Shengji Zonglu ⁽¹¹⁾

The Shengji Zonglu records a formula called "Kuanqi Wan" (Qi-Relaxing Pill). It is composed of: Fangji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix) and Tian Tinglizi (desalted Lepidii/Descurainiae Semen, fried between paper), each 5 qian (15 g); Heiqianniu (black Pharbitidis Semen, fried fragrant and cooked) 1 liang (30 g).

The Comprehensive Records of Holy Beneficence (Shengji Zonglu) includes a formula called "Huang Gan Wan" for treating harm caused by drunkenness. It is simple in composition: equal parts of Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex, coarse bark removed) and Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix), ground together into powder, then formed…

"Zirantong San" (Pyrite Powder) comes from Shengji Zonglu (Comprehensive Record on the Holy Benevolence). Its composition is: Zirantong (pyrite) and Mituoseng (litharge), each 1 liang (30 g, calcined together and ground); Gancao (Licorice Root) and Huangbai (Phellodendron Bark), each 2 liang (60 g, ground together).

"Dilong San" comes from the Shengji Zonglu. Its composition is: Dilong (Earthworm, stir-fried), Banxia (Pinellia, pounded with ginger juice into a cake, baked dry, then ground into powder), and Fuling (Poria), each 15 g. Make the three above into a powder; each time take 5…

In Shengji Zonglu (Comprehensive Records of Divine Relief) there is a formula called "Yixiao San" ("Extraordinary-Effect Powder") for treating luoli jiehe (scrofulous nodules—lymph-node tuberculosis, tumors, and similar conditions). The composition is very simple: 49 specimens of the blister beetle Lytta, and 1 liang (30 g)…

The Shengji Zonglu contains a formula named Qianhu Yin. Its composition is: Qianhu (Peucedani Radix, peucedanum) 45 g; Beimu (fritillary bulb, pith removed) and Baiqian (Cynanchi Stauntonii Rhizoma et Radix, cynanchum) 30 g each; Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix, ophiopogon, pith removed, baked) 45 g; Zhiqiao (immature…

The Shengji Zonglu (Imperial Encyclopedias on Medicine) contains a formula named Chixiaodou Tang. Its composition is: Chixiaodou (Phaseoli Radiati Semen, red bean) 500 g, Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex, mulberry bark) 30 g, Zequi Jingye (Euphorbiae Helioscopiae Herba, sun spurge stems and leaves) 22.5 g. Wrap the…

In the Shengji Zonglu there is a formula usable for type 2 diabetes called “Digu Pi Yin” (Cortex Lycii Drink), composed of: Cortex Lycii (filed), Wanggua root (Trichosanthes cucumeroides root, filed), Tianhuafen (Trichosanthes root, filed), Phragmitis Rhizoma (Lugen, filed), and Ophiopogon (heart removed, dried), each…

In the Shengji Zonglu (General Records of Holy-Imperial Benevolence) there is a formula called “Digu Pi Tang” (Cortex Lycii Decoction), composed of: Cortex Lycii (Digu Pi) 5 liang (150 g), Baiqian (Rhizoma Cynanchi Stauntonii) 2 liang (60 g), raw Gypsum (Sheng Shigao, ground into powder)…

Qisheng Wan comes from Shengji Zonglu (General Record of Holy Benevolence). The formula is composed of: Radix Clematidis (weilingxian, earth removed), Radix Angelicae Sinensis (danggui, soaked in wine, sliced and dried), processed Aconitum (fuzi, peeled and with the umbo removed), and Rhizoma Gastrodiae (tianma), each…