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[Shanfan] Treats extreme deficiency of sinews leading to Sinew Bi (painful obstruction syndrome of the sinews), where the patient is prone to sadness and overthinking, with a pale complexion. The four limbs exhibit tremors or abnormal sensations (Xu-Weng), and the hands and feet are spasmodic; extension causes pulling and contraction pain, accompanied by twisting pain in the abdomen.

Wujia Pi Wine Formula:
Radix Acanthopanacis Senticosi (Wujia Pi) (one jin), Spina Gleditsiae (Zhici) (two sheng, cut and stir-fried), Cortex Radicis Porri (Zhu Jiao Gen Pi), Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae (Danshen) (each eight liang), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guixin), Radix Angelicae Sinensis (Danggui), Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata (Gancao, stir-fried) (each three liang), Rhizoma Aconiti Lateralis Preparatum (Tianxiong), Semen Coicis (Yiren), Semen Cannabis Sativae (Dama Ren). [Note: Original text lists fifteen flavors but enumerates fewer explicitly; translated based on provided list].
Cut the above fifteen ingredients. Store them in a silk bag and soak in four dou of wine. Soak for four nights in spring and summer, and six to seven nights in autumn and winter. Initially take six or seven he. Gradually increase the dose. Stop when effective. Avoid raw green onions, pork, cold water, seaweed, and Chinese cabbage.

Another formula treats extreme sinew deficiency complicated by wind invasion. Due to wind pathogen injury, the sinews contract and spasm, the waist and back cannot extend, resulting in stiffness, rigidity, and severe pain, or it develops into Hongxiangjiao (Foot Qi / Beriberi). Niuxi Decoction Formula:
Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae (Niuxi), Radix Saposhnikoviae (Fangfeng), Cortex Radicis Pruni Spinosa (Gan Li Gen Pi), Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae (Danshen), Radix Peucedani (Qianhu) (each four liang), Radix Dendrobii (Shihu) (five liang), Cortex Eucommiae (Duzhong), Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae (Qinjiao), Radix Dipsaci (Xuduan), Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis (Biejia, stir-fried) (each three liang), Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Chenpi (Chen Jupi) (two liang), Semen Cannabis Sativae (Dama Ren) (two sheng, cooked and ground).
Cut the above twelve ingredients. Add ten sheng and four sheng of water, decoct to obtain five sheng, discard the dregs. Add the hemp seeds, decoct again to obtain two sheng. Divide into three doses. Avoid amaranth vegetables. (Both formulas are from Volume 8).

[Shanfan] Treats sudden and extreme damage to the sinews due to excess or deficiency, or due to Huoluan (cholera-like disease) with sinew cramping and abdominal fullness/pain; or due to excessive vomiting and diarrhea caused by medication, leading to weak and turning movements of the hands and feet, and twisting pain in the intestines and bladder (Baopao). Renshen Decoction Formula:
Radix Ginseng (Renshen), Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis (Noupu, stir-fried) (each two liang), Bulbus Allii Fistulosi (Congbai) (one tiger's mouth grip), Radix Atractylodis Macrocephalae (Baizhu) (four liang), Herba Polygoni Avicularis (Liao) (one handful, three sheng long).
Cut the above five ingredients. Add five sheng of water, decoct to obtain two sheng, discard the dregs. Divide into two doses. Avoid peaches, plums, and sparrow meat.

Another formula treats Baopao Zhuan (retention of urine with twisting pain) and acute sinew tension:
Radix Atractylodis Macrocephalae (Baizhu), Herba Tetraspidii (Tongcao) (each four liang), Fructus Gardeniae Jasminoidis (Zhizi Ren), Radix Scutellariae (Ziqin/Huangqin), Poria (Fuling) (each three liang), Cortex Ulmi (Yu Bai Pi) (three liang), Fermented Soybean (Xiangchi) (one sheng, cooked and wrapped in cotton).
Cut the above seven ingredients. Add seven sheng of water, decoct to obtain three sheng, discard the dregs. Divide into three doses. Avoid vinegar, peaches, plums, and sparrow meat. (From Volume 8; one variation lacks Xiangchi).