开胃养气进食。
人参（去芦） 白术 黄 （蜜水涂，炙） 山芋 白茯苓（去皮） 粟米（微炒） 甘
草（各
一两，炙）
上为细末。每服二钱，水一盏，姜枣同煎，至七分。如大故不思饮食，加白扁豆一两蒸
用，名八珍散。
予制此方，温平不热，每有伤寒疟疾中暑，得瘥之后，用此以调脾胃，日三四服，十日
外饮食倍常。
治脾元久虚，不进饮食，停饮胁痛。
神曲（十两，微炒） 白术（五两） 干姜（炮） 官桂（去粗皮，不见火，各三两） 吴
茱萸
（汤浸七次，焙） 川椒（去目并合口，微炒，地上出汗，各二两）
上为细末，薄糊丸如梧子大。每服三五十丸，生姜汤下，食前稍空腹。有饮，加半夏曲
二两。癸亥中，予作数剂自服，饮食倍进。
和气调中进食。
白术 浓朴（去粗皮，生姜汁炙） 桂心（不见火） 桔梗（炒） 干姜（炮） 人参
（去芦）
当归（洗去芦，薄切，焙干） 茯苓（去皮） 甘草（炙，以上各等分）
上为粗末。每服四钱，水一盏半，枣二个，同煎至八分去滓，不拘时候。庞老方。
治脾肾虚弱，全不进食。
破故纸（四两，炒香） 肉豆蔻（二两，生）
上为细末，用大肥枣四十九个，生姜四两，切片同煮，枣烂去姜，取枣剥去皮核用肉，
研为膏，入药和杵，丸如梧子大。每服三十丸，盐汤下。
有人全不进食，服补脾药皆不验，予授此方，服之欣然能食，此病不可全作脾虚。盖因
肾气怯弱，真元衰劣，自是不能消化饮食，譬如鼎釜之中，置诸米谷，下无火力，虽终日米
不熟，其何能化？黄鲁直尝记服菟丝子，净淘酒浸曝干，日抄数匙以酒下，十日外饮啖如汤
沃雪，亦知此理也。
To open the stomach, nourish Qi, and promote appetite.
Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (remove the rhizome head), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Huangqi (Astragali Radix) (coat with honey water, stir-fry until dry), Shanyu (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), Bai Fuling (Poria) (remove the skin), Sumi (Setariae Frumentum) (lightly stir-fry), Gancao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma) (each 1 liang, stir-fry until dry).
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, add 1 zhan of water, decoct together with Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) and Zao (Jujubae Fructus) until reduced to 7 fen. If there is a complete loss of appetite after a severe illness, add 1 liang of Baibian Dou (Phaseoli Semen Album) steamed; this formula is named Bazhen San (Eight Treasures Powder).
I formulated this prescription; it is warm and neutral without being hot. Whenever following recovery from Shanghan (Cold Damage), Nueji (Malaria), or Zhongshu (Heatstroke), use this to regulate the Spleen and Stomach. Take 3-4 times daily; after ten days, food intake doubles.
Treats chronic deficiency of Spleen Yuan (Source Qi), inability to eat, fluid retention with hypochondriac pain.
Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata) (10 liang, lightly stir-fry), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) (5 liang), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) (processed), Guigui (Cinnamomi Cortex) (remove rough bark, do not expose to fire, each 3 liang), Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus) (soak in boiling water seven times, bake), Chuanjiao (Sichuan Pepper) (remove eyes and closed ends, lightly stir-fry until sweat appears, each 2 liang).
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, bind with thin paste into pills the size of mulberry seeds. Take 30-50 pills per dose, wash down with Shengjiang Tang (Ginger Decoction), before meals when slightly empty-stomached. If there is fluid retention, add Banxia Qu (Pinelliae Massa Praeparata) 2 liang. In mid-autumn of the Guihai year, I made several doses for self-administration, and food intake increased significantly.
Harmonizes Qi, regulates the middle jiao, and promotes appetite.
Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) (remove rough bark, stir-fry with ginger juice), Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix) (stir-fry), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) (processed), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (remove the rhizome head), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) (wash, remove rhizome head, slice thinly, bake dry), Fuling (Poria) (remove skin), Gancao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma) (stir-fry until dry; all above in equal proportions).
Grind the above ingredients into a coarse powder. Take 4 qian per dose, add 1.5 zhan of water and 2 Zao (Jujubae Fructus), decoct together until reduced to 8 fen, strain and discard dregs. Take at any time. This is Fang Lao's (Pang Anshi's) prescription.
Treats Spleen and Kidney weakness, complete inability to eat.
Poguzhi (Psoraleae Fructus) (4 liang, stir-fry until fragrant), Roudoukou (Myristicae Semen) (2 liang, raw).
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Use 49 large fat Zao (Jujubae Fructus) and 4 liang of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), sliced, boil together until the dates are soft. Remove the ginger, peel the dates, remove pits, use the flesh, grind into a paste. Mix with the medicinal powder and pound into pills the size of mulberry seeds. Take 30 pills per dose, wash down with Yantang (Salt Water Decoction).
There was a person who could not eat at all; taking Spleen-tonifying medicines yielded no effect. I taught him this prescription; upon taking it, he happily regained his appetite. This disease cannot be entirely attributed to Spleen deficiency. It is likely due to weak Kidney Qi and deteriorated True Yuan (True Source Qi), naturally failing to digest food. It is like placing grains in a cauldron without fire underneath; although all day passes, the rice will not cook, let alone digest. Huang Luzhi once recorded taking Tusizi (Cuscutae Semen), thoroughly washed, soaked in wine, dried in the sun, taken by spoonfuls with wine daily; after ten days, eating and drinking became as smooth as snow melting in hot soup, also understanding this principle.