大凡病宿食在上管当吐之。脉数而滑者实也。有宿食不消下之愈。胃中有 。食冷物即
痛
复止
消。
大曲 丸（出千金方）主消谷断下。温和。又寒冷者。长服不患霍乱。
麦 神曲（各一升） 附子 干姜 当归 人参（各三两） 赤石脂（一两） 桔梗 女
萎
（
半。渍
梅一
日三
干姜散（出千金方）治不能食。心意冥然忘食。
干姜 法曲 蜀椒 大麦 豆豉（各一升） 上为末。食后饮服三方寸匕。日三。以
能
食
消食丸（出千金方）治数年不能食。
小麦 曲（各一升） 干姜 乌梅（各四两） 上四味。末之。蜜和服十五丸。日再。
加至
消食断下丸（出千金方）治寒冷者常服之。
法曲 大麦 （各一升） 吴茱萸（四两） 上为末。炼蜜丸如梧桐子大。每服五十丸。
白
汤
曲 散（出千金方）消谷能食。除肠中水气胪胀。
法曲 麦 杏仁（各五两） 上为末。食后酒服一合。日三。
开胃生姜丸 治中焦不和。胃寒水谷不化。噫气不通。噎气痞满。口淡吞酸。食时
膨胀。哕
桂心（一两） 甘草（炙二两） 生姜（一斤切盐三两淹一宿焙干） 青皮（去白） 陈
皮（去
白各
细
嚼。
平胃丸（出千金方）治丈夫小儿食实不消。胃气不调。或湿热闭结。大小便不
利者。有病冷
葶苈（一两） 杏仁（五十枚） 大黄（二两） 小草 甘草 芍药 芎 （各一两） 上
为
末。
当归
调中益五脏。开胃令人能食。（出本草）
以草果食之。
利五脏。健胃。令人能食。
以蛆煮食之。以饭压之。不尔。令人口干。
开胃消食（出本草）
以莲藕生研服之。
开胃通心膈（出本草）
以麦芽炙作熟水饮。
主开胃（出本草）
以生藕蒸煮食之。良。
开胃。通利五脏。
用鲻鱼煮食之。久食令人肥健而开胃（鲻鱼似鲤身圆头扁骨软生江海水中）。
调中消食去恶气。
用罗勒（即兰香也味辛温有小毒）生食之。
Generally, when food stagnation is located in the upper jiao (upper part of the stomach), emesis should be employed. A rapid and slippery pulse indicates excess syndrome. If food stagnation fails to digest, purgation should be used to resolve it. [In cases where there is] cold or heat in the stomach, eating cold food causes pain, which then subsides and digestion resumes.
Daqu Wan (Cortex Magnoliae Pill) [from *Qianjin Fang*]: Primarily treats indigestion and diarrhea. The nature is mild and warm. For those with cold constitution, long-term use prevents Huoluan (Cholera-like disease).
Ingredients: Maiya (Malt), Shenqu (Medicated Leaven) (each 1 sheng); Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root), Ganjiang (Dried Ginger), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis), Renshen (Ginseng Root) (each 3 liang); Chishizhi (Halloysitum Rubrum) (1 liang); Jiegeng (Platycodon Root), Nüwei (Polygonatum Rhizome) (each half sheng). Preparation: Soak plums for one day. Dosage: Three times daily.
Ganjiang San (Dried Ginger Powder) [from *Qianjin Fang*]: Treats anorexia. Characterized by mental dullness and forgetting to eat.
Ingredients: Ganjiang (Dried Ginger), Faqu (Medicated Leaven), Shujiao (Sichuan Pepper), Damai (Barley), Douchi (Fermented Soybean) (each 1 sheng). Preparation: Grind into powder. Dosage: Take three square-inch spoonsful after meals with water, three times daily. Continue until appetite returns.
Xiaoshi Wan (Digestive Pill) [from *Qianjin Fang*]: Treats anorexia persisting for several years.
Ingredients: Xiaomai (Wheat), Qu (Medicated Leaven) (each 1 sheng); Ganjiang (Dried Ginger), Wumei (Dark Plum) (each 4 liang). Preparation: Grind the four ingredients into powder, mix with honey to form pills. Dosage: Take fifteen pills twice daily. Gradually increase the dose as needed.
Xiaoshi Duankxia Wan (Digestive and Anti-diarrheal Pill) [from *Qianjin Fang*]: For regular use by those with cold constitution.
Ingredients: Faqu (Medicated Leaven), Damai (Barley) (each 1 sheng); Wuzhuyu (Evodia Fruit) (4 liang). Preparation: Grind into powder, mix with refined honey to make pills the size of Sophora seeds. Dosage: Take fifty pills each time, washed down with plain water.
Qu San (Leaven Powder) [from *Qianjin Fang*]: Promotes digestion and appetite. Eliminates intestinal fluid accumulation and abdominal distension.
Ingredients: Faqu (Medicated Leaven), Maimai (Barley), Xingren (Apricot Seed) (each 5 liang). Preparation: Grind into powder. Dosage: Take one ge (approx. 20ml) with wine after meals, three times daily.
Kaiwei Shengjiang Wan (Appetizing Fresh Ginger Pill): Treats disharmony of the middle jiao. Stomach cold causing failure to digest water and grain. Unsmooth belching. Dysphagia and qi stagnation with fullness. Tasteless mouth with acid regurgitation. Abdominal distension during meals. Hiccups.
Ingredients: Guixin (Cinnamon Twig), Gancao (Licorice Root, honey-fried 2 liang), Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger, 1 jin sliced, marinated with 3 liang salt overnight, then dried), Qingpi (Green Tangerine Peel, pith removed), Chenpi (Aged Tangerine Peel, pith removed, equal parts). Preparation: Grind into fine powder. Chew thoroughly before swallowing.
Pingwei Wan (Stomach-Pacifying Pill) [from *Qianjin Fang*]: Treats adults and children with food stagnation and indigestion. Disharmony of stomach qi. Or constipation due to damp-heat, leading to difficult urination and defecation. Also for cold syndromes...
Ingredients: Tingli (Descurainia Seed), Xingren (Apricot Seed, 50 pieces), Dahuang (Rhubarb Root) (2 liang); Xiaocao (Herba Lycopii), Gancao (Licorice Root), Shaoyao (Peony Root), Xiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong) (each 1 liang). Preparation: Grind into powder.
Danggui (Angelica Sinensis): Regulates the middle, benefits the five zang organs, opens the stomach, and promotes appetite. [Source: Bencao Materia Medica].
Caoguo (Black Cardamom): Consume as food. Benefits the five zang organs, strengthens the stomach, and promotes appetite.
Ju (Earthworm): Boil and consume. Press with rice to mitigate effects; otherwise, it causes dry mouth.
Kaiwei Xiaoshi (Appetizing and Digestive): [Source: Bencao Materia Medica].
Lian'ou (Lotus Root): Crush raw and consume juice.
Kaiwei Tong Xin Ge (Appetizing and Clearing Heart and Diaphragm): [Source: Bencao Materia Medica].
Maiya (Malt): Roast and brew as tea.
Zhu Kaiwei (Primarily Appetizing): [Source: Bencao Materia Medica].
Sheng Ou (Raw Lotus Root): Steam or boil and consume. Effective.
Kaiwei, Tongli Wu Zang (Appetizing, Unblocking and Benefiting the Five Zang Organs).
Ziyu (Grey Mullet): Boil and consume. Long-term consumption makes one robust and healthy, and opens the stomach. (Grey mullet resembles carp, with a round body, flat head, soft bones, living in rivers and seas).
Tiaozhong Xiaoshi, Qu E Qi (Regulating Middle, Digesting Food, Removing Noxious Qi).
Luole (Basil/Lalangxiang): Raw consumption. Note: Luole (also known as Lanxiang) has a pungent and warm flavor and slight toxicity.