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Wind is the natural qi distributed in the eight directions, capable of nourishing all things; it refers to the changes of warmth, coolness, cold, and heat in the wind of heaven, earth, mountains, and rivers. If wind fails to conform to the four seasons, it becomes a pathogenic thief-evil qi that harms the human body.

For flaccidity paralysis (Tan Huan Feng) presenting with inability to move the limbs, muscle stiffness and numbness, tendon and vessel spasm and tightness, restlessness of the mind and spirit, slurred speech, and obstruction of phlegm-fluids in the chest and diaphragm, Qin Jiao San (Gentian Powder) is indicated.

Qin Jiao (Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae, 1 liang, remove seedlings), Chi Jian (Rhizoma Gastrodiae, 1 liang), Du Huo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, 1 liang), Gui Xin (Cortex Cinnamomi, 1 liang), Wu Jia Pi (Cortex Acanthopanacis, 1 liang), Ci Shi (Magnetitum, 3 liang, crushed), Chi Shao Yao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra, 1 liang), [missing character] zi (1 liang, processed, remove...). Sift the above herbs into a powder. Take 4 qian per dose, decoct with one zhong zhan of water and half ban of fresh ginger until reduced to six fen, strain, and take warm at any time.

For apoplectic flaccidity paralysis presenting with inability to move the limbs, bodily spasm and tightness, and mental confusion, Fang Feng San (Saposhnikoviae Powder) is indicated.

Fang Feng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, 3 fen, remove rhizome head), Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, 3 fen, sliced and lightly stir-fried), Ma Huang (Herba Ephedrae, 1 liang, remove root joints), Ze Xie (Rhizoma Alismatis, 1 liang), Tian Men Dong (Radix Asparagi, 1 liang, remove...), Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae, 1 liang), Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, ...). Decoct until reduced to six fen, strain, and take slightly warm at any time. Avoid raw and cold foods.

For flaccidity paralysis presenting with inability to move the limbs, slurred speech, and restless and irritable mind, Sheng Di Huang Yin Zi (Rehmannia Decoction) is indicated.

Sheng Di Huang Zhi (Fresh Juice of Radix Rehmanniae, one zhong zhan), Zhu Li (Bamboo Sap, one zhong zhan), Jing Li (Bamboo Sap from Phyllostachys nigra, one zhong zhan), Fang Feng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, 0.5 liang, remove rhizome head), Fu Zi (Lateral Root of Radix Aconiti Preparata, 0.5 liang, processed, remove skin and umbilicus), Qiang Huo (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii, 1 liang). Finely slice the above herbs, decoct together with the juices and saps until reduced to two zhong zhan, strain, and divide into three warm doses to be taken at any time.

For flaccidity paralysis presenting with slurred speech and inability to move the limbs, Ce Zi San (Lateral Root of Radix Aconiti Powder) is indicated.

Ce Zi (Lateral Root of Radix Aconiti Preparata, 1 liang, processed, remove skin and umbilicus), Qin Jiao (Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae, 1 liang, remove seedlings), Gan Xie (Dryus Scorpio, 0.5 liang, lightly stir-fried), Bai Fu Zi (Rhizoma Typhonii, 0.5 liang, processed), Du Huo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, 1 liang), Fang Feng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, 1 liang). Mix the herbs evenly. Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with warm wine, at any time.

For flaccidity paralysis presenting with drooping limbs, headache and vertigo, and excessive salivation, Qiang Huo San (Notopterygium Powder) is indicated.

Qiang Huo (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii, 1 liang), Tian Ma (Rhizoma Gastrodiae, 0.5 liang), Hu Ma Zi (Semen Sesami Nigrum, 0.5 liang), Xi Xin (Herba Asari, 0.5 liang), Ma Huang (Herba Ephedrae, 3 fen, remove root joints), Huo Xiang (Herba Pogostemonis, 0.5 liang), Tian Nan Xing (Rhizoma Arisaematis, 0.5 liang), Chan Tui (Periostracum Cicadae, 1 liang, soaked in wine and roasted until yellow), Chi Shao Yao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra, ...). Pulverize the above herbs finely, mix with previously ground ingredients evenly. Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with mint-infused warm wine, at any time.

For flaccidity paralysis presenting with swelling of hands and feet and joint pain, Ma Huang Jian Wan (Ephedra Pill) is indicated.

Ma Huang (Herba Ephedrae, 5 jin, remove root joints), Bai Hua She Rou (Meat of Bungarus multicinctus, 1 jin), Wu She Rou (Meat of Deinagkistrodon acutus, 1 jin), Ba Dou (Semen Crotonis, 1 liang, remove skin and heart, grind into paste, combine with the previous three ingredients...), Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, ..., decoct in water until dark brown), Huo Xiang (Herba Pogostemonis, 1 liang), Qiang Huo (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii, 1 liang), Bai Jiang Can (Bombyx Batryticatus, 0.5 liang, finely ground). Combine these ingredients in the Ma Huang decoction, pound for over a thousand strokes, and form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take... (text truncated here).

For flaccidity paralysis and various wind disorders, Hei Long Dan (Black Dragon Pellet) is indicated.

Zhu Sha (Cinnabaris, 1 liang), Liu Huang (Sulfur, 1 liang), Shui Yin (Hydrargyrum, 1 liang, combined with sulfur to form cinnabar-like particles), Xiong Huang (Realgar, 1 liang), [missing character, likely Pi Shuang or similar mineral] (0.5 liang), Zi Shi Ying (Fluoritum, ...), Che Ping Zi (Calabash bottle, ...). Place the herbs in the bottle, fill it completely, cover the top with 1.5 liang of finely ground Ding Fen (Lead Carbonate), cover again, and seal the mouth with one ancient coin. Dig a cross-shaped pit in the ground, place the bottle inside, bury it about one cun deep, ignite two jin of fire, and maintain constant heating for two days until the medicine turns into liquid. Extinguish the fire and let it cool naturally.

Zi Ran Tong (Chalcopyrite, 1 liang, finely ground), Gu Zi Qian (Ancient Coins, 21 pieces), Liu Huang (Sulfur, 0.5 liang, finely ground). Layer these three ingredients with the coins alternately.

Place the powdered medicine into a crucible, seal tightly with salt mud. Initially use gentle fire, then strong fire, until red hot.

Ma Huang (Herba Ephedrae, 5 jin, remove root joints), Bai Hua She (Bungarus multicinctus, large specimen, sliced). Boil the snake and Ma Huang in one shuo of water over slow fire until reduced to about two dou. Skim off foam with a spoon, filter through silk cloth to remove dregs.

Huo Xiang (Herba Pogostemonis, 3 fen), Bai Fu Zi (Rhizoma Typhonii, 3 fen, processed), Fu Zi (Lateral Root of Radix Aconiti Preparata, 3 fen, processed, remove skin and umbilicus), Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng, 3 fen, remove rhizome head), Gan Xie (Dryus Scorpio, 3 fen), [missing herb] (3 fen, coated with butter and roasted until yellow), Mu Xiang (Radix Aucklandiae, 3 fen), E Jiao (Colla Corii Asini, ..., remove rhizome head), Niu Huang (Calculus Bovis, 0.5 liang, finely ground), She Xiang (Moschus, 0.5 liang, finely ground), Long Nao (Borneolum Syntheticum, 0.5 liang, finely ground), Suan Zao Ren (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae, 0.5 liang, lightly stir-fried), Hu Po (Electrum, 1 liang, finely ground), Ni Fen (Calomelas, 1 liang). Pulverize the above herbs, mix thoroughly with mineral drugs. Combine with the Ma Huang decoction, adjust consistency, pound 500-700 times, and form... (text truncated here).

For flaccidity paralysis presenting with muscle weakness and flaccidity, inability to move the limbs, slurred speech, and restless mind, Tian Xiong Wan (Aconitum Lateral Root Pill) is indicated.

Tian Xiong (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, 1.5 liang, half raw, half processed, remove skin and umbilicus), Tian Nan Xing (Rhizoma Arisaematis, 0.5 liang, processed), Bai Fu Zi (Rhizoma Typhonii, 0.5 liang, half raw, half processed), [missing snake meat] (1 liang, ...), Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng, ..., remove rhizome head), Bai Xian Pi (Cortex Dictamni, ...), [missing herb] (1 fen, finely ground). Mix and pound 200-300 times, form pills the size of sesame seeds. Take with warm wine at any time.

For flaccidity paralysis presenting with inability to move the limbs, mental irritability, and restlessness during sleep, Zhi Zhu Wan (Azalea Pill) is indicated.

Zhi Zhu Hua (Flos Rhododendri Mollis, 1 liang, mixed with wine and roasted until dry), Tian Ma (Rhizoma Gastrodiae, 1 liang), Qiang Huo (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii, 1 liang), Han Fang Ji (Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae, 1 liang), Gan Xie (Dryus Scorpio, 0.5 liang, lightly stir-fried), [missing herb] (... , remove head and wings). Grind into powder, add gold/silver foil and Zhu Sha (Cinnabaris), grind uniformly. Mix with refined honey, pound 200-300 times, form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take... pills per dose.

For stroke-induced flaccidity paralysis, regardless of age, presenting with inability to move the limbs, as well as for tetanus (Po Shang Feng), Tian Nan Xing Wan (Arisaema Pill) is indicated.

Tian Nan Xing (Rhizoma Arisaematis, 1 liang, processed), Gui Xin (Cortex Cinnamomi, 1 liang), Du Huo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, 1 liang), Fu Zi (Lateral Root of Radix Aconiti Preparata, 1 liang, processed, remove skin and umbilicus), Bai Fu Zi (Rhizoma Typhonii, 1 liang, processed), [missing herb] (... , finely ground), Xiang Mo (Ink Stick, 0.5 ...). Grind all herbs uniformly. Mix with refined honey, pound 200-300 times, form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take... per dose, without restriction on time.

For flaccidity paralysis caused by stagnation of Ying and Wei qi and obstruction of collaterals and vessels leading to inability to move the limbs, Wu Tou Wan (Aconite Pill) is indicated.

Chuan Wu Tou (Radix Aconiti Preparata, 2 liang, soak in urine of a healthy boy for three nights, remove skin and umbilicus, slice thinly and dry, add to other herbs), Bai Jiang Can (Bombyx Batryticatus, 0.5 liang, lightly stir-fried), [missing herb] (0.5 liang, ...), [missing herb] (0.5 liang, remove roots...), Bai Tou... , Tian Liao Shi (...). Form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 20 pills before meals with Dou Lin Jiu (Bean-dripping Wine).

For flaccidity paralysis presenting with inability to move the limbs, skin stiffness and numbness, facial deviation, and slurred speech, Niu Huang Wan (Calculus Bovis Pill) is indicated.

Niu Huang (Calculus Bovis, 0.5 liang), Chi Jian (Rhizoma Gastrodiae, 1 liang), Du Huo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, 1 liang), Wu Xi Jiao Xie (Horn of Rhinoceros Szechwanensis, shredded, 1 liang), Fang Feng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, 3 fen, remove rhizome head), Tian Nan Xing (...), [missing herb] (1.5 liang, remove root joints), Wu Tou (Radix Aconiti Preparata, 0.5 liang, processed), Gan Xie (Dryus Scorpio, 0.5 liang, lightly stir-fried). Pulverize the above herbs, mix with previously ground ingredients evenly. Mix with refined honey, pound 200-300 times, form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take... pills per dose, at any time.