广济阿魏药煎方。
阿魏(四分) 豆蔻仁(七颗细研) 生姜(十二分) 人参(八分) 甘草(八分炙)
鳖甲(十
二分炙) 藕汁(二升) 诃黎勒(七枚去核) 牛膝(半斤) 白蜜(一升) 地黄汁(二
升)
上十一味下地黄等汁煎,次下药末,微火煎,搅勿住,搅候如饧,于不津器盛,每取一
匙酒和服之。
又鹿角胶煎,疗五劳七伤,四肢沉重,百事不任,怯怯无力,昏昏欲睡,身无润泽,腰
疼顽痹,脚弱不便,不能久立,胸胁胀满,腹中雷鸣,春夏手足烦热,秋冬腰膝冷疼,心悸
健忘,肾气不理,五脏风虚,并悉疗之方。
鹿角胶(二斤捣碎作四分于铛中熬令色黄) 紫苏子(二升以酒一升研滤取汁) 生地
黄(
一斤取汁) 生姜(一斤汁) 黄牛酥(一升) 白蜜(三斤)
上六味,先煎地黄汁苏子汁生姜汁等二十余沸,次下酥蜜,又煎三五沸,次以蜜并胶末
下之,搅令相得,胶消尽,煎即成矣,以器盛之,空腹以酒调二合服之,日再,此药补五脏
,益心力,实骨髓,生肌肉,理风补虚,耳聪目明,腰脚甚效验,一两剂强健,披览十倍常
时。
又主冷气,益气力,温中下气,蒜煎方。
剥了蒜(二升) 牛乳(五升) 牛膝(一大斤末)
上三味,以蒜纳牛乳中煎之,候蒜消尽,搅勿住手,下牛膝末,煎成,于器中贮之,食
前以酒和两匙服。(忌羊血)
又地黄煎,主妇人丈夫血气劳,骨热,日渐瘦悴方。
生地黄汁(二升) 甘草(三两炙末) 豉心(一升) 葱白(切一升) 牛酥(半斤)
藕汁(
二升) 白蜜(一升)
上七味,以小便六升煮葱豉等,取二升,绞去滓,次下地黄藕汁,更煎取三五沸,下酥
蜜,搅勿住手,候似稀饧,以器贮之,每服一匙,渐至三匙,成煎桑枝熬煎汤调和服之尤妙
,桃仁汤亦良。
短剧单地黄煎,主补虚除热,散乳石痈疽疮疖等热方。
生地黄随多少取汁,于铜钵中重汤上煮,勿盖釜,令气得泄,煎去半,更以新布滤绞,
去粗滓秽,又煎令如饧成矣,此用地黄须肥大味浓者,作煎甘美,东南地黄坚细味薄,作煎
咸不美。
近效地黄煎,疗肺气咳嗽,补心肺,令髭发不白方。
生地黄汁(二升) 麦门冬汁(五升) 生姜汁(五合) 紫菀(三两) 贝母 款冬
花甘草
(炙各三两)
上七味切,以水七升,煮取三大升,去滓,却入锅中,下地黄汁麦门冬姜汁等三十沸,
下蜜一升,煎如饧成矣,盛不津器中冷,含如枣许,增加量之。(一方有人参三两)
Guangji Fang's Asafoetida Electuary.
Asafoetida (4 fen) Cardamomi Fructus Rotundus (7 seeds, finely ground) Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (12 fen) Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (8 fen) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (8 fen, honey-fried) Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum (10 fen, sand-fried) Nelumbinis Nelumbo Nuciferae Rhizoma Juice (2 sheng) Terminaliae Chebulae Fructus (7 pieces, pitted) Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (half jin) Mel Album (1 sheng) Rehmanniae Radix Juice (2 sheng)
The above eleven ingredients are first decocted with the juices of Dihuang and others. Then the powdered medicines are added. It is simmered over a gentle fire while stirring constantly until it becomes viscous like maltose syrup. It is stored in a non-porous vessel. Each time, take one spoonful and mix with wine for oral administration.
Additionally, there is the Deer Antler Gelatin Electuary, which treats Wu Lao Qi Shang (Five Exhaustions and Seven Injuries), heaviness of the four limbs, inability to perform various tasks, timidity and weakness, drowsiness, lack of luster in the body, lower back pain with stubborn numbness, weak legs and difficulty in movement, inability to stand for long periods, distension and fullness in the chest and hypochondrium, borborygmus in the abdomen, vexatious heat in the hands and feet during spring and summer, cold pain in the waist and knees during autumn and winter, palpitations, poor memory, disordered Kidney Qi, and Wind-Empty of the Five Viscera. This formula treats all these conditions.
Deer Antler Gelatin (2 jin, crushed into four parts, boiled in a pan until yellow) Perillae Fructus (2 sheng, ground with 1 sheng of wine, filtered to obtain juice) Rehmanniae Radix Preparata (1 jin, obtained as juice) Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (1 jin, obtained as juice) Bubali Corneum (1 sheng) Mel Album (3 jin)
For the above six ingredients, first decoct the juices of Dihuang, Perillae Fructus, and Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens for more than twenty boils. Then add the butter and honey, and decoct for three to five more boils. Next, add the honey and gelatin powder, stir well to combine, until the gelatin is completely dissolved, and the electuary is ready. Store in a vessel. Take two he on an empty stomach mixed with wine, twice daily. This medicine tonifies the Five Viscera, strengthens Heart Qi, fills the marrow, generates flesh, regulates Wind, and tonifies deficiency. It improves hearing and vision, and is highly effective for the waist and legs. One or two doses can strengthen the body, increasing vitality tenfold compared to usual.
There is also the Garlic Electuary, mainly treating Cold Qi, boosting Qi strength, warming the Middle Jiao, and directing rebellious Qi downward.
Garlic (2 sheng, peeled) Bos Taurus Lac (5 sheng) Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (one large jin, powdered)
For the above three ingredients, put the garlic into the cow's milk and decoct. When the garlic is completely dissolved, stir constantly. Add the Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix powder. Once decocted, store in a vessel. Before meals, take two spoonfuls mixed with wine. (Avoid eating sheep blood.)
There is also the Rehmannia Electuary, mainly treating Blood-Qi exhaustion in men and women, bone-steaming fever, and gradual emaciation.
Rehmanniae Radix Recens Juice (2 sheng) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (3 liang, fried and powdered) Sojae Semen Praeparatum Core (1 sheng) Allii Fistulosi Bulbus (cut, 1 sheng) Bubali Corneum (half jin)
Nelumbinis Nelumbo Nuciferae Rhizoma Juice (2 sheng) Mel Album (1 sheng)
For the above seven ingredients, boil the scallion and fermented soybean in six sheng of urine to reduce to two sheng. Strain to remove dregs. Then add the Rehmanniae Radix Recens juice and Nelumbinis Nelumbo Nuciferae Rhizoma juice. Decoct for three to five more boils. Add the butter and honey, stirring constantly until it resembles thin maltose syrup. Store in a vessel. Take one spoonful per dose, gradually increasing to three spoonfuls. It is best to mix with a decoction of Mulberry Branches (Sangzhi Tang). Peach Kernel Decoction (Taoren Tang) is also good.
Duanju Fang's Single Rehmannia Electuary, mainly tonifying deficiency, clearing heat, and dissipating heat from abscesses, carbuncles, sores, and boils caused by mineral drugs.
Take an appropriate amount of Rehmanniae Radix Recens juice. Boil it in a copper bowl over a water bath without covering the pot to allow steam to escape. Decoct until half remains. Filter through a new cloth and squeeze out, removing coarse dregs. Decoct again until it becomes viscous like maltose syrup. The Rehmannia used must be plump and rich in flavor; the resulting electuary will be sweet and pleasant. Rehmannia from the southeast is hard, fine, and bland in flavor, resulting in a salty and unpleasant electuary.
Jin Xiao Fang's Rehmannia Electuary, treating Lung Qi cough, tonifying the Heart and Lungs, and preventing graying of beard and hair.
Rehmanniae Radix Recens Juice (2 sheng) Ophiopogonis Radix Juice (5 sheng) Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens Juice (5 he) Asteris Radix (3 liang) Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus (unspecified amount) Farfarae Flos (unspecified amount) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (fried, 3 liang each)
Cut the above seven ingredients. Decoct in seven sheng of water to obtain three large sheng. Remove dregs. Return to the pot. Add the Rehmanniae Radix Recens juice, Ophiopogonis Radix juice, and Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens juice. Decoct for thirty boils. Add one sheng of honey. Decoct until it becomes viscous like maltose syrup. Store in a non-porous vessel and cool. Hold in the mouth like a date pit, adjusting the dosage as needed. (Another version includes Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, 3 liang.)