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Use one *shi* (approx. 100 jin) of *Cangzhu* (Rhizoma Atractylodis), select it to be clean, crush it, then load it into a steamer from dawn until noon, then stop. Pour the broth from the pot over it three to seven times, collect the liquid, return it to the pot and simmer gently over low fire until it can be formed into pills. Form them into pills the size of a bullet. Take one pill each time, dissolve it in warm wine and ingest it. Take twice daily. It treats hundred diseases, lightens the body and benefits qi, and can dispel wind-cold. It prevents hunger and thirst, and prolongs life. Avoid eating plums, peaches, and sparrow meat.

Use *Gouqi* (Fructus Lycii) without limit. Usually harvest the roots in November, December, and January; stems in February and March; leaves in April; flowers in May and June; and seeds in July, August, and September. All harvested parts are crushed and sifted into powder. Take two *qian* each time, mixed with warm wine and taken orally, three times daily. It can treat all wind pathogens. Long-term use prevents various diseases from arising.

Take *Huai Zi* (Fructus Sophorae), remove the skin, insert into a cow's gallbladder until full, dry in the shade for one hundred days, then take out. Take one granule each time on an empty stomach with newly drawn cold water, and take again in the evening. Within one month, the body feels light; within one hundred days, white hair turns black; long-term use causes fallen teeth to regrow, and running speed matches that of a galloping horse.

It treats ten thousand diseases, as well as wind-deficiency, exhaustion, and cold.
Take one *shi* of premium domestic *Xing Ren* (Semen Armeniacae Amarum). Select whole kernels, blanch in hot water to remove the double-kernel skin and tips, crush thoroughly. Use two *shi* of good wine, grind and filter to obtain one *shi* five *dou* of juice. Add one *dou* five *sheng* of honey, place in two ceramic jars, stir evenly, seal tightly to prevent leakage. After thirty days, clear wine oil will float to the surface; skim it off and store it in a container. Take the wine dregs, form into balls the size of a pear, place in an empty room, press firmly, wait until they become like maltose syrup. Take one piece every morning, washed down with the aforementioned wine. The remaining wine may also be drunk freely.

Take three *dou* of premium *Xing Ren* (Semen Armeniacae Amarum), blanch in hot water to remove skins, tips, and double kernels. Steam from early morning until noon, then slowly dry over low fire for seven days, then stop. Eat on an empty stomach daily, without fixed quantity, as desired. This prolongs life and treats diseases effectively. Must be harvested in May.

*Jiao* (Pericarpium Zanthoxyli) embodies the Five Elements: its leaves are green, its skin is red, its flowers are yellow, its membrane is white, and its fruit is black. It warms the Dantian, unblocks blood vessels, assists primordial qi, resolves alcohol and food stagnation, repels damp-toxins, expels evil qi, calms the five zang organs, regulates the Sanjiao, and prevents heat from steaming upward. Among fragrant herbs, its efficacy is unmatched. For every *jin* of *Jiaozhou* pepper, select and discard floating or closed-shell ones, and those with defects. Stir-fry thoroughly in a silver vessel. Spread on two layers of paper on the ground, pour onto the paper, cover tightly with a new basin, and surround with yellow earth for about half a day. Its toxicity transforms into sweat and emerges naturally. Dry it, lightly pound in a wooden mortar, take four to five *liang* of red skin, pound into powder in an iron mortar. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of sophora seeds. When dry, stir-fry, store in bags, and hang in a ventilated place. Take ten to fifteen pills orally with wine on an empty stomach daily. Increase to twenty pills after six months, and to twenty-five pills after one year. No dietary restrictions are needed thereafter. The song says:
This pepper corresponds to the Five Elements; this person understands the Six Principles. To desire its added merit, do not rise at night. Within half a year of taking it, sweat flows like water from the soles of the feet; throughout the four seasons, vexation and fatigue are removed, and the five zang organs have no wind pathogen; eyes are brightened, waist pain ceases, the body feels light, and the mind is healthy and memorable; additionally, there are other miraculous abilities: after three years, essence is naturally preserved; complexion resembles that of an infant, spirit is refreshed, and sleep is reduced; merely taking this divine remedy ensures no malaria or dysentery in one's life; if taken with sincere devotion, the Three Corpses will naturally abandon you; furthermore, nine types of insects will each retreat; if you encounter such a person, first convey this message; although you have not met an immortal, the initial affinity has already found its ground.