男子补精壮阳。
菟丝子（酒煮，一两） 蛇床子（酒洗，二两） 五味子（一两） 肉苁蓉（酒浸，焙，
二两） 莲蕊（金色者，二两） 山药（酒浸，焙，二两） 远志（甘草水浸，去心，一两）
真沉香（五钱） 广木香（五钱） 益智仁（一两）
上末，炼蜜丸梧子大。每三十丸空心盐汤下，以干物压之。
男妇俱宜服。东垣治妇人阴血不足无子者，服之能使胎孕，效。治形体瘦弱无力，多因
肾气久虚，久新憔悴，寝汗发热，五脏齐损，遗精便血，消渴淋浊等记。
干山药 山茱萸肉（各四两） 泽泻（去毛） 牡丹皮（去心） 白茯苓（去皮。各三
两） 熟地黄
上为末，炼蜜丸如梧子大。每服五六十丸，空心白汤下，寒月温酒下。如肾虚有饮，作
痰唾
又方 治阴虚火动耳聋。加知母 黄柏 菖蒲 远志（各制）
治肾气虚乏，下元冷惫，脐腹疼痛，夜多旋弱，脚膝缓弱，肢体倦怠，面色痿黄，或黧
黑。及虚劳不足，渴欲饮水，腰重疼痛，小腹急痛，小便不利。
熟地（拣，肥大，酒洗，八两） 泽泻（去毛） 牡丹皮（去心） 白茯苓（去皮。各
三两） 山茱
上为末，炼蜜丸如梧子大。每服五十丸，温酒送下，或空心淡盐汤下，妇人淡醋汤下。
按∶六味地黄丸专补左尺肾水之药。八味丸既补左尺肾水，兼补右尺相火之药。少年
水亏火旺，宜服六味地黄丸。老年水火俱亏，宜服八味丸。况老年肾脏真水既虚，邪水乘之
而为湿热，以作腰痛，足痿，痰唾，消渴，小便不禁，淋闭等记，非桂附之温散而能治之乎。
菟丝子（用酒煮，一两） 蛇床子（用酒洗，二两） 五味子（一两） 肉苁蓉（用酒浸泡，焙干，二两） 莲蕊（金色的，二两） 山药（用酒浸泡，焙干，二两） 远志（用甘草水浸泡，去心，一两） 真沉香（五钱） 广木香（五钱） 益智仁（一两）
以上药物研为细末，用炼蜜制成梧桐子大小的丸剂。每次三十丸，空腹时用盐汤送服，并用干食压住药力。
男女都适宜服用。李东垣治疗因妇人阴血不足导致不孕者，服用此药能使受孕，有效。治疗形体瘦弱无力，多因肾气长期虚弱，新旧憔悴，睡中出汗发热，五脏同时受损，遗精便血，消渴淋浊等症状。
干山药 山茱萸肉（各四两） 泽泻（去毛） 牡丹皮（去心） 白茯苓（去皮。各三两） 熟地黄
以上药物研为细末，用炼蜜制成梧桐子大小的丸剂。每次服用五六十丸，空腹时用白开水送服，寒冷月份用温酒送服。如果肾虚有水饮，形成痰唾。
又一方：治疗阴虚火动引起的耳聋。加入知母、黄柏、石菖蒲、远志（各经炮制）。
治疗肾气虚乏，下元冷惫，脐腹疼痛，夜间小便频数且量少，脚膝软弱无力，肢体倦怠，面色萎黄，或黧黑。以及虚劳不足，口渴想喝水，腰部沉重疼痛，小腹急痛，小便不利。
熟地（挑选肥大者，用酒洗，八两） 泽泻（去毛） 牡丹皮（去心） 白茯苓（去皮。各三两） 山茱萸
以上药物研为细末，用炼蜜制成梧桐子大小的丸剂。每次服用五十丸，用温酒送服，或空腹用淡盐汤送服，妇女用淡醋汤送服。
按语：六味地黄丸是专门补益左尺部肾水的药物。八味丸既补益左尺部肾水，又兼补右尺部相火的药物。少年时期水亏火旺，适宜服用六味地黄丸。老年时期水火俱亏，适宜服用八味丸。况且老年人肾脏真水已经虚弱，邪水趁机侵犯而成为湿热，从而引起腰痛、足痿、痰唾、消渴、小便不禁、淋闭等症状，如果不是桂枝、附子的温散作用，怎么能治愈呢？
Tonifies essence and strengthens yang in men.
Cuscutae Semen (Tu Si Zi) (boiled in wine, 1 liang), Cnidii Fructus (She Chuang Zi) (washed in wine, 2 liang), Schisandrae Fructus (Wu Wei Zi) (1 liang), Cistanches Herba (Rou Cong Rong) (soaked in wine, dried by baking, 2 liang), Nelumbinis Plumula (Lian Rui) (golden colored, 2 liang), Dioscoreae Rhizoma (Shan Yao) (soaked in wine, dried by baking, 2 liang), Polygalae Radix (Yuan Zhi) (soaked in licorice water, heart removed, 1 liang), genuine Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum (Zhen Chen Xiang) (5 qian), Costi Rhizoma (Guang Mu Xiang) (5 qian), Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus (Yi Zhi Ren) (1 liang).
Grind the above into powder, refine honey to make pills the size of a Chinese quince seed (Wu Zi). Take 30 pills on an empty stomach with salted water, followed by dry food to settle the medicine.
Suitable for both men and women. Li Dongyuan treated women suffering from infertility due to insufficiency of yin blood; taking this formula enables conception, with good effect. It treats emaciation and weakness, often caused by long-term deficiency of kidney qi, chronic exhaustion, night sweats with fever, simultaneous damage to the five zang organs, spermatorrhea, hematochezia, Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst syndrome) and Lin Zhuo (turbid strangury), etc.
Dried Dioscoreae Rhizoma (Shan Yao), Corni Fructus (Shan Zhu Yu Rou) (each 4 liang), Alismatis Rhizoma (Ze Xie) (remove hairs), Moutan Cortex (Mu Dan Pi) (remove heart), Poria (Bai Fu Ling) (remove skin, each 3 liang), Prepared Rehmanniae Radix (Shu Di Huang).
Grind the above into powder, refine honey to make pills the size of a Chinese quince seed (Wu Zi). Take 50-60 pills on an empty stomach with plain boiled water; in cold months, take with warm wine. If kidney deficiency involves fluid retention forming phlegm-saliva...
Another prescription: Treats tinnitus caused by hyperactivity of fire due to yin deficiency. Add Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (Zhi Mu), Phellodendri Cortex (Huang Bo), Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma (Chang Pu), Polygalae Radix (Yuan Zhi) (each processed).
Treats deficiency and exhaustion of kidney qi, coldness and fatigue of the lower origin, pain in the umbilical and abdominal regions, frequent and weak urination at night, weakness and flaccidity of legs and knees, physical fatigue, sallow complexion, or dark/blackish complexion. Also treats insufficiency due to chronic wasting, thirst with desire to drink, heavy and painful waist, urgent pain in the lower abdomen, and difficult urination.
Prepared Rehmanniae Radix (Shu Di) (select large and plump ones, washed in wine, 8 liang), Alismatis Rhizoma (Ze Xie) (remove hairs), Moutan Cortex (Mu Dan Pi) (remove heart), Poria (Bai Fu Ling) (remove skin, each 3 liang), Corni Fructus (Shan Zhu Yu).
Grind the above into powder, refine honey to make pills the size of a Chinese quince seed (Wu Zi). Take 50 pills with warm wine, or on an empty stomach with light salted water; for women, take with light vinegar water.
Note: Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Six-Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia) is a formula specifically for tonifying the kidney water of the left chi pulse position. Ba Wei Wan (Eight-Ingredient Pill) tonifies both the kidney water of the left chi pulse position and the ministerial fire of the right chi pulse position. In youth, when water is deficient and fire is hyperactive, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan is suitable. In old age, when both water and fire are deficient, Ba Wei Wan is suitable. Moreover, since the true water of the kidney in the elderly is already deficient, pathogenic water invades to become damp-heat, causing symptoms such as lumbar pain, leg flaccidity, phlegm-saliva, Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst syndrome), urinary incontinence, and Lin Bi (strangury with obstruction). Can these be cured without the warming and dispersing actions of Cinnamomi Ramulus (Gui Zhi) and Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fu Zi)?