No. 12.—Miss Huang-hua Sleeping on Ice
Kung-Fu, or Tauist Medical Gymnastics, by John Dudgeon, [1895], at sacred-texts.com
No. 12.—Miss Huang-hua (#) Sleeping on Ice.—To cure consumption and extreme debility from venereal excesses.
Lie with the left hand for a pillow, rub the abdomen with the right fist, flex the right foot a little, press the right leg upon the left a little, and as if sleeping in this manner inspire 32 mouthfuls, and move the air round in 12 mouthfuls.
Prescription.—Take of ginseng, pai-shu, fu-ling, pai-shao, shu-ti [see shêng-ti] (#), hwang-ch‘i, of each 1 mace; tang-kwei, chw‘an-hiung, tu-chung (#), bark of an Euphorbiaceous tree, ts‘ung-jung (#), Æginetia Sp., ku-chï (#), legumes of Psoralea (Bauchee seeds), of each 7 candareens; liquorice, cinnamon, of each 3 candareens. Boil with ginger and jujubes, and take it at any time.The Soup of the Great Shop for strengthening the Centre (Thorax).