上醋煮半日，焙干为末，再用醋煮糊丸，艾醋汤下。（此方调气调经，行血养血，凡艾附
丸，可以此作祖）
味丸 补虚败。
黄 （四两，盐水浸，火炙） 北五味（二两）
上为末，秫米糊丸，空心盐酒下。（此补气秘方也。妙在用黄 以盐水浸炙，用秫米以作
糊丸，以其能开胃也，五味为佐，惟虚而吸吸短气者宜之）
附子理中汤 治真阳不足，饮食难化，大便不实，肠鸣腹痛，饮食畏寒，手足逆冷。
白术 人参 干姜（炮） 甘草（炙） 附子（炮去皮脐，各等分）
上锉，加生姜，水煎服，每服四钱，加生姜十片，水煎服。（此方只在理中二字上体认，仲
景原作大丸为煎，和渣同服，理中妙处，全在于此，今失其意，深可惜也。如大便不实者，还
宜遵之）
黄 建中汤 治男子妇人诸虚不足，羸乏少力，此药大生气血，补益荣卫。
黄 （三钱） 白芍药（炒，四钱） 肉桂（一钱半） 甘草（炙，二钱）
上 咀，作一服，加姜枣水煎，食前服（理中者，理土中之寒，建中者，温血中之寒
当归建中，则温荣以行血；黄 建中，则温卫以行血。曰大建中，则气血俱温俱行矣！用者
须得此意）
加味黄 汤 治阳虚恶寒。
黄 （二钱） 人参 白术 甘草（炙，各一钱） 肉桂（五分）
上锉，水煎服，甚者，加附子。
十全大补汤 治妇人冷劳最妙。（里气足则外气充，外气固则内气足，此方内外相长，
而以肉桂通经脉于表里之间，则阳虚之寒释矣！其加附子，又兼温内也）
方见经闭血枯条。
浑身碎痛引子 治妇人劳倦。
虎骨（五钱） 防风 本 白芷 茯苓 甘草（炙） 白术 当归 白芍（炒） 续断 附子
（各二钱）
上为粗末，加姜枣煎，不拘时服。（主浑身之经络者，肝也，而肝所以藏血以荣周身之
筋，则一身之碎痛，当以肝为主。而生血之本，以脾为主，为脾统诸经之血也。防风行肝气于
周身；白芷行阳明于血海；甘、术益中土以生血；归、芍荣肝木于周身；附子温内而通所不
通； 本行上而散至巅顶；茯苓渗下而内达九渊；虎骨、续断其搜筋骨诸邪而定痛者欤。其
曰治劳倦者，必每因劳倦而常身痛者也）
木香丸 治妇人冷劳，经脉不调，脏腑气
滞，四肢疼痛，饮食无味，渐加羸瘦。
木香 琥珀 吴茱萸（泡） 当归 牡丹皮 赤芍药 三棱 附子（炮） 玄胡索 川芎（各
七钱半） 干姜 人参 桂心（各半两） 北柴胡 鳖甲（醋炙，去裙 ） 白术 浓朴 熟地黄 陈
橘皮（各一两）
上为末，炼蜜丸，如桐子大，每服三十丸，空心温酒下。
戊己丸 治新婚男子女人素禀虚寒，滑泄，饮食无味，肌肉不生，多睡少寐，终日昏
蒙，夜多异梦，畏寒喜热，吃食呕吐清水，状如翻胃。此药养脾开胃，滋血气，长肌肉，添精益
髓，补暖丹田。（此方补气补血，破气破血，温气行血，通气养血，非真冷劳、气滞、血寒、血
凝者，不可妄服）
茴香 白茯苓 香附子（炒各三两） 胡椒（五两） 人参 甘草（炙，各一两） 白术（二两）
朱砂（半两，研细）
上为细末，生姜汁打糊丸，如桐子大，每服二三十丸，空心食前白汤下，日三服。
砂丸 治妇人冷劳，心腹积聚，腹胁疼痛，四肢羸瘦，不食。（此方全在破血散结。虽
曰治冷劳，然实为心腹积聚日久，以致瘦瘁也。大概病根于冷，而至于瘦，故云。然若非
真确，安敢妄用）
鳖甲（醋炙） 桃仁（去皮尖，麸炒） 木香 五灵脂（炒） 当归（各一两） 砂（二两，
醋一升熬成膏）
上为细末，用 砂膏为丸，如桐子大，每服二十丸，空心温酒下。（此方 砂太多，不宜轻用）
Huangqi Wuwei Wan (Astragalus and Schisandra Pill) tonifies deficiency and defeats pathogenic factors.
Radix Astragali (Four liang, soaked in salt water, fire-roasted), Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis (Two liang).
Grind the above into powder, use Sorghum paste as a binder to make pills, take on an empty stomach with salt wine. (This is a secret recipe for tonifying Qi. Its brilliance lies in soaking and fire-roasting Radix Astragali with salt water, and using Sorghum to make pill paste, because it can stimulate appetite; Fructus Schisandrae serves as an assistant herb, suitable only for those who are deficient and suffer from shortness of breath.)
Fuzi Lizhong Tang (Aconite Decoction to Regulate the Middle) treats insufficiency of True Yang, difficulty in digesting food, loose stools, borborygmus and abdominal pain, aversion to cold when eating, and cold limbs.
Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Radix Ginseng, Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens (processed), Radix Glycyrrhizae (roasted), Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata (processed, skin and lateral roots removed, equal parts).
Cut the herbs, add fresh Ginger, decoct in water and take orally. Each dose is four qian, adding ten slices of fresh ginger, decoct in water and take. (The key to this formula lies in understanding "Regulating the Middle". Zhang Zhongjing's original prescription was to change large pills into a decoction and take it together with the dregs; the subtlety of Lizhong lies entirely in this. It is a pity that this meaning has been lost today. If one has loose stools, one should still follow the original method.)
Huangqi Jianzhong Tang (Astragalus Decoction to Establish the Middle) treats various deficiencies and insufficiencies in men and women, emaciation and lack of strength. This medicine greatly generates Qi and Blood, and tonifies Ying and Wei.
Radix Astragali (Three qian), Radix Paeoniae Alba (stir-fried, Four qian), Cortex Cinnamomi (One and a half qian), Radix Glycyrrhizae (roasted, Two qian).
Cut the herbs into small pieces, prepare as one dose, add fresh Ginger and Jujube, decoct in water, and take before meals. (Lizhong regulates cold in the Earth organ [Spleen/Stomach]; Jianzhong warms cold in the blood; Danggui Jianzhong warms Ying to move Blood; Huangqi Jianzhong warms Wei to move Blood. If called Dajianzhong, then both Qi and Blood are warmed and moved! Users must grasp this intent.)
Jiawei Huangqi Tang (Modified Astragalus Decoction) treats Yang deficiency with aversion to cold.
Radix Astragali (Two qian), Radix Ginseng, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Radix Glycyrrhizae (roasted, each One qian), Cortex Cinnamomi (Five fen).
Cut the herbs, decoct in water and take. For severe cases, add Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata.
Shiquan Dabu Tang (Ten Ingredients Great Tonifying Decoction) is most excellent for treating Cold Lao (Chronic Deficiency Syndrome due to Cold) in women. (When internal Qi is sufficient, external Qi is abundant; when external Qi is solid, internal Qi is sufficient. This formula nourishes both inside and outside mutually. By using Cortex Cinnamomi to unblock meridians between the interior and exterior, the cold caused by Yang deficiency is released. Adding Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata also warms the interior.)
See the section on Amenorrhea and Blood Depletion for the formula.
Shenshen Suitong Yinzi (Whole Body Pain Guiding Agent) treats Women's Fatigue Lao.
Os Tigridis (Five qian), Radix Saposhnikoviae, Rhizoma Ligustici Wallichii, Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, Poria, Radix Glycyrrhizae (roasted), Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Paeoniae Alba (stir-fried), Radix Dipsaci, Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata (each Two qian).
Pound into coarse powder, add fresh Ginger and Jujube, decoct and take at any time. (The Liver governs the meridians of the whole body, and the Liver stores Blood to nourish the tendons of the whole body. Therefore, scattered pains in the whole body should be primarily treated via the Liver. The root of generating Blood lies in the Spleen, as the Spleen commands the Blood of all meridians. Fangfeng disperses Liver Qi throughout the body; Baizhi moves Yangming to the Sea of Blood; Gancao and Baizhu benefit the Central Earth to generate Blood; Danggui and Shaoyao nourish Liver Wood throughout the body; Fuzi warms the interior and unblocks obstructions; Gaoben moves upward to disperse pathogens to the vertex; Fuling drains dampness downward to reach the depths; Os Tigridis and Radix Dipsaci search out pathogens in bones and sinews to settle pain. It says it treats Fatigue Lao because fatigue often leads to constant body pain.)
Muxiang Wan (Costus Pill) treats Women's Cold Lao, irregular menstruation, Qi stagnation in Zang-Fu organs, pain in the four limbs, loss of taste in food, and gradual emaciation.
Radix Costi, Succinum, Fructus Evodiae (soaked), Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Cortex Moutan, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Rhizoma Sparganii, Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata (processed), Rhizoma Corydalis, Radix Chuanxiong (each Seven and a half qian), Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens (dried), Radix Ginseng, Cortex Cinnamomi (each Half liang), Radix Bupleuri, Testudo Carapax et Plastrum (vinegar-roasted, remove skirt-like edges), Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (each One liang).
Grind into powder, refine honey to make pills, size of Toona seeds. Take thirty pills per dose, on an empty stomach with warm wine.
Wuji Wan (Wu-Ji Pill) treats newlywed men and women with innate deficiency-cold, seminal emission and diarrhea, loss of taste in food, failure of muscles to grow, excessive sleep but light sleep, daytime drowsiness, vivid dreams at night, aversion to cold and preference for heat, vomiting clear fluid after eating, resembling Fanwei (Rebellious Stomach). This medicine nourishes the Spleen and stimulates appetite, nourishes Qi and Blood, grows muscles, enriches essence and marrow, and warms the Dantian. (This formula tonifies and breaks Qi, tonifies and breaks Blood, warms Qi and moves Blood, unblocks Qi and nourishes Blood. It should not be taken casually unless there is true Cold Lao, Qi stagnation, Blood cold, or Blood coagulation.)
Fructus Foeniculi, Poria, Rhizoma Cyperi Rotundi (stir-fried, each Three liang), Piperis Longi Fructus (Five liang), Radix Ginseng, Radix Glycyrrhizae (roasted, each One liang), Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (Two liang), Cinnabaris (Half liang, finely ground).
Grind into fine powder, use fresh Ginger juice to make paste for pills, size of Toona seeds. Take twenty to thirty pills per dose, on an empty stomach before meals with plain boiled water, three times a day.
Naosha Wan (Sal Ammoniac Pill) treats Women's Cold Lao, accumulations and masses in the heart and abdomen, pain in the abdomen and hypochondrium, emaciation of the four limbs, and anorexia. (This formula focuses entirely on breaking Blood and dissipating nodules. Although it is said to treat Cold Lao, it is actually for long-standing accumulations and masses in the heart and abdomen leading to emaciation. Generally, the disease root lies in Cold, leading to emaciation, hence the name. However, if it is not a confirmed true cold syndrome, how dare one use it casually?)
Testudo Carapax et Plastrum (vinegar-roasted), Semen Persicae (skin and tip removed, bran-roasted), Radix Costi, Resina Tardigradi (stir-fried), Radix Angelicae Sinensis (each One liang), Sal Ammoniac (Two liang, boiled with one Sheng of vinegar into a paste).
Grind into fine powder, use Sal Ammoniac paste to make pills, size of Toona seeds. Take twenty pills per dose, on an empty stomach with warm wine. (This formula contains too much Sal Ammoniac and should not be used lightly.)