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Commentary states: The *Neijing* (Inner Canon) mentions that the wise possess abundance (excess of vital essence). Abundance leads to clear hearing and vision, a light and strong body; the elderly regain vigor, and the young become even healthier. This is because the Kidney opens into the ears, and the Liver opens into the eyes. The Kidney and Liver are related by the generation of Water generating Wood. If the Kidney channel is deficient, the Liver's primal essence will naturally be weak, Water and Wood cannot generate each other, and their orifices will all be obstructed. Thus, hearing is not acute, and vision is unclear. One should tonify the lower Jiao channels to benefit them.

Treats deficiency and weakness of Qi in the Liver and Kidney, dullness of hearing and vision, as well as all types of Cold Qi, pain in the abdomen and hypochondrium. Long-term use extends life, lightens the body, refreshes the spirit, benefits Qi, and strengthens tendons and bones. Congrong Mugua Jian Wan Formula: Roucongrong (Cistanche Herba, one jin, soaked in wine, cleaned, wrinkled skin and sand removed, finely sliced, dried, pounded, sieved into powder, weighed); Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, eight liang, tips removed, soaked in wine, cut, dried, pounded, sieved into powder, weighed); Tusizi (Semen Cuscutae, select sweet and smooth ones, wash with water to remove floating seeds, four and a half liang, soak in wine for three to five days until soft and rotten, grind in a stone mortar like paste); Mugua (Chaenomeles Fruit, four pieces; if Hua Mugua is unavailable, use ten small yellow ripe Mugua, peel and remove seeds, boil in wine until soft, grind in a stone mortar like paste; add Yajiu (Medicated Wine), one dou five sheng, mix evenly, decoct the four ingredients together in a silver vessel over slow fire in a double boiler, stirring constantly to prevent burning; observe the amount of subsequent powders, if too hard, add refined good honey, but keep it soft enough to be moist and easy to pill); Fuzi (Prepared Aconiti Lateralis Radix, six pieces, cracked by processing, skin and umbilicus removed, cut, mixed evenly with three liang of Qingyan (Green Salt) powder, stir-fried until yellow, used together); Ejiao (Elk Antler Horn, five liang, cut into powder, mixed with Su (Mutton Fat), stir-fried until yellow); Jiaohong (Pericarpium Zanthoxyli, four liang); Roudoukou (Nutmeg Kernel, two liang); Buguzhi (Fructus Psoraleae, three liang, selected clean, weighed, stir-fried until fragrant); Chushi (Fructus Cudraniae, three and a half liang of red ripe fruits, wash to remove floating seeds, dry, weigh); Bajitian (Morinda Officinalis Root, heart removed, stir-fried yellow, three liang); Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, two liang); Lurong (Deer Antler Glue, hair removed, roasted with mutton fat, three liang); Gui (Cinnamon Twig, coarse bark removed, three liang); Shechuangzi (Cnidii Fructus, selected clean, two liang); Binglang (Areca Seed, two liang, cut); Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, cracked by processing, three liang).

The above seventeen medicinal materials. Pound and sieve thirteen of them into fine powder. Mix with the previously prepared paste to form a dough. Pounded again in a mortar for three to two thousand strokes. Add a little true Su (Mutton Fat). Pill into pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take thirty pills per dose, with warm wine on an empty stomach; salt water is also acceptable. Gradually increase to fifty pills. Take another dose before evening meal.

Treats primal organ deficiency and exhaustion in men, dim vision and deafness, weak sexual function, frequent nocturia, bladder stagnation, pain below the umbilicus, hernia attacks, nocturnal emissions ("ghost intercourse"), mental confusion, heavy waist and painful hips, sore and painful legs and knees, exhausted strength and vitality. Also treats women with blood sea deficiency, long-standing cold uterus, pale complexion, heart and abdominal pain, emaciated limbs. Long-term use in men blackens beard and temples, preserves complexion, improves appetite, and strengthens Qi. Long-term use in women dispels Wind-Cold and various diseases. Wubu Wan Formula: Bajitian (heart removed); Niuxi (soaked in wine, dried); Shanyu (Dioscoreae Rhizoma); Shujiao (Zanthoxylum Fruit, remove eyes and closed-mouth ones, stir-fry to release moisture); Rongrong (Cistanche, soaked in wine until soft, sliced, dried, four liang each); Fuzi (processed, skin and umbilicus removed); Taoren (Peach Kernel, soaked, skin and tip removed, double-kernel, stir-fried); Huangqi (Astragali Radix, cut); Buguzhi (soaked in wine overnight, dried); Xiangzi (Bo Shang variety, stir-fried, three liang each); Muxiang; Renshen (Ginseng Radix); Baifuling (Poria, black skin removed); Shanzhuyu (Corni Fructus); Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus); Gui (Cinnamon Twig, bark removed); Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, rhizome removed, two liang each).

The above seventeen medicinal materials. Pound and sieve into powder. Make pills using flour paste boiled in wine, size of Sophora seeds. Take thirty pills per dose, with salt water or warm wine, on an empty stomach before meals.

Tonifies the twelve meridians, calms the Hun and Po spirits, returns essence to nourish the brain, opens the Sanjiao, breaks accumulations, digests grains, harmonizes zang-fu organs, removes latent heat in the heart, makes hearing and vision clear, strengthens bones, lightens the body, and dispels Wind-Cold. Shanyu Wan Formula: Shanyu (two and a half liang); Roucongrong (wrinkled skin removed, soaked in wine, sliced, dried, four liang); Wuweizi (two and a half liang); Duzhong (Eucommiae Bark, bark removed, roasted, cut, three liang); Niuxi (soaked in wine, sliced, dried); Tusizi (soaked in wine, pounded, ground until rotten, dried); Chishizhi (Red Halloysite); Baifuling (Poria, black skin removed); Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma); Shugan Dihuang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix, dried); Shanzhuyu; Bajitian (heart removed, two liang each); Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix, heart removed); Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, one liang each).

The above fourteen medicinal materials. Pound and sieve into powder. Make pills with refined honey, size of Sophora seeds. Take thirty pills daily with wine on an empty stomach. After seven days of taking, limbs will be lustrous, lips and mouth reddish, hands and feet warm, face glossy, digestion improved, body feels light, tongue coating thickens and clears, head/nose may feel sour/numb—do not doubt this. In summer and autumn, make honey pills; in winter, make powder, taken with wine.

Treats various deficiencies of the primal organ, strengthens Qi and dispels Wind, clarifies hearing and vision, treats tendon and bone pain. Qianghuo Wan Formula: Qianghuo (rhizome removed); Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix, rhizome removed); Qingju pi (Green Tangerine Peel, white pith removed, dried); Fuzi (processed, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed, two liang each); Hugu (Tiger Bone, coated with vinegar, roasted yellow); Niuxi (soaked in wine, sliced, dried, three liang each); Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, rhizome removed, sliced, dried, two liang); Gui (Cinnamon Twig, coarse bark removed); Moyao (Myrrha, ground, one liang each); Muxiang (one fen).

The above ten medicinal materials. Pound nine of them into powder. Mix with Moyao and grind evenly. Use two Xuanzhou Mugua, cut open the top, scoop out the pulp, fill tightly with cooked fine Ai Ye (Mugwort Leaf), secure with bamboo skewers, steam thoroughly in a steamer. Remove, pound in a mortar until paste-like. Mix with the medicinal powders, pound again into a dough. If there is too much powder, add a little wine-flour paste. Make pills size of Sophora seeds. Take twenty pills daily with warm wine on an empty stomach. Suitable for both men and women.

Strengthens tendons and bones, clarifies hearing and vision, tonifies deficiency, refreshes spirit and benefits Qi. Wutou Jian Wan Formula: Wutou (Aconiti Radix, one jin large ones, scrape off black skin, cut into small slices, soak in three sheng snow water overnight, add six liang salt, cook until dry, roast until yellow, weigh); Niuxi (three liang, soak in wine overnight, slice, dry, weigh); Roucongrong (finely sliced, soak in one sheng medicated wine overnight, dry, four liang); Bajitian (heart removed, one liang); Dazao (Jujubae Fructus, half a jin, soak in hot water, remove skin and pits, dry, weigh); Taoren (Peach Kernel, soaked, skin and tip removed, stir-fried cooked, five liang); Chenju pi (Chenpi, soaked in hot water, white pith removed, dried, half a jin); Shujiao (remove eyes and closed-mouth ones, two liang, stir-fry to release moisture); Houpo (Magnolia Bark, coarse bark removed, roasted with ginger juice, three liang).

The above nine medicinal materials. Pound and sieve into powder. Make pills using flour paste boiled in wine, size of Sophora seeds. Take thirty pills per dose, with salt water, on an empty stomach.

Tonifies Liver and Kidney, peacefully nourishes Heart Qi, sharpens hearing and vision. Fupenzi Wan Formula: Fupenzi (Rubiae Semen, three and a half liang, select and remove stems and calyxes, weigh); Bajitian (purple-hearted ones, remove heart); Roucongrong (soaked in wine, remove wrinkled skin, slice, dry); Yuanzhi (remove heart); Niuxi (soak in wine overnight, dry); Wuweizi (wash clean, dry); Xuduan (Dipsaci Radix, two liang each); Shanzhuyu (remove core, dry, weigh one liang).

The above eight medicinal materials. Pound and sieve into powder. Make pills with refined honey, size of Sophora seeds. Take fifty pills per dose, with warm wine on an empty stomach. Gradually increase to one hundred pills. Long-term use yields better results.

Benefits Jing and Qi, unblocks blood vessels, dispels Wind-Damp, clarifies hearing and vision, beautifies complexion. For the elderly, taking it for fifty days doubles strength and fills Qi; for one hundred days, it brings spiritual clarity akin to being thirty years old, with strength to draw a bow. This wine treats all ailments in the waist and knees. Zhuangyuan Jiu Formula: Tianxiong (Aconiti Radix Preparata, raw, remove skin and umbilicus); Bailian (Belletoniae Radix, three liang each); Yinyu (Skimmiae Cortex, remove coarse stems, one liang); Shujiao (remove eyes and closed-mouth ones, stir-fry to release moisture); Yangzhizhu (Daphne Genkwa Flower, half a jin each); Wutou (raw, remove skin and umbilicus); Fuzi (raw, remove skin and umbilicus); Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, two liang each).

The above eight medicinal materials. Finely cut. Soak in three dou of wine. Five days in spring and summer, seven days in autumn and winter. Strain. Initial dose: half he. Gradually increase to three he. Dry the residue into powder. Take one fangcun bi (measure), three times daily. Stop when effective. In summer, fear wine turning sour; wrap in oil paper and hang in a well.

Treats labor injury, dizziness and vertigo of head and eyes, calms spirit and extends life, blackens eyebrows and hair, makes body light and healthy, clarifies hearing and vision, widens chest to promote eating, dispels Cold-Heat, harmonizes Ying and Blood. Dixian Wan Formula: Gouqizi (Lycii Fructus); Chenqu (Fermented Rice, stir-fried); Ganju (Chrysanthemi Flos); Shugan Dihuang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix, dried); Gui (Cinnamon Twig, coarse bark removed, two liang each); Roucongrong (sliced, soaked in wine overnight, dried, one and a half liang).

The above six medicinal materials. Pound and sieve into powder. Make pills with refined honey, size of Sophora seeds. Take thirty pills per dose, with any wine, on an empty stomach before meals.

Clarifies hearing and vision, warms Water Organ (Kidney), preserves complexion. Dansha Jiao Formula: Dansha (Cinnabar, finely ground, one liang; washed with water daily, two liang); Baifuling (Poria, remove black skin, take powder, one liang); Renshen (Ginseng, powder, one liang); Shujiao (remove eyes and closed-mouth ones, half a jin).

The above four medicinal materials. Use three sheng of good wine. In a new porcelain jar, during the hottest days of the Third Dog Days under the sun, stir with a bamboo stick until the wine is completely dry. Take fourteen pills every morning, with cold water or warm wine.

Treats primal Qi and Blood chronic cold in men and women, heavy waist and knees, weakness in walking, sore and painful hands and feet, lower primal organ deficiency and exhaustion, frequent nocturia. Taking it strengthens spirit and Qi, adds essence and marrow, doubles strength, clarifies hearing and vision, with great efficacy. Sisheng Wan Formula: Caowutou (Aconiti Radix, soak in rice water for two nights, take out, wash clean, remove skin and tip, slice thinly); Shujiao (select and remove eyes and closed-mouth ones); Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, soak in rice water overnight, wash clean, remove skin, slice thinly); Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, wash clean, remove skin, cut into slices, three liang each).

The above four medicinal materials. Use half a jin of salt. Stir-fry in a pot until nearly dry. First add Caowutou, stir-fry until red. Then add Cangzhu. Then add Ganjiang. Finally add Shujiao. Stir-fry until Shujiao is fragrant and cooked. Pour out onto paper-lined ground to eliminate "fire toxicity". In summer, sieve out all salt. In winter, retain one-third of the salt in the medicine. Grind together into fine powder. Use fermented vinegar to pound into pills, size of Sophora seeds. If difficult to pill, add a little thin flour paste. Take thirty pills per dose, with warm wine on an empty stomach; salt water is also acceptable. For long-term use, take another dose before sleep.

Dispels Wind Evil, tonifies insufficiency, clarifies hearing and vision, tolerates Cold and Heat. Yannian Wan Formula: Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma); Baifuling (Poria, remove black skin); Ganjuhua (Chrysanthemi Flos, three liang each); Naidongye (Honeysuckle Leaf, also known as Rendong, two liang).

The above four medicinal materials. Pound and sieve into powder. Crush fresh Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix) to extract juice. Boil in a silver or earthenware vessel until paste-like. Mix with medicinal powder. If too dry, add refined Su (Mutton Fat) and honey. Pound and knead for three to two thousand strokes. Make pills size of Sophora seeds. Take thirty pills daily with clear wine on an empty stomach.

Tonifies deficiency and Cold, regulates Primal Qi, strengthens tendons and bones, clarifies hearing and vision, promotes diet, harmonizes Spleen and Stomach, extends life. Caohuan Dan Formula: Juhua (Chrysanthemum Flower, select and remove calyx); Gouqizi (Lycii Fructus, select and remove dust and stems); Bajitian (Morinda Officinalis Root, remove heart); Roucongrong (Cistanche Herba, soaked in wine, four liang each, dry, slice).

The above four medicinal materials. Pound and sieve into powder. Make pills with refined honey, size of Sophora seeds. Coat with Dansha (Cinnabar). Take thirty pills with warm wine or salt water on an empty stomach.

Tonifies Primal Qi, strengthens essence, clarifies hearing and vision, and treats Five Exhaustions and Seven Injuries. Xiaohuan Dan Formula: Roucongrong (soaked in wine overnight, sliced, dried, five liang); Roudoukou (Nutmeg, four pieces, shell removed, raw use); Shanyu (Dioscoreae Rhizoma, three liang).

The above three medicinal materials. Pound and sieve into powder. Make pills with refined honey, size of Sophora seeds. Coat with Dansha (Cinnabar). Take thirty pills with warm wine, on an empty stomach before meals.

Treats primal organ injury and exhaustion, deafness and dim vision. Jiaohong Wan Formula: Shujiao (remove eyes and closed-mouth ones, dry in sun, pound and sieve to obtain red powder, weigh one jin, pound again into powder); Shengdihuang (Fresh Rehmanniae Radix, seven jin, plump and tender).

The above two medicinal materials. First crush and squeeze Shengdihuang to obtain natural juice. Decoct in a copper vessel until reduced to about one sheng, then stop fire. When consistency is appropriate, mix with the previous Shujiao powder to make pills, size of Sophora seeds. Take thirty pills daily with warm wine on an empty stomach. When preparing medicine, do not let women, chickens, or dogs see it. After taking for one hundred days, one will feel body light, sleep less, and have strength in the soles of feet—this is the effect of the medicine. After taking for three years, mind becomes clear, memory unwearying, vision doubled, complexion rosy and joyful, beard and hair black and shiny.