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Hemiplegia and paralysis due to wind-stroke result from a deficiency of blood and qi in one half of the body, leading to loose cou li (skin texture and pores). Wind-dampness pathogens invade and lodge in the half-body, residing between the fen rou (muscle intervals) and cou li. If blood and qi are stagnant and sluggish, but the condition is mild, it may be treated; if the tongue remains mobile, it is also considered treatable.

For wind-stroke causing hemiplegia, limb immobility, deviation of the mouth and eye, slurred speech, and stiffness/tightness of the four limbs, the Duhuo San (Angelicae Pubescentis Powder) formula is indicated.

Ingredients: Duhuo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, 0.5 liang), Zhike (Fructus Aurantii, 1 liang, bran-fried until slightly yellow, placenta removed), Xiong (Radix Ligustici Chuanxiong, 1 liang), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, 0.3 qian, radix removed), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, 1 liang).

Preparation and Administration: The above ingredients are coarsely crushed and sieved into a powder. Take 4 qian per dose, add 1 zhong of water, decoct until reduced to 0.6 zhong, strain, add Banxia Li (Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparata Juice / Bamboo Juice, 0.5 he), boil for one or two more boils. Take warm at any time. Avoid cold, raw, greasy foods, pork, and chicken.

For wind-stroke presenting with hemiplegia, limb immobility, slurred speech, heat above the diaphragm, mental restlessness, and a state resembling drunkenness, the Zhuli Yinzi (Bamboo Juice Decoction) formula is indicated.

Ingredients: Zhuli (Bamboo Juice, 3 he), Lingyangjiao Jie (Cornu Saigae Tataricae Fragment, 0.5 liang), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, 2 liang), Fushen (Poria Cum Radix Pini, 1 liang), Maimendong (Radix Ophiopogonis, 0.3 qian, heart removed), Duhuo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, 0.3 qian).

Preparation and Administration: The above ingredients are finely cut. Add 3 da zhang of water, decoct until reduced to 1.5 zhang, strain, add Zhuli (Bamboo Juice). Divide into four doses. Take warm at any time.

For wind-stroke hemiplegia with immobility of hands and feet, stiffness and pain of sinews and vessels, and discomfort in the abdomen and hypochondrium, the Guixin San (Cinnamon Heart Powder) formula is indicated.

Ingredients: Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi, 1 liang), Xuduan (Radix Dipsaci, 0.5 liang), Huzhang (Rhizoma Arisaomatis cum Bile, 0.5 liang, washed seven times in boiling water, cut, stir-fried with Ginger Juice until yellow), Zhike (Fructus Aurantii, 1 liang, bran-fried until slightly yellow, placenta removed), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, 0.3 qian), Binglang (Areca Seed, quantity not specified in snippet).

Preparation and Administration: The above ingredients are crushed and sieved into a powder. Take 4 qian per dose, add 1 da zhang of water and 0.5 fen of fresh ginger, decoct until reduced to 0.5 zhang, strain. Take warm at any time.

For wind-stroke hemiplegia with immobility of hands and feet and bone-joint pain, the Wushe San (Black Snake Powder) formula is indicated.

Ingredients: Wushe (Serpens Swinhonis, 2 liang, soaked in wine, skin and bones removed, roasted until slightly yellow), Chijian (Rhizoma Gastrodiae, 1 liang), Qianghuo (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii, 1 liang), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, 1 liang, radix removed), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi, 1 liang), Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini, 1 liang, crushed), Zhike (Fructus Aurantii, 1 liang, placenta removed), Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens, quantity not specified).

Preparation and Administration: The above ingredients are finely crushed and sieved into a powder. Take at any time, mix with warm wine and take 2 qian. Avoid cold, raw, greasy foods, chicken, pork, and dog meat.

For wind-stroke claudication, hemiplegia, limb immobility, aiming to disperse and eliminate wind-toxin, the Mahuang San (Ephedra Powder) formula is indicated.

Ingredients: Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae, 4 liang or 0.5 liang, roots and joints removed), Qianghuo (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii, 0.5 liang), Xiong (Radix Ligustici Chuanxiong, 0.5 liang), Jingjie (Herba Schizonepetae, 0.5 liang), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, 0.5 liang, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba, 0.5 liang), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi, quantity not specified).

Preparation and Administration: The above ingredients are finely crushed and sieved into a powder. Take at any time, mix with warm wine and take 1-2 qian.

For wind-stroke claudication, hemiplegia, limb immobility, joint pain, and groaning day and night, the Tianxiong San (Aconitum Tianxiong Powder) formula is indicated.

Ingredients: Tianxiong (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii Preparata, 1 liang, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Bailian (Bulbus Belamcandae, 1 liang), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi, 1 liang), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, 1 liang, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Wuzhuyu (Fructus Evodiae, 0.5 liang), Gouji (Rhizoma Cibotii, quantity not specified).

Preparation and Administration: The above ingredients are finely crushed and sieved into a powder. Take at any time, mix with warm wine and take 2 qian. Avoid cold, raw, greasy foods.

For wind-stroke hemiplegia, limb immobility, stiffness of sinews and vessels, and joint pain, the Shanzhuyu San (Corni Fructus Powder) formula is indicated.

Ingredients: Shanzhuyu (Fructus Corni, 1.5 liang), Tianxiong (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii Preparata, 1.5 liang, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae, 1 liang, roots and joints removed), Chuanjiao (Pericarpium Zanthoxyli, 1 liang, eyes and closed ones removed), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, 1 liang, radix removed), Nanmu (Lignum Camphorae, 1 liang), Zhi Zhu (Flos Rhododendri Mollis, quantity not specified).

Preparation and Administration: The above ingredients are finely crushed and sieved into a powder. Take at any time, mix with warm wine and take 1 qian.

For wind-stroke presenting with hemiplegia, limb immobility, and spasmodic pain in hands and feet, the Chuanwutou Wan (Chuanwu Pill) formula is indicated.

Ingredients: Chuanwutou (Radix Aconiti Coreanae Preparata, 1 liang, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Tiannanxing (Rhizoma Arisaomatis, 0.5 liang, cracked), Baijiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus, 0.3 qian, lightly fried), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi, 0.5 liang), Chijian (Rhizoma Gastrodiae, 1 liang), Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae, 1 liang, roots and joints removed).

Preparation and Administration: The above ingredients are crushed into powder. Mix evenly with the last two ingredients. Combine with refined honey, pound 300-200 times, form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take before meals with warm wine.

For wind-stroke hemiplegia, limb immobility, bedridden state, and difficulty turning, the Niuhuang Wan (Calculus Bovis Pill) formula is indicated.

Ingredients: Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis, 1 fen, finely ground), Shexiang (Moschus, 1 fen, finely ground), Zhusha (Cinnabaris, 1 liang, finely ground, water-floted), Zhi Zhu Hua (Flos Rhododendri Mollis, 1.5 fen, mixed with wine and stir-fried dry), Wushe (Serpens Swinhonis, 2.5 liang, lightly fried), Chifuling (Poria, 1 liang), Xiong (Radix Ligustici Chuanxiong, 1 liang).

Preparation and Administration: The above ingredients are crushed into powder. Mix evenly with the previously ground medicines. Combine with refined honey, pound 300-500 times, form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take before meals with warm wine.

For wind-stroke presenting with hemiplegia, limb immobility, joint pain, and difficult walking, the Longnao Wan (Borneol Pill) formula is indicated.

Ingredients: Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum, 1 fen, finely ground), Xionghuang (Realgar, 1 fen, finely ground), Shexiang (Moschus, 1 fen, finely ground), Zhusha (Cinnabaris, 0.5 liang, finely ground, water-floted), Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis, 1 fen), Baijiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus, 0.5 liang, lightly fried), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, 0.3 qian, cracked, roots/joints removed, crushed, soaked in wine).

Preparation and Administration: The above ingredients are crushed into powder. Mix evenly with the first six ingredients. Combine with Mahuang Gao (Ephedra Paste), pound 300-500 times, form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take before meals with warm wine.

For wind-stroke presenting with hemiplegia, limb immobility, and inability to control saliva, the Sanling Dan (Three Spirits Elixir) formula is indicated.

Ingredients: Zhusha (Cinnabaris, 3 liang, finely ground like powder), Cihuang (Orpiment, 1.5 liang, finely ground like powder), Liuhuang (Sulfur, 0.5 liang, finely ground like powder).

Preparation and Administration: First melt Cihuang and Liuhuang in a pan until liquid. Add Zhusha powder, stir evenly. Cool, then add Sangchaihui Zhi (Ash Juice of Mulberry Firewood). Boil to 3 he, form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Use Yuanguo (Phyllanthus urinaria) as guide, take on an empty stomach.

For wind-stroke presenting with hemiplegia, limb immobility, and cold pain in bone joints, the Duhuo Jinjiu (Duhuo Infused Wine) formula is indicated.

Ingredients: Duhuo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, 1 liang), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi, 1 liang), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, 1 liang, radix removed), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, 1 liang, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Dama Ren (Semen Cannabis, 2 he), Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, quantity not specified).

Preparation and Administration: Finely cut all ingredients, place in a raw silk bag. Soak in 1 dou of wine, seal tightly, soak for 3 days. Open afterwards. Warm and drink before meals and before sleep.

For wind-stroke presenting with hemiplegia, limb immobility, and aphonia for several years, the Tianliaomu Jinjiu (Tianliao Wood Infused Wine) formula is indicated.

Ingredients: Tianliaomu (Stem/Liquidambar Formosana, 10 jin, finely cut, decocted in 1 shui of water until 5 dou remain; use this water to brew wine to reach 5 dou ripe wine, then soak following herbs): Shihu (Ramulus Dendrobii, 0.5 jin, roots removed), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, quantity not specified), Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, rhizome removed), Jifen (Excrement Gallus Domesticus, 5 sheng).

Preparation and Administration: Finely cut ingredients, place in a raw silk bag. Immerse in Tianliao Wood Wine, seal tightly. Soak for 21 days in winter, 14 days in spring/summer. Drink according to tolerance.

For wind-stroke presenting with hemiplegia, limb immobility, difficulty walking/standing, where sweating is highly effective, the Zhaojiao Wan (Soap Pod Pill) formula is indicated.

Ingredients: Zaojiao (Fructus Gleditsiae Sinensis, 10 stalks, remove black skin, coat with su (lard) and roast until yellow, remove seeds), Qianghuo (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii, 2 liang), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, 3 liang, radix removed), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi, 3 liang), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, quantity not specified).

Preparation and Administration: Crush into powder. Combine with refined honey, pound 300-200 times, form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 20 pills with warm wine or mint wine.

For wind-stroke presenting with hemiplegia, limb immobility, cold hands and feet, rigidity/stiffness, inability to extend/flex, and pain, use the external application method.

Ingredients: Zaojiao (Fructus Gleditsiae Sinensis, 1 jin, non-borer, cut into cun pieces), Yan (Sal, 2 jin).

Preparation and Usage: Mix ingredients, stir-fry until hot. Wrap in green cloth and apply as a compress to cold, numb, painful areas. Continue until healed.