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Treats pathogenic factors affecting the Spleen and Kidney meridians, presenting with swelling and numbness in the lower legs, rigid numbness in the lower abdomen, pathogenic qi attacking upward to the head and face, severe generalized edema, difficult urination, shortness of breath with chest fullness, suffocation feeling as if dying.

Xijiao (Horn of Rhinoceros, sliced) Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) Xuanjinhua (Inulae Flos) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus) Fangji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix) [each 2 liang] Xiangchi (Fermented Soybean, slightly stir-fried) Jupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) Fuling (Poria) [each 3 liang] Qianhu (Peucedani Radix) Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex) [roasted, 4 liang] Zisu Jingye (Perillae Caulis et Folium) [4 liang]

Crush the above ingredients into a coarse powder. For each dose, take 4 qian, add 1.5 zhan of water, 5 slices of fresh ginger, and 2 jujubes. Decoct until reduced to 0.7 zhan, strain, and take before meals. If there is asthma/wheezing, add Xingren (Armeniacae Semen).

Treats Qi deficiency in the Liver, Kidney, and Spleen meridians, where Wind-Cold-Dampness pathogens bind and adhere, flowing into the collaterals. Over long periods, treatments fail to cure. Whenever the Six Transformations (Six Qi) change or the Seven Emotions are disturbed, the disease inevitably flares up, manifesting as swelling and fullness, or rigid numbness, aversion to cold with high fever, vomiting, and spontaneous sweating.

Weilingxian (Spatholobi Caulis) [mixed with Kutingli (Descurainiae Semen)] Huangqi (Astragali Radix) [mixed with Xuduan (Dipsaci Radix)] Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma) [mixed with Jupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium)] Wuyao (Linderae Radix) [woody core removed, mixed with Huangsongjie (Wood from Poria)]

Take half a liang of each of the above herbs. Take four large Papayas (Chaenomeles fruit), cut off the lid, remove the pulp/seeds, and insert the aforementioned herbs inside. Secure the lid with a pin, sprinkle with wine, and steam until cooked. Repeat steaming and sun-drying three times. Remove the herbs, dry them by baking, and grind into fine powder. Grind the papaya flesh into a paste, mix with the powder, and pound for a thousand strokes. Form pills the size of wu zi (velvet tree seeds). Take 50 pills per dose at an empty stomach, washed down with warm wine or salted water as preferred. There are many Papaya Pills circulating in the world, but only this formula is effective; it should be respected. Huangsongjie refers to the woody core found within Poria.

Treats the Liver, Spleen, and Kidney meridians affected by Wind-Dampness, Cold-Heat, and toxic vapors attacking upward, causing disharmony of Yin and Yang. Symptoms include spasms and contracture of the four limbs, shortness of breath with chest fullness, constipation and difficult urination, heart heat with irritability, generalized edema, and weakness of the legs.

Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) [4 liang, washed with boiling water] Huangqi (Astragali Radix) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) [roasted] Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) Renshen (Ginseng Radix) Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) [processed with ginger juice] Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix) Jupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) [each 1 liang] Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata) Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix) Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus) [bran-roasted, core removed] Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba) [nodes removed, washed with boiling water, each 2 liang] Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus) [not roasted, 3 liang] Beizi (Concha Meretricis) [21 pieces]

Crush the above ingredients into a coarse powder. For each dose, take 4 qian, add 1.5 zhan of water, 7 slices of fresh ginger, and 3 jujubes. Decoct until reduced to 0.7 zhan, strain, and take warm on an empty stomach. Take three times daily and once at night.