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Jiangzhen Xiang (Dipterocarpus Resin), Tan Xiang (Santalum Album Lignum), Chen Xiang (Aquilaria Lignum) (Total weight: 1 liang).
Decoct the above herbs into a soup and take it on an empty stomach; the pain will cease.

Hutao Rou (Juglandis Semen), Buguzhi (Psoraleae Fructus), Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex) (Each: 4 liang).
Cut the herbs into two doses. Decoct each dose with two cups of water and take it on an empty stomach.

Treats severe lower back pain that is unbearable.
Take Qian Niu Zi (Pharbitidis Semen) in any amount, grind it to obtain the finest powder, discard the dregs. Take garlic cloves, insert one kernel of Badou (Crotonis Fructus) into each clove, wrap tightly with wet paper, and roast until fragrant and cooked. Remove the Badou, crush the garlic finely, mix with the Qian Niu Zi powder to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take five pills per dose before meals, administered with vinegar tea on an empty stomach, adjusting the dosage according to the patient's deficiency or excess. In another prescription without Badou, coat the pills with Zhusha (Cinnabar). Take twenty pills per dose with wine; relief is achieved after just one dose.

Treats lower back pain caused by sprains or strains, rendering turning difficult.
Take a large piece of aged Shenqu (Medicated Leaven), heat it until red-hot, quench it in aged wine, remove the Shenqu, and swallow Qing'e Wan (Black Aphrodisiac Pill) for two doses to achieve immediate cure. In another method, do not use Qing'e Wan; simply drink wine, lie supine for a while, and if there is no effect, take another dose.

The above method involves grinding Huixiang Gen (Foeniculi Radix) together with Hongqu (Monascus Purpureus Rice) until pasty, then mixing with good hot wine for oral administration.
Another method uses only Huixiang Gen ground into a paste, taken with good wine for immediate recovery. This was transmitted from Xuexi and is considered very effective.

Treats five types of lower back pain extending to the legs and knees, with stiffness, spasm, soreness, and pain in the tendons and vessels.
Bixie (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma), Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix) (Each: 3 liang), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, processed, skin and lateral roots removed), Gouji (Rhododendri Sargentii Rhizoma et Radix), Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex, cut, stir-fried to remove silk), Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus), Sangjisheng (Taxilli Herba - *Note: Original text "Gui Xin Sang" likely implies Guixin and Sangjisheng/Sangzhi based on context, extracted as Guixin and Sang*):
Finely cut the herbs, place them in a raw silk bag, soak in two dou of wine, seal tightly, and leave for seven days. Open and take one cup warm before meals.

Treats wind-dampness and overstrain of the waist and legs, numbness of hands and feet, pain in bones and sinews. Long-term use by the elderly can invigorate Qi and Blood, preserve complexion, and tonify [Kidney Essence].
Bixie (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma) (4 liang), Tian Gua Zi (Trichosanthis Semen, stir-fried) (3 liang), Po Guzhi (Psoraleae Fructus, stir-fried), Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex, cut, stir-fried to remove silk), Bajitian (Morinda Officinalis Radix, heart removed), Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, radicle removed, soaked in wine), Huluba (Trigonellae Semen, stir-fried), Mutong (Akebiae Caulis, each of the above: 2 liang), Huguj (Pantheris Os, fried with lard), Gusuibu (Drynariae Rhizoma, hairs removed), Ruxiang (Olibanum, separately ground), Binglang (Arecae Semen), Moyao (Myrrha, separately ground), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, each of the above: 1.5 liang), Hei Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) (1 liang), Hutao (Juglans Regia, peeled, separately ground) (100 pieces):
Grind all ingredients into a fine powder, add the Huliao Rou (Juglandis Semen) and grind again until fine. Use wine-boiled paste to bind the powder into pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take forty to fifty pills per dose before meals, washed down with warm wine.