黄 （三两，去芦，蜜水炙） 人参 甘草（炙。各半两） 麦门冬（一两，汤浸，去
心） 苦
桔
上为 咀，每服四钱，水一盏半，生姜五片，煎至七分，去滓，温服，不拘时候。
补养元气，滋益气血，暖水脏及下元。
菟丝子（洗净，捣为末，四两） 破故纸（炒香） 益智仁（各一两） 杜仲（一两，
去皮，
用生
（二两、
米
上各为细末，酒糊为丸，如梧桐子大，每服五十丸，空心，温盐酒盐汤送下。
补心肾，益气血，暖元脏，缩小便，壮力。
莲肉（去心，四两） 龙骨（七钱半，新瓦上 ，另研细） 益智仁 破故纸（炒香） 茴
香
（各
锉碎，
酒拌，
上为细末，用山药四两炙为末，打糊为丸，如梧桐子大，每服五十丸，枣汤送下，空心
食前
两，
夫草还丹者，不用金石，不加燥热，不伤五脏，只以草药为用，全在制度之妙，得水火
既济
养，
令
延年益寿，乃仙家之良剂，平补大有效验。
苍术（四两，一两酒浸，一两醋浸，一两米泔浸，一两盐水浸，各一宿） 葫芦巴（一
两，
酒
楝
子（
茯苓（坚
圆
上件晒干为细末，无灰酒糊为丸，如梧桐子大，每服三、五十丸，温酒送下，或盐汤亦
可，
隶
不
常
[Qibu Tang (Qi-Nourishing Decoction)]
Astragali Radix (Huangqi) (3 liang, remove the rhizome, honey-fried), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) (fried. Each 0.5 liang), Ophiopogonis Radix (Maimendong) (1 liang, soaked in boiling water, remove the heart), Platycodonis Radix (Jiegeng).
Crush the above herbs into coarse powder. Take 4 qian per dose, add 1.5 zhan of water and 5 slices of Zingiberis Recens Rhizoma (Shengjiang), decoct until reduced to 70%, strain, and take warm. No specific time restriction.
Actions: Nourish Yuan Qi (Primary Qi), tonify and benefit Qi and Blood, warm the Water Organ (Kidney) and the Lower Origin (Xia Yuan).
[Cao Huan Dan (Grass-Returning Pill)]
Cuscutae Semen (Tusizi) (wash clean, pound into powder, 4 liang), Psoraleae Fructus (Poguzhi) (stir-fry until fragrant), Alpiniae Officinarum Fructus (Yizhiren) (Each 1 liang), Eucommiae Cortex (Duzhong) (1 liang, remove bark, use raw product) [Text missing], [Text missing] (2 liang, [Text missing]).
Pound each herb into fine powder separately. Use wine paste to make pills, size similar to Sophora japonica seeds (Wutongzi). Take 50 pills per dose, on an empty stomach, with warm salted wine or salt water.
Actions: Tonify Heart and Kidney, benefit Qi and Blood, warm the Primary Organ (Yuan Zang), reduce urination, strengthen strength.
[Another Prescription]
Nelumbinis Semen (Lianrou) (remove the plumule, 4 liang), Os Draconis (Longgu) (7.5 qian, calcine on a new tile, grind separately into fine powder), Alpiniae Officinarum Fructus (Yizhiren), Psoraleae Fructus (Poguzhi) (stir-fry until fragrant), Foeniculi Fructus (Huixiang).
[Text missing] each, chop into pieces, mix with wine, [Text missing].
Pound the above into fine powder. Use Dioscoreae Rhizoma (Shanyao) (4 liang, fried and pounded into powder) to make paste for pills, size similar to Sophora japonica seeds. Take 50 pills per dose, with Jujubae Fructus (Zao) water, before meals on an empty stomach.
Regarding Cao Huan Dan, it does not use mineral/metallic substances, does not add drying-hot herbs, does not damage the Five Viscera, and relies solely on herbal medicines. Its efficacy lies entirely in the subtlety of its processing methods, achieving the state of Mutual Interaction of Fire and Water (Shui Huo Ji Ji). It nourishes the body, prolongs life, and is an excellent formula from Daoist alchemy for gentle tonification with significant effects.
Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu) (4 liang: 1 liang soaked in wine, 1 liang soaked in vinegar, 1 liang soaked in rice washing water, 1 liang soaked in salt water, each soaked overnight), Trigonellae Semen (Huluba) (1 liang, [Text missing]), Meliae Fructus (Lianzi) ([Text missing]), Poria (Fuling) (solid and round ones).
Dry the above ingredients and pound into fine powder. Use unadulterated wine paste to make pills, size similar to Sophora japonica seeds. Take 30-50 pills per dose, with warm wine, or salt water is also acceptable, [Text missing], [Text missing], regularly [take].