〔镇固〕
秘真丸(河间) 治白淫,小便不止,精气不固,及有余沥,及梦寐阴人通泄。
龙骨(一两) 大诃子皮(五枚) 缩砂仁(半两) 朱砂(一两,研细,留一分为衣)
上为末,面糊丸,绿豆大。每服一二十丸,空心温酒、熟水任下,不可多服。
八仙丹(《本事》) 治虚损,补精髓,壮筋骨,益心智,安魂魄,令人悦泽,驻颜轻身,
延年益寿,闭固天癸。
伏火朱砂 真磁石 赤石脂 代储石 石中黄 禹余粮石 乳香 没药(各一两)
上为末,研匀极细,糯米浓饮丸,桐子大。或豆大,每服一粒,空心盐汤下。
金锁正元丹(《和剂》) 治真气不足,吸吸短气,四肢倦怠,脚膝酸软,目暗耳鸣,遗
精盗汗,一切虚损之证。
五倍子(八两) 补骨脂(酒浸炒,十两) 肉苁蓉(洗) 紫巴戟(去心) 葫芦巴(炒。各一斤) 茯苓
(去皮,六两) 龙骨(二两) 朱砂(三两,别研)
上为末,入研药令匀,酒糊丸,如梧子大。每服二十丸,空心温酒、盐汤任下。
王荆公妙香散 安神闭精,定心气。
龙骨(五色者) 益智仁 人参(各一两) 白茯苓(去皮) 远志(去心) 茯神(去木。各半两) 朱
砂(研) 甘草(炙。各二钱半)
上为细末,每服二钱,空心用温酒调服。
真珠丸 治虚劳梦泄,镇精。
真珠(六两,以牡蛎六两,用水同煮一日,去牡蛎,取真珠为末)
上为细末,却入水于乳钵内研,三五日后,宽着水飞过,候干,用蒸饼和丸,如梧
子大。每服二十丸,食前温酒送下。
〔涩补〕
金锁丹(《本事》) 治梦泄遗精,关锁不固。
舶上茴香 葫芦巴 破故纸(炒) 白龙骨(各一两) 木香(一两半) 胡桃(三十个。去壳研膏)
羊肾(三对,取开,用盐半两擦炙熟,捣研如膏)
上为末,和二膏研匀,酒浸蒸饼杵熟,丸如桐子大。每服三五十丸,空心盐汤下。
固真丹(《宝鉴》)
晚蚕蛾(二两) 肉苁蓉 白茯苓 益智(各一两) 龙骨(半两,另研)
上为细末,用鹿角胶酒浸化开,丸如桐子大。每服三粒,空心温酒下,干物压之。
补真玉露丸 治阳虚阴盛,精脱,淫泺胫酸。
白茯苓(去皮) 白龙骨(水飞) 韭子(酒浸,炒) 菟丝子(酒浸。各等分,火日修合)
上为末,醋糊丸,如桐子大。每服五十丸,温酒、盐汤下,空心食前,待少时以美膳压之。
金锁玉关丸 治遗精白浊,心虚不宁。
鸡头肉 莲子肉 莲花蕊 藕节 白茯苓 白茯神 干山药(各二两)
上为细末,用金樱子二斤,去毛茨捶碎,水一斗,熬至八分,去滓,再熬成膏,仍用
少面糊和为丸,如梧子大。每服五七十丸,不拘时,温米饮送下。
固真散 治才睡着即泄精。
白龙骨(一两) 韭子(一合)
上为细末,每服二钱匕,空心用酒调服。此二药大能涩精,固真气,暖下元。
〔凉补涩〕
以苦坚之,降火滋阴。
珍珠粉丸(洁古) 治白淫,梦遗泄精,及滑出不收。
黄柏皮(新瓦上炒赤) 真蛤粉(各一斤)
上为细末,滴水丸,如桐子大。每服百丸,空心温酒送下。
法曰∶阳盛乘阴,故精泄也。黄柏降火,蛤粉咸而补肾阴。
大凤髓丹(海藏) 治心火狂阳太盛,补肾水真阴虚损,心有所欲,速于感动,应之于
肾,疾于施泄。此方固真元,降心火,益肾水,神效。
黄柏(炒,二两) 缩砂(一两) 甘草(半两) 半夏(炒) 木猪苓 茯苓 莲花蕊 益智仁(各二钱五分)
上为末,芡实粉打糊为丸,如桐子大。每服五七十丸。
用黄柏、甘草、缩砂三味,为正凤髓丹;只用黄柏、甘草二味,为小凤髓丹。古人云∶
泻心者,非也,乃泻相火,益肾水之剂。
清心丸(《本事》) 治经络热,梦遗,心忡恍惚,膈热。
上用好黄柏皮一两,研为细末,生脑子一钱,同研匀,炼蜜为丸,如桐子大。每服
十丸,加至十五丸,浓煎麦门冬汤下。
滋肾丸(见小便不通。)
既济丹 治水火不济,心有所感,白浊遗精,虚败不禁,肾虚不摄精髓,久而不治,
若更多服热药,遂致日增其病,腰脚无力,日渐羸弱。
天门冬(去心,焙) 桑螵蛸(蜜炙) 黄连(去须) 鸡 (炒) 麦门冬(去心,焙) 海螵蛸(蜜炙)
远志(去心) 牡蛎( ) 龙骨(五色者) 泽泻(各一两)
上为细末,炼蜜丸,如梧子大,朱砂为衣。每服三十丸,空心用灯芯、枣汤吞下,日二三服。
〔热补涩〕
桂枝加龙骨牡蛎汤(《金匮》) 夫失精家,少腹弦急,阴头寒,目眩发落,脉极虚芤迟,
为清谷亡血失精,脉得诸芤动微紧,男子失精,女子梦交,此方主之。
桂枝 芍药 生姜(各三两) 甘草(二两) 大枣(十二枚) 龙骨( ) 牡蛎( 。各三两)
上七味,以水七升,煮取三升,分温三服。
天雄散(《金匮》)
天雄(炮) 龙骨(各三两) 白术(八两) 桂枝(六两)
上四味,杵为散,酒服半钱匕,日三服,不知,稍增之。
玉华白丹(《和剂》) 清上实下,助养根元,扶衰救危,补益脏腑。治五劳七伤,夜多盗
汗,肺痿虚损,久嗽上喘,霍乱转筋,六脉沉伏,唇口青黑,腹胁刺痛,大肠不固,小
便滑数,梦中遗泄,肌肉瘦悴,目暗耳鸣,胃虚食减,久疟久痢,积寒痼冷,诸药不愈者,服之如神。
钟乳粉(炼成者,一两) 白石脂(净瓦阁起 红,研细水飞) 阳起石(用甘锅,于大火中 令通
红,取出酒淬,放阴地令干。各半两) 左顾牡蛎(七钱,洗,用韭叶捣汁,盐泥固济,火 ,取白者)
上四味,各研令极细如粉,方拌和作一处令匀,研一二日,以糯米粉煮糊为丸,如
芡实大,入地坑出火毒一宿。每服一粒,空心浓煎人参汤放冷送下,熟水亦得。常服温
平,不仅不燥,泽肌悦色,祛除宿患。妇人久无妊者,以当归、熟地黄浸酒下,便有符
合造化之妙。或久冷崩带虚损,脐腹撮痛,艾醋汤下,服毕以少白粥压之。忌猪羊血、绿
豆粉,恐解药力。尤治久患肠风脏毒。
正元散(自汗。) 养正丹(见气。) 鹿茸丸(溲血。) 山药丸(腰痛。) 大菟丝子丸(咳嗽。)
固阳丸(《和剂》)
黑附子(炮,三两) 川乌头(炮,二两) 白龙骨(一两) 补骨脂 舶上茴香 川楝子(各一两七钱)
上为末,酒糊丸,如桐子大。每服五十丸,空心温酒送下。
益智汤 治肾经虚寒,遗精白浊,四肢烦倦,时发蒸热。
鹿茸(去毛,酥炙) 巴戟(去心) 肉苁蓉(酒洗) 附子(炮,去皮脐) 桂心 山茱萸 白芍药
防风 枸杞子 牛膝(酒浸) 熟地黄(酒浸) 甘草(炙。各一钱)
上作一服,水二盅,生姜五片,盐少许,煎一盅,空心服。
鹿茸益精丸 治心虚肾冷,漏精白浊。
鹿茸(去毛,酥炙黄) 桑螵蛸(瓦上焙) 肉苁蓉 巴戟(去心) 菟丝子(酒浸) 杜仲(去粗皮,切,
姜汁炒去丝) 益智仁 禹余粮(火 醋淬) 川楝子(去皮核,取肉焙) 当归(各三两) 韭子(微炒) 破
故纸(炒) 山茱萸 赤石脂 龙骨(另研。各半两) 滴乳香(二钱半)
为细末,酒煮糯米糊为丸,如桐子大。每服七十丸,食前白茯苓煎汤送下。
固精丸 治嗜欲过度,劳伤肾经,精元不固,梦遗白浊。
肉苁蓉(酒浸,焙干) 阳起石(火 ,研细) 鹿茸(去毛,酥炙) 川巴戟(去心,酒浸) 赤石脂(火
七次) 白茯苓(去皮) 附子(炮,去皮脐) 鹿角霜 龙骨(生用) 韭子(炒,各等分)
上为细末,酒煮糊为丸,如梧子大。每服七十丸,空心用盐汤送下。
心肾丸 治水火不济,心下怔忡,夜多盗汗,便赤梦遗。
牛膝(去苗,酒浸) 熟地黄 苁蓉(酒浸。各二两) 菟丝子(酒浸,研,三两) 鹿茸(去毛,酥炙)
附子(炮,去皮脐) 人参(去芦) 黄 (蜜炙) 五味子 茯神(去木) 山药(炒) 当归(去芦 酒浸) 龙
骨( ) 远志(甘草水煮,剥去心,姜汁炒。各一两。)
上为细末,酒煮糊丸,如桐子大。每服七十丸,空心枣汤送下。
秘精丸 治元气不固,遗精梦泄。
大附子(炮,去皮脐) 龙骨( 通赤) 肉苁蓉(酒浸一宿) 牛膝(酒浸,焙干) 巴戟(去心。各一两)
上为细末,炼蜜丸,如梧桐子大。每服三十丸,空心盐酒或盐汤下。
水中金丹 治元脏气虚不足,梦寐阴人,走失精气。
阳起石 木香 乳香(研) 青盐(各二钱半) 杜仲(去皮,姜汁制炒) 骨碎补(炒) 茴香(炒。各
半两) 白龙骨(一两,紧者,捶碎,绢袋盛,大豆同蒸,豆熟取出,焙干,研) 黄狗肾(一对,用酒一升
煮熟,切作片,焙干) 白茯苓(一两,与肾为末)
上为细末,酒煮面糊为丸,如皂子大。每服二丸,空心用温酒下。忌房事。
香茸丸 滋补精血,益养真元。治下焦阳竭,脐腹 痛,饮食减少,目视茫茫,夜
梦鬼交,遗泄失精,肌肉消瘦。
鹿茸 糜茸(二味俱用火燎去毛,酥炙。各二两) 麝香(别研,半两) 沉香 五味子 白茯苓
(去皮) 白龙骨(火 ) 肉苁蓉(酒浸一宿,切,焙干。各一两)
上为细末,和匀,用熟地黄三两,焙干为细末,以酒二升熬成膏搜药,入臼内捣千
杵,如硬,更入酒少许,丸如梧子大。每服五十丸,空心温酒、盐汤任下。
既济固真丹 治水火不既济,精神恍惚,头目昏眩,阳道痿弱,阴湿多汗,遗沥失精,
脾胃虚怯,心肾不宁。凡肾水欲升而沃心,心火欲降而滋肾,则坎离既济,阴阳协和,火
不炎上则神自清,水不渗下则精自固。常服壮阳固气,温脾益血。
白茯苓 沉香 肉苁蓉(酒浸一宿,如无,以鹿茸酥炙代之) 北五味子 附子 龙骨(各一两)
川巴戟(去心) 当归(酒浸) 川椒(去目。各半两) 柏子仁(去壳,炒) 酸枣仁(去壳,炒) 金铃子(去
核,炒) 菟丝子(酒浸,别研) 益智仁 补骨脂(炒。各二两)
上共为细末,酒糊为丸,如梧桐子大。以辰砂末三钱为衣,每服五七十丸,空心用盐酒送下。
内固丸 涩精健阳。
天雄 龙骨 鹿茸 牡蛎 韭子(各半两)
上为细末,酒煮面糊丸,如桐子大。每服三十丸,空心冷酒送下,临卧再服。
〔平补〕
心肾丸 治心肾不足,精少血燥,心下烦热,怔忡不安,或口干生疮,目赤头晕,小
便赤浊,五心烦热,多渴引饮,但是精虚血少,不受峻补,并宜服之。
菟丝子(淘净酒蒸,捣) 麦门冬(去心。各二两)
上为细末,炼蜜丸,如桐子大。每服七十丸,空心食前盐汤下。
枸杞丸 补精气。
枸杞子(冬采者佳) 黄精(各等分)
为细末,二味相和,捣成块,捏作饼子,干复研末,炼蜜为丸,如梧子大。每服五十
丸,空心温水送下。
葛玄真人百补交精丸 治梦泄,精滑不禁。
熟地黄(酒浸一宿,切,焙干,四两) 五味子(去梗,六两) 杜仲(去粗皮,锉碎,慢火炒断丝,三
两) 山药 牛膝(去苗锉碎,酒浸一宿,焙干) 肉苁蓉(酒浸一宿,切碎焙干。各二两) 泽泻 山茱
萸(去核) 茯神(去木) 远志(去心) 巴戟(去心) 石膏(火 赤,去火毒) 柏子仁(微炒,另研) 赤石脂
(各一两)
上为细末,炼蜜丸,如梧子大。每服二十丸,空心酒送下,男女并宜服之。
柏子仁丸 治虚劳梦泄。
柏子仁 枸杞子(炒。各一两) 地肤子(一两半) 韭子(三两,须十月霜后采者,酒浸,曝干微炒)
上为细末,以煮枣肉和捣百余杵,丸如梧子大。每服三十丸,空心及晚食前以粥饮下。
九龙丹 治精滑。
枸杞子 金樱子(去核) 莲花须 芡实(去壳) 莲肉 山茱萸肉 当归(酒洗) 熟地黄(酒
蒸,另研) 白茯苓(各二两)
上为末,酒糊丸,如桐子大。每服百丸,或酒或盐汤送下。如精滑便浊者,服二三日,
溺清如水,饮食倍常,行步轻健。
固本锁精丸 治元阳虚惫,精气不固,梦
寐遗精,夜多盗汗,及遗泄不禁等症。此药大补元气,涩精固阳,累有神效。
山药 枸杞子 北五味子 山茱萸肉 锁阳 黄柏(酒拌晒干,炒赤) 知母(酒拌晒干,炒,
各二两) 人参 黄 石莲肉 海蛤粉(各二两半)
上为细末,用白术六两碎切,用水五碗,煎至二碗,将术捣烂,再用水五碗,煎二碗,
去滓,与前汁同熬至一碗如膏,搜和前药为丸,如桐子大。每服六七十丸,空心盐汤或
温酒下。
〔疏滞养窍〕
以行为止
猪苓丸(《本事》)
用半夏一两,破如豆大。猪苓末二两,先将一半炒半夏色黄,不令焦,出火毒,取半
夏为末,糊丸桐子大,候干,更用前猪苓末一半同炒微裂,入砂瓶内养之。空心温酒、盐
[Category: Astringent and Consolidating]
Mizhen Wan (Secretion-Consolidating Pill, from Liu Hejian's formula): Treats "bai yin" (white turbid discharge), continuous incontinence of urine, insecurity of essence and qi, residual dribbling after urination, and nocturnal emission during dreams of sexual intercourse.
Ingredients: Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, 1 liang), Dahezi Pi (Pericarpium Terminaliae Chebulae, 5 pieces), Suosharen (Fructus Amomi Rotundus, 0.5 liang), Zhusha (Cinnabar, 1 liang, finely ground, reserve 1 fen for coating).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into fine powder. Make pills with wheat paste, size of mung beans. Take 10–20 pills per dose. Administer on an empty stomach with warm wine or boiled water. Do not overdose.
Baxian Dan (Eight Immortals Elixir, from *Ben Shi Fang*): Treats deficiency and wasting-thirst conditions; tonifies essence and marrow, strengthens sinews and bones, benefits mind and intelligence, calms the soul, promotes a lustrous complexion, preserves youth, prolongs life, and secures Tian Gui (reproductive essence).
Ingredients: Fuhuo Zhusha (Processed Cinnabar), Zhen Cishi (Hematitum), Chishizhi (Halloysitum Rubrum), Daizheshi (Ochra), Shizhonghuang (Calaminaris Lapis), Yuyuliangshi (Magnetitum), Ruxiang (Resina Draconis), Moyao (Myrrha). (Each 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind all ingredients into extremely fine powder and mix uniformly. Make pills with thick rice gruel paste, size of Sophora seeds or mung beans. Take 1 pill per dose on an empty stomach with salt water.
Jinsuo Zhengyuan Dan (Golden Lock Correcting Origin Pill, from *He Ji Ju Fang*): Treats insufficiency of true qi, shortness of breath, fatigue of the four limbs, soreness and weakness of legs and knees, blurred vision and tinnitus, nocturnal emission and night sweats, and various deficiency syndromes.
Ingredients: Wubeizi (Galla Chinensis, 8 liang), Buguzhi (Fructus Psoraleae, soaked in wine and stir-fried, 10 liang), Roucongrong (Herba Cistanches, washed), Zijibaqi (Radix Morinda Officinalis, heart removed), Huluba (Semini Trigonellae, stir-fried, each 1 jin), Fuling (Poria, peeled, 6 liang), Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, 2 liang), Zhusha (Cinnabar, 3 liang, separately ground).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder, add the separately ground Zhusha and mix well. Make pills with wine paste, size of Sophora seeds. Take 20 pills per dose on an empty stomach with warm wine or salt water.
Wang Jinggong Miaoxiang San (Wonderful Fragrance Powder of Lord Wang Jinggong): Calms the spirit, consolidates essence, and stabilizes Heart Qi.
Ingredients: Wuse Longgu (Five-colored Fossilia Ossis Mastodi), Yizhiren (Fructus Alpiniae Officinarum), Renshen (Radix Ginseng, each 1 liang), Baifuling (White Poria, peeled), Yuanzhi (Radix Polygalae, heart removed), Fushen (Poria with Hostwood, heart removed, each 0.5 liang), Zhusha (Cinnabar, ground), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, honey-fried, each 2.5 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose on an empty stomach, mixed with warm wine.
Zhenzhu Wan (Pearl Pill): Treats nocturnal emission due to deficiency consumption; anchors and consolidates essence.
Ingredients: Zhenzhu (Margarita, 6 liang; boiled for one day with 6 liang of Muli/Ostrea Shell, remove Muli, grind Zhenzhu into powder).
Preparation and Administration: Grind Zhenzhu into fine powder. Place in a mortar, add water, and grind. After 3–5 days, perform wet-grinding (shuifei) with ample water. Dry the powder. Mix with steamed dough to make pills, size of Sophora seeds. Take 20 pills before meals with warm wine.
[Category: Astringent Tonification]
Jinsuo Dan (Golden Lock Elixir, from *Ben Shi Fang*): Treats nocturnal emission and spermatorrhea due to insecure closure.
Ingredients: Boshang Huixiang (Imported Fennel), Huluba (Semini Trigonellae), Pozhuzi (Fructus Psoraleae, stir-fried), Bailonggu (White Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, each 1 liang), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, 1.5 liang), Hetao (Walnut Kernel, 30 nuts, shelled and pounded into paste), Yangshen (Kidney of Sheep, 3 pairs, slit open, rubbed with 0.5 liang salt, roasted until cooked, pounded into paste).
Preparation and Administration: Grind herbs into powder, mix with the two pastes uniformly. Soak steamed dough in wine, pound until cooked, and make pills, size of Sophora seeds. Take 30–50 pills per dose on an empty stomach with salt water.
Guzhen Dan (Consolidate True Elixir, from *Weisheng Baojian*):
Ingredients: Wancan'e (Silkworm Moth, 2 liang), Roucongrong (Herba Cistanches), Baifuling (White Poria), Yizhiren (Fructus Alpiniae Officinarum, each 1 liang), Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, 0.5 liang, separately ground).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Dissolve Lu Jiao Jiao (Colla Cornus Cervi prepared in wine) in wine, and use it to make pills, size of Sophora seeds. Take 3 pills per dose on an empty stomach with warm wine, followed by dry food to prevent vomiting.
Buzhen Yulu Wan (Nourish True Jade Dew Pill): Treats yang deficiency with yin excess, loss of essence, lethargy, and soreness of the calves.
Ingredients: Baifuling (White Poria, peeled), Bailonggu (White Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, wet-ground), Jiu Zi (Semini Allii Tuberosi, soaked in wine and stir-fried), Tusizi (Semen Cuscutae, soaked in wine, equal parts, prepare on Fire Day).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Make pills with vinegar paste, size of Sophora seeds. Take 50 pills per dose on an empty stomach before meals with warm wine or salt water, followed by a good meal later.
Jinsuo Yuguan Wan (Golden Lock Jade Gate Pill): Treats nocturnal emission and white turbidity due to Heart deficiency and restlessness.
Ingredients: Jitou Rou (Arillus Euryales, Lotus Seed Flesh), Lianzi Rou (Semen Nelumbinis), Lianhua Rui (Stamen Nelumbinis), Oujie (Rhizoma Nymphaeae), Baifuling (White Poria), Bai Fushen (White Poria with Hostwood), Gansanyao (Dry Rhizoma Dioscoreae, each 2 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Take 2 jin of Jinyingzi (Fructus Rosae Laevigatae), remove hairs and crush. Boil in 1 dou of water until reduced to 8/10. Strain and boil down to a paste. Mix with a little wheat paste to make pills, size of Sophora seeds. Take 50–70 pills at any time with warm rice drink.
Guzhen San (Consolidate True Powder): Treats immediate emission upon falling asleep.
Ingredients: Bailonggu (White Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, 1 liang), Jiu Zi (Semini Allii Tuberosi, 1 he).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Take 2 qian bi per dose on an empty stomach, mixed with wine. These two herbs strongly astringe essence, consolidate true qi, and warm the lower origin.
[Category: Cooling Astringent Tonification]
Principle: Use bitter flavors to firm yin, descend fire, and nourish yin.
Zhenzhu Fen Wan (Pearl Powder Pill, from Zhang Jiegou's formula): Treats "bai yin", nocturnal emission, and slippery leakage that cannot be controlled.
Ingredients: Huangbo Pi (Cortex Phellodendri, stir-fried on new tile until red), Zhen Gafen (Concha Meretricis, each 1 jin).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Add drops of water to make pills, size of Sophora seeds. Take 100 pills per dose on an empty stomach with warm wine.
Medical Theory: Excess yang attacking yin causes essence leakage. Huangbo descends fire; Gafen is salty and tonifies Kidney yin.
Da Fengsui Dan (Great Phoenix Marrow Elixir, from Zhang Yuansu/Haicang's formula): Treats excessive Heart fire and yang, deficiency of true yin in Kidney water, where desires easily move the mind, reacting in the Kidneys causing rapid emission. This formula consolidates true origin, descends Heart fire, and benefits Kidney water, with miraculous effects.
Ingredients: Huangbo (Cortex Phellodendri, stir-fried, 2 liang), Suosha (Fructus Amomi Rotundus, 1 liang), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, 0.5 liang), Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae, stir-fried), Mumuling (Polyporus, stir-fried), Fuling (Poria), Lianhua Rui (Stamen Nelumbinis), Yizhiren (Fructus Alpiniae Officinarum, each 2.5 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Make pills with Euryale seed starch paste, size of Sophora seeds. Take 50–70 pills per dose.
Note: Using only Huangbo, Gancao, and Suosha constitutes Zheng Fengsui Dan (True Phoenix Marrow Elixir); using only Huangbo and Gancao constitutes Xiao Fengsui Dan (Small Phoenix Marrow Elixir). Ancients stated this formula clears Ministerial Fire and benefits Kidney Water, rather than merely clearing Heart Fire.
Qingxin Wan (Clear Heart Pill, from *Ben Shi Fang*): Treats heat in collaterals, nocturnal emission, palpitations and confusion, and chest heat.
Ingredients: High-quality Huangbo Pi (Cortex Phellodendri, 1 liang, ground to fine powder), Sheng Naozi (Borneolum Syntheticum, 1 qian, ground together). Make pills with refined honey, size of Sophora seeds. Take 10 pills initially, increasing to 15 pills, taken with strong decoction of Maidong (Herba Ophiopogonis).
Zishen Wan (Nourish Kidney Pill): See section on "Urinary Retention".
Jiji Dan (Completed Intersection Elixir): Treats failure of water and fire to interact, emotional triggers leading to white turbidity and nocturnal emission, deficiency unable to control, Kidney deficiency failing to secure essence. If untreated or treated with too many hot medicines, symptoms worsen: weak waist and legs, gradual emaciation.
Ingredients: Tiandongmen (Radix Asparagi, heart removed, dried), Sangpiaoxiao (Spermatophytum Toasici, honey-roasted), Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis, stamens removed), Jineijin (Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli, stir-fried), Maidong (Herba Ophiopogonis, heart removed, dried), Haipiaoxiao (Cutula Sepiae, honey-roasted), Yuanzhi (Radix Polygalae, heart removed), Muli (Concha Ostreae, calcined), Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, five-colored), Zexie (Rhizoma Alismatis, each 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Make pills with refined honey, size of Sophora seeds, coated with Zhusha (Cinnabar). Take 30 pills per dose on an empty stomach, swallowed with Dengxin (Spica Junci) and Jujube decoction, 2–3 times daily.
[Category: Hot Astringent Tonification]
Guizhi Jia Longgu Muli Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction plus Fossilized Bone and Oyster Shell, from *Jin Gui Yao Lue*): For those prone to seminal emission, with tightness in the lower abdomen, coldness at the glans penis, dizziness, and hair loss. Pulse is extremely deficient, knotted, slow, indicating loss of fluids, blood, and essence. If pulse shows knotted, moving, slight, and tight qualities, treating seminal emission in men and dream-intercourse in women, this formula is indicated.
Ingredients: Guizhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi), Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens, each 3 liang), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, 2 liang), Dazao (Fructus Jujubae, 12 pieces), Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, calcined), Muli (Concha Ostreae, calcined, each 3 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Seven ingredients. Boil in 7 sheng of water, reduce to 3 sheng. Divide into three warm doses.
Tianxiong San (Aconitum Hypocranum Powder, from *Jin Gui Yao Lue*):
Ingredients: Tianxiong (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, processed), Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, each 3 liang), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, 8 liang), Guizhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi, 6 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Pound into powder. Take half a qian bi with wine, three times daily. Increase dosage slightly if ineffective.
Yuhua Bai Dan (Jade Flower White Elixir, from *He Ji Ju Fang*): Clears upper jiao, solidifies lower jiao, supports root origin, rescues critical conditions, tonifies zang-fu. Treats five labors and seven injuries, night sweats, lung wasting with deficiency, chronic cough and asthma, cholera with spasms, deep and hidden pulses, blue-black lips and mouth, stabbing pain in abdomen and hypochondrium, insecure large intestine, slippery and frequent urination, nocturnal emission in dreams, emaciation, blurred vision and tinnitus, weak stomach and poor appetite, chronic malaria and dysentery, accumulated cold and stubborn chill unresponsive to other medicines. Takes effect like magic.
Ingredients: Zhongru Fen (Stalactitum, refined, 1 liang), Baishizhi (Halloysitum Album, fired on clean tile until red, ground fine and wet-ground), Yangqishi (Lapis Yangqi, fired in iron pot until red, quenched in wine, dried in shade, each 0.5 liang), Zuogu Muli (Concha Ostreae facing left, 7 qian, washed, juice of Leek leaves used, sealed with salt mud, fired, white part taken).
Preparation and Administration: Grind each ingredient to fine powder. Mix thoroughly and grind for 1–2 days. Make pills with glutinous rice paste, size of Euryale seeds. Bury in earth overnight to remove fire toxicity. Take 1 pill per dose on an empty stomach with cooled strong Ginseng decoction or boiled water. Regular use is mild and non-drying, nourishes skin and complexion, removes old diseases. For women with infertility, take with Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) and Shudihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata) soaked in wine. For chronic cold leukorrhea and deficiency with abdominal cramping, take with Mugwort and Vinegar decoction, followed by a little white porridge. Avoid pig/sheep blood and mung bean powder as they may counteract efficacy. Especially effective for chronic intestinal wind and visceral toxin.
Zhengyuan San: See "Spontaneous Sweating". Yangzheng Dan: See "Qi". Lurong Wan: See "Hematuria". Shanyao Wan: See "Loin Pain". Datuszisi Wan: See "Cough".
Guyang Wan (Consolidate Yang Pill, from *He Ji Ju Fang*):
Ingredients: Heifuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, black, processed, 3 liang), Chuanwutou (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii Preparata, processed, 2 liang), Bailonggu (White Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, 1 liang), Buguzhi (Fructus Psoraleae), Boshang Huixiang (Imported Fennel), Chuanlianzi (Fructus Toosendan, each 1.7 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. Make pills with wine paste, size of Sophora seeds. Take 50 pills per dose on an empty stomach with warm wine.
Yizhi Tang (Wisdom Decoction): Treats Kidney channel deficiency-cold, nocturnal emission and white turbidity, limb fatigue, and periodic steaming fever.
Ingredients: Lurong (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, hair removed, butter-roasted), Bajji (Radix Morindae Officinalis, heart removed), Roucongrong (Herba Cistanches, wine-washed), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, processed, skin and navel removed), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi), Shanzhuyu (Fructus Corni), Baishaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae), Gouqizi (Fructus Lycii), Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, wine-soaked), Shudihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, wine-soaked), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, honey-fried, each 1 qian).
Preparation and Administration: One dose. Boil in 2 zhong of water with 5 slices of Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger) and a little salt, reduce to 1 zhong. Take on an empty stomach.
Lurong Yijing Wan (Deer Horn Essence-Benefiting Pill): Treats Heart deficiency and Cold Kidney, leaking essence and white turbidity.
Ingredients: Lurong (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, hair removed, butter-roasted yellow), Sangpiaoxiao (Spermatophytum Toasici, baked on tile), Roucongrong (Herba Cistanches), Bajji (Radix Morindae Officinalis, heart removed), Tusizi (Semen Cuscutae, wine-soaked), Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae, coarse skin removed, cut, stir-fried with ginger juice to remove fibers), Yizhiren (Fructus Alpiniae Officinarum), Yuyuliang (Magnetitum, fired and quenched in vinegar), Chuanlianzi (Fructus Toosendan, skin and core removed, meat baked), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, each 3 liang), Jiu Zi (Semini Allii Tuberosi, lightly stir-fried), Pozhuzi (Fructus Psoraleae, stir-fried), Shanzhuyu (Fructus Corni), Chishizhi (Halloysitum Rubrum), Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, separately ground, each 0.5 liang), Diluxiang (Resina Draconis, 2.5 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Make pills with glutinous rice paste boiled in wine, size of Sophora seeds. Take 70 pills before meals with Poria decoction.
Gu Jing Wan (Secure Essence Pill): Treats excessive lust damaging Kidney channel, insecure essence origin, nocturnal emission and white turbidity.
Ingredients: Roucongrong (Herba Cistanches, wine-soaked, dried), Yangqishi (Lapis Yangqi, fired, ground fine), Lurong (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, hair removed, butter-roasted), Chuan Bajji (Radix Morindae Officinalis, heart removed, wine-soaked), Chishizhi (Halloysitum Rubrum, fired 7 times), Baifuling (White Poria, peeled), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, processed, skin and navel removed), Lujiaoshuang (Corneus Cervi Colla Pulvis), Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, raw), Jiu Zi (Semini Allii Tuberosi, stir-fried, equal parts).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Make pills with wine-boiled paste, size of Sophora seeds. Take 70 pills on an empty stomach with salt water.
Xin Shen Wan (Heart-Kidney Pill): Treats failure of water and fire interaction, palpitations, night sweats, red urine, and nocturnal emission.
Ingredients: Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, tips removed, wine-soaked), Shudihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Rongrong (Herba Cistanches, wine-soaked, each 2 liang), Tusizi (Semen Cuscutae, wine-soaked, ground, 3 liang), Lurong (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, hair removed, butter-roasted), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, processed, skin and navel removed), Renshen (Radix Ginseng, rhizome removed), Huangqi (Radix Astragali, honey-fried), Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae), Fushen (Poria with Hostwood, wood removed), Shanyao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae, stir-fried), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, rhizome removed, wine-soaked), Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, calcined), Yuanzhi (Radix Polygalae, boiled in Licorice water, heart removed, stir-fried with ginger juice, each 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Make pills with wine-boiled paste, size of Sophora seeds. Take 70 pills on an empty stomach with Jujube decoction.
Mijing Wan (Secret Essence Pill): Treats insecure primordial qi, nocturnal emission and dream leakage.
Ingredients: Dafuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, large, processed, skin and navel removed), Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, fired red-hot), Roucongrong (Herba Cistanches, wine-soaked overnight), Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, wine-soaked, dried), Bajji (Radix Morindae Officinalis, heart removed, each 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Make pills with refined honey, size of Sophora seeds. Take 30 pills on an empty stomach with salt wine or salt water.
Shui Zhong Jin Dan (Golden Elixir in Water): Treats deficiency of primordial organ qi, nocturnal emission during dreams of sexual intercourse, and loss of essence.
Ingredients: Yangqishi (Lapis Yangqi), Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae), Ruxiang (Resina Draconis, ground), Qingyan (Natrii Chlorum, each 2.5 qian), Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae, skin removed, stir-fried with ginger juice), Gusuibu (Rhizoma Drynariae, stir-fried), Huixiang (Fructus Foeniculi, stir-fried, each 0.5 liang), Bailonggu (White Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, 1 liang, dense quality, crushed, placed in silk bag, steamed with soybeans until beans are cooked, remove beans, dry, grind), Huang Gou Shen (Kidney of Yellow Dog, 1 pair, cooked in 1 sheng of wine, sliced, dried), Baifuling (White Poria, 1 liang, ground together with kidney).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Make pills with flour paste boiled in wine, size of soap seeds. Take 2 pills per dose on an empty stomach with warm wine. Avoid sexual activity.
Xiang Rong Wan (Fragrant Horn Pill): Tonifies essence and blood, benefits true origin. Treats lower jiao yang exhaustion, abdominal pain, poor appetite, blurred vision, nocturnal demon intercourse, emission and loss of essence, emaciation.
Ingredients: Lurong (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum), Milu Rong (Cornu Elaphi Pantotrichum, both hair removed by fire, butter-roasted, each 2 liang), Shexiang (Moschus, separately ground, 0.5 liang), Chenxiang (Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum), Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae), Baifuling (White Poria, peeled), Bailonggu (White Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, fired), Roucongrong (Herba Cistanches, wine-soaked overnight, cut, dried, each 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder and mix. Use 3 liang of Shudihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), dried and ground to powder. Boil down 2 sheng of wine to a paste to bind the powder. Pound in mortar 1000 times. If too hard, add a little wine. Make pills, size of Sophora seeds. Take 50 pills per dose on an empty stomach with warm wine or salt water.
Jiji Guzhen Dan (Completed Intersection Consolidate True Elixir): Treats failure of water and fire intersection, mental confusion, dizziness, impotence, dampness and sweating in yin area, residual emission, spleen-stomach deficiency, Heart-Kidney disharmony. When Kidney water rises to moisten Heart and Heart fire descends to nourish Kidney, Kan-Li intersect, yin-yang harmonize, fire does not flare up so spirit clears, water does not seep down so essence secures. Regular use strengthens yang, consolidates qi, warms spleen, benefits blood.
Ingredients: Baifuling (White Poria), Chenxiang (Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum), Roucongrong (Herba Cistanches, wine-soaked overnight, substitute with Lurong butter-roasted if unavailable), Bei Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata), Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, each 1 liang), Chuan Bajji (Radix Morindae Officinalis, heart removed), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, wine-soaked), Chuanjiao (Fructus Zanthoxyli, eyes removed, each 0.5 liang), Baiziren (Semen Platycladi, shell removed, stir-fried), Szaoren (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae, shell removed, stir-fried), Jinlingzi (Fructus Meliae Toosendan, core removed, stir-fried), Tusizi (Semen Cuscutae, wine-soaked, separately ground), Yizhiren (Fructus Alpiniae Officinarum), Buguzhi (Fructus Psoraleae, stir-fried, each 2 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind all into fine powder. Make pills with wine paste, size of Sophora seeds. Coat with 3 qian of Chen Sha (Realgar/Cinnabar powder). Take 50–70 pills per dose on an empty stomach with salt wine.
Nei Gu Wan (Inner Secure Pill): Astringes essence, strengthens yang.
Ingredients: Tianxiong (Radix Aconiti Hypocranum Preparata), Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi), Lurong (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum), Muli (Concha Ostreae), Jiu Zi (Semini Allii Tuberosi, each 0.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Make pills with flour paste boiled in wine, size of Sophora seeds. Take 30 pills per dose on an empty stomach with cold wine, and another dose before sleep.
[Category: Balanced Tonification]
Xin Shen Wan (Heart-Kidney Pill): Treats Heart-Kidney deficiency, scant essence and dry blood, irritability below heart, palpitations and unrest, dry mouth with ulcers, red eyes and dizziness, red and turbid urine, five-palm heat, excessive thirst, drinking much. Suitable for anyone with essence deficiency and blood shortage who cannot tolerate harsh tonics.
Ingredients: Tusizi (Semen Cuscutae, washed, wine-steamed, pounded), Maidong (Herba Ophiopogonis, heart removed, each 2 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Make pills with refined honey, size of Sophora seeds. Take 70 pills on an empty stomach before meals with salt water.
Gouqi Wan (Goji Pill): Tonifies essence and qi.
Ingredients: Gouqizi (Fructus Lycii, best harvested in winter), Huangjing (Rhizoma Polygonati, equal parts).
Preparation and Administration: Mix powders, pound into blocks, shape into cakes, dry, grind again. Make pills with refined honey, size of Sophora seeds. Take 50 pills on an empty stomach with warm water.
Ge Xuan Zhenren Baibu Jiaojing Wan (Immortal Ge Xuan's Hundred-Tonify Intersecting Essence Pill): Treats nocturnal emission and uncontrollable seminal slipperiness.
Ingredients: Shudihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, wine-soaked overnight, cut, dried, 4 liang), Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae, stems removed, 6 liang), Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae, coarse skin removed, chopped, slow-fire stir-fried until fibers break, 3 liang), Shanyao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae), Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, tips removed, chopped, wine-soaked overnight, dried), Roucongrong (Herba Cistanches, wine-soaked overnight, cut, dried, each 2 liang), Zexie (Rhizoma Alismatis), Shanzhuyu (Fructus Corni, core removed), Fushen (Poria with Hostwood, wood removed), Yuanzhi (Radix Polygalae, heart removed), Bajji (Radix Morindae Officinalis, heart removed), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, fired red, remove fire toxicity), Baiziren (Semen Platycladi, lightly stir-fried, separately ground), Chishizhi (Halloysitum Rubrum, each 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Make pills with refined honey, size of Sophora seeds. Take 20 pills on an empty stomach with wine. Suitable for both men and women.
Baiziren Wan (Platycladus Seed Pill): Treats deficiency consumption with nocturnal emission.
Ingredients: Baiziren (Semen Platycladi), Gouqizi (Fructus Lycii, stir-fried, each 1 liang), Difuzi (Fructus Kochiae, 1.5 liang), Jiu Zi (Semini Allii Tuberosi, 3 liang, harvested after frost in October, wine-soaked, sun-dried, lightly stir-fried).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Mix with boiled date flesh and pound over 100 times. Make pills, size of Sophora seeds. Take 30 pills on an empty stomach and before evening meal with rice drink.
Jiulong Dan (Nine Dragons Elixir): Treats seminal slipperiness.
Ingredients: Gouqizi (Fructus Lycii), Jinyingzi (Fructus Rosae Laevigatae, core removed), Lianhua Xu (Stamen Nelumbinis), Qianshi (Semen Euryales, shell removed), Lianrou (Semen Nelumbinis), Shanzhuyu Rou (Mesocarp Fructus Corni), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, wine-washed), Shudihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, wine-steamed, separately ground), Baifuling (White Poria, each 2 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. Make pills with wine paste, size of Sophora seeds. Take 100 pills, with wine or salt water. For seminal slipperiness and turbid urine, after 2–3 days, urine becomes clear as water, appetite doubles, walking becomes light and vigorous.
Guben Suojing Wan (Root-Secure Essence-Locking Pill): Treats primordial yang deficiency and exhaustion, insecure essence, nocturnal emission, night sweats, and uncontrollable emission. Greatly tonifies primordial qi, astringes essence, consolidates yang, with repeated miraculous effects.
Ingredients: Shanyao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae), Gouqizi (Fructus Lycii), Bei Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae), Shanzhuyu Rou (Mesocarp Fructus Corni), Suoyang (Herba Cynomorii), Huangbo (Cortex Phellodendri, mixed with wine, sun-dried, stir-fried red), Zhimu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, mixed with wine, sun-dried, stir-fried, each 2 liang), Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Huangqi (Radix Astragali), Shilian Rou (Semen Nelumbinis), Haige Fen (Concha Meretricis, each 2.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Take 6 liang of Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), chopped. Boil in 5 bowls of water until 2 bowls remain. Pound the Baizhu. Add 5 more bowls of water, boil to 2 bowls. Strain. Combine with previous liquid and boil to 1 bowl of paste. Use this paste to bind the powder into pills, size of Sophora seeds. Take 60–70 pills on an empty stomach with salt water or warm wine.
[Category: Dispersing Stagnation and Nourishing Orifices]
Principle: Stop by promoting movement.
Zhuling Wan (Polyporus Pill, from *Ben Shi Fang*):
Ingredients: Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae, 1 liang, broken into bean-sized pieces). Zhuling end (Powder of Polyporus, 2 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Stir-fry half of the Zhuling powder with Banxia until yellow, do not burn. Remove fire toxicity. Grind Banxia into powder. Make pills with paste, size of Sophora seeds. When dry, stir-fry with the remaining half of Zhuling powder until slightly cracked. Store in a clay jar. Take on an empty stomach with warm wine or salt [water].