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[Twenty Prescriptions]

Prescription for Eight Winds and Twelve Bi Syndromes:
Duhuo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis), Shinan (Nandinae Fructus) (each 4 liang), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae), Yinyu (Pyrolae Herba), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, peeled), Wutou (Aconiti Radix, peeled), Tianxiong (Aconiti Radix, peeled, each 2 liang).
The above seven herbs are sliced and soaked in 2 dou of wine for six days. Take before meals, one dose of 0.5 he, adjusted until effective.

Prescription for Eighty-Three Types of Wind Attacking the Head, Causing Facial Swelling and Itching, Eyebrow and Hair Loss, Limb Spasm and Inability to Walk, Dreams of Communication with Spirits, Mental Restlessness and Fear, Self-startling of Meridians, Progressive Emaciation. Only essential points are listed here as a complete description is impossible:
Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix), Shinan (Nandinae Fructus), Wutou (Aconiti Radix, peeled), Tianxiong (Aconiti Radix, peeled), Yinyu (Pyrolae Herba) (each 2 liang), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) (0.5 fen).
The above six herbs are sliced and soaked in 1.2 dou of wine. Soak for five days in spring and autumn, three days in summer, and seven days in winter. Initial dose is 0.5 he. To treat chronic wind-dian epilepsy, administration may induce vomiting or purging. Robust individuals take three times daily; the elderly and children take once daily. If ineffective, slightly increase the dose. Strictly abstain from sexual intercourse and pork.

Prescription for New and Chronic Wind, Body Numbness, Limb Drooping, Spasm and Swelling, or Dryness and Scorched Appearance:
Yinyu (Pyrolae Herba), Gouji (Cibotii Rhizoma), Wutou (Aconiti Radix, peeled), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, peeled) (each 2 liang), Zhizhu (Rhododendri Mollis Flos), Tianxiong (Aconiti Radix, peeled) (each 1 liang).
The above six herbs are sliced and soaked in 1 dou of wine for eight to nine days. Take 0.5 he, adjusted until effective.

Prescription for Accumulated Eight Winds and Five Zhu, Generalized Limb Drooping, Inability to Turn Over, Limping, Loss of Motor Control, Sudden Jaw Lock and Aphonia, Dysarthria, Spasm of Limbs and Spinal Tendons, Muscle Bi, Vascular Tortuosity and Spasm, Paralysis, Migratory Pain and Swelling, Cold Damage with Qi Deficiency, Alternating Chills and Fever, Impaired Digestion of Sanjiao and Spleen/Stomach, Phlegm-Dryness Obstruction, Dietary Intolerance, Vomiting after Drinking Vinegar, Failure of Food to Nourish Flesh, Conditions Refractory to Medical Treatment:
Jinya (Chrysococci Fragmentum, calcined and crushed to size of rice grains), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Difuzi (Kochiae Fructus), Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, peeled), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae), Shujiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium, de-eyed, closed-mouth variety processed with sweat), Yinyu (Pyrolae Herba), Shuobi Gen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix) (each 4 liang), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix) (1 jin).
The above ten herbs are sliced and soaked in 4 dou of clear wine in a porcelain jar. Seal tightly with mud to prevent leakage. Soak for three to four nights in spring and summer, six to seven nights in autumn and winter. Strain and take 1 he. This wine is non-toxic and may cause slight intoxication. If one dose is not finished, the disease will surely be cured. It also promotes robustness and weight gain. Optionally, add 3 liang of each herb, except Shujiao which should be 5 liang. Prepare wine according to standard methods, but do not add Jinya. This wine surpasses acupuncture in efficacy, providing miraculous results for thirty-year chronic wind-induced limb drooping. For cold patterns, add Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) 4 liang. (Alternative prescription: Shengma 4 liang, Renshen 3 liang, Shihu and Niuxi 5 liang. Another alternative: Jili 4 liang, Huangqi 3 liang. Another alternative: Xuduan 4 liang. *Qianjin* uses Mangcao instead of Yinyu.)