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Treats Kidney Qi deficiency and damage, five labors and seven injuries, tightness and urgency in the lower abdomen, soreness and pain in the four limbs, dark complexion, dry lips and mouth, blurred vision, shortness of breath, night terrors and vivid dreams, mental fatigue, mood swings (anger and joy), sadness and depression, loss of appetite, weakness in movement, flaccidity, frequent and clear urination, erectile dysfunction, dampness and itching in the inner thighs, painful and difficult urination, hematuria, occasional post-void dribbling. [This formula] fills the marrow, repairs severe injuries, tonifies the five Zang organs, eliminates myriad diseases, clarifies hearing and vision, improves complexion, lightens the body, prolongs life, sharpens the ears, and brightens the eyes.

Shelian Rou (Lotus Seed Plumule) (2 liang)
Tusizi (Cuscutae Semen, soaked in wine, ground) (5 liang)
Bai Fuling (Poria, baked) (1 liang)
Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) (2 liang, with 7 qian 5 fen reserved for making paste)

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Use the Shanyao paste to knead and mix into pills, sized like Sophora japonica seeds. Take 50 pills per dose, administered with warm wine or salted water on an empty stomach. If there is weakness in the feet and knees, administer with Mugua Tang (Quince Decoction), and take another dose before evening meal.

Treats insufficiency of True Qi, coldness and exhaustion of the Lower Yuan (Kidney and Bladder region), colicky pain in the umbilical and abdominal regions, distension in the hypochondrium, weakness and flaccidity in the legs and knees, stiffness and tension in the waist and back, ... (text fragment), dry lips and mouth, dim vision and tinnitus, palpitations and shortness of breath, strange dreams at night, lack of spirit during the day, unpredictable anger and joy, sadness ..., spontaneous sweating at night, loss of appetite, weakness in movement, nocturnal emissions due to dream intercourse, spermatorrhea, frequent and clear urination, occasional post-void dribbling, impotence. All these symptoms are suitable for this prescription.

Chenxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum) (1 liang)
Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, processed, skin and umbilicus removed) (4 liang)
Bajitian (Morindae Officinalis Radix, heart removed) (2 liang)
Lurong (Cervi Cornu Pantotrichum, singed to remove hair, soaked in wine) (... liang) [Note: Dosage missing in source text]

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Add Shexiang (Moschus) 1 qian 5 fen, grind separately, and mix evenly. Form pills with refined honey, sized like Sophora japonica seeds. Take 40-50 pills per dose, swallowed on an empty stomach with good wine or salted water. Regular use nourishes True Qi, benefits essence and marrow, clarifies hearing and vision, and promotes a youthful complexion.

Tonifies deficiency, strengthens Qi, and warms the Five Zang organs. Treats insufficiency of the Lower Jing meridians, internal accumulation of cold, string-tight urgency in the umbilical and abdominal regions, pain radiating to the waist and back, limb fatigue ..., dark complexion, dry lips and mouth, dim vision and tinnitus, palpitations and shortness of breath, strange dreams at night, lack of spirit during the day, occasional spontaneous sweating, frequent and clear urination ..., cloudy urine (Bai Zhuo), weakness and flaccidity in the legs and knees, weakness in movement, epigastric and abdominal fullness, anorexia. All these symptoms are suitable for this prescription.

Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, processed, skin and umbilicus removed)
Chuanjiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium, eyes removed, stir-fried until "sweat" appears)
Binglang (Arecae Semen) (each 0.5 liang)
Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, white pith removed)
Qianniu (Pharbitidis Semen, lightly stir-fried) ... [Note: Source mentions "eight flavors" but lists fewer; translation follows visible text]

Chop the above ingredients. Boil in good rice vinegar in a porcelain vessel over mild to strong heat until the vinegar is dry. Bake and grind into a fine powder. Form pills with vinegar-cooked wheat flour paste, sized like Sophora japonica seeds. Take 30 pills per dose, swallowed on an empty stomach before meals with salted wine or salted water. For women with cold in the Blood Sea, administer with Danggui Jiu (Angelica Sinensis Wine). For diarrhea, administer with rice drink. For cold dysentery, administer with ginger soup. For bloody dysentery, administer with Gancao Tang (Licorice Decoction). [This formula] intensely warms the Lower Yuan, treats Kidney Qi deficiency, and alleviates lower back pain.