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Discourse states: Animals produced by heaven and plants produced by earth are endowed with Yin and Yang, possessing complete Qi and flavors. Through harmonious drinking and eating, practicing the virtue of food, and maintaining moderation without excess, once food enters the mouth, it reaches the Spleen and Stomach; once breath enters the nose, it is stored in the Heart and Lungs. Qi and flavors complement each other, and Shen (Spirit) naturally arises. In daily leisure, relying on these ensures peace and health; when illness occurs, relying on them for treatment can eliminate nine-tenths of the disease. Preserving life and prolonging longevity, is this not more than sufficient? Therefore, distinguishing the Five Meats, Five Fruits, and Five Vegetables must prioritize the Five Grains, as endless generation finds no better seed than the Five Grains. Distinguishing the benefits, assistance, and filling properties of foods must prioritize nourishment, as the nourishing effects of the Five Foods all desire to achieve a state of fullness and beauty. It is not merely so; spirit becomes spiritual by following the Five Qi. If food Qi conflicts, it damages Jing (Essence); the body forms through the Five Flavors. If food flavors are unharmonized, it damages the form. When Yin prevails, Yang suffers illness; when Yang prevails, Yin suffers illness. Only when Yin and Yang are harmonized does one remain peaceful and healthy. Thus it is said: The root of securing the body must rely on food. Not knowing the appropriateness of food is insufficient to preserve life. It is also said: Food has success and failure; common people use it daily without knowing. If one understands this way, one can calm the Zang-Fu organs, supplement Qi and Blood, brighten the complexion, refresh the will, and peacefully remove diseases. Is this not profound? Sun Simiao said that physicians must first understand the source of disease and know what factors are violated, treating it with food. If food therapy is ineffective, then prescribe medicine. He also believed that medicinal properties are harsh and fierce, like the猛暴 (fierce attack) of an army. Indeed, such words are true. Now, medicaments for specific conditions have been detailed. Here, food therapy is narrated separately, adhering to the principle of "food before medicine," because food is the sky (sustenance) for the people.

For treating stroke causing mania, convulsive running,恍惚 (fluctuation/unsteadiness) of the heart-mind, and loss of volition in speech: Ge Fen Fan Recipe (Kudzu Root Powder Rice Dish).
Ge Gen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix, pounded to obtain powder, 4 liang) Liang Su Mi Fan (Millet rice, 0.5 sheng).
The above two ingredients. Soak the rice in Jiang Shui (fermented grain water), drain, mix in Ge Fen, cook quickly in Dou Chi juice (Fermented Soybean Juice) until done. Eat with five flavors and Cong Bai (Scallion white). Three times a day. Do not eat mixed foods.

For treating Zhong Pian Feng (Stroke affecting one side), gastric oppression, irritability, and inability to eat or drink: Ren Shen Zhou Recipe (Ginseng Porridge).
Ren Shen (Panacis Ginseng Radix, 1 liang, cut like millet grains, boiled in 4 sheng water until 2 sheng remains, dregs removed) Su Mi (Setaria italica, 0.5 he) Xie Bai (Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus, cut, 1 he) Ji Zi (Chicken Egg, remove yolk, use only albumen, 1 piece).
The above four ingredients. First, boil Su Mi porridge using Ren Shen juice. When nearly cooked, add Ji Zi Qing (albumen) and Xie Bai. Cook thoroughly and eat. If not finished at once, divide into two servings.

For treating stroke with hemiplegia and opisthotonos (back arching): Tian Liao Zhou Recipe (Polygonum Multiflorum Porridge).
Tian Liao Mu (Polygoni Multiflori Caulis, 3 sheng, finely ground).
One ingredient. Boil in 1 dan water until 2 dou remains, remove dregs. Take 1 sheng of juice each time, add 1 he of Geng Mi (Rice) to make porridge. Eat while slightly warm. Another method uses Nuo Mi (Glutinous Rice) to treat Leprosy.

For treating Zhong Ji Feng (Acute Stroke) with stiff back, trismus, straight tongue unable to speak, fixed eyes, irritability, heat, bitter thirst, heavy body, or itchy skin: Wu Ji Jiu Recipe (Black Chicken Wine).
Wu Ci Ji (Female Black Chicken, 1 whole, feathers, beak, and feet removed).
One ingredient. Cut open, remove viscera. Boil in 5 dou of wine until 2 sheng remains. Remove dregs. Divide into three warm doses. Finish consecutively. Recovery occurs with sweating. If no sweat, administer hot Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger) and Cong Bai thin porridge to induce sweating. Note: Do not remove feces from chicken intestines/stomach; tie ends tightly without damaging, boil juice and take.

For treating stroke with fright, palpitations, feeling as if being chased, heavy limbs, having a tonifying effect: Da Zao Zhou Recipe (Jujube Porridge).
Da Zao (Ziziphi Jujubae Fructus, 7 pieces, pitted) Qing Liang Su Mi (Green Foxtail Millet, 2 he).
Two ingredients. Boil in 3.5 sheng water. First boil dates to get 1.5 sheng liquid, remove dregs, add millet, cook porridge, and eat.

For treating stroke: Yang Gan Shi Fang (Sheep Liver Food).
Yang Du (Sheep Abomasum, cleaned as per dietary methods, 1 piece) Geng Mi (Oryza Sativa, washed clean, 1 he) Cong Bai (Scallion White, 7 stems) Chi (Fermented Soybean, 0.5 he) Shu Jiao (Sichuan Pepper, remove eyes and closed ones, stir-fried until oil appears, 30 pieces) Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger, finely cut, 1 fen).
Six ingredients. Mix the five medicinal ingredients, place inside the sheep abomasum. Boil until tender, cut hot, eat as usual. Add mild five-flavor seasoning. Eat one piece daily, stop after ten days.

For treating stroke with Wind-Heat in Heart and Spleen, slurred speech, mental confusion, and involuntary limb movement: Ge Fen Suo Bing Recipe (Kudzu Root Powder Noodle Cake).
Ge Gen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix, 0.5 jin, pounded to obtain powder, 4 liang) Jing Jie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica, one handful, cut) Chi (Fermented Soybean, 3 he).
Three ingredients. First, boil Chi and Jing Jie in 4 sheng water for six or seven boils. Remove dregs and take juice. Then mix Ge Fen to make Suo Bing (noodle cakes). Cook in the two juices. Eat small amounts with condiments on an empty stomach.

For treating stroke with slurred speech, mental confusion, and facial deviation: Jing Jie Zhou Recipe (Schizonepeta Porridge).
Bai Su Mi (White Foxtail Millet, washed clean, 2.5 sheng) Jing Jie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica, cut) Bo He Ye (Menthae Haplocalycis Folium, one handful each) Chi (Fermented Soybean, 3 he).
Four ingredients. First, boil the three ingredients in 3 sheng water until 2 sheng remains. Remove dregs, take 1.5 sheng liquid, add millet, cook porridge, and eat on an empty stomach. Another method uses Bai Liang Mi (White Barnyard Grass Seed).

For treating stroke with Wind-Heat in Five Zang organs, slurred speech, involuntary limbs, and large intestine stagnation: Dong Ma Zi Zhou Recipe (Castor Seed Porridge).
Dong Ma Zi (Ricini Semen, stir-fried, pounded, ground, 0.5 jin) Bai Su Mi (White Foxtail Millet, washed clean, 3 he) Bo He Ye (Menthae Haplocalycis Folium) Jing Jie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica, one handful each).
Four ingredients. First, boil Bo He and Jing Jie in 3 sheng water. Remove dregs, take 2 sheng juice. Use this juice to grind Ma Zi Ren (Castor Seed Kernel), filter, add Bai Su Mi, cook porridge, and eat on an empty stomach. Another method uses Qing Liang Mi.

For treating stroke aphasia: E Shi Gen Zhou Recipe (Arctii Radix Porridge).
E Shi Gen (Arctii Radix, remove black skin, cut, 1 sheng) Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger, cut, 3 liang) Chen Ju Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Vetustum, remove white pith, cut, 2 liang) Qing Liang Mi (Green Barnyard Grass Seed, washed clean, 3 he).
Four ingredients. Boil the first three in 5 sheng water until 2 sheng remains. Remove dregs, add millet, cook porridge, and eat on an empty stomach.

For treating stroke with irritability, dry mouth, involuntary limbs, and skin heat sores: E Shi Ye Zu Recipe (Arctii Leaf Pickle).
E Shi Ye (Arctii Folium, tender and fat, 1 jin, cut) Su (Butyrum, 0.5 liang).
Two ingredients. First, boil E Shi Ye in soup for three to five boils. Remove, wash with fresh water, squeeze out juice with cloth. Add to five-flavor juice, boil slightly, add Su, and eat.

For treating stroke: Zao Jia Ya Zu Recipe (Gleditsia Sinensis Sprout Pickle).
Zao Jia Nen Ya (Gleditsiae Sinensis Sprouts, any amount).
One ingredient. Boil thoroughly, squeeze out juice, stir-fry. Add five flavors. Eat with Hong Jing Mi (Red Glutinous Rice) as desired, but do not overeat.

For treating stroke with involuntary limbs, bone/joint pain, irritability, dry mouth, and facial deviation: Zheng Wu Lv Pi Shi Fang (Steamed Black Donkey Skin Food).
Wu Lv Pi (Donkey Hide, 1 sheet, cleaned according to method).
One ingredient. Steam until very soft. Cut into strips. Add to Chi juice with five flavors, re-boil. Eat on an empty stomach.

For treating Wind-Heat Feng Xian (Wind-Epilepsy), heart vexation, and palpitations: Zhu Ye Zhou Recipe (Bamboo Leaf Porridge).
Tian Zhu Ye (Sweet Bamboo Leaf, one handful, finely cut) Su Mi (Setaria italica, 2 he, washed clean).
Two ingredients. Boil Zhu Ye in 2 sheng water until 1 sheng remains. Remove dregs, add millet to make porridge. Or make plain porridge, add Zhu Li (Bamboo Sap) 2 he, mix well, and eat.

For treating Wind-Epilepsy and Convulsive Epilepsy, sorrow/anger with deficiency palpitations and rebellious Qi, and postpartum stroke in women with fright and mental fluctuation: Zhu Xin Geng Recipe (Pig Heart Soup).
Zhu Xin (Pig Heart, 1 piece) Gou Qi Ye (Lycii Folium, 0.5 jin).
Two ingredients. Finely chop both. Mix in Chi juice to make soup. Making porridge or steaming/frying is also acceptable.

For treating Convulsive Epilepsy and Wind-Epilepsy with mental fluctuation, erroneous speech, excessive laughing/singing, and Cold accumulation in Five Zang organs with Gu Toxicity and alternating chills/fever: Ye Hu Rou Recipe (Wild Fox Meat).
Ye Hu Rou (Wild Fox Meat, 1 jin including viscera, prepared as per dietary methods).
One ingredient. Make soup in Chi juice, season with five flavors. Making porridge, roasting, or steaming is also acceptable. Using Sheep Bone or Crucian Carp juice instead of Chi juice is also acceptable, though Chi juice is preferred. Effectiveness is indicated by the patient vomiting clear saliva.

For treating stroke with limb spasms/inability to flex or extend, slurred speech, large intestine stagnation, and bone/tendon pain: Yi Yi Ren Zhou Recipe (Coix Seed Porridge).
Yi Yi Ren (Coicis Semen) Dong Ma Zi (Ricini Semen, crushed).
Two ingredients in equal parts. Boil in 3 sheng water. Grind Ma Zi to extract juice. Use this juice to cook Yi Yi Ren porridge. Eat on an empty stomach.

For treating stroke with vertigo, emaciation, and limb weakness: Yang Tou [Missing Name] Fang (Sheep Head [Missing Name] Recipe).
One ingredient. Steam until cooked, cut finely. Mix with five-flavor juice to make [Missing Name] food.

For treating stroke with involuntary limbs, Wind-Bi (Obstruction Syndrome), numbness, and tendon stiffness: Xiong Rou Geng Recipe (Bear Meat Soup).
Xiong Rou (Bear Meat, 1 jin, remove fascia/membrane, cooked).
One ingredient. Cut finely. Season according to usual methods to make soup. Or use five flavors, salt, and vinegar, eat as desired.