治少年色欲过度。中年不复保养。肾损腰痛难舒。
地龙(醋水养去泥七钱五分用火焙干) 虎前脚骨(酒炙) 续断(酒浸一宿) 萆
(各一两)
(炒) 鹿茸(炙各
共为末。酒打米粉糊为丸。桐子大。每服五七十丸。空心盐汤下。
治风湿腰痛。并血热方。
生地(十两) 海桐皮(二两) 米仁(二两) 川芎 骨皮 五加皮 羌活 牛膝(各
一两) 甘
浸酒服。药味分两种。不得加减。
治肾虚感湿。腰重不能屈伸。
白术(二两) 肉桂(二分)
水煎服。三帖全愈。
治肾虚腰痛。
熟地(一两) 杜仲(五钱) 破故纸(一钱) 白术(三钱)
水煎服。四剂愈。
治日重夜轻。小水不利。
白术(三钱) 米仁(三钱) 茯苓(三钱) 车前(二钱) 肉桂(一分)
水煎服。
治肾虚腰痛如神。
破故纸(炒四两) 杜仲(去皮锉片用生姜二两半捣汁炒断丝四两)
为末。取核桃肉三十个。去皮研和。少加炼蜜。丸梧子大。用茴香汤。或酒任下三钱。 一
方加乳香、木香各四钱。神效。
葱白捣炒热。帕包熨小腹上。气透即通。
Treats conditions in young men caused by excessive sexual indulgence, combined with a lack of self-care in middle age, leading to kidney damage, lower back pain, and stiffness.
*Earthworm* (Di Long) [Pheretima aspergillum] (raised in vinegar water, cleaned of mud, 7 qian 5 fen; dried over fire)
*Tiger anterior leg bone* (Hu Qian Jiao Gu) [Panthera tigris ossa] (prepared with wine)
*Dipsacus* (Xu Duan) [Dipsaci Radix] (soaked in wine overnight)
*Dioscorea hypoglauca rhizome* (Bi Xie) [Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma] (each, 1 liang)
*Processed Eucommia bark* (Chao Duzhong) [Eucommiae Cortex] (processed)
*Moose antler* (Lu Rong) [Cervi Cornu Pantotrichum] (roasted, each 1 liang)
Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Use wine mixed with rice flour paste to form pills, sized like tung tree seeds. Take 50-70 pills per dose, on an empty stomach, washed down with salted water.
Treats lower back pain caused by wind-dampness, as well as formulas for blood-heat syndromes.
*Rehmannia root* (Sheng Di) [Rehmanniae Radix] (10 liang)
*Hairy figroot* (Hai Tong Pi) [Erythrinae Cortex] (2 liang)
*Coix seed* (Mi Yi Ren / Mi Ren) [Coicis Semen] (2 liang)
*Ligusticum rhizome* (Chuan Xiong) [Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma]
*Phellodendron bark* (Gu Pi / Di Gu Pi) [Phellodendri Cortex] (Note: Text says "Gu Pi", likely referring to Di Gu Pi or Huang Bo depending on context, but literally Bone Bark/Phellodendron)
*Acanthopanax bark* (Wu Jia Pi) [Acanthopanacis Cortex]
*Notopterygium rhizome* (Qiang Huo) [Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix]
*Achyranthes root* (Niu Xi) [Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix] (each 1 liang)
*Licorice root* (Gan Cao) [Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma] (soaked in wine for consumption). The herbal ingredients are divided into two categories; do not add or subtract arbitrarily.
Treats kidney deficiency complicated by dampness, characterized by heavy lower back unable to bend or extend.
*Atractylodes macrocephala rhizome* (Bai Zhu) [Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma] (2 liang)
*Cinnamon twig* (Rou Gui) [Cinnamomi Cortex] (2 fen)
Decoct in water and take orally. Three doses result in complete recovery.
Treats lower back pain due to kidney deficiency.
*Prepared Rehmannia root* (Shu Di) [Rehmanniae Radix Preparata] (1 liang)
*Eucommia bark* (Du Zhong) [Eucommiae Cortex] (5 qian)
*Kochia fruit* (Po Gu Zhi / Bu Gu Zhi) [Kochiae Fructus] (1 qian)
*Atractylodes macrocephala rhizome* (Bai Zhu) [Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma] (3 qian)
Decoct in water and take orally. Four doses lead to cure.
Treats symptoms that worsen during the day and improve at night, accompanied by difficult urination.
*Atractylodes macrocephala rhizome* (Bai Zhu) [Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma] (3 qian)
*Coix seed* (Mi Yi Ren) [Coicis Semen] (3 qian)
*Poria* (Fu Ling) [Poria] (3 qian)
*Plantago seed* (Che Qian) [Plantaginis Semen] (2 qian)
*Cinnamon twig* (Rou Gui) [Cinnamomi Cortex] (1 fen)
Decoct in water and take orally.
Treats lower back pain due to kidney deficiency with miraculous effect.
*Kochia fruit* (Po Gu Zhi) [Kochiae Fructus] (stir-fried, 4 liang)
*Eucommia bark* (Du Zhong) [Eucommiae Cortex] (peeled, cut into slices, stir-fried with juice from 2.5 liang of fresh ginger until the fibers break, 4 liang)
Grind into fine powder. Take 30 walnut kernels, peel them, grind and mix together. Add a small amount of refined honey to form pills sized like wu tree seeds. Take 3 qian per dose, washed down with fennel tea or wine as preferred. Another formula adds *Frankincense* (Ru Xiang) [Olibanum] and *Costus root* (Mu Xiang) [Aucklandiae Radix], each 4 qian, yielding miraculous efficacy.
Mince green onion white parts, stir-fry until hot, wrap in a cloth, and apply as a compress to the lower abdomen. Once qi circulation is restored, urination will resume.
*Aloe* (Lu Hui) [Aloe] (preserved nature, 3 qian)
*Cinnabar* (Zhu Sha) [Cinnabaris] (9 fen)
Grind into powder. Divide into three doses. After taking the medicine, approximately three shi (6 hours) later, loose stools will be discharged.
Treats elderly patients with blood deficiency causing severe constipation.
*Prepared Rehmannia root* (Shu Di) [Rehmanniae Radix Preparata] (8 qian)
*Angelica sinensis root tip* (Gui Shen) [Angelicae Sinensis Radix] (mixed with wine, steamed, 4 qian)
*Cistanche stem* (Rou Cong Rong) [Cistanches Herba] (soaked in water for one day, changing water five times until pale, cleaned of scales/intestines, 4 qian)
Decoct in water and take orally. Several doses yield results.