Prescription. - Take of kau-pen Nothosmyrnium japonicum, fang-feng Peucedanum terebinthaceum (?), root of an umbellifera, chw'an-hiung, of each 1 mace; ch'iang--hwo Peucedanum decursivum, tu-hwo

Angelica inæqualis, of each 2 mace; man-ching-tse a kind of turnip with a white tuber below ground, 6 candareens; liquorice 5 candareens. Boil in water, and drink.

The Figure is omitted.

No. 10. - Ma Tan-yang's Method of using the strength of Fire for the whole Body. - To cure the primordial air in a debilitated condition.

Sit firmly cross-legged, first rub the two hands warm, then rub the eyes; afterwards use them to sustain below the ribs on the two sides. When the air advances, rouse it togo upwards, and move the air round in 12 mouthfuls.

The Ginseng Astragalus Soup. Prescription. - Take of ginseng, hwang-ch'i Astragalus, pai-shutang-kwei, of each 2 mace; orange peel, fu-ling, liquorice, of each 1 mace. Add ginger and jujubes, and boil in water.

The Figure is omitted.

No. 11. - Chang Tze-yung driving the Pestle. - To cure indigestion, distension and rumbling of the abdomen, with pain each time.

Stand firmly, with the two hands support heaven, stamp the earth, and circulate the air 9 times.

This Figure corresponds with Amiot's No. 20, against intestinal movements and disquiet in the whole body.