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Indicated for cold cough, lung heat, gan accumulation (pediatric malnutrition syndrome), generalized yellow edema; treats tinea and scabies; kills roundworms, tapeworms (Taenia), and pinworms. Also indicated for all kinds of parasites. For insects entering the ear: stir-fry and grind [Bai Bu], apply to the ear gate (Er Men).

**Bai Bu Wan (Stemona Pill):** Stir-fried Bai Bu (Radix Stemostemonis) and Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba) each 3 liang; Xing Ren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum) 40 grains (skin removed, processed with heat, lightly stir-fried, and ground). Grind into powder, mix with cooked jujube flesh to form pills the size of soap bean pods. Take 2-3 pills per dose, 3-4 times daily. Alternatively, add 50 pine nut kernels, process with honey into pills for sublingual administration. Indicated for pediatric cold-cough in the lungs characterized by severe cough, slight wheezing, and phlegm.

**Bai Bu Gao (Stemona Paste):** Use an unspecified amount of Bai Bu (Radix Stemostemonis), decoct with water until it forms a paste. Hold in mouth and swallow slowly. Indicated for chronic cough lasting years.

Another prescription: Bai Bu (Radix Stemostemonis), Bai Xian Pi (Cortex Dictamni), Ma Zi Ren (Semen Cannabis), Sheng Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Recens), Huang Bo (Cortex Phellodendri), and Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) each 1 liang. Add 8 liang of sesame oil, decoct the herbs until charred, filter out the dregs, and continue boiling until a drop forms a bead when tested in water. Then add 2 liang of beeswax, continuing until a drop does not disperse in water. Remove from heat, mix in finely powdered Xiong Huang (Realgar), allow to cool slightly, and store in a porcelain mortar. Apply externally as a plaster for psoriasis.

Another prescription: Freshly crushed [Bai Bu] applied to the umbilicus. Mix half sheng of glutinous rice with half he of water wine, soften it, and cover the medicine. Wrap securely with cloth. After one or two days, if a wine odor is detected in the mouth, water dampness will be excreted via urination. Indicated for generalized yellow edema.

**He Shou Wu (Polygoni Multiflori Radix)** indications: Tonifies essence and nourishes blood, strengthens sinews and bones, resolves deficiency-phlegm, darkens hair, eliminates carbuncles and swelling, treats wind sores on the head and face, scrofula, five types of hemorrhoids, traumatic injuries, leukorrhea, and various postpartum disorders.

**He Shou Wu Wan (Polygonum Multiflorum Pill):** He Shou Wu 3 jin, sliced with a copper knife; Niu Xi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae) 1 jin, sliced. Wash 1 dou of black beans thoroughly. Line a wooden steamer with a layer of beans, then a layer of herbs, repeating until exhausted. Steam in a clay pot until beans are cooked, remove, discard beans, and dry in the sun. Replace with fresh beans and steam again. Repeat this process three times. Grind into powder. Mix with steamed jujube flesh to form pills the size of wutong seeds. Take 30-50 pills per dose, with warm wine on an empty stomach. Avoid blood products, scaleless fish, radish, green onion, garlic, and iron utensils. Long-term use strengthens sinews and bones, increases marrow and essence, tonifies blood and qi, darkens beard and hair, and fortifies yang function.

**Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan (Seven-Treasure Beard-Beautifying Pill):** Red and White He Shou Wu (scraped clean of skin). Use 2 sheng of washed black beans. Line a sand-pot water steamer with beans and He Shou Wu, layering them. Steam until beans are cooked, remove, discard beans, dry, replace, and steam again. Repeat nine times. Dry and grind into powder. Chi Fu Ling (Poria Cocos with Red Skin) and Bai Fu Ling (Poria Cocos) each 1 jin, scraped clean; select the dense parts, shape into blocks, soak in 10 bowls of human milk, dry, and grind. Niu Xi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae) 8 liang, soaked in wine once, then dried. Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 8 liang, soaked in wine and dried. Gou Qi Zi (Fructus Lycii) 8 liang, soaked in wine and dried. Tu Si Zi (Semen Cuscutae) 8 liang, soaked in wine until sprouting, ground while soft, and dried. Bu Gu Zhi (Fructus Psoraleae) 4 liang, stir-fried with black sesame seeds until fragrant. Avoid iron tools and stone mortars during processing. Grind into powder and mix with honey to form pills the size of弹子 (bullets). Take 100 pills with Gan Jiang Tang (Dried Ginger Decoction); take remaining wutong-sized pills with salt water before bed; take 100 pills with wine on an empty stomach daily. Can darken beard and hair.

**He Shou Wu Wan (Another Formula):** He Shou Wu 1.5 qian, Fang Feng (Radix Saposhnikoviae), Black Beans, Jing Jie (Herba Schizonepetae), Di Gu Pi (Cortex Lycii), Sang Bai Pi (Cortex Mori) each 1 liang. Grind into powder, process with honey into wutong-sized pills. Take 30-40 pills after meals with clear tea. Treats lung wind causing red nose and red face.

Another formula: He Shou Wu 4 liang, Jing Jie, Wei Ling Xian (Radix Clematidis), Fang Feng, Man Jing Zi (Fructus Viticis, stir-fried), Che Qian Zi (Semen Plantaginis, stir-fried), Zhi Gan Cao (Prepared Licorice Root) each 2 liang. Grind into powder, make water pills wutong-sized. Take 1.5 qian morning and evening with light wine. Treats pustular sores.

**He Shou Wu Wine:** He Shou Wu 4 liang, Dang Gui Shen (Heart of Angelica Root), Dang Gui Wei (Tail of Angelica Root), Chuan Shan Jia (Scalia Manis, processed), Wu Jia Pi (Cortex Acanthopanacis), Chuan Wu (Radix Aconiti Carmerichaelii, prepared), Cao Wu (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii, prepared) each 4 qian. Place in a linen bag, tie tightly. Combine with 20 sheng of yellow wine in a jar, seal tightly, and decoct over water for the duration of three incense sticks. Bury in a cellar for seven days. Drink occasionally to induce mild sweating, avoiding wind. Treats leprosy (Da Ma Feng).

Wei Ling Xian, Zhi Gan Cao, Fang Feng, He Bai Cao each equal parts. Grind into powder. Take 1 qian after meals with warm wine. Treats wind-toxin attacking the spleen and stomach causing swelling, progressing to tinea, even stiffness of shoulders and back, soreness and cracking of hands and feet, muscular numbness, and purple or white macules with stubborn numbness.

Zhi Ke (Fructus Aurantii), Fang Feng, Gan Cao, Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong), Chen Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae), Xiang Fu (Rhizoma Cyperi), Zi Su (Folium Perillae), Qiang Huo (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii), Du Huo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis), Rou Gui (Cortex Cinnamomi). Take early after injury. Promotes qi circulation, dispels wind, invigorates blood, and relieves pain. For severe pain, add Ru Xiang (Resina Acaciae Cathartae) and Mo Yao (Resina Boswelliae).

Another formula: He Shou Wu, Dang Gui (stir-fried), Chi Jian (Rhizoma Gastrodiae), Fu Zi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, peeled and de-navelled), Gui Xin (Cortex Cinnamomi), Chi Shao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra), Chuan Xiong each 7 qian, [missing herb] 5 qian. Grind into powder. Take 2 qian mixed with wine. Treats women's blood-wind causing joint pain, or numbness of hands and feet, heaviness in waist and hips.

**He Shou Wu Decoction:** He Shou Wu, Fang Feng, Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae Japonicae), Jing Jie, Cang Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Chinensis), Bai Xian Pi, Gan Cao, Ku Shen (Radix Sophorae Flavescentis), Lian Qiao (Fructus Forsythiae), Mu Tong (Caulis Akebiae Trifoliatae). Add Deng Xin Cao (Medulla Junci). Decoct in water and drink. Treats wind-toxin of damp-heat causing generalized pustular sores with oozing yellow fluid. If loose stools, add Ze Xie (Rhizoma Alismatis); if summer heat, add Zhi Zi (Fructus Gardeniae) and Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae); if itching, add Bai Ji Li (Fructus Tribuli); if spleen and stomach are weak, remove Ku Shen and add Chi Fu Ling (Poria Cocos with Red Skin).