(此方自制,冬至日修合。)
黄芩(乙庚之年为君) 黄山栀(丁壬年君) 黄柏(丙辛年君) 黄连(戊癸年
君) 甘草(甲己年君)
此五味,各随运气为君者,多用一倍也。余四味又与香附子、紫苏为臣者,减半也。
上七味,皆生用,为细末,用锦纹大黄三倍,煎浓汤,去渣,熬膏,和丸如鸡子大,用
朱砂、雄黄等分为衣,贴金。每用一丸,取泉水浸七碗,可服七人。凡天行瘟病去处,有力
之家,合以施给,阴德无量。
(梦感滇人相授,治霉疮甚验。)
白僵蚕(略炒,三钱) 全蝎(一钱五分,酒洗瓦焙) 大黄(生用,五钱)
上为细末。鸡未鸣时,蜜汤调下三、五匙,午后粥补,明日又服,以虫出疮干为度。以
蜜汤旋和末为丸亦可。
(此得之武当山人。)
粳米 黄粟米 黄豆 赤小豆 绿豆(五者炒香熟,各一升) 细茶(一斤) 脂麻(净,
五合) 花椒(净,一合) 小茴香(净,二合) 干白姜(泡,一两) 白盐(炒,一两)
以上十一味俱为极细末,和合一处,外加麦面(炒黄熟,与前十一味等分拌匀,瓷罐收
藏。)胡桃仁、南枣、松子仁、瓜仁、白砂糖之类,任意加入。每用二、三匙,白汤点服。
(此方士所授,与古方小异。)
黄牛犊一只,用未知阴阳者,肥嫩纯黄色,先期办后开药料。至腊月初八日或本月戊己
日,宰取血, 毛留皮,碎切,脏腑分寸不遗,用长流水大锅煮至半熟,加后项药。(
用鹿代之更妙。)
人参(约牛十斤用二两) 茯苓(去皮,约牛十斤用三两) 绵黄 (刮净,约牛十斤用五
两) 良姜(去梗) 肉桂(去粗皮,约牛十斤用五钱) 陈皮(留白,约牛十斤用一两五)
甘草(去皮,约牛十斤用一两) 花椒(去目,约牛十斤用一两) 白盐(临漉时斟酌用) 醇
酒(二斗上下
上件同牛,文武火煮,旋添熟水,当以八分为节,取牛肉烂如泥,槌骨内之髓,煎化入
汁中,漉去滓,但存稠汁,有如稀饧,待冷,入蜜瓮,掘黄土坑,埋齐瓮口,封固。凡早餐
不拘何样饮食,加此数匙调和,人事劳苦并房欲之后,醇酒调服。造酒至 来之日,加
此甚佳。(曾见飞霞先炼蜜,候膏成,入蜜搅匀,才收瓮内。)
(This prescription is self-made and prepared on the Winter Solstice day.)
Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) serves as the Jun (Monarch) herb in years of Yi-Geng; Huangshanzhi (Gardeniae Fructus) serves as the Jun herb in years of Ding-Ren; Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex) serves as the Jun herb in years of Bing-Xin; Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) serves as the Jun herb in years of Wu-Gui; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) serves as the Jun herb in years of Jia-Ji.
Among these five herbs, the one designated as the Jun herb according to the theory of Five Movements and Six Qi (Wu Yun Liu Qi) should be used in double quantity. The remaining four herbs, combined with Xiangfuzi (Cyperi Rhizoma) and Zisu (Perillae Folium) as the Chen (Minister) herbs, should be used in half quantity.
The above seven herbs are all used raw and ground into fine powder. Take three times the amount of Jinwen Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), decoct it in a strong liquid, filter out the dregs, and boil down to a paste. Mix this paste with the powder to form pills the size of chicken eggs. Coat the pills with an equal mixture of Zhusha (Cinnabaris) and Xionghuang (Realgar), and decorate with gold foil. For each dose, take one pill, soak it in spring water for seven bowls, which can serve seven people. In areas affected by epidemic pestilence (Tianxing Wenbing), wealthy families may prepare and distribute this medicine to accumulate boundless merit.
(Received through a dream vision from a person in Yunnan, this method is highly effective for treating Meichuang [Plague Sores].)
Baijiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus) (lightly stir-fried, 3 qian); Quanxie (Scorpio) (1.5 qian, washed with wine and baked on pottery); Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) (used raw, 5 qian).
Grind the above three herbs into a fine powder. Before the rooster crows, administer three to five spoons mixed with honey water. Supplement with porridge in the afternoon, and continue taking it the next day, until parasites are expelled and sores dry up. Alternatively, the powder can be mixed with honey water to form pills on demand.
(Obtained from a Daoist hermit in Wudang Mountain.)
Jingmi (Oryza Sativa Var. Glutinosa Semen); Huangsumi (Setaria Italica Semen); Huangdou (Sojae Semen Flavum); Chixiaodou (Vigna Angularis Semen); Lv dou (Phaseoli Radiati Semen) (these five are stir-fried until fragrant and cooked, 1 sheng each); Xiacha (Camelliae Sinensis Folium) (1 jin); Zhima (Sesami Semen Nigrum) (cleaned, 5 he); Huajiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium) (cleaned, 1 he); Xiaohuixiang (Foeniculi Fructus) (cleaned, 2 he); Gan Bai Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) (soaked, 1 liang); Baiyan (Sal) (stir-fried, 1 liang).
All eleven ingredients above are ground into extremely fine powder and mixed together. Add Maifan (Triticum aestivum Farina) (stir-fried until yellow and cooked, in equal proportion to the previous eleven ingredients, mixed well and stored in a porcelain jar). Walnuts (Hutaoren), southern dates (Nanzao), pine nuts (Songziren), melon seeds (Guaren), white sugar (Baishatang), etc., may be added at will. Take two or three spoons each time, taken with plain boiled water.
(This prescription was taught by a scholar and differs slightly from ancient formulas.)
One young yellow ox calf, preferably of indeterminate gender, fat, tender, and pure yellow in color. Prepare the medicinal materials in advance. On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month or on a Wu-Ji day of that month, slaughter the animal, collect blood, retain skin and hair, chop the meat finely, process internal organs without omission. Boil in a large pot with running water until half-cooked, then add the following herbs. (Using deer meat is even better.)
Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (approx. 2 liang per 10 jin of beef); Fuling (Poria) (peeled, approx. 3 liang per 10 jin of beef); Mian Huangqi (Astragali Radix) (scraped clean, approx. 5 liang per 10 jin of beef); Liangjiang (Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma) (remove stems); Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex) (remove rough bark, approx. 5 qian per 10 jin of beef); Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (retain white pith, approx. 1.5 liang per 10 jin of beef); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (peeled, approx. 1 liang per 10 jin of beef); Huajiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium) (remove seeds, approx. 1 liang per 10 jin of beef); Baiyan (Sal) (use appropriately when straining); Chunjiu (Mellow Wine) (approx. 2 dou).
Simmer the above herbs together with the beef using alternating mild and strong heat, adding hot water as needed, stopping when about 80% of the liquid remains. Mash the beef until it resembles mud, extract marrow from bones, and melt it into the broth. Strain out the dregs, retaining only the thick liquid, similar in consistency to thin syrup. Allow to cool, then mix into a jar of honey. Dig a pit in yellow earth, bury the jar up to its rim, and seal tightly. Add a few spoons of this mixture to any breakfast diet. After physical exertion or sexual activity, take it mixed with mellow wine. It is particularly beneficial to add this when new wine is brewed. (I have seen Master Feixia first refine the honey, wait for the paste to form, mix in honey evenly, and then store it in the jar.)