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Lei Zhenjun (Thunder Deity) said: The elderly and infants are the most difficult to treat. In the elderly, Qi and Blood have declined; after consuming food and drink, instead of generating Essence, diseases arise. In infants, Jing (Essence) and Qi are not yet full; consuming food and drink damages the Stomach and subsequently the Spleen. Therefore, the elderly and infants should be treated under a separate category. Although Master Qi (Qibo) had already established a category with prescriptions, it still felt incomplete. Now, I leave several prescriptions: half to help the elderly generate Essence, and half to treat the infant's damaged Stomach. "Generating Essence" refers to nourishing the Essence within the Kidney. When a person's Kidney Qi is abundant and surplus, the Qi of the Spleen and Stomach can then circulate; once the Spleen and Stomach Qi circulates, Essence is distributed to all Zang-Fu organs, allowing them to transmit and transform each other. This prescription is named Yanglao Wan (Elderly Nourishing Pill). It uses Shudi Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, 8 liang), Bajitian (Morindae Officinalis Radix, 4 liang), Shanzhuyu (Corni Fructus, 4 liang), Bei Wuwei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus, 1 liang), Yiren (Coicis Semen, 3 liang), Qianshi (Euryales Semen, 4 liang), Cheqianzi (Plantaginis Semen, 1 liang), Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, 3 liang), and Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma, 4 liang). Each is ground into powder and formed into pills with honey. Swallow five qian daily. It will naturally generate Essence and strengthen Yuan Qi (Primal Qi). With an open appetite and strengthened Spleen and Stomach, why worry about indigestion? The prescription for infants focuses solely on protecting the Stomach. Master Qi has already passed down divine prescriptions for this. Now, I establish another prescription, which also treats the Kidney to generate Earth (Spleen/Stomach). Regarding the theory that infants are of "Pure Yang" constitution and thus should not tonify the Kidney: this fails to recognize that excessive diet in infants inevitably damages the Stomach. Over time, Stomach damage leads to Spleen damage; Spleen damage leads to Lung Metal damage; Lung Metal damage further injures Kidney Water. When infant Kidney Water is severely damaged, symptoms of Laozai (consumptive disease/tuberculosis) appear, along with signs like chicken breast and dog belly (rickets deformities). If treatment is improper and one continues to use Stomach-treating medicines without success, and then adds various purgative and draining drugs together, it leads to premature death, which is pitiable. Now, I establish a prescription to treat Kidney deficiency in infants, which indeed has miraculous effects. The prescription is named Quanyou Wan (Complete Infant Care Pill). It uses Shudi Huang (2 liang), Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix, 1 liang), Shanyao (3 liang), Qianshi (3 liang), Cheqianzi (1 liang), Shenqu (Medicated Leaven, 5 qian), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 1 liang), Dilifan (Dioscorea Hypoglauca Powder/Bamboo Rice Flour, 3 liang), Biejia (Trionycis Carapax et Plastrum, 3 liang), Sheng Heshouwu (Polygoni Multiflori Radix, 3 liang), and Fuling (Poria, 2 liang). Each is ground into powder and formed into pills with honey. Take three qian daily, washed down with plain boiled water. One course of treatment will completely cure the aforementioned symptoms. These two prescriptions truly supplement what Master Qi could not fully cover.
Zhang Zhenjun (Zhang True Lord) said: Marvelous discussion, marvelous prescriptions.