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The *Treatise on the Pathogenesis of Various Diseases* (Bingyuan Lun) states: Limb contracture and inability to flex or extend are caused by physical deficiency, open pores (Couli), and wind pathogen invading the sinews.

The *Short Drama Formulas* (Duanju Fang) states: Zhang Zhongjing's Sanhuang Decoction. It treats stroke-induced limb contracture, painful and vexatious sensations in all joints, episodes of mental confusion, aversion to cold with prolonged duration, and lack of desire for drinking.
Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang, 麻黄) (5 fen, remove nodes)
Angelicae Pubescentis Radix (Duqiao, 独活) (5 fen)
Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin, 细辛) (1 fen)
Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin, 黄芩) (2 fen)
Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian, 黄连) (3 fen)
These five herbs are boiled in five sheng of water until two sheng remain. Divide into two doses. After one dose, slight sweating occurs; after two doses, profuse sweating occurs, and the disease is cured.

The *Ge Shi Formulas* (Ge Shi Fang) states: For bone and joint pain, inability to flex or extend, exacerbation upon touch, shortness of breath with spontaneous sweating, or impending swelling, use the following formula:
Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi, 附子) (2 liang)
Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi, 桂枝) (4 liang)
Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 白术) (3 liang)
Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) (2 liang)
Boil in six sheng of water until three sheng remain. Divide into three doses. The patient is cured when sweating occurs.
It also states: For hemiplegia or paralysis of limbs, use the following method:
Burn green cloth to produce smoke, and fumigate the painful area using a small-mouthed vessel.
Another formula: Fermented Soybean (Chidou, 豆豉) (3 sheng), boiled in nine sheng of water until three sheng remain. Divide into three doses.

The *Treatise on the Pathogenesis of Various Diseases* (Bingyuan Lun) states: Numbness and loss of sensation (Bu Ren) occur due to deficiency of Ying Qi (nutritive qi) and excess of Wei Qi (defensive qi). Wind-cold enters the muscles, causing stagnation of blood and qi circulation. Its manifestation includes... [text missing, only "scratch" remains].

The *Ge Shi Formulas* (Ge Shi Fang) states: For pulling pain in the body accompanied by numbness at non-fixed locations, use the following formula:
Take approximately one hu of dried Artemisia argyi Folium (Aiye, 艾叶), form into pills. Place them under a clay steamer (Zeng), block all holes except one. Position the painful area over the remaining hole and fumigate with burning mugwort for a period of time... [text missing].
Another formula: Use high-quality Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 白术), peel it, boil in water until hot and concentrated, and soak the painful area. This is effective.

The *Treatise on the Pathogenesis of Various Diseases* (Bingyuan Lun) states: When wind pathogens are strong, deficient wind evil invades Ying and Wei Qi, overflowing into the skin, combining with deficient heat. Thus, sensations wander throughout the body, resembling insects crawling.

The *Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold* (Qianjin Fang) provides formulas for treating stroke-related sensations like insects crawling:
Salt (1 sheng), boiled in one dan of water until reduced by half. Clarify the liquid and wash warm three to four times. This also treats various wind diseases.
Another formula: Soak soybeans in rice washing water. Every morning, wash the face and head with this warm solution. If hair is not clean, add a little flour. Do not rinse with plain water.
Another formula: Calcined Realgar (Xionghuang, 雄黄) and Pine Resin (Songzhi, 松脂) in equal parts, mixed with honey to form pills the size of wu zi (seed of Cerasus pseudocerasus). Take ten pills with water, three times daily. Avoid alcohol, meat, salt, and fermented soybeans. This formula is mysterious and not transmitted freely.