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(From *Yifang Yijian*) *Changshan* (Dichroa Root), *Caoguo* (Tsaoko Fruit), along with *Binglang* (Areca Seed), *Houpo* (Magnolia Bark), *Gancao* (Licorice Root), *Qingpi* (Green Tangerine Peel), and *Chenpi* (Aged Tangerine Peel) in relatively large quantities. Decoct with water and wine, soak overnight, then take; it is suitable for patients with Yang-channel excess malaria. [Take *Changshan* warm, facing east. *Changshan* induces vomiting of phlegm, *Binglang* breaks down accumulations, *Chenpi* regulates Qi, *Qingpi* invigorates the Liver and breaks Qi stagnation, *Houpo* calms the Stomach and dries dampness, *Caoguo* eliminates phlegm generated from rich food. Adding *Gancao* enters the Stomach to assist *Changshan* in guiding vomiting.]

Nine Verses, Supplementary Formulas 2

(Pill) *Qianshi* (Euryale Seed), *Lianxu* (Lotus Plumule), *Longgu* (Fossilized Bones), *Jili* (Tribulus Fruit), and *Muli* (Oyster Shell) are all required. Make pills with a paste of *Lianfen* (Lotus Seed Powder), administer with salt water or wine; this astringes essence and secures Qi, eliminating slippery emission and nocturnal seminal emission. [*Qianshi* (steamed), *Lianruixu* (Lotus stamen), *Shayuan Jili* (Tribulus seed, stir-fried), each two taels; *Longgu* (baked with butter), *Muli* (boiled in salt water for one day and night, powdered), each one tael. Make pills with lotus seed powder paste, swallow with salt water or administer with wine. *Qianshi* secures essence and tonifies the Spleen, *Muli* astringes essence and clears heat, Lotus connects the Heart and Kidney, *Jili* tonifies the Kidney and benefits essence, *Longgu* and *Lianxu* are both substances that secure essence and arrest collapse.]

(From *Ju Fang*) Treats seminal slipperiness and collapse, using powders of *Tusizi* (Dodder Seed), *Fuling* (Poria), *Wuweizi* (Schisandra Berry), and *Shilian* (Stone Lotus). Decoct *Shanyao* (Chinese Yam) with wine to make pill paste; it also treats *Qiangzhong* (excessive erection) and *Xiaoke* (wasting-thirst syndrome). [*Qiangzhong* refers to patients with Lower Wasting-Thirst, whose penis remains constantly erect and vigorous, ejaculating without sexual intercourse. *Tusizi* ten taels (soaked in wine), *Wuweizi* eight taels, *Baifuling* (White Poria) and *Shilian* three taels each, *Shanyao* six taels. Decoct with wine to make pill paste. For seminal leakage, take with salt water; for red turbidity, take with Centella asiatica soup; for white turbidity, take with Poria soup; for wasting-thirst, take with rice drink. *Tusizi* strengthens Yin and benefits Yang, *Wuweizi* astringes essence and generates fluids, *Shilian* clears the Heart and stops turbidity, *Shanyao* promotes dampness drainage and secures the Spleen, *Fuling* is sweet and bland and promotes diuresis, thereby draining Kidney pathogenic factors within the process of tonification.]

(Pill) *Lianruixu* (Lotus stamen), *Sharen* (Amomum Fruit), *Huanglian* (Coptis Rhizome), *Huangbai* (Phellodendron Bark), *Fuling* (Poria), and *Zhu Ling* (Polyporus). Add *Yizhiren* (Alpinia Oxyphylla Fruit), *Banxia* (Pinellia Tuber), and *Gancao* (Licorice Root); it clears heat, promotes dampness drainage, and simultaneously secures the root and strengthens the body. [This formula secures the root while simultaneously promoting damp-heat drainage. *Lianxu* and *Huanglian* (stir-fried) each two taels, *Sharen*, *Huangbai*, *Yizhiren*, *Banxia* (prepared with ginger juice), *Fuling* each one tael, *Zhu Ling* two taels, *Gancao* (honey-fried) three qian. Essence turbidity often arises from damp-heat and phlegm; *Huanglian* and *Huangbai* clear heat, *Fuling* and *Zhu Ling* promote dampness drainage, *Banxia* eliminates phlegm. Damp-heat often arises from Qi stagnation; *Sharen* and *Yizhiren* regulate Qi, and simultaneously secure the Kidney and strengthen the Spleen. *Gancao* tonifies Earth and harmonizes the middle, while *Lianxu* astringes to stop collapse.]