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This preparation functions to preserve youthfulness and longevity, and to dispel myriad diseases.
Polygonum multiflorum (He Shou Wu) (the root of the vine, those that are red and white are preferred): 1 jin; Poria (Fu Ling): 5 liang; Achyranthes bidentata (Niu Xi): 2 liang.
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, and form pills with honey. Take 30 pills with wine. Avoid consuming pig blood and sheep blood.

Specifically treats conditions where shock causes loss of heart-mind, or excessive rumination leads to restless heart-Qi, delirious speech, shouting, running about.
Cinnabar (Zhu Sha): 1 fen; Realgar (Xiong Huang): 1 fen (these two substances are ground together); Typhonium giganteum (Bai Fu Zi): 1 qian (ground into powder). Mix the above evenly, use pig heart blood as a binder to form pills, size similar to Sophora japonica seeds. Coat separately with Cinnabar. Take 2 pills each time, swallow with Ginseng and Acorus Tang (Decoction) before going to bed. Regular consumption of one pill can calm the soul, tonify Heart Qi, and stabilize the spirit.

Specifically treats Transmitted Corpse Consumption (Chuan Shi Xu Lao), emaciation, sallow complexion, vomiting, and unceasing coughing.
Realgar (Xiong Huang): 5 qian; Rabbit feces (Tu Fen): 2 liang; Human skull cap (Tian Ling Gai) (roasted): 1 liang; Softshell turtle shell (Bie Jia): 1 fen; Costus root (Mu Xiang): 5 qian; Calomel (Qing Fen): 1 fen.
Grind the above into powder. Preparation method: Take 1 sheng of wine, add 5 qian of Rheum palmatum (Da Huang), boil down to an extract, then mix with the previous powders to form pills, size similar to bullets, coated with Cinnabar. When using, first burn Benzoin (An Xi Xiang), let the smoke exhaust, and inhale it; if there is no cough, it is not Transmitted Corpse Consumption, and this medicine should not be used. If the smoke enters the mouth causing uncontrollable coughing, it is indeed Corpse Consumption, and this medicine is suitable. Take at the beginning of the fifth watch (early morning), without letting others know, dissolve the pills in a cup of child's urine mixed with wine, and take orally.

Treats deficiency Qi in the five sense organs, where pathogenic factors of wind, cold, summer-heat, and dampness accumulate within. If unresolved for a long time, it leads to hemiplegia, numbness, and insensitivity.
Ephedrae Herba (Ma Huang): 1 liang (boiled in water, dried, and ground into powder); Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum (Tian Nan Xing): 7 pieces (processed); Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata (Hei Fu Zi): 3 pieces (processed); Long Earthworm (Di Long): 7 strips (cleaned of soil).
First, put the Ma Huang powder into 1 sheng of wine, boil into an extract, then add the remaining medicines to form pills, size similar to bullets. After meals and before bed daily, dissolve 1 liang in wine and take orally; efficacy is achieved when sweating occurs.

Treats Cold Damage (Shang Han) and exposure to wind in all four seasons, featuring body heat, headache, drowsiness, fatigue, cold phlegm, cough, and abdominal fullness. For Cold Damage within three days of onset, administration is invariably effective.
Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gan Cao); Gypsum Fibrosum (Shi Gao); Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Bai Zhu); Schisandrae Fructus (Wu Wei Zi): each 1 liang; Zingiberis Rhizoma (Gan Jiang): 3 fen (processed).
Grind the above together into a fine powder. Each dose uses 2 qian of medicine, added to 1 zhan of water, with 2 slices of fresh ginger and 1 jujube, decocted together until reduced to 7/10. Strain and take warm.