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[Shengfeng Tang (Wind-Dispersing Decoction)] Treats sudden apoplexy, characterized by locked jaws and complete inability to speak, deviation of the mouth and eyes, spasms and tension of tendons and vessels, convulsions, cramps, and pain; excess wind with phlegm-fullness, dizziness and heavy sensation in the head, irritability and fullness in the chest and diaphragm, hemiplegia on either side (left or right), numbness of hands and feet, vexatious pain in bone joints, difficulty in walking, and mental confusion. It may be taken prophylactically for all wind syndromes.

Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) [remove rhizome], Nanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma) [raw use, each 4 liang], Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) [select white quality ones, soak in water and wash, raw use], Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) [remove coarse bark], Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) [processed].
Crush the above ingredients. Take 4 qian per dose, add 2 large zhen of water and 10 slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), decoct until 1 medium zhen remains, remove dregs, and take warm. No specific time restriction.

[Zhuifeng San (Wind-Chasing Powder)] Treats chronic lateral and frontal headaches. Also treats liver deficiency over a long period, weakness of blood and qi, headache caused by wind-toxin attacking upwards, dizziness, palpitations, irritability and heat, soreness and pain in all joints, cerebral vertigo and eye pain, nasal congestion with heavy voice, stiffness and tension in the neck and back, skin itching, wandering wind rash on the face, resembling various types of head wind disorders. It also treats women suffering from blood-wind invasion causing dizziness and pain in the head and eyes. Regular intake clears the head and eyes, benefits the throat and diaphragm, and eliminates wind-phlegm. (Another prescription is seen later).

Chuanwu (Aconiti Radix Preparata) [prepared, remove skin, navel, and tip], Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) [remove rhizome and forks], Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) [wash], Baijiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus) [remove silk and mouth, lightly stir-fried], Jingjie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica) [remove rhizome, wash, crush], Quanxie (Scorpio) [roasted, 0.5 liang], Ruxiang (Olibanum) [grind], Caowutou (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix) [prepared, remove rhizome, wash, crush].
Grind the above into fine powder. Take 0.5 qian per dose, mix with a little good tea, and take after meals and before sleep.

[Ruxiang Wan (Olibanum Pill)] Treats all wind diseases, such as hemiplegia on either side, deviation of the mouth and eyes, hemiplegia, slurred speech, mental confusion, accumulation and obstruction of phlegm-saliva, and tendon spasm; or generalized numbness and bi-syndrome with wandering pain, weakness of legs and knees, and difficulty in walking. It also treats traumatic injuries with unbearable pain; fatigue injury from walking causing swelling and pain in legs and knees; kidney wind-toxin attacking upwards causing facial swelling and tinnitus; or attacking downwards causing swelling and pain in legs and knees. All are treated.

Nuomi (Oryzae Sativae Semen Preparatum) [stir-fried], Chuanwutou (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix Preparata) [prepared, remove skin and tip], Wulingzhi (Trogopterori Faeces) [remove sand and soil, each 2 liang], Ruxiang (Olibanum) [grind], Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix) [crush], Gusuibu (Drynariae Rhizoma) [remove hairs], Baifuzi (Typhonii Rhizoma) [prepared, remove skin and navel, each 5 liang].
Grind the above into fine powder, make pills using flour paste boiled with wine, size of wutong seeds. Take 10 to 15 pills per dose, swallow with cold wine or clear tea. No specific time restriction. Avoid hot food for one shichen (two hours).