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Treats conditions caused by spleen deficiency and injury from wind-cold pathogens, resulting in abdominal distension, fullness, and pain; heaviness and weakness of the limbs and bones/tendons; muscle twitching and soreness; irritability; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; or sudden severe pain in the chest and hypochondrium radiating downward to the lower abdomen; frequent sighing; decreased appetite and loss of taste.

Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Nongpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, stir-fried with ginger juice), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, washed with decoction), Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus), Huoxiang (Pogostemonis Herba), Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride) (each 3 liang); Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, processed), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried) (each 0.5 liang).
Crush the above herbs into a powder. Take 4 qian per dose, with 1.5 cups of water, 3 slices of fresh ginger, and 1 jujube. Decoct until reduced to 70%, strain, and take before meals.

In years ending with Yi (6th Heavenly Stem), known as the "Cong Ge" cycle, the Metal Qi of the year is insufficient, and Fire Qi prevails. The people are prone to shoulder and back heaviness and mental cloudiness, nasal congestion and sneezing, bloody stools, and profuse diarrhea. If counteracted by Water Qi, there may be reverse symptoms such as pain at the Naohu point (GV17) extending to the fontanelle vertex, fever, mouth ulcers, and heart pain.

Treats conditions caused by lung deficiency and infection with heat pathogens, resulting in cough, asthma, chest fullness, spontaneous sweating, epistaxis; shoulder and back heaviness and mental cloudiness, bloody stools, and profuse diarrhea; or pain connecting the Naohu point (GV17) to the fontanelle vertex, fever, mouth ulcers, and heart pain.

Ziwan (Asteris Radix et Rhizoma), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Digupi (Lycii Cortex), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, skin and tip removed), Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex, honey-fried) (equal parts).
Crush the above herbs into a powder. Take 4 qian per dose, with 1.5 cups of water, 1 jujube, and 3 slices of fresh ginger. Decoct until reduced to 70%, strain, and take before meals.

In years ending with Xin (8th Heavenly Stem), known as the "He Liu" cycle, the Water Qi of the year is insufficient, and Dampness prevails. The people are prone to edema, body heaviness, damp-type diarrhea, cold sores/ulcers; pain in the waist, thighs (Bi), calves (Shuan), legs (Gu), and knees with difficulty in movement; mental oppression, foot萎 (weakness/collapse), cold extremities, pain in the soles of the feet; in severe cases, dorsum pedis edema, and impaired Kidney Qi circulation. If counteracted by Wood Qi, there may be reverse symptoms such as fluctuating facial complexion, spasms of sinews and bones, emergence of skin rashes, blurred vision, eruption of muscle sores, Qi stagnation in the diaphragm, and pain in the heart and abdomen.

Treats conditions caused by kidney deficiency from sitting or sleeping on damp ground, resulting in heavy and painful waist and knees; abdominal distension and fullness; unceasing damp-type diarrhea; difficulty walking; foot weakness and cold extremities; in severe cases, edema, abnormal facial complexion, or spasms of sinews and bones, blurred vision, and pain in the diaphragm and throat.

Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, processed, skin and umbilicus removed), Bajitian (Morindae Officinalis Radix, heart removed), Lurong (Cervi Cornu Degelatinatum, scorched to remove hair, fried with butter), Shanzhuyu (Corni Fructus), Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata), Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex, processed and stir-fried) (equal parts).
Crush the above herbs into a powder. Take 4 qian per dose, with 1.5 cups of water, 7 slices of fresh ginger, and a small amount of salt. Decoct until reduced to 70%, strain, and take before meals.

In years ending with Ren, Wu, Jia, Geng, Bing, the Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water Five Movements are excessive, representing the "Xian Tian" (Prior Heaven) phase of the Five Movements. In years ending with Ding, Gui, Ji, Yi, Xin, the Five Movements are deficient, representing the "Hou Tian" (Posterior Heaven) phase. The diseases contracted by the people differ. Treatment should harmonize using the five flavors according to their mutual overcoming relationships, aiming for balance.