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[Zhuyu Tang (Evodia Decoction)] Primarily treats deficiency-heat and aversion to cold in men; in women, it treats cold-induced labor damage with counterflow of qi, as well as distressing fullness and tightness in the chest and abdomen, pain encircling the umbilicus, cold sensation in the heart, acid regurgitation, cold extremities, hardness around the four sides of the umbilicus, palpitations with a sensation of qi surging upward, deficiency-cold in the stomach, excessive salivation in the mouth, or subjective dryness of the mouth, vexation and heat in the hands and feet, distress from damp-bi syndrome, manifestations of wind-pathogen, stubborn numbness and insensitivity, severe pain in all bone joints, backache as if broken, aversion to cold where loud shouting induces fright, frequent dreaming, and seeing ghosts and spirits. These are formulas for deficiency of the Five Viscera.

Evodiae Fructus (Wuzhuyu) (2 sheng), Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxia) (1 sheng, washed), Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang) (1 jin, sliced), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shaoyao), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guixin) (each 3 liang), Jujubae Fructus (Dazao) (12 pieces, split), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) (roasted, each 2 liang).

The above nine ingredients are coarsely crushed. Boil with 12 sheng of water, first boiling the Jujubae Fructus until vigorously boiling, then add the other herbs and decoct to obtain 4 sheng of liquid. Take 8 he per dose, three times daily.

[Wutou Danggui Tang (Aconite and Angelica Decoction)] Primarily treats deficiency-lao damage causing chest fullness and pain, tendon contraction and shortness of breath, sallow complexion with loss of luster, dizziness and mental restlessness, nocturnal emission during sleep, joint pain caused by cold-pathogen, inability to breathe freely in both axillae, pain radiating upon panting, and counterflow qi hindering digestion. This formula treats all these conditions.

Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Wutou) (processed, skin removed), Actaeaes Rhizoma (Duhuo), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shaoyao), Zanthoxyli Fructus (Shujiao) (remove seeds and closed-mouth ones, sweat-dried), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen) (each 2 liang), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Houpo) (4 liang, roasted), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guixin) (5 liang), Ophiopogonis Tuber (Mendong) (core removed), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin) (each 1 liang), Evodiae Fructus (Wuzhuyu) (1 sheng), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui), Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang) (sliced).

The above fourteen ingredients are coarsely crushed. Boil with 13 sheng of water, decoct to obtain 4 sheng of liquid. Take 7 he per dose, three times daily. The Wutou must be processed until yellow before use.

[Zelanzi Tang (Lycopus Seed Decoction)] Primarily treats internal injury causing urgency in the interior, tendon contraction and pain in both hypochondria, chronic cough resulting from long duration, alternating chills and fever in the four limbs, red and yellow urine, lethargy after drinking alcohol, wind pathogen invading causing opening of the hundred vessels, blood-bi numbness, nocturnal emission during sleep, dry lips and mouth, and sudden shortness of breath.

Lycopersici Fructus (Zelanzi), Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxia) (washed), Cannabis Semen (Maren) (each 1 sheng), Jujubae Fructus (Dazao) (20 pieces, split), Maltose (Tang) (1 jin), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen), Poria (Fuling), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin) (each 2 liang), Polygalae Radix (Yuanzhi) (core removed), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guixin), Os Draconis (Longgu), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) (roasted, each 1 liang).

The above twelve ingredients are coarsely crushed. Boil with 12 sheng of water, decoct to obtain 4 sheng of liquid, filter out the dregs. Divide into four doses, take three times daily and once at night.