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[Lu Rong Da Bu Tang] (Deer Antler Great Tonifying Decoction)
Treats various deficiencies and insufficiencies in men and women, consumption of Qi and Blood postpartum, and all types of deficiency syndromes.
Herbs: Lu Rong (Cervus Nippon Cornu Prepared), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix Honey-fried), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix Wine-soaked), Bai Fu Ling (Poria with Hosta Root Cortex Peeled), Rou Cong Rong (Cistanche Stem Wine-soaked), Du Zhong (Eucommia Bark Stir-fried and Silk Removed), each in equal amounts; add Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma Baked) in summer.
Preparation and Administration: Coarsely crush the above herbs. Take 4 qian per dose, with 3 slices of fresh ginger and 1 jujube, decocted in one sheng of water until reduced to 70%. Take hot on an empty stomach.

[Zhen Ling Dan] (Vibrating Spirit Pill)
Treats Kidney Qi deficiency and damage, pain in the waist, legs, joints, and bones, inability to flex or extend the knees and calves, and chronic weakness of the feet and knees. Take one "yi zi" (a small measure) per dose on an empty stomach. After ingestion, there is a brief period of numbness, after which the pain rapidly subsides with the action of the medicine. For bone pain, chew walnut meat and take with wine; for severe cases, take 3-5 pills. Cold-dampness pathogens are thoroughly treated.
Herbs: Quan Xie (Scorpio, half liang), Tian Ma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma, three qian), Cang Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma Prepared, one liang), Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata, peeled and navel removed), Cao Wu Tou (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix Raw, peeled).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Take on an empty stomach mixed with warm wine.

[Yang Xin Tang] (Nourish Heart Decoction)
Treats restless Heart Qi, various deficiencies and hundred damages, heavy limbs, low spirits, frequent strange dreams at night, night sweats and seminal emission, fear and irritability without fixed timing, dry mouth and throat, thirst wanting to drink, decreased appetite, emaciation, gradually forming Lao Zhai (chronic consumptive disease). Regular use tonifies Essence and Blood, regulates Heart and Lung, calms the spirit and maintains centrality; its effects cannot be fully described.
Herbs: Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Shan Yao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix Prepared), Bai Fu Ling (Poria with Hosta Root Cortex Peeled), Shi Lian Rou (Nelumbinis Semen Deheartened), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma Baked, each one liang), Wu Yao (Linderæ Fructus), Suo Sha Ren (Amomi Fructus), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Roasted).
Preparation and Administration: Coarsely chop into a powder. Take 4 qian per dose, with one large sheng of water, 3 slices of fresh ginger, and 1 jujube, decocted until reduced to 70%. Strain and take on an empty stomach (another method adds Ban Fu Zi (Prepared Aconite Lateralis Radix), half liang).

[Zi Jin Dan] (Purple Gold Pill)
(Formula from Lady Wei of Mount Nan Yue, Purple Mansion Supreme Lord, from Daozang, also known as Zi Jin Dan). This pill does not contain metallic minerals or toxic animal substances; it is neither excessive nor drying, achieving the harmonious power of nature. It primarily treats depletion of True Yuan in men, five labors and seven injuries, cold pain in the umbilical and abdominal regions, soreness and pain in limbs, upper jiao deficiency, dizziness of head and eyes, absent-mindedness, decline of Qi and Blood, stroke with paralysis and flaccidity, immobility of hands and feet, contracture of sinews and bones, heaviness of waist and knees, emaciation, dim vision and deafness, bitter taste in mouth and dry tongue, lack of taste in food, insufficiency of Heart and Kidney, spermatorrhea and nocturnal emission, hernia descent of bladder, dribbling of small intestine, night sweats, chronic diarrhea and dysentery, vomiting and anorexia, eight winds and five bi syndromes, all deep-seated cold and stubborn cold conditions; its effect is miraculous. It also treats women with insufficient Qi and Blood leading to leukorrhea and deficiency damage, chronic cold leukorrhea, barren uterus; no case fails to heal.
Herbs: Yu Yu Liang (Halloysitum Rubrum, fired and quenched in vinegar repeatedly until crumbleable by hand), Zi Shi Ying (Fluoritum), Chi Shi Zhi (Kaolinitum), Ding Tou Dai Zhe Shi (Haematitum, size like Yu Yu Liang).
Preparation and Administration: The above four ingredients are cut into small pieces, placed in a gan guo (earthenware pot), sealed tightly with salt mud, dried, and calcined with ten jin of charcoal until red-hot, then extinguished. Bury in a pit to remove fire toxicity for two nights. Ru Xiang (Olibanum, separately ground), Wu Ling Zhi (Trogopteri Dung, cleaned of sand and stones, ground), Mo Yao (Myrrha, cleaned of sand and stones, ground, each two liang), Zhu Sha (Cinnabar, water-floated, one liang). The total eight ingredients are ground into fine powder, bound with paste made from glutinous rice flour, formed into pills the size of a chick's egg, and sun-dried. Take one pill on an empty stomach with warm wine (cold water is also acceptable). Regular use calms the heart spirit, preserves complexion, warms Spleen and Kidney, regulates waist and knees, eliminates corpse infection and gu poison, wards off evil spirits and epidemics. Long-term use lightens the body and leads towards immortality. Avoid pig and sheep blood as it may reduce efficacy. Women should take with vinegar water; pregnant women must not take. Extremely effective, effects cannot be fully listed.