No. 37.—The immortal Li Hung-chi admiring the Moon
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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.
Harmonizing the Air and Nourishing the Blood Soup.
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.
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