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Commentary states: Humans rely on Stomach Qi (Stomach Energy) as the foundation, and water and grain are used to nourish the body. Scholars in the mountains and forests actually practice stopping food intake and avoiding grains. Their theories are all based on the books of Shennong. Investigating their nature and flavor, if they do not nourish Qi and lighten the body, they must make the body solid and heavy to resist aging. The arts of immortals have methods beyond this; perhaps the principle is indeed so.

True Person's Grain-Avoidance Formula: Yunmu Pill Formula
Yunmu Fen (Mica Powder), Dahuang (Fried Soybean), Baifuling (Poria with Black Skin Removed), Songzhi (Refined Pine Resin), Jusheng (Sesame Seeds, peeled with hot water and steamed), La (Refined Wax, each one jin); Jiao (Pepper, removing eyes and closed ones, fried until oil comes out, ten liang).
The above seven ingredients: Pound and grind five of them into powder. Refine the pine resin and wax, mix with honey to form a paste. Initially take a pill the size of a bullet, swallow with warm wine, twice a day.

Grain-Avoidance Formula: Dansha Pill Formula
Dansha (Cinnabar, ground and purified by water flotation), Baima (White Wax, each one jin).
The above two ingredients: First finely cut the white wax, boil clear wine in a copper vessel until boiling, throw the wax into the wine, wait for the wax to melt, place the vessel in cold water until the wax solidifies. Then throw the Dansha powder into the wine-wax mixture, stir to make uniform, put back into the copper vessel, stir constantly with a willow wood spatula, do not use fierce fire, wait until it boils into a paste, take out and place in a non-porous porcelain vessel. When ready, roll into pills the size of a paulownia seed. Take ten pills each time, swallow with warm water. Each dose results in twenty-one days without hunger; another dose results in one month without hunger; a third dose results in one hundred days without hunger. After these three doses, take one dose every one hundred days. If after taking the medicine, feeling thirsty, drink a cup of cold water. After taking for over a year, one will feel light and healthy, extending life and preventing aging, which means no longer feeling hungry. When desiring to eat, first boil and eat some bland Chinese mallow, then daily follow normal diet without hindrance.

Grain-Avoidance Formula: Ningling Ointment Formula
Fuling (Poria, eighteen jin ground into fine powder), Songzhi (Pine Resin, twelve jin), Songziren (Pine Seed Kernels, six jin ground into powder), Baiziren (Platycladi Semen, six jin ground into powder).
The above four ingredients: First take seven dou of white honey, put into a copper vessel, simmer gently for one day and one night, add medicines in order, stir to make uniform, simmer gently again for seven days and seven nights, then take out. Take one pill the size of a chicken egg each time, swallow with warm wine. Ten days later, take another pill the size of a chicken egg. Thirty days later, take another pill the size of a chicken egg. After completing four courses, one should extend life and prevent aging. If treating leprosy, add Shi Liuhuang (Realgar) and Shidan (Stone Gall) powder, half liang each.

Grain-Avoidance Formula: Mu'er Pill Formula
Mu'er (Wood Ear Mushroom, ground into powder), Dadou (Soybeans, fried and ground into powder, eight liang each), Dazao (Jujubes, boiled, peeled, pitted, and mashed to one sheng).
The above three ingredients: Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a chicken egg. On days with food, take one pill; on days without food, take two pills. Eat when there is food; without food, one will not feel hungry.

Grain-Avoidance Formula: Songla Pill Formula
Songzhi (Pine Resin, refined, one jin two liang), Baima (White Wax, one jin four liang), Su (Ghee, half jin), Mi (Honey, one jin four liang), Baifuling (Poria with black skin removed, ground into powder, ten liang).
The above five ingredients: First take pine resin, white wax, ghee, and honey, put into a porcelain vessel, seal tightly, place inside a steamer containing two dou of millet, steam together. When the rice is cooked, take out, add Poria powder, stir with a stick, reseal, pass through five days as before, then open, pound and mix to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take five pills each time, swallow with wine, in the morning or near evening. After ten days, take one pill. If hungry, increase to two or three pills. While taking this medicine, do not eat anything else; after finishing the medicine, no need to eat. It can also extend life.

Grain-Avoidance Formula: Jinhua Pill Formula
Jinbo (Gold Foil), Xionghuang (Realgar, fried in oil for nine days and nine nights, ground to powder), Dansha (Cinnabar, ground to powder, water-floted, floating part dried), Baifuling (Poria with black skin removed, water-washed, floating part dried and ground to powder, each one qian).
The above four ingredients: Use Baijiaoxiang (Amber) two liang, add a little wine, boil to thick syrup consistency to mix, pound 1,200 times, roll into pills the size of mung beans. During preparation, must not see chickens, dogs, women, or mourners. Swallow one pill with warm water each time. Twenty-one days without hunger; take another pill, one hundred days without hunger. From then on, take one pill every one hundred days. Three to four days before taking, must first eat bland wheat flour food. At dawn before sunrise, face east, swallow one pill, swallow ten times in total, knock teeth thirty-six times. If wanting to eat afterwards, eat a few fruits to unblock the intestines; if not, it is fine. Do not eat fruits, etc., never feel hungry again.

Grain-Avoidance and Longevity Formula: Tianmendong Pill Formula
Tianmendong (Asparagi Radix, remove heart), Baifuling (Poria with black skin removed), Baima (White Wax), Bami (White Honey), Baiyangzhi (White Sheep Fat, remove membrane, each one jin).
The above five ingredients: First pound and sieve Tianmendong and Poria into powder. Then take five sheng of clear wine, put in a large pot, boil three times, add sheep fat, boil three to five times, then add honey and wax, boil five times, skim off foam. Next add Tianmendong and Poria powder, stir constantly with willow spatula, do not use fierce fire. When boiled into a paste suitable for pills, roll into pills the size of cherries. Take one sheng of large apricot kernels, soak in hot water, remove skin and tips, double kernels, grind into paste, pour into a clean oil-resistant porcelain bottle, place in slow ash fire, put the previous pills into the apricot kernel paste, nurture until color becomes white, then remove from fire. Take three pills each time, swallow with warm wine on an empty stomach.

Grain-Avoidance Formula: Daomi Xingren Formula
Daomi (Rice, three dou, soaked in water overnight, dried), Xingren (Apricot Kernels, three sheng, soaked in hot water to remove skin and tips, double kernels, finely ground, add three sheng water, soak for one shichen, clarify and remove dregs).
The above two ingredients: Soak rice in apricot kernel juice overnight, steam, dry, soak again, until juice is exhausted, grind into powder. Take one sheng each time. After ten days, take one sheng every three days. After one month, take one sheng every ten days, then no longer feel hungry.

Grain-Avoidance Formula: Qingliangmi Chishizhi Pill Formula
Qingliangmi (Green Millet, one sheng), Chishizhi (Halloysitum Rubrum, three jin ground into powder).
The above two ingredients: Soak in water to mix, place in a warm place for two to three days until a crust forms. Then take, pound, and roll into pills the size of plums. Take three pills daily, then no longer feel hungry. If thirsty, drink a little water; this allows for long journeys.

Grain-Avoidance Formula: Wugu Formula
Jingmi (Glutinous Rice), Shumi (Millet), Xiaomai (Wheat), Maziren (Hemp Seeds, roasted), Dahuang (Fried Soybeans, each five he).
The above five ingredients: Pound into powder, mix with one jin of white honey, boil once, remove foam, mix to form pills the size of plums. Take one pill each time, swallow with cold water, then no longer feel hungry.

Grain-Avoidance Formula: Shanjing Cake Formula
Zhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome, one hu, cleaned, scraped, peeled, washed, spread thin, finely sliced).
The above single ingredient: Pound, add three hu of water, first put Zhu in a large cauldron, then add one hu five dou of water, cook with mild heat. Add water as consumed. After using three hu of water, cook for two days and two nights, strain to remove dregs, take the juice. Use one hu five sheng of millet, clean and drain, first put juice in the cauldron, then add rice, boil until six or seven boils, add five jin of maltose, simmer gently until reduced to three dou, then cooked. Take out, place on table, dry in sun, mix to form cakes, cut into squares, size like combs, dry in shade. Eat three cakes daily, lighten body and benefit longevity.

Grain-Avoidance Formula: Shanjing Pill Formula.
Zhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome, one dou, cleaned, scraped, peeled, washed, drained, finely sliced).
The above single ingredient: Pound, soak in two sheng of clear wine in a clean urn for one day and one night, strain to remove dregs, put in copper vessel, place in cauldron for double-boiling. Add one jin of white honey and four liang of Ejiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin), boil, stir to combine. When like paste, roll into pills the size of bullets. Dry and store in non-porous container. Take one pill each time, chew finely, swallow with wine, three times daily. Long-term use makes face and body lustrous, removes hundred diseases, lightens body and extends life.

Grain-Avoidance Formula: Xianshu Pill Formula
The above single ingredient (Zhu): Pound, put in clean urn, add two hu of water, soak overnight, take out, put in large cauldron, boil until reduced by half, add five dou of clear wine, boil until one hu, strain to remove dregs, put back in cauldron, simmer gently. Add two dou of fried soybeans and Tianmendong powder, boil and stir to make uniform. When like paste, roll into pills the size of bullets. Dry and store in non-porous container. Take three pills each time, chew finely, swallow with warm water, three times daily. Long-term use resists wind and cold, extends life and prevents aging.

Grain-Avoidance Formula: Zaimu Pill Formula
Zhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome, one hu, cleaned, scraped, peeled, drained, finely sliced).
The above single ingredient: Pound, add one shi five dou of water, put in cauldron to boil, gradually add water to three shi, boil until three dou, strain to remove dregs, put in copper vessel, add six jin four liang of white honey, two jin half of refined pine resin powder, simmer with gentle heat, stir to make uniform. When solidified like paste, roll into pills the size of bullets. Dry, store in non-porous container. Take three pills each time, hold in mouth to dissolve and swallow, three times daily. Long-term use leads to immortality.

Grain-Avoidance Formula: Xianshu Fuling Pill Formula
Zhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome, five jin, cleaned, scraped, peeled, washed, drained, finely sliced), Baifuling (Poria, three jin, remove black skin, grind into powder).
The above two ingredients: First pound Zhu, add three dou of water, put in cauldron to boil, until five sheng, strain to remove dregs, add Poria powder, stir to make uniform like paste. Roll into pills the size of bullets, place in non-porous porcelain container. Take one pill each time, chew finely, swallow with warm water, twice daily. Long-term use invigorates blood, preserves complexion, resists wind and cold, extends life and prevents aging.

Grain-Avoidance and Complexion-Preserving Secret Formula
Baifuling (Poria, three jin, ground to powder, placed in raw silk bag, soaked in basin of water, wait for water to clear, take powder, dry), Suhuang (Millet Yellow/Golden Millet, three jin, dried, pounded and sieved to powder), Huma (Sesame, five jin, nine steamed and nine dried, remove skin, take three jin, ground to powder).
The above three ingredients: Take three dou of Qingzhou jujubes, add five dou of water, in a large cauldron, boil until soft, remove skin and pits, squeeze pulp through cloth bag. In the remaining jujube water, simmer gently until thick. When cool, add various medicines to make ointment. Take one he each time on an empty stomach and at night, mixed with wine is also acceptable. This is what immortals take; keep secret, do not transmit to unworthy persons. Its merits cannot be fully described. Avoid eating rice vinegar.

Grain-Avoidance Formula: Baizhu Pill Formula
Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome, three jin, ground to fine powder), Sheng Huangjing (Polygonatum Rhizome, two dou, cleaned, drained, pounded, squeezed for juice), Mi (Honey, one jin).
The above three ingredients: First, simmer Huangjing juice alone in a cauldron with gentle heat, extract three sheng of juice. Add one jin of honey, and the previously prepared Baizhu powder, put back into the juice, boil into paste. Roll into pills the size of bullets, dry, store in non-porous container. Take three pills each time, hold in mouth to dissolve and swallow, three times daily. Better to take less regularly than more intermittently. Drink water if thirsty. Long-term use stops grain intake, lightens body, ensures immortality.

Grain-Avoidance Formula: Huangjing Dihuang Pill Formula
Sheng Huangjing (Polygonatum Rhizome, one dou, cleaned, drained, pounded, squeezed for juice), Sheng Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix, three dou, cleaned, drained, pounded, squeezed for juice).
The above two juices combined, put in cauldron, simmer gently until halved, add five jin of white honey, stir uniformly, boil into paste. Cool, roll into pills the size of bullets. Dry, store in non-porous container. Take one pill each time, hold in mouth to dissolve and swallow, three times daily. Long-term use ensures longevity.

Formula for Treating Sudden Starvation and Exhaustion
For practitioners who suddenly find themselves in deep mountains uninhabited places, or fall into ravines, valleys, or deep wells, with no food, one should swallow saliva, drink water, and practice Qi absorption to substitute for food.

Saliva Swallowing Method
Open mouth, press tongue against upper teeth, collect saliva and swallow. Obtain 360 swallows per day, which is good. Gradually practice up to 1,000 swallows; naturally no hunger. Within three to five days, slight fatigue may occur; after that, gradually feel light and strong.

Water Drinking Method
Whenever encountering water without vessels, hold water in left hand, chant spell:
"Benefit from the gift of the Clerk, the food of the True Person, upright red-yellow, passing through cities without fault, physicians protect oneself." After chanting, knock teeth three times, point with right finger, grasp left hand three times. Perform this ritual three times, then drink. Subsequent spells are the same. If cups/vessels are available to hold water, even better. Hold with left hand, tap with small object in right hand, according to method. Drink three sheng daily, then no hunger. If many people hold large vessels of water, chant and knock teeth on the spot according to method, pray to Wang (King/Deity) while drinking. Roam mountains and marshes, assist by eating pine and cypress leaves.
When picking pine and cypress leaves, finely chop one or two he, chew, swallow with water. Can eat two or three sheng per day, which is good. Also, dig up White Maogen (Imperata Rhizome), wash clean, mix equally with pine and cypress leaves. Chop three items finely, dry, pound and sieve to powder, chew and swallow with water. Also, take wax, eat a piece the size of a coin, one day without hunger. Also, take five sheng of soybeans, roast until bright and hot, swallow half he with water, morning and evening, total one he. After finishing this, can last fifty days. Also, take one and a half sheng of Chi Xiaodou (Adzuki Beans), roast; one and a half sheng of Dahuang (Fried Soybeans), bake. Pound two items to powder, take one he each time, swallow with new water, three times daily. After finishing these three sheng, can last ten days. Also, take Zhu (Atractylodes), Tianmendong (Asparagus Root), Huangjing (Polygonatum), Weirui (Ophiopogon), Beimu (Fritillaria), whether raw or cooked, can be eaten alone. Also eat tree ear mushrooms, and bark of Tan (Taxus) and Yu (Ulmus) trees to eat, all avoid hunger. If grain prices are high and food runs out, prepare these in advance to give to the poor.