补中益气汤（见劳倦。） 五苓散（见消瘅。） 小柴胡汤（见往来寒热。） 黄 芍药汤（见鼻衄。）
防己黄 汤（仲景） 治身重，汗出恶风。
防己（一两） 黄 （一两二钱半） 白术（七钱半） 甘草（炙，半两）
上锉，每服五钱匕，生姜四片，枣一枚，水一盏半，煎至八分，去滓温服，良久再服。腹痛加芍药。
甘姜苓术汤（仲景）
甘草 白术（各二两） 干姜 茯苓（各四两）
水五升，煮取三升，分温二服，腰中自温。
参术汤（东垣）
黄 （二钱） 人参 陈皮 青皮（各五分） 升麻 柴胡 酒黄柏（各三分） 神曲（七分） 当
归（二分） 苍术（一钱） 甘草（炙，四分）
水二盏，煎至一盏，带热服，食前。
平胃散（见中食。） 黄 建中汤（见自汗。） 四君子汤 六君子汤（俱见虚劳。） 二陈汤（见痰
饮。） 人参半夏丸（见咳嗽。）
和中丸（东垣） 开胃进食。
干姜（一钱） 甘草（炙） 陈皮（各一钱） 木瓜（一枚） 人参 白术（各三钱）
上为末，蒸饼为丸。食前白汤下三五十丸。
又和中丸 治久病厌厌不能食，而脏腑或秘、或结、或溏，此皆胃虚之所致也。常
服和中理气，消痰去湿，浓肠胃，进饮食。
白术（二两四钱） 浓朴（姜制，二两） 陈皮（去白，一两六钱） 半夏（汤泡，一两） 槟榔（五钱） 枳
实（五钱） 甘草（炙，四钱） 木香（二钱）
上八味，为末，生姜自然汁浸蒸饼和丸，如梧子大。每服三十丸，温水送下，食远服。
七珍散（《本事》） 开胃养气，温脾进食。
《续易简》十珍散，即此加扁豆、砂仁、桔梗、五味子。
人参 白术 黄 （蜜炙） 山药 白茯苓 粟米（微炒） 甘草（各等分）
上为细末，每服三钱，姜、枣煎服。如故不思饮食，加扁豆一两，名八珍散。
六神汤（海藏） 治伤寒虚羸，不思饮食。
人参 白术 黄 （各一两） 枳壳 白茯苓（各半两） 甘草（二钱）
上为末，每服五钱，姜、枣同粳米合许煎，食前服。
钱氏异功散 治脾胃虚弱，难任饮食。
人参 白茯苓 白术 甘草 橘红 木香（各等分）
上姜、枣水煎服。
宽中进食丸 滋形气，喜饮食。
草豆蔻仁（五钱） 半夏曲（七钱） 大麦芽面（炒，一两） 神曲（炒，半两） 砂仁 甘草（炙。各一
钱半） 陈皮（三钱） 木香（五分） 白术 白茯苓（各三钱） 干姜 猪苓（去黑皮） 泽泻 人参 青
皮（各一钱） 枳实（炒，四钱）
上为末，汤浸蒸饼为丸。每服三五十丸，白汤下。（按∶此方轻重悬绝，理不可晓，疑有舛误，
以重改古本，姑仍之。）
木香枳术丸 木香干姜枳术丸（俱见伤食。）
二神丸（《本事》） 治脾胃虚弱，全不进食，及泄泻不止。
破故纸（炒，四两） 肉豆蔻（生，二两）
上为末，用肥枣四十九枚，生姜四两切片，同煮烂，去姜，取枣剥去皮核，肉研为
膏，入药末和杵丸，如桐子大。每服三四十丸，盐汤下。
八味丸（见虚劳。）
启脾丸（《杨氏》） 治脾胃不和，气不升降，中满痞塞，心腹膨胀，肠鸣泄泻，不思饮食。
人参 白术 青皮（汤洗，去瓤） 陈皮（汤洗，去白） 神曲（炒） 麦 （炒） 缩砂仁 干姜（炮）
浓朴（去粗皮，锉，生姜汁制各一两） 甘草（炙，一两半）
上为细末，炼蜜丸，如弹子大。每服一丸，食前细嚼，用米饮送下。
煮朴丸（即浓朴煎丸《百一》） 温中下气，理脾进食。常云∶补肾不如补脾，胃壮则饮食
进，而精血自盛矣。
紫油浓朴（一斤，锉） 生姜（一斤，不去皮，切片） 二味用水五升同煮干，去姜，以浓朴焙
干。舶上茴香 干姜（各四两） 附子（炮，二两） 甘草（二两，锉半寸长） 同干姜二味，再用水五
升，同前浓朴煮水尽去甘草，只用姜、朴二味焙干。
上为细末，生姜煮枣肉为丸，梧子大。每服五十丸，米饮下。
理中丸（见痞。）
鹿茸橘皮煎丸（《和剂》） 治脾胃俱虚，不进饮食，肌体瘦悴，四肢乏力。常服壮脾胃，益肾。
荆三棱（煨） 当归 萆 浓朴（姜制） 肉桂 肉苁蓉（酒浸，焙） 附子（炮） 巴戟（去心） 阳
起石（酒浸，研如粉） 石斛（去根） 牛膝（去芦，酒浸） 鹿茸（茄子者，燎去毛，劈开酒浸，炙） 菟丝子
（酒浸，焙） 吴茱萸（淘去浮者，焙） 杜仲（姜汁炒去丝） 干姜（炮。各三两） 甘草（炙，一两） 橘皮（去白，
十五两，另为末）
上为细末，用酒五升，于银石器内，将橘皮煎熬如饧，却入诸药末在内搅和，捣五
百杵，丸如梧子大。每服三十丸，空心温酒、盐汤任下。
丁香煮散 治翻胃呕逆。
丁香 石莲肉（各十四枚） 北枣（七枚，切碎） 生姜（七片） 黄秫米（半合，洗）
水一碗半，煮稀粥，去药啜粥。
失笑丸（见痞。）
附方
参术调中汤 治内伤自利，脐腹痛，肢体倦，不喜食，食即呕，嗜卧懒言，足 冷，头目昏。
人参 黄 （各五钱） 当归身 浓朴（姜制） 益智仁 草豆蔻 木香 白术 甘草（炙）
神曲（炒） 麦 面 橘皮（各三钱）
上十二味，锉如麻豆大，每服一两，水二盏，姜三片，煎至一盏，去滓温服，食前。
育气汤 通流百脉，调畅脾元，补中脘，益气海，祛阴寒，止腹痛，进饮食，大益脏虚疼痛。
木香 丁香 藿香 人参 白术 白茯苓 缩砂 白豆蔻 荜澄茄 炙甘草（各半两）
干山药（一两） 陈橘皮（去白） 青皮（去白。各二钱半） 加白檀香（半两）
上为末，每服一钱至二钱，用木瓜汤调下，空心食前，盐汤亦得。
凝神散 收敛胃气，清凉肌表。
人参 白术 茯苓 山药（各一钱半） 白扁豆 知母 生地黄 粳米 甘草（各一钱）
淡竹叶 地骨皮 麦门冬（各五分）
上作一服，水二盅，姜三片，红枣一枚，煎至一盅，食远服。
加减思食丸 治脾胃俱虚，水谷不化，胸膈痞闷，腹胁时胀，连年累月，食减嗜卧，口
苦无味，虚羸少气。又治胸中有寒，饮食不下，反胃恶心，霍乱呕吐。及病后心虚不胜
谷气，或因病气衰，食不复常，并宜服之。
神曲（炒黄） 麦 （炒黄，各二两） 乌梅（四两） 干木瓜（切，半两） 白茯苓（去皮） 拣甘草（细锉，
炒各二钱半）
上为细末，炼蜜为丸，如樱桃大。每服一丸，不拘时，细嚼，白汤送下。如渴时，噙
化一丸，生津液，进饮食。一方，无木瓜、茯苓，有人参、干姜各三钱。
和胃丸 治脾胃虚冷，食即呕逆，水谷不化，或时泄痢。
浓朴（去粗皮，生姜汁炙透，四两） 干姜（炮） 当归（切，焙，各一两半） 槟榔（锉） 桔梗（焙） 人参
（各一两） 半夏（汤洗七次，去滑） 陈皮（汤浸，去白，焙） 白术（各二两） 甘草（炙，半两） 诃藜勒皮（七
钱半）
上为细末，酒煮糊丸，如桐子大。每服十五丸，渐加至二十丸，温生姜、枣汤下，米
饮亦得，不拘时。
生胃丹
大南星（四两，用黄土半斤，将生姜汁拌黄土成曲剂包裹，慢火煨香透，去土不用，将南星切细焙干，
同后药研） 丁香（不见火） 木香（不见火） 浓朴（去皮，姜制炒） 神曲（炒） 麦 （炒） 缩砂仁 白豆
蔻仁 青皮（去白。各一两） 半夏（二两） 人参 沉香（不见火） 甘草（炙，各半两） 粟米（一升，用生
姜二斤，和皮捣取自然汁浸，蒸，焙）
上为细末，法丸如绿豆大。每服七十丸，不拘时，淡姜汤下。
养胃进食丸 治脾胃虚弱，心腹胀满，面色痿黄，肌肉消瘦，怠惰嗜卧，全不思食。
常服滋养脾胃，进美饮食，消痰逐饮，辟风寒湿冷邪气。
苍术（五两，泔浸，去皮） 神曲（二两半，炒） 白茯苓（去皮，二两） 浓朴（姜制，二两） 大麦 （炒）
陈皮（去白。各一两半） 白术（二两） 人参 甘草（炙。各一两）
上九味，为末，水面糊丸，如桐子大。每服三十丸至五十丸，食前温姜汤送下，粥饮亦得。
资生丸 健脾开胃，消食止泻，调和脏腑，滋养荣卫。余初识缪仲淳时，见袖中出
弹丸咀嚼，问之，曰∶此得之秘传，饥者服之即饱，饱者食之即饥，因疏其方。余大善
之，而颇不信其消食之功，已于醉饱后顿服二丸，径投枕卧，夙兴了无停滞，如信此方
之神也。先恭简年高脾弱，食少痰多，余龄葆摄，全赖此方，因特附着于此，与世共之。
白术（米泔水浸，用山黄土拌蒸九次，晒九次，去土，切片焙干，三两） 人参（去芦，人乳浸透，饭
锅上蒸熟，三两） 白茯苓（去粗皮，水飞去筋膜，人乳拌，饭锅上蒸，晒干，一两五钱） 橘红 山楂肉
（蒸） 神曲（炒。各二两） 川黄连（姜汁炒） 白豆蔻仁（微炒） 泽泻（去毛，炒。各三钱半） 桔梗（米泔浸，
炒） 真藿香（洗） 甘草（蜜炙，去皮，各五钱） 白扁豆（炒，去壳） 莲肉（去心，各一两） 薏苡仁（淘净，
炒，三两） 干山药（炒） 麦芽面（炒） 芡实（净肉炒。各一两五钱）
末之，炼蜜丸，每丸二钱重。每服一丸，醉饱后二丸，细嚼，淡姜汤下。
健脾丸 治一应脾胃不和，饮食劳倦。
白术（白者，二两半，炒） 木香（另研） 黄连（酒炒） 甘草（各七钱半） 白茯苓（去皮，二两） 人参
（一两五钱） 神曲（炒） 陈皮 砂仁 麦芽（炒，取面） 山药 肉豆蔻（面裹煨熟，纸包捶去油。以上各一两）
上为细末，蒸饼为丸，如绿豆大。每服五十丸，空心、下午各一次，陈米汤下。
冲和丸 养心扶脾，疏肝开胃。
人参 石斛 白豆蔻仁 广陈皮（各一两） 山楂肉（二两）
上各取净末和匀，碗盛叶盖，饭上蒸过，候冷方开。此调胃补心，接丹田之气也。
远志（甘草汤泡，去心，一两） 香附（童便浸半日，洗净醋炒） 山栀仁（炒焦。各二两）
上各取净末，如上法蒸过，勿令泄气。此透畅心胞，达膈间之滞气也。
海石 苍术（米泔浸洗，去皮，炒黄。各二两）
如上法蒸。此消痰饮，通内外之用也。
川芎（二两） 北柴胡青黛（各一两）
如上法蒸。此疏肝郁，伐肝邪者也。夫心为脾母，补母则子旺；肝为脾贼，平贼则
脾安，安谷则昌。用谷 取粉，打糊为丸，如梧子大，晒干，用益元散五钱、飞过辰砂五
钱为衣。食后少顷白汤下五十丸。胃开气顺，少觉舒泰，则减数服之。可与补中益气汤、六
君子汤相兼服。
Buzhong Yiqi Tang (see Fatigue). Wuling San (see Xiao Dan). Xiaochaihu Tang (see Alternating Chills and Fever). Huang Shaoyao Tang (see Epistaxis).
Fangji Huangqi Tang (from Zhang Zhongjing): Treats heaviness of the body, sweating, and aversion to wind.
Ingredients: Fangji (Stephaniae Radix) (1 liang), Huangqi (Astragali Radix) (1 liang 2 qian 5 fen), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) (7 qian 5 fen), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (roasted, 0.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Coarsely crush the ingredients. For each dose, take 5 qian bi (a traditional measure), add 4 slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), 1 Zao (Jujubae Fructus), and 1.5 zhan (a liquid measure) of water. Decoct until 0.8 zhan remains, strain, and take warm. Repeat after a while. If abdominal pain occurs, add Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba).
Gan Jiang Ling Zhu Tang (from Zhang Zhongjing):
Ingredients: Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) (each 2 liang); Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) , Fuling (Poria) (each 4 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Add 5 sheng (a volume measure) of water, decoct to obtain 3 sheng, divide into two warm doses. The waist will feel warm after administration.
Shenzhu Tang (from Li Dongyuan):
Ingredients: Huangqi (Astragali Radix) (2 qian), Renshen (Panacis Ginseng Radix), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride) (each 5 fen), Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), Jiu Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex prepared with wine) (each 3 fen), Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata) (7 fen), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) (2 fen), Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma) (1 qian), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (roasted, 4 fen).
Preparation and Administration: Add 2 zhan of water, decoct to 1 zhan. Take hot, before meals.
Pingwei San (see Food Stagnation). Huangqi Jianzhong Tang (see Spontaneous Sweating). Sijunzi Tang, Liujunzi Tang (both see Deficiency Consumption). Erchen Tang (see Phlegm-Fluid Retention). Renshen Banxia Wan (see Cough).
Hezhong Wan (from Li Dongyuan): Harmonizes the middle jiao, promotes appetite.
Ingredients: Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) (1 qian), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (roasted), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (each 1 qian), Mugua (Chaenomelis Fructus) (1 piece), Renshen (Panacis Ginseng Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) (each 3 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder, mix with steamed steamed wheat cake dough to form pills. Take 30-50 pills with plain boiled water before meals.
Another Hezhong Wan: Treats loss of appetite due to chronic illness, where organ functions may be constipated, obstructed, or loose; this is caused by stomach deficiency. Regular use harmonizes qi, resolves phlegm-dampness, thickens the intestines and stomach, and promotes food intake.
Ingredients: Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) (2 liang 4 qian 5 fen), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) (ginger-processed, 2 liang), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (peeled, 1 liang 6 qian 5 fen), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) (soaked in boiling water, 1 liang), Binglang (Arecae Semen) (5 qian), Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus) (5 qian), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (roasted, 4 qian), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) (2 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the eight ingredients into fine powder. Soak steamed wheat cake dough in fresh ginger juice, mix with the powder to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills with warm water, long after meals.
Qizhen San (from *Ben Shi Fang*): Opens the stomach, nourishes qi, warms the spleen, and promotes eating.
The Shizhen San in *Xu Yi Jian Fang* is this formula plus Bidou (Dolichoris Semen), Sharen (Amomi Fructus), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), and Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus).
Ingredients: Renshen (Panacis Ginseng Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Huangqi (Astragali Radix) (honey-roasted), Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), Bai Fuling (Poria) (equal parts), Sumi (Setariae Italicae Semen) (lightly stir-fried), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (equal parts).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Take 3 qian per dose, decoct with Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) and Zao (Jujubae Fructus) to drink. If still no appetite, add 1 liang of Bidou (Dolichoris Semen), named Bazhen San.
Liushen Tang (from Hai Zang): Treats emaciation and lack of appetite after Shanghan (Cold Damage).
Ingredients: Renshen (Panacis Ginseng Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Huangqi (Astragali Radix) (each 1 liang), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus) (0.5 liang), Bai Fuling (Poria) (0.5 liang), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (2 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Take 5 qian per dose, decoct with Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), Zao (Jujubae Fructus), and a small amount of Jingmi (Oryza Sativa Germen) together. Take before meals.
Qian Shi Yigong San: Treats spleen and stomach weakness, inability to tolerate food.
Ingredients: Renshen (Panacis Ginseng Radix), Bai Fuling (Poria), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Juhong (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Rubrum), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) (equal parts).
Preparation and Administration: Decoct with Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) and Zao (Jujubae Fructus) in water.
Kuanzhong Jinshi Wan: Nourishes form and qi, promotes desire for food.
Ingredients: Caodoukou Ren (Alpiniae Katsumadai Semen) (5 qian), Banxia Qu (Pinelliae Massa Medicata) (7 qian), Dayamai Mian (Hordei Fructus Germinatus Farina) (stir-fried, 1 liang), Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata) (stir-fried, 0.5 liang), Sharen (Amomi Fructus), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (roasted, each 1.5 qian), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (3 qian), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) (5 fen), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Bai Fuling (Poria) (each 3 qian), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), Zhuling (Polyporus), Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Renshen (Panacis Ginseng Radix), Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride) (each 1 qian), Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus) (stir-fried, 4 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Soak steamed wheat cake dough in water, mix with powder to form pills. Take 30-50 pills with plain boiled water. (Note: The dosage disparity in this formula is extreme and inexplicable; it is suspected to contain errors. Here, the heavier dosages are retained as in the ancient text for reference.)
Muxiang Zhizhu Wan, Muxiang Ganjiang Zhizhu Wan (both see Food Stagnation).
Ersen Wan (from *Ben Shi Fang*): Treats spleen and stomach weakness with complete anorexia, and persistent diarrhea.
Ingredients: Pozhuzhi (Psoraleae Fructus) (stir-fried, 4 liang), Roudoukou (Myristicae Semen) (raw, 2 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Use 49 large dates and 4 liang of sliced Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), boil until soft. Remove ginger, peel and pit the dates, pound into a paste. Mix with the powder and knead into pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30-40 pills with salt water.
Bawei Wan (see Deficiency Consumption).
Qipi Wan (from *Yang Shi*) : Treats spleen and stomach disharmony, failure of qi ascent and descent, epigastric fullness and obstruction, abdominal distension, borborygmus with diarrhea, and anorexia.
Ingredients: Renshen (Panacis Ginseng Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride) (washed in boiling water, pith removed), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (washed in boiling water, pith removed), Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata) (stir-fried), Maiya (Hordei Fructus Germinatus) (stir-fried), Suosharen (Amomi Fructus), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) (pao-processed), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) (bark removed, cut, ginger juice processed, each 1 liang), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (roasted, 1.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Form pills with refined honey, size of a bullet. Take one pill before meals, chew thoroughly, and swallow with rice gruel.
Zhupo Wan (i.e., Houpo Jian Wan from *Bai Yi Xuan Fang*): Warms the middle, directs qi downward, regulates the spleen, and promotes eating. It is often said: Tonifying the kidney is not as good as tonifying the spleen; when the stomach is strong, food intake increases, and essence and blood naturally flourish.
Ingredients: Ziyou Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) (1 jin, cut), Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) (1 jin, unpeeled, sliced). Boil these two in 5 sheng of water until dry. Remove ginger, bake Houpo dry. Boshang Huixiang (Foeniculi Fructus), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) (each 4 liang), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) (pao-processed, 2 liang), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (2 liang, cut into half-inch pieces). Boil these four along with the previous Ganjiang in 5 sheng of water together with the previous Houpo until water is exhausted. Remove Gancao, keep only Ginger and Houpo, and bake dry.
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Form pills with date pulp boiled in ginger water, size of paulownia seeds. Take 50 pills with rice gruel.
Lizhong Wan (see Pi Syndrome).
Lurong Jupi Jian Wan (from *He Ji Ju Fang*): Treats dual deficiency of spleen and stomach, anorexia, emaciation, and limb fatigue. Regular use strengthens spleen and stomach, benefits the kidney.
Ingredients: Jingsanleng (Sparganii Rhizoma) (roasted), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Bibo (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) (ginger-processed), Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex), Rousongrong (Cynomorii Herba) (wine-soaked, baked), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) (pao-processed), Bajitian (Morindae Officinalis Radix) (heart removed), Yangqishi (Yangqishi), Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis) (roots removed), Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix) (radicle removed, wine-soaked), Lurong (Cervi Cornu Pantotrichum) (eggplant-shaped ones, singed to remove hair, split, wine-soaked, roasted), Tusizi (Cuscutae Semen) (wine-soaked, baked), Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus) (rinsed to remove floats, baked), Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex) (ginger juice stir-fried to remove silk fibers), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) (pao-processed, each 3 liang), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (roasted, 1 liang), Jupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (peeled, 15 liang, separately ground).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Using 5 sheng of wine in a silver or ceramic vessel, decoct Jupi until like maltose syrup. Add the other powders, stir, and pound 500 times. Form pills size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills on an empty stomach with warm wine or salt water.
Dingxiang Zhusan: Treats regurgitation and vomiting.
Ingredients: Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos), Shilian Rou (Nelumbinis Semen) (each 14 pieces), Beizao (Jujubae Fructus) (7 pieces, chopped), Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) (7 slices), Huang Shumi (Sorghei Semen) (0.5 he, rinsed).
Preparation and Administration: Add 1.5 bowls of water, cook into thin porridge. Remove medicinal dregs and eat the porridge.
Shixiao Wan (see Pi Syndrome).
Supplementary Formulas
Shenzhu Tiaozhong Tang: Treats internal injury causing spontaneous diarrhea, umbilical abdominal pain, limb fatigue, aversion to food, vomiting after eating, lethargy and reluctance to speak, cold feet, and dizziness.
Ingredients: Renshen (Panacis Ginseng Radix), Huangqi (Astragali Radix) (each 5 qian), Danggui Shen (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) (ginger-processed), Yizhiren (Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus), Caodoukou (Alpiniae Katsumadai Semen), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (roasted), Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata) (stir-fried), Maibian (Hordei Fructus Germinatus Farina), Jupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (each 3 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Cut the twelve ingredients into sizes similar to hemp seeds. Take 1 liang per dose, add 2 zhan of water and 3 slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens). Decoct to 1 zhan, strain, and take warm before meals.
Yuqi Tang: Unblocks the hundred vessels, regulates the spleen source, tonifies the middle jiao, benefits the Qi Sea, dispels yin-cold, stops abdominal pain, promotes food intake, and greatly benefits visceral deficiency pain.
Ingredients: Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos), Huoxiang (Agastaches Herba), Renshen (Panacis Ginseng Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Bai Fuling (Poria), Suosha (Amomi Fructus), Bairdoukou (Cardamomi Albi Semen), Bichengqie (Piperis Kadsurae Fructus), Zhi Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (roasted, each 0.5 liang), Gan Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) (1 liang), Chen Jupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (peeled), Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride) (peeled, each 2.5 qian), add Baitanxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum) (0.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. Take 1-2 qian per dose, mix with Mugua Tang (Chaenomelis Decoction) to swallow. Take on an empty stomach before meals; salt water is also acceptable.
Ningshen San: Astringes stomach qi, cools the muscle surface.
Ingredients: Renshen (Panacis Ginseng Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Fuling (Poria), Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) (each 1.5 qian), Bai Biandou (Dolichoris Semen), Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Sheng Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix), Jingmi (Oryza Sativa Germen), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (each 1 qian), Dan Zhuye (Lophatheri Herba), Digupi (Lycii Cortex), Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix) (each 5 fen).
Preparation and Administration: As one dose, add 2 zhong of water, 3 slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), 1 red date. Decoct to 1 zhong. Take long after meals.
Jiajian Sixi Wan: Treats dual deficiency of spleen and stomach, indigestion of water and grain, chest and diaphragm oppression, intermittent abdominal and hypochondriac distension, lasting for years, reduced appetite, lethargy, bitter taste, lack of flavor, emaciation, and shortness of breath. Also treats cold in the chest, inability to swallow food, regurgitation, nausea, cholera-like vomiting. Suitable for post-illness heart deficiency unable to tolerate grain energy, or dietary irregularity due to declining qi after illness.
Ingredients: Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata) (stir-fried yellow), Maiya (Hordei Fructus Germinatus) (stir-fried yellow, each 2 liang), Wumei (Mume Fructus) (4 liang), Gan Mugua (Chaenomelis Fructus) (cut, 0.5 liang), Bai Fuling (Poria) (peeled), selected Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (finely cut, stir-fried, each 2.5 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Form pills with refined honey, size of a cherry. Take one pill at any time, chew thoroughly, swallow with plain boiled water. If thirsty, hold one pill in the mouth to dissolve, generating fluids and promoting appetite. Another version excludes Mugua and Fuling, adding Renshen (Panacis Ginseng Radix) and Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) each 3 qian.
Hewei Wan: Treats spleen and stomach deficiency-cold, vomiting after eating, indigestion, or intermittent dysentery.
Ingredients: Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) (bark removed, ginger juice roasted through, 4 liang), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) (pao-processed), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) (cut, baked, each 1.5 liang), Binglang (Arecae Semen) (cut), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix) (baked), Renshen (Panacis Ginseng Radix) (each 1 liang), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) (rinsed seven times in boiling water to remove slipperiness), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (soaked in boiling water, peeled, baked), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) (each 2 liang), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (roasted, 0.5 liang), Helile Pi (Terminaliae Chebulae Pericarpium) (7.5 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Form pills with wine-boiled paste, size of paulownia seeds. Take 15 pills initially, gradually increase to 20 pills. Swallow with warm ginger and date water; rice gruel is also acceptable. Take at any time.
Shengwei Dan
Ingredients: Da Nanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma) (4 liang, wrap in half a jin of yellow earth mixed with ginger juice, slow-roast until fragrant, remove earth, finely cut Nanxing, bake dry, grind with following herbs), Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos) (avoid fire), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) (avoid fire), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) (peeled, ginger-processed stir-fried), Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata) (stir-fried), Maiya (Hordei Fructus Germinatus) (stir-fried), Suosharen (Amomi Fructus), Bairdoukou Ren (Cardamomi Albi Semen), Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride) (peeled, each 1 liang), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) (2 liang), Renshen (Panacis Ginseng Radix), Chenxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum) (avoid fire), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (roasted, each 0.5 liang), Sumi (Setariae Italicae Semen) (1 sheng, soak in natural juice extracted from 2 jin of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) with skin, steam, bake dry).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Form pills size of mung beans. Take 70 pills at any time with light ginger water.
Yangwei Jinshi Wan: Treats spleen and stomach weakness, epigastric and abdominal fullness, sallow complexion, muscle wasting, lethargy, and complete anorexia.
Regular use nourishes spleen and stomach, promotes delicious food intake, resolves phlegm-fluids, and expels wind-cold-damp-cold pathogens.
Ingredients: Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma) (5 liang, soaked in rice wash water, peeled), Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata) (2.5 liang, stir-fried), Bai Fuling (Poria) (peeled, 2 liang), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) (ginger-processed, 2 liang), Damai (Hordei Fructus) (stir-fried), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (peeled, each 1.5 liang), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) (2 liang), Renshen (Panacis Ginseng Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (roasted, each 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the nine ingredients into fine powder. Form pills with water-paste, size of paulownia seeds. Take 30-50 pills before meals with warm ginger water; porridge drink is also acceptable.
Zisheng Wan: Strengthens spleen, opens stomach, resolves food stagnation, stops diarrhea, harmonizes zang-fu, nourishes Ying and Wei. When I first met Miao Zhongchun, I saw him chewing pill-sized objects from his sleeve. When asked, he said: "This is a secret transmission; the hungry feel full after taking it, and the full feel hungry after eating it." I recorded the formula. I greatly appreciated it but doubted its ability to resolve food stagnation. After a heavy meal, I took two pills and lay down. Upon waking, there was no stagnation, proving its efficacy. The late Gongjian had weak spleen due to old age, little food intake, and much phlegm. My own preservation in later years relied entirely on this formula, so I attach it here to share with the world.
Ingredients: Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) (soaked in rice wash water, mixed with mountain yellow earth, steamed nine times, dried nine times, earth removed, sliced, baked dry, 3 liang), Renshen (Panacis Ginseng Radix) (radicle removed, soaked in human milk, steamed in rice cooker until cooked, 3 liang), Bai Fuling (Poria) (coarse bark removed, water-rinsed to remove fascia, mixed with human milk, steamed in rice cooker, sun-dried, 1.5 liang), Juhong (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Rubrum), Shanzha Rou (Crataegi Fructus) (steamed), Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata) (stir-fried, each 2 liang), Chuan Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) (ginger juice stir-fried), Bairdoukou Ren (Cardamomi Albi Semen) (lightly stir-fried), Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma) (de-haired, stir-fried, each 3.5 qian), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix) (rice wash water soaked, stir-fried), Zhen Huoxiang (Agastaches Herba) (washed), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (honey-roasted, peeled, each 5 qian), Bai Biandou (Dolichoris Semen) (stir-fried, dehusked), Lian Rou (Nelumbinis Semen) (heart removed, each 1 liang), Yiyiren (Coicis Semen) (rinsed clean, stir-fried, 3 liang), Gan Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) (stir-fried), Maiya Mian (Hordei Fructus Germinatus Farina) (stir-fried), Qianshi (Nelumbinis Semen) (clean meat stir-fried, each 1.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. Form pills with refined honey, each weighing 2 qian. Take one pill, or two after heavy meals. Chew thoroughly, swallow with light ginger water.
Jianpi Wan: Treats all spleen-stomach disharmony, diet, and fatigue.
Ingredients: Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) (white variety, 2.5 liang, stir-fried), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) (separately ground), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) (wine stir-fried), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (each 7.5 qian), Bai Fuling (Poria) (peeled, 2 liang), Renshen (Panacis Ginseng Radix) (1.5 liang), Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata) (stir-fried), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Sharen (Amomi Fructus), Maiya (Hordei Fructus Germinatus) (stir-fried, taken as flour), Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), Roudoukou (Myristicae Semen) (wrapped in flour, roasted ripe, wrapped in paper, pounded to remove oil, each 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Form pills with steamed wheat cake dough, size of mung beans. Take 50 pills on an empty stomach and once in the afternoon, with aged rice water.
Chonghe Wan: Nourishes heart, supports spleen, soothes liver, opens stomach.
Ingredients: Renshen (Panacis Ginseng Radix), Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis), Bairdoukou Ren (Cardamomi Albi Semen), Guang Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (each 1 liang), Shanzha Rou (Crataegi Fructus) (2 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Take pure powders of each, mix evenly, cover with leaves in a bowl, steam over rice. Open only when cool. This formula regulates stomach, tonifies heart, and connects to the Qi of the Dantian.
Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix) (soaked in Gancao water, heart removed, 1 liang), Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma) (soaked in child's urine for half a day, washed, stir-fried with vinegar), Zhizi Ren (Gardeniae Fructus) (stir-fried scorched, each 2 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Take pure powders of each, steam as above, do not let air escape. This formula penetrates the pericardium and clears stagnant qi in the diaphragm.
Haishi (Calcitum), Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma) (rice wash water soaked, peeled, stir-fried yellow, each 2 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Steam as above. This formula resolves phlegm-fluids and facilitates internal and external functions.
Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) (2 liang), Bei Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis) (each 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Steam as above. This formula soothes liver depression and suppresses liver pathogenic factors. The heart is the mother of the spleen; tonifying the mother makes the child prosperous. The liver is the thief of the spleen; pacifying the thief makes the spleen safe. A safe spleen leads to prosperity. Use sprouted grain starch to make paste for pills, size of paulownia seeds. Sun-dry. Coat with 5 qian of Yiyuan San and 5 qian of refined Cinnabar. Take 50 pills with plain boiled water shortly after meals. When stomach opens and qi flows smoothly, feeling comfortable, reduce frequency. Can be taken concurrently with Buzhong Yiqi Tang and Liujunzi Tang.