论曰阴阳之气本自和平，过则生患。峻补之药，施于仓猝，缘阳气暴衰，真气暴脱。或
伤寒阴证诸疾急于救疗者，不可缓也。盖人之禀受有限，嗜欲太过，疾病横生，固当助阳气
以扶衰弱。则峻补诸方，经所谓补下治下制以急，急则气味浓者，此之谓也。
峻补一切虚冷。 金液丹方
硫黄（好者研二十两）
上一味，入罐子内，用盖子盖定。采石龙芮并水鉴草各一握烂捣，更入黄土一掬捣匀如
泥。裹药罐子浓五六分，独罐口不裹，平地上四面簇炭五斤，上安熟火一斤烧之。候将通赤，
专看口缝有碧焰起，急手拨火，将柴灰三斗浓盖，勿令透气，候冷拨灰取出。刮去泥土，如
此至五度。若火候得所， 出如熟鸡子香为佳。若急要服，只 两度亦可。 毕，将炉子
于净地中埋一宿出火毒，又取出用水煮一二十沸，然后敲破取药捣烂更点煎。水研烂如泥，
以干为度，每一两药，用蒸饼一两水浸握干，入药和捣千杵，丸如梧桐子大晒干收。服法如
后，每觉服脏稍秘，及饮食减少，似作寒热。速以温米饮服五十丸，早晨日午近晚各一服，
如此服一二百丸，其疾当退。必逐下腹中积滞，次日再进一二服，候小便清为度。平时无患，
逐日早服二十丸至三十丸，诸疾不生。若遇有患，不问冷热，并宜服之，以效为度。更不宜
杂服他药，亦不得用他药吐泻。此药自然补泻，与常不同，不问男女老少，有患并服。若小
儿有病，夜啼心惊，奶伤痰涎。无辜泻痢之类，并速研药一分，以米饮调灌之，日再。大人
泻痢不止，以黄连贝母二味煎汤下，亦可丸服。若肠风痔疾，以白前末一钱匕调米饮下。若
刀疮 疮，以末敷之。若久患气疾，肺疾积冷。及伤寒疟疾，胸膈不利，头疼壮热，并宜多
服。伤寒之病，多被庸医误下他药。或发汗失时，不分阴阳，遂致难起。但多取此药，令日
服一二百丸，得泻勿怪，泻尽病愈。此药可疗众疾，临时看深浅加减服之。除皮肤之疾不可
服，病已者不必多服，石龙芮一名狗蹄草，水鉴草一名水田草。生稻田中，独茎四花，状如
田字，如无此二草，以益母草代之。
治久冷，峻补元脏。青硫丸方
硫黄（一斤洒甘草水研三日） 附子（炮裂去皮脐） 山茱萸（各四两） 牛膝（酒浸
切焙三
两） 白豆蔻（去皮） 肉豆蔻（去壳） 木香（各二两） 艾叶（焙干一两）
上八味，捣研为末拌匀，蒸木瓜肉和捣，丸如梧桐子大。每服十丸至十五丸，空心盐汤
下，如腰脚疼痛，用木瓜汤下。
治虚冷，补元阳，益气血。安息香丸方
安息香 天雄（炮裂去皮脐） 硫黄（研） 阳起石（研） 附子（炮裂去皮脐） 钟
乳（研）
白矾（熬令汁枯研） 木香 蛇床子（炒） 白龙骨（研各一两）
上一十味，捣研为末，更合研三日，用黄狗外肾去筋膜细研，以法酒同熬成膏，和剂丸
如梧桐子大，每服二十丸，温酒下。
补元脏，治久冷。益神丸方
硫黄（洒甘草水研一日） 木香 肉豆蔻（去壳） 槟榔（锉） 桂（去粗皮） 附子
（炮裂去
皮脐） 青橘皮（汤浸去白焙） 干姜（炮各一两）
上八味，捣研为末和匀，用糯米粥丸如梧桐子大，每服十丸至十五丸，空心酒下。
治元脏久冷，益真气，进饮食，壮筋骨，驻颜色。玉壶丸方
乌头（大者炮裂去皮脐十五枚） 砂（水飞研） 阳起石（ 研各一两） 硫黄（半
两研）
上四味，捣研为末，酒煮面糊，丸如梧桐子大。每服十五丸，空心盐汤下，妇人醋汤下。
治肾虚，脏气寒。生阳丹方
硫黄（生研） 附子（炮裂去皮脐） 桂（去粗皮） 干姜（炮各一两）
上四味，捣研为末，酒煮面糊。丸如梧桐子大，丹砂末为衣。每服二十丸，食前温艾汤
下，温米饮亦得。
大补益，水火既济。四神丹方
丹砂 雄黄 雌黄 硫黄（各一钱）
上四味，研细入银锅子内歇口，炭火熔化，滴入水中，令成丸子。如绿豆大，每服二丸
，空心温酒下。
治元阳气虚，补暖。金液丹方
硫黄（甘草水浸柳水椎研水飞过） 阳起石（煨研） 石膏（ 研各四两）
上三味，合研如粉，煎甘草汤煮糊。丸如梧桐子大，每服二十丸，温酒或盐汤下。
治元阳虚弱，风气攻注，脚膝疼痛。羌活硫黄丸方
羌活（去芦头） 硫黄（研） 天雄（炮裂去皮脐） 香子（炒） 木香 天麻
砂（水飞
研各一两） 艾叶（四两）
上八味，捣五味为末，用木瓜一枚，切开顶，去皮子，入硫黄 砂艾叶三味在内。再以
元顶子密盖蒸烂，与前药末和捣。丸如梧桐子大，每服二十丸，盐汤或盐酒下。
治元气虚冷，面色黑黄，饮食减少，皮肉枯燥。正阳丸方
硫黄（研） 菖蒲（去毛炒） 天雄（炮裂去皮脐） 阿魏（醋浸去砂石面和作饼炙各
一两）
沉香（锉） 浓朴（去粗皮生姜汁锉炙） 草豆蔻 干姜（炮） 桃仁（去皮尖双仁炒） 槟
榔（锉
各半两）
上一十味，捣研为末，合研令匀，面糊丸如梧桐子大，每服十五丸，加至二十丸，空心
食前盐汤下。
[Discussion] The Qi of Yin and Yang should originally remain in a state of harmony; imbalance leads to disease. "Jianbu" (Strenuous Tonification, using potent tonifying agents) is employed in emergencies for conditions where Yang Qi suddenly fails or True Qi suddenly collapses. It is also indicated for urgent treatment of various diseases such as Cold Syndromes in Shanghan (Cold Damage), where delay is not an option. Since human endowment is limited, excessive desires can lead to sudden onset of diseases, necessitating the support of Yang Qi to bolster weakness. Thus, formulas for strenuous tonification follow the principle stated in the *Neijing* (Classic of Internal Medicine): "For treating disorders of the lower Jiao, the prescription should be swift; because the condition is urgent, the medicinal properties and flavors should be strong." This refers to this very concept.
[Indications] Strenuously tonifies all deficiency-cold syndromes.
[Formula: Jin Ye Dan (Golden Fluid Pill)]
Lithii Sulfas (Sulfur) (20 liang of high-quality sulfur, ground into powder).
Take the above single herb, place it in a jar, and cover tightly. Collect one handful each of Ranunculus ternatus (Shilongru, Dog's Foot Grass) and Hydrocotyle javanica (Shuijiancao, Water Field Grass), pound them until mushy, then add one handful of yellow earth and pound evenly into a mud-like consistency. Use this mud to wrap the medicine jar to a thickness of about five to six fen, leaving only the mouth unwrapped. Place the jar on level ground, surround it with five jin of charcoal, and place one jin of ignited charcoal on top to burn. When the jar becomes red-hot, watch closely for green flames rising from the mouth. Upon seeing this, quickly move the fire away, cover thickly with three dou of wood ash to prevent air leakage, and wait until cool before removing the ash. Scrape off the mud. Repeat this process five times. If the firing is done correctly, the resulting product should have the fragrance of a boiled egg. For urgent use, two firings are sufficient. After completion, bury the furnace in clean soil overnight to remove fire toxicity, then take out and boil in water for twenty to thirty boils. Break the jar, retrieve the medicine, pound it, and add decocted rice paste. Grind with water until mud-like, then dry. For every one liang of medicine, mix with one liang of steamed bun soaked in water and squeezed dry, and pound a thousand times. Form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds, dry, and store. Administration: Whenever one feels slight constipation, reduced appetite, or chills and fever, quickly take fifty pills with warm rice gruel. Take once in the morning, noon, and evening. After taking one or two hundred pills, the disease should recede. Accumulations in the lower abdomen will be purged. On the next day, take one or two more doses until urine becomes clear. In normal times without illness, take twenty to thirty pills daily in the morning to prevent various diseases. If illness occurs, regardless of cold or heat, it is suitable to take this medicine, stopping when effective. Do not mix with other medicines, nor induce vomiting or diarrhea with other drugs. This medicine has natural tonifying and purging effects, differing from ordinary medicines. It can be taken by men, women, old, and young alike. For children with night crying, fright, milk injury with phlegm, or innocent dysentery, grind one fen of the medicine and administer with rice gruel twice daily. For adults with persistent dysentery, administer with decoction of Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian) and Fritillariae Bulbus (Beimu), or swallow the pills directly. For intestinal wind and hemorrhoids, take one qianbi of Petroelimi Radix (Baiqian) mixed with rice gruel. For knife wounds or malignant sores, apply the powder externally. For chronic Qi disorders, lung cold accumulation, Shanghan malaria, chest diaphragm obstruction, headache, and high fever, take generously. Shanghan diseases are often mismanaged by mediocre physicians who wrongly use purgatives or mistime sweating therapies, failing to distinguish Yin and Yang, leading to difficult recovery. Simply take this medicine, one or two hundred pills daily; do not be surprised if diarrhea occurs, as clearing the bowels indicates cure. This medicine treats various diseases; adjust dosage based on depth of pathology. Exclude skin diseases. Those already cured need not take more. Shilongru is also known as Gouti Cao (Dog's Foot Grass); Shuijiancao is also known as Shuitian Cao (Water Field Grass), growing in rice paddies, with a single stem and four flowers resembling the character 'Tian'. If these two herbs are unavailable, substitute with Leonuri Herba (Yimao Cao).
[Formula: Qing Liu Wan (Green Sulfur Pill)]
Indications: Chronic cold, strenuously tonifies the Yuan Zang (Kidney).
Lithii Sulfas (Sulfur) (1 jin, sprinkled with Licorice water and ground for three days). Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi) (processed, peeled, navel removed). Corni Fructus (Shanzhuyu) (4 liang each). Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Niuxi) (soaked in wine, sliced, dried, 3 liang). Amomi Fructus Rotundus (Baidoukou) (peeled). Myristicae Semen (Roudoukou) (shell removed). Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang) (2 liang each). Artemisiae Argyi Folium (Aiye) (dried, 1 liang).
Pound and grind the above eight herbs into fine powder, mix well. Combine with steamed Papaya flesh, pound evenly, and form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take ten to fifteen pills per dose, with salt water on an empty stomach. For waist and leg pain, take with Papaya decoction.
[Formula: Anxi Xiang Wan (Agarwood Pill)]
Indications: Deficiency-cold, tonifies Yuan Yang, benefits Qi and Blood.
Liquidambaris Resina (Anxi Xiang). Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix (Tianxiong) (processed, peeled, navel removed). Lithii Sulfas (Sulfur) (ground). Stilbitis (Yangqishi) (ground). Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi) (processed, peeled, navel removed). Gypsum Fibrosum (Zhongru) (ground). Alumen (BaiFan) (boiled until juice dries, ground). Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang). Cnidii Fructus (Shechuangzi) (stir-fried). Ossis Femoris (Bailonggu) (ground, 1 liang each).
Pound and grind the above ten herbs into fine powder, re-grind together for three days. Use the testes of a yellow dog (remove fascia, grind finely), boil with medicinal wine according to method to form a paste, combine with powder, and form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take twenty pills per dose with warm wine.
[Formula: Yishen Wan (Spirit-Benefiting Pill)]
Tonifies Yuan Zang, treats chronic cold.
Lithii Sulfas (Sulfur) (sprinkled with Licorice water, ground for one day). Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang). Myristicae Semen (Roudoukou) (shell removed). Arecae Semen (Binglang) (chopped). Cinnamomi Cortex (Gui) (coarse bark removed). Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi) (processed, peeled, navel removed). Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride (Qingjupi) (soaked in hot water, white pith removed, dried). Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Ganjiang) (processed, 1 liang each).
Pound and grind the above eight herbs into fine powder, mix evenly. Form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds using glutinous rice porridge. Take ten to fifteen pills per dose with wine on an empty stomach.
[Formula: Yuhu Wan (Jade Pot Pill)]
Indications: Chronic cold of Yuan Zang, benefits True Qi, promotes appetite, strengthens sinews and bones, preserves complexion.
Aconiti Radix (Wutou) (large ones, processed, peeled, navel removed, 15 pieces). Cinnabaris (Shadan) (water-triturated, ground). Stilbitis (Yangqishi) (ground, 1 liang each). Lithii Sulfas (Sulfur) (half liang, ground).
Pound and grind the above four herbs into fine powder. Make a paste with wine and flour. Form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take fifteen pills per dose with salt water on an empty stomach; women should use vinegar water.
[Formula: Shengyang Dan (Life-Generating Elixir)]
Indications: Kidney deficiency, cold internal organs.
Lithii Sulfas (Sulfur) (raw ground). Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi) (processed, peeled, navel removed). Cinnamomi Cortex (Gui) (coarse bark removed). Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Ganjiang) (processed, 1 liang each).
Pound and grind the above four herbs into fine powder. Make a paste with wine and flour. Form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds, coat with Cinnabar powder. Take twenty pills per dose before meals with warm Mugwort water; warm rice gruel is also acceptable.
[Formula: Sishen Dan (Four Spirits Elixir)]
Great tonification, harmonizing Water and Fire.
Cinnabaris (Dansha). Realgar (Xionghuang). Orpiment (Cihuang). Lithii Sulfas (Sulfur) (1 qian each).
Grind the above four herbs finely, place in a silver pot, seal the mouth, melt with charcoal fire, drip into water to form pills the size of mung beans. Take two pills per dose with warm wine on an empty stomach.
[Formula: Jin Ye Dan (Golden Fluid Pill) - Variation]
Indications: Deficiency of Yuan Yang Qi, warming and tonifying.
Lithii Sulfas (Sulfur) (soaked in Licorice water, pounded with willow water, washed with water). Stilbitis (Yangqishi) (baked, ground). Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao) (ground, 4 liang each).
Grind the above three herbs into powder. Boil Licorice decoction to make a paste. Form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take twenty pills per dose with warm wine or salt water.
[Formula: Qianghuo Sulfur Pill]
Indications: Weakness of Yuan Yang, invasion of Wind-Qi, pain in legs and knees.
Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Qianghuo) (rhizome removed). Lithii Sulfas (Sulfur) (ground). Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix (Tianxiong) (processed, peeled, navel removed). Cyperi Rhizoma (Xiangzi) (stir-fried). Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang). Gastrodiae Rhizoma (Tianma). Cinnabaris (Shadan) (water-triturated, ground, 1 liang each). Artemisiae Argyi Folium (Aiye) (4 liang).
Pound five herbs into powder. Take one Papaya, cut off the top, remove peel and seeds. Insert Sulfur, Cinnabar, and Aiye inside. Cover with the top, steam until soft, then mix with the powder and pound. Form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take twenty pills per dose with salt water or salt wine.
[Formula: Zhengyang Wan (True Yang Pill)]
Indications: Deficiency-cold of Yuan Qi, dark/yellow complexion, reduced appetite, dry skin and flesh.
Lithii Sulfas (Sulfur) (ground). Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma (Changpu) (de-haired, stir-fried). Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix (Tianxiong) (processed, peeled, navel removed). Ferulae Resina (awei) (soaked in vinegar, remove sand/stone, mix with flour, bake, 1 liang each). Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum (Chenxiang) (chopped). Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (N Houpu) (coarse bark removed, chopped with Ginger juice, baked). Amomi Fructus (Caodoukou). Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Ganjiang) (processed). Persicae Semen (Taoren) (peeled, pointed ends removed, double-kernel stir-fried). Arecae Semen (Binglang) (chopped, half liang each).
Pound and grind the above ten herbs into fine powder, mix evenly. Form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds using flour paste. Take fifteen to twenty pills per dose with salt water before meals on an empty stomach.