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Treats shoulder and back pain that prevents the head from turning back. This is caused by Qi stagnation and impaired circulation in the Hand Taiyang Channel; it should be dispersed using wind-dispelling herbs. If there is spinal pain, neck stiffness, a sensation of the waist being about to break, and a sensation of the neck being pulled or extracted, this indicates obstruction in the Foot Taiyang Channel.

Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix) (each 1.5 qian); Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Zhi Gancao (Prepared Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (each 1 qian); Manjingzi (Vernoniae Semen), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) (each 2 qian).
Take all as one dose, add two zhong of water, decoct until one zhong remains, and take well after meals. If the body feels heavy and the waist feels sinking, indicating cold-dampness in the channels, additionally add Han Fangji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix) soaked in wine (1 qian); for mild cases, add Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) (1 qian); for severe cases, add Chuanwu (Aconiti Radix) (1 qian).

Treats diseases caused by damp-heat, manifesting as vexing pain in the limbs and joints, heaviness in the shoulder and back, discomfort in the chest and diaphragm, and generalized body pain. When damp-heat flows downward into the foot channels, causing unbearable swelling and pain.

Dangguishen (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Jiuxi Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma washed with wine), Qupi Fuling (Poria peeled), Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Zhuling (Polyporus), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) (each above 8 fen); Jiuqin Kushen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix soaked in wine), Qulu Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma de-gorged), Gegen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix), Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) (each above 7 fen); Jiuqin Yichen (Artemisiae Capillaris Herba soaked in wine), Jiuqin Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix soaked in wine), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Zhi Gancao (Prepared Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (each 1 qian).
Take all as one dose, add two zhong of water, decoct until one zhong remains, and take at any time without restriction.

Treats arm pain and inability to lift the arm. There was a person who suffered chronically from left arm pain. Some attributed it to phlegm-fluid retention, others to wind or dampness. Various medicines were tried, but subsequent treatments failed. Using this prescription resulted in recovery. This condition is actually caused by stagnation of Qi and Blood and impaired meridian circulation, not by wind or dampness. For conditions below the waist, take before meals; for conditions above the waist, take after meals.

Pian Jianghuang (Curcumae Longae Rhizoma) (2 qian; if unavailable, substitute with Nen E Zhu / Curcumae Aestivae Rhizoma); Chi Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra); Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix); Haitongpi (Sarcandreae Cortex, remove rough bark); Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) [dosages missing in original text].
Take all as one dose, add two zhong of water and three slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), decoct until one zhong remains, strain off the dregs, grind in a small amount of Chenxiang juice (Aquilariae Resina), and take before meals.

Treats deficiency of the Kidney channel leading to lower back and leg pain. Regular use strengthens tendons and bones and tonifies deficiency.

Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex) (one jin, stir-fry to remove silk fibers); Poguzhi (Kuzcozhizi / Psoraleae Fructus) (one jin, stir-fry); Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) (ten liang, stir-fry).
Grind all into fine powder. Take 120 Walnuts (Juglandis Semen), soak in hot water, peel, and grind into a paste. Mix with a small amount of cooked honey to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 50 pills per dose, swallowing freely with salted wine and ginger soup on an empty stomach.