Wushi powder is a famous prescription of Taoist powder, which is said to have been invented by Zhang Zhongjing. The five stones in the prescription are Ziyingshi, Bai Shiying, Halloysitum rubrum, stalactite and sulfur.
Wushi powder, also known as Hanshi powder, was originally used as a medicine to treat typhoid patients. Because this medicine is hot and dry, it has nourishing effect on typhoid patients. However, in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, many upper-class people regarded it as a fashionable thing to keep fit and thought it had the effect of keeping fit and refreshing the mind.
We may not have imagined the popularity of Wushisan at that time, but it is estimated to be similar to all kinds of health drinks now. No matter dignitaries or lofty literati, they all eat it as a routine. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there were two famous schools: the medicine school and the drinking school. The drinking school is represented by Ruan Ji, Ji Kang and other "seven sages of bamboo forest". Wushi powder is the main medicine-taking group. It is said that such people walk one step at a time, feel sorry for themselves and whitewash themselves. Cao Zhi and Pan An are representatives. Most of these people are handsome guys.
There are also many stories in Shi Shuo Xin Yu, which say that so-and-so is scattered outside, "Wang Xiaobo is in Beijing and swims to his brother Wang Jianjia", and "A teacher swims around Dongfu City", meaning that he ate five stones and ran outside. Five stones to dissipate heat, you must take a walk, sweat, and let the medicine through. In Huangfu Mi's words, people who eat five stone powder will not feel cold even if they eat ice cubes shirtless in winter. In this way, Wushi powder seems to be a good medicine to help Yang prevent colds, so why don't people with cold constitution take this medicine anymore?
In fact, Wushisan is not as beautiful as it sounds. Because the medicine is too dry and strong, people who are generally fine can't stand the burning pain if they eat too much. Not only is the skin red and hot, but it is also extremely sensitive, which often leads to sores, skin ulceration, burning and discomfort of internal organs. Huan Wen, the general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, didn't like to wear new clothes. Why? After eating Wushi powder, the skin is sensitive and hot, and I can't help rubbing against new clothes with hard texture. It can be seen that people at that time paid a lot for Wu Thirteen whether they wanted to live forever or pursue fashion. For internal and external use, Taoist ointment is a thick paste, and now there are many ointments in medical prescriptions. In addition to medical use, things like autumn pear cream and loquat cream are also commonly used by ordinary people. They are not only food, but also drugs to treat mild symptoms. In ancient times, cream was a first-class good thing. We have all heard the words "people's fat and people's cream" and "highlight". Cream here refers to fat and fat, which was not something that poor people could eat in the past. Daedaly also said, "The anointed person is also the liquid of God." Taoism naturally won't let go of the cream that is beneficial to health extracted from various drugs and foods.
Let's talk about an edible cream, which is the edible treasure recipe of Lingbao School in the Southern Dynasties, called Sesame Cream. Sesame is sesame, and ancient health experts and Taoist priests admired this strange food. Tao Hongjing once said: Of the eight valleys, this is the only one that is good, and the fairy family is used as bait to break the valley and prolong life. It can be seen that it is an immortal food that people often eat. The so-called sesame paste is similar to the current sesame paste. Taoists believe that eating for hundreds of days can gain muscle, eating for 200 days can make you young, and eating for 300 days can prolong your life.
Let's talk about external plaster first. There is a prescription handed down from Lv Dongbin called Lv Zu Plaster, which is applied to the navel to treat water retention and cold syndrome. It should be made of seven green onions connected with green onions, seven broken turtles, seven angelica dahurica and seven broken croton, plus sesame oil and plumbum preparatium.