虎骨，味辛，气微热，无毒，诸骨皆可用，而胫骨最良。治风痹，补膝酸，杀邪疰，止
上焦
惊悸。
虎睛，能定魂魄。
虎肉，益力，止呕恶尤灵。
虎脂，涂发即生，不必豹脂也。
按虎骨皆能去风健步，不必皆胫骨也。然而必用胫骨始佳，非因其去风健步也，盖虎乃
至阴
之精，最能补肺金而生气力。虎属金，而肺亦属金，同气相感，补肺实有至理。用虎骨于补
阴之中，原能生精添髓，而胫骨尤奇者，虎之全力藏于胫，尤得金之刚气也。
或疑虎骨非健筋骨之药，不若用虎睛之能定魂魄也。夫虎骨健骨而不健筋，虎睛定魄而
不定
魂，未可混言之也。盖虎之力出于骨，以健骨补人之弱骨何疑。虎属金，人魄亦属金，以金
气定金气，又何疑耶。唯是虎之二物，单用则全然不效，必须用之于补气、补精之中，始能
收功，非虎骨不能健骨，而虎睛不能定魄也。
尚有虎肚烹制为君，治噎如神，屡试方备载。
青皮、陈皮、白术、香附、南星、半夏、砂仁、大腹皮、五灵脂、浓朴、白茯苓、苏子、白
芥子、皂角末、神曲、川芎、枳壳、石膏、当归身、麦门冬、桑白皮、桔梗、木香，以上各
一两，沉香、柴胡、藿香、五味子各五钱，丁香、苍术各三钱，黄连二钱，槟榔一个，共研
末。先用鲜虎肚一个，去内垢，不入水，老陈酒洗净，好米酒糟浸三日，去糟，将虎肚入新
瓦上下两片合定，用缓火焙干。和前药末，同杵数千棰，神曲糊为丸，如梧桐子大。每服用
三十丸，用萝卜子五分、麦芽五分，同煎汤送下。此方即名虎肚丸，专治噎病并翻胃。诸药
大都行气，未免过于迅利，然而，噎食由痰固胸膈，非此不开。妙在每服只用三十丸为度，
数甚少，取其开关神速，而又不损伤元气。所谓有斯病，服此药也。如服后噎病痊，可即宜
改服大补气血之药，而切不可仍服此丸。是方得自闽中司理叶公，叶有威衰老病噎，人言虎
肚
丸可疗，制服随愈，因刻方传送，列叙其故。余兄弟初成此丸时，业师母虞久噎，服之寻愈
。其邻妪四十余丧子成噎气，与之病已，且孕生一子。后余媪亦患此症，而药已尽，偶三伏
曝书，于帽药中检丸可两许，与服至半，遂瘥。余家孟制施此丸三十年，无不神效。敢附兹
论，以垂永久焉。（金孝芑识。）
又虎臀大骨髓入药为丸，壮阳益精，能使须发黑者不白，白者重黑，名滋阴百补丸。
大怀生地八两，醇酒浸透软，砂锅内柳枝作甑，上摊生地，下入水酒，蒸一炷长香时，
取出
晒干，照前仍浸蒸，晒干，凡九次；白云苓去皮，取白肉，水淘浮去赤筋沫，晒干，又浮汁
和成饼，阴干三两；用牛膝硬枝者，去芦，浸酒洗净，四两；川杜仲，去粗皮，净酥油炙断
丝，四两；西枸杞子，酒淘净，晒干，四两；山茱萸肉，酒洗净，晒干，四两；淮山药，甘
草水浸，晒干，四两；北五味子，酒洗净，晒干，二两；南牡丹皮，
去骨，酒淘净，晒干，三两；泽泻，去毛，净盐水洗，晒干，三两；绵山黄 ，去头尾，
蜜
炙，晒干，四两；天花粉，酥油炙，晒干，二两。虎尻尾连背正中大骨长髓，用酥油四两研
匀，砂锅内溶化，后入炼蜜内同用。以上诸药修合，忌妇人、鸡犬，择天月德合日，共为细
末，重罗罗匀，炼蜜二斤，同虎髓、酥油调匀，捣数千杵，丸如桐子大。每日空心服一钱或
钱半，淡盐汤送下。是方得之太原范道人。余弱冠游三晋相遇时，年已古稀，童颜漆髯，飘
飘如仙。问其所由。曰∶凝神导气其功迟，节欲服药其功速。道人有虎髓丸实佳，今录方并
药半料奉赠。余携归会友。李若霖，年仅四十，须髯早霜，即以道人丸转赠服之，岁余白复
变黑。余奇其方，又药皆王道滋补，尽人固可服也。因付梓以公同好，请尝试之。（金孝芑
识。）
余与水部员外心韩张公相友善，偶谈曾在松署得一豹，阖署共食，食其头及髓中髓者，
觉五
体发胀。唯一人食其双精，遂致遍身发挣，不能坐卧，两目睁而不合，双睛突出，直瞪欲出
眶，三日而后平复。可见虎豹之雄健，至死其肉尤烈。若识者以之共补药调剂为丸，未必不
大生精力，惜不可多得。故亦少所试，《本草》未之言及，姑存其说，以待博物之君子也。
（金孝芑识。）
虎骨，味道辛，气微热，无毒，各种虎骨都可以使用，但胫骨（小腿骨）效果最好。治疗风痹，缓解膝盖酸痛，驱除邪疰，止住上焦部位的惊悸。
虎睛，能够安定魂魄。
虎肉，能增强体力，止呕恶的效果尤其灵验。
虎脂，涂抹在头发上即可使头发再生，不必使用豹脂。
按语：虎骨都能祛除风邪、强健步履，并不一定非要使用胫骨。然而必须用胫骨才最佳，并非因为胫骨去风健步的功效更优，而是因为虎是至阴之精，最能补益肺金而生发气力。虎属金，肺也属金，同气相感，补肺确实有深刻的道理。在补阴的药方中使用虎骨，原本就能生精添髓，而胫骨尤为奇特之处在于，老虎的全部力量都蕴藏在胫骨中，特别获得了金的刚劲之气。
有人怀疑虎骨不是强健筋骨的药物，不如用虎睛来安定魂魄。其实虎骨能健骨但不能强筋，虎睛能定魄但不能安魂，不可混为一谈。老虎的力量源于骨骼，用虎骨来补益人的虚弱骨骼有什么可怀疑的呢？虎属金，人的魄也属金，以金气来镇定金气，又有什么可怀疑的呢？只是这两种物品，单独使用完全无效，必须在补气、补精的药方中使用，才能收到功效，并不是说虎骨不能健骨，虎睛不能定魄。
还有将虎肚烹制为主药，治疗噎膈如神，屡次试验的方法已详细记载。
青皮、陈皮、白术、香附、南星、半夏、砂仁、大腹皮、五灵脂、浓朴、白茯苓、苏子、白芥子、皂角末、神曲、川芎、枳壳、石膏、当归身、麦门冬、桑白皮、桔梗、木香，以上各一两；沉香、柴胡、藿香、五味子各五钱；丁香、苍术各三钱；黄连二钱；槟榔一个。共研为细末。先用鲜虎肚一个，去除内部污垢，不用水洗，用老陈酒洗净，用好米酒糟浸泡三天，去掉酒糟，将虎肚放入新瓦上下两片合定，用慢火焙干。与前药末混合，共同捣杵数千次，用神曲糊作为丸剂，大小如梧桐子。每次服用三十丸，用萝卜子五分、麦芽五分，同煎汤送服。此方名为虎肚丸，专门治疗噎病和翻胃。诸药大多行气，未免过于迅利，然而，噎食是由于痰浊固结胸膈，非此药不能开通。妙处在于每次只服用三十丸为限度，数量很少，取其开关通窍神速，而不损伤元气。所谓有病则服此药。如果服药后噎病痊愈，应立即改服大补气血的药物，切不可继续服用此丸。此方得自福建司理叶公，叶公患有威衰老病导致的噎症，人说虎肚丸可以治疗，服用后随即痊愈，因此刻印方剂传送，并叙述其缘由。我和兄弟初次制成此丸时，业师母虞氏久患噎症，服用后很快痊愈。邻居四十多岁丧子的老妇人因悲伤成噎气，给她服用后病愈，且怀孕生下一子。后来我家老妇人也患此症，而药已用完，偶然在三伏天晒书时，从帽药中检出一两许药丸，给她服用到一半，于是病愈。我家孟制施舍此丸三十年，无不神效。敢附上这篇论述，以流传久远。（金孝芑识。）
另外，将虎臀大骨髓入药制成丸剂，壮阳益精，能使黑须发不再变白，白须发重新变黑，名为滋阴百补丸。
大怀生地八两，用醇酒浸透至软，在砂锅内用柳枝做甑，上面摊开生地，下面加入水酒，蒸一炷香的时间，取出晒干，照前法仍浸蒸，晒干，凡九次；白云苓去皮，取白色部分，用水淘洗浮去赤色筋沫，晒干，又将浮汁和成饼，阴干三两；用牛膝硬枝者，去芦头，浸酒洗净，四两；川杜仲，去粗皮，用净酥油炙断丝，四两；西枸杞子，酒淘净，晒干，四两；山茱萸肉，酒洗净，晒干，四两；淮山药，甘草水浸，晒干，四两；北五味子，酒洗净，晒干，二两；南牡丹皮，去骨，酒淘净，晒干，三两；泽泻，去毛，净盐水洗，晒干，三两；绵山黄 ，去头尾，蜜炙，晒干，四两；天花粉，酥油炙，晒干，二两。取虎尻尾连背正中大骨长髓，用酥油四两研匀，在砂锅内溶化，后加入炼蜜内一同使用。以上诸药修合，忌妇人、鸡犬接触，选择天月德合日，共为细末，重重过筛罗匀，炼蜜二斤，同虎髓、酥油调匀，捣数千杵，丸如桐子大。每日空腹服一钱或钱半，淡盐汤送下。此方得自太原范道人。我二十岁游历三晋相遇时，他已七十多岁，童颜漆髯，飘飘如仙。询问其缘由。他说：凝神导气功效迟缓，节欲服药功效迅速。道人有虎髓丸实在极佳，现在记录方剂和药物半料奉赠。我带回与朋友李若霖分享。李若霖年仅四十，须髯早霜，即将道人丸转赠给他服用，一年多后白发又变黑。我惊奇于这个方子，而且药物都是王道滋补，人人都可服用。因此付梓以公同好，请尝试一下。（金孝芑识。）
我与水部员外心韩张公相友善，偶然谈到曾在松署得到一只豹，全署一起食用，吃了头和髓中之髓的人，觉得五体发胀。只有一个人吃了双精，导致遍身发挣，不能坐卧，两目睁而不合，双睛突出，直瞪欲出眶，三日后才平复。可见虎豹的雄健，直到死后其肉依然猛烈。如果有识之士将其与共补药调剂为丸，未必不大生精力，可惜不可多得。所以也少所尝试，《本草》未提及，姑存其说，以待博物之君子也。（金孝芑识。）
Tiger Bone (Hugu), pungent in flavor, slightly warm in nature, non-toxic. All bones can be used, but the tibia (lower leg bone) is the best. It treats wind-bi syndrome (painful obstruction caused by wind), relieves knee soreness and weakness, expels evil zhu (pestilential diseases), and stops palpitations in the upper jiao (upper burner).
Tiger Eye (Huqing), can stabilize the hun and po (ethereal and corporeal souls).
Tiger Meat (Hurou), enhances physical strength; its effect on stopping nausea and vomiting is particularly effective.
Tiger Fat (Huzhi), when applied to hair, promotes regrowth; there is no need to use leopard fat.
Note: Tiger bones can all dispel wind and strengthen walking; it is not necessary to use only the tibia. However, using the tibia is superior. This is not because the tibia is better at dispelling wind or strengthening walking, but because the tiger is the essence of extreme yin, which can most effectively tonify Lung Metal and generate qi and strength. The tiger belongs to Metal, and the Lung also belongs to Metal; due to the resonance of similar energies, tonifying the Lung has profound rationale. Using Tiger Bone within formulas for tonifying Yin can originally generate essence and add marrow. The tibia is particularly unique because the tiger's full power resides in the tibia, obtaining especially the rigid Qi of Metal.
Some doubt that Tiger Bone is not a medicine for strengthening sinews and bones, suggesting it is inferior to Tiger Eye for stabilizing the soul. In fact, Tiger Bone strengthens bones but not sinews, while Tiger Eye stabilizes the po but does not calm the hun; they should not be confused. The tiger's power originates from its bones; using Tiger Bone to supplement human weak bones leaves no room for doubt. The tiger belongs to Metal, and the human po also belongs to Metal; using Metal Qi to settle Metal Qi, what is there to doubt? However, these two items are completely ineffective when used alone. They must be used within formulas for tonifying Qi and Essence to achieve results. It is not that Tiger Bone cannot strengthen bones or Tiger Eye cannot stabilize the po.
There is also a method of preparing Tiger Stomach as the chief ingredient, which treats dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) miraculously, with repeated trials recorded in detail.
Qingpi (Green Tangerine Peel), Chenpi (Aged Tangerine Peel), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome), Xiangfu (Cyperus Rotundus Rhizome), Nanxing (Arisaema Cum Bile), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber), Sharen (Amomum Villosum Fruit), Dafupi (Areca Peel), Wulingzhi (Trogopterus Dung), Houpo (Magnolia Bark), Fuling (Poria), Suxing (Perilla Seed), Baijiezi (Brassica Seed), Zaojiao (Gleditsia Sinensis Fruit), Shenqu (Medicated Leaven), Chuanxiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Dangguishen (Angelica Sinensis Radix Body), Maidong (Ophiopogon Japonicus Tuber), Sangbaipi (Morus Alba Root Bark), Jiegeng (Platycodon Grandiflorus Radix), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), each 1 liang; Chenxiang (Aquilaria Lignum Resinatum), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), Huoxiang (Agastaches Herba), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus), each 5 qian; Dingxiang (Eugeniae Caryophyllata Flos), Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma), each 3 qian; Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) 2 qian; Binglang (Arecae Semen) 1 piece. Grind all into fine powder. Take one fresh Tiger Stomach, remove internal impurities, do not wash with water, clean with aged rice wine, soak in good rice wine lees for three days, discard the lees, place the Tiger Stomach between two new clay tiles, bake slowly over gentle fire until dry. Mix with the above powder, pound thousands of times, bind with Shenqu paste into pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 30 pills per dose, decoct 5 fen of Radish Seed and 5 fen of Malt, take with the decoction. This formula is named Tuduw Wan (Tiger Stomach Pill), specifically treating dysphagia and regurgitation. Most herbs here move Qi, which may be too rapid and sharp. However, dysphagia is caused by phlegm stagnation in the chest and diaphragm, which this formula can open. The brilliance lies in taking only 30 pills per dose, a small amount, ensuring rapid opening of orifices without damaging Yuan Qi. As the saying goes, take this medicine when you have this disease. If the dysphagia is cured after taking it, immediately switch to major Qi and Blood tonics, and absolutely do not continue taking this pill. This formula was obtained from Mr. Ye, Administrator in Fujian. Mr. Ye suffered from dysphagia due to aging and weakness; people said Tiger Stomach Pill could cure it, and he recovered after taking it. Thus, he had the formula carved and transmitted, explaining the reason. When my brother and I first made this pill, our teacher's mother, Mrs. Yu, who had long suffered from dysphagia, took it and recovered quickly. A neighbor, a woman in her forties who developed dysphagia qi after losing her son, was given this pill; her illness ceased, and she subsequently became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Later, an elderly woman in my family also suffered from this condition, but the medicine was exhausted. While sunning books during the Sanfu period, we found about two qian of pills in a hat compartment. She took half, and then recovered. My family member Meng distributed this pill for thirty years without fail in its miraculous efficacy. I dare to append this discussion to preserve it permanently. (Recorded by Jin Xiaoqi.)
Furthermore, Tiger Buttock Marrow is used in pills to strengthen Yang and benefit Essence, preventing black hair from turning white and restoring white hair to black. It is named Ziyin Baibu Wan (Nourishing Yin Hundred Tonics Pill).
Da Huai Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata) 8 liang, soaked thoroughly in pure wine until soft. Place in a clay pot with a willow branch steamer insert, spread Shengdi on top, add water and wine below, steam for the duration of one incense stick, take out and dry. Repeat soaking, steaming, and drying nine times. Baiyun Ling (Poria) peel removed, white flesh taken, washed with water to remove red fibrous foam, dried. The floating juice is mixed to form cakes, dried in shade, 3 liang. Niu Xi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix) hard branches selected, rhizome removed, soaked in wine and cleaned, 4 liang. Chuan Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex) coarse bark removed, fried with clarified butter until fibers break, 4 liang. Xi Gouqi (Lycium Barbarum Fruit) washed with wine, dried, 4 liang. Shan Zhu Yu (Corni Fructus) washed with wine, dried, 4 liang. Huai Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) soaked in licorice water, dried, 4 liang. Bei Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) washed with wine, dried, 2 liang. Nan Mudanpi (Moutan Cortex) woody core removed, washed with wine, dried, 3 liang. Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma) hairs removed, washed with salt water, dried, 3 liang. Mianshan Huangqi (Astragali Radix) head and tail removed, honey-fried, dried, 4 liang. Tianhuafen (Trichosanthis Radix) fried with clarified butter, dried, 2 liang. Extract the long marrow from the center bone connecting the tiger's buttock, tail, and back. Mix with 4 liang of clarified butter until uniform, melt in a clay pot, then mix with refined honey. Process all above herbs, avoiding contact with women, chickens, and dogs. Choose auspicious days (Tian Yue De He), grind into fine powder, sieve repeatedly for uniformity. Use 2 jin of refined honey, mix uniformly with Tiger Marrow and clarified butter, pound thousands of times, form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 1 qian or 1.5 qian on an empty stomach daily, swallow with light salt water. This formula was obtained from Daoist Fan of Taiyuan. When I met him traveling in Sanjin at age twenty, he was already seventy but looked youthful with black beard, ethereal like an immortal. Asked about his secret, he said: "Concentrating spirit and guiding Qi yields slow results; controlling desires and taking medicine yields fast results." The Daoist's Tiger Marrow Pill is truly excellent. I record the formula and half the ingredients as a gift. I brought it back to share with friend Li Ruolin, aged forty, whose beard had prematurely turned gray. He took the Daoist's pill, and within a year, white hair turned black again. I marveled at the formula, noting that the herbs are gentle tonic methods suitable for everyone. Therefore, I published it for enthusiasts to try. (Recorded by Jin Xiaoqi.)
I was friendly with Zhang Xinhan, Member of the Ministry of Works. We once discussed obtaining a leopard at Song Office. Everyone ate the head and marrow within marrow, feeling their five limbs distended. Only one person ate the double essence (testicles/reproductive organs), resulting in whole-body spasms, inability to sit or lie down, eyes wide open and uncloseable, eyeballs protruding, staring straight out of the sockets, recovering only after three days. This shows the robustness of tigers and leopards; even after death, their meat remains potent. If knowledgeable persons blend them with complementary medicines into pills, it might greatly enhance vitality, but such materials are scarce. Thus, few have tried them. Bencao texts do not mention them. I preserve this theory for scholars of natural history to consider. (Recorded by Jin Xiaoqi.)