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(This prescription originates from Master Ciji of Danyang, transmitted by the Immortal Master Sang.) It treats chronic coldness of the Spleen Yuan Qi, with excess in the upper and deficiency in the lower, phlegm accumulation in the chest, dizziness and blurred vision, as well as Ben Tun Qi (a syndrome characterized by a sensation of gas rushing upward from the lower abdomen to the chest and throat) rushing upward, causing distending and stabbing pain in the chest, abdomen, and both hypochondria that is unbearable, impending loss of breath, inability to eat, sallow complexion, emaciation, limb edema, five types of Water Qi diseases, Hong Kong Jiao (Foot Qi disease) attacking upward; it also treats heart pain caused by Spleen cold with incessant cold sweat; or sudden stroke with phlegm flooding above the diaphragm, difficult speech, paralysis, where previous use of wind-dispelling medicines for vomiting failed; one should take 100 pills of this medicine, decocted in Ginger and Jujube soup and administered orally, which will induce spontaneous diarrhea. Or when touched by cold pathogenic factors, leading to Huo Luan (cholera-like syndrome) with vomiting and diarrhea, cold extremities, and cyanotic lips and mouth; as well as male impotence, empty rumbling in the umbilical and abdominal region, chronic loose stools; and female chronic coldness of the Blood Sea (Uterus) with spontaneous leukorrhea, persisting for years, it is suitable to take this medicine. It also treats stagnation and fullness in the diaphragm and stomach, deficiency wheezing due to phlegm-fluid retention, refractory to hundred medicines. Regular consumption can digest cold stagnation of food, remove dampness and break accumulations, without damaging True Qi, keeping the Five Zang organs peaceful and the Six Fu organs harmonious, preventing invasion by hundred diseases.

The song says: Damage to Yin and decline of Yang is truly hurtful; even regulating Ying and Wei (Nutritive and Defensive Qi) is hard to restore. For those with weak Qi, poor blood circulation, and phlegm generation, listen to Master Sang for enlightenment. Another song: The merit of husband and wife union achieves four taels; Ling Zi and Chen Xiang are weighed at one tael. Mu Xiang, Fu Zi, Hu Lu Ba, Yang Qi Shi, Po Gu Zi, Rou Gui, Hui Xiang, Rou Dou Kou are all correct without error. Prepared with Wutong wine paste and refined carefully, returning to youth is a commendable matter.

Herbs: Chen Xiang (Sliced), Fu Zi (Processed, skin and navel removed), Hu Lu Ba (Soaked in wine, stir-fried), Yang Qi Shi (Finely ground and levigated), Hui Xiang (Fennel seed imported from overseas), Mu Xiang, Rou Gui (Bark removed, only half a tael needed), Hei Xi (Impurities removed and weighed), Liu Huang (Transparent crystals forming sand grains), each two taels.

Take a black porcelain bowl or a new iron pot, and process Hei Xi and Liu Huang into sand according to conventional methods. Remove fire toxicity on the ground, grind to extreme fineness. Process the remaining herbs by pounding and sieving into fine powder. Mix all together in one place and grind again. From morning to evening, until a black luster appears. Form pills the size of Sophora seeds using wine paste. Dry in shade, put into a cloth bag, and polish until shiny. Take 30-40 pills per dose, swallowed with Ginger-Salt soup or Jujube soup on an empty stomach; women should swallow with Mugwort-Vinegar soup.