Compendium of Materia Medica

Release date:

2023-06-19

Lingzhi Pills: Treat deficiency of spleen and kidney qi, replenish essence and marrow, and improve hearing and vision. Take one jin of Atractylodes lancea; soak it in rice-washing water—five days in spring and summer, seven days in autumn and winter—changing the water daily. Scrape off the outer skin with a bamboo knife, slice it, and dry it in the sun. Grind it into a fine powder using a stone mortar, steam it with jujube pulp, and form it into pills about the size of Chinese walnuts. Take three to fifty pills each time, with jujube decoction on an empty stomach. (From “Qixiao Liangfang”) This formula truly nourishes the spleen and kidneys, generates essence, and strengthens the bones—it is a genuine immortal’s prescription. Atractylodes lancea (peeled), five jin—grind into a powder, soak in rice-washing water, let it settle, and use only the sediment; sesame seeds, two and a half sheng—remove the husks, grind them thoroughly, then strain through a silk bag to remove the residue. Mix the clarified liquid with the powdered Atractylodes, and expose it to the sun until dry. Take three qian each time, mixed with rice soup or wine on an empty stomach. (From “Sun’s Treatise on Yellow Face and Poor Appetite”: for both men and women who have a sallow complexion and poor appetite, often feeling drowsy and lethargic—use one jin of Atractylodes, half a jin of prepared Rehmannia root, and one liang of dried ginger (prepared by roasting) in winter; in spring and autumn… For children’s indigestion and abdominal masses: take four liang of Atractylodes, grind it into a powder. Take one sheep liver, split it open with a bamboo knife, sprinkle the powdered Atractylodes over it, tie it up with thread, place it in an earthenware pot and boil until cooked, then pound it into pills and administer. (From “Shengsheng Bian”)
Accompanying substances, illustrations from the “Compendium of Materia Medica,” and the Five Mushrooms

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