薏苡粥 去湿气肿胀,利肠胃,功胜诸药。
用薏米淘净,对配白米煮粥,入白糖一二匙食。
郁李仁粥 治水肿,腹胀喘急,二便不通,体重痛痹,转动不能,香港脚亦宜。
郁李仁二两,研汁,和薏米五合,同米煮粥食。
赤豆粥 利小便,消水肿香港脚,辟邪疠。
赤豆淘净,同陈仓米对配煮粥,空腹食。
赤小豆饮 治水气胀满,手足浮肿,气急烦闷。
赤豆三升,樟柳枝一升,同煮豆熟为度,空心,去枝取豆食,渴则饮汁,勿食他物,自效。
桑皮饮 治水肿,腹胀喘急。
用桑根白皮四两,和米四合,煮烂可食。
紫苏粥 治老人香港脚。
用家园紫苏细捣,入水取汁煮粥,将熟加苏子研汁,搅匀食之。
鲤鱼 治水肿,满闷气急,不能食,皮肤欲裂,四肢
常疼,不可屈伸
用鲤鱼十两,葱白一握,麻子一升,取汁煮作羹 ,入盐豉姜椒调和,空心慢食。
又方 鲤鱼二斤,陈皮二两,煮烂,入青盐少许,拌匀空食。
苍术酒 治诸般风湿,疮疡香港脚下重。
苍术三十斤、洗净打碎,以东流水三石,浸二十日,去渣,以汁浸曲,如家造酒法,酒熟任饮,
不拘时,忌桃李。
松节酒 治冷风虚弱,筋骨挛痛,香港脚缓痹。一方松叶酒,治同造同。
用松节煮汁,同曲米酿酒饮。松针捣煎亦可。
白石英酒 治风湿周痹,肢节湿痛,肾虚耳聋。
白石英、磁石 醋淬七次,各五两,绢袋盛浸酒中五六日,温饮、如少加酒,尽其力可也。
逡巡酒 补虚益气,去一切风痹湿气,耐老延年,久服自效。
造法∶三月三日,收桃花三两三钱;五月五日,收马兰花五两五钱;六月六日,收脂麻花六两六钱
,九月九日,收黄甘菊九两九钱。已上俱阴干,十二月八日取腊水三斗。待春分,取桃仁四十九粒,去皮
尖。白面十斤。同前花和作曲,纸包阴干四十九日听用。欲造酒,煮糯米饭一升,白水一瓶,曲一丸,用
曲一块封良久,酒即成矣。如淡,再加
曲一丸。
五加皮酒 去一切风湿痿痹,壮筋骨,填精髓。
五加皮洗净去梗煎汁,和面米酿成饮之。或切碎袋盛浸酒,煮饮。或加当归、牛膝、地榆等。
仙灵脾酒 治偏风不遂,强筋壮骨。
仙灵脾一斤,袋盛浸无灰酒二斗,封固三日饮之。
女贞皮酒 治风虚,补腰膝。
女贞皮切片,浸酒煮饮之。
薏苡酒 去风湿,强筋骨,健脾胃。
用薏米粉同曲米酿之,或将袋盛,煮酒饮之亦可。
海藻酒 治瘿气。
用海藻一斤,洗浸,无灰酒日夜细饮。
黄药酒 治诸瘿气。
用万州黄药切片一斤,袋盛浸酒煮饮。
Yiyi Congee (Coix Seed Porridge): Eliminates swelling caused by dampness, promotes gastrointestinal function, and its efficacy surpasses other medicinal herbs.
Wash coicium semen thoroughly, mix with white rice to cook into congee, add one or two spoons of white sugar before eating.
Yuliren Congee (Prunus humilis Seed Porridge): Treats edema, abdominal distension, panting and urgency, obstruction of urination and defecation, heavy body pain and bi-syndrome, inability to move, and is also suitable for Hong Kong foot (podagra/foot swelling).
Take two liang of Prunus humilis seed (Yuliren), grind to extract juice, mix with five he of coicium semen, cook together with rice into congee and eat.
Chidou Congee (Red Bean Porridge): Promotes urination, reduces edema and Hong Kong foot, wards off evil pathogens and epidemics.
Wash red beans (Vigna angularis) thoroughly, pair with aged warehouse rice to cook into congee, consume on an empty stomach.
Chixiaodou Yin (Adzuki Bean Drink): Treats water qi causing abdominal fullness, swelling of hands and feet, shortness of breath and irritability.
Take three sheng of adzuki beans (Vigna angularis), one sheng of Cinnamomum camphora branches, boil together until the beans are cooked. On an empty stomach, remove branches and eat only the beans; if thirsty, drink the decoction, avoid other foods, and effectiveness will naturally occur.
Sangpi Yin (Mulberry Bark Drink): Treats edema, abdominal distension, panting and urgency.
Use four liang of Cortex Mori (Sangbaipai), mix with four he of rice, boil until soft and edible.
Zisu Zhou (Perilla Porridge): Treats Hong Kong foot in the elderly.
Finely crush garden perilla leaves, add water to extract juice, use this juice to cook congee. Near completion, add juice from ground Perilla frutescens seeds (Suzi), stir well and eat.
Carp: Treats edema, chest and abdominal fullness with shortness of breath, inability to eat, skin cracking sensation, chronic pain in limbs, inability to flex and extend.
Take ten liang of carp, one handful of scallion white, one sheng of Cannabis sativa seeds, extract juice, cook into soup, season with salted black beans, ginger, and pepper. Consume slowly on an empty stomach.
Another method: Take two jin of carp, two liang of dried tangerine peel (Chenpi), boil until soft, add a little green salt, mix well and eat on an empty stomach.
Cangzhu Jiu (Atractylodes Rhizome Wine): Treats various types of wind-dampness, sores, ulcers, and heaviness in Hong Kong foot.
Take thirty jin of Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (Cangzhu), wash and crush. Soak in three shi of flowing water from the east for twenty days, remove dregs, use the liquid to soak yeast, brew according to household wine-making methods. Drink freely when ready, at any time, avoiding peaches and plums.
Songjie Jiu (Pine Joint Wine): Treats weakness due to cold-wind, tendon contraction and pain, and flaccid bi-syndrome in Hong Kong foot. Another formula, Songye Jiu (Pine Needle Wine), has the same effect and preparation.
Boil pine joints (Pini Ramulus et Caulis) to extract juice, ferment with yeast and rice to make wine. Pine needles (Pini Folium) crushed and decocted can also be used.
Baishiyin Jiu (White Quartz Wine): Treats generalized wind-damp bi-syndrome, damp-pain in limbs and joints, kidney deficiency with deafness.
Take five liang each of White Quartz (Baishiyin) and Magnetite (Cishi), quench seven times in vinegar, place in a silk bag, and steep in wine for five to six days. Drink warm. If the amount of wine is small, ensure full extraction of efficacy.
Qunxun Jiu (Qunxun Wine): Tonifies deficiency and boosts qi, eliminates all wind-bi and dampness, promotes longevity and anti-aging, effective with long-term use.
Preparation: Collect three liang three qian of peach blossoms on the third day of the third lunar month; five liang five qian of Iris lactea flowers on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month; six liang six qian of Cornus officinalis flowers on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month; nine liang nine qian of Chrysanthemum morifolium on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. Dry these ingredients in shade. On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, take three dou of wax water. At the Spring Equinox, take forty-nine kernels of Semen Persicae (Taoren), remove skins and tips. Mix with ten jin of wheat flour to form wine starter. Wrap in paper and dry in shade for forty-nine days. To brew wine, cook one sheng of glutinous rice, add one bottle of clear water, and one pill of the prepared starter. Seal and wait for fermentation. If weak, add another pill.
Wujiapi Jiu (Eleutherococcus Root Bark Wine): Eliminates all wind-damp flaccidity and bi-syndrome, strengthens sinews and bones, fills essence and marrow.
Wash Wujiapi (Cortex Eleutherococci), remove stems, decoct to extract juice, mix with flour and rice to ferment and drink. Alternatively, chop finely, place in a bag, steep in wine, and boil before drinking. Can also add Radix Angelicae Sinensis (Danggui), Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae (Niuxi), and Radix Sanguisorbae (Diyu).
Xianlinpi Jiu (Epimedium Wine): Treats hemiplegia (one-sided paralysis), strengthens sinews and bones.
Take one jin of Herba Epimedii (Xianlingpi), place in a bag, steep in two dou of unadulterated wine, seal and leave for three days before drinking.
Nuzhenpi Jiu (Ligustrum Bark Wine): Treats wind-deficiency, tonifies waist and knees.
Slice Ligustrum bark (Nuzhenpi), steep in wine, boil and drink.
Yiyi Jiu (Coix Seed Wine): Eliminates wind-damp, strengthens sinews and bones, fortifies spleen and stomach.
Mix Coicium semen powder with yeast to ferment, or place Coicium semen in a bag to boil in wine and drink.
Haizao Jiu (Sargassum Wine): Treats Ying Qi (goiter-like conditions).
Take one jin of Sargassum (Haizao), wash and soak, drink slowly throughout day and night with unadulterated wine.
Huangyao Jiu (Dioscorea bulbifera Wine): Treats various Ying Qi conditions.
Take one jin of sliced Dioscorea bulbifera tuber (Huangyaozi) from Wanzhou, place in a bag, steep in wine, boil and drink.