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Formula for Treating Wind-Toxin.
Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, three pieces the size of chicken eggs) Jizi (Chicken Egg, two pieces) Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, one chi long) Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae, three liang) Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, forty pieces)
The above five herbs are cut into small pieces. Add three sheng of water, break the chicken eggs and put them into the water to melt and mix well. Add the herbs and decoct until one sheng remains. After ingestion, cover the body to induce sweating. If sweat does not appear, apply hot stones to the back; inducing sweat is the best outcome.

Formula for Treating Lijie Wind (Joint-Grid Wind) Causing Unbearable Pain and Soreness in All Joints.
Songzhi (Pine Resin, thirty jin), refined fifty times, then boiled in wine ten times; if fifty times cannot be achieved, twenty times is acceptable. Linsu (Refined Butter, three sheng). Mix three sheng of warmed Songzhi with Linsu, stirring thoroughly until extremely uniform. In the morning on an empty stomach, take one cunbi (a square-inch measure) with wine, three times a day. It is advisable to frequently consume noodles and porridge. Strictly avoid meat, raw/cold foods, vinegar, and fruits. The disease will heal after one hundred days.

Formula for Treating Lijie Wind Causing Limb Pain as if Bones Were Dislocated.
Songjie (Cortex Pinus, thirty jin) Zhujiaoye (Folium Zanthoxyli, thirty jin, crushed, each decocted in four shi of water to extract one shi of liquid)
Clarify and mix the above two ingredients for soaking. Use five jin of dry Qu (fermented grain starter) waiting for fermentation. Brew using four shi five dou of glutinous rice, following household brewing methods, ensuring the temperature is neither too cold nor too hot. This constitutes the first step.
Baiziren (Semen Platycladi, five liang each) Tianxiong (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii, five liang each) Bixie (Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae, five liang each) Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong, five liang each) Qinjiao (Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae, six liang) Renshen (Radix Ginseng, four liang each) Yinyu (Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoides, four liang each) Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, ten liang) Cishi (Magnetitum, twelve liang, powdered) Duhuo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, fifteen liang)
The above ten herbs are cut into small pieces, placed among rice, and steamed according to usual methods. After steaming, seal tightly. After four periods of seven days, press to obtain the clear liquid. Consume appropriately according to one's constitution; do not overconsume.

Formula for Treating Lijie Wind.
Songgao (Pine Ointment, one sheng), soaked in three sheng of wine for seven days. Take one ge per dose, twice daily. Multiple doses will lead to recovery.

Songye (Folium Pini, thirty jin), soaked in two shi five dou of wine for twenty-one days. Take one ge per dose, five to six times daily.

(Twelve formulas, five acupuncture methods)

Formula for Treating Pianfeng (Hemiplegic Wind), Prescribed by Zhen Quan for Duke Anping.
Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae) Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) Baizhi (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae) Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae) Gouji (Rhizoma Drynariae) Bixie (Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae) Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) [Each: one liang] Qianghuo (Rhizoma Notopterygii) Gegen (Radix Puerariae Lobatae) Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata) [Xingtai records this as Renshen] Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum) [Each: two liang] Yiyiren (Semen Coicis) Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum) Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi) [Each: three liang] Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae, four liang) Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens, five liang)
The above sixteen herbs are cut into small pieces. Decoct in one dou two sheng of water until three sheng remain. Divide into three doses. If improvement is felt after one dose, administer another. Combine with one session of acupuncture. Nine doses combined with nine acupuncture sessions will result in cure. Moxibustion is also effective.
Acupuncture points: Fengchi (GB20), Jianyu (LI15), Quchi (LI11), Zhigou (TE6), Wushu (GB27), Yanglingquan (GB34), Shangjuxu (ST37). Acupuncture at these seven points will result in cure.
Bishen of Renshou Palace suffered from foot illness. By imperial decree, acupuncture was performed at Huantiao (GB30), Yanglingquan (GB37), Shangjuxu (ST37), and Yangfu (GB38). Acupuncture at these four points enabled walking.
Zhao Qing, Minister of Justice, suffered from wind causing paralysis of the waist and legs, unable to kneel or rise. Acupuncture was performed at Shangliao (BL31), Huantiao (GB30), Yanglingquan (GB37), and Shangjuxu (ST37). Acupuncture at these four points enabled kneeling and rising.
Kudi Qin suffered from Pianfeng and could not draw a bow. Acupuncture at Jianyu (LI15) restored his ability to draw the bow. This was performed by Zhen Quan.

Formula for Treating Weitui Wind Causing Hemiplegia, Aphasia, and Inability to Speak.
Take three dou of Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum), remove double kernels and skins/tips, wash, and pound two dou in a mortar until crushed. Grind like Congee for Cold Food Festival, extracting eight sheng of juice. Decoct to four sheng. Taste test: it should be fragrant and smooth, indicating it is cooked. If not reached, it is uncooked; only cooked is ideal. Let it cool completely. Then add one dou six sheng of good Qu (fermented starter). Decoct to extract eight sheng. This is the first filtration. Steam rice again, take three sheng of Xingren, grind to extract one dou two sheng of juice, decoct to six sheng. This is the second filtration. Steam rice again, proceed with the third filtration based on the proportion of the second. If rice is insufficient, separately take two sheng of Xingren, grind to extract eight sheng of juice, decoct to four sheng. Adjust rice cooking and filtration accordingly. If still insufficient, grind two more sheng of Xingren, extract eight sheng of juice, decoct to four sheng, and filter. Stop when cooked. Three dou of Xingren per one shi of rice. Grinding in stages prevents the juice from turning sour. In winter, all can be decocted at once: calculate three dou of Xingren to yield one shi six dou of juice, decoct to eight dou four sheng, and soak the Qu. Divide into portions for brewing. Seal for four periods of seven days (28 days). Open, clarify, and take the clear liquid. Press the lees; the lees can be dried and powdered, mixed with wine and taken. This is a highly effective secret formula.
Another formula: One sheng of Bombyx Batryticatus fat (Bimazi Zhi), one dou of wine. Place in a copper bowl, immerse in wine for one day, boil until cooked, and take.
Another formula: Moxibustion at Baihui (DU20), then Benshen (GB13), then Chengjiang (CV24), then Fengfu (DU16), then Jianyu (LI15), then Xinshu (BL15), then Shouwuli (PC3), then Shousuikong (extra point), then Hand Shaoyang channel points, then Zuwuli (SP9), then Zusuikong (extra point), then Foot Yangming channel points. Each point receives 500 moxa cones.

Formula for Treating Da Feng (Great Wind) Causing Hemiplegia.
Can sha (Silkworm Frass, two shi), fully steamed. Divide into three straight bags, each holding seven dou. When hot, place one bag on the affected area. When cool, replace with remaining bags according to previous methods. Change frequently. Recovery occurs without strict taboos. Eat sheep stomach stuffed with japonica rice, green onion white, ginger, pepper, and fermented soybeans, stewed soft and eaten hot. One piece per day for ten days.
Another formula: Steep soil from rat burrows in a bag and apply as a hot compress until cured.