病源虚劳者。脏气不足。复为风邪所乘。邪正相干。冷热击搏。故令心腹俱痛。（出第
三卷中）
古今录验疗虚劳。腹中痛。梦失精。四肢酸疼。手足烦热。咽干口燥。并妇人少腹痛
芍药汤方。
芍药（六两） 桂心（三两） 甘草（三两炙） 生姜（四两） 大枣（十二枚擘） 饴
糖（一斤）
上六味切。以水九升。煮取三升。去滓。下糖。分服七合。日三夜一。忌海藻菘菜生葱
。（此仲景小建中汤方本云甘草二两生姜三两）
又建中黄 汤。疗虚劳短气。少腹急痛。五脏不足方。
黄 （三两） 甘草（三两炙） 桂心（三两） 生姜（一斤薄切） 饴糖（半斤） 大
枣（十二
枚擘）
上六味切。以水一斗。煮取三升。去滓。下糖。温服一升。日三。忌海藻菘菜生葱。（
并出第三卷中）
病源夫劳损之人。体虚易伤风邪。风邪乘虚客于半身。留在肌肤。未即发作。因饮水。
水未
也。
古今录验主新饮水未散而交接。令人偏枯。身偏不足。干地黄丸方。
干地黄（五分） 干漆（四分熬） 萆 （三分） 防风（二分） 椒（一分汗） 附
子（二分炮） 乌头（一分炮）
上七味捣筛。以蜜和丸如梧子。每服三丸。渐加至五丸。酒下。日三。以知为度。忌芜
荑猪肉冷水。（出第二十四卷中）
The etiology of deficiency consumption (Xu Lao) lies in the insufficiency of Zang-Fu Qi, compounded by invasion from Wind pathogenic factors. When pathogens and righteous Qi interfere with each other, and Cold and Heat strike and contend, it results in pain in both the heart and abdomen. (From Volume III)
"Gujin Luyan" prescribes Shaoyao Decoction for treating deficiency consumption manifesting as abdominal pain, nocturnal emission, soreness and pain in the four limbs, vexatious heat in the hands and feet, dry throat, and dry mouth, as well as lower abdominal pain in women.
Shaoyao (Caulis Paeoniae Alba) (6 liang), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi) (3 liang), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) (3 liang, honey-fried), Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) (4 liang), Dazao (Fructus Jujubae) (12 pieces, split), Yitang (Malt Sugar) (1 jin).
Cut the above six ingredients. Boil in 9 sheng of water to obtain 3 sheng of decoction. Remove the dregs. Add the sugar. Divide into doses of 7 ge. Take three times daily and once at night. Avoid eating Haizao (Sargassum), Songcai (Brassica rapa var. pekinensis), and raw Cong (Allium fistulosum). (This is originally Zhang Zhongjing's Xiaojianzhong Tang formula; the original text states Gancao 2 liang and Shengjiang 3 liang).
There is also Jianzhong Huang Decoction, a formula for treating deficiency consumption characterized by shortness of breath, urgency and pain in the lower abdomen, and insufficiency of the Five Zang organs.
Huangqi (Radix Astragali) (3 liang), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) (3 liang, honey-fried), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi) (3 liang), Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) (1 jin, thinly sliced), Yitang (Malt Sugar) (0.5 jin), Dazao (Fructus Jujubae) (12 pieces, split).
Cut the above six ingredients. Boil in 1 dou of water to obtain 3 sheng of decoction. Remove the dregs. Add the sugar. Take 1 sheng warm. Three times daily. Avoid eating Haizao, Songcai, and raw Cong. (Both formulas are from Volume III).
The etiology involves individuals suffering from劳损 (labor damage/chronic fatigue); their bodies are weak and susceptible to Wind pathogens. The Wind pathogen takes advantage of the deficiency to lodge in half of the body, remaining in the skin and muscles without immediate manifestation. If one drinks water while this condition persists, the water has not yet dispersed...
"Gujin Luyan" prescribes Ganshengdi Wan (Rehmannia Pill) for cases where sexual intercourse occurs immediately after drinking water before the fluid has dispersed, leading to Pianku (hemiplegia/one-sided paralysis), insufficiency of one side of the body.
Ganshengdi (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata) (5 fen), Ganqi (Resina Taxodi) (4 fen, processed), Bibo (Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae) (3 fen), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae) (2 fen), Jiao (Fructus Zanthoxyli) (1 fen, sweat-treated), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata) (2 fen, processed), Wutou (Radix Aconiti) (1 fen, processed).
Pound and sieve the above seven ingredients. Mix with honey to form pills the size of wutong seeds. Take 3 pills per dose, gradually increasing to 5 pills. Swallow with wine. Three times daily. Stop when efficacy is achieved. Avoid eating Wuyi (Chloranthus spicatus), pork, and cold water. (From Volume XXIV).