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Indicated for wind-deficiency cold in men and women, accompanied by lower back and back pain. For conditions with reduced appetite, emaciation, lack of luster in complexion, shortness of breath, to dispel wind-cold and tonify insufficiency:
Chrysanthemi Flos (Juhua), Eucommiae Cortex (Duzhong) [each 1 jin, roasted], Radix Angelicae Pubescentis (Duhuo), Spathulae Calcitae (Zhongru) [ground], Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae (Bixie) [each 8 liang], Poria (Fuling) [2 liang], Semen et Fructus Lithospermi (Zhiyanshi) [5 liang], Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata (Fuzi) [decoated], Radix Saposhnikoviae (Fangfeng), Cortex Cinnamomi (Guixin), Radix Astragali Membranacei (Huangqi), Radix Cistanches (Rongshou), Radix Angelicae Sinensis (Danggui), Dendrobii Caulis (Shihu) [each 4 liang].
The above fourteen ingredients are cut, soaked in seven dou of wine for five nights. Take two he per dose, gradually increasing to five he, three times a day. (Qianjin Yaofang includes dried ginger.)

Indicated for deficiency labor and various diseases, cold damage with wind-dampness, as well as leukorrhea in women, irregular menstruation, and painful numbness in hands and feet leading to bedridden state:
Semen Cannabis Sativae (Mazi) [1 shi], Faqu (Fermented starter) [1 dou].
The above two ingredients: first pound Mazi into powder, place in a cauldron with two shi of water, steam the Mazi until thoroughly cooked. After cooking time equivalent to one hu of rice, remove, strain off the dregs. According to the amount of juice, follow home brewing methods. Once the wine is ripe, take the clear liquid, drink at will; it makes people fat and strong.

Indicated for severe wind-deficiency cold, phlegm-rheum, hemiplegia, weak and swollen legs, and various other diseases:
Radix Astragali Membranacei (Huangqi), Radix Angelicae Pubescentis (Duhuo), Corni Fructus (Shanzhuyu), Cortex Cinnamomi (Guixin), Fructus Zanthoxyli (Shujiao) [remove eyes and closed-mouth ones, sweat them], Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (Baizhu), Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae (Niuxi), Radix Puerariae Lobatae (Gegen), Radix Saposhnikoviae (Fangfeng), Radix Chuanxiong (Xiongnu), Radix Asari (Xixin), Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata (Fuzi) [decoated], Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata (Gancao) [roasted, each 3 liang], Radix Rhei (Dahuang) [1 liang], Rhizoma Zingiberis Preparatum (Ganjiang) [2.5 liang], Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae (Qinjiao), Radix Angelicae Sinensis (Danggui), Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii (Wutou) [remove root neck].
The above eighteen ingredients are cut, soaked in three dou of wine for ten days. Take one he per dose, three times a day, gradually increasing to five he. Two doses at night without taboos. For extreme deficiency, add Radix Cistanches (Rongshou) 2 liang, Polygonati Rhizoma (Weirui) 2 liang, Dendrobii Caulis (Shihu) 2 liang; for forgetfulness, add Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii (Changpu) 2 liang, Semen et Fructus Lithospermi (Zhiyanshi) 2 liang; for fluid retention under the heart, add Poria (Fuling) 2 liang, Radix Ginseng (Renshen) 2 liang, Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae (Shuyu) 3 liang. Finish taking these. Then soak the dregs again in three dou of wine. Alternatively, dry them and make into powder, take one cun bi with wine, three times a day.

Fresh Rehmanniae Radix Juice 1 shi, decocted to reduce to 5 dou. Cool and soak the fermented starter to induce sprouting. First wash the rice and dry it in the sun. When ready to brew, decoct fresh Rehmanniae Radix Juice separately. Soak the rice overnight as before, drain and cook/ferment, exactly following home brewing methods. Stirring also uses the remaining juice. All done this way. The pressed dry dregs of Rehmanniae Radix are also mixed with rice and steamed/fermented, the wine...