【五合茶】
但凡觉受风寒。头疼鼻塞。身体困痛。即用生姜大块捣烂，连须葱白。红糖胡桃捣碎。
霍山茶滚水冲一大碗。热服。微汗即愈。
【干姜粥】
治一切寒冷气郁心痛。胸腹胀满。用粳米四合。入干姜良姜各一两。煮熟食之。
【吴萸粥】
治冷气心痛不止。腹胁胀满。坐卧不安。用吴茱萸二分，和米煮粥食之。
【川椒茶】
治病同上。用细茶川椒各少许同煎。
【丁香熟水】
治病亦同上。用丁香一二粒捶碎。入壶。倾上滚水。其香芬芳。最能快脾利气。定痛辟
寒。
【肉桂酒】
治感寒身疼痛。用竦桂末二钱。温酒调服。腹痛泄泻。俗以生姜捣酒饮俱好。如打扑伤
坠。瘀血疼痛。用桂枝。
【绿豆粥】
绿豆淘净熟煮入米同煮食。最解暑。
【桂浆】
官桂末一两。炼熟。白蜜二碗。先以水二斗。煎至一斗。候冷。入磁镡中。以桂蜜二物。
搅一二百遍。用油纸一层。外加绵纸类层。以绳紧封。每日去纸一重。七日开之。气香味美。
每服一杯。能解暑渴。去热生凉。益气消痰。百病不起。
【面粥】
痢色白。而口不渴者为寒痢。用面炒过。煮米粥。调下一合。兼能治泄泻不止之病。
【薏苡粥】
去湿气肿胀。功胜诸药。用苡仁淘净。对配白米煮粥食之。
【郁李仁粥】
用郁李仁二两研汁。和薏苡五合。煮粥食之。治水肿腹胀喘急。二便不通。体重疼痛。
【赤小豆饮】
治水气胀闷。手足浮肿。气急烦满。用赤小豆三升。樟柳枝一升。同煮豆熟为度。空心
去枝。取豆食之。渴则饮汁。勿食别物大效。
【紫苏粥】
治老人香港脚。用家苏研末。入水取汁。煮粥将熟。谅加苏子汁。搅匀食之。
【苍术酒】
治诸般风湿疮。香港脚下重。用苍术三十斤洗净打碎。以东流水三担。浸二十日。去茎。
以汁浸面。如家酝酒法。酒熟。任意饮之。
[Five-Combination Tea]
Whenever one feels affected by wind-cold, presenting with headache, nasal congestion, and a heavy, painful body, immediately mash a large piece of fresh ginger. Combine it with scallion whites (including roots), brown sugar, and crushed walnuts. Brew a large bowl with boiling water from Huoshan tea, and drink it hot. Recovery occurs with slight sweating.
[Ginger Porridge]
Treats all forms of heart pain caused by the stagnation of cold qi, accompanied by chest and abdominal distension. Use four he [a traditional unit of volume] of japonica rice, add one tael each of dried ginger (Shengjiang) and galangal (Liangjiang), cook until done, and eat.
[Wuzhuyu Porridge]
Treats persistent heart pain due to cold qi attacking the heart, with distension in the abdomen and hypochondrium, causing restlessness in sitting or lying down. Use two fen of Evodia fruit (Wuzhuyu), mix with rice, cook into porridge, and eat.
[Sichuan Pepper Tea]
Indicated for the same conditions as above. Simmer a small amount of fine tea leaves and Sichuan pepper (Chuanjiao) together.
[Dingxiang Shu Shui (Steeped Clove Water)]
Indicated for the same conditions as above. Crush one or two cloves (Dingxiang), place them in a pot, and pour boiling water over them. The fragrance is aromatic; it best soothes the spleen, promotes qi circulation, relieves pain, and dispels cold.
[Rougui Wine]
Treats generalized body pain caused by cold invasion. Mix two qian of Cinnamon bark powder (Songgui) with warm wine and take orally. For accompanying abdominal pain and diarrhea, folk practice suggests drinking wine infused with mashed fresh ginger, which is also effective. For bruises, falls, and pain due to blood stasis, use Cinnamon twig (Guizhi).
[Mung Bean Porridge]
Thoroughly wash mung beans, cook them thoroughly, then add rice and cook into porridge. It is most effective for clearing summerheat.
[Gujiang (Cinnamon Syrup)]
Take one tael of official cinnamon powder (Guan Gui), refine it. Take two bowls of white honey. First, decoct two dou of water until reduced to one dou. Allow it to cool, then transfer to a ceramic jar. Stir the cinnamon and honey mixture vigorously for one to two hundred times. Cover with a layer of oiled paper, add multiple layers of cotton paper outside, and seal tightly with rope. Remove one layer of paper daily; open after seven days. The aroma is fragrant and the taste delicious. Take one cup per dose. It resolves summerheat and quench thirst, clears heat and generates fluids, tonifies qi, and resolves phlegm, preventing various diseases.
[Mian Zhou (Flour Porridge)]
For dysentery with white discharge and no thirst, indicating cold dysentery. Stir-fry flour, then boil with rice to make porridge. Take one he mixed with this porridge. It also treats persistent diarrhea.
[Yiyi Porridge]
Resolves swelling caused by dampness; its efficacy surpasses other herbs. Thoroughly wash Coix seed (Yiyiren), pair it with white rice, cook into porridge, and eat.
[Yuliren Porridge]
Grind two liang of Bush Cherry Seed (Yuliren) to extract juice. Combine with five he of Coix seed (Yiyiren), cook into porridge, and eat. Treats edema, abdominal distension, wheezing, obstruction of urination and defecation, heaviness of the body, and pain.
[Chi Xiaodou Yin (Red Bean Drink)]
Treats distension and oppression due to water retention, edema of hands and feet, shortness of breath, and irritability. Take three sheng of Adzuki bean (Chi Xiaodou) and one sheng of Camphor Willow branch (Zhangliuzhi). Boil the beans until cooked. Remove the branches while fasting (on an empty stomach), consume the beans. If thirsty, drink the decoction; avoid other foods. This yields excellent results.
[Zisu Porridge]
Treats Hong Kong foot (Beriberi/foot Qi disease) in the elderly. Grind Perilla leaf (Jiasu) into powder, add water to extract the juice. When the porridge is nearly cooked, add an appropriate amount of Perilla seed juice (Suzi zhi), stir well, and eat.
[Cangzhu Jiu (Atractylodes Wine)]
Treats various rheumatic sores and heaviness of the lower limbs in foot Qi disease. Wash and crush thirty jin of Atractylodes rhizome (Cangzhu). Soak in three dan of flowing water from the east for twenty days. Remove the stems. Use the infused liquid to soak flour, following the method of home-brewed wine. Once the wine is ready, drink at will.