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Treats consumptive disease (Xu Lao) accompanied by zheng jia (abdominal masses) and accumulation that do not dissipate.
Tao Ren (Peach Seed, *Persicae Semen*, 1200 grains, soaked in hot water to remove skin, tips, and double kernels, ground, then filtered with water to obtain 5 sheng of thick juice), Bie Jia (Softshell Turtle Shell, *Trionycis Carapax*, remove skirt edges, processed with vinegar).
The above are ground into fine powder. First decoct the Tao Ren juice in a pan; when it has reduced by half, add the two powdered medicines. Stir constantly with a wooden spatula and decoct for a long time. Then add good wine. Decoct the three ingredients until they resemble thin syrup. Store in a porcelain vessel. Take one tea spoonful mixed with one cup of hot wine on an empty stomach and before evening meals. Avoid amaranth, raw/cold foods, and wet noodles.

Treats consumptive disease (Xu Lao) presenting with vexation and fullness in the chest and heart, panting and shortness of breath, difficulty in urination and defecation, and edema of the four limbs.
Chen Ju Pi (Aged Tangerine Peel, *Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium*, remove white pith, 2 liang), Zi Su Zi (Perilla Fruit, *Perillae Fructus*, slightly stir-fried, 3 fen), Han Fang Ji (Stephania Root, *Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix*), Gan Sui (Kansui Root, *Kansui Radix*, baked until slightly yellow, each 0.5 liang), Tian Ting Li (Sweet Descurainia Seed, *Descurainiae Semen*, slightly stir-fried).
The above are ground into fine powder. Mix with refined honey and pound 200-300 times. Form pills the size of wutong seeds. Take 20 pills per dose, administered with ginger and jujube decoction on an empty stomach and before evening meals.

Treats consumptive disease (Xu Lao) characterized by kidney deficiency and weakness, deafness, or tinnitus resembling sounds of bells, chimes, wind, and rain. This formula is suitable for tonifying kidney deficiency.
Ci Shi (Magnetite, *Magnetitum*, 2 liang, calcined until red, quenched in vinegar seven times, crushed, ground, and washed with water via levigation), Lu Rong (Deer Antler Glue/Horn, *Cervi Cornu Colla* or *Cervi Cornu Pantotrichum*, remove hair, process with su oil), Chu Shi Zi (Breadfruit Seed, *Broussonetiae Fructus*, each 1 liang), Du Zhong (Eucommia Bark, *Eucommiae Cortex*, processed, remove skin and navel), Fang Feng (Saposhnikovia Root, *Saposhnikoviae Radix*, remove rhizome), Yuan Zhi (Polygala Root, *Polygalae Radix*, remove heart).
The above are ground into fine powder. Mix with refined honey and pound 300-500 times. Form pills the size of wutong seeds. Take 30 pills per dose, administered with warm wine on an empty stomach and before evening meals.

Treats consumptive disease (Xu Lao) characterized by kidney damage, deafness, emaciation, and pain with weakness in the feet and knees.
Ci Shi (Magnetite, *Magnetitum*, 2 liang, crushed, washed with water to remove red juice), Niu Xi (Achyranthes Root, *Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix*, remove seedlings), Bai Ji Li (Japanese Caltrop Fruit, *Tribuli Fructus*, slightly stir-fried, remove spines), Gui Xin (Cinnamon Twig Heart, *Cinnamomi Ramulus*), Ren Shen (Ginseng Root, *Ginseng Radix*, remove rhizome), Bai Shao Yao (White Peony Root, *Paeoniae Radix Alba*), Ze Xie (Alisma Rhizome, *Alismatis Rhizoma*).
The above are ground into fine powder. For each dose, take one pair of sheep kidneys, cut away the fatty membrane. Add 1.5 cups of water and decoct the kidneys until 1 cup remains. Remove the kidneys, add 0.5 liang of the powdered medicine, and continue decocting until 0.6 cups remain. Strain the dregs. Divide into two doses, taken on an empty stomach and before evening meals.