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[ Zaofu Wan (Jujube and Aconite Pill) ] Treats deficiency of Spleen and Stomach Qi, disharmony in the Middle Jiao, presenting with fullness and stuffiness in the chest and diaphragm, delayed digestion of food, vomiting and regurgitation, nausea, distension of the hypochondrium, intermittent pain in the heart and abdomen, loose stools, fatigue and weakness of the four limbs, and complete loss of appetite.
Evodiae Fructus (Wuzhuyu, 吴茱萸) (two liang), Hordeum Vulgare (Damai, 大麦), Medicated Leaven (Shenqu, 神曲) (one liang each).
Grind the above into powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of a white mustard seed. Take fifteen pills before meals with rice water.

Indications: Long-term deficiency of Stomach Qi leading to retention of undigested food, presenting with urgent fullness below the heart, abdominal and hypochondriac distension and pain, diarrhea, vomiting and diarrhea, aversion to the smell of food; also treats Bi syndrome due to wind-cold-dampness, edema and fullness due to wind-water, vertigo due to wind, headache, and eye disorders.
Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen, 人参) (three qian), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 白术) (three liang), Flesh of Ziziphi Jujubae Fructus (Zaorou, 枣肉) (four liang).
Grind the above into fine powder, mix with jujube flesh to form pills the size of a white mustard seed. Take thirty pills per dose with rice water, at any time.

Treats internal wind generated due to Stomach deficiency and vomiting.
Bai Wanzi (White Pills), Jin Ye Dan (Golden Liquid Pill) (fifty pills each).
Grind the above into fine powder, mix with boiled wheat paste to form pills the size of a white mustard seed. Take thirty pills per dose on an empty stomach with rice water.

Treats weak Spleen and Stomach Qi where water and grain cannot descend, resulting in inability to tolerate food intake and dysfunction of urination and defecation.
Cannabis Semen (Mazi, 麻子) (three sheng), Sojae Semen Preparatum (Dadou, 大豆) (three sheng, stir-fried).
Grind the above into powder. Take two qian per dose with boiling water, at any time.

Treats abdominal distension with cold, tenesmus, or constipation.
Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi, 附子) (good quality, ground into powder), Raphanus Sativus (Luobo, 萝卜) (one root).
First, hollow out the radish to form a vessel-like shape. Fill it with Fuzi powder. Replace the cut-off top as a lid, secure it with bamboo skewers, wrap in wet paper, and roast in ash fire until cooked. Retrieve for use.

Treats impaired Spleen and Stomach function leading to inability to eat.
Hordeum Vulgare (Damai, 大麦) (four liang), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) (half liang).
Grind the above into powder. Take two qian per dose with one cup of water, decoct until reduced to seventy percent, strain, and take warm at any time.

From Boji Fang treating retrograde vomiting and regurgitation.
Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi, 附子) (one piece, raw, skin and umbilicus removed, cut into four pieces).
Decoct with half a jin of fresh Ginger Rhizoma (Shengjiang, 生姜) and one bowl of water until the Fuzi has absorbed all the liquid. Remove the Fuzi, dry by roasting, grind into powder. Take one qian per dose with cold rice water.

Treats various deficiencies and insufficiencies, irregularity of the Zang-Fu organs. Regular use nourishes Qi and Blood and promotes food intake.
Large Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi, 附子) (three pieces).
Decoct the Fuzi with fifty Jin Jujubes (Jin Zao, 晋枣) until the Fuzi is soft to fifty percent doneness. Remove skin and umbilicus. Decoct another fifty Jin Jujubes with the Fuzi until soft. Slice, dry by roasting, grind into fine powder, and mix with jujube flesh... (text ends here)