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[Formula] Heshouwu San (Polygoni Multiflori Powder)
Herbs: Polygoni Multiflori Radix (Heshouwu), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng), Tribuli Fructus (Jili), Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Zhike), Gastrodiae Rhizoma (Tianma), Sesami Fructus (Humazi), Bombyx Batryticatus (Jiangcan), Leonuri Fructus (Chongweizi) (all in equal parts).
Usage: Take 5 qian per dose, administered with Yinchen Decoction.

[Preparation of Ointment]
Herbs: Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui), Beeswax (each 1 liang; one prescription notes that white beeswax is more effective), Sesame Oil (4 liang).
Method: First, fry Angelicae Sinensis Radix in the oil until black. Filter out the dregs, add the beeswax to melt it, thus forming the ointment.

[Formula] Ruxiang Moyao Wan (Frankincense and Myrrh Pill)
Herbs: Boswelliae Resina (Ruxiang), Myrrha Resina (Moyao) (each separately ground), Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Qianghuo), Trogopterori Faeces (Wulingzhi), Actaeos Radix (Duhuo) (each 3 qian), Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui), Cinnamomi Cortex (Jiaozhi Gui), Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Chuanbaizhi), True Mung Bean Flour (Zhen Lüdoufen), Liquidambaris Resina (Baijiaoxiang) (each half liang).
Method and Usage: Grind the above herbs into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a bullet. Take one pill per dose, chew thoroughly, and swallow with Bohe Decoction. For painful injury to hands and feet resulting in immobility, add Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata (Caowu). Administer with 5 qian of salt water decoction.

[Formula] Cangzhu Jiegeng Tang
Indications: Wind-cold-dampness pathogenic factors invading the meridians, causing tendon spasms and bone pain, or soreness and pain in the legs and waist, or heaviness and pain in the body with stiffness and cramping.
Herbs: Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu) (2.5 qian), Platycodonis Radix (Jiegeng) (stir-fried, 1.5 qian), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi) (peel removed, 6 fen), Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Baizhi) (3 fen), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui) (mixed with wine), Paeoniae Radix Rubra (Chuan Shaoyao) (stir-fried), Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxia) (processed with ginger), Poria (Fuling) (peel removed, each 3 fen), Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang) (nodes removed, 6 fen), Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ganjiang) (roasted, 4 fen), Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Zhike) (bran-fried, 6 fen), Cinnamomi Cortex (Guixin) (1 qian), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (N Houpu) (processed with ginger, 4 fen).
Method and Usage: Use 2 zhong of water, 3 slices of fresh ginger, and 1 jujube. Decoct until 1 zhong remains, then take orally.

[Formula] Haitongpi Tang
Herbs: Curcumae Longae Rhizoma Pian (Pianzi Jianghuang), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) (roasted), Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Qianghuo) (each 1 qian), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui) (rinsed with wine), Paeoniae Radix Rubra (Chishao Yao), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu), Semecarpifolii Cortex (Haitongpi) (each 2 qian).
Method and Usage: Prepare as one dose, decoct with ginger water, and take orally.

[Formula] Dilong Jiangcan Wan
Indications: Blood-wind syndrome, characterized by joint pain and immobility, difficulty walking, generalized pruritus, or numbness.
Herbs: Pheretima (Dilong) (earth removed), Bombyx Batryticatus (Jiangcan) (stir-fried, silk threads removed), Typhonii Rhizoma (Baifuzi) (raw), Trogopterori Faeces (Wulingzhi), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata (Caowu) (skin and tip removed, all in equal parts).
Method and Usage: Grind into fine powder, bind with rice paste to form pills the size of a Chinese quince seed. Take 20-30 pills per dose, with tea or wine as directed. Alternatively, use as powder mixed with wine for administration.