Immortal Diet and Elixirs
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Researchers of Chinese materia medica and formula science interested in ancient processing and consumption records
- Enthusiasts of Daoist culture and the history of health preservation who wish to learn about immortality-formula literature
- Researchers of textual criticism and editions who may consult the Shugutang manuscript collation
- Teachers and students at Chinese medicine colleges for document reading and thematic discussion
Not a good fit for
- General readers who want to consume the book's formulas on their own for health benefits
- Patients needing modern clinical dosages and safety guidance
- People impatient with classical Chinese and Daoist terminology who want only quick practical use
Reading tips
- Read the general discourse on immortals first to understand the book's purpose and formula context, then move on to the plant and herbal drugs and grain avoidance sections.
- Keep a notebook to record processing and consumption methods by drug name for comparison with materia medica references.
- Read alongside works on Daoist health-preservation history or the history of Chinese drug processing to help judge which content has health-preservation significance.
- Make clear that the purpose is documentary research; do not attempt to prepare or consume the formulas, and verify drug names before interpreting them.
About the publisher
China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine focuses on publishing books in traditional Chinese medicine, covering Chinese medical classics, clinical medicine, acupuncture and tuina, materia medica and formulae, and medical history and literature; its catalogue includes 3,277 titles. Representative books include Xiao Er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue, Shang Han Lun, Yi Xue Zhong Zhong Can Xi Lu, Zhen Jiu Da Cheng, Yi Zong Jin Jian, and Guo Aichun's Annotated Huangdi Neijing Suwen (Second Edition). These works involve writings by historical physicians such as Qian Yi, Zhang Zhongjing, Wang Shuhe, and Zhang Xichun, as well as documentary studies compiled by contemporary authors including Zhao Xin, Zhen Xueyan, Zhang Yongtai, and Wang Xiangang. In terms of publishing characteristics, the press emphasizes collation and annotation of original Chinese medical classics and the systematic presentation of famous physicians' works, balancing the transmission of ancient editions with reference for clinical application. Public information is limited, and no other publishing fields are covered here.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 校注说明
- 神仙统论
- 神仙服草木药上
- 采松脂方
- 炼松脂方
- 绝谷升仙不食方
- 服松根方
- 服松叶方
- 服柏实方
- 服柏叶方
- 又，仙人服柏叶减谷方
- 采茯苓方
- 炼茯苓方
- 还精补脑，长生驻颜，神仙却老延年，茯苓散方
- 轻身不老，明耳目，强力，大茯苓丸方
- 神仙服草木药下
- 吴真君服椒方
- 张果先生服杏仁方
- 李八伯杏金丹方
- 轻身延年仙术丸方
- 去风润肌，壮筋骨，进饮食，枸杞散方
- 明目驻颜，壮元气，润肌肤，枸杞煎方
- 延年返老，补填骨髓，保固三田，胡麻丸方
- 助气固精，保镇丹田，二精丸方
- 延年补益，疗万病，黄精丸方
- 明目进饮食，益精壮下元，菟丝子丸方
- 黄精酒方
- 神枕方
- 除百病，明耳目，延年却老，七精散方
- 变白轻身，却老还童，除百疾，四扇散方
- 长年保命，地髓散方
- 轻身延年，却老还童，灵仙散方
- 还年复命，松实丸方
- 益寿延年，去客热，胡麻散方
- 河上公益寿延年，芡实散方
- 却老驻颜，治腰脚，苍术木瓜丸方
- 荡谷气，延寿命，轻身散方
- 返神归元，助气于坎室，回素散方
- 固守三田，接养真气，秘元丹方
- 久久通灵，预知吉凶，神应丸方
- 治阴气太盛，五脏昏浊，食毕困乏，虽未中年，衰先至，消阴保真，护命丹方
- 壮气海，润五脏，益精光，和心神，野云浆方
- 太上通神洞视，预知吉凶，上辨仙真，下察鬼魅，览圣丹
- 益寿，地仙丸方
- 神仙辟谷
- 真人辟谷云母丸方
- 辟谷，丹砂丸方
- 辟谷，凝灵膏方
- 辟谷，木耳丸方
- 辟谷，松蜡丸方
- 辟谷，金花丸方
- 辟谷延年，天门冬丸方
- 辟谷，稻米杏仁方
- 辟谷，青粱米赤石脂丸方
- 辟谷，五谷方
- 辟谷，山精饼方
- 辟谷，山精丸方
- 辟谷，仙术丸方
- 辟谷，枣术丸方
- 辟谷，仙术茯苓丸方
- 辟谷驻颜秘妙方
- 辟谷，白术丸方
- 辟谷，黄精地黄丸方
- 治猝绝粮，饥惫欲死方
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Anonymous is not a real personal name but a general Chinese designation for authors whose names are unknown, lost, or unsigned. Neither nationality nor dates of birth and death can be verified, and available public information is limited, so the works attributed to this name are the only basis for description. The collection holds 2,078 works under Anonymous, spanning medicine, classics, historical readings, ancient poetry, classical literature, and philosophy. Representative works include The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon: Lingshu, Mencius, The Book of Documents, Nineteen Old Poems, Complete Song Ci, and The Peacock Flies Southeast. Most of these works took shape through long transmission and editing, emerging either from collective folk creation or from authors whose names were lost over time. In ancient China, the Book of Songs, the Great Learning, and many popular storybooks and plays were signed Anonymous because their authors could not be traced. Anonymous works cross the classics, histories, philosophical writings, medical texts, and poetry; their subjects are broad, and their styles vary from archaic simplicity to clear naturalness, making them important and influential sources for understanding ancient Chinese thought, medicine, and literature.
