全阳丹主治∶头风咳逆，喘息呕吐，腰脚疼痛，气力怯弱，一切风病，胸中 癖，宿食
不消，见饭易饱，离垸还饥，瘦弱虚损，耳聋惊悸；阳道久衰，阴痿不起，益精驻颜，满髓
轻身，能食有力，令人肥健。
服法∶先吃泻药（用温白丸） 下去腹中宿秽，明日早朝空腹以酒若浆下一丸。从此每
日服至三十丸以下，二十丸以上即止。若无效验，重加服二十丸以下，但病重者服五十丸以
上，六七十丸以下。若犹无力，服至百丸以下，一切可随疾患轻重，岂可守株哉。患者若欲
得早除，每日服二三丸亦得。然欲服时取二合以下饭净淘吞药后即吃三四口许压之，恐药气
冲上头面，但病在胸膈以上者先吃淘饭，后服丹药；病在腰以下者，先吃药，后食饭。若在
头面及遍身者，不用淘饭，只用酒浆。若患烦闷，时时服金汞丹、甘豆汤、芦根汤。药如有
发动，可依治石发方。
禁忌∶猪肉、油腻、陈臭、粘滑、海藻、五辛、血食、青菜等。
性味功能∶
《本草经》云∶石钟乳，味甘、温，无毒，主咳逆上气，明目益精，安五脏，通百节，
利九窍，下乳汁，益精气，补虚损，疗脚弱疼冷，下焦伤竭，强阴，久服延年益寿，好色不
老，令人有子。不练食之，令人淋。（陶注云∶唯通中，轻薄如鹅管，碎之如爪甲，中无鹰
齿，光明者为善。敬注云∶虽浓而光明可爱，饵之。）
《耆婆方》云∶夫钟乳者，取管成白光，润泽如虻翅蝉翼者，好得服，服即得力，浓者
不可服之耳。但水而南流者上，东流者次，余方不中服之。凡钟乳白光者为上，黄光者为次，
赤者不中服，性大热。诸长生补益之中不过乳也。须常服之。服乳人若多嗔，只得九年即死，
好好慎之。唯不能禁嗔，勿服之。
《极要方》云∶钟乳，所以仙人名之曰乳，此精膏所作，与一切凡石悬殊绝伦不比类也。
师云∶服一斤乳尽，百病除；二斤乳尽，润及三代；三斤乳尽者，临死颜色不变。纵在土下，
满百年后还穿冢出，即成僵人也。此人在俗及至千年，皆不得回顾者即是也。一千以外者，
行日中，亦无歇，遂成真仙官也。
夫钟乳，此石之精膏也。不与土石杂。独生石室，宜神丹为地，所以然者，凡作丹法，
皆飞诸石精以为霜雪，而遂成金银，服之立仙矣。是以服丹之士，先服石之精髓，与丹为地。
若乳与丹相兼而服之者，能理丹石，补虚益精，久服之即能变练骨髓，老而更少，令有子。
养性要药也。
服乳法∶
凡服乳，撰旺相日及建除开日，吉。又常以戊己日用之。
凡欲服药，须先服泻药，除去腹中恶秽。
凡服石者，若有 宜下之。若人疲弱者，未必下也。
凡服药，先首于吉日清旦具服严 净嗽其口，面东向立再拜，一心发愿，愿服神药以后，
千殃散灭。百病消除，志求长生，无违其愿，三切大圣，加护去者还年。发此愿已，又以净
水漱口，先含一枣核许蜜，次以一二丸服之。
凡服药者，旺日服泻药，而相日服药从一丸起，稍积日服之。可至二三丸重，以二两为
一剂。
凡服乳之法，始以温酒服之二三丸，次日五丸，次日七丸，次日九丸，次日十一丸，次
日十三丸，然后以十五丸为法，不过于焉。
凡服钟乳丸五六十丸未得力者，可服一二百丸，稍停，候气色。
《极要方》空腹服钟乳法∶上取成练乳，称一两，分为再服。旦服暮令尽，无问乳之多
少，此一两为度。
凡服乳，皆须温清酒服之，恒令酒气不绝为佳，不得醉吐。凡服乳之时，唯须少食，一
日吃一升许饭，得满三日不出，即其乳。不随粪下，乳在腹内三日，练之便化为津液入人骨
髓。若食多者，其乳未化，不至 时乃随大便而出，徒损功夫，不得其效，唯须少食，满三
日外，待旧粪出讫，任意作美食补之，三日补之，更欲服者还依上法将息如前。其乳多少者，
任人贫富云云。
鉴真服钟乳随年齿方∶石钟乳，其味甘温无毒，年二十者服二两，乃至五十服五两，六
十以上加至七两。各随年服之，吉。四十以下人，一两分为两服，五十以上，一服一两，两
别和面三两搅溲面硬溲作 ，以五升铛中煮五，六沸即熟，和酒令汁尽服之，竟以暖饭押
之七日以来，忌如药法。
李补阙练研钟乳法∶取枣膏和乳研捣令相得，每旦空腹服十五丸如梧子，以暖酒下，待
饥方食，食宜用少不令饱，每日数数，任性饮酒，令体中熏熏，恒有酒气，使气宣行。
当服乳时，三日五日吃一两口仓米饭及少许臭败脯肉，及见丧孝尸秽并不须避，令其惯
习，每年恒服一大斤，以来四时并得服，夏秋料理，立冬服之。
《石论》云∶若服药先后饮食相近者，难得药力。皆须晚食少食，不通过多，多则令药
势不行，所以须少，少则易通，通则速得药力，宜慎之。空腹及下后不可服，更三日调养，
然后始服石，若下后只服药，或药滞着曲奥之处经岁不解，亦服药之后仍行百步，即乳气入
腹得力尤速。若觉热，进一两口冷饭行步消息，良之。
补乳法∶
《石论》云∶凡服乳石十日，还十日补，百日、千日亦然，以此为率。坐卧起寝处必须
香洁，衣服新鲜熏 如法，常侵早起服药导引，则神清而药行，每五更初即起扣天鼓三十
六通。又酒是性命之本，朝暮常须饮热美酒，恒令体中熏熏，仍不得饮白酒。又澡浴勿向汤
水中坐，宜以汤水淋之。
《极要方》云∶凡三日服乳，还三日补之，十日服，十日补之，以为率。补乳法欲得饱
食，服乳法欲得少食，补乳欲得食牛、羊、獐鹿等肉骨，煎取汁任意作美食啖之，不得食仓
米臭肉等物。以外不忌。
凡初服乳至补讫，必不得行房出精。此最大忌，慎之。又服乳补日讫，亦可更一月许将
养方可泄，不可顿泻。则令药气顿竭，慎之。
服乳得力候∶
《极要方》方∶凡服乳得力之时，先觉脐下绕脐肉起，身体发热，食味甘美，其阳气日
盛，数起之，慎不得近房。若后大起，唯行房慎不得出精，此为养其精气，令腹中肪成，乳
气盈溢，遍流百脉，则令人阳盛而且热，百战不怠，永无五劳七伤。
服乳禁忌∶
《删繁论》云∶凡禁之法，若药有乳石，须一月日外，若不如尔，非唯不得力翻致祸也。
《耆婆方》云∶凡服乳药，通忌生冷、酢滑、尘臭、大饱、大饥及嗔忧悲泣愁不乐，不
得冒诸风雪及淹秽之事。常令酒食气温温然，恒取暖常自逍遥适意。服乳忌五茄地榆，为药
去之。
《极要方》云∶不得眠嗔怒及大喜恐、房室，勿饮白酒冷醋等物，及多食饼热食及猪、
鱼、酥、腐臭之物，亦不得食犬马百种杂肉及芸苔、胡荽、腻粉、面、饧、 之食，不入产、
生、丧、孝之家，不语人我服此药。
《石论》云∶凡服乳石，莫生嗔怒，调和情性，欢娱畅悦，节房室，省睡眠，不用大嗔，
大喜、忧思哭泣，不宜食粗 冷硬难消之物，可食细软甘美之味以调之。
凡服此药，禁忌陈臭、生葫、蒜、杂生菜、猪肉、肥羹、诸滑物、生鱼、 脍、生冷油
面等。
服乳发动对治法∶
释慧义云∶钟乳发令人头痛，饮热酒即解。
《极要方》云∶凡服乳以后，身中先有诸病，多者乳力共病相政。病气犹强，乳力未成，
必相对作。
凡术动钟乳，两目疼痛；海蛤动乳，令人头痛脑闷；仓米臭肉动乳，令人骨节发疮及发
背。
房动乳，令人少气力四肢顽痹，不尔，令人面目身肿痿黄。食饮不调动乳，乍寒乍热，
腹中碎痛，或痢或吐，见食闻臭。
四时节气冷热不调动乳，状似疟发，不早治之，变为黄胆。
今皆疗之方，着上件发动形状，必须细意察其所患根本，须各相当。知其审候，疗无不
验，勿令失之毫毛，差之千里。
若诸果动乳，取甘草一两炙，麻黄一两，去节，切，以水二升，煮取半斤，和清酒半升，
先火边灸令遣热微，彻欲汗，因即热服之，令尽被覆卧取汗即瘥。
仓米臭肉动乳，必须以豉作汤，细细服之，可五六度许，仓米自消，所患目瘥。
房室损乳者，必须闭气调之一日一夜。又须牛羊骨煎作羹食之。男患之令妇人 KT
身体，女患令男夫 KT 。必不得更犯。如此调之三日三夜，自然觉健。若食饮损乳者，
以葱豉汤裹纳当归一两煮之去滓，温服之便瘥。仍未除者，可作芦根汤服之。
芦根（一握） 地榆（一握） 五茄（一握）
切，以水三升，煮取一升，一服。
若四时节气冷热不调动乳者，必须作生熟汤，以器盛之，入汤中坐，勿动。须臾百节所
有寒热之气皆从毛孔而出变作汗。若心中热闷者，还服少许热汤即定。
《耆婆服乳方》云∶若发热渴者，以生芦根一握，粟米一合，煮米熟饮之甚良。
又服乳讫，单服菟丝子三斤，大益人。又方∶车前子亦佳。
【全阳丹主治】：治疗头风引起的咳嗽气逆、喘息呕吐、腰脚疼痛、气力虚弱、各种风病、胸中积块、宿食不消化、见饭易饱、离开饭碗又觉饥饿、身体瘦弱虚损、耳聋惊悸；以及性功能长期衰退、阳痿不起，还能补益精气、驻颜抗衰老、充盈骨髓、轻身延年、增加食欲和体力，使人变得肥壮强健。
【服用方法】：先服用泻药（使用温白丸）以清除腹中的陈旧污秽之物。第二天早晨空腹时，用酒或浆液送服一丸。从此以后，每天服药量逐渐增加至三十丸以下，二十丸以上即停止。如果无效，可再增加服药量至二十丸以下，但病情重者需服用五十丸以上，六七十丸以下。如果仍然感觉无力，可服用至一百丸以下。一切应根据疾病的轻重来决定，岂能拘泥不变呢？患者如果想要早日痊愈，每天服用二三丸也可以。然而，在服药时，取两合以下的饭洗净吞下药丸后，再吃三四口饭来压制它，以防药气冲上头面。但是，如果病位在胸膈以上，应先吃淘洗过的饭，后服丹药；如果病位在腰部以下，应先吃药，后吃饭。如果病在头面及全身，不用淘洗过的饭，只用酒或浆液送服。如果出现烦闷症状，不时服用金汞丹、甘豆汤、芦根汤。如果药物引发不良反应，可依照治疗石药发热的方子处理。
【禁忌】：猪肉、油腻食物、陈腐臭味食物、粘滑食物、海藻、五辛（葱、蒜、韭、薤、兴渠）、血食、青菜等。
【性味功能】：
《本草经》记载：石钟乳，味甘、性温，无毒，主要治疗咳嗽气逆上冲，明目益精，安养五脏，通利关节，通畅九窍，下乳汁，补益精气，治疗虚损，治愈脚弱疼痛寒冷，下焦损伤枯竭，强壮阴部，久服延年益寿，面色红润不老，使人有子嗣。如果不经过炼制就食用，会导致淋证。（陶弘景注解说：只有中间通透、轻薄如鹅管、破碎后像爪甲、中间没有鹰齿状杂质、色泽光明的才是上品。敬显侔注解说：虽然浓密且光明可爱，可以服用。）
《耆婆方》记载：所谓钟乳，要选取管子呈现白光、润泽如虻翅蝉翼的，这样的才好服用，服用后见效快，浓浊的不可以服用。只有从北向南流的水源产出的为上品，向东流的次之，其他方位产出的不适合服用。凡是钟乳，白光者为上品，黄光者为次品，红色的不适合服用，其性大热。在所有长生补益的药物中，没有超过钟乳的。必须经常服用。服用钟乳的人如果容易发怒，只能活九年就会死亡，务必谨慎。只有那些不能控制愤怒的人，不要服用。
《极要方》记载：钟乳，所以仙人称之为“乳”，这是由精华膏脂所成，与一切普通石头截然不同，不可类比。师父说：服用一斤钟乳耗尽，百病消除；服用二斤钟乳耗尽，恩泽惠及三代；服用三斤钟乳耗尽的人，临死时脸色不变。即使埋在土下，满一百年后还会穿透坟墓出来，变成僵人。这样的人在世俗中乃至千年，都不会回头，就是这个意思。超过一千年的，白天行走也不休息，最终成为真仙官。
夫钟乳，是这种石头的精华膏脂。不与土石混杂。独生于石室之中，适宜作为神丹的地基，之所以这样，是因为凡制作丹法，都是飞炼各种石头的精华使之成为霜雪，进而变成金银，服用即可成仙。因此，服用丹士，先服用石头的精髓，作为丹的基础。如果钟乳与丹兼服，能够调理丹石，补虚益精，久服就能改变锻炼骨髓，年老变年轻，使人有子嗣。这是养生的重要药物。
【服用钟乳的方法】：
凡是服用钟乳，选择旺相日及建除开日，吉利。又通常以戊己日用之。
凡是想要服药，必须先服用泻药，除去腹中的恶秽之物。
凡是服用石药的人，如果有便秘等情况应当通下。如果人体质疲弱，不一定需要通下。
凡是服药，先在吉日清晨穿戴整齐，清净漱口，面向东方站立，拜两次，一心发愿，希望服用神药之后，千灾散灭，百病消除，立志追求长生，不违背愿望，恳切祈求大圣加持，去除灾厄还复青春。发完这个愿后，又用净水漱口，先含枣核大小的蜜，然后服用一二丸。
凡是服药者，在旺日服用泻药，而在相日开始服药，从一丸起，稍加积累天数服用。可以达到二三丸的重量，以二两为一剂。
凡是服用钟乳的方法，开始时用温酒送服二三丸，第二天五丸，第三天七丸，第四天九丸，第五天十一丸，第六天十三丸，然后以十五丸为定法，不超过这个数量。
凡是服用钟乳丸五六十丸还没有见效的，可以服用一二百丸，稍作停顿，观察气色。
《极要方》空腹服用钟乳的方法：选取已经炼制的钟乳，称一两，分为两次服用。早上服用，晚上服完，无论钟乳多少，以此一两为标准。
凡是服用钟乳，都必须用温清酒送服，常使酒气不断为佳，但不能醉倒呕吐。凡是服用钟乳的时候，只需要少吃，一天吃大约一升饭，如果能满三天不排便，那就是钟乳的效果。不随粪便排出，钟乳在腹内三天，炼化后就化为津液进入人的骨髓。如果吃得太多，钟乳未化，不到时候就会随大便排出，白白浪费功夫，得不到效果，只须少吃，满三天外，等旧粪排完后，任意做美食来补养，补养三天，如果想继续服用，还依上面的方法调养如前。钟乳的多少，任凭人的贫富情况而定。
鉴真服用钟乳随年齿方：石钟乳，味甘温无毒，年龄二十岁者服用二两，直到五十岁服用五两，六十岁以上增加到七两。各随年龄服用，吉利。四十岁以下的人，一两分为两服，五十岁以上，一服一两，另外和面三两搅匀揉硬，做成面食，在五升的铛中煮五六沸即熟，和酒让汁液喝完，最后用暖饭压制七天以来，禁忌如同药法。
李补阙炼制研磨钟乳的方法：取枣膏和钟乳研捣令其融合，每天早晨空腹服用十五丸如梧桐子大小，用暖酒送下，等到饿了才吃饭，吃饭宜少不让吃饱，每天多次，随意饮酒，让体内微微熏热，常有酒气，使气机宣行。
当服用钟乳时，三日五日吃一两口仓米饭及少许腐败肉，以及参加丧事孝期尸秽都不必回避，让其习惯，每年恒服一大斤，以此来适应四时并得服用，夏秋料理，立冬服用。
《石论》记载：如果服药前后饮食相近，很难得到药力。都必须晚饭少吃，不过多，多了会让药势不行，所以需要少，少了容易通，通了速得药力，宜谨慎。空腹及通便后不可服，更三日调养，然后始服石，若通便后只服药，或药滞着曲奥之处经岁不解，亦服药之后仍行百步，即乳气入腹得力尤速。如果觉热，进一两口冷饭行步消息，良之。
【补乳法】：
《石论》记载：凡是服用钟乳石十日，还要补养十日，百日、千日也如此，以此为规律。坐卧起居处必须香洁，衣服新鲜熏香如法，常侵早起服药导引，则神清而药行，每五更初即起扣天鼓三十六通。又酒是性命之本，朝暮常须饮热美酒，恒令体中熏熏，仍不得饮白酒。又澡浴勿向汤水中坐，宜以汤水淋之。
《极要方》记载：凡是三日服乳，还三日补之，十日服，十日补之，以为规律。补乳法欲得饱食，服乳法欲得少食，补乳欲得食牛、羊、獐鹿等肉骨，煎取汁任意作美食啖之，不得食仓米臭肉等物。以外不忌。
凡是初服乳至补讫，必不得行房出精。这是最大的禁忌，慎之。又服乳补日讫，亦可更一月许将养方可泄，不可顿泻。则令药气顿竭，慎之。
【服乳得力候】：
《极要方》方：凡是服用钟乳得力之时，先觉得脐下绕脐肉起，身体发热，食味甘美，其阳气日益旺盛，数起之，慎不得近房。若后大起，唯行房慎不得出精，此为养其精气，令腹中肪成，乳气盈溢，遍流百脉，则令人阳盛而且热，百战不怠，永无五劳七伤。
【服乳禁忌】：
《删繁论》记载：凡是禁戒之法，如果药有乳石，须一个月日后，如果不这样，不仅不得力反而招致祸患。
《耆婆方》记载：凡是服用钟乳药，普遍禁忌生冷、酸滑、尘臭、大饱、大饥及嗔忧悲泣愁不乐，不得冒诸风雪及淹秽之事。常令酒食气温温然，恒取暖常自逍遥适意。服乳忌五茄地榆，为药去之。
《极要方》记载：不得眠嗔怒及大喜恐、房室，勿饮白酒冷醋等物，及多食饼热食及猪、鱼、酥、腐臭之物，亦不得食犬马百种杂肉及芸苔、胡荽、腻粉、面、饧、 之食，不入产、生、丧、孝之家，不语人我服此药。
《石论》记载：凡是服用钟乳石，莫生嗔怒，调和情性，欢娱畅悦，节房室，省睡眠，不用大嗔，大喜、忧思哭泣，不宜食粗 冷硬难消之物，可食细软甘美之味以调之。
凡是服用此药，禁忌陈臭、生葫、蒜、杂生菜、猪肉、肥羹、诸滑物、生鱼、 脍、生冷油面等。
【服乳发动对治法】：
释慧义说：钟乳发作令人头痛，饮热酒即解。
《极要方》记载：凡是服用钟乳以后，身中先有诸病，多者乳力共病相政。病气犹强，乳力未成，必相对作。
凡是术动钟乳，两目疼痛；海蛤动乳，令人头痛脑闷；仓米臭肉动乳，令人骨节发疮及发背。
房动乳，令人少气力四肢顽痹，不尔，令人面目身肿痿黄。食饮不调动乳，乍寒乍热，腹中碎痛，或痢或吐，见食闻臭。
四时节气冷热不调动乳，状似疟发，不早治之，变为黄胆。
现在都有治疗的方子，著上件发动形状，必须细意察其所患根本，须各相当。知其审候，疗无不验，勿令失之毫毛，差之千里。
如果诸果动乳，取甘草一两炙，麻黄一两，去节，切，以水二升，煮取半斤，和清酒半升，先火边灸令遣热微，彻欲汗，因即热服之，令尽被覆卧取汗即瘥。
仓米臭肉动乳，必须以豉作汤，细细服之，可五六度许，仓米自消，所患目瘥。
房室损乳者，必须闭气调之一日一夜。又须牛羊骨煎作羹食之。男患之令妇人 KT 身体，女患令男夫 KT 。必不得更犯。如此调之三日三夜，自然觉健。若食饮损乳者，以葱豉汤裹纳当归一两煮之去滓，温服之便瘥。仍未除者，可作芦根汤服之。
芦根（一握） 地榆（一握） 五茄（一握）
切，以水三升，煮取一升，一服。
如果四时节气冷热不调动乳者，必须作生熟汤，以器盛之，入汤中坐，勿动。须臾百节所有寒热之气皆从毛孔而出变作汗。若心中热闷者，还服少许热汤即定。
《耆婆服乳方》记载：如果发热渴者，以生芦根一握，粟米一合，煮米熟饮之甚良。
又服乳讫，单服菟丝子三斤，大益人。又方：车前子亦佳。
[Indications of Quanyang Dan]: Treats head wind (toufeng) causing cough and rebellious qi, wheezing and vomiting, pain in the lower back and legs, weakness of qi and strength, all kinds of wind diseases, masses in the chest, retained food not digesting, feeling full upon seeing rice but hungry after leaving the bowl, emaciation and deficiency, deafness, palpitations with fright; also treats long-term decline of sexual function, impotence, benefits essence, preserves youthfulness, fills marrow, lightens the body, increases appetite and strength, making one robust and healthy.
[Administration Method]: First take a purgative (using Wenbai Wan) to clear old filth from the abdomen. The next morning on an empty stomach, swallow one pill with wine or liquid gruel. Thereafter, gradually increase the daily dosage to below thirty pills, stopping when it reaches above twenty pills. If there is no effect, increase the dosage again to below twenty pills, but for severe cases, take above fifty pills, up to sixty or seventy pills. If still feeling weak, take up to one hundred pills. Everything should be adjusted according to the severity of the illness; how can one stick rigidly to fixed rules? If the patient wishes for early recovery, taking two or three pills daily is also acceptable. However, when taking the medicine, wash less than two he of rice clean, swallow the pill with it, then eat three or four mouthfuls of rice to suppress it, fearing the medicinal qi rushing to the head and face. But if the disease is located above the chest and diaphragm, eat washed rice first, then take the elixir; if the disease is located below the waist, take the medicine first, then eat rice. If the disease is in the head/face or throughout the body, do not use washed rice, only use wine or liquid gruel. If irritability occurs, occasionally take Jingu Dan, Gandou Tang, or Lugen Tang. If the drug triggers adverse reactions, follow the prescriptions for treating stone elixir toxicity.
[Contraindications]: Pork, greasy foods, stale/foul-smelling foods, sticky/slippery foods, kelp (Haizao), Five Pungent Spices (Wuxin), blood meat, green vegetables, etc.
[Nature, Flavor, and Functions]:
Bencao Jing states: Shizhongru (Stalactite), sweet in flavor, warm in nature, non-toxic. It mainly treats cough with rebellious ascending qi, brightens the eyes, benefits essence, calms the five zang organs, unblocks joints, opens the nine orifices, promotes lactation, supplements qi and essence, treats deficiency and damage, cures weak/cold painful legs, treats depletion of the lower jiao, strengthens the yin. Long-term use extends life and longevity, keeps one youthful and attractive, and enables procreation. Eating it without refining causes strangury (lin). (Tao Hongjing notes: Only those that are hollow through the center, thin and light like goose quills, breaking like fingernails, without eagle-beak-like impurities inside, and bright in color are superior. Jing Xianmo notes: Although dense and bright/lovely, they can be taken.)
Qipo Fang states: Regarding Zhongru, select those with tubes showing white light, moist and lustrous like horsefly wings or cicada wings; these are good for taking and effective. Dense ones cannot be taken. Those sourced from water flowing south are superior, east-flowing are secondary; others from other directions are unsuitable. Generally, white-light Zhongru is superior, yellow-light is secondary, red is unsuitable due to its great heat nature. Among all longevity and tonifying substances, none surpasses Zhongru. It must be taken regularly. People who take Zhongru and get angry easily will die within nine years; be very cautious. Those who cannot control anger should not take it.
Jiyao Fang states: Zhongru is called "Ru" (Milk) by immortals because it is made of essence and paste, vastly different from ordinary stones. The Master said: Consuming one jin of Ru eliminates hundred diseases; consuming two jin benefits three generations; consuming three jin results in unchanged complexion at death. Even buried underground, after a hundred years, the corpse may pierce the tomb and become a stiff person. Such people in the secular world, even for a thousand years, never look back. Beyond a thousand years, walking in the sun without rest, they become true immortal officials.
Zhongru is the essence paste of this stone, not mixed with earth and rocks. It grows alone in stone chambers, suitable as a foundation for divine elixirs. This is because, in general alchemy, the essence of various stones is volatilized into frost and snow, turning into gold and silver; taking it leads to immortality. Therefore, elixir takers first consume the essence of stones as a foundation. Taking Zhongru together with elixirs regulates the stone elixirs, tonifies deficiency and benefits essence. Long-term use transforms and refines bone marrow, reverses aging, and enables procreation. It is an essential herb for nurturing life.
[Method of Taking Ru]:
When taking Ru, choose auspicious days such as Wangxiang days or Jianchu Kai days. Also, usually use Wuji days.
Before taking medicine, one must take a purgative to remove evil filth from the abdomen.
For those taking stone medicines, if there is constipation, purge it. If the person is weak, purging may not be necessary.
Before taking medicine, on an auspicious day early in the morning, dress neatly, rinse the mouth cleanly, stand facing east, bow twice, make a sincere vow: wishing that after taking the divine medicine, thousand calamities scatter, hundred diseases eliminate, striving for longevity without violating the wish, earnestly requesting Great Sages' protection to remove disasters and restore youth. After this vow, rinse the mouth with clean water, hold a date-pit-sized amount of honey in the mouth, then take one or two pills.
Those taking medicine take purgatives on Wang days, and start taking medicine on Xiang days, starting from one pill, gradually accumulating over days. It can reach two or three pills per dose, with two liang as one course.
The method for taking Zhongru starts with two or three pills with warm wine, five pills the next day, seven the following day, nine, eleven, thirteen, and then stabilize at fifteen pills, not exceeding this amount.
If taking fifty or sixty Zhongru pills yields no effect, one can take one or two hundred pills, pause slightly, and observe the complexion/qi.
Jiyao Fang (Empty Stomach Method): Select refined Zhongru, weigh one liang, divide into two doses. Take in the morning, finish by evening. Regardless of the amount, one liang is the standard.
When taking Ru, always take with warm clear wine, keeping the alcohol qi continuous is best, but avoid drunkenness and vomiting. When taking Ru, eat little, about one sheng of rice per day. If one does not defecate for three days, it indicates the Ru is working. It does not pass with feces; inside the abdomen for three days, it refines into fluids entering the bone marrow. If eating too much, the Ru does not refine and passes out with stool later, wasting effort and efficacy. One must eat little. After three days, once old feces are expelled, one can freely eat delicious foods to supplement. Supplement for three days. To continue taking, follow the previous methods. The amount of Ru depends on the person's wealth.
Jianzhen's Age-Appropriate Zhongru Prescription: Shizhongru, sweet/warm/non-toxic. At age 20, take two liang; up to age 50, take five liang; over 60, increase to seven liang. Take according to age for good fortune. For under 40, divide one liang into two doses. For over 50, one dose is one liang. Mix with three liang of flour, knead hard, cook in a five-sheng pot for five or six boils until done. Mix with wine until juice is consumed. Finally, press with warm rice for seven days. Observe dietary restrictions as per medication rules.
Li Buche's Refining and Grinding Method: Mix date paste with Ru, grind and pound until integrated. Every morning on an empty stomach, take fifteen pills the size of wutong seeds, downed with warm wine. Eat only when hungry, eat little, do not get full. Drink alcohol frequently every day, allowing the body to feel slightly warm with constant alcohol qi, promoting qi circulation.
When taking Ru, for three to five days, eat one or two mouthfuls of granary rice and a little spoiled meat. Do not avoid attending funerals or handling corpses; let oneself get used to it. Take one da jin annually, applicable to all seasons, managed in summer/autumn, taken at Start of Winter.
Shilun states: If food/drink is taken close to medication time, it is hard to obtain medicinal power. Dinner should be small, not excessive. Excess hinders medicinal action; small amounts facilitate passage and rapid absorption. Be cautious. Do not take on an empty stomach or immediately after purging; wait three days to recuperate before taking stone medicine. If only taking medicine after purging, or if medicine stagnates in hidden areas for a year, walk one hundred steps after taking medicine so Ru qi enters the abdomen more effectively. If feeling hot, eat one or two mouthfuls of cold rice and walk to adjust; this is good.
[Supplementing Method]:
Shilun states: For every ten days of taking Ru, supplement for ten days. Same for hundred and thousand days, using this as a rule. Sitting, lying, rising, and sleeping quarters must be fragrant and clean. Clothes should be fresh and incense-treated properly. Wake up early to take medicine and practice Daoyin, ensuring clear spirit and active medicine. At the beginning of the fifth watch, wake up and tap the "Heavenly Drum" (temples) thirty-six times. Wine is the root of life; drink hot fine wine morning and evening, keeping the body slightly warm, but do not drink white wine. When bathing, do not sit in bathwater; pour water over the body.
Jiyao Fang states: For every three days of taking Ru, supplement for three days; for ten days taking, supplement for ten days, as a rule. Supplementation requires full meals; taking Ru requires eating little. For supplementation, eat beef, mutton, roe deer, etc., boil bones for juice, and make delicious food. Do not eat granary rice or rotten meat. Other things are not restricted.
From initial taking to completion of supplementation, absolutely no sexual intercourse or ejaculation. This is the greatest taboo. After finishing supplementation, rest for another month before resuming sexual activity; do not ejaculate suddenly, as this exhausts medicinal qi.
[Signs of Efficacy]:
Jiyao Fang: When Ru takes effect, one first feels flesh rising around the navel, body feverish, food tastes sweet. Yang qi grows daily. Rise frequently, strictly avoiding sexual contact. If symptoms intensify, engage in sex but strictly avoid ejaculation to nourish essence and qi, forming fat in the abdomen. Ru qi overflows and flows through all vessels, making yang abundant and hot, enduring battles without fatigue, forever free from the Five Labors and Seven Injuries.
[Contraindications]:
Shanfan Lun states: Regarding prohibitions, if taking stone elixirs, wait one month. Otherwise, not only ineffective but disastrous.
Qipo Fang states: Generally prohibit raw/cold, sour/slippery, dusty/foul, overeating, starvation, anger, sorrow, crying, worry. Do not expose to wind/snow or dirty situations. Keep diet warm, stay comfortable and relaxed. Avoid Wujia and Diyü with Ru as they counteract the medicine.
Jiyao Fang: Avoid anger, extreme joy/fear, sexual intercourse. Do not drink white wine or cold vinegar. Do not eat too many cakes, hot foods, pork, fish, butter, or foul-smelling items. Do not eat dog/horse/meat mixtures, rapeseed, coriander, Nifen (lead powder), noodles, malt sugar, or similar foods. Do not enter homes of childbirth, birth, mourning, or filial piety rituals. Do not tell others you are taking this medicine.
Shilun states: Do not get angry when taking Ru. Harmonize emotions, be joyful and content. Regulate sex, reduce sleep. Avoid extreme anger, joy, worry, crying. Do not eat coarse, cold, hard, indigestible foods. Eat soft, sweet, delicious foods to regulate.
General prohibitions for this medicine: Stale/foul foods, raw garlic/scallions, mixed raw vegetables, pork, fatty soups, slippery foods, raw fish, sashimi, raw/cold oily dough, etc.
[Treatment for Ru Activation/Toxicity]:
Huiyi states: Ru activation causes headache; drinking hot wine resolves it.
Jiyao Fang: After taking Ru, pre-existing diseases may interact with Ru's power. If disease qi is strong and Ru power not yet formed, they conflict.
Various activations:
- Shu activates Ru: Eye pain.
- Haige activates Ru: Headache and brain stuffiness.
- Cangmi/Rotten meat activates Ru: Sores on joints and Back Carbuncle (Fabei).
- Sexual activity activates Ru: Weakness of qi/strength, limb numbness/paralysis, or facial/body swelling and jaundice.
- Diet imbalance activates Ru: Alternating chills/fever, abdominal cramping pain, diarrhea or vomiting, aversion to food/smells.
- Seasonal temperature changes activate Ru: Malaria-like symptoms; if not treated early, turns into Jaundice.
Now providing formulas for these activations. Must carefully observe the root cause. Knowing the precise condition ensures cure. Do not miss details.
If activated by fruits/general activation: Take Gancao (Licorice Root) one liang roasted, Mahuang (Ephedra) one liang, remove joints, cut. Boil in two sheng water to obtain half jin. Mix with half sheng clear wine. Apply moxibustion near fire to generate mild heat until sweating is desired, then drink hot. Cover and lie down to sweat; it will heal.
If activated by Cangmi/Rotten meat: Make Doujiang (Fermented Soybean Decoction), take slowly, about five or six times. Cangmi will digest, eye condition improves.
If damaged by sexual activity: Practice breath retention regulation for one day and night. Also, boil beef/mutton bones into soup and eat. For male patients, have women massage the body; for female patients, have men massage. Strictly avoid further violation. Regulate for three days and nights, naturally feeling healthy.
If damaged by diet: Add Danggui (Angelica Sinensis) one liang to Congchi Tang (Scallion and Fermented Soybean Decoction), boil, strain, take warm. It heals. If not resolved, take Lugen Tang.
Lugen (Reed Rhizome) - one handful
Diyü (Sanguisorba Root) - one handful
Wujia (Acanthopanax Bark) - one handful
Cut, boil in three sheng water to obtain one sheng. Take once.
If activated by seasonal temperature changes: Make Shengshu Tang (Raw and Cooked Water Bath). Sit in the container, do not move. Soon, cold/heat qi from all joints exits through pores as sweat. If heart feels hot/stuffy, take a little hot soup to settle.
Qipo Furu Fang states: If feverish and thirsty, take one handful of raw Lugen and one ge of millet, boil millet until cooked, drink; very good.
Also, after taking Ru, taking single Tu Si Zi (Cuscuta Seed) three jin greatly benefits humans. Another formula: Che Qian Zi (Plantago Seed) is also good.