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Shu Di Huang Wan (Prepared Rehmannia Root Pill)
Indicated for kidney deficiency with vexatious thirst, frequent and copious urination, weakness in the lower limbs, impotence, dry lips, dry eyes, and general fatigue.
Ingredients: Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix, 2 liang), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix), Niu Xi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix), Xuan Shen (Scrophulariae Radix), Che Qian Zi (Plantaginis Semen), Sang Piao Xiao (Mantis Ootheca), Shan Zhu Yu (Corni Fructus), Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Cortex Medulla), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber).
Preparation: Grind the above herbs into a fine powder, add quartz powder and grind until uniform. Mix with refined honey, pound 300-500 times, and form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills before meals with warm wine.

Huang Qi Wan (Astragalus Root Pill)
Indicated for persistent upper jiao heat after severe thirst, deficiency of the lower yuan, emaciation, limb weakness, turbid white urine, and reduced appetite.
Ingredients: Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), Rou Cong Rong (Cistanches Herba), Lu Rong (Cervi Cornu Detaxatum), each 1 liang; Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), 3 fen; Gou Qi Zi (Lycii Fructus), 2 fen; Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix), 2 liang; Bai Fu Ling (Poria, 3 liang).
Preparation: Grind the above herbs into a fine powder, mix with previously ground ingredients, combine with refined honey, pound 500-700 times, and form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills before meals with rice water.

Rou Cong Rong Wan (Cistanche Pill)
Indicated for kidney deficiency, slippery and frequent urination, emaciated limbs, and weakness in the feet and knees.
Ingredients: Rou Cong Rong (Cistanches Herba, 1 liang), Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix, 1.5 liang), Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber, 2 liang), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus), each 0.5 liang; Ci Shi (Magnetitum), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), each 1 liang; Chi Shi Zhi (Kaolin), Sang Piao Xiao (Mantis Ootheca), Gu Pi (Phellodendri Cortex), each 0.5 liang.
Preparation: Grind the above herbs into a fine powder, mix with previously ground ingredients, combine with refined honey, pound 300-500 times, and form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills before meals with clear porridge drink.

Shan Zhu Yu Wan (Cornus Fruit Pill)
Indicated for San Xiao (Three Excesses) syndrome: increased food intake, emaciation, frequent urination, dry mouth, and preference for drinking.
Ingredients: Shan Zhu Yu (Corni Fructus), Lu Rong (Cervi Cornu Detaxatum), Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, processed), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus), Cong Rong (Cistanches Herba), Ba Ji Tian (Morinda Officinalis Radix), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Yu Yu Liang (Haematitum), Mu Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex), each 1.5 liang; Ci Shi (Magnetitum), 1.1 liang.
Preparation: Grind the above herbs into a fine powder, combine with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 20 pills on an empty stomach with wine, twice daily.

Shen Li Tang (Kidney Drip Decoction)
Indicated for thirst, frequent urination, and pain in the waist and knees caused by kidney qi deficiency.
Ingredients: Ji Nei Jin (Galli Gigerii Endothelium Corneum), Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Sang Piao Xiao (Mantis Ootheca), Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix), Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Cortex Medulla), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Long Gu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi et Scapulae), each 1 liang; Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), 1 liang; Xuan Shen (Scrophulariae Radix), 0.5 liang.
Preparation: Grind the above herbs into a coarse powder. For each dose, take one pair of sheep kidneys, remove the fat membrane. Boil the kidneys in 1.5 sheng of water until reduced to 1 sheng. Remove the floating film and kidneys. Add 3 qian of the herbal powder and fresh ginger. *Note: The original text structure is ambiguous regarding "Hua Cong Rong Wan" here; standard practice implies boiling the herbs with or after the kidneys.*

Ancient Records on Xiao Ke Disease state there are three types: 1. Thirst with excessive drinking and frequent urination, where urine fat resembles bran flakes and is sweet; this is Xiao Ke disease. 2. Excessive eating with reduced urine output, where urine appears oily and frequent; this is Xiao Zhong disease. 3. Little thirst but leg swelling, initially thin calves, impotence, weak frequent urination; this is Shen Xiao (Kidney Consumption). Strictly avoid sexual activity. For Xiao Ke, double the Coptis; for Xiao Zhong, double the Trichosanthes root; for Shen Xiao, add 6 fen of Mang Xiao (Mirabilite). Take the aforementioned Qian Dan Wan; effective if urine becomes salty and bitter. Deficient and exhausted patients should also take this.
Ingredients: Rou Cong Rong (Cistanches Herba, 8 fen), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus), Zi Ba Ji Tian (Morindae Officinalis Radix), Di Gu Bai Pi (Lycii Cortex), Gua Lou (Trichosanthis Radix), each 4 fen; Ci Shi (Magnetitum), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Chi Shi Zhi (Kaolin).
Preparation: Grind into a fine powder, combine with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 20 pills on an empty stomach with cow's milk, twice daily. Avoid seaweed, Chinese cabbage, coriander, and Myrobalan.

Huang Lian Huang Qi Wan (Coptis and Astragalus Pill)
Indicated for kidney deficiency, turbid white urine, emaciated limbs, and gradual exhaustion.
Ingredients: Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix), Mu Li (Ostrea Shell), Lu Rong (Cervi Cornu Detaxatum), each 1 liang; Bai Fu Ling (Poria), Tu Gua Gen (Trichosanthes Kirilowii Radix), Xuan Shen (Scrophulariae Radix), Di Gu Pi (Lycii Cortex), Long Gu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi et Scapulae), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma).
Preparation: Grind into a fine powder, combine with refined honey, pound 500-700 times, and form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills before meals with rice water.

Ji Nei Jin San (Gizzard Lining Powder)
Indicated for Xiao Ke.
Ingredients: Zhu Sha (Cinnabaris), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Tie Fen (Ferrum), Gua Lou (Trichosanthis Radix), each 3 liang; Chi Shi Zhi (Kaolin), Lu Hui (Aloe), Long Gu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi et Scapulae), each 2 liang; Qian Dan (Minium), Hu Fen (Lead Carbonate), each 1 liang.
Preparation: Grind into a fine powder. Take 3 qian on an empty stomach mixed with barley water. When urination decreases and thirst stops, switch to post-meal administration.

Shu Yao Wan (Dioscorea Pill)
Indicated for kidney deficiency, slippery and frequent urination, lack of strength in limbs, emaciation, exhaustion, and complete loss of appetite.
Ingredients: Shu Yao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), Ji Pei (Chicken Embryo), Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix), Mu Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), Gua Lou Gen (Trichosanthis Radix), Bai Long Gu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi et Scapulae), Bai Fu Ling (Poria), Shan Zhu Yu (Corni Fructus), Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Cortex Medulla), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata).
Preparation: Grind into a fine powder, combine with refined honey, pound 300-500 times, and form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills before meals with clear porridge drink.

Shan Zhu Yu Huang Qi Wan (Cornus and Astragalus Pill)
Indicated for kidney deficiency, mental restlessness due to deficiency, unlimited urination, emaciated limbs, anorexia, dry lips and tongue, and weakness in feet and knees.
Ingredients: Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), Shan Zhu Yu (Corni Fructus), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus), each 3 fen; Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix), Ji Pei (Chicken Embryo), Rou Cong Rong (Cistanches Herba), Niu Xi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix), Bu Gu Zhi (Psoraleae Fructus), Lu Rong (Cervi Cornu Detaxatum).
Preparation: Grind into a fine powder, combine with refined honey, pound 300-500 times, and form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills before meals with porridge drink.

Ren Shen Shen Li Tang (Ginseng Kidney Drip Decoction)
Indicated for severe deficiency, frequent urination, rapid breathing with scorched thirst, craving for drinks, and fullness in the bladder.
Ingredients: Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Shi Hu (Dendrobii Caulis), Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix), Gua Lou Gen (Trichosanthis Radix), Di Gu Pi (Lycii Cortex), each 1 liang; Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus).
Preparation: Grind into a coarse powder. Boil one sheep kidney in 1.5 sheng of water until reduced to 1 sheng. Add 2 qian of herbs. Simmer until reduced to 0.6 sheng, strain, and take warm at any time.

Zeng Sun Shen Li Tang (Modified Kidney Drip Decoction)
Indicated for kidney qi deficiency, Xiao Ke, frequent urination, backache, fatigue, and emaciation.
Ingredients: Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), each 3 fen; Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Cortex Medulla), Fu Ling (Poria), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Long Gu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi et Scapulae), each 1 fen.
Preparation: Grind into a coarse powder. Boil one sheep kidney in 1.5 sheng of water until reduced to 1 sheng. Remove kidneys, add 2 qian of herbs, simmer until reduced to 0.6 sheng, strain, and take warm. Three times daily. Also take the following formula.

Shu Di Huang San (Prepared Rehmannia Powder)
Indicated for kidney deficiency, slippery and frequent urination, dry mouth, vexation, dry skin, wasting of legs and knees, and gradual weakness.
Ingredients: Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix), Ji Pei (Chicken Embryo), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), Bai Fu Ling (Poria), Mu Li Fen (Ostreae Concha Pulvis), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Niu Xi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix), each 1 liang; Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber), Sang Piao Xiao (Mantis Ootheca), Gou Qi Zi (Lycii Fructus).
Preparation: Grind into a fine powder. Take 3 qian, boil in 1 zhong sheng of water until reduced to 0.6 sheng, strain, and take warm at any time.

Bai Fu Ling Wan (Poria Pill)
Indicated for kidney deficiency caused by damp-heat entering the kidney from the stomach, consuming kidney essence, leading to dryness, thinning legs, and weak waist and feet.
Ingredients: Bai Fu Ling (Poria), Fu Pen Zi (Rubiae Fructus), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Gua Lou Gen (Trichosanthis Radix), Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix), Bi Xie (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma), Xuan Shen (Scrophulariae Radix), each 1 liang; Ji Pei (Chicken Embryo), 3 pieces.
Preparation: Grind into a fine powder, combine with refined honey, pound 300-500 times, and form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills before meals with Magnetite decoction.

Qian Jin Gu Wa Tang (Thousand Gold Ancient Tile Decoction)
Indicated for Xiao Ke, deficiency, poor appetite, weakness, and frequent urination.
Ingredients: Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 4 fen), Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix, 8 fen); Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix), each 3 fen; Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Cortex Medulla), Bai Shao (Paeoniae Radix Alba).
Preparation: Grind into a coarse powder. Take 4 qian. First boil two liang of roof tiles (over 20 years old, crushed like soap beans) in three da wan of water until reduced to 1.5 wan. Remove tiles, add herbs, and decoct.

Huang Qi San (Astragalus Powder)
Indicated for kidney deficiency, mental vexation, and turbid white urine.
Ingredients: Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood), Long Gu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi et Scapulae), Gua Lou Gen (Trichosanthis Radix), Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix), Sang Piao Xiao (Mantis Ootheca), Bai Shi Zhi (Halloysitum Rubrum), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), each 1 liang; Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), 1 liang.
Preparation: Grind into a fine powder. Take 4 qian, boil with 0.5 fen of fresh ginger and three dates in 1 zhong sheng of water until reduced to 0.6 sheng, strain, and take warm on an empty stomach.

Tie Fen Tang (Iron Powder Decoction)
Indicated for intractable Xiao Ke with mental restlessness.
Ingredients: Tie Fen (Ferrum, 1 liang), Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber, 2 liang); Mu Li (Ostreae Concha), Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), each 1 liang; Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Ku Shen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix), Gua Lou Gen (Trichosanthis Radix), each 2 liang; Jin Bo (Gold Leaf).
Preparation: Grind into a fine powder, mixing Iron Powder thoroughly. Take 1 qian mixed with clear porridge drink at any time.

Jin Bo Qian Dan Wan (Gold Leaf and Minium Pill)
Indicated for intractable Xiao Ke.
Ingredients: Jin Bo (Gold Leaf, 100 pieces), Yin Bo (Silver Leaf, 200 pieces); Qian Dan (Minium), Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber), Mu Li (Ostreae Concha), Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), each 1 liang; Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Gua Lou Gen (Trichosanthis Radix), Ku Shen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix).
Preparation: Grind into powder. Mix with Trichosanthes juice. In summer only, use refined honey. Form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 40 pills after meals with rice water, twice daily. Effect should be seen that day.

Du Qi Shen Qi Wan (Duqi Kidney Qi Pill)
Indicated for kidney deficiency, emaciation worsening daily, shortness of breath, heavy body, deafness, frequent turbid urination, thirst, weak waist and feet, and difficulty walking.
Ingredients: Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix, 8 liang); Shan Yao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), Shan Zhu Yu (Corni Fructus), each 4 liang; Mu Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Fu Ling (Poria), each 3 liang; Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata), Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Cortex Medulla), each 2 liang.
Preparation: Grind into a fine powder, combine with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills on an empty stomach with wine.

Qian Dan San (Minium Powder)
Stops Xiao Ke, mainly for frequent urination, also treats Xiao Zhong.
Ingredients: Qian Dan (Minium), Hu Fen (Lead Carbonate), each 3 fen; Gua Lou Gen (Trichosanthis Radix), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), each 8 fen; Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Bai Shi Zhi (Halloysitum Rubrum), Chi Shi Zhi (Kaolin), each 3 fen.
Preparation: Grind the eight ingredients through a sieve. Take 1 fang cun bi with water, three times daily. One-year illness cured in one day; two-year illness cured in two days. For severe thirst, take twice at night. If abdominal pain occurs, make into pills.

Tu Si Zi San (Dodder Seed Powder)
Indicated for kidney deficiency, turbid white urine, or incontinence.
Ingredients: Tu Si Zi (Cuscutae Semen), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Rou Cong Rong (Cistanches Herba), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus), each 1 liang; Pu Huang (Typhae Pollen), Ji Pei (Chicken Embryo), Zhong Huang Pi (Inner Yellow Skin of Chicken Gizzard), each 1.5 liang; Ci Shi (Magnetitum), 0.5 liang.
Preparation: Grind into a fine powder, mix with previously ground ingredients. Take 2 qian before meals mixed with porridge drink.

Ren Shen Lu Rong Wan (Ginseng and Deer Horn Pill)
Indicated for kidney deficiency, slippery and frequent urination, turbid white urine, impending collapse.
Ingredients: Lu Rong (Cervi Cornu Detaxatum), Rou Cong Rong (Cistanches Herba), each 1.5 liang; Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Tu Gua Gen (Trichosanthes Kirilowii Radix), each 3 fen; Ji Pei (Chicken Embryo), 10 pieces; Tu Si Zi (Cuscutae Semen), 3 liang.
Preparation: Grind into a fine powder, combine with refined honey, pound 300-500 times, and form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills before meals with rice water.

Huang Qi Tang (Astragalus Decoction)
Stops thirst and reduces heat. For men with Xiao Ke, extreme polyuria (one dou of water in, one dou out), treated primarily with Shen Qi Dan. After taking Shen Qi Dan to tonify deficiency, take this medicine.
Ingredients: Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood), Gua Lou Gen (Trichosanthis Radix), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), each 1.5 liang; Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber), Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix), each 2.5 liang.
Preparation: Decoct in water. Strictly avoid: 1. Alcohol, 2. Sexual intercourse, 3. Salty foods and wheat products.

Ba Qia Tang (Smilax Decoction)
Indicated for kidney deficiency with frequent urination and thirst. Verse: Clear and thin appearance, body deficient, meeting only dry tongue. Upper jiao guest heat, lower yuan cold, how can cool medicines resolve? Please take Ba Qia, it differs among spleen-warming and kidney-tonifying medicines. Follow this heartily, upper and lower will harmonize, thirst will vanish.
Ingredients: Ba Qia (Smilax Glabra Rhizome, 1 liang, cut like bean size).
Preparation: Decoct in 2.5 sheng of water until reduced to 0.8 sheng, strain, and take warm. Once in morning, once in evening. If improved, take twice daily. Afterwards, regulate with tonic medicines. This formula precedes Shen Li Tang.

Duan Ke Tang (Thirst-Stopping Decoction)
Indicated for intractable Xiao Ke.
Ingredients: Wu Mei Rou (Mume Fructus Carpo, 2 liang); Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Fu Ling (Poria), Gan Ge (Puerariae Lobatae Radix), each 1 liang.
Preparation: Grind into a fine powder. Take 3 qian, boil in 1.5 sheng of water until reduced to 0.6 sheng, strain, and take warm.

Jia Jian Liu Wu Wan (Modified Six-Ingredient Pill)
Indicated for Re Zhong Xiao Ke (Heat in Middle Xiao Ke).
Ingredients: Gua Lou Gen (Trichosanthis Radix, 2 liang), Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber, 1.5 liang), Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, 1.1 liang); Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Ku Shen Fen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix Pulvis), Tu Gua Gen (Trichosanthes Kirilowii Radix), each 1 liang.
Preparation: Grind into a fine powder, mix with ox bile to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 20 pills, three times daily, with barley porridge juice. Increase gradually to 30 pills if ineffective. For dry throat, add Mai Dong.

E Jiao Tang (Donkey-Hide Gelatin Decoction)
Indicated for deficiency heat, frequent and copious urination. Patients who took stone powders have deficiency heat in small intestine, catch wind/cold, suffer from gouty arthritis prone to flare-ups, accompanied by thirst and consumption. Kidney pulse is fine, weak, and slight. This formula is suitable.
Ingredients: E Jiao (Asini Corii Colla, 0.5 liang), Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, 10 fen); Ma Zi Ren (Cannabis Semen), Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix), each 1.5 liang; Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata), 1 piece.
Preparation: Grind into a coarse powder. Take 2 qian, boil in 1 sheng of water until reduced to 0.6 sheng, strain, and take warm at any time.

Fu Ling Huang Lian Wan (Poria and Coptis Pill)
Indicated for chronic thirst drinkers during late summer/early autumn when dampness is excessive and spleen/stomach are weak, occasionally causing diarrhea.
Ingredients: Huang Lian Mo (Coptidis Rhizoma Pulvis, 8 fen), Fu Ling (Poria, 6 fen), Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix, 2 fen), He Zi Pi (Terminaliae Chebulae Pericarpium, 1 fen).
Preparation: Grind into a fine powder, mix with boiled water and flour paste to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills on an empty stomach. Stop if diarrhea ceases.

Ge Gen Yin Zi (Kudzu Drink)
Stops thirst.
Ingredients: Ge Gen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix), Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber), Zhu Ru (Bambusae Folium), Ba Qia (Smilax Glabra Rhizome), each 0.5 liang.
Preparation: Grind into a coarse powder. Decoct in water or cook as porridge. Both are good.

Gan Ge San (Kudzu Powder)
Indicated for Xiao Ke.
Ingredients: Xian Ren Gu (Radish dried without flowers/seeds), Xian Ren Suo Yi (Dried lotus pod without seeds), Gan Ge (Puerariae Lobatae Radix), Yin Tang Ping Nei Jian (Alkali from silver teapot).
Preparation: Grind the four ingredients equally into a fine powder. Take 2 qian washed down with cooked Perilla water.

Gou Qi Tang (Goji Berry Decoction)
Indicated for deficiency labor, bitter taste in mouth and thirst, vexatious heat in joints, or chills.
Ingredients: Gou Qi Gen (Lycii Radix, 5 sheng), Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber, 3 sheng), Xiao Mai (Tritici Capillati Fructus, 2 sheng).
Preparation: Decoct the three ingredients in 2 dou of water until wheat is cooked. Strain. Take 1 sheng per dose, twice daily.

Xiao Yu Wan (Residual-Thirst Pill)
Indicated for Xiao Ke and urinary incontinence.
Ingredients: Tui Qian Gu (Old pot scrapings, 1 piece), Mu Li (Ostreae Concha, as needed, powdered).
Preparation: Pack Mu Li powder into the pot scrapings. Burn over high fire until red hot. Cool, grind both into fine powder. For every 1 liang of powder, add 1 liang of Gan Ge (Kudzu Root), mix uniformly, and bind with egg white to form pills.

Ying Su Tang (Poppy Decoction)
Indicated for intractable thirst and drinking.
Ingredients: Ying Su (Papaveris Fructus, as needed).
Preparation: Grind and cook into thin porridge. Drink 1 zhan daily.

Tu Si Zi Wan (Dodder Seed Pill)
Indicated for thirst.
Ingredients: Tu Si Zi (Cuscutae Semen, select, wash, soak in water for 3 days, drain, pound while moist, sift coarse powder, roast again).
Preparation: Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey and flour paste to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills with rice water.

Huang Lian Wan (Coptis Pill)
Indicated for thirst.
Ingredients: Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma, as needed).
Preparation: Place inside a pig stomach, steam over rice until soft, pound together to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills with rice water.

Formula for Intractable Thirst
Soak Mulberry leaves in cold water and eat them; very miraculous.

Shen Xiao Hei Shen Wan (Divine Black Divine Pill)
Indicated for San Jiao thirst diseases.
Ingredients: Hao Guo Dan (Good Gu Dan, 1 liang, wrapped in silk, steamed in a steamer with a bowl covering it, steamed until done, taken out, covered with a bowl underground until all toxic vapors dissipate).
Preparation: Grind high-quality Jing Ink into a thick paste like thin gruel, mix with Guo Dan to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Young adults take 5-7 pills; elderly take 2-3 pills. Gradually increase dosage.

Huang Lian Jian (Coptis Decoction)
Indicated for alcohol toxicity, water toxicity, and intractable thirst.
Ingredients: Huang Lian Mo (Coptidis Rhizoma Pulvis, mixed with juice of fresh Gua Lou root to make cakes, dried).
Preparation: Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30-40 pills with well-water at any time.

Shu Di Huang Wan (Prepared Rehmannia Root Pill)
Treats Five Labors, Seven Injuries, Six Extremes, Eight Winds, Twelve Bi syndromes, Xiao Ke, epigastric accumulation. Regular use nourishes the body, benefits essence and blood.
Ingredients: Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix, 12 fen), Tian Men Dong (Asparagi Tuber, 10 fen), Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, 6 fen), Tu Si Zi (Cuscutae Semen, 10 fen), Shi Hu (Dendrobii Caulis, 8 fen); Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma)... (quantities missing in original).
Preparation: Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 20 pills on an empty stomach with wine, gradually increase to 30 pills. Avoid carp, seaweed, Chinese cabbage, peaches/plums, sparrow meat, and fishy odors.

Ru Yan Jian (Moisten Throat Decoction)
Indicated for thirst, dry and rough mouth and tongue.
Ingredients: Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 3 liang), Su (Butyrum), Mi (Mel), each 1 sheng.
Preparation: Mix honey and simmer into a thin paste. Hold in mouth and swallow.

Sheng Di Huang Wan (Fresh Rehmannia Root Pill)
Indicated for Xiao Ke, yellow face, dry throat, shortness of breath, removing deficiency heat, and nourishing.
Ingredients: Di Huang Zhi (Rehmanniae Juice), Gua Lou Zhi (Trichosanthis Juice), each 3.5 sheng; Niu Zhi (Bovis Caudalis Adipis, 3 sheng), Bai Mi (Mel Album, 0.5 sheng), Huang Lian Mo (Coptidis Rhizoma Pulvis, 1 jin).
Preparation: Simmer together. When ready to pill, form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 5 pills at any time with rice water.

Shan Zhu Yu Wan (Cornus Fruit Pill)
If a person usually drinks excessively due to thirst, suddenly stops feeling thirsty, urinates dozens of times day and night, lacks energy, and suffers internal consumption, this is called Xiao Zhong.
Ingredients: Rou Cong Rong (Cistanches Herba), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus), Shan Zhu Yu (Corni Fructus), Gan Shan Yao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma).
Preparation: Grind equally into fine powder, boil wine and flour paste to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills with rice water on an empty stomach.

Treatment for Edema
Fu Zi Mu Xiang Wan (Aconite and Aucklandia Pill)
Treats edema after purging, tonics, reducing accumulation, and promoting digestion. For edema that has been purged but symptoms fluctuate.
Ingredients: Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata), Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Shi Hu (Dendrobii Caulis), Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Cortex Medulla), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), Ci Shi (Magnetitum), Jiao Mu (Zanthoxyli Semen), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Lu Rong (Cervi Cornu Detaxatum), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Fu Ling (Poria), Zhi Ke (Aurantii Fructus), He Zi (Terminaliae Chebulae Fructus).
Preparation: Grind into fine powder. Pound three pairs of raw pig kidneys with 3 he of wine and a little steamed dough. Mix and form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 20 pills on an empty stomach before meals with warm rice water.

Method for Treating Edema
This disease arises from spleen qi weakness, earth failing to control water, causing water to flow recklessly. Initially calf swelling, then abdominal swelling, spreading to skin, whole-body edema, unresponsive to many medicines. Can take this Yu... (text incomplete).

Physician Debates Water Syndromes
Neck and shin pulses throb, eyes puffy upon waking, lower body like a silkworm lying down, calf swelling, cold between thighs, heavy body, fatigue, panting upon walking, face sometimes pale and shiny, nose tip black, intestinal rumbling... (text incomplete).

Zi Jin Dan (Purple Gold Pill)
Treats water qi.
Ingredients: Ding Xiang (Caryophylli Flos, 0.5 fen), Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix, 1 qian), Bing Lang (Arecae Semen), Rou Dou Kou (Myristicae Semen), each 1 piece; Bai Ding Xiang (Caryophylli Flos, 0.5 fen), Zhu Sha (Cinnabaris, 1 fen), Xiong Huang (Realgar, 1 fen), Tu... (text incomplete).
Preparation: Suspected transcription error. Grind twenty ingredients into fine powder, mix with boiled water and flour paste to form pills the size of mung beans. Take 10-15 pills, adjusting for deficiency/excess. To move water, must first remove stagnation... (text incomplete).

She Huang Zi Jin Dan (Snake Yellow Purple Gold Pill)
Treats water qi, turbulent fluid retention, rising qi, impending water transformation, hardness below the heart.
Ingredients: She Huang (Serpent Yellow, 3.5 liang, quenched in vinegar, ground until silent), Yu Yu Liang (Haematitum, 3 liang, stir-fried together, quenched in vinegar), Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Rou Dou Kou (Myristicae Semen), Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), Fu Ling (Poria), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix)... (text incomplete).
Preparation: Grind into fine powder, mix with steamed dough to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills on an empty stomach before meals with rice water.

Qian Fu Wan (Thousand Axe Pill)
Treats water qi, tonics. Also treats five labors and seven injuries in men and women, severe cases.
Ingredients: Liu Xu Fan (Willow Catkin Alum, 0.5 jin), Lei Wan (Polyporus Umbellatus, 1 liang), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix, 2 liang), Zhang Liu Gen (Chloranthi Spicati Radix, 1 liang), Mu Gua (Chaenomelis Fructum, sliced and dried), Gan Qi (Gambiri Resina), each 0.5 liang, Pi... (text incomplete).
Preparation: Grind into fine powder. Cook Qingzhou dates, remove skins and pits. Boil herb powder in 5 sheng of vinegar into a paste. Mix with dates. Pound with a large axe 1000 times. Roll into pills... (text incomplete).

San Bu Fu Ling Jian (Three Sections Poria Decoction)
Treats San Jiao. Upper, middle, and lower jiao combined into three sections. San Jiao pathways blocked, water retained in diaphragm, undigested, named Tan Shui (Phlegm Water). Persists for years... (text incomplete description: dark face, cold extremities, dry body, scaly skin, vomiting, constipation or dysentery, difficult bowel movements, colic, rumbling).
Ingredients: Fu Ling (Poria, 7 fen), Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma or Bing Lang Arecae Semen, 1.5 liang each), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 1.5 liang); Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix), Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix), Shen Qu (Massae Fermentatae Medicamentosa), Qian Hu (Peucedani Radix), each 2 liang... (text incomplete).
Preparation: Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 10 pills with rice water at any time.

Jiao Ren Wan (Pepper Kernel Pill)
If abdomen distended like a drum, hard to press, intermittent abdominal pain, starting with slight swelling under eyes, occasional panting, difficult urination, emaciated limbs, deep pulse, abnormal stool, this is Shi Shui (Stone Water). Hardness around navel without pain is Gu Qi (Drum Qi). Shi Shui suits Jiao Ren Wan; Gu Qi suits Mu Xiang Wan (formula follows later).
Ingredients: Jiao Ren (Zanthoxyli Semen), Wu Ling Zhi (Trogopterori Faeces), Wu Zhu Yu (Evodiae Fructus), Gan Sui (Kansui Radix), Xuan Hu Suo (Corydalis Rhizoma), Xu Sui Zi (Euphorbiae Lathyridis Semen), Yu Li Ren (Pruni Semen), Hei Qian Niu Zi (Semen Imperatoriae Nigrum), Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata), Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix), each 0.5 liang; Yuan Hua (Genkwa Flos), Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum), each 1 fen; Xin Pi (Arsenic Trioxide), 1 fen.
Preparation: Grind into fine powder, mix with boiled water and flour paste to form pills the size of mung beans. Take one pill with Tangerine Peel Decoction on an empty stomach and before sleep. If ineffective, add one pill. If still ineffective, take another at noon.

Shui Zhong Fu Ling Jian (Edema Poria Decoction)
Treats turbulent fluid retention, rising qi, jaundice, gout, Stone Water after Xiao Ke, hard/distended abdomen and flanks, swollen calves, inability to lie flat, dry mouth, pulsing neck vessels, difficult urination and defecation.
Ingredients: Fu Ling (Poria), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Jiao Mu (Zanthoxyli Semen), each 4 fen; Fang Ji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix), Ting Li (Lepidii Semen), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), each 5 fen; Chi Xiao Dou (Vigna umbellatae Semen), Qian Hu (Peucedani Radix), Yuan Hua (Genkwa Flos), Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Cortex Medulla), each 3... (text incomplete).
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