病源夫血气者。所以荣养其身也。虚劳之人。精髓萎竭。血气虚弱。不能充盛肌肤。故
羸瘦
颜色
如
此者
崔氏地黄酒。疗虚羸。令人充悦益气力。轻身明目方。（雍州高长史得效）
生地黄（肥大者一石二斗捣以生布绞取汁四斗四升） 杏仁（一斗去尖皮双仁熬捣末） 大
麻子（一斗熬捣末） 糯米（一石曝干） 上曲（一斗五升曝干细锉）
上五味。先以地黄汁四斗四升。浸曲候发。炊米二斗作饭。冷暖如人肌。 曲汁中和之
。候
待
待
去
又疗虚羸无比。薯蓣丸方。
薯蓣（二两） 苁蓉（四两） 牛膝（二两） 菟丝子（二两酒渍） 杜仲（二两） 五
味子（十
分）
萸（二两）
赤
上十二味捣筛。以蜜和丸如梧子。食前以酒下二十丸至三十丸。日再夜一服。无所忌。
唯禁
身
肥
古今录验通命丸。疗虚劳百病。七伤六极。少气羸弱。不能饮食方。
茯苓（六分） 甘草（六分炙） 杏仁（六分去皮尖熬） 牛膝（七分） 黄芩（五分）
阿胶（
三分炙） 防风（四分）
分） 干
姜（六分） 干地黄（七
分） 白术（四分） 苁蓉（五分） 吴茱萸（三分） 蜀
上二十二味捣筛。以枣膏蜜相拌和作丸。食前服七丸。日三。不知渐增。以知为度。病
剧者夜更一服。忌芜荑鲤鱼生葱海藻菘菜桃李雀肉酢等。（出第二十五卷中）
又疗体虚少气。羸瘦不堪。荣卫不足。善惊。胸膈痰冷。而客热欲冷水饮食。则心腹弦
满。脾胃气少。不能消食。或时衄血方。
黄 （二两） 附子（一两炮） 大枣（十四枚） 甘草（二两炙） 蜀椒（一两汗） 生
姜（六
两） 芍药（二两） 茯苓（二两） 当归（二两） 人参（三两） 黄芩（二两） 桂心
（二两）
上十二味切。以水一斗。煮取三升半。去滓。分五服。日三夜一。适寒温。忌海藻生葱
菘菜猪肉冷水大酢。
又疗男子虚羸七伤。八公散方。
麦门冬（去心） 石苇（去毛） 五味子 茯苓 菟丝子（酒渍） 干地黄 桂心
上七味等分。捣筛为散。以饮服方寸匕。日三后食。二十日知。三十日自任意欲行百里
并得。益颜色。久服令人耐老轻身。七十有子。忌大酢生葱芜荑。（出第二十卷中）
[Pathogenesis] Qi and Blood (Qi and Xue) are what nourish the human body. In patients with Consumption (Xu Lao), the essence and marrow are withered and exhausted, and Qi and Blood are deficient, failing to fill and plump the muscles and skin. Therefore, emaciation and poor complexion occur for this reason.
Cui Shi Di Huang Jiu (Cui's Rehmannia Wine): Treats physical weakness and emaciation, making the person robust and joyful, benefiting Qi and strength, lightening the body, and improving vision. Formula (Effective for Gao Changshi of Yongzhou).
Sheng Di Huang (Fresh Radix Rehmanniae, use large and fat roots: 1 dan 2 dou, crushed and juice extracted using raw cloth: 4 dou 4 sheng); Xing Ren (Apricot Kernel: 1 dou, remove tips and skins, stir-fry double-kernel varieties, then crush into powder); Da Ma Zi (Hemp Seed: 1 dou, stir-fry and crush into powder); Nuo Mi (Glutinous Rice: 1 dan, sun-dried); Shang Qu (Top-grade Yeast/Qu: 1 dou 5 sheng, sun-dried and finely cut).
Take the above five ingredients. First, soak the yeast in 4 dou 4 sheng of Sheng Di Huang juice until it ferments. Steam 2 dou of glutinous rice to make cooked rice. The temperature should be akin to human body temperature. Mix the yeast juice and the rice evenly. Wait... [Text here is fragmented/corrupted in source].
Another formula for extreme physical weakness and emaciation: Shu Yu Wan (Dioscorea Pill).
Shu Yu (Radix Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae: 2 liang); Cong Rong (Herba Cistanches: 4 liang); Niu Xi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae: 2 liang); Tu Si Zi (Semen Cuscutae: 2 liang, soaked in wine); Du Zhong (Cortex Eucommiae: 2 liang); Wu Wei Zi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis: 10 fen - *note: unit likely implies proportion or specific measure*); Shan Zhu Yu (Fructus Corni: 2 liang).
Crush and sieve the above twelve ingredients. Mix with honey to form pills the size of wu zi (wu berry seeds). Take 20–30 pills with wine before meals. Administer twice daily during the day and once at night. No dietary restrictions apply, except... [Text fragment "Wei Jin Shen Fei" suggests avoiding fatty/greasy foods].
Gu Jin Lu Yan Tong Ming Wan (Ancient Record Verified Life-Prolonging Pill): Treats various diseases due to Consumption, Seven Damages (Qi Shang) and Six Extremes (Liu Ji), shortness of breath, weakness and emaciation, and inability to eat.
Fu Ling (Poria: 6 fen); Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata: 6 fen, prepared/stir-baked); Xing Ren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum: 6 fen, remove skins and tips, stir-fried); Niu Xi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae: 7 fen); Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae: 5 fen); E Jiao (Colla Corii Asini: 3 fen, prepared/stir-baked); Fang Feng (Radix Saposhnikoviae: 4 fen); Gan Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Preparatum: 6 fen); Gan Di Huang (Prepared Radix Rehmanniae: 7 fen); Bai Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae: 4 fen); Cong Rong (Herba Cistanches: 5 fen); Wu Zhu Yu (Fructus Evodiae: 3 fen); Shu Jiao (Pericarpium Zanthoxyli: implied by context "Shu").
Crush and sieve the above twenty-two ingredients. Mix with jujube paste and honey to form pills. Take 7 pills before meals, three times a day. If ineffective, gradually increase the dose until therapeutic effect is achieved. For severe cases, take an additional dose at night. Avoid eating Yuan Yi (Chaulmoogra seed), carp, raw green onions, seaweed, Song Cai (Chinese cabbage), peaches, plums, sparrow meat, and vinegar. (From Volume 25).
Another formula for physical weakness, shortness of breath, unbearable emaciation, deficiency of Ying and Wei (Nutritive and Defensive Qi), susceptibility to fright, cold phlegm in the chest and diaphragm, and external heat causing a desire for cold water/drinks (which otherwise leads to tight/full sensation in heart and abdomen), insufficient Spleen and Stomach Qi leading to indigestion, and occasional epistaxis.
Huang Qi (Radix Astragali Membranacei: 2 liang); Fu Zi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata: 1 liang, processed); Da Zao (Fructus Jujubae: 14 pieces); Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata: 2 liang, prepared); Shu Jiao (Pericarpium Zanthoxyli: 1 liang, processed to release oil/sweat); Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens: 6 liang); Shao Yao (Radix Paeoniae Alba: 2 liang); Fu Ling (Poria: 2 liang); Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis: 2 liang); Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng: 3 liang); Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae: 2 liang); Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Ramulus/Core: 2 liang).
Cut the above twelve ingredients. Boil in 1 dou of water until reduced to 3.5 sheng. Strain the dregs. Divide into five doses. Take three times during the day and once at night, at a comfortable temperature. Avoid seaweed, raw green onions, Song Cai, pork, cold water, and strong vinegar.
Another formula for male Consumption, weakness, Seven Damages: Ba Gong San (Eight Lords Powder).
Mai Men Dong (Radix Ophiopogonis Japonici, remove heart); Shi Wei (Folium Pyrrosiae, remove hairs); Wu Wei Zi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis); Fu Ling (Poria); Tu Si Zi (Semen Cuscutae, soaked in wine); Gan Di Huang (Prepared Radix Rehmanniae); Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Ramulus/Core).
Take equal parts of the above seven ingredients, crush and sieve into a powder. Take one fang cun bi (square-inch scoop) with warm water, three times daily after meals. Therapeutic effects appear within 20 days; within 30 days, one can walk freely even for a hundred li. Improves complexion. Long-term use prevents aging, lightens the body, and enables procreation even at age seventy. Avoid strong vinegar, raw green onions, and Yuan Yi. (From Volume 20).