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The foundation of preserving one's health lies in diet, while the way to cure diseases relies solely on medicine. Those who do not understand the appropriateness of food are insufficient to preserve their lives; those who do not understand the nature of drugs are not considered [to know how to preserve life]. (Note: The original text has a gap here; based on context "must lead to cholera-like symptoms", it infers the harm of not knowing drug/food properties.) After the Summer Solstice and before the Autumn Equinox, one should avoid consuming rich, fatty, strong-flavored foods, butter, cheese, and yogurt, so that no other worries will arise. Therefore, the reason why the elderly suffer from many illnesses is mostly due to seeking coolness during spring and summer when they were young, eating and drinking overly cold items, as well as fish, raw vegetables, and raw meat—these cold and raw foods often damage the human body and should be discontinued. Only milk, butter, ghee, and honey should be warmed before consumption, which is highly beneficial for the elderly. If consumed suddenly in large quantities, however, it may also cause abdominal distension, diarrhea, and dysentery; thus, it should be eaten gradually in small amounts. Daily diet should be light and bland; avoid overly salty foods.

[Formula] Cow Milk Method (from *Shenghui Fang*): Cow milk has a neutral nature and can nourish the blood vessels, benefit the heart, promote muscle growth, make the body strong and healthy, skin lustrous, face radiant, and spirit unyielding. Therefore, as children, one should always provide it as a regular food, never lacking it for a day, ensuring the elderly enjoy it to satisfaction. The nourishing effect of this food far exceeds that of meat.

Zhongru Powder Formula: Zhongru (Stalactite) (1 jin, high quality, finely ground), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (3 liang, remove rhizome), Gancao (Licorice Root) (5 liang, honey-fried until slightly red, chopped), Shudihuang (Prepared Rehmannia Root) (3 liang), Shuyu (Dioscorea Rhizome) (6 liang). Sift the above herbs into powder. Take 2 qianbi each time, mixed with warm water, at any time.

Wuma Powder Formula: Has anti-aging and complexion-preserving effects. Use Sesamum indicum L. (Black Sesame Seed) in any amount, mix evenly with water (not too wet), steam until heat penetrates thoroughly, then dry in the sun. Steam and dry repeatedly, nine times in total. After drying, pound and remove impurities.

Generally, at the beginning of pregnancy, the limbs feel heavy, appetite is poor, and the pulse is smooth; this is a sign of impending conception. After two or three days, one will feel indigestion or aversion to certain foods, known as "aversion to food" (Eshi). By the third month or later, vomiting and nausea become severe, and the body becomes too weak to support itself. If such prodromal signs appear, adjust diet according to this method. Once nutritional intake improves, physical strength increases, and stomach qi becomes robust, it is sufficient to nourish the fetus, ensuring the safety and health of both mother and child.

[Formula] Carp Soup Formula: Treats placental heat obstruction during pregnancy, inability to eat, mental restlessness, and irritability.
Ingredients: Carp (Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus) (one fish, one chi long, prepared for cooking), Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) (1 liang, sliced), Chichi (Fermented Soybean) (1 he), Congbai (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus) (one handful, remove roots, slice).
Usage: Boil the above ingredients in 5 sheng of water until reduced to 2 sheng, strain, and take warm in three doses.

Carp Porridge Formula: Treats internal injury causing fetal disturbance during pregnancy, with abdominal pain; suitable for taking to calm the fetus.
Ingredients: Carp (Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus) (one fish, weighing 1 jin, remove scales and viscera, mince finely, remove bones), Zhugen (Bletilla Rhizome) (2 liang, dried, wash clean, chop), Nuomi (Glutinous Rice) (5 he).
Usage: Boil the above ingredients in 3 da zhan of water until reduced to 1.5 da zhan, strain, add glutinous rice to cook into porridge, and eat on an empty stomach.

Chichi Decoction Formula: Treats common cold headache during pregnancy.
Ingredients: Chichi (Fermented Soybean) (1 he), Congbai (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus) (one handful, remove roots, slice), Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) (1 liang, slice).
Usage: Boil the above ingredients in 1 da zhan of water until reduced to 0.6, strain, and take warm in two doses.

Ejiao Porridge Formula: Treats vaginal bleeding during pregnancy.
Ingredients: Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini) (0.5 liang, fried yellow and powdered), Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi) powder (1 fen), Yeye (Mugwort Leaf) powder (1 fen).
Usage: Use 2 he of glutinous rice, add the medicines, and boil with water to make porridge.

Nuomi Ejiao Porridge Formula: Treats fetal restlessness and insecurity during pregnancy.
Ingredients: Nuomi (Glutinous Rice) (3 he), Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini) (1 liang, crushed, fried until yellow and dry, then powdered).
Usage: First cook glutinous rice into porridge. Near completion, add the Ejiao powder, stir well, and eat.

Wuci Chicken Meat Porridge Formula: Used for calming the fetus during pregnancy, and treating lumbar and leg pain caused by wind-cold-damp bi syndrome.
Ingredients: Wuci Ji (Female Black-bone Chicken) (one chicken, minced to extract meat), Jingmi (Oryza sativa var. japonica) (3 he).
Usage: Cut the chicken meat finely, place in fermented soybean juice, mix with rice, and cook into porridge. Add salt, Sichuan pepper, and scallion whites. Eat on an empty stomach.

Danxiongji Suobing Formula: Nourishes the uterus and treats uterine bleeding (leukorrhea with blood), mental restlessness, and dry mouth.
Ingredients: Danxiongji (Red Rooster) (one chicken, extract meat and cut into pieces), Baifan (Triticum aestivum L. flour) (1 jin).
Usage: Knead the flour into noodle strips, cook together with the chicken meat, and eat as desired.

Lujiaomo Chichi Decoction Formula: Treats fetal damage and movement during pregnancy, accompanied by bleeding and distress/fullness.
Ingredients: Chichi (Fermented Soybean) (1 he), Lujiaomo (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum Pulvis) (1 fen).
Usage: Boil the chichi in 1 da zhan of water to obtain 0.6 volume of liquid. Add the deer horn powder, stir well, and divide into two doses.

Dihuang Porridge Formula: Treats persistent vaginal bleeding during pregnancy, named "Lou Tai" (Leaking Fetus), where the amniotic sac dries up and the fetus dies.
Ingredients: Sheng Dihuang Zhi (Fresh Rehmanniae Radix Juice) (3 he), Nuomi (Glutinous Rice) (3 he).
Usage: Cook glutinous rice into porridge. Near completion, add the fresh rehmannia juice, stir well, and eat on an empty stomach.

Zhuli Porridge Formula: Treats constant mental distress and stuffiness during pregnancy, known as "Zi Fan" (Fetal Restlessness).
Ingredients: Dan Zhuli (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis Bamboo Sap) (3 he), Sumi (Panicum miliaceum L.) (3 he).
Usage: Cook the millet into porridge. Near completion, add the bamboo sap, stir well, let cool, and eat. Drinking 3 he of bamboo sap alone is also effective.

Formula for Treating Fetal Damage and Abdominal Pain During Pregnancy:
Use Dongmazi (Ricini Fructus) (2 he), crush it, boil in 1 da zhan of water until reduced to 0.7, strain, and divide into two doses.

Formula for Treating Lumbar Pain During Pregnancy:
Use Heidou (Sojae Semen Nigrum) (2 he), boil in 2 da zhan of wine until reduced to 1 da zhan, strain, and take warm in three doses before meals.

Mendong Porridge Formula: Treats regurgitation and vomiting preventing food intake during pregnancy.
Ingredients: Sheng Mendong (Ophiopogonis Radix) (remove heart, wash clean, slice finely, pound, and squeeze to obtain 1 he of juice), Baijingmi (White Oryza sativa var. japonica) (wash clean, 2 he), Yiyiren (Coicis Semen) (clean, remove soil, 1 he).
Usage: Cook the yiyiren and jingmi first. Near completion, add the ophiopogon juice, stir well, and eat.

Lutourou Porridge Formula (from *Shengji Zonglu*): Treats edema of the four limbs, wheezing, urgency, and abdominal fullness during pregnancy.
Ingredients: Lutourou (Cervi Capitis et Cornua Carco) (0.5 jin), Manjingshi (Vittariae Fructus) (remove soil, 1 liang), Gaoliangjiang (Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma), Xiangzi (Foeniculi Fructus) (fried until fragrant and cooked, 0.5 liang each).
Usage: Except for the deer head meat, pound the other herbs into powder. Boil the deer head meat until tender, add the herb powders and rice, cook into porridge, and eat.

Ji Tang Formula (from *Shengji Zonglu*): Treats edema of the four limbs, wheezing, and urgency during pregnancy, accompanied by vomiting and inability to eat.
Ingredients: Huang Eji (Yellow Female Chicken) (one chicken, remove head, feet, feathers, skin, viscera, etc., wash clean, remove blood vessels, blanch in boiling water to remove fishy smell), Gaoliangjiang (Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma) (1 liang), Sanggenbaipi (Mori Cortex) (1 liang).
Usage: Cut the chicken finely, boil with the herbs, extract the juice, use the juice to cook porridge, and eat.

Li Yu Geng Formula (from *Shengji Zonglu*): Treats fetal qi disturbance and insecurity during pregnancy.
Ingredients: Xian Li Yu (Fresh Carp Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus) (one fish, prepared for cooking), Huangqi (Astragali Radix) (chopped and fried), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) (cut and baked), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Sheng Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix) (each 0.5 liang), Shujiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium) (select, remove eyes and closed ones, fry until sweat appears, 10 grains).
Usage: Place the herbs inside the fish belly, boil in water to make soup, drink the broth and eat the fish.

Zhuma Porridge Formula (from *Shengji Zonglu*): Treats fetal restlessness and abdominal pain during pregnancy; suitable for regular consumption.
Ingredients: Sheng Zhuma Gen (Bletillae Rhizoma) (1 liang, wash clean, boil to obtain 2 he of juice), Bainuomi (White Glutinous Rice) (2 he), Daimai mian (Hordeum vulgare L. flour) (1 he), Chenjupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (soak, remove white pith, fry, 0.5 liang, powdered).
Usage: Cook the rice into porridge, add the zhuma juice and chenpi powder, stir well, and eat.

Chenpi Porridge Formula (from *Shengji Zonglu*): Treats cold and hot qi abdominal pain during pregnancy, unbearable for consecutive days.
Ingredients: Chenjupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (soak in water, remove white pith, dry, 1 liang), Zhuma Gen (Bletillae Rhizoma) (scrape off soil, dry, 1 liang), Gaoliangjiang (Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma) (powder, 3 qian), Baijingmi (White Oryza sativa var. japonica) (select clean, 0.5 he).
Usage: Cook the rice into porridge, add the herb powders and a small pinch of salt, stir well, and eat.

Xiaodou Yin (from *Shengji Zonglu*): Treats leaking fetus during pregnancy; if bleeding exhausts, the fetus dies.
Ingredients: Chixiaodou (Phaseoli Semen Rubrum) (0.5 sheng), Shujiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium) (remove eyes and closed ones, fry until sweat appears, 14 grains), Wuci Ji (Female Black-bone Chicken) (one chicken, prepare for cooking).
Usage: Boil the above ingredients in 2 sheng of water until reduced to 1 da zhan, strain, and take warm in three doses.

Chixin Porridge Formula (from *Shengji Zonglu*): Treats various wasting diseases with alternating chills and fever.
Ingredients: Chixin (Heart of Fermented Soybean) (2 he, soak in boiling water, grind finely), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix) (remove leaves, 3 qian, powdered), Taoren (Persicae Semen) (soak in water, remove skin and tips, grind 30 kernels extremely fine).
Usage: First cook rice into porridge. Near completion, add the herb powders, stir well, and eat.

Banxia Bodao Formula (from *Shengji Zonglu*): Treats early pregnancy morning sickness (Ezu), selective eating, phlegm-regurgitation, where all other decoctions are ineffective.
Ingredients: Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) (wash seven times with water, then boil in 0.5 zhan of Shengjiang juice until liquid is exhausted, then fry dry, 1 liang), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (0.5 liang).
Usage: Pound into powder, add a little Xiaomai (Triticum aestivum L.) flour, mix with water to form cakes, grill and eat. Adding Cong (Scallion) and Xie (Allium macrostemon) is better.

Shanyu Mian Formula (from *Shengji Zonglu*): Treats pregnancy morning sickness with vomiting, headache, and inability to eat.
Ingredients: Sheng Shanyu (Dioscorea opposita Thunb.) (1 chi, grind completely in a sand basin, filter through Ge cloth), Zhuma Gen (Bletillae Rhizoma) (one handful).
Usage: Grind uniformly, add 3 liang of Daimai mian (Hordeum vulgare L. flour), knead and cut into pieces like chessmen. Cook in Congxie (Scallion and Allium macrostemon) soup broth and eat freshly cooked.

Another Formula (from *Shengji Zonglu*):
Ingredients: Mugua (Chaenomelis Fructus) (one large fruit, sliced), Mi (Honey) (2 liang).
Usage: Boil together with water until the mugua is soft. Grind finely in a sand basin, add 2 liang of Xiaomai mian (Triticum aestivum L. flour), cook into porridge, and eat.

Cong Porridge Formula (from *Shengji Zonglu*): Treats pregnancy several months along, without yet damaging the fetus.
Ingredients: Cong (Scallion) (three stalks), Nuomi (Glutinous Rice) (3 he).
Usage: Boil the scallion with glutinous rice into porridge and eat. Effective. Also effective for postpartum blood fainting.

Jizi Geng Formula (from *Shengji Zonglu*): Treats fetal restlessness during pregnancy.
Ingredients: Jizi (Galli Ovum) (one egg), Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini) (fried until dry, 1 liang).
Usage: Boil Ejiao in 1 sheng of Qingjiu (Clear Wine) over low heat until melted. Then add one egg and 1 qian of salt, stir well, and eat.

Suzma Zhou (from Bao Shi Fang): Treats severe fetal restlessness and stuffiness.
Ingredients: Suzi (Perillae Fructus) (3.5 qian), Damaren (Cannabis Fructus) (shell removed, clean, 0.5 liang).
Usage: Grind extremely fine, boil with water into porridge. When bowel movements normalize, the restlessness will naturally subside.