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The Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian is the gathering point of numerous vessels. Its Qi connects to the ear. When its meridians are deficient, Wind pathogen may take advantage of this deficiency. If Wind enters the vessels of the ear, it causes the Qi of the meridians to be obstructed and blocked.

For deafness caused by Wind and deficiency, the Cishi San (Magnetite Powder) formula is suitable.
Cishi (Magnetite, two liang, crushed and washed with water to remove red juice) Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root, three fen, removed radicle) Qianghuo (Notopterygium Rhizome, three fen) Huangqi (Astragalus Root, one liang, sliced) Baishao (White Peony Root, one liang, sliced).
The above herbs are coarsely ground and sieved to make a powder. For each dose, use four qian of the powder, one large cup of water, and one pair of sheep kidneys (cut to remove the fatty membrane). Decoct together until four parts of liquid remain.

For deafness accompanied by tinnitus (ringing in the ears) caused by Wind and deficiency, the Huangqi San (Astragalus Powder) formula is suitable.
Huangqi (Astragalus Root, two liang, sliced) Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root, two liang, sliced and slightly stir-fried) Guixin (Cinnamon Twig Heart, two liang) Xiongqiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome, two liang) Xingren (Apricot Seed, two liang, soaked in hot water, skin and tips removed) Baishao (White Peony Root, two liang).
The above herbs are coarsely ground and sieved to make a powder. For each dose, use five qian of the powder, one large cup of water, one sheep kidney (cut to remove the fatty membrane and sliced), and one fen of fresh ginger. Decoct together until six parts of liquid remain. Strain and take warm on an empty stomach.

For deafness caused by Wind and deficiency, accompanied by dizziness and heaviness in the head, and impaired movement of the four limbs, the Shanzhuyu San (Cornus Fruit Powder) formula is suitable.
Shanzhuyu (Cornus Fruit, one liang) Shuyu (Dioscorea Rhizome, one liang) Changpu (Acorus Tatarinowii Rhizome, one liang) Tugua Gen (Trichosanthes Kirilowii Root, one liang) Ganjuhua (Chrysanthemum Morifolium Flower, one liang) Mutong (Akebia Stem, one liang, sliced) Zhishi (Immature Bitter Orange, one liang, bran-fried until slightly yellow) Chenxiang (Aquilaria Lignum Resinatum, one liang).
The above herbs are ground and sieved to make a powder. For each dose, use five qian of the powder, one large cup of water, and half a fen of fresh ginger. Decoct together until five parts of liquid remain. Strain and take warm before meals.

Another prescription.
Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root, one liang, roasted, cracked, skin and navel removed) Guixin (Cinnamon Twig Heart, one liang) Wuweizi (Schisandra Fruit, one liang) Muxiang (Vladimiria Root, one liang) Taoren (Peach Seed, one liang, soaked in hot water, skin and tips removed).
The above herbs are finely ground and sieved to make a powder. For each dose, use two qian, taken with warm wine on an empty stomach, and again at bedtime.

Deafness caused by Wind and deficiency arises from insufficiency of the Kidneys, allowing Wind pathogen to enter the meridians and collaterals, resulting in emaciation of the four limbs, stiffness and rigidity of the waist and back, and loss of hearing.
Roucongrong Wan (Cistanche Pill) formula.
Roucongrong (Cistanche Deserticola Stem, two liang, soaked in hot water overnight, scraped to remove wrinkled skin, dried by roasting) Shanzhuyu (Cornus Fruit, three liang) Shihu (Dendrobium Stem, three fen, roots removed and sliced) Cishi (Magnetite, two liang, calcined and quenched in vinegar seven times) Duzhong (Eucommia Bark, three liang, coarse bark removed, roasted until slightly yellow) Niuxi (Achyranthes Root, three liang, soaked in wine and dried) Bajitian (Morinda Officinalis Root, two liang, heart removed) Shudihuang (Prepared Rehmannia Root, two liang) Baiziren (Bai Zen Seed, two liang, slightly stir-fried) Yuanzhi (Polygala Root, two liang, heart removed) Fuling (Poria, two liang) Renshen (Ginseng Root, two liang) Gancao (Licorice Root, two liang, roasted until slightly yellow and sliced).
The above herbs are ground into powder, mixed with refined honey, and pounded for three to five hundred strokes to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take thirty pills with wine on an empty stomach.

For Wind and deficiency causing noisy sensations in the ears leading to deafness where human speech cannot be heard, the Cishi Jiu (Magnetite Infused Wine) formula is suitable.
Cishi (Magnetite, five liang, crushed and washed with water to remove red juice) Shanzhuyu (Cornus Fruit, two liang) Mutong (Akebia Stem, one liang) Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root, one liang, removed radicle) Shuyu (Dioscorea Rhizome, one liang) Ganjuhua (Chrysanthemum Morifolium Flower, one liang) Duzhong (Eucommia Bark, one liang, roasted and sliced).
The above herbs are finely sliced and mixed evenly. Place them in a raw silk bag and soak in two dou of wine for seven days. Drink freely every day until cured.

For deafness caused by Wind and deficiency, the Yangshen Geng (Sheep Kidney Soup) formula is suitable.
Huangqi (Astragalus Root, half a liang, sliced) Yangshen (Sheep Kidney, one piece, cut to remove fatty membrane and sliced) Duzhong (Eucommia Bark, half a liang, coarse bark removed, roasted until slightly yellow and sliced) Cishi (Magnetite, five liang, crushed and washed with water to remove red juice).
All ingredients are decocted in three large cups of water. First, boil the Magnetite to obtain two large cups of liquid, then remove the Magnetite. Add Astragalus and other herbs, and simmer gently over low heat to obtain one and a half cups of liquid. Strain...