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Commentary states: The Foot-Taiyin meridian is the meridian of the Spleen. When Wind-Cold invades it, it clashes with the Spleen organ and strikes against the Healthy Qi (Zheng Qi). If it rushes upward to the Heart, it causes Heart pain; if it attacks downward to the Abdomen, it causes Abdominal pain. The treatment principle should be to regulate with warmth.

Treatment for Cold Qi in the Spleen attacking the Heart and Abdomen causing pain, as well as Blood-Qi disorders in women, Dingxiang Wan (Clove Pill) formula:
Dingxiang (Clove), Muxiang (Costus Root), Roudoukou (Nutmeg, removed shell), Qingjupi (Green Tangerine Peel, soaked in hot water, white pith removed, dried), Hujiao (Black Pepper), Biba (Long Pepper), Binglang (Areca Seed, crushed), Shexiang (Musk, separately ground, each 1 fen), Ruxiang (Frankincense, separately ground, 0.5 liang), Badou (Croton Seed, 0.5 liang, skin removed, slightly roasted, finely ground, pressed on paper until oil is gone and becomes a frost-like powder), Dansha (Cinnabar, 5 qian).
The above ten ingredients: First, crush and sieve the Areca Seed and others into powder. Then add the remaining three ingredients, mix evenly. Use vinegar-boiled wheat paste to form pills the size of millet seeds. Coat with Cinnabar. Take 5 pills per dose, down with tea or wine as preferred. For regulating Yuan Qi, take 10 pills mixed with half a qian of cotton ash and wine. For Heart pain, take 7 pills down with salt-vinegar decoction. For women's Blood-Qi disorders, take 5 pills down with Danggui (Angelica Sinensis) wine.

Treatment for Cold Qi in the Spleen and Stomach attacking the Heart and Abdomen causing distension and pain, and retention of undigested food, Wuzhuyu Wan (Evodia Pill) formula:
Wuzhuyu (Evodia Fruit, soaked in hot water seven times, roasted), Gui (Cinnamon Twig, bark removed, each 1 liang), Chenjupi (Aged Tangerine Peel, soaked in hot water, white pith removed, dried, 3 fen), Binglang (Areca Seed, crushed, 0.5 liang).
The above four ingredients: Crush and sieve into powder. Use vinegar-boiled wheat paste to form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 15 pills per dose, down with Ginger Decoction, at any time.

Treatment for Cold Qi in the Spleen attacking the Heart and Abdomen causing pain, Disheng Wan (Miracle-Attaining Pill) formula:
Muxiang (Costus Root, 0.5 liang), Dingxiang (Clove, 20 pieces), Ruxiang (Frankincense, ground), Shiluo (Dill Fruit, each 1 fen, roasted), Awei (Asafoetida, dissolved in hot water, sand removed, dried, 0.5 fen), Binglang (Areca Seed, crushed, 1 piece), Gui (Cinnamon Twig, bark removed), Biba (Long Pepper), Roudoukou (Nutmeg, removed shell, each 0.5 liang), Badou (Croton Seed, 3 pieces, skin and membrane removed, oil expressed out).
The above ten ingredients: Crush and sieve into powder. Use Jingmi (Japonica Rice) drink or rice dough as binder to form pills the size of mung beans. Take 3 to 5 pills per dose after meals, down with Ginger-Salt Water. If pain is severe, take 7 pills; chew 3 pills in the mouth, then swallow with roasted Ginger-Salt Water. Down with warm wine is also acceptable.

Treatment for Cold Qi in the Spleen and Stomach causing stabbing pain in the Heart and Abdomen, dispersing stagnant Qi, eliminating alcohol and food retention, unblocking the Chest and Diaphragm, resolving Phlegm-Fluids, harmonizing the Spleen and Stomach, stopping cold diarrhea, Ruxiang Wan (Frankincense Pill) formula:
Ruxiang (Frankincense, ground), Chenxiang (Agarwood, crushed), Moyao (Myrrh, ground), Muxiang (Costus Root), Dansha (Cinnabar, ground), Zhike (Bitter Orange Fruit, pulp removed, bran-roasted), Peng'ezhu (Curcuma Zedoaria, roasted and crushed), Wutou (Aconite Root, roasted until cracked, skin and navel removed), Binglang (Areca Seed, crushed, each 1 liang), Yuanhua (Genkwa Flower, fried in vinegar until red), Yelangdu (Metanephropsis Radix, fried in vinegar), Ganqi (Dry Lacquer, fried until smoke ceases, each 0.5 liang), Awei (Asafoetida, 1 fen, ground), Qingjupi (Green Tangerine Peel, soaked in hot water, white pith removed, dried, 3 fen).
The above fourteen ingredients: Crush and sieve into powder. Take Huashi (Hematite, 1.5 liang), wash with water to remove sand. Qianshi (Melia Azedarach Fruit Flesh, 4 liang) is ground into powder. Simmer together with good vinegar into a paste. Add the previous powders and mix evenly. Form pills the size of pea seeds. Take 10 to 15 pills per dose, down with warm wine or Ginger Water.

Treatment for Cold Qi in the Spleen attacking causing fullness and oppression in the Heart and Abdomen, unbearable pain, Chenxiang Wan (Agarwood Pill) formula:
Chenxiang (Agarwood, crushed), Helile (Chebula Fruit, pitted), Suosha (Amomum Fructus, peeled), Baifuling (Poria, black skin removed), Roudoukou (Nutmeg, removed shell), Caodoukou (Cardamom, removed shell), Gaoliangjiang (Galangal Root), Bajitian (Morinda Root, heart removed), Dingxipi (Clove Skin, each 3 liang), Dingxiang (Clove), Muxiang (Costus Root), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Child Root, roasted until cracked, skin and navel removed), Hujiao (Black Pepper), Hongdoukou (Red Nutmeg, removed shell), Jiangtang (Dried Ginger, roasted), Awei (Asafoetida, soaked in wine), Ruxiang (Frankincense, ground), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis, sliced and dried), Baidoukou (White Cardamom, removed shell, each 1 liang), Shaoyao (Peony Root, roasted), Xiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome), Bidengqie (Litsea Cubeba Fruit), Xiangzi (Fennel Fruit, roasted), Yizhi (Alpinia Oxyphylla Fruit, peeled and roasted), Wuweizi (Schisandra Berry), Peng'ezhu (Curcuma Zedoaria, roasted and crushed), Taoren (Peach Kernel, skin and tip removed, twin kernels avoided, roasted), Huashi (Hematite, washed in hot water, each 1 liang), Gui (Cinnamon Twig, bark removed, 5 liang).
The above twenty-nine ingredients: Crush and sieve into powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Echinococcus fruit. Coat with Cinnabar. Chew one pill down with warm wine.

Treatment for Cold Qi in the Spleen attacking causing disharmony of organs, pinching pain in the Heart and Abdomen, and long-standing cold in the Lower Origin, Yanjian San (Salt-Fried Powder) formula:
Wutou (Aconite Root, soaked in water for three days, roasted until cracked, skin and navel removed), Xiangzi (Fennel Fruit, roasted), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Child Root, soaked in water for three days, roasted until cracked, skin and navel removed, each 1 liang), Lianshi (Melia Azedarach Fruit, seven pieces, roasted), Qingjupi (Green Tangerine Peel, soaked in hot water, white pith removed, dried, 2 liang), Jiangtang (Dried Ginger, roasted, 1 fen), Muxiang (Costus Root), Huashi (Hematite, sand removed, each 1 qian), Bidengqie (Litsea Cubeba Fruit, 0.5 liang).
The above nine ingredients: Crush and sieve into powder. Take one qian bi per dose. With 8 parts water, add salt and boil down to 4 parts. Take warm with dregs before meals and on an empty stomach.

Treatment for Cold Qi in the Spleen and Stomach attacking the Heart and Abdomen causing pain, rebellious Phlegm, nausea, loss of appetite, benefiting the Heart and Chest, resolving retained Fluids, Rongyan (Military Salt) formula:
Rongyan (Military Salt), Binglang (Areca Seed, crushed), Qingjupi (Green Tangerine Peel, soaked in hot water, white pith removed, dried), Gui (Cinnamon Twig, bark removed), Lianshi (Melia Azedarach Fruit), Yizhi (Alpinia Oxyphylla Fruit, peeled), Peng'ezhu (Curcuma Zedoaria, roasted, each 0.5 liang).
The above thirteen ingredients: Crush and sieve into powder. Use wheat paste to form pills the size of mung beans. Take 2 to 3 pills per dose after meals, down with Ginger Water. Adjust dosage according to circumstances.

Treatment for Cold Qi in the Spleen attacking the Heart and Abdomen causing pain, restlessness and vexation, cold extremities, vomiting of rebellious Phlegm, inability to eat, Zhengyuan Bidengqie Tang (Orthodox Origin Litsea Cubeba Decoction) formula:
Bidengqie (Litsea Cubeba Fruit), Chenxiang (Agarwood, crushed), Shihu (Dendrobium Stem, roots removed, each 1 liang), Renshen (Ginseng Root), Chi Fuling (Red Poria, black skin removed), Wuweizi (Schisandra Berry, lightly roasted), Bajitian (Morinda Root, heart removed), Gui (Cinnamon Twig, bark removed), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome), Xiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome), Muxiang (Costus Root, each 3 fen), Roudoukou (Nutmeg, removed shell), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Child Root, roasted until cracked, skin and navel removed), Moyao (Myrrh, each 0.5 liang), Chenqu (Fermented Wheat Qu, roasted, 1.5 liang).
The above fifteen ingredients: Crush like hemp seeds. Take 3 qian bi per dose. With one cup of water, add three slices of fresh ginger and two split jujubes. Decoct until 7 parts remain. Remove dregs and take warm before meals.

Treatment for Cold Qi in the Spleen attacking the Heart and Abdomen causing pinching pain, cold extremities, cholera with vomiting, loose bowels, obstruction in the diaphragm and epigastrium, loss of appetite, Shexiang Bidengqie Wan (Musk Litsea Cubeba Pill) formula:
Shexiang (Musk, finely ground, 0.5 liang), Liuhuang (Sulfur, finely ground, 3 fen), Huashi (Hematite, free of stones, finely ground, 1 fen), Shihu (Dendrobium Stem, roots removed), Bidengqie (Litsea Cubeba Fruit), Xiangzi (Fennel Fruit, roasted), Buguzhi (Psoralea Fruit, roasted), Muxiang (Costus Root, each 1 liang), Heshouwu (Polygonum Multiflorum Root, 1.5 liang), Dingxiang (Clove), Roudoukou (Nutmeg, removed shell), Gui (Cinnamon Twig, bark removed), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis, sliced and dried), Wuzhuyu (Evodia Fruit, washed in hot water seven times, dried and roasted), Binglang (Areca Seed, crushed, each 1 liang).
The above fifteen ingredients: Crush twelve ingredients into powder. Mix with the ground medicines evenly. Use wine-boiled wheat paste to form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 20 to 30 pills per dose, down with warm wine or rice drink. Take on an empty stomach before meals.

Treatment for Deficient-Cold of the Spleen, stagnation of Qi in the Heart and Abdomen causing intermittent pain, discomfort in the Chest and Diaphragm, fullness in both hypochondria, inability to eat, Huashi Jian Wan (Hematite Decoction Pill) formula:
Huashi (Hematite, free of stones, finely ground, 0.5 liang), Awei (Asafoetida, ground, 1 fen), Chenqu (Fermented Wheat Qu, powdered), Helile (Chebula Fruit, pitted, each 1 liang), Dingxiang (Clove), Biba (Long Pepper), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Child Root, roasted until cracked, skin and navel removed), Baijiezihui (White Mustard Seed), Xiangzi (Fennel Fruit, roasted), Binglang (Areca Seed, crushed), Qingjupi (Green Tangerine Peel, soaked in hot water, white pith removed, dried), Chenxiang (Agarwood, crushed, each 0.5 liang).
The above twelve ingredients: From Chebula Fruit downwards, crush together into powder. With one sheng of good wine, first decoct Hematite. Then add Asafoetida. Boil together five to seven times. Filter through silk cloth. Re-boil. Then add the Qu powder. Stir evenly. Simmer over slow fire into a paste. Mix with other medicines. Pound in a mortar hundreds of times. Form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 15 to 20 pills per dose before meals, down with Ginger Water. Warm wine is also acceptable.

Treatment for Long-standing accumulation of Cold Qi in the Spleen attacking the Heart and Abdomen causing pain and distension, nausea and vomiting, pinching pain below the umbilicus, Biejia Jian Wan (Turtle Shell Decoction Pill) formula:
Biejia (Turtle Shell, fried in vinegar, apron removed), Huashi (Hematite, free of stones), Yuanhua (Genkwa Flower, mixed with vinegar and fried), Yelangdu (Metanephropsis Radix, crushed and fried), Ganqi (Dry Lacquer, fried until smoke ceases, each 1 liang), Jingsanleng (Curcuma Kwangsiensis Rhizome, roasted and crushed, 3 liang), Badou (Croton Seed, 2 qian, skin and heart removed, finely ground, simmered with Hematite in one sheng of vinegar into a paste).
The above seven ingredients: Except for Hematite and Croton Seed, crush and sieve the rest into powder. Mix evenly with the Croton paste. Use water-boiled wheat paste to form pills the size of mung beans. Take one pill per dose after meals, down with Ginger Water.

Treatment for Long-term illness causing Deficient-Cold of the Spleen, inability to eat, Heart and Abdomen pain, edema of face and eyes, slippery diarrhea, fullness in both hypochondria, Fuzi Wan (Aconite Pill) formula:
Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Child Root, skin and navel removed, soaked in hot water until soft, sliced and dried, 1 liang), Muxiang (Costus Root), Huashi (Hematite, washed in water to remove sand, cooked thoroughly, each 0.5 liang).
The above three ingredients: Crush and sieve into powder. Cook in one sheng of wine until dry, then dry. Mix with three liang of steamed bread powder. Add drops of water to form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 20 pills per dose on an empty stomach with rice drink.

Treatment for Cold attacking the Spleen causing cutting pain in the Heart and Abdomen, promoting digestion, stopping vomiting, treating dysentery, Dingxiang San (Clove Powder) formula:
Dingxiang (Clove), Renshen (Ginseng Root), Baifuling (Poria, black skin removed), Houpo (Magnolia Bark, bark removed, fried with Ginger Juice), Shaoyao (Peony Root), Muxiang (Costus Root), Jingsanleng (Curcuma Kwangsiensis Rhizome, roasted and crushed), Jiangtang (Dried Ginger, roasted, each 0.5 liang), Wuzhuyu (Evodia Fruit, washed in hot water, dried and roasted), Roudoukou (Nutmeg, removed shell), Gancao (Licorice Root, fried and crushed, each 1 fen), Cangzhu (Atractylodes Lancea Rhizome, scraped skin, 3 fen).
The above twelve ingredients: Crush and sieve into powder. Take 2 qian bi per dose on an empty stomach before meals, mixed with rice drink.

Treatment for Cold Qi in the Spleen attacking the Heart and Abdomen causing frequent pain, deficiency distension in the costal region, oppression in the Chest and Diaphragm, rebellious Phlegm, nausea, vomiting of sour fluid, borborygmus and diarrhea, loss of appetite, slow digestion even after eating, retention in organs, sallow complexion, weakness in limbs, frequent cold breath, cold extremities, emaciation, Houpo Wan (Magnolia Bark Pill) formula:
Houpo (Magnolia Bark, bark removed, fried with Ginger Juice), Roudoukou (Nutmeg, removed shell), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Child Root, roasted until cracked, skin and navel removed, each 3 fen), Hujiao (Black Pepper), Gaoliangjiang (Galangal Root), Gui (Cinnamon Twig, bark removed), Jiangtang (Dried Ginger, roasted), Dingxiang (Clove), Binglang (Areca Seed, crushed, each 0.5 liang), Huashi (Hematite, transparent, ground, 1 fen), Badou (Croton Seed, skin, heart, and membrane removed, oil expressed to become frost, 1 fen, ground), Dazao (Jujube, 30 pieces), Caowutou (Wild Aconite, 2 liang, select white solid ones, pound into碎, mix with natural Ginger juice, simmer slowly until soft and penetrating. Select out jujubes, peel and remove pits, grind. Discard Wild Aconite).
The above twelve ingredients: Except for the ground ones, crush and sieve into powder. Mix grinding evenly. Use jujube meat paste as binder. If too hard, add more steamed jujube meat. Form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 5 to 7 pills per dose, down with decoction of Aged Tangerine Peel, Costus Root, and Ginger. Take on an empty stomach before meals. If digestion is slow and retention occurs in the Chest and Diaphragm, take at any time.

Treatment for Wind-Lao Cold Qi in the Spleen and Stomach, Qingmuxiang Wan (Blue Costus Pill) formula:
Muxiang (Costus Root, 1.5 liang), Houpo (Magnolia Bark, bark removed, fried with Ginger Juice, 2.5 liang), Renshen (Ginseng Root), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Child Root, roasted until cracked, skin and navel removed), Xiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome), Qianghuo (Notopterygium Rhizome, radicle removed), Gui (Cinnamon Twig, bark removed), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome), Zhike (Bitter Orange Fruit, pulp removed, bran-roasted), Binglang (Areca Seed, crushed), Gancao (Licorice Root, fried and crushed), Chenjupi (Aged Tangerine Peel, soaked in hot water, white pith removed, dried), Wuzhuyu (Evodia Fruit, washed in hot water, dried and roasted, each 1 liang), Huangqi (Astragalus Root, crushed), Shudiganhuang (Prepared Rehmannia Root, dried, each 2 liang).
The above fifteen ingredients: Crush and sieve into powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 20 pills on an empty stomach with warm wine.

Treatment for Qi Deficiency of the Spleen, invaded by Wind-Cold, striking against Healthy Qi, causing Heart and Abdomen pain, Shenling San (Ginseng and Poria Powder) formula:
Renshen (Ginseng Root), Baifuling (Poria, black skin removed), Heidouhuang (Black Soybean Yellow, roasted), Chenjupi (Aged Tangerine Peel, white pith removed, soaked in Ginger Juice overnight, roasted, each 3 fen), Jingsanleng (Curcuma Kwangsiensis Rhizome, 2 liang, soaked in new water until soft, thinly sliced while wet, pounded, dried, and roasted), Qingjupi (Green Tangerine Peel, white pith removed, dried), Maichao (Roasted Wheat Bran, each 1 liang), Muxiang (Costus Root), Gancao (Licorice Root, fried and crushed, each 0.5 liang).
The above nine ingredients: Crush and sieve into fine powder. Take 2 qian bi per dose. Add a little Ginger and Salt. Brew with boiling water.

Treatment for Cold Qi in the Spleen attacking the Heart and Abdomen causing pain, loss of appetite, Chenxiang Wan (Agarwood Pill) formula:
Chenxiang (Agarwood, crushed, 1 liang), Shaoyao (Peony Root, roasted), Yizhiren (Alpinia Oxyphylla Fruit), Houpo (Magnolia Bark, bark removed, fried with Ginger Juice, crushed, each 3 fen), Gui (Cinnamon Twig, bark removed), Jiangtang (Dried Ginger, roasted), Hongdoukou (Red Nutmeg, removed shell), Baifuling (Poria, black skin removed), Zhike (Bitter Orange Fruit, pulp removed, bran-roasted), Muxiang (Costus Root), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis, sliced and dried), Binglang (Areca Seed, crushed), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Child Root, roasted until cracked, skin and navel removed, each 0.5 liang), Gancao (Licorice Root, fried and crushed, 1.5 fen).
The above fourteen ingredients: Crush and sieve into powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 20 pills per dose, down with stir-fried Ginger, Papaya, and Salt Water. At any time.

Treatment for Insufficiency of Qi in the Spleen and Stomach, invaded by Wind-Cold, striking against Healthy Qi, causing Heart and Abdomen pain, Jisheng Tang (Collecting Sages Decoction) formula:
Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Child Root, roasted until cracked, skin and navel removed), Gui (Cinnamon Twig, bark removed), Jiangtang (Dried Ginger, roasted), Gancao (Licorice Root, fried and crushed, each 1 liang), Bidengqie (Litsea Cubeba Fruit, 1 fen).
The above five ingredients: Crush like hemp seeds. Take 3 qian bi per dose. With one cup of water and a pinch of salt, decoct until 7 parts remain. Remove dregs and take.

Treatment for Deficient-Cold of the Spleen, Heart and Abdomen pain, Wuzhuyu Tang (Evodia Decoction) formula:
Wuzhuyu (Evodia Fruit, washed in hot water, dried, 3 liang).
The above single ingredient: Take 1 fen per dose, do not crush. With two cups of water, add one part sliced fresh ginger and five cun of scallion white. Decoct until 8 parts remain. Remove dregs and take warm before meals.

Treatment for Weakness of the Spleen and Stomach, accumulation of cold substances, pinching pain in the umbilical and abdominal region, tasteless food, Roudoukou Wan (Nutmeg Pill) formula:
Roudoukou (Nutmeg, removed shell, 2 pieces), Renshen (Ginseng Root), Tianxiong (Prepared Aconite Male Root, roasted until cracked, skin and navel removed), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis, sliced and dried), Dafupi (Areca Petiole, crushed), Diyü (Sanguisorba Root), Jingsanleng (Curcuma Kwangsiensis Rhizome, baked and crushed, each 1.5 liang), Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, mustache removed), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome), Muxiang (Costus Root, each 1 liang), Baifuling (Poria, black skin removed), Gui (Cinnamon Twig, bark removed), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root, black heart removed), Jiangtang (Dried Ginger, roasted until cracked, each 0.5 liang), Chishizhi (Red Halloysite, 2 liang), Taoren (Peach Kernel, 20 pieces, skin and tip removed, twin kernels avoided, roasted).
The above sixteen ingredients: Crush and sieve into powder. Mix with rotten millet rice to form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 30 pills per dose on an empty stomach with rice drink.