No. 37.—The immortal Li Hung-chi admiring the Moon
Kung-Fu, or Tauist Medical Gymnastics, by John Dudgeon, [1895], at sacred-texts.com
No. 37.—The immortal Li Hung-chi (#) admiring the Moon.—This Figure is designed to harmonize the air and invigorate the blood.
Bend the arms as if prostrating one's self to do obeisance; cross the hands and feet, crawl along on the ground, practise the kung right and left, and revolve the air each in 12 mouthfuls.
Prescription.—Take of tze-su (leaves of the stem), 1 mace, ch‘iang-hwo, 1 mace; pan-hsia, tsang-pai-p‘i (#), root bark of the mulberry (Morus alba), ch‘ing-p‘i, orange peel, ta-fu-p‘i (#) same as betel-nut, of each 8 candareens; ch‘ïh-fu-ling, mu-t‘ung, of each 8 candareens; ch‘ih-shao (same as pai-shao), 1 mace; liquorice 5 candareens, tang-kwei 1 mace, and jou-kwei 3 candareens. Make a decoction.Harmonizing the Air and Nourishing the Blood Soup.