(方十六首)
常服令人大聪。
龟甲 龙骨 菖蒲 远志
上四味等分治,下筛,酒服方寸匕,日三。治多忘,令人不忘方
菖蒲(二分) 远志(七分) 茯苓 茯神 人参(各五分)
上五味治,下筛,酒服方寸匕,日二夜一,五日后智神良。
治好忘方。
菖蒲(一两) 远志 人参(各十分) 茯苓(二两)
上四味治,下筛,饮服方寸匕,日三。
又方 菖蒲 远志 茯苓(各三分) 续断 肉苁蓉(各二两)
上五味治,下筛,酒服方寸匕,日三,至老不忘。
治善忘恍惚,破积聚,止痛安神定志,聪耳明目方。
菖蒲 附子 远志 人参 桔梗 牛膝(各五分) 茯苓(七分) 桂心(三分)
上八味为末,蜜丸如梧子,一服七丸,加至二十丸,日二夜一,禁如药法。
养命开心益智方 干地黄 人参 茯苓(各二两) 远志 肉苁蓉 菟丝子(各三两) 蛇
床子(二分)
上七味治,下筛,服方寸匕,日二,忌食兔肉,余无忌。
天门冬(六分) 桂心 茯苓(各一两) 干地黄(四分) 菖蒲 远志 石苇 五味
子(各
三分)
上八味治,下筛,后食酒或水服方寸匕,三十日力倍,六十日气力强志意足。
治健忘方 天门冬 远志 茯苓 干地黄
上四味等分,为末,蜜丸如梧子大,酒服二十丸,日三,加至三十丸,常服勿绝。
治好忘久服聪明益智方 龙骨 虎骨 远志(等分)
上三味治,下筛,食后服方寸匕,日二。
又方 七月七日取菖蒲酒服三方寸匕,饮酒不至醉。
又方 常以甲子日取石上菖蒲一寸九节者,阴干百日治,下筛,服方寸匕,日三,耳
目聪明不忘。(出衢州石桥寺南山。)
又方 七月七日麻勃一升,人参三两为末,蒸令气遍,临夜卧服一刀圭,尽知四方之
事。
又方 戊子日取东边桃枝二七枚缚着卧床中枕之不忘。
又方 常以五月五日日未出时取东向桃枝作三寸木人,着衣带中令人不忘。
又方 丁酉日自往市买远志裹着衣中,角头还作末服之不复忘。
治人心昏塞多忘易误方
七月七日取蜘蛛网着衣领中,勿令人知,不忘。
(Comprising sixteen prescriptions)
Regular consumption renders the mind sharp and intelligent.
Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum (Guojia, 龟甲), Longgu (Dragon Bone, 龙骨), Changpu (Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii, 石菖蒲), Yuanzhi (Radix Polygalae, 远志)
The above four herbs are ground in equal proportions, sifted, and administered with wine as a "Fangcunbi" (a traditional measuring spoon equivalent to approximately 2-3 ml) dose, three times daily. Prescription for treating excessive forgetfulness and enhancing memory
Changpu (2 fen), Yuanzhi (7 fen), Fuling (Poria, 茯苓), Fushen (Poria with Hostwood, 茯神), Renshen (Radix Ginseng, 人参) (each 5 fen)
The above five herbs are ground and sifted. Administer with wine as a Fangcunbi dose, twice during the day and once at night. After five days, intelligence and spirit will be restored.
Prescription for treating severe amnesia
Changpu (1 liang), Yuanzhi, Renshen (each 10 fen), Fuling (2 liang)
The above four herbs are ground and sifted. Administer with water as a Fangcunbi dose, three times daily.
Another prescription: Changpu, Yuanzhi, Fuling (each 3 fen), Xuduan (Radix Dipsaci, 续断), Roucongrong (Cistanche Deserticola, 肉苁蓉) (each 2 liang)
The above five herbs are ground and sifted. Administer with wine as a Fangcunbi dose, three times daily. One will not suffer from forgetfulness even in old age.
Prescription for treating frequent forgetfulness, mental confusion, breaking up accumulations, relieving pain, calming the mind, stabilizing the will, and improving hearing and vision
Changpu, Fuzi (Prepared Radix Aconiti Lateralis, 附子), Yuanzhi, Renshen, Jiegeng (Radix Platycodonis, 桔梗), Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, 牛膝) (each 5 fen), Fuling (7 fen), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi, 桂心) (3 fen)
The above eight herbs are powdered, mixed with honey, and formed into pills the size of wu zi (wuteng seeds). Take seven pills per dose, gradually increasing to twenty pills. Administer twice during the day and once at night. Adhere to standard dietary and lifestyle restrictions associated with herbal medicine.
Yangming Kaixin Yizhi Tang (Nourishing Life, Opening the Heart, and Enhancing Intelligence Decoction): Ganshengdihuang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix, 干地黄), Renshen, Fuling (each 2 liang), Yuanzhi, Roucongrong, Tusizi (Semen Cuscutae, 菟丝子) (each 3 liang), Shechuangzi (Fructus Cnidii, 蛇床子) (2 fen)
The above seven herbs are ground and sifted. Take a Fangcunbi dose, twice daily. Avoid consuming rabbit meat; no other restrictions apply.
Tianmendong (Radix Asparagi, 天门冬) (6 fen), Guixin, Fuling (each 1 liang), Ganshengdihuang (4 fen), Changpu, Yuanzhi, Shiwei (Folium Pyrrosiae, 石韦), Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis, 五味子) (each 3 fen)
The above eight herbs are ground and sifted. After meals, administer with wine or water as a Fangcunbi dose. After thirty days, efficacy doubles; after sixty days, qi strength increases and willpower becomes sufficient.
Prescription for treating amnesia: Tianmendong, Yuanzhi, Fuling, Ganshengdihuang
The above four herbs are used in equal proportions, powdered, mixed with honey, and formed into pills the size of wu zi. Take twenty pills with wine, three times daily. Gradually increase to thirty pills. Consume regularly without interruption.
Prescription for treating severe amnesia, long-term use for sharpening the mind and enhancing intelligence: Longgu, Hugu (Os Tigridis, 虎骨), Yuanzhi (equal proportions)
The above three herbs are ground and sifted. Take a Fangcunbi dose after meals, twice daily.
Another prescription: On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, take Changpu and administer with wine as three Fangcunbi doses; this prevents intoxication when drinking alcohol.
Another prescription: On a Jiazi day, take Changpu growing on rocks that is one cun long with nine nodes, dry it in the shade for one hundred days, grind it, sift it, and take a Fangcunbi dose, three times daily. This improves hearing and vision and prevents forgetfulness. (Source: South Mountain of Shiqiao Temple, Quzhou.)
Another prescription: On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, take one sheng of Mabo (Hemp Flower, 麻勃) and three liang of Renshen, powder them, steam until the heat permeates thoroughly, and take one Dao Gui (a small measuring spoon) before sleep. This enables knowledge of events in all directions.
Another prescription: On a Wuzi day, take fourteen branches of peach wood from the east side, bind them, and place them under the pillow while sleeping to prevent forgetfulness.
Another prescription: On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, before sunrise, take peach wood branches facing east, carve them into three-cun wooden figures, carry them in the belt to prevent forgetfulness.
Another prescription: On a Dingyou day, personally purchase Yuanzhi from the market, wrap it in clothing, return to the corner, grind it into powder, and consume it to cease forgetting.
Prescription for treating mental cloudiness, excessive forgetfulness, and errors
On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, take spider webs and place them in the collar of your garment. Do not let others know. This prevents forgetfulness.