宁心保神，固精益血，壮力强志，令人不忘，去烦热，除惊悸，清三焦，解干渴，育
。此方之传，未考所自，《道藏》偈云∶昔志公和尚日夜讲经，邓天王悯其劳，锡之此方，
生地黄（四两，洗净） 人参 元参（各五钱，炒） 丹参 远志肉 桔梗 白茯苓（各五
钱） 五味（炒） 当归（酒洗） 麦冬（炒） 天冬（炒） 柏子仁（炒） 酸枣仁（各一两，炒）
上为细末，炼蜜为丸，每两分作十丸，金箔为衣，每服一丸，灯心枣汤化下，食远临
卧服，或作小丸亦可。
治心劳太过，神不守舍，合眼则梦，遗泄不常。
柏子仁（鲜白不油者，以纸包，槌去油） 白茯神 酸枣仁 生地黄 当归身（各二两）
五味子 辰砂 犀角（镑） 甘草（各半两）
上为末，炼蜜丸如芡实大，金箔为衣，午后、临卧，各津嚼一丸。
治脾虚烦热，金水不足，及肺气燥热，作渴作嗽，或小便赤色，短少涩滞
如淋，大便燥结，此阴虚有火之圣药也。
人参（二两） 天冬 麦冬 生地 熟地（四两）
蜜丸桐子大，每服五六十丸，空心淡盐汤下，中寒之人不可服。如欲作膏，俟煎成，
外加白蜜四两。
此治水亏火胜之剂，故曰一阴。凡肾水真阴虚损，而脉症多阳，虚火发热，
及阴虚动血等症，皆宜用此加减主之。
生地（二钱） 熟地（三五钱） 芍药（二钱） 麦冬（二钱） 甘草（一钱） 牛膝（一钱半）
丹参（二钱）
水二盅，煎七分，食远服。如火盛躁烦，入真龟胶二三钱化服。如气虚者，间用人参
一二钱
。如心虚不眠多汗者，加枣仁、当归各一二钱。如汗多烦躁者，加五味子十粒，或加山药、
山茱萸。如见微火者，加女贞子一二钱。如虚火上浮，或吐血或衄血不止者，加泽泻一二钱
，茜根二钱，或加川续断一二钱，以涩之亦妙。
Calming the Heart and preserving the Spirit, consolidating Essence and nourishing Blood, strengthening the body and willpower, enhancing memory, dispelling vexation and heat, eliminating palpitations and fright, clearing the Sanjiao (Triple Burner), relieving dryness and thirst, and nurturing Yin. The origin of this formula's transmission is unverified; a verse in the *Daozang* states: "In the past, Monk Zhigong lectured on scriptures day and night. King Deng, pitying his toil, bestowed this formula upon him."
Shengdi Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, 4 liang, washed clean) Renshen (Ginseng Radix) Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix, each 5 qian, stir-fried) Danshen (Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) Yuanzhi Rou (Polygalae Radix flesh) Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix) Baifuling (Poria with Hostwood, each 5 qian) Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus, stir-fried) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, wine-washed) Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix, stir-fried) Tiandong (Asparagi Radix, stir-fried) Baiziren (Biota Semen, stir-fried) Suanzaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, each 1 liang, stir-fried).
Grind the above into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to make pills. Each liang of powder is divided into ten pills, coated with gold foil. Take one pill per dose, dissolved in a decoction of Dengxincao (Junci Medulla) and Dazao (Ziziphi Jujubae Fructus). Take well after meals or before bedtime. It may also be made into small pills.
Treats excessive mental labor, where the Shen (Spirit) fails to reside within the Heart, resulting in vivid dreaming upon closing eyes, and frequent seminal emission or leakage.
Baiziren (Biota Semen, fresh and white without oil, wrapped in paper and pounded to remove oil) Baifushen (Poria with Hostwood) Suanzaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen) Shengdi Huang (Rehmanniae Radix) Danggui Shen (Angelicae Sinensis Radix root part, each 2 liang) Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus) Chen Sha (Cinnabar) Xijiao (Rhinocerotis Cornu, shaved) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, each half liang).
Grind the above into powder, mix with refined honey to make pills the size of Euphorbia seeds (Qianshi). Coated with gold foil. Chew one pill with saliva each at afternoon and before bedtime.
Treats Spleen deficiency with vexation and heat, insufficiency of Metal (Lung) and Water (Kidney), as well as Lung Qi dryness-heat causing thirst and cough, or reddish urine that is scanty, astringent, and obstructed resembling Lin syndrome (strangury), and dry stool constipation. This is a supreme medicine for treating Yin deficiency with fire.
Renshen (Ginseng Radix, 2 liang) Tiandong (Asparagi Radix) Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix) Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix) Shudi (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, 4 liang).
Mix with honey to make pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 50–60 pills per dose, swallowed with light salt water on an empty stomach. Persons with Middle Cold should not take this. If making an electuary, add 4 liang of white honey after decoction is complete.
This is a formula for treating Kidney Water deficiency and Fire excess, hence named "Yi Yin Jian" (One-Yin Decoction). It is suitable for conditions where the True Yin of the Kidney is damaged, presenting with pulse and symptoms predominantly Yang, such as deficiency-fire fever and Yin-deficiency-induced bleeding. Adjustments should be made based on specific presentations.
Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix, 2 qian) Shudi (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, 3–5 qian) Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix, 2 qian) Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix, 2 qian) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 1 qian) Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, 1.5 qian) Danshen (Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 2 qian).
Decoct in two zhong of water until reduced to seven-tenths. Take well after meals. If fire is excessive with restlessness, dissolve Zhen Guijiao (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum) 2–3 qian and take. For Qi deficiency, intermittently add Renshen (Ginseng Radix) 1–2 qian. For Heart deficiency causing insomnia and sweating, add Suanzaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen) and Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) 1–2 qian each. For profuse sweating with irritability, add Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus) 10 grains, or add Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) and Shanzhuyu (Corni Fructus). For mild fire signs, add Nvzhenzi (Ligustri Lucidi Fructus) 1–2 qian. For floating deficiency-fire, or persistent hematemesis (vomiting blood) or epistaxis (nosebleed), add Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma) 1–2 qian, Qiangengen (Rubiae Cordifoliae Radix et Rhizoma) 2 qian, or Chuanxuduan (Drynariae Rhizoma) 1–2 qian to astringe and stop bleeding, which is also excellent.