes fragrant; after thirty days, the clothes become fragrant; after fifty days, the fragrance can be smelled from afar. Another version excludes Bai Zhi.
The *Ge Shi Fang* records: A prescription to make the body fragrant:
Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Bai Zhi), Agastache Rugosa Herb (Xun Cao), Rheum Officinale Rhizome (Duo - *Note: Du Ruo usually refers to Valeriana jatamansi or similar aromatic herbs in ancient texts, often translated as Spikenard or similar*), Glehniae Radix (Wei Heng - *Note: Wei Heng is often synonymous with Ben or similar aromatic roots*), Peucedani Radix (Ben).
Mix equal parts, pound into powder, blend with honey. In the morning, take three pills the size of wutong seeds; in the evening, take four pills. After twenty days, the body becomes fragrant. (Annotation: Current analysis: The *Ruyi Fang* states: Formerly, Marquis Zhao Gong took this medicine and sat among others, causing everyone around to smell fragrant.)
Another prescription: Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gan Cao), Cucurbitae Semen (Gua Zi), Jujubae Fructus (Da Zao), Pinus Massoniana Bark (Song Pi), mix in equal parts, pound into powder. Take one fangcun bi after meals, three times a day. [Annotation: Current analysis: The *Fan Wang Fang* states: After twenty days, one perceives the fragrance; after one hundred days, clothes, quilts, and bed curtains all become fragrant.]
The *Ruyi Fang* records: Body Fragrance Shu:
Cucurbitae Semen (Gua Zi), Pinus Massoniana Bark (Song Pi), Jujubae Fructus (Da Zao), mix in equal parts, pound into powder. Take one fangcun bi, twice a day. Clothes and quilts will become fragrant.
The *Zhenzhong Fang* records: A prescription for Daoists to nourish their nature, make the body fragrant, and attract spirits naturally:
Cucurbitae Semen (Gua Ban), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Dang Gui), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xi Xin), Peucedani Radix (Ben), Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Xiong) (each 3 fen); Cinnamomi Ramulus (Gui) (5 fen).
All six substances are individually pounded and then mixed. Take one fangcun bi, three times a day. After five days of taking it, the fragrance is in the mouth; after ten days, the fragrance is on the tongue; after twenty days, the fragrance is in the skin; after thirty days, the fragrance is in the bones; after fifty days, the fragrance is in the breath; after sixty days, the fragrance can be smelled from all directions far away.
The *Lu Yan Fang* (Nine Medicines) records: Clothes Fumigation Fragrance Prescription:
Syzygium Aromaticum Flos (Ding Zi Xiang), Pogostemon Cablin Herb (Huo Xiang), Linglingia Orientalis Herb (Ling Ling Xiang), Aquilaria Sinalensis Lignum (Qing Mu Xiang), Nardostachys Chinensis Radix et Rhizoma (Gan Song Xiang) (each 3 liang); Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Bai Zhi), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Dang Gui), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Gui Xin), Arecae Semen (Bing Lang Zi) (each 1 liang); Moschus (She Xiang) (2 fen).
The above ten substances are finely pounded, sifted through silk gauze into powder, blended with honey, and pounded for one thousand strokes. Then remove them and form pills the size of jujube pits. Hold in the mouth and swallow the juice, three times during the day and night. Contain twelve pills daily. On the same day, one will consciously feel the mouth becoming fragrant; after five days, the body becomes fragrant; after ten days, clothes and quilts also become fragrant; after twenty days, even against the wind, others can smell the fragrance; after twenty-five days, the water used for washing hands and face smells fragrant when it hits the ground; after one month, even the baby held in one's arms smells fragrant. Only garlic and the "Five Pungent Herbs" (Wu Xin) are forbidden. This not only makes the mouth fragrant and the body clean, but also treats myriad diseases. (Another version: includes Cyperi Rhizoma / Xiang Fu Zi.)