黑牵牛（炒） 白术（各一分） 桑白皮（一两） 木通（半两） 上为细末。每服三
钱。茶清
调下。四更时服。转了粥补。
寄生散 治腰痛。
桑寄生（切炒） 牡丹皮 鹿茸（酒浸炙各半两） 桂（去粗皮半两） 上为细末。每
服二
钱。温酒调下。空心日午夜卧服。
一方（出海上方）治腰痛。
金毛狗脊 生鳖甲（醋炙） 赤牛膝草根（叶下茎赤红） 长生不死草（各等分） 上
咀。
以水同煎服。
威灵仙丸（一名定痛丸出经验良方）治气滞腰痛。
威灵仙（去土半两） 金樱子（去核一两锉碎炒焦） 舶上茴香（半两） 川乌（炮去
皮脐一
两） 上为细末。酒煮面糊为丸。如梧桐子大。每服二十丸。空心温酒下。食前。二服为效。
治血沥腰痛。
用续断、牛膝、桃仁、炒煎汤。磨沉麝丸下。
白术散（出十便良方）治腰痛阴然。以热物着痛处即少宽。此由久处卑湿。
复感风邪。伤于足太阳之经。与血气相搏。诊其脉缓涩。并宜服之。
白术（二两） 芍药（三两） 官桂（一两半） 附子（半两） 上为细末。每服二钱。
空心酒
调服。
疗腰疼痛。下脓水。
石盐（一方作食盐） 干姜 杏仁（去尖） 酱瓣（各等分） 上为末。以锦裹。导之
六七过。
下脓水。腰下疼痛。瘥止。一方无酱瓣。
牛膝散 疗腰肾病脓水。并治停水腰痛。
牛膝（六分） 槟榔仁（十枚） 防己（六分） 牵牛子（八分炒） 上为散。空心以
酒下三
钱。以宣泻即瘥。如利三五行。即少投醋于散内止之。慎生冷油腻蒜等物。后以补肾气汤丸
投之可。
治腰痛不可忍者。（出海上方）
芸苔 子 橘子仁（各等分） 上为细末。每服二钱。酒一盏。煎至七分。空心热
服。
治腰痛方（出德生堂）
官桂 玄胡索 杜仲（去皮炒丝断各等分） 上为细末。每服三钱。空心。热调下。
杜仲酒治腰痛。
杜仲（去粗皮） 丹参（各八两） 芎 （五两） 上细锉。用酒一斗五升。浸五日为
满。随
性多少温服。
当归丸（出仁存方）治腰痛不可转侧。如锥刀所刺。大便黑。小便赤涩。或
黑
。此血汗滞于腰间。谓之血沥腰痛。诊其脉弦者是也。
当归（三两） 水蛭（三十个炒去足） 桃仁（三十个去皮尖） 上为细末。酒糊丸如
梧桐子
大。每服十五丸。渐加至三十丸。酒下。食前服。
速效散（出经验良方）治男女腰痛不可忍者。
川楝子（取肉巴豆五粒去壳同炒赤去巴豆） 茴香（各一两半盐炒熟） 破故纸（炒一
两）
上为细末。每服一钱。热酒调下。
神应散（一名如神汤出家藏经验方）治腰痛神效。亦治闪肭滞。牵引足膝。
不能行动。
玄胡索（一两） 桂心 当归（各半两） 上为末。酒调三钱。食前服。一方用猪腰子
一只。
批开。操药在内。湿纸煨熟。五更细嚼。热酒下。名舒筋散。陈氏经验方云。谭人滕珂云。
此方得于徽之祁门老医。真是如神。故以名之。
葫芦芭散
葫芦芭 杜仲 胡椒（分停） 上为细末。每服二钱。光嚼胡桃二个。食前酒调服。
治腰疼痛。
降真香节 檀香节 沉香节（共一两重） 上用煎汤。空心服。腰便不痛。
治腰如神。（出德生堂）
杜仲（炒去丝） 木香 官桂（各一两） 上为细末。每服二钱。温酒调下。空心。此
药活
血化气。第一品药也。
治腰痛方。
胡桃肉（四两） 杜仲（四两） 补骨脂（四两） 上 咀。水煎服。
熨法延年疗腰痛。
菊花（二升） 芫花（二升） 羊踯躅（二升） 上以醋拌冷湿润。分为两剂。二布囊
中蒸之。
如炊一斗米许顷。适寒温。隔衣熨之。冷即易。熨痛处定即瘥。（出集验方）
治腰疼方。
草乌头（火烧香） 五灵脂 上用葱心同捣烂。丸如小指面大。临卧凉酒下。
治腰痛单方。（出百一选方）
威灵仙 橘核（各等分） 上为细末。热酒调下。一方以猪腰子煮食。猪肚亦可。服药
后。
忌茶饭。
菟丝子丸（出百一选方）治腰痛极有验效。兼治肾虚。
威灵仙 菟丝子（酒浸） 杜仲（去皮炒断丝各等分） 上为细末。以山药糊丸。如梧
桐子
大。每服五十丸。盐酒或盐汤下亦得。
鹿茸丸（出百一选方）治腰痛。
鹿茸（去毛酥炙微黄） 附子（炮裂去皮脐） 上各二两。盐花三分。同为细末。煮枣
肉丸
如梧桐子大。每服三十丸。空心温酒食前下。日再服。
附牛丸（一名趁痛丸出仁存方）治腰痛。亦治闪肭腰痛。不可转侧。痛不可
忍。此由劳役。
用动伤经络。或因从高坠下。气滞于足太阳之经。留而不得行。为正气动击。而致
伤痛。
附子（半两炮） 黑牵牛（炒止取一头末） 上为末。酒煮面糊丸。如梧桐子大。每服
三十
丸。空心温酒下。半边痛。各半生半熟。并去皮。一方盐汤下。
立安散（出医方大成）治腰痛。
杜仲（炒去丝） 臭橘子核（各等分） 上 咀。用好酒浸。春秋三日。夏二日。冬五
日。
空心温酒。令酒热连药嚼服。或为末。面糊丸梧桐子大。温酒下三十丸。空心服。日三服。
一方为末。入盐少许。酒调服。食前。
茸角丸（出千金方）治腰痛。
鹿角（去上尖取白者熬令黄） 鹿茸（新者良陈者不佳） 上为末。酒服方寸匕。日三
服。
特禁生鱼。余不忌。一方用鹿角屑。熬黄酒服。无鹿茸。单用角亦得。
透骨丸 治男女腰痛腿冷。妇人胎冷。小肠疼痛不止。
针砂（一两） 砂（半两） 上先将 砂为细末。次后共针砂相和一处。用冷水拌匀。
候
少痛时。用好夹绵纸重包前药。如热透。于痛冷处熨之。用罢就摊药干。
治腰痛
青木香 乳香（各二钱） 上为无灰酒。放药在碗内。用酒浸药。于饭甑内蒸得。乳香
化
温服。三日即愈。
仓卒散 治气目。腰腹间挛急疼痛。不可屈伸。腹中冷重如石。痛难忍。自汗如洗
。手足冰冷。久不瘥垂死方。
山栀子（四十九个连皮烧过半） 附子（一枚去皮脐炮） 上为末。每服二钱。酒一小
盏。
入盐少许。煎七分。温服。又治胸痞切痛。
白蒺藜散（出御药院方）治腰痛。
白蒺藜 上不拘多少为细末。每服三钱。温酒调下。空心食前服。
皂角膏（出试效方）
上用干酒三大碗。皂角一斤。去皮弦。捣碎。熬至一半。滤去滓。再用前汁。入石器熬
为膏子。随痛处贴之。
散滞丸（出卫生家宝方）治腰痛不可忍者。
上牵牛不拘多少。碾取头末。去滓不用。取大蒜。每一瓣入巴豆肉一粒在内。用湿纸裹
定。煨令蒜熟。去巴豆。将蒜研细。和牵牛为丸。如梧桐子大。每服五丸。醋茶汤空心食前。
量虚实服。一方无巴豆。朱砂为衣。每服二十丸。酒下。只一服便安。
治腰痛单方。（出百一选方）
用生橘核炒香。研入酒。除去滓。下青木香丸。
治腰痛不可忍者。（出经验良方）
上用破故纸一两。好酒浸一宿。去酒入麦麸。炒令焦黄黑。去麸为末。入杏仁、桃仁、
各半两。并去皮尖烂研。后用浸药酒拌面。糊为丸。如梧桐子大。每服二十丸。空心盐汤或
酒下。
治感寒湿。与脾气敝腰痛。（出海上方）
五积散加桃仁煎。空心食前服。阳脏人不可服五积散。
神曲酒（出续易简方）治挫闪着腰痛。不能转侧。陈久神曲一大块。烧通红
。淬老酒。去神曲。通口吞青蛾丸。两服顿愈。一方不用青蛾丸。服后仰卧片时。效。
再服。治腰痛方。风湿转动不得。（出十便良方）
用蒴 叶火燎。浓铺床上。趁热卧眠于上。冷复易之。冬月取根。舂碎熬。及热准前用。
并治风湿冷痹。及产妇患伤冷。腰痛不得动。亦用之。
治腰疼气痛。
五灵脂 上不拘多少为末。好酒送下。妇人加当归煎。酒调下一二分。
姜附汤（出直指方）治体虚伤冷。腰痛加当归制杜仲各五钱。食前服。
治腰重疼。（出肘后方）
用槟榔为末。酒下八钱。或五钱。
治腰痛（出外台秘要方）
取黄狗皮炙。裹腰痛处。取暖彻为度。频即瘥也。
治反腰有血痛方。（出肘后方）
用捣杜仲三升许。以苦酒和涂痛上。干复涂。并灸足踵白肉际三壮。
杜仲酒（出风科集验方）治腰背痛。
用杜仲半斤去皮。酒二升。浸七日。每日三度服之。甚妙。宋明帝宫人。患腰痛牵心。
发则气绝。徐文伯视之曰。发瘕。以油灌之。吐物如发。引长二尺。头已成蛇。能动摇。悬
之。滴唯一发。病即瘥。
治腰痛。
用皱面草研细。好酒调下即愈。
治一切腰痛。
以安胎饮下保生丸。青蛾丸亦妙。一方以炒盐下。
又方
以 、红曲擂烂。好热酒调下。
又方
以红曲末热酒服。
又方（出直指方）
以茴香根同红曲擂烂。好热酒调服妙。一方只用茴香根擂烂。好酒调下立愈。雪溪传甚
妙。一方八角茴香炒末。食前温酒调下。
又方
以苍术纸裹。入小火内煨过。待冷刮去皮为末。每服三钱。酒一盏。调服之。
疗腰痛大豆方。（出圣惠方）
用大豆六升。拌令匀炒令熟。以布裹。隔一重衣熨痛处。令暖气彻。冷即易之。切须避
风。仍取白杨皮浓煎汁洗濯之。甚佳。
治气滞腰痛。（出直指方）
用乌药顺气散 加五加皮。少入甘草。煎汤调下。或用木香流气饮。立效。
治肾虚腰痛。
橘皮盐煎汤吞。加萆 尤佳。
独活续断汤。 疗腰痛。肾气虚弱。卧冷湿地。当风所得。不时瘥。久久流脚膝。
冷痹疼弱。重滞或偏枯。腰脚疼挛。脚重急痛。
独活（三两） 续断（二两） 杜仲（二两） 桂心（二两） 防风（二两） 芎 （二
两） 牛膝
（二两） 细辛（二两） 秦艽（三两） 茯苓（二两） 人参（二两） 当归（二两） 芍
药（二两白
者） 干地黄 甘草（各三两炙） 上以水一斗。煮取三升。分三服。温服。将息勿取冷。
宜
用蒴 叶火燎。浓安床上。及热卧上。冷即易之。冬月取根捣用。亦须熬之。忌芜荑、生葱、
生菜、海藻、菘菜、酢物。肘后方有附子。无续断、甘草、牛膝、人参、当归、止十二味。
神仙磨腰丹 骆冲虚传。头丹腰下如火。二丹知。血脉流通。三丹骨髓盈实。十
丹永无非横之患。修合之时。宜于净室中。切忌妇人鸡犬见。妇人不生子者。十丹则
血脏暖。成胎孕。
附子（炮去皮） 白矾（烧灰） 丁香（研） 朱砂（研） 硫黄（研） 陈皮（去白）
干姜（炮
为末） 吴茱萸（为末） 杏仁（去皮尖） 木香（为末） 麝香（一钱别研） 腻粉（一
钱另研）
上除麝香腻粉外。各净称一两为末。并入乳钵内为末。粉麝一处。研入极细。蜜为丹。如中
指大。每一丹丸。用生姜称七钱。取自然汁。于银石器煎五沸。倾于盏内。投药良久。以手
指研极细。勿令有砂。用手蘸磨腰间。逡巡为火热。以尽为度。便将软熟裹肚上下系定。隔
日不须解。善疗男子妇人水脏久虚。五劳七伤。衰弱。鬓发早白。腰膝疼痛。妇人水脏久虚。
血散子宫。耳聋目暗。秽恶之病。风劳等证。并治之。
疗男子患腰肾疼痛。髀膝有风冷。耳鸣。饮食无味。并有冷气方。
干地黄（四两） 茯苓（三两） 白术（二两） 泽泻（三两） 山茱萸（三两） 苁
蓉（二两）
五味子（三两） 桂心（二两） 石斛（二两） 巴戟天（三两） 防风（二两） 人参（二
两） 磁石
（二两研） 上为末。蜜丸如梧桐子大。酒下二十丸。日再服。忌桃李、雀肉、生葱、酢物、
芜荑。
治肾虚气衰。腰脊痛疼。或当风卧。湿冷入头中。不速治。流入腿膝。为偏枯冷
痹缓弱。宜速治之方。（出肘后方）
独活（四分） 附子（一枚大者炮） 杜仲 茯苓 桂心（各八分） 牛膝 秦艽 防
风芎
芍药（各六分） 细辛（五分） 干地黄（十分切） 上水九升。煎取三升。空腹分三
服。如
人行八九里。进一服。忌如前项。服三剂。
三至丸（出澹寮方）治老人虚弱人。肾气虚损。腰痛不可屈伸。
鹿角（镑三两） 麋角（镑二两） 附子（炮去皮脐） 桂心（不见火） 补骨脂（炒
各一两）
杜仲（去皮锉炒断丝一两） 鹿茸（酒蒸焙一两） 青盐（另研半两） 上为末。酒糊丸如
梧桐子
大。每服七十丸。空心。用胡桃肉细嚼。以盐酒汤任下。恶热药。去附子。加肉苁蓉一两。
酒浸。微炙干用。
疗腰痛少气。阴弱寒冷。小便清冷沥滴。阴下湿痒。少腹急。无子息方。
甘草（十四分炙） 续断（三分） 麦门冬（三分） 薯蓣（三分） 附子（三分炮） 干
姜（三
分） 棘刺（四分） 上为末。酒服方寸匕。日三。忌猪肉、冷水、海藻、菘菜。必效。一
方
无干姜。
木瓜丸（出御药院方）治腰痛。补益。壮筋骨。
Heiqianniu (Folium Phytolaccae Acinosa, prepared by stir-frying) and Baizhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, each 1 fen), Sangbaipi (Cortex Mori Radicis, 1 liang), Mutong (Caulis Akebiae Trifolatae, 0.5 liang). The above herbs are ground into a fine powder. Take 3 qian per dose, mixed with clear tea water for administration. Administer at the fourth watch (around 1-3 AM). Drink porridge afterwards to nourish the body.
Jisheng San: Treats lower back pain.
Sangjisheng (Ramulus Taxilli, sliced and stir-fried), Mudanpi (Cortex Moutan Radicis), Lurong (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, soaked in wine and stir-fried, each 0.5 liang), Guizhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi, bark removed, 0.5 liang). The above herbs are ground into a fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with warm wine for administration. Take on an empty stomach, at midnight and before going to bed.
Another prescription (from *Haishang Fang*): Treats lower back pain.
Jinmao Gouji (Rhizoma Cibotii), Sheng Biejia (Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis, raw and vinegar-processed), Chi Niuxi Gencao (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, specifically the root where the stem under the leaves is reddish), Changsheng Busicao (Herba Epimedii, equal parts). The above herbs are chopped. Decoct with water and take.
Weilingxian Wan (also known as Tongtong Wan, from *Jingyan Liangfang*): Treats Qi stagnation causing lower back pain.
Weilingxian (Radix Clematidis, cleaned of soil, 0.5 liang), Jinyingzi (Fructus Rosae Laevigatae, pips removed, 1 liang, crushed and stir-fried until scorched), Bo Shang Huixiang (Fructus Foeniculi, 0.5 liang), Chuanwu (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii, processed, skin and umbilicus removed, 1 liang). The above herbs are ground into a fine powder. Make pills using wine-boiled wheat paste, size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 20 pills per dose, with warm wine on an empty stomach, before meals. Two doses should show effect.
Treats blood stasis lower back pain (Xueli Yao Tong).
Use Xuduan (Radix Dipsaci), Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae), Taoren (Semen Persicae), stir-fry and decoct in soup. Grind Chenxiang (Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum) or Moschus (Shexiang) into the pill form for swallowing.
Baizhu San (from *Shibian Liangfang*): Treats lower back pain with a sensation of coldness. Applying hot objects to the painful area provides slight relief. This is caused by long-term residence in low, damp places, combined with wind pathogen invasion, damaging the Foot-Taiyang Meridian, and clashing with Qi and Blood. Pulse diagnosis reveals slow and choppy qualities; this formula is suitable for all such cases.
Baizhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, 2 liang), Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba, 3 liang), Guanzi Gui (Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae, 1.5 liang), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, 0.5 liang). The above herbs are ground into a fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with wine on an empty stomach.
Treats lumbar pain with purulent discharge.
Shiyan (Halitum, or table salt in some versions), Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Secati), Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, tips removed), Jiangban (Fermented Soybean Paste, equal parts). The above herbs are ground into powder. Wrap in brocade fabric and insert into the anus. Repeat 6-7 times. Purulent discharge stops, lumbar pain ceases, and the condition resolves. Some versions omit Jiangban.
Niuxi San: Treats purulent discharge from kidney/bladder diseases and lower back pain due to fluid retention.
Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, 6 fen), Binglangren (Semen Arecae, 10 pieces), Fangji (Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae, 6 fen), Qianniuzi (Semen Phytolaccae Acinosae, 8 fen, stir-fried). The above herbs are made into a powder. Take 3 qian on an empty stomach with wine. Relief comes with purgation. If diarrhea occurs 3-5 times, add a little vinegar to the powder to stop it. Avoid raw, cold, greasy foods, and garlic. Afterwards, administer Bu Shenqi Tang or Wan to tonify Kidney Qi.
Treats unbearable lower back pain. (From *Haishang Fang*)
Yuntaizi (Semen Brassicae Napus), Juziren (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, equal parts). The above herbs are ground into a fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, with one cup of wine, decocted to 70%, taken hot on an empty stomach.
Lower Back Pain Prescription (from Desheng Tang)
Guan Gui (Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae), Yanhusuo (Rhizoma Corydalis), Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoidis, skin removed, stir-fried until fibers break, equal parts). The above herbs are ground into a fine powder. Take 3 qian per dose, taken hot on an empty stomach.
Duzhong Jiu: Treats lower back pain.
Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoidis, rough bark removed), Danshen (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, each 8 liang), Xiong (Radix Chuanxiong, 5 liang). The above herbs are finely chopped. Soak in 1.5 dou of wine for 5 days. Drink warm in appropriate amounts according to tolerance.
Danggui Wan (from *Ren Cun Fang*): Treats lower back pain preventing turning or bending, feeling like stabbing with awls or knives, black stool, dark and difficult urination, or hematuria. This is blood stasis in the waist, called "Blood Stasis Lower Back Pain." Pulse diagnosis shows a string-like quality.
Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, 3 liang), Shuizhi (Hirudo, 30 pieces, stir-fried and legs removed), Taoren (Semen Persicae, 30 pieces, skin and tips removed). The above herbs are ground into a fine powder. Make pills using wine paste, size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 15 pills per dose, gradually increasing to 30 pills, with wine, before meals.
Suxiao San (from *Jingyan Liangfang*): Treats unbearable lower back pain in men and women.
Chuanlianzi (Fructus Toosendan, flesh extracted, stir-fried with 5 kernels of Badous without shell until red, then remove Badous), Huixiang (Fructus Foeniculi, each 1.5 liang, stir-fried with salt until cooked), Poguzhi (Fructus Psoraleae, stir-fried, 1 liang). The above herbs are ground into a fine powder. Take 1 qian per dose, mixed with hot wine.
Shenyingsan (also known as Rushen Tang, from *Jiacang Jingyan Fang*): Highly effective for lower back pain. Also treats sprains and stagnation pulling the feet and knees, preventing movement.
Yanhusuo (Rhizoma Corydalis, 1 liang), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi Ramulus, 0.5 liang), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, 0.5 liang). The above herbs are ground into powder. Mix with wine, take 3 qian, before meals. Another version uses one pig kidney, split open, stuffed with the medicine, wrapped in wet paper and roasted. Chew thoroughly at the fourth watch and swallow with hot wine; named Shujin San. Chen Shi's Experience Formula states that Tan Ren Teng Ke said this formula was obtained from an old doctor in Qimen, Huizhou, and is truly miraculous, hence the name.
Huluba San
Huluba (Semen Trigonellae Foenum-graeci), Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoidis), Hujiao (Fructus Piperis Nigris, equal parts). The above herbs are ground into a fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, chew two walnuts bare, mix with wine and take before meals.
Treats lumbar pain.
Xiangjie (Resin of Dalbergia Odorifera), Tanxiangjie (Santalum Album Resin), Chenxiangjie (Aquilaria Sinesis Resin, total weight 1 liang). Decoct with water and take on an empty stomach; the waist will not hurt.
Miraculous Cure for Waist. (From Desheng Tang)
Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoidis, stir-fried to remove silk), Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae), Guanzi Gui (Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae, each 1 liang). The above herbs are ground into a fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with warm wine on an empty stomach. This herb invigorates blood and transforms Qi; it is a top-grade medicine.
Lower Back Pain Prescription.
Hutaorou (Semen Juglandis, 4 liang), Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoidis, 4 liang), Buguzhi (Fructus Psoraleae, 4 liang). The above herbs are chopped. Decoct with water and take.
Warming Therapy for Longevity Treating Lower Back Pain.
Juhua (Flos Chrysanthemi Indici, 2 sheng), Yuanhua (Flos Genkwa, 2 sheng), Yangzhizhu (Fructus Daphnes Genkwa, 2 sheng). Mix the above herbs with vinegar until moist but cold. Divide into two portions. Place in two cloth bags and steam. After steaming enough rice (about 1 dou), when temperature is suitable, apply over clothing to the painful area. Replace when cool. Once the pain site is fixed, the condition resolves. (From *Jiyan Fang*)
Lower Back Pain Prescription.
Caowutou (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii, burnt until fragrant), Wulingzhi (Faeces Trogopterori, equal parts). Mash together with green onion hearts into a paste. Form pills the size of a small finger nail. Swallow with cool wine before sleep.
Single Herb Prescription for Lower Back Pain. (From *Baiyi Xuanfang*)
Weilingxian (Radix Clematidis), Juhe (Fructus Citri Reticulatae, equal parts). The above herbs are ground into a fine powder, mixed with hot wine for administration. Another version suggests boiling and eating pig kidneys; pig stomach is also acceptable. After taking the medicine, avoid tea and rice.
Tusi Wan (From *Baiyi Xuanfang*): Highly effective for lower back pain. Also treats Kidney deficiency.
Weilingxian (Radix Clematidis), Tusizi (Semen Cuscutae, soaked in wine), Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoidis, skin removed, stir-fried until fibers break, equal parts). The above herbs are ground into a fine powder. Make pills using yam paste, size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 50 pills per dose, with salt wine or salt water.
Lurong Wan (From *Baiyi Xuanfang*): Treats lower back pain.
Lurong (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, hair removed, fried with butter until slightly yellow), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed). Each 2 liang. Salt flower 3 fen. Grind all into a fine powder. Make pills using boiled jujube meat, size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 30 pills per dose, with warm wine on an empty stomach before meals. Take twice daily.
Funiu Wan (Also known as Chentong Wan, from *Ren Cun Fang*): Treats lower back pain. Also treats sprain-induced lower back pain, inability to turn or bend, unbearable pain. Caused by labor injury to meridians, or falling from height, causing Qi stagnation in the Foot-Taiyang Meridian, unable to move, leading to trauma pain.
Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, 0.5 liang, processed), Heiqianniu (Semen Phytolaccae Acinosae, stir-fried, only use the head end powder). The above herbs are ground into a fine powder. Make pills using wine-boiled wheat paste, size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 30 pills per dose, with warm wine on an empty stomach. For half-side pain, use half raw and half processed, removing skins. Another version uses salt water.
Li'an San (From *Yifang Dacheng*): Treats lower back pain.
Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoidis, stir-fried to remove silk), Chou Juzihe (Fructus Citri Reticulatae, equal parts). The above herbs are chopped. Soak in good wine. Spring/Autumn: 3 days; Summer: 2 days; Winter: 5 days. Take warm wine on an empty stomach, chewing the medicine with the heated wine. Or grind into powder, make pills with wheat paste size of Sophora japonica seeds, take 30 pills with warm wine on an empty stomach, three times daily. Another version adds a little salt to the powder, mixed with wine, before meals.
Rongjiao Wan (From *Qianjin Fang*): Treats lower back pain.
Lu Jiao (Cornu Cervi, remove upper tip, use white part, boil until yellow), Lurong (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, fresh is good, aged is poor). The above herbs are ground into powder. Take with wine, one cun bi (measure), three times daily. Strictly avoid raw fish; no other dietary restrictions. Another version uses Lu Jiao Xie (powdered deer horn), boiled in yellow wine. Without Lurong, using only the horn is acceptable.
Togu Wan: Treats lower back pain and cold legs in men and women, cold uterus in women, continuous pain in the small intestine.
Zhensha (Magnetum Preparatum, 1 liang), Naosha (Natrii Nitras, 0.5 liang). First grind Naosha into fine powder. Then mix with Zhensha. Moisten with cold water. When slight pain occurs, wrap the medicine heavily in thick cotton paper. When hot through, apply to the cold/painful area. Dry the medicine after use.
Lower Back Pain Treatment
Qingmuxiang (Radix Aristolochiae Manshuriensis), Ruxiang (Resina Frankincense, each 2 qian). Use unadulterated wine. Place medicine in a bowl, soak in wine, steam in a rice steamer until Ruxiang melts. Take warm. Cured in three days.
Cangcu San: Treats Qi obstruction, spasmodic pain in waist and abdomen, inability to bend or stretch, abdominal coldness and heaviness like stone, unbearable pain, profuse sweating, cold hands and feet, chronic untreatable condition nearing death.
Shanzhizi (Fructus Gardeniae Jasminoidis, 49 pieces, burned with skin until half done), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, one large piece, skin and umbilicus removed, processed). The above herbs are ground into powder. Take 2 qian per dose, with a small cup of wine, add a little salt, decoct to 70%, take warm. Also treats chest fullness and severe pain.
Bajili San (From *Yuyao Yuan Fang*): Treats lower back pain.
Bajili (Semen Tribuli, amount unspecified). Grind into fine powder. Take 3 qian per dose, mixed with warm wine, on an empty stomach before meals.
Zaojiao Gao (From *Shixiao Fang*)
Use 3 large bowls of dry wine, 1 jin of Zaojiao (Fructus Gleditsiae Sinensis), remove skin and strings, crush. Boil down to half. Filter out dregs. Return filtrate to stone vessel and boil into a paste. Apply to the painful area.
Sanlian Wan (From *Weisheng Jiabao Fang*): Treats unbearable lower back pain.
Take Qianniuzi (Semen Phytolaccae Acinosae) in any amount, grind and take the finest powder, discard dregs. Take garlic cloves, insert one kernel of Badou (Semen Crotonis Tiglii) into each clove. Wrap in wet paper and roast until garlic is cooked. Remove Badou. Crush garlic finely. Mix with Qianniuzi powder to make pills, size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 5 pills per dose, with vinegar-tea water on an empty stomach before meals, adjusted for deficiency/excess. Another version omits Badou, coats with Zhusha (Cinnabar), takes 20 pills with wine. One dose brings relief.
Single Herb Prescription for Lower Back Pain. (From *Baiyi Xuanfang*)
Stir-fry raw Juhe (Fructus Citri Reticulatae) until fragrant, grind into wine, filter dregs, then add Qingmuxiang Wan.
Treats unbearable lower back pain. (From *Jingyan Liangfang*)
Take 1 liang of Poguzhi (Fructus Psoraleae), soak in good wine overnight. Discard wine, add wheat bran, stir-fry until scorched black. Remove bran, grind into powder. Add Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum) and Taoren (Semen Persicae), each 0.5 liang, remove skins and tips, crush finely. Mix with the wine used for soaking Poguzhi and wheat flour to make paste pills, size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 20 pills per dose, with salt water or wine on an empty stomach.
Treats Cold-Damp invasion and Spleen Qi deficiency lower back pain. (From *Haishang Fang*)
Wuji San (Five Accumulations Powder) added with Taoren (Semen Persicae), decocted. Take on an empty stomach before meals. Persons with Yang constitution should not take Wuji San.
Shenqu Jiu (From *Xu Yijian Fang*): Treats sprain/contusion lower back pain, inability to turn or bend. Take a large piece of aged Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata), burn until red-hot, quench in old wine. Remove Shenqu. Swallow Qing'e Wan whole. Two doses bring sudden cure. Another version omits Qing'e Wan; lie supine for a while after taking, effect follows. Re-dose if necessary. Treats lower back pain, wind-dampness preventing movement. (From *Shibian Liangfang*)
Use Shuodie Ye (Foliage of Smilax Riparia), heat with fire, spread thickly on bed. Lie on it while hot. Replace when cool. In winter, take roots, pound and decoct, apply while hot as before. Also treats wind-cold-damp Bi syndrome and postpartum cold injury lower back pain preventing movement.
Treats waist pain and Qi pain.
Wulingzhi (Faeces Trogopterori, amount unspecified). Grind into powder, take with good wine. For women, add Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), decoct, mix with wine, take 1-2 fen.
Jiangfu Tang (From *Zhizhi Fang*): Treats body weakness from cold injury. For lower back pain, add Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) and Zhi Duzhong (Processed Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoidis), each 5 qian. Take before meals.
Treats heavy and painful waist. (From *Zhouhou Fang*)
Grind Binglang (Semen Arecae) into powder, take with wine, 8 qian or 5 qian.
Treats lower back pain. (From *Waitai Miyao Fang*)
Roast yellow dog skin, wrap around the painful waist area. Keep warm until heat penetrates. Frequent application leads to cure.
Treats reverse waist with blood pain. (From *Zhouhou Fang*)
Pound Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoidis) about 3 sheng. Mix with bitter vinegar and apply to the pain site. Reapply when dry. Also moxa three sessions at the white flesh margin of the heel.
Duzhong Jiu (From *Fengke Jiyian Fang*): Treats lower back and back pain.
Take 0.5 jin of Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoidis), remove skin. Soak in 2 sheng of wine for 7 days. Take three times daily. Very effective. Palace maid of Emperor Ming of Song suffered from lower back pain pulling to the heart, causing breathlessness upon onset. Xu Wenbo diagnosed it as "Hair Mass" (Fa Xia). Irrigated with oil. Vomited object like hair, length 2 chi. Head formed into a snake shape, moving. Hung up, dripping only one drop. Condition cured.
Treats lower back pain.
Crush Zhoumiancao (Plantago asiatica or similar, amount unspecified) finely, mix with good wine and take. Cured immediately.
Treats all types of lower back pain.
Administer Bao Sheng Wan (Preserve Life Pill) with Antai Yin (Secure Fetus Decoction). Qing'e Wan (Black Mo Pill) is also excellent. Another version administers with stir-fried salt.
Another Prescription
Grind [Unclear Character] and Hongqu (Red Yeast Rice) into paste, mix with good hot wine and take.
Another Prescription
Take Hongqu (Red Yeast Rice) powder, mix with hot wine and take.
Another Prescription (From *Zhizhi Fang*)
Grind Huixianggen (Radix Foeniculi) with Hongqu (Red Yeast Rice) into paste, mix with good hot wine. Excellent. Another version uses only Huixianggen (Radix Foeniculi) ground into paste, mixed with good wine for immediate cure. Xue Xi passed this down as very effective. Another version uses stir-fried Bajiao Huixiang (Star Anise) powder, mixed with warm wine before meals.
Another Prescription
Wrap Cangzhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Lanatae) in paper, roast over low fire. Scrape off skin when cool, grind into powder. Take 3 qian per dose, mixed with one cup of wine.
Soybean Prescription for Lower Back Pain. (From *Shenghui Fang*)
Take 6 sheng of soybeans, mix evenly, stir-fry until cooked. Wrap in cloth, place over a layer of clothing on the painful area. Ensure warmth penetrates. Replace when cool. Must avoid wind. Also wash with strong decoction of Baiyangpi (Cortex Populus Tomentosae). Very good.
Treats Qi stagnation lower back pain. (From *Zhizhi Fang*)
Use Wuyao Shunqi San (Wuyao Regulate Qi Powder) added with Wujia Pi (Cortex Acanthopanacis Senticosi), add a little Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis), decoct in soup and take. Or use Muxiang Liuqi Yin (Muxiang Move Qi Decoction). Immediate effect.
Treats Kidney deficiency lower back pain.
Decoct Jupi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae) with salt in water and swallow. Adding Bibi (Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae) is especially good.
Duhuo Xuduan Tang: Treats lower back pain. Kidney Qi deficiency, lying on cold damp ground, exposed to wind. Not curing promptly. Chronic flow to legs and knees. Cold Bi pain and weakness. Heaviness or hemiplegia. Lower back and leg pain/spasms. Heavy and urgent leg pain.
Duhuo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, 3 liang), Xuduan (Radix Dipsaci, 2 liang), Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoidis, 2 liang), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi Ramulus, 2 liang), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, 2 liang), Xiong (Radix Chuanxiong, 2 liang), Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, 2 liang), Xixin (Radix Asari, 2 liang), Qinjiao (Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae, 3 liang), Fuling (Poria, 2 liang), Renshen (Radix Ginseng, 2 liang), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, 2 liang), Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba, 2 liang, white variety), Dihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Glutinosa, 2 liang), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, 3 liang, honey-fried). Decoct 1 dou of water to obtain 3 sheng. Divide into three doses. Take warm. Rest and avoid cold. It is advisable to use Shuodie Ye (Foliage of Smilax Riparia) heated with fire, spread thickly on bed, lie on it while hot. Replace when cool. In winter, take roots, pound and use. Also must decoct. Avoid Wu Yi (Myrobalan), raw green onion, raw vegetables, Seaweed, Chinese Cabbage, and sour substances. *Zhouhou Fang* contains Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata) but lacks Xuduan, Gancao, Niuxi, Renshen, Danggui, totaling twelve herbs.
Shenxian Moyao Dan (Divine Grinding Waist Pill) Passed down by Luo Chongxu. First pill: waist feels like fire. Second pill: knows blood vessels flowing. Third pill: marrow fills. Ten pills: eternal protection against misfortune. Preparation requires a clean room. Strictly avoid seeing by women, chickens, and dogs. For women unable to conceive, ten pills warm the blood organs and facilitate pregnancy.
Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, skin removed), Bai Fan (Alumen, burned to ash), Dingxiang (Flos Syzygii Aromatici, ground), Zhusha (Cinnabar, ground), Liuhuang (Sulfur, ground), Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, white pith removed), Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Secati, processed to powder), Wuzhuyu (Fructus Evodiae Officinalis, ground), Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, skin and tips removed), Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae, ground), Shexiang (Moschus, 1 qian, separately ground), Nifen (Calomel, 1 qian, separately ground). Except for Shexiang and Nifen, weigh each pure herb at 1 liang, grind into powder. Combine in mortar. Mix powder and Shexiang, grind extremely fine. Make pills with honey, size of middle finger joint. For each pill, take 7 qian of fresh ginger, extract natural juice. Boil juice in silver/copper vessel five times. Pour into cup. Add medicine, stir for a long time. Grind extremely fine with finger, ensure no grit. Dip finger in mixture and grind onto the waist. Gradually becomes hot/fire-like. Continue until finished. Tie soft cloth belt tightly around waist. Do not remove for two days. Excellent for treating chronic Kidney deficiency in men and women, five labors and seven injuries, weakness, premature graying of hair, lower back and knee pain. For women with chronic Kidney deficiency, uterine blood scattering, deafness, dim vision, foul diseases, wind-labor syndromes, etc.
Prescription for Men with Kidney/Lower Back Pain, Wind-Cold in Thighs/Knees, Tinnitus, Loss of Taste, Cold Sensation.
Dihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Glutinosa, 4 liang), Fuling (Poria, 3 liang), Baizhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, 2 liang), Zexie (Rhizoma Alismatis Orientals, 3 liang), Shanzhuyu (Fructus Corni Officinalis, 3 liang), Congrong (Herba Cistanche, 2 liang), Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis, 3 liang), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi Ramulus, 2 liang), Shihu (Caulis Dendrobii, 2 liang), Bajitian (Radix Morinda Officinalis, 3 liang), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, 2 liang), Renshen (Radix Ginseng, 2 liang), Cishi (Magnetitum, 2 liang, ground). The above herbs are ground into powder. Make pills with honey, size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 20 pills with wine, twice daily. Avoid peaches, plums, sparrow meat, raw green onion, sour substances, Myrobalan.
Treats Kidney deficiency Qi decline, spine pain. Or lying exposed to wind, cold-damp entering head. If not treated quickly, flows to legs/knees, causing hemiplegia, cold Bi, flaccidity. Treat quickly. (From *Zhouhou Fang*)
Duhuo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, 4 fen), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, one large piece, processed), Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoidis), Fuling (Poria), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi Ramulus, each 8 fen), Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae), Qinjiao (Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae), Xiong (Radix Chuanxiong), Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba, each 6 fen), Xixin (Radix Asari, 5 fen), Dihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Glutinosa, 10 fen, sliced). Decoct 9 sheng of water to obtain 3 sheng. Divide into three doses on an empty stomach. Take one dose after walking 8-9 li. Avoid restrictions as listed above. Take three courses.
San Zhi Wan (From *Danliao Fang*): Treats elderly weak persons. Kidney Qi deficiency, lower back pain preventing bending/stretching.
Lu Jiao (Cornu Cervi, shaved, 3 liang), Mi Jiao (Cornu Elaphi Pantotrichum, shaved, 2 liang), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, skin and umbilicus removed), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi Ramulus, do not expose to fire), Buguzhi (Fructus Psoraleae, stir-fried, each 1 liang), Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoidis, skin removed, chopped, stir-fried until fibers break, 1 liang), Lurong (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, wine-steamed and baked, 1 liang), Qingyan (Green Salt, separately ground, 0.5 liang). The above herbs are ground into powder. Make pills with wine paste, size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 70 pills per dose, on an empty stomach. Chew Huliren (Semen Juglandis) finely, swallow with salt-wine water. Dislikes heat medicines: remove Fuzi, add Roucongrong (Herba Cistanche) 1 liang, soaked in wine, lightly dried.
Prescription for Lower Back Pain with Shortness of Breath, Weak/Cold Genitals, Clear/Cold Urine Dribbling, Genital Wetness/Itching, Lower Abdominal Urgency, Infertility.
Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, 14 fen, honey-fried), Xuduan (Radix Dipsaci, 3 fen), Maidong (Radix Ophiopogonis Japonici, 3 fen), Shanyao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae Oppositae, 3 fen), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, 3 fen), Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Secati, 3 fen), Jici (Spina Gleditsiae Sinensis, 4 fen). The above herbs are ground into powder. Take with wine, one cun bi, three times daily. Avoid pork, cold water, seaweed, Chinese cabbage. Certain efficacy. Another version omits Ganjiang.
Mugua Wan (From *Yuyao Yuan Fang*): Treats lower back pain. Tonifies, strengthens sinews and bones.