夫厌食者。与食症无异也。此皆由脏腑气虚。饮食不节。生冷过度。不能消化。与脏气
相搏
治积年厌食症。
治血气及症块。硼砂丸方。
硼砂（半两细研） 青礞石（一分细研） 穿山甲（一分炙令黄焦） 磁石（一分烧醋
淬七遍
捣碎研如粉） 京三棱（一分微煨锉） 干漆（一分捣碎炒令烟出） 虻虫（五十枚炒令微
黄去翅
足）
上件药。捣罗为末。入巴豆。都研令匀。用软饭和丸。如小豆大。每服三丸。小儿一丸。
以
治厌食。及腹内气块。不计远近皆效。木香丸方。
木香（半两） 京三棱（半两微煨锉） 五灵脂（半两） 芫花（半两醋拌炒令干） 百
草霜
（半两）
上件药。捣罗为末。每一钱药末。研不去心膜巴豆一粒。每十钱入十粒。旋旋入香墨浓
汁
疏通后只吃粥一两日。一切气橘皮生姜汤下。血气当归酒下三丸。
治久厌食在腹中。成块不消。五灵脂丸方。
五灵脂（半两） 马牙硝（半两） 木香（一分末） 阿魏（一分） 硼砂（半两） 水
银（一分）
腻
上件药。同研令水银星尽。炼蜜和丸。如酸枣大。每服一丸。用枣一枚去核。安一丸药
在内
神效
又方。
巴豆（半两去皮心研纸裹压去油） 青礞石（一分细研） 硼砂（半两细研） 干漆（半
两捣
碎炒
上件药。都细研令匀。用软饭和丸。如黍米大。每服食前。以生姜橘皮汤下三丸。
治厌食久不消。令人萎黄瘦弱。宜服此方。
硼砂（半两） 朱砂（一分细研） 甘遂（半两煨令黄色） 京三棱（半两微焙锉） 川
大黄
（一分
上件药。捣罗为末。入研了药令匀。用醋煮面糊和丸。如绿豆大。每服食前。以生姜橘
皮汤
治厌食在腹中。积聚成块。久不消散。宜服此方。
硼砂〔三（一）分细研〕 腻粉〔三（一）分〕 水银（一分以枣瓤研令星尽） 巴豆
（一分
去皮
棱同捣
为末）
上件药。都研为末。用枣瓤和丸。如豌豆大。曝令干。每服食前。以生姜酒下三丸。
治厌食症块。久不瘥方。
腻粉（半两） 粉霜（一分半细研） 礞石（一分细研） 硼砂（一分醋化去石熬取霜）
上件药。同研为末。用白面四两。和作饼子。裹药。烧面熟为度。取出。更入丁香末一
钱。
治厌食留滞在脏腑。久不消化。朱砂丸方。
朱砂（半两） 硼砂（半两） 巴豆（一分） 硫黄（半两） 芫花（一分醋拌炒令干
为末） 礞
石（
上件药。先以巴豆去皮心。瓷瓶子内盛之。于堂屋北阴下。正子地掘坑。埋瓶子。以盆
子合
更研
又方。
巴豆（半两去皮心研纸裹压去油） 皂荚（二挺去黑皮涂酥炙令焦黄去子） 川乌头（一
两
以大
上件药。捣细罗为末。入诸药研令匀。炼蜜和丸。如绿豆大。每服空心。以盐汤下三丸。
妇
治厌食不计年月。神效水银丸方。
水银（半两） 硼砂（半两） 腻粉〔二（一）分〕 定粉〔二（一）分〕 硝石（一
分）
上件药。同研令匀。候水银星尽为度。用枣瓤和丸。如酸枣大。却用枣一枚去核。安一
丸在
治久厌食。令自消化。巴豆丸方。
巴豆（一两不去油只去皮心烂研） 大麦 （二两炒微黄） 神曲（一两炙微黄） 香
墨（半
两）
上件药。捣罗为末。用头醋一碗。于锅内。先入巴豆。煎三两沸。后入诸药。煎令稠可
丸。
又方。
豆豉（二钱炒令烟出上捣为末） 大戟（一钱生姜汁和面裹煨熟捣为末） 腻粉（一钱）
上件药。同研令匀。如是十年以来厌食。夜后冷水调下一钱。至明即取下。然后将息十
余日
又方。
腻粉（半钱） 硫黄（半钱）
上件药。同研令细。以枣一枚去核。纳药入枣内。用面裹。灰火内烧。候面熟为度。取
去面。用枣药。空心以温水嚼下。
Anorexia (loss of appetite) is no different from food stagnation forming mass lesions. This is all due to deficiency of Qi in the Zang-Fu organs, irregular diet, excessive intake of raw and cold foods, inability to digest, and the struggle between undigested food and the Qi of the Zang-Fu organs.
To treat chronic anorexia and food stagnation masses lasting for years.
Formula of Pengsha Wan (Borax Pill) to treat Blood and Qi stasis and abdominal masses:
Pengsha (Borax, 0.5 liang, finely ground), Qingmengshi (Green Migmatite, 1 fen, finely ground), Chuanshanjia (Pangolin Scales, 1 fen, roasted until yellow and scorched), Cishi (Magnetite, 1 fen, heated red-hot and quenched in vinegar seven times, then crushed and ground into powder), Jingsanleng (Rhizoma Sparganii, 1 fen, slightly roasted and chopped), Ganqi (Resina Kansui, 1 fen, crushed and roasted until smoke emerges), Mengchong (Blatta Orientalis/Oriental Cockroach, 50 pieces, roasted until slightly yellow, wings and legs removed).
The above medicines are crushed, sifted into powder, mixed with Badou (Fructus Crotonis/Tiglii Fructus), and ground together until uniform. Form pills with soft rice, size of small beans. Take three pills per dose; children take one pill. Use... [text missing] to treat anorexia and Qi masses in the abdomen; effective regardless of duration.
Formula of Muxiang Wan (Costus Root Pill):
Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae, 0.5 liang), Jingsanleng (Rhizoma Sparganii, 0.5 liang, slightly roasted and chopped), Wulingzhi (Trogopterus Dung, 0.5 liang), Yuanhua (Flos Genkwa, 0.5 liang, mixed with vinegar and roasted dry), Baicaoshuang (Soot from burning hundred herbs, 0.5 liang).
The above medicines are crushed and sifted into powder. For every qian of powder, grind one Badou (Fructus Crotonis/Tiglii Fructus) without removing its heart membrane. For every ten qian of powder, add ten Badou seeds. Gradually add thick ink juice. After bowel movement is unblocked, consume only porridge for one or two days. For general Qi stagnation, take with Chenpi Shengjiang Tang (Tangerine Peel and Ginger Decoction); for Blood stasis, take Danggui Jiu (Angelica Sinensis Wine) with three pills.
Formula of Wulingzhi Wan (Trogopterus Dung Pill) to treat long-term anorexia in the abdomen forming indigestible masses:
Wulingzhi (Trogopterus Dung, 0.5 liang), Mayaxiao (Sal Nitri, 0.5 liang), Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae, 1 fen, powdered), Awèi (Resina Asafoetidae, 1 fen), Pengsha (Borax, 0.5 liang), Shuiyin (Hydrargyrum/Mercury, 1 fen, ground with Nifen/Nigrum Plumbi Subnitras).
Grind the above medicines together until the Mercury stars disappear. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of sour jujubes. Take one pill per dose. Place one pill inside a pitted jujube; this is miraculous.
Another formula:
Badou (Fructus Crotonis/Tiglii Fructus, 0.5 liang, peeled, cored, ground, wrapped in paper, pressed to remove oil), Qingmengshi (Green Migmatite, 1 fen, finely ground), Pengsha (Borax, 0.5 liang, finely ground), Ganqi (Resina Kansui, 0.5 liang, crushed and roasted).
Grind the above medicines finely and uniformly. Form pills with soft rice, size of millet grains. Take three pills before meals with Shengjiang Jupi Tang (Ginger and Tangerine Peel Decoction).
For anorexia that has persisted for a long time without resolving, causing sallow complexion and emaciation, this formula is suitable:
Pengsha (Borax, 0.5 liang), Zhusha (Cinnabar, 1 fen, finely ground), Gansui (Radix Euphorbiae Kansui, 0.5 liang, roasted until yellow), Jingsanleng (Rhizoma Sparganii, 0.5 liang, slightly roasted and chopped), Chuan Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, 1 fen).
Crush and sift the above medicines into powder, mix with other ground medicines until uniform. Form pills with paste made by boiling flour in vinegar, size of mung beans. Take before meals with Shengjiang Jupi Tang (Ginger and Tangerine Peel Decoction).
For anorexia accumulating in the abdomen, forming masses that do not dissipate for a long time, this formula is suitable:
Pengsha (Borax, 3 fen, finely ground), Nifen (Nigrum Plumbi Subnitras, 1 fen), Shuiyin (Hydrargyrum/Mercury, 1 fen, ground with jujube pulp until stars disappear), Badou (Fructus Crotonis/Tiglii Fructus, 1 fen, peeled), Jingsanleng (Rhizoma Sparganii, ground together into powder).
Grind the above medicines into powder. Form pills with jujube pulp, size of pea seeds, and dry them. Take three pills before meals with Shengjiang Jiu (Ginger Wine).
Formula for treating anorexia and mass lesions that have not healed for a long time:
Nifen (Nigrum Plumbi Subnitras, 0.5 liang), Fenshuang (Plumbi Subcarbonas/Basic Lead Carbonate, 1.5 fen, finely ground), Mengshi (Migmatite, 1 fen, finely ground), Pengsha (Borax, 1 fen, dissolved in vinegar, stones removed, boiled to obtain frost).
Grind the above medicines into powder. Mix with four liang of white flour to make cakes, wrap the medicine inside, and bake until the flour is cooked. Remove, then add one qian of Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos/Clove) powder.
Formula of Zhusha Wan (Cinnabar Pill) to treat anorexia retained in the Zang-Fu organs, failing to digest for a long time:
Zhusha (Cinnabar, 0.5 liang), Pengsha (Borax, 0.5 liang), Badou (Fructus Crotonis/Tiglii Fructus, 1 fen), Huangqi (Sulfur, 0.5 liang), Yuanhua (Flos Genkwa, 1 fen, mixed with vinegar and roasted dry into powder), Mengshi (Migmatite, ... [text missing]).
First, peel and core the Badou (Fructus Crotonis/Tiglii Fructus), place it in a porcelain bottle. In the shady north side of the hall, dig a pit directly below the Zi position (north), bury the bottle, cover with a basin... [text missing], then grind.
Another formula:
Badou (Fructus Crotonis/Tiglii Fructus, 0.5 liang, peeled, cored, ground, wrapped in paper, pressed to remove oil), Zaojiao (Gleditsiae Fructus/Sweet Locust Bean, 2 tins, black skin removed, coated with butter, roasted until yellow and scorched, seeds removed), Chuan Wutou (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata/Prepared Lateral Root of Monkshood, 1 liang... [text missing]).
Crush and sift the above medicines into fine powder, mix with other medicines until uniform. Form pills with refined honey, size of mung beans. Take three pills on an empty stomach with Yantang (Salt Water Decoction). Women... [text missing].
Formula of Shuiyin Wan (Mercury Pill) for treating anorexia regardless of duration, miraculous effect:
Shuiyin (Hydrargyrum/Mercury, 0.5 liang), Pengsha (Borax, 0.5 liang), Nifen (Nigrum Plumbi Subnitras, 2 fen), Dingfen (Minium/Red Lead, 2 fen), Xiaoshi (Sal Petre/Nitrum, 1 fen).
Grind the above medicines uniformly until the Mercury stars disappear. Form pills with jujube pulp, size of sour jujubes. Place one pill inside a pitted jujube.
Formula of Badou Wan (Croton Seed Pill) to treat long-term anorexia, allowing self-digestion:
Badou (Fructus Crotonis/Tiglii Fructus, 1 liang, do not remove oil, only peel and core, grind thoroughly), Damai (Hordei Fructus Germinatus/Barley Sprout, 2 liang, roasted until slightly yellow), Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata/Brewer's Yeast, 1 liang, roasted until slightly yellow), Xiangmo (Ink Stick, 0.5 liang).
Crush and sift the above medicines into powder. Put one bowl of head vinegar in a pot, first add Badou (Fructus Crotonis/Tiglii Fructus), boil for three ebullitions, then add other medicines, boil until thick enough to form pills.
Another formula:
Douchi (Sojae Semen Praeparatum/Fermented Soybean, 2 qian, roasted until smoke emerges, crushed into powder), Daji (Radix Euphorbiae Thunbergii, 1 qian, wrapped in dough with Ginger Juice, roasted until cooked, crushed into powder), Nifen (Nigrum Plumbi Subnitras, 1 qian).
Grind the above medicines uniformly. For anorexia lasting ten years or more, take one qian mixed with cold water at night. It will be discharged the next morning. Then rest for more than ten days.
Another formula:
Nifen (Nigrum Plumbi Subnitras, 0.5 qian), Huangqi (Sulfur, 0.5 qian).
Grind the above medicines finely. Place the medicine inside a pitted jujube, wrap with dough, and roast in ash fire until the dough is cooked. Remove the dough, chew the jujube-medicine mixture with warm water on an empty stomach.