夫虚劳者。则致津液减少。减少者。由肾气不足故也。肾主液而为唾。上焦若虚。虚则
生热。热冲咽喉。故唾凝结也。
方
白术散（出圣惠方）治虚劳羸瘦。每唾稠粘。心胸壅闷。
白术 前胡（各一两去芦头） 半夏（汤洗七遍去滑） 人参（去芦头） 杏仁（五钱
汤浸去
皮尖双仁麸炒微黄） 紫菀（去苗土） 赤茯苓（各三分） 桂心（三分） 鳖甲（一两涂
醋炙令黄
去裙 ） 百部（三分） 旋复花（五钱） 枳壳（麸炒令黄去瓤） 甘草 桑根白皮（各
三分锉）
槟榔（五钱） 上为散。每服三钱。以水一中盏。入生姜半分。煎至六分。去滓。不计时候
温
服。
黄 散（出圣惠方）治虚劳羸瘦。上焦壅滞。每唾稠粘。不思饮食。
黄 （一两锉） 枳壳（三分麸炒微黄去瓤） 麦门冬（三分去心） 鳖甲（涂醋炙令
黄去裙
） 柴胡（去苗） 赤茯苓（各一两） 赤芍药 桑根白皮（各三分锉） 五味子（五钱）
柴苏
茎叶（三分） 半夏（五钱汤洗七遍去瓤） 木通（三分锉） 诃黎勒皮（一两） 甘草（五
钱炙微赤
锉） 上为散。每服三钱。以水一中盏。入生姜半分。煎至六分。去滓。不计时候温服。
人参散（出圣惠方）治虚劳。上焦气壅。每唾稠粘。不思饮食。四肢少力。
人参（去芦头） 桔梗（去芦头） 桑根白皮（各一两锉） 枳壳（麸微炒去黄瓤） 柴
胡（去
苗） 黄 （各一两锉） 赤茯苓（三分） 鳖甲（涂醋炙令黄去裙 ） 诃黎勒皮（各一
两） 木
香桂心（各三分） 麦门冬（一两去心） 上为散。每服四钱。以水一中盏。入生姜半分。
煎六分。
前胡散（出圣惠方）治虚劳损乏。短气不足。上焦壅滞。唾稠如胶。咽喉不
利。
前胡（去芦头） 麦门冬（去心） 生干地黄（一两） 枳壳（麸炙炒微黄去瓤） 赤
芍药 射
干（各三分） 赤茯苓（一两） 紫菀（三分去苗土） 甘草（五钱炙微赤锉） 诃黎勒皮
（一两）
人参（去芦头三分） 上为散。每服三钱。以水一中盏。入生姜半分。煎至六分。去滓。不
计
时候温服。
桔梗散（出圣惠方）治虚劳。上焦气滞喘促。唾稠如胶。心神烦热。
桔梗（三分去芦头） 黄 （锉） 桑根白皮（各一两锉） 麦门冬（一两去心焙） 枳
壳（麸炒
微黄去瓤） 甘草（炙微赤锉） 桂心 前胡（去芦头） 五味子（各三分） 上为散。每
服三钱。
以
桑白皮散（出圣惠方）治虚劳肺壅。心胸不利。每唾稠粘。不思饮食。
桑根白皮（锉） 赤茯苓（各一两） 杏仁（汤浸去皮尖双仁麸炒微黄） 麻黄（各三
两去根
节） 甘草（五钱炙微黄锉） 柴胡（一两去苗） 泽泻 紫菀（去苗土） 大腹皮（各三
分锉）
上为散。每服四钱。以水一中盏。入生姜半分。煎至六分。去滓。不计时候温服。
茯苓散（出圣惠方）治虚劳。每唾稠粘。咽喉不利。
赤茯苓 麦门冬（去心） 生干地黄 人参（各一两去芦头） 前胡（二两去芦头） 枳
实（麸
炒微黄） 赤芍药（一两） 甘草（五钱炙微赤锉） 射干（一两） 上为散。每服三钱。
以水一
中盏。煎至六分。去滓。不计时候温服。
黄 茯苓散（出圣惠方）治虚劳。上焦浮热。每唾稠粘。咽喉不利。
黄 （一两锉） 赤茯苓（二分） 麦门冬（去心三分） 枳壳（麸炒微黄去瓤二分） 桑
根白
皮（锉） 射干 桔梗（各三分去芦头） 甘草（五钱炙微赤锉） 上为散。每服四钱。以
水一中
盏
治一切男子女人虚劳发嗽。涕唾胶粘。乍寒乍热。毛发焦枯。脉气细微。宜服此
方。（出护命方）
桔梗 黄 （去心） 麻黄（去根） 紫菀 黄橘皮 白术 柴胡（去毛） 鳖甲（醋
炙）
防风 天灵盖（酥炙焦黑色） 羌活（各一分） 蛤蚧（一只雄者酥炙黄色） 上为细末。
每服二
钱半。水一中盏。生姜一片。煎至一二沸。不时徐徐热服。
Deficiency consumption (Xu Lao) leads to a reduction in body fluids. This reduction is caused by insufficiency of Kidney Qi (Kidney energy). The Kidneys govern fluids and transform them into saliva. If the Upper Jiao (Upper Burner, encompassing the Heart and Lungs) is deficient, deficiency generates heat. Heat rushes against the throat, causing the saliva to coagulate into a thick and sticky consistency.
Prescriptions:
Baizhu San (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Powder) [from *Shenghui Fang*]: Treats deficiency consumption with emaciation and thinness, frequent expectoration of thick and sticky saliva, and chest oppression/stuffiness.
Ingredients: Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Qianhu (Peucedani Radix) (each 1 liang, remove rhizome base); Banxia (Pinelliae Tuber) (wash seven times in decoction, remove slipperiness); Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (remove rhizome base); Xingren (Prunus Armeniacae Semen) (5 qian, soak in water, remove skin and pointed end, use double-kernel seeds, stir-fry with bran until slightly yellow); Ziwan (Asteri Radix et Rhizoma) (remove seedlings and soil); Chifuling (Poria cum Mycelium, red-colored) (each 3 fen); Guixin (Cinnamomi Cortex) (3 fen); Biejia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum) (1 liang, coat with vinegar, roast until yellow, remove skirt edges); Bubu (Stemona Radix) (3 fen); Xuanjinhua (Inulae Flos) (5 qian); Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus) (stir-fry with bran until yellow, remove pith); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma); Sangbaipipi (Mori Cortex) (each 3 fen, cut into small pieces); Binglang (Arecae Semen) (5 qian).
Preparation: Grind all ingredients into a powder. Take 3 qian per dose. Add 1 zhong zhan (approx. 200-250ml) of water and 0.5 banfen (approx. half a slice) of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens). Decoct until reduced to 6 fen (approx. 60% of original volume). Strain out the dregs. Take warm at any time.
Huangqi San (Astragali Membranacei Powder) [from *Shenghui Fang*]: Treats deficiency consumption with emaciation and thinness, stagnation in the Upper Jiao, frequent expectoration of thick and sticky saliva, and loss of appetite.
Ingredients: Huangqi (Astragali Radix) (1 liang, cut into small pieces); Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus) (3 fen, stir-fry with bran until slightly yellow, remove pith); Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (3 fen, remove heart); Biejia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum) (coat with vinegar, roast until yellow, remove skirt edges); Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix) (remove seedlings); Chifuling (Poria cum Mycelium, red-colored) (each 1 liang); Chishaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra); Sangbaipipi (Mori Cortex) (each 3 fen, cut into small pieces); Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) (5 qian); Chaisu jingye (Perillae Caulis et Folium) (3 fen); Banxia (Pinelliae Tuber) (5 qian, wash seven times in decoction, remove pith); Mutong (Akebiae Caulis) (3 fen, cut into small pieces); Helilepi (Terminaliae Chebulae Pericarpium) (1 liang); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (5 qian, roast until slightly red, cut into small pieces).
Preparation: Grind all ingredients into a powder. Take 3 qian per dose. Add 1 zhong zhan of water and 0.5 banfen of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens). Decoct until reduced to 6 fen. Strain out the dregs. Take warm at any time.
Renshen San (Ginseng Powder) [from *Shenghui Fang*]: Treats deficiency consumption with qi stagnation in the Upper Jiao, frequent expectoration of thick and sticky saliva, loss of appetite, and weakness in the four limbs.
Ingredients: Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (remove rhizome base); Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix) (remove rhizome base); Sangbaipipi (Mori Cortex) (each 1 liang, cut into small pieces); Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus) (slightly stir-fry with bran, remove yellow pith); Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix) (remove seedlings); Huangqi (Astragali Radix) (each 1 liang, cut into small pieces); Chifuling (Poria cum Mycelium, red-colored) (3 fen); Biejia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum) (coat with vinegar, roast until yellow, remove skirt edges); Helilepi (Terminaliae Chebulae Pericarpium) (each 1 liang); Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix); Guixin (Cinnamomi Cortex) (each 3 fen); Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (1 liang, remove heart).
Preparation: Grind all ingredients into a powder. Take 4 qian per dose. Add 1 zhong zhan of water and 0.5 banfen of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens). Decoct until reduced to 6 fen.
Qianhu San (Peucedani Radix Powder) [from *Shenghui Fang*]: Treats deficiency consumption with fatigue and weakness, shortness of breath and insufficiency, stagnation in the Upper Jiao, saliva as thick as glue, and throat discomfort.
Ingredients: Qianhu (Peucedani Radix) (remove rhizome base); Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (remove heart); Shenggan Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata) (1 liang); Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus) (roast with bran until slightly yellow, remove pith); Chishaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra); Shegan (Belamcandae Rhizoma) (each 3 fen); Chifuling (Poria cum Mycelium, red-colored) (1 liang); Ziwan (Asteri Radix et Rhizoma) (3 fen, remove seedlings and soil); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (5 qian, roast until slightly red, cut into small pieces); Helilepi (Terminaliae Chebulae Pericarpium) (1 liang); Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (remove rhizome base, 3 fen).
Preparation: Grind all ingredients into a powder. Take 3 qian per dose. Add 1 zhong zhan of water and 0.5 banfen of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens). Decoct until reduced to 6 fen. Strain out the dregs. Take warm at any time.
Jiegeng San (Platycodonis Radix Powder) [from *Shenghui Fang*]: Treats deficiency consumption with qi stagnation in the Upper Jiao leading to panting and urgency, saliva as thick as glue, and mental restlessness with heat sensation.
Ingredients: Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix) (3 fen, remove rhizome base); Huangqi (Astragali Radix) (cut into small pieces); Sangbaipipi (Mori Cortex) (each 1 liang, cut into small pieces); Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (1 liang, remove heart and bake); Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus) (stir-fry with bran until slightly yellow, remove pith); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (roast until slightly red, cut into small pieces); Guixin (Cinnamomi Cortex); Qianhu (Peucedani Radix) (remove rhizome base); Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) (each 3 fen).
Preparation: Grind all ingredients into a powder. Take 3 qian per dose.
Sangbaipipi San (Mori Cortex Powder) [from *Shenghui Fang*]: Treats deficiency consumption with lung congestion, chest and heart discomfort, frequent expectoration of thick and sticky saliva, and loss of appetite.
Ingredients: Sangbaipipi (Mori Cortex) (cut into small pieces); Chifuling (Poria cum Mycelium, red-colored) (each 1 liang); Xingren (Prunus Armeniacae Semen) (soak in water, remove skin and pointed end, use double-kernel seeds, stir-fry with bran until slightly yellow); Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba) (each 3 liang, remove roots and joints); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (5 qian, roast until slightly yellow, cut into small pieces); Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix) (1 liang, remove seedlings); Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma); Ziwan (Asteri Radix et Rhizoma) (remove seedlings and soil); Dafupi (Arecae Pericarpium) (each 3 fen, cut into small pieces).
Preparation: Grind all ingredients into a powder. Take 4 qian per dose. Add 1 zhong zhan of water and 0.5 banfen of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens). Decoct until reduced to 6 fen. Strain out the dregs. Take warm at any time.
Fuling San (Poria Powder) [from *Shenghui Fang*]: Treats deficiency consumption with frequent expectoration of thick and sticky saliva and throat discomfort.
Ingredients: Chifuling (Poria cum Mycelium, red-colored); Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (remove heart); Shenggan Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata); Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (each 1 liang, remove rhizome base); Qianhu (Peucedani Radix) (2 liang, remove rhizome base); Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus) (stir-fry with bran until slightly yellow); Chishaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra) (1 liang); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (5 qian, roast until slightly red, cut into small pieces); Shegan (Belamcandae Rhizoma) (1 liang).
Preparation: Grind all ingredients into a powder. Take 3 qian per dose. Add 1 zhong zhan of water. Decoct until reduced to 6 fen. Strain out the dregs. Take warm at any time.
Huangqi Fuling San (Astragali and Poria Powder) [from *Shenghui Fang*]: Treats deficiency consumption with floating heat in the Upper Jiao, frequent expectoration of thick and sticky saliva, and throat discomfort.
Ingredients: Huangqi (Astragali Radix) (1 liang, cut into small pieces); Chifuling (Poria cum Mycelium, red-colored) (2 fen); Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (remove heart, 3 fen); Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus) (stir-fry with bran until slightly yellow, remove pith, 2 fen); Sangbaipipi (Mori Cortex) (cut into small pieces); Shegan (Belamcandae Rhizoma); Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix) (each 3 fen, remove rhizome base); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (5 qian, roast until slightly red, cut into small pieces).
Preparation: Grind all ingredients into a powder. Take 4 qian per dose. Add 1 zhong zhan of water.
Treats cough due to deficiency consumption in both men and women, with sticky nasal discharge and saliva, alternating chills and fever, scorched and dry hair, and subtle and minute pulse. This prescription is suitable. [from *Huming Fang*]
Ingredients: Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix); Huangqi (Astragali Radix) (remove heart); Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba) (remove roots); Ziwan (Asteri Radix et Rhizoma); Huangjupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium); Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma); Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix) (remove hairs); Biejia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum) (vinegar-roasted); Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix); Tianlinggai (Human Cranium) (fried with butter until black and charred); Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix) (each 1 fen); Gejie (Geckos) (one male, fried with butter until yellow).
Preparation: Grind all ingredients into a fine powder. Take 2.5 qian per dose. Add 1 zhong zhan of water and one slice of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens). Boil for one or two boils. Drink slowly while hot at irregular intervals.