19.5cm¡Á26.6cm,   

323 pages, 1996.

I SBN  

7-119-01336-X/R.

Author,Cheng Keji

Published by Beijing Foreign Languages Press.

INTRODUCTION  1

PREFACE  by President Ji Zhongpu 5

PREFACE by Professor Yue Meizhong 7

PREFACE by Professor Zheng Tianting 9

PREFACE by Professor Ren Yingqiu 12

PREFACE by Professor Deng Tietao 15

PREFACE by Professor Gen Jianting 17

PART ONE

MEDICAL PRESCRIPTIONS WRITTEN FOR EMPRESS DOWAGER CIXI 

WITH COMMENTARY 19

I.LONGEVITY PRESCRIPTIONS 19

  1.Heart-nourishing Longevity Pill  19

  2.Great Longevity Pill 20

  3.Eternal-Spring Longevity Pill 21

  4.Longevity Ointment 22

  5.Longevity Ointment Plus 24

  6.Vital Entergy-preserving Longevity Pill 26

  7.Longevity-preserving Ointment 27

  8.Vital Entergy-reinforcing Longevity Ointment 27

  9.Chrysanthemum Longevity Syrup 28

  10.Earthly Immortal and Golden Marrow Pill 29

II. TONIC PRESCRIPTIONS 30

  1.Eight Treasures Cake 30

  2.Vital Energy-preserving Ointment 31

  3.All-inclusive Great Tonifying Pill 32

  4.Vital Energy-building and Middle Jiao Pacifying Syrup 33

  5.Modified Vital Energy-building and Middle Jiao Pacifying Syrup 34

  6.Vital Energy-building and Yin-reinforcing Syrup 34

  7.Modified Old Buddha's Vital Energy-building and Yin-reinforcing Syrup 35

  8.Chewing Ginseng 36

III. LUSTROUS HAIR-MAINTAINING PRESCRIPTIONS 37

  1.Hair Growth Remedy 37

  2.Hair Growth Remedy Plus 38

  3.Remedy for Stopping Hair Loss 38

  4.Hair Fragrance Powder 39

IV. OPHTHALMOLOGICAL PRESCRPTIONS 40

  1.Epidemic Heat-preventing Powder for Brightening Vision 40

  2.Eyewash 40

  3.Eye-brightening and Longevity Pill 41

  4.Eye-brightening and Longevity Pill Plus 42

  5.Mulberry Leaf Eyewash 42

  6.Eyewash for Brightening Vision and Nourishing Yin 43

  7.Eye-brightening and Longevity Syrup 43

  8.Foot Bath for Brightening Eyes and Eliminating Dampness 44

  9.Decotion for Sedating Liver Fire and Clearing Nebulae 44

V. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR NASAL CONDITIONS 45

  1.Snuffbox Replacement Remedy 45

  2.Blue Cloud Powder 46

VI. EAR PRESCRIPTION 46

  1.Tea replacement for Clearing Liver Heat 46

VII. LIP CONDITION PRESCRIPTION 47

  1.Damp-heat and Wind Clearing Liver Heat 47

VIII. DENTAL CONDITION PRESCRPTIONS 48

  1.Tooth Powder for Strengthening Teeth 48

  2.Prescription for Brightening Eyes and Strengthening Teeth 48

  3.Empirical Remedy for Strengthening Teeth 49

  4.Gum Brushing Remedy 50

  5.Ringsing Remedy 50

  6.Rinsing Remedy Plus 51

  7.Toothache External Remedy 51

IX. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR FACIAL NERVE SPASM 52

  1.Modified Jade Cosmetic Powder 52

  2.Scorpio and Bombyx Batryticatus External Application 53

  3.Two Remedies for Facial Nerve Spasm 53

  4.Hot Compress for Clearing Wind and Activating Blood 54

  5.Wheat-Trichosanthis Cake 55  

  6.Herbal Bath for Clearing Wind and Activating Channels 55

  7.Restoring to Nomalcy Pill 56

  8.Facial Spasm Adjusting Ointment 56

  9.Herbal Plaster for Clearing Wind and Activating Channels 57

  10.Caulis Spatholobi Plaster for Clearing Wind and Activating Channels 57

  11.Semen Ricini Plaster 58

  12.Herbal Plaster Plus for Clearing Wind and Activating Channels 58

  13.Facial Mositening Powder for Clearing Wind 59

  14.External Remedy for Actinating Collterals 60

  15.Typhonii Gigantei External Remedy 60

  16. Herbal Plaster for Clearing Wind-Heat 61

 X. PRESCRPTION FOR THROAT CONDITIONS 62

  1.Perlingual Remedy for Clearing Lung Heat 62

 XI.PRESCRIPTIONS FOR ANXIETY AND PALPITION 62

  1.Cinnabar Tranquilizing Pill 62

  2.Simplified Cinnabar Tranquilizing Pill 63

XII. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR ELIMINATING COUGH AND PHLEGM AND 

REGULATING PULMONRY QI 64

  1.Pill for Clearing Wind and Stopping Cough 64

  2.Pill for Clearing Pulmonary Fire and Resolving Phlegm 64

  3.Pill for Clearing Pulmonary Heat and Strengthening the Lung and Spleen 65

  4.Pill for Soothing the Liver and Promoting Lung Qi 66

  5.Pill for Soothing the Liver and Promoting the Lung in Resolving Phlegm 67

  6.Asparagi-Ophiopogonis Syrup with Pyrus 68

  7.Pill for Promoting Lung Qi in Descending and Dispersing 69

  8.Syrup for Moistening the Lung and Soothing the Liver 69

XIII. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR SPLEEN AND STOMACH CONDITIONS 70

  1.Pill for Soothing the Liver and Resolving Spleen Dampness 70

  2.Pill for Resolving Spleen Dampness and Nourishing Yin 71

  3.Decoction for Resolving Spleen Dampness and Clearing Liver Heat 72

  4.Atractylodis Macrocephalae and Aurantii Pill for Regulating the Spleen and

 Reinforcing Qi 73

  5.Reinforced Harmony-preserving Pill 74

  6.Imperial Ginseng-Poria and Atractylodis Macrocephalae Pill 75

  7.Auchlandiae-Amomum Pill for Nourishing the Stomach 76

  8.Reinforced Three Elixirs Decoction 77

  9.Reinforced Three Elixirs Decoction II 78

  10.Reinforced Three Elixirs Decoction III 78

  11.Reinforced Three Elixirs Decoction IV 78

  12.Reinforced Three Elixirs Decoction V 79

  13.Reinforced Three Elixirs Decoction VI 80

  14.Reinforced Three Elixirs Decoction VII 80

  15.Reinforced Three Elixirs Decoction VIII 81

  16.Middle Jiao-Regulating and Spleen-Harmonizing Paste 81

  17.Spleen-Yang Invigorating Paste 82

  18.Syrup for Promoting Energy and Reinforcing the Spleen 83

  19.Syruo for Regulating Qi and Resolving Fluid 84

  20.Syrup for Regulating the Spleen and Resolving Dampness 85

  21.Spleen-Yang Reinforcing Syrup 85

  22.Modified Spleen-Yang Reinforcing Syrup 86

  23.Pill for Improving Appetite and Benefiting the Damphragm 87

  24.Herbal Tea for Producing Body Fluid 87

  25.Prescription for Producing Fluid and Nourishing the Stomach 88

  26.Herbal Tea for Nourishing the Stomach and Pacifying the Middle Jiao 89

XIV. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR LIVER CONDITIONS 89

  1.Liver-Yin Reinforcing Pill for Clearing Wind and Soothing Liver-Yang 89

  2.Qi Conditioning Pill 90

  3.Reinforced Carefree Powder 91

  4.Reinforced Ancient Escape Restraint and Carefree Pill 91

  5.Six Depressions Relieving Paste 93

  6.Syrup for Clearing Liver Heat and Activating Collaterals 93

  7.Syrup for Clearing Liver Heat and Regulating Collaterals 94

  8.Reinforced Gentiana Pill for Soothing Liver Fire 95

  9.Major Gentiana Pill for Soothing Liver Fire 96

  10.Pill for Nourishing Blood and Harmonizing the Liver 97

  11.Syrup for Regulating the Liver and Stomach 97

  12.Pill for Regulating the Liver and Harmonizing Blood 98

XV. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR DIARRHEA DUE TO KIDNEY DEFICIENCY 99

  1.Modified Four Gentlemen and Four Miracles Prescription 99

  2.Two Dawn Diarrhea Prescriptions 100

XVI. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CLEARING INTESTINES AND STOPPING

 INTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE 101

  1.Sophora Japonica Fruit Pill 101

  2.Anti-hemorrhage Pill with Coptidis 101

  3.External Wash for Clearing Heat and Resolving Dampness 102

  4.Anus Compress 103

XVII. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CLEARING HEAT AND PROMOTING 

URINATION 103

  1.Pill for Treating Dark Yellow Urine 103

XVIII. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CONDITIONS OF THE FOUR LIMBS 104

  1.Hong's External Wash 104

  2.Bi-syndrome Compress  104

XIX. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR WARMING UMBILICUS 105

  1.Miraculous Paste for Warming Umbilicus 105

XX. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR DERMATOLGICAL CONDITIONS 107

  1.Powder for Eliminating  Wind and Dampness 107

  2.External Powder for Drying Dampness and Stopping Itching 107

  3.External Application Powder 108

  4.Herbal Wash for Clearing Wind-Heat  109

  5.External Powder for Clearing Wind-Damp and Stopping Numbness and 

Itching 109

  6.External Application Powder Plus 110

  7.Dermatological Ointment 110

  8.Dermatological Ointment Plus 111

XXI. HERBAL BATH REMEDIES 111

  1.Herbal Bath Remedy I 111

  2.Herbal Bath Remedy II 112

XXII. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR REGULATING MENSTRUATION 113

  1.Pill for Regulating Menstruation 113

  2.Dawn Dew Pill for Promoting Menstruation 113

  3.Black Gold Pill 114

XXIII. DELACTATION FORMULA AND RECIPE FOR PROMOTING 

APPETITE IN NEWBORNS  115

  1.Delactation Formula and Pill for Happiness and Longevity 115

XXIV. FEISHU PLASTER REMEDIES 116

  1.Plaster for Soothing the Liver and Promoting Lung Qi 116

  2.Plaster for Relieving Qi Stagnation and Promoting Lung Qi 117

XXV. HERBAL TEA REMEDIES 118

  1.Herbal Tea for Clearing Heat and Regulating Qi 118

  2.Herbal Tea for Clearing Heat and Regulating Qi Plus 118

  3.Herbal Tea I for Clearing Damp-Heat 119

  4.Herbal Tea II for Clearing Damp-Heat 120

  5.Herbal Tea III for Clearing Damp-Heat 120

  6.Herbal Tea  for Clearing Heat and Nourishing Yin 121  

7.Herbal Tea for Clearing Heat 121

  8.Herbal Tea for Clearing Heat and Stopping Cough 122

XXVI. MEDICATED WINE 123

  1.Prescription for Medicated Wine 123

  2.Ramulus Albiziae Wine 123

XXVII. COSMETIC SOAP 125

  1.Reinforced Cosmetic Soap 125

XXVIII. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR RELIEVING SUMMER HEAT 125

  1.Elsholtzia Pill 125

  2.Elsholtzia Decoction Formula 126

  3.Summer Heat Decoction 127

  4.Reinforced Noonday Tea 128

  5.Golden Summer Heat Pill 128

  6.Six Actions Pill for Easing Sunstroke 129

  7.Mume-Perilla Pill 130

XXIX. ONE-INGREDIENT PRESCRIPTIONS 131

  1.Fructus Schisandrae Syrup  131

  2.Processed Arecae Slices I 132

  3.Processed Arecae Slices II 132

XXX. MISCELLANEOUS PROVED PRESCRIPTIONS 133

  1.Reinforced Yellow Jade Cream 133

  2.Cosmetic Cream 133

  3.Nine-portion Powder 134

  4.Folium Perilla and Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis Pill 135

  5.Treasure Flower Pill for Epidemic Invasions 136

  6.Relieving Suffering Pill 136

  7.Golden Lozenge 137

  8.Ox Gallstone Pill for Agile Walking 138

  9.Epidemic Heat Detoxicating Pill 139

 10.Eight Treasures and Red Miracle Powder 140

 11.Peace Pill 142

 12.Renewal Pill 143

 13.Reinforced Minor-collateral Invigorating Pill 144

 14.Ten Fragrances Resuscitating Pill 146

 15.Prescription for Infections Epidemic Diseases 147

 16.Three Sages Pill 148

 17.Reinforced Three Sages Pill 149

 18.Heart-Spleen Reinforcing Pill for Soothing the Liver and Clearing the Lung 150

 19.Moistening Coptidis Paste for Clearing Wind-Heat 151

 20.Taiyi Purple Lozenge 151

 21.Vinegar Cake Prescription 152

 22.Pill for Clearing Damp-Heat 152

 23.Liquid Styrax Pill 154

 24.Imperial Peace Pill 154

 25.Panacea Lozenge 155

 26.Paste for Activating Blood and Clearing Wind 156

 27.Paste for Clearing Wind-Damp and Resolving Blood Stasis 157

 28.Syrup for Clearing Damp-Heat from Middle Jiao 158

 29.Prescription for Pacifying the Stomach and Resolving Phlegm-Heat 159

 30.Decoction for Regulating the Stomach and Clearing Heat 160

 31.Decoction for Clearing Heat and Resolving Dampness 161

 32.Yin-nourishing Syrup to Regulate Middle Jiao and Resolve Edema 161

 33.Prescription for Treating Wind-Cold Type Numbness 162

 34.Paste for Clearing Wind and Activating Collaterals 163

 35.Paste for Soothing Tendons and Activating Collaterals 164

 36.Paste for Soothing Tendons and Activating Collaterals Plus 165

 37.Formula for Tiger Bone and Bear Oil Paste 166

 38.Formula for Tiger Bone and Bear Oil Paste Plus 168

 39.Modified Formula for Tiger Bone and Bear Oil Paste 169

 40.Nine-Qi-caused Pain Relieving Pill 169

 41.Piescription for Universal Benefit Pill for Detoxification 170

 42.Boil-inclusive External Lozenge 171.

 43.Toxin-eradicating External Lozenge 172.

 44.Water Palace External Lozenge 173

 45.Fire Palace External Lozenge 174

 46.Instant Measles Prescription 175

 47.Three-yellow Wax-coated Pill 176

 48.Mighty Pill 177  

49.Bletillae Striatae External Lozenge 178

 50.Venenum Bufonis External Lozenge 178

 51.Miraculous Collateral-activating Pill 179

 52.Modified Miraculous Collateral-activating Pill 180

 53.Prescription for Preventing Epidemics 181

 54.Pill for Preventing Epidemics Plus 182

 55.First Elixir Powder for Resuscitation 183

PART TWO

MEDICAL PRESCRIPTIONS WRITITEN FOR EMPEROR GUANGXU WITH COMMENTARY 185

I. REGENERATION PRESCRIPTIONS 185

  1.Ancient Prescription for Longevity and Reproduction 185

  2.Eugenic Kidney-reinforcing Plaster 186

II. LONGEVITY PRESCRIPTION 188

  1.Heart-nourishing and Longevity Pill 188

III. TONICS 189  

  1.Reinforced Loquat Syrup 189

  2.Kidney-Yin Reinforcing Pill 190

  3.Kidney-Yin Reinforcing Pill Plus 190

  4.Formula for Reinforcing Yin and Treating Chronic Deficiency 191

IV. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR PROMOTING HAIR GROWTH AND PREVENTING 

HAIR LOSS 193

  1.Hair Growth Formula 193

  2.Hair Growth Formula Plus 193

  3.Hair Loss Prevention Formula 194

V. MEDICINAL SHAMPOOS 194

  1.Medicinal Shampoo I 194

  2.Medicinal Shampoo II 195

  3.Medicinal Shampoo III 195

  4.Medicinal Shampoo IV 196

  5.Medicinal Shampoo V 197

  6.Medicinal Shampoo VI 197

  7.Medicinal Shampoo VII 198

  8.Medicinal Shampoo VIII 198

  9.Medicinal Shampoo IX 199

 10.Medicinal Shampoo X 200

 11.Medicinal Shampoo XI 200

VI. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR HEADACHE 201

  1.Chrysanthemi and Ligustici Chuanxiong Tea 201

  2.Headache Plaster 201

  3.The Emperor's Heabal Bath Remedy I 202

  4.The Emperor's Heabal Bath Remedy II 203

  5.The Emperor's Heabal Bath Remedy III 203

  6,Herbal Bath Remedy for Clearing Wind-Heat 204

  7.Herbal Bath Remedy for Clearing Wind and Easing Numbness 205

VII. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR DIZZINESS AND VERTIGO 205

  1.Pill for Resolving Phlegm and Controlling Dizziness 205

  2.Pill for Pacifying Middle Jiao and Easing Dizziness 206

  3.Prescription for Liver Qi Stagnation Dizziness 207

VIII. PRESCRIPTION FOR FACIAL EDEMA 208

  1.Facial Edema Prescription 208

IX. OPHTHALMOLOGICAL PRESCRIPTIONS 208

  1.Head-clearing and Eye Compress Remedy 208

  2.Eyewash Remedy for Clearing Liver Fire and Relieving Pain 209

  3.Eyewash Remedy for Clearing Heat and Brightening Vision 210

  4.Eyewash Remedy for Removing Stasis and Brightening Vision 210

  5.Prescription for Subduing Liver Fire and Brightening Vision 211

  6.Eye-compress Remedy for Clearing Liver Fire and Brightening Vision 211

  7.Herbal Wash for Eliminating Heat and Brightening Vision 212

  8.Eyewash Remedy I 213

  9.Eyewash Remedy II 213

 10.Eyewash Remedy III 214

 11.Eyewash Remedy IV 215

 12.Eyewash Remedy V 215

 13.Eyewash Remedy VI 216  

15.Eyewash Remedy VIII 217

 16.Eye Compress Remedy 217

 17.Eye Compress Remedy I 218

 18.Eye Compress Remedy II 219

X. PRESCRIPTIPONS FOR NASAL CONDITIONS 219

  1.Blue Cloud Powder 219

  2.Red Jade Ointment 220

  3.Nasal Discharge Clearing Remedy 221

XI. MOUTHWASH REMEDIES 221

  1.Mouthwash Remedy I for Clearing Gastric Heat 221

  2.Mouthwash Remedy II for Clearing Gastric Heat 223

  3.Mouthwash Remedy for Relieving Gum Swelling 223

  4.Mouthwash Remedy for Clearing Gastric Heat Relieving Gum Swelling 224

  5.Mouthwash Remedy I 224

  6.Mouthwash Remedy II 225

  7.Mouthwash Remedy III 225

  8.Mouthwash Remedy IV 226

  9.Mouthwash Remedy V 227

 10.Mouthwash Remedy VI 227

 11.Herbal Mouthwash Remedy I 228

 12.Herbal Mouthwash Remedy II 229

 13.Herbal Mouthwash Remedy III 229

 14.Herbal Mouthwash Remedy IV 230

 15.Herbal Mouthwash Remedy V 230

XII. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR ORAL ULCER 232

  1.Remedy for Clearing Gastric Heat and Ulcer 232

  2.Stomach Heat-clearing Powder 232

XIII. ODONTOPATHY PRESCRIPTIONS 233

  1.Mouthwash Remedy for Teeth 233

  2.Mouthwash Remedy for Clearing Stomach Heat 234

  3.Mouthwash Remedy for Clearing  Stomach Heat and Relieving Toothache 234

XIV. OTOPATHY PRESCRIPTIONS 235

  1.Prescription for Deafness 235

  2.Prescription for Deafness with Obstruction 236

  3.Prescription for Ear Obstruction 236

  4.Prescription for Promoting Hearing 237

  5.External Remedy for Treating Deafness 237

  6.External Lozenge for Promoting Hearing 238

  7.Herbal Tea for Clearing Liver Heat and Promoting Hearing 238

  8.External Lozenge for Tinnitus 239

  9.External Lozenge for Deficiency Tinnitus 239

 10.External Remedy for Deafness and Tinnitus 239

 11.Remedy for Treating Ear Obstruction 240

 12.Prescription Earache and Deafness 240

 13.Prescription for Ear Obstruction and Deafness 241

 14.Simple Recipe for Deafness 241

 15.External Remedy for Ear Obstruction 242

 16.Prescription for Promoting Hearting and Ear Qi 242

XV. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR TREATING COUGH 243

  1.Decoction for Clearing Pulmonary Heat 243

  2.Prescription for Various Types of Cough 243

  3.Herbal Syrup for Easing Cough and Clearing Heat 244

  4.Pear Syrup with Bamboo Liquid 245

XVI. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR TREATING CARDIAC CONDITIONS 246

  1.Pill for Nourishing the Heart and Strengthening the Spleen 246

  2.Cinnabari-Nelumbinis Powder 247

  3.Herbal Tea for Calming the Mind 247

  4.Treasure-gathering Pill 248

  5.Spirit-regaining Pill 248

XVII. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR TREATING SPLEEN AND STOMACH

 CONDITIONS 250

  1.Modified Ancient Five-juice Drink 250

  2.Ginseng-Poria and Atractylodis Macrocephalae Pill 251

  3.Decoction for Pacifying the Stomach and Strengthening the Spleen251

  4.Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Reinforcing Spleen Qi 252

  5.Syrup for Strengthening the Spleen to Eliminate Damp-Heat 253

  6.Modified Syrup for Strengthening the Spleen to Eliminate Damp-Heat 254

  7.Syrup for Reinforcing the Spleen and Stomach and Eliminating Dampness 255

  8.Syrup for Regulating the Spleen and Stomach and Eliminating Dampness 256

  9.Syrup for Regulating the Liver and Spleen and Eliminating Dampness 257

 10.Reinforced Three Elixirs Decoction 258

 11.Prescription for Pacifying the Stomach and Producing Fluid 259

XVIII. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CONSTIPATION AND DIARRHEA 260

  1.Constipation Remedy 260

  2.Diarrhea Prescription 260

XIX. PRESCRIPTION FOR URINARY BLADDER CONDITIONS 261

  1.Five Ingredients Powder with Poria 261

XX. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR SEMINAL EMISSION 262

  1.Pill for Reinforcing and Warming Kidney Essence 262

  2.Modified Pill for Reinforcing and Warming Kidney Essence 263

  3.Kidney Essence Reinforcing Pill I 264

  4.Kidney Essence Reinforcing Pill II 265

  5.Prescription for Chronic Noturnal Emission265

  6.Seminal Emission Prescription 266

  7.Prescription for Premature Ejaculation and Nocturnal Emission 267

  8.Proved Prescription for Seminal Emission 267

  9.Single Ingredient Decoction for Retaining KidneyEssence 268

 10.Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum Pill with Magnetitum 269