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Treats hemiplegia, deviation of the mouth and eye (facial paralysis), paralysis, and various wind syndromes. It unblocks and activates the collaterals and meridians, and promotes the circulation of stagnant Qi. Regular consumption strengthens the sinews and bones, assists the blood vessels, and cures the disability of hemiplegia, with miraculous efficacy.

Chuanwu Tou (Radix Aconiti Preparata) [2 liang; 1 liang raw without removing skin and tip, 1 liang processed by removing skin and tip], Caowu (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii Preparata) [2 liang, processed as above], Muguezi (Semen Strychni) [3 liang 3 fen, ground separately], Banmao (Mylabris) [100 individuals, heads, feet, and wings removed, boiled in vinegar until fragrant and cooked, then dried], Wushe (Zaocys) [soaked in wine, skin and bones removed, dried], Baihuashe (Dinodon rufozonatum) [soaked in wine, skin and bones removed, dried], Hao Mo (Lapis Graphitatis) [calcined], Baijiaoxiang (Boswelliae Resina) [each 1 liang, ground separately], Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) [1.5 liang], Wulingzhi (Trogopterori Faeces) [3 liang 3 fen].

Grind all into powder. Mix the Muguezi powder with vinegar to form a paste, combine with 1 jin of black bean powder, mix well with good vinegar. Form pills weighing 1 liang each into ten pills per liang of powder. Coat with ink. Chew one pill before meals on an empty stomach, taken with warm wine or salted water.

Treats adverse flow of wind-qi, flaccidity of limbs, pathogenic factors flowing into the collaterals and meridians; as well as invasion by damp-toxin, causing spasms and bi-syndrome in legs and knees, and pain in sinews and bones.

Wuyao (Linderae Radix) [woody core removed], Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba) [nodes removed, decocted in water], Jupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) [each 2 liang], Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) [roasted], Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus) [bran-fried, pith removed], Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), Baijiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus) [fried, silk-like mouthparts removed], Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix) [each 1 liang], Baijiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum) [processed, 0.5 liang].

Grind all into powder. Take 2 qianbi per dose. Add 1 zhan of water, 3 slices of ginger, and 7 leaves of bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba). Decoct until reduced to 0.7 zhan. Take on an empty stomach. To treat qi stagnation, omit bohe and add 2 jujubes for simultaneous decoction.

Treats left-side paralysis and right-side flaccidity, spasm of sinews and vessels, inability to move the body, weakness in legs and feet, dry and wet hongjiao (foot-thrush/beriberi); as well as dampness obstructing the collaterals and meridians, which persists for a long time. Promotes the circulation of all qi.

Ganmugua (Chaenomelis Fructus) [5 liang], Bixie (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma), Wulingzhi (Trogopterori Faeces), Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix) [soaked in wine], Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Xuduan (Dipsaci Radix), Baijiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus) [fried, silk-like mouthparts removed], Songjie (Pinus Massoniana Node), Baishaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Wuyao (Linderae Radix) [woody core removed], Weilingxian (Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma - *Note: Standard term is Salvia miltiorrhiza, but historically Weilingxian refers to Clematis root. WHO standard for Weilingxian is Clematis Root/Radix Clematidis*), Huangqi (Astragali Radix), Chuandanggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) [forked branches removed], Hugutou (Ossis Tigris) [each 1 liang].

Soak all ingredients in 1 dou of pure wine (without ash) for 27 days. Seal tightly. After the period is complete, take out the herbs, dry them by roasting, and grind into fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with half a zhan of the medicinal wine. After finishing the wine, take with rice gruel. Another prescription: add 1 liang of Jinmao Gouji (Cibotii Rhizoma), and grind together 1 liang of Ruxiang (Olibanum) and 1 liang of Baijiaoxiang (Boswelliae Resina), then mix into the dry powder.