流利，四肢和畅。虽遇盛夏，亦不可袒露。其颈后连项，常用紫软夹帛，自颈后巾帻中垂下着肉，
入衣领中，至背脾间，以护腠理。中年人肌肉瘦怯，腠理开疏。若风伤腠中，便成大患。深宜慎之。
《琐碎录》云∶老不医风。非不医风也，只当调气尔。少不医劳，非不医劳也，只当调脾尔。
《琐碎录》云∶世人奉养，往往倒置。早漱口，不若将困而漱，去齿间所积，牙亦坚固。
《千金要方》云∶大喜大悲、男女热病未瘥、女子月血新产者，不可合阴阳。热疾新瘥，交者死。
《千金要方》云∶老子曰∶凡人生多疾病者，是风日之子。生而早死者，是晦日
之子。在胎而伤者，是朔日之子。生而母子俱死者，是雷霆霹雳日之子。能行步有
知而死者，是下旬之子。兵血死者，是月水尽之子，又是月蚀之子。能胎不成者，
是弦望之子。命不长者，是大醉之子。不痴必狂者，是大劳之子。生而不成者，是
平晓之子。意多恐悸者，是日出之子。好为盗贼贪欲者，是禺中之子。性行不良者，
是日中之子。命能不全者，是日映之子。好诈及妄者，是晡时之子。不音耳聋者，
是人定之子。天地闭，气不通，其子死。夜半合阴阳，生子上寿贤明。夜半后合会，
生子中寿，聪明智能。鸡鸣合会，生子下寿，克父母。此乃天地之常理也。
《千金要方》云；患赤目，须忌房事。不然，令人患内障。
《千金要方》云∶善摄生者，凡觉阳事转盛，必谨而抑之，不可纵心竭意，以自
贼也。若一度制得，则一度火灭，一度增油。若不能制，纵情施泻，即是膏火将灭，更去其油，可不深自防。
《千金要方》云∶夜梦恶，不须说。旦以水面东 之。咒曰∶恶梦着草木，好梦成宝玉。即无咎也。
巢氏《病源论》云∶人卧不寤，皆是魂魄外游，为他邪所枕录，欲还未得，致
成魇也。忌火照，则神魂不复入，乃至于死。而人有于灯光前魇者，是本由明出，故不忌火。
葛洪《肘后方》云∶人忽不寤，勿以灯照之，杀人。但痛啮其踵及足拇指甲
际而唾其面，则活。取韭捣汁，吹鼻中。薤汁亦得。冬月用韭根汁灌于口中。
《琐碎录》云∶浴出不可和衫裙寝熟。恐成外肾疼，腰背拳曲。
方匀《泊宅篇》云∶眼疾不可浴。浴则病，甚至有失明者。能断沐头，则一生无眼疾。
《沐浴身心经》云∶沐浴用五种香汤。一者白芷，能去三尸。二者桃皮，能辟邪
气。三者柏叶，能降真仙。四者零陵香，能集灵圣。五者青木香，能消秽召真。
《本草》云∶甑气水浴发，令发长密黑润。
《本草》云∶干粳米饭，常食令人热中，唇口干。不可和苍耳食，令人卒心痛。
急烧仓米炭，和蜜浆服之。不尔，即死。不可与马肉食，发痼疾。陈仓米亦然。
张文潜云∶张安道每晨起食粥一大碗。空腹胃虚，谷气便作。所补不细，又极
柔腻，与脏腑相得。妙齐和尚说∶山中僧每将旦一粥，甚系利害。如不食，则终日
觉脏腑燥渴。盖能畅胃气，生津液也。东坡云∶夜坐饥甚，吴子野劝食白粥，云能推陈致新，利膈养胃。
《食治通说》云∶食饮以时，饥饱得中，水谷变化，冲气和融，精血以生，荣卫
以行，腑脏调平，神志安宁。正气充实于内，元真通会于外。内外邪 莫能干，一切疾患无从作。
《琐碎录》云∶啖 饵之类过多，觉不快者，惟饮酒至醉。则既醒之后，所苦皆
瘥。其效过于服药。陈橘皮汤亦能解。
《食治通说》云∶当盛暑时，食饮加意调节。缘伏阴在内，腐化稍迟。又果 园
蔬，多将生啖。苏水桂浆，唯冷冻饮料生冷相值，克化尤难。微伤即飧泄，重伤即霍乱
吐利。是以暑月食物，尤要节减，使脾胃易于磨化。戒忌生冷，免有腹藏之患。
《食治通说》云∶好食生冷者，将为腹痛、心疼、呕吐、泄痢之疾。好食炙 者，
将为口疮咽痛、壅热痈疡之疾。
《翰府名谈》云∶今人食冷物，必饮汤，将温其脾。已冰其脾，何温之有？不若
未食冷物，先饮汤温之，继食冷无患。
《千金要方》云∶善养性者，先饥而食，先渴而饮。食欲数而少，不欲顿而多，则难消也。
常欲令如饱中饥，饥中饱耳。盖饱则伤脾，饥则伤气。故每学淡食。食当熟嚼，使米脂入腹。
《食治通说》云∶食饮之宜，当候已饥而进食，食不厌熟嚼。仍候焦渴而引饮，饮不厌细呷。
无待饥甚而后食，食不可太饱。或觉微渴而省饮，饮不欲太频。食不厌精细，食不厌温热。
王叔和洞识摄生之道，常谓人曰∶食不欲杂，杂则或有所犯。当时或无灾患，
积久为人作疾。寻常饮食，每令得所。多餐令人膨胀短气，或致暴疾。夏至秋分，
少食肥腻饼 之属。此物与酒食瓜果相妨。当时不觉病，入秋阳消阴盛，寒气总至，
多诸暴卒，良由涉夏取冷太过，饮食不节故也。而不达者，皆至病至之日，谓是受
病之始，不知其所由来者渐矣。岂不惑哉？
《琐碎录》云∶食后以小纸捻打喷嚏数次。气通，则目自明，痰自化。
《食疗本草》云∶野鸭九月以后即中食，全胜家者。虽寒不动气。人身上小热疮，
多年不好者，但多食之即瘥。
《本草》云∶饮食须逐日熬熟用。经宿即动气。有牙齿并脾疾人，切不可吃。
《琐碎录》云∶伏热者，不可饮水。冲寒者，不可饮汤。
《本草拾遗》云∶温病起，食 菜多死。
《博物志》云∶秋蟹毒者，无药可疗。目相向，足斑者，尤甚。
《食疗本草》云∶女人倒生，吞麻子二、三粒，即顺生。
《琐碎录》云∶欲醒酒，食橄榄。
《琐碎录》云∶食韭后，杨枝皮擦牙，用冷水漱之，不作气。
《琐碎录》云∶大雪中跣足，不可便以热汤洗，或饮热酒，足指随堕。
《云笈七签》云∶饮食伏床凶，不可向北吃食。
本草服药食忌∶凡药中有甘草，忌食猪肉、菘菜、海菜。黄连、胡黄连忌猪肉、
冷水。苍耳忌猪肉、马肉、米泔。桔梗、乌梅忌猪内。仙茅忌牛肉、牛乳。半
夏、菖蒲忌羊肉、羊血、饴糖。牛膝忌牛肉。阳起石、云母、钟乳、 砂、矾石并
忌羊血。商陆忌犬肉。丹砂、空青、轻粉并忌一切血。吴茱萸忌猪心、猪肉。地黄、
何首乌忌一切血、葱、蒜、萝卜。补骨脂忌猪血、芸薹。细辛、藜芦忌狸肉、生菜。
荆芥忌驴肉、黄颡鱼、河豚、一切无鳞鱼蟹。紫苏、天门冬、丹砂、龙骨忌鲤鱼。
巴豆忌野猪肉、菰笋、芦笋、酱、冷水。苍术、白术忌雀肉、青鱼、菘菜、桃、李。
薄荷忌鳖肉。麦门冬忌鲫鱼。常山忌生葱、生菜。附子、乌头、天雄忌豉汁、稷米。
牡丹忌葱、胡荽。浓朴、蓖麻忌炒豆。鳖甲忌苋菜。威灵仙、土茯苓忌醋及一切酸味。蜜忌 及生葱。
凡服药，不可杂食肥猪、犬肉，油腻，羹脍，腥臊，陈臭诸物。
凡服药，不可多食生蒜、胡荽、生葱、诸果、诸滑滞之物。
《琐碎录》云∶凡服药，药气与食气不得相逢。食气消，则服药。药气散，则进
食。其药有食前、食后者，皆宜审此。
（身体）气血流通顺畅，四肢舒展和顺。即使在盛夏，也不可袒胸露体。颈部后方连接项部的部位，常用柔软的紫色夹帛，从颈后的头巾中垂下贴着皮肤，塞入衣领内，延伸至背部脾俞穴之间，以此来保护腠理（皮肤纹理及汗孔）。中年人肌肉消瘦怯弱，腠理开疏。如果风邪侵袭腠理之中，就会酿成大祸。对此应当非常谨慎。
《琐碎录》说：老年人不治疗风病。不是不治疗风病，只是应当调理气机罢了。年轻人不治疗劳损病，不是不治疗劳损，只是应当调理脾胃罢了。
《琐碎录》说：世人在奉养自己方面，往往本末倒置。早起漱口，不如在困倦时将睡时漱口，这样可以去除齿间积存的食物残渣，牙齿也会坚固。
《千金要方》说：大喜大悲、男女热病尚未痊愈、女子月经期或新产后，不可进行房事。热性疾病刚刚痊愈，就进行房事会导致死亡。
《千金要方》引用老子的话说：大凡人多疾病，是出生在“风日”的人。出生早夭的，是出生在“晦日”（农历每月最后一天）的人。在胎中受伤的，是出生在“朔日”（农历每月初一）的人。出生时母子俱亡的，是出生在雷霆霹雳之日的人。能行走有知觉而死去的，是出生在下旬的人。死于兵刃血腥的，是出生在月水尽（月末）的人，也是出生在月蚀之日的人。怀孕不能成形的，是出生在弦望（初八或十五）之日的人。寿命不长的，是出生在大醉之日的人。不痴即狂的，是出生在大劳之日的人。出生即不成活（死胎或畸形）的，是出生在平晓（黎明）的人。心中常多恐惧悸动的，是出生在日出之时的人。喜好做盗贼贪欲的，是出生在禺中（上午九至十一时）的人。性情品行不良的，是出生在日中（中午）的人。性命不能保全的，是出生在日映（下午三至五时）的人。喜好欺诈妄语的，是出生在晡时（下午三至五时）的人。哑巴耳聋的，是出生在人定（晚上九至十一时）的人。天地闭塞，气机不通，其子必死。夜半（子时）行房事，生子长寿贤明。夜半之后行房事，生子中等寿命，聪明智能。鸡鸣（丑时）行房事，生子短寿，克害父母。这是天地的常理。
《千金要方》说：患有赤眼（红眼病），必须禁忌房事。否则，会使人患上内障（眼底病变等内部眼疾）。
《千金要方》说：善于养生的人，凡是感觉阳气旺盛（性欲冲动）时，必定谨慎地抑制它，不可放纵心意竭尽精气，以自残生命。如果能克制一次，就是一次火灭，一次添油。如果不能克制，纵情泄精，就像膏火将灭，又去掉它的油，怎能不深深自我防范呢？
《千金要方》说：夜里做恶梦，不必对人诉说。早晨面向东方，对着水面咒念：“恶梦附着于草木，好梦变成宝玉。”这样就没有灾祸了。
巢元方《诸病源候论》说：人睡觉时惊醒不安，都是魂魄外游，被其他邪气侵扰，想要回来却回不来，导致成为魇寐（梦魇）。忌讳用火照看，否则神魂不再入体，以至于死亡。而有人在灯光前发生梦魇的，是因为本源由光明引起，所以不忌讳火光。
葛洪《肘后备急方》说：人突然昏厥不醒，不要用灯照他，否则会杀人。只要用力咬他的脚后跟及足大脚趾甲边缘，并向其面部吐唾沫，就能救活。取韭菜捣汁，吹入鼻中。薤白汁也可以。冬天用韭根汁灌入口中。
《琐碎录》说：洗澡出来不可穿着单薄的衫裙熟睡。恐怕会形成外肾疼痛，腰背弯曲。
方匀《泊宅编》说：眼疾不可洗澡。洗澡则病情加重，甚至有失明的。如果能断绝洗头，则一生无眼疾。
《沐浴身心经》说：沐浴使用五种香汤。一是白芷，能去除三尸虫；二是桃皮，能辟除邪气；三是柏叶，能降服真仙；四是零陵香，能聚集灵圣；五是青木香，能消除秽气召唤真人。
《本草》说：用甑气蒸过的水洗澡，能使头发长得浓密黑润。
《本草》说：干粳米饭，常吃令人胃中发热，嘴唇口干。不可与苍耳同食，令人突然心痛。紧急烧仓米炭，混合蜜浆服用。否则，就会死亡。不可与马肉同食，会诱发旧疾。陈仓米也是如此。
张文潜说：张安道每天早晨起来喝一大碗粥。空腹胃虚，谷气便产生。所补益的不细微，而且极其柔腻，与脏腑相适宜。妙齐和尚说：山中的僧人每当清晨喝一碗粥，关系很大。如果不吃，就觉得整天脏腑燥渴。因为粥能通畅胃气，生津液。苏东坡说：夜晚坐着很饿，吴子野劝我吃白粥，说能推陈出新，利膈养胃。
《食治通说》说：饮食要有定时，饥饱适中，水谷变化，冲气和融，精血由此生成，营卫由此运行，腑脏调平，神志安宁。正气充实于内，元气通达于外。内外邪气不能侵犯，一切疾患无从发生。
《琐碎录》说：吃了饵食之类过多，觉得不舒服的，只有饮酒至醉。酒醒之后，所有的痛苦都痊愈。其效果超过服药。陈皮汤也能解这种毒。
《食治通说》说：在盛暑时节，饮食要刻意调节。因为体内潜伏阴寒，腐化消化稍慢。又如果菜、园蔬，多生吃。苏水和桂浆，如果是冷冻饮料，生冷相遇，消化尤其困难。轻微受伤就是完谷不化的泄泻，重伤就是霍乱吐利。所以暑月的食物，更要节减，使脾胃易于磨化。戒忌生冷，避免有腹脏之患。
《食治通说》说：喜好食生冷者，将成为腹痛、心疼、呕吐、泄痢的疾病。喜好食炙烤食物者，将成为口疮咽痛、壅热痈疡的疾病。
《翰府名谈》说：现在人吃冷物，一定喝热汤，想以此温暖脾胃。既然已经冰镇了脾胃，怎么温暖得了呢？不如未吃冷物之前，先喝热汤温之，继而又吃冷物，就没有忧患了。
《千金要方》说：善于调养性情的人，要在感到饥饿之前进食，感到口渴之前饮水。食欲多次少量，不想一顿多吃，那样难消化。常要使自己在像饱的时候感觉有点饥，在饥的时候感觉有点饱。因为饱则伤脾，饥则伤气。所以每次学习清淡饮食。吃饭应当细嚼慢咽，使米脂进入腹部。
《食治通说》说：饮食的适宜之道，应当等到已感到饥饿时再进食，吃饭不厌细嚼。还要等到焦渴时才饮水，饮水不厌小口慢饮。不要等到很饿了才吃，食物不可太饱。或者觉得微渴而减少饮水，饮水不欲太频繁。食物不厌精细，食物不厌温热。
王叔和透彻了解养生之道，常对人说：饮食不要杂乱，杂乱则可能触犯禁忌。当时或许没有灾祸，积累久了为人带来疾病。寻常饮食，每令得当。多餐令人腹胀短气，或导致突发疾病。夏至到秋分，少吃肥腻饼饵之类的东西。这些东西与酒食瓜果相妨碍。当时不觉有病，入秋后阳气消减阴气盛，寒气总至，多有突发猝死，确实是由于涉夏取冷太过，饮食不节制的原因。而不通达的人，都到了生病的那一天，认为是受病的开始，不知道病因是逐渐积累的。这难道不迷惑吗？
《琐碎录》说：饭后用小纸捻打喷嚏几次。气通，则眼睛自然明亮，痰自然化解。
《食疗本草》说：野鸭九月以后即可食用，完全胜过家鸭。虽然性寒但不动气。人身上小的热疮，多年不好的，只要多吃它就痊愈。
《本草》说：饮食必须每日煮熟使用。经过一夜就动气。有牙齿和脾胃疾病的人，切不可吃。
《琐碎录》说：体内有伏热者，不可饮水。体内受寒者，不可饮热汤。
《本草拾遗》说：温病发作，吃蔬菜多的会死。
《博物志》说：秋天的螃蟹有毒，无药可疗。眼睛相对，脚上有斑点的，毒性尤其严重。
《食疗本草》说：女人难产（倒生），吞麻子二、三粒，即顺产。
《琐碎录》说：想要醒酒，吃橄榄。
《琐碎录》说：吃韭菜后，用杨枝皮擦牙，用冷水漱口，不生口气。
《琐碎录》说：大雪中光脚，不可立即用热水洗，或饮热酒，脚趾随之脱落。
《云笈七签》说：饮食趴在床上凶，不可向北吃饭。
本草服药饮食禁忌：凡药中有甘草，忌食猪肉、菘菜（白菜）、海菜。黄连、胡黄连忌猪肉、冷水。苍耳忌猪肉、马肉、米泔水。桔梗、乌梅忌猪内脏。仙茅忌牛肉、牛乳。半夏、菖蒲忌羊肉、羊血、饴糖。牛膝忌牛肉。阳起石、云母、钟乳石、朱砂、矾石并忌羊血。商陆忌犬肉。丹砂、空青、轻粉并忌一切血。吴茱萸忌猪心、猪肉。地黄、何首乌忌一切血、葱、蒜、萝卜。补骨脂忌猪血、芸薹（油菜）。细辛、藜芦忌狸肉、生菜。荆芥忌驴肉、黄颡鱼、河豚、一切无鳞鱼蟹。紫苏、天门冬、丹砂、龙骨忌鲤鱼。巴豆忌野猪肉、菰笋、芦笋、酱、冷水。苍术、白术忌雀肉、青鱼、菘菜、桃、李。薄荷忌鳖肉。麦门冬忌鲫鱼。常山忌生葱、生菜。附子、乌头、天雄忌豆豉汁、稷米（小米）。牡丹忌葱、胡荽（香菜）。厚朴、蓖麻忌炒豆。鳖甲忌苋菜。威灵仙、土茯苓忌醋及一切酸味。蜂蜜忌芫花及生葱。
凡服药，不可杂食肥猪、犬肉，油腻，羹脍，腥臊，陈臭诸物。
凡服药，不可多食生蒜、胡荽、生葱、诸果、诸滑滞之物。
《琐碎录》说：凡服药，药气与食气不得相逢。食气消，则服药。药气散，则进食。那些药有食前、食后服的，都应当审察这一点。
Qi and blood flow smoothly, and the four limbs are relaxed and harmonious. Even in midsummer, one must not expose the body. The area connecting the neck to the nape should be covered with soft purple layered silk, hanging down from the headscarf at the back of the neck, touching the flesh, entering the collar, and extending to the region between the back and the Pishu (BL-20) acupoint, to protect the Couli (skin pores and interstices). Middle-aged people have thin and weak muscles, and their Couli are open and sparse. If wind pathogen invades the Couli, it will lead to serious trouble. One should be extremely cautious about this.
The *Suosuo Lu* states: "The elderly do not treat wind diseases." It does not mean they do not treat wind diseases, but rather that they should regulate Qi. "The young do not treat labor injuries," it does not mean they do not treat labor injuries, but rather that they should regulate the Spleen.
The *Suosuo Lu* states: People often invert their self-care priorities. Brushing teeth in the morning is not as effective as brushing them when feeling sleepy; this removes accumulated residue between teeth and strengthens them.
The *Qianjin Yaofang* states: One should not engage in sexual intercourse during periods of extreme joy or grief, while suffering from heat diseases that have not yet resolved, or for women during menstruation or immediately after childbirth. Engaging in intercourse shortly after recovering from a heat disease can lead to death.
The *Qianjin Yaofang* quotes Laozi: "People who suffer from many diseases are those born on 'Wind Days'. Those who die early are those born on the 'Hui Day' (the last day of the lunar month). Those injured in utero are those born on the 'Shuo Day' (the first day of the lunar month). Those who die along with their mothers at birth are those born on days of thunder and lightning. Those who die after being able to walk and having consciousness are those born in the latter half of the month. Those who die by sword or bloodshed are those born at the end of the lunar month or on days of lunar eclipse. Those whose pregnancies fail to form are those born on the days of the quarter moon or full moon. Those with short lifespans are those born on days of heavy drunkenness. Those who are either insane or manic are those born on days of great fatigue. Those born dead or deformed are those born at dawn. Those prone to fear and palpitations are those born at sunrise. Those inclined to theft and greed are those born at 'Yu Zhong' (9-11 AM). Those with bad character are those born at noon. Those whose lives are not preserved are those born when the sun casts shadows (3-5 PM). Those prone to deceit and falsehood are those born at 'Bu Shi' (3-5 PM). Those who are mute or deaf are those born at 'Ren Ding' (9-11 PM). When heaven and earth close and Qi does not flow, the child dies. Intercourse at midnight produces children who are long-lived and virtuous. Intercourse after midnight produces children of medium lifespan, intelligent and wise. Intercourse at cockcrow produces children with short lifespans who harm their parents. This is the constant principle of heaven and earth.
The *Qianjin Yaofang* states: Patients with red eyes must abstain from sexual activity. Otherwise, they may develop internal eye diseases (Neizhang).
The *Qianjin Yaofang* states: Those skilled in health preservation, upon feeling an surge of Yang energy (sexual desire), must strictly restrain themselves and not indulge their mind to exhaust their essence, thereby harming themselves. Each time one succeeds in restraint, it is like extinguishing a fire and adding oil. If one cannot restrain oneself and indulges in ejaculation, it is like a candle flame about to go out and removing its oil. How can one not guard against this deeply?
The *Qianjin Yaofang* states: If you have bad dreams at night, do not tell anyone. In the morning, face east towards water and chant: "Bad dreams attach to grass and trees; good dreams become precious jade." Then there will be no disaster.
Chao Yuanfang's *Zhubing Yuanhou Lun* states: Waking up unsettled from sleep is due to the Hun and Po wandering outside, disturbed by other pathogens, unable to return, resulting in nightmare suffocation (Yan). Avoid using light to shine on them, otherwise the Shen and Hun will not re-enter, leading to death. However, if someone has nightmares in front of a lamp, it is because the origin comes from brightness, so light is not contraindicated.
Ge Hong's *Zhouhou Beiji Fang* states: If someone suddenly faints and does not wake up, do not shine a lamp on them, as it can kill. Instead, bite hard on their heels and the edges of the big toenails, and spit on their face to revive them. Crush fresh garlic chives (Jiu) to extract juice and blow it into the nose. Juice from wild leeks (Xie) also works. In winter, use garlic chive root juice poured into the mouth.
The *Suosuo Lu* states: After bathing, do not sleep soundly in thin shirts and skirts. This may cause pain in the external kidneys and curvature of the waist and back.
Fang Yun's *Bozhai Pian* states: Do not bathe if you have eye diseases. Bathing worsens the condition, potentially leading to blindness. If one stops washing hair, one will never have eye diseases in their life.
The *Muyu Shenshen Jing* states: Use five types of fragrant baths for bathing. 1. Angelica dahurica (Baizhi) removes the Three Corpses. 2. Peach bark wards off evil qi. 3. Cypress leaves subdue true immortals. 4. Linglingxiang gathers spirits and sages. 5. Qingmuxiang eliminates filth and summons truth.
The *Bencao* states: Bathing with water steamed from a rice cooker makes hair grow thick, black, and lustrous.
The *Bencao* states: Dry cooked japonica rice, if eaten regularly, causes heat in the middle jiao, dry lips, and dry mouth. Do not eat it with Xanthium (Canger), as it causes sudden heart pain. Burn charcoal from stored rice urgently, mix with honey water, and drink. Otherwise, death ensues. Do not eat it with horse meat, as it triggers chronic diseases. Stored rice behaves similarly.
Zhang Wenqian says: Zhang Andao drinks a large bowl of porridge every morning. With an empty stomach and deficient Wei Qi, grain Qi is generated. The benefits are subtle, and it is very soft and smooth, harmonizing with the Zang-Fu organs. Monk Miaoqi said: Monks in the mountains drinking a bowl of porridge at dawn is very beneficial. If they do not eat, they feel dry and thirsty in their Zang-Fu all day. Porridge promotes Wei Qi circulation and generates body fluids. Su Dongpo said: Sitting at night feeling very hungry, Wu Ziye advised eating white porridge, saying it promotes the elimination of turbidity and generation of new Qi, benefiting the diaphragm and nourishing the Stomach.
The *Shizhi Tongshuo* states: Eating and drinking at regular times, with appropriate hunger and satiety, allows food and water to transform properly. The Harmonious Qi blends, Essence and Blood are generated, Ying and Wei circulate, Zang-Fu organs are balanced, and Spirit and Mind are peaceful. Righteous Qi is full inside, and Original Truth connects outside. External and internal pathogens cannot interfere, and all diseases cannot arise.
The *Suosuo Lu* states: If one feels unwell after eating too many pastries or snacks, getting drunk on alcohol is the remedy. After waking up, all discomforts will heal. Its effect surpasses taking medicine. Tangerine peel decoction can also resolve this.
The *Shizhi Tongshuo* states: During peak summer, pay attention to regulating diet. Since latent Yin is inside, digestion is slightly slower. Also, fruits and vegetables are often eaten raw. Cold drinks like Su water and Gui syrup involve cold meeting cold, making digestion particularly difficult. Minor injury leads to undigested diarrhea; severe injury leads to cholera-like vomiting and diarrhea. Therefore, food intake in summer months must be reduced to facilitate Spleen and Stomach digestion. Avoid cold and raw foods to prevent abdominal organ disorders.
The *Shizhi Tongshuo* states: Those who love cold and raw foods may suffer from abdominal pain, heart pain, vomiting, and dysentery. Those who love roasted/grilled foods may suffer from mouth ulcers, sore throat, heat stagnation, and abscesses.
The *Hanfu Mingtan* states: Nowadays, people eat cold things and then drink hot soup to warm their Spleen. But since the Spleen is already chilled, how can it be warmed? It is better to drink hot soup before eating cold things to warm the Spleen, then eat cold things without worry.
The *Qianjin Yaofang* states: Those skilled in nurturing nature eat before feeling hungry and drink before feeling thirsty. Appetite should be frequent but small in quantity, not infrequent and large, as large meals are hard to digest. Always aim to feel slightly hungry when full, and slightly full when hungry. Being too full injures the Spleen; being too hungry injures Qi. Thus, learn to eat bland food. Chew food thoroughly so that rice essence enters the abdomen.
The *Shizhi Tongshuo* states: The proper way to eat and drink is to eat only when hungry, chewing thoroughly. Drink only when parched, sipping slowly. Do not wait until very hungry to eat, and do not eat until too full. If slightly thirsty, reduce drinking; do not drink too frequently. Food should be fine and warm.
Wang Shuhe had deep insight into health preservation and often said: Do not mix foods indiscriminately; mixing may violate taboos. There may be no immediate disaster, but over time it causes disease. Ordinary diet should be appropriate. Frequent meals cause bloating and shortness of breath, or even sudden illness. From Summer Solstice to Autumn Equinox, eat less fatty and greasy pastries. These conflict with wine, food, fruits, and melons. No sickness is felt initially, but in autumn when Yang declines and Yin rises, cold Qi arrives, causing many sudden deaths. This is indeed due to excessive cooling in summer and irregular diet. Ignorant people think the day they get sick is the start of the disease, not knowing the cause accumulated gradually. Is this not confusing?
The *Suosuo Lu* states: After eating, sneeze several times using a small paper twist. When Qi flows freely, eyes become clear, and phlegm resolves naturally.
The *Shiliao Bencao* states: Wild ducks caught after September are excellent for eating, superior to domestic ducks. Although cold in nature, they do not disturb Qi. For small heat sores on the body that have not healed for years, eating plenty of wild duck will cure them.
The *Bencao* states: Food and drink must be cooked daily. Leftover food disturbs Qi. People with dental or Spleen diseases must absolutely avoid it.
The *Suosuo Lu* states: Those with latent heat should not drink water. Those exposed to cold should not drink hot soup.
The *Bencao Shiyi* states: In the onset of warm diseases, eating too many vegetables leads to death.
The *Bowuzhi* states: Autumn crabs are toxic, with no cure. Crabs facing each other with spotted legs are especially toxic.
The *Shiliao Bencao* states: For women with breech presentation, swallowing two or three hemp seeds ensures normal delivery.
The *Suosuo Lu* states: To sober up, eat olives.
The *Suosuo Lu* states: After eating garlic chives, rub teeth with willow branch bark and rinse with cold water to prevent bad breath.
The *Suosuo Lu* states: Walking barefoot in heavy snow, do not immediately wash with hot water or drink hot wine, or toes may fall off.
The *Yunji Qiqian* states: Eating while lying on the bed is ominous; do not eat facing north.
Herbal Dietary Taboos:
If a prescription contains Licorice Root (Gancao), avoid pork, Chinese cabbage (Songcai), and seaweed.
Coptis Rhizome (Huanglian) and Picrorhiza Rhizome (Huhuanglian) avoid pork and cold water.
Xanthium Fruit (Canger) avoids pork, horse meat, and rice wash water.
Platycodon Root (Jiegeng) and Dark Plum (Wumei) avoid pig internal organs.
Curculigo Rhizome (Xianmao) avoids beef and cow's milk.
Pinellia Tuber (Banxia) and Acorus Rhizome (Changpu) avoid mutton, sheep blood, and malt sugar (Yitang).
Achyranthes Root (Niuxi) avoids beef.
Psoralea Fruit (Yangqishi), Mica (Yunmu), Stalactite (Zhongru), Cinnabar (Zhusha), and Alum (Fanshi) all avoid sheep blood.
Phytolacca Root (Shanglu) avoids dog meat.
Cinnabar (Dansha), Azurite (Kongqing), and Calomelas (Qingfen) all avoid all blood.
Evodia Fruit (Wuzhuyu) avoids pig heart and pork.
Rehmannia Root (Dihuang) and Polygonum Multiflorum (Heshouwu) avoid all blood, green onion, garlic, and radish.
Psoralea Fruit (Buguzhi) avoids pig blood and rapeseed (Yuntai).
Asarum Root (Xixin) and Veratrum Rhizome (Lilu) avoid fox meat and raw vegetables.
Schizonepeta Spike (Jingjie) avoids donkey meat, yellow catfish, pufferfish, and all scaleless fish/crabs.
Perilla Leaf (Zisu), Asparagus Stem (Tianmendong), Cinnabar (Dansha), and Dragon Bone (Longgu) avoid carp.
Croton Seed (Badou) avoids wild boar meat, arrowhead shoots, bamboo shoots, soy sauce, and cold water.
Atractylodes Rhizome (Cangzhu/Baizhu) avoid sparrow meat, blue fish, Chinese cabbage, peaches, and plums.
Peppermint Leaf (Bohe) avoids turtle meat.
Ophiopogon Tuber (Maimendong) avoids crucian carp.
Dahurian Sweetflag Root (Changshan) avoids raw green onion and raw vegetables.
Aconite Lateral Root (Fuzi), Aconite Root (Wutou), and Aconite Lateral Root (Tianxiong) avoid fermented soybean juice (Chijiazhi) and millet (Jimi).
Moutan Cortex (Mudan) avoids green onion and cilantro.
Magnolia Bark (Houpo) and Castor Seed (Bima) avoid fried beans.
Tartar Shell (Biejia) avoids amaranth.
Spirit Flower Root (Weilingxian) and Smilax Glabra Rhizome (Tufuling) avoid vinegar and all sour flavors.
Honey avoids Genkwa Flos (Yuanhua) and raw green onion.
When taking medicine, do not eat fatty pork, dog meat, greasy foods, soups, raw minced meat, fishy/foul smells, or stale/rotten items.
When taking medicine, do not eat too much raw garlic, cilantro, raw green onion, various fruits, or slippery/stagnating foods.
The *Suosuo Lu* states: When taking medicine, the medicinal Qi and food Qi must not meet. When the food Qi has digested, take the medicine. When the medicinal Qi has dispersed, eat food. Whether the medicine is taken before or after meals, one should examine this carefully.