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Treatment for Huanji Feng (a disease characterized by limb rigidity or flaccidity), where the four limbs cannot move at will, gait is unsteady, the mouth is tight, and the four limbs cannot flex or extend.
Shichangpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma) [50 jin]
Gouqigen (Lycii Radicis Cortex) [100 jin]
Finely chop the above two herbs. Boil in 4 shi of water until reduced to 1.6 shi of liquid. Strain out the dregs. Use this liquid to ferment 2 hu of rice wine. Drink moderately after the wine is ripe.

Treatment for bone marrow pain and wind pathogen invading the five zang organs.
One tiger skeleton. Roast over charcoal fire until yellow, hammer and scrape clean, then crush and grind into powder to obtain several sheng. Soak in 6 sheng of clear wine for five nights. Drink according to tolerance.
The *I Ching* states: "When the tiger roars, wind arises; when the dragon chants, clouds rise." This illustrates the mutual influence between sentient and non-sentient entities, confirming the efficacy of treating wind diseases without doubt.

Treatment for coldness in the epigastrium causing inability to eat, dullness of hearing and vision, qi stagnation in the four limbs, cold feet during winter sleep. After ten days of taking this wine, vision becomes sharp, and the body becomes robust.
On the third day of the eighth lunar month, collect Polygonum hydropiper (Liaoe) and dry it thoroughly. Bundle them into bunches equivalent to a volume of five sheng. Take sixty such bundles and boil in 6 shi of water until reduced to 1 shi. Strain out the dregs. Brew wine using the standard method. Drink according to capacity. The effect is very rapid once used.

Treatment for wind-deficiency with phlegm accumulation (Tanpi), hemiplegia, weakness in both legs, inability to raise hands above the head. Or contraction and pain in the lower abdomen, spasms in the hypochondrium, retained fluid under the heart, accumulated fluid in the hypochondrium, frequent dreams at night, sadness, depression, mental confusion, and forgetfulness. These are caused by wind-deficiency leading to pathogenic invasion of the five zang organs. Or lower back pain from prolonged sitting, sudden deafness, vertigo, and heavy head. Or generalized edema with painful bi syndrome, aversion to cold food, shivering chills, fullness of phlegm in the chest, cold hernia under the heart. This formula treats all these conditions. It also treats residual postpartum disorders in women, specifically persistent wind-deficiency and accumulated cold that has not been resolved.
Huangqi (Astragali Radix), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata), Chuanjiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) [each 3 liang], Qinjiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix), Wutou (Aconiti Radix), Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Gegen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), Shanyurou (Corni Fructus), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) [2.5 liang]. Note: *Jiyan Fang* uses Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) 3 liang instead of Wutou.
Process the above eighteen herbs by chopping. Young and strong individuals need no decoction; elderly and deficient individuals should lightly decoct them. Place in a silk bag and soak in 2 dou of clear wine. Soak for five days in spring and summer, seven days in autumn and winter. Initially take one ge on an empty stomach; if ineffective, increase to 4-5 ge, taken three times daily. This medicine is excellent for treating bi syndrome and does not cause vomiting or oppression. If there is slight heat, drink it chilled. For severe deficiency, add Rongrong (Cistanche Deserticola) 2 liang. For diarrhea, add Nüwei (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) 3 liang. For significant forgetfulness, add Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis), Shichangpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma), and Zhiyanshi (Pyritum) each 2 liang. For excessive fluid retention under the heart, add Fuling (Poria) and Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) each 2 liang, and Shuyu (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) 3 liang. After the wine is consumed, soak the dregs again in 2 dou of wine. Alternatively, dry the dregs, crush them, and take one fangcunbi (a square-inch measure) with wine, increasing the dose if necessary. One course of treatment yields results, enhancing cold resistance, tonifying deficiency, and effectively treating various wind-cold conditions.