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For those traveling long distances where water and fire (cooking facilities) are inconvenient, or for practitioners wishing to reduce worldly ties and cease grain consumption, use Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Chishizhi (Halloysit Rubrum), and Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi) each at 3 qian, Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) at 0.5 qian, and Wutou (Aconiti Radix) at 1 qian, processed into two pills.

Another prescription: Use 5 sheng of black beans (Sojae Semen Nigrum), thoroughly washed, steamed three times, then peeled; use 3 sheng of hemp seeds (Cannabis Fructus), soaked overnight, steamed three times until the shells open, remove the shells, grind into fine powder, and mix evenly.

Another prescription: Use 5 sheng of soybeans (Sojae Semen), thoroughly washed, steamed three times, then peeled and ground into powder; use 5 sheng of hemp seeds (Cannabis Fructus), soaked in hot water overnight, steamed three times until the shells open, remove the shells and ground into powder. From the beginning... [text missing] ...hemp seeds... increase daily... decoct into soup, let cool, and take orally. Initially, consume only white rice thin porridge soup for three to five days, still taking small amounts. This medicine strictly prohibits sexual activity.

Another prescription: Use 4 liang of Baifuling (Poria) ground into powder, add 1–2 liang of refined wheat flour (Triticum aestivum var. alba), mix into a thin paste. Use 3 liang of beeswax (Cera Flava) instead of oil to fry into pancakes. Eat one meal full to prevent the stomach from becoming dry and depleted. When resuming normal diet, take small amounts of malva soup (Malvae Verbenifoliae Herba) and thin rice drink.

Another prescription: Use Ruxiang (Olibanum), Jinbo (Gold Leaf), Dingfen (Lead Carbonate), Yinzhu (Cinnabar), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Songzhi (Pinus Resin), Baifuling (Poria), Xionghuang (Realgar), Chishizhi (Halloysit Rubrum), Huangla (Beeswax), and Zhenzhu (Margarita). Process into one pill.

Another prescription: Use 10 liang of Poria powder, Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), and Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) each at 2 liang, 4 liang of sesame oil (Sesami Oleum) refined until cooked, 2 jin of wheat flour (Triticum aestivum), and 2 sheng of yellow rice flour (Oryza sativa var. glutinosa).

Another prescription: Use Ganju (Chrysanthemi Flos), Poria, Beeswax, Pine resin, and Honey in equal parts. First refine the honey, then add the medicines and stir evenly. Form pills the size of quail eggs. Take one pill per dose.

Another prescription: Use peeled Poria, Dingfen (Lead Carbonate), Huandan (Minium), Bai Songzhi (White Pine Resin), Baisha Mi (White Sand Honey), and Huangla (Beeswax) each at 2 liang, Zhusha (Cinnabar) at 3 qian, and Jinbo (Gold Leaf) at 20 pieces. Form pills... [text incomplete] ...see hands... seal tightly. Using Poria powder, bake into pancakes. Eat until half-full. Thereafter, the medicine resides in the Dantian (Energy Center), eliminating hunger and thirst forever. Over time, it penetrates the Five Viscera, clearing all yin turbidity, leading to immortality. All persons may take this without taboos. It increases vitality, beautifies the complexion, lightens the body, cures hundred diseases, relieves poverty and suffering. It is truly a good prescription for saving the world and a wonderful method for longevity. If one desires food or drink during this period, it does not hinder matters, but within seven days, if solid food is eaten, the medicine will be expelled downwards. By half a month, the medicine remains in the Dantian and never leaves. When taking the medicine, face east, hold the pill, recite the mantra once, blow onto the pill. Repeat this seven times. Then swallow with Ruxiang (Olibanum) soup. The mantra states: "Heaven clear, Earth peaceful, most divine and spiritual; Three Emperors assist me, Six Jia protect my form; Remove hundred diseases, make me live long; Pure and quiet, heart as Jia and Geng; Left summon Southern Dipper, right summon Seven Stars; I now establish transformation, live as long as Heaven; I obey Taishang Laojun, execute immediately as law."

Another prescription: Use Qingliang Rice (Green Millet), soak in 2 dou of vinegar for three days, steam one hundred times and sun-dry one hundred times, then store. One meal when traveling lasts ten days without hunger; two meals last four hundred and ninety days without hunger.

Another prescription: Use 1 sheng of rice and 3 jin of Chishizhi (Halloysit Rubrum). Soak in water, place in a warm place for two to three days until a green-white crust forms on top. Grind and form pills the size of plums. Daily...

Another prescription: Steam Iron-foot Phoenix-tail Grass (Pteridophyta species) together with black beans until cooked. Remove the grass. Take five to seven grains per meal. Initially, one will naturally forget to eat.

Another prescription: Finely chop Pine needles (Pinus Massoniana Folium). Take 1 he daily. Long-term use prevents aging, causes hair to grow on the body, which becomes green and several inches long. The body emits fragrance, and sleep decreases.

Another prescription: Grind Pine nuts (Pinus Koraiensis Semen) into powder. Take 1 he per dose, three times daily. Hunger and thirst will cease. Do not eat other foods; drinking water is permissible. After one hundred days, the body feels light and agile.

Another prescription: Use Zhiyanshi (Fluorite), also known as Shizhi (Stone Mushroom), ground into powder. Long-term use eliminates hunger and thirst, benefits Qi, and prolongs life.

Another prescription: Stir-fry 2–3 he of rice. Melt 2 liang of Beeswax in a tin vessel. Add the rice and stir-fry until the wax dries. Remove and eat as desired. That is, several times...