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[Suzi Jiangqi Tang] Indicated for deficiency of the Zang-organ (Kidney), indigestion, formation of Pi accumulation (masses in the abdomen), or cardiac pain. Cold-damp water-fluids stagnating in the Spleen, condensing and causing pain, as well as all types of Cold Qi attacking conditions.

Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root), Sharen (Amomum Fruit), Muxiang (Costus Root), Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger).

Take fifty large Fuzi, each weighing half a tael. Remove the skin and navel. Use a sharp knife to hollow out the center, creating a cavity approximately sufficient to hold half a qian of Sharen. Fill the cavity with Sharen. Then, mix Fuzi powder with flour to make dough, wrap the Fuzi in it, and roast over alternating mild and strong heat until yellow. Take Muxiang in an amount equal to half that of the Fuzi. Grind both into a fine powder. Form pills using water, sized like chicken heads. Take one piece of fresh ginger, split it into two halves, place the pill inside, wrap in wet paper, and roast until the ginger is hot. Chew the pill and swallow with plain warm water on an empty stomach.

[Shenling Baizhu San] Indicated for Spleen-Stomach weakness, poor appetite, lethargy and lack of strength, abdominal fullness and distension with dysphagia, palpitations, asthma, vomiting, and diarrhea. This formula is neutral and non-heating. Long-term use nourishes Qi and calms the Spirit, awakens the Spleen and brightens the complexion, supports righteous Qi, and expels evil pathogens.

Lianzi Rou (Lotus Seed Flesh, peeled), Yiyi Ren (Coix Seed), Suo Sha Ren (Amomum Fruit), Jiegeng (Platycodon Root, stir-fried until dark yellow, 1 jin each), Baibian Dou (White Hyacinth Bean, soaked in ginger juice, peeled).

Grind all ingredients into a fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with date decoction. For children, adjust the dosage according to age.

[Sangling Xiaoji Wan] Indicated for men with Spleen accumulation and Qi stagnation, chest and diaphragm fullness, sallow complexion, abdominal distension, limb weakness, alcohol-induced anorexia, incessant dry heaving, pain in the back and bilateral breasts; women with Spleen blood stasis and Qi stagnation, various blood disorders and Qi masses, as well as children with food accumulation, emaciation, sallow complexion, abdominal distension, and rapid breathing, gradually developing into Spleen Lao disease. Suitable for all ages.

Jingsanleng (Polygonatum Rhizome, soaked until soft, sliced), Peng'Ezhu (Curcuma Rhizome), Qingjupi (Green Tangerine Peel), Chenpi (Aged Tangerine Peel, white pith removed, 5 jin each), Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, processed), Hujiao (Pepper, 3 liang each).

Grind all ingredients into a fine powder. Form pills using vinegar paste, sized like sophora seeds. Coat with Fan Hong (Alum Red). Take 30 pills per dose after meals, washed down with ginger decoction. Adjust dosage for children as needed.

[Suzi Jiangqi Tang] Indicated for men and women with deficient Yang rising upward, impaired Qi ascending and descending, excess above and deficiency below, diaphragmatic congestion with excessive phlegm, throat discomfort, cough, blurred vision and dizziness, lower back pain and weak legs, limb fatigue, stabbing abdominal pain, diarrhea caused by cold and hot Qi, wind-type constipation with difficult passage, and interference with diet.

Zisuzi (Perilla Seed), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber, washed seven times in boiling water, 2.5 liang each), Chuan Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root, radix removed, 1.5 liang), Gancao (Licorice Root, honey-fried, 2 liang), Qianhu (Peucedani Radix, radix removed, 1.5 liang).

Grind all ingredients into a fine powder. Take 2 large qian per dose. Add 1.5 cups of water, two slices of fresh ginger, one jujube, and five leaves of Perilla. Decoct together until reduced to 0.8 cup. Strain and take hot at any time. Regular use clears the mind, smooths Qi, harmonizes the Five Zang organs, moves stagnant Qi, promotes appetite, and eliminates dampness.