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To guide deficient Qi downward to its source. When used according to the syndrome, it is invariably effective. Take one large Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata), hollow out the center, insert three Quanxie (Scorpio, removed of poison) inside, and mix with the remaining Fuzi powder, 2.5 qian of Xuanzhufen (Gypsum Pulveratum), and a little Baomian (Wheat Flour). Blend with water to form a paste, wrap around the Fuzi, and bake until cooked. Remove the skin, grind into powder, and blend with Congxin (Allii Fistulosi Juice) to make pills the size of Euonymus seeds. Take 50 pills each time, administered with Jiaoyan Tang (Pepper and Salt Decoction). For Kidney Qi attacking upward, causing inability to move the head and neck: Jiaofu Wan (Pepper and Aconite Pill): Use one large Shufu (Prepared Aconite Root), grind into powder. Take 2 qian each time, place 20 Sichuan peppercorns (Huajiao), fill the peppercorn cavity with Baomian, add 1.5 zhan of water and 7 slices of Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger), decoct until 0.7 zhan remains, remove the peppercorns, add salt, and take orally on an empty stomach. The Qi of the pepper descends to guide the rebellious Qi back to its meridian. (from *Ben Shi Fang*)

For Biyuan (Nasal Sinusitis) and Naoxie (Cerebrospinal Rhinorrhea): Apply Shengfu (Raw Aconite Root) powder blended with Congxin (Allii Fistulosi Juice) like mud to Yongquan (KI-1). (from *Pu Ji Fang*)

For continuous tinnitus, day and night: Mix Wutou (Aconiti Radix) burnt to ash and Shichangpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma) in equal parts, grind into powder, wrap in cotton, and insert into the ear. Use twice daily for effect. (from *Yang Shi Chan Ru*)

For sudden deafness and blockage: Soak Fuzi in vinegar, sharpen the tip, and insert into the ear. Alternatively, apply moxibustion 14 burns above the ear. (from *Ben Cao Shi Yi*)

For otorrhea (pus and blood from ear): Grind Shengfu (Raw Aconite Root) into powder, blend with Congti (Allii Fistulosi Mucus), and instill into the ear. (from *Zhou Hou Bei Ji Fang*)

For Houbi (Sore throat with swelling and obstruction): Remove the skin of Fuzi, process until cracked, coat with honey, roast until honey penetrates, hold in mouth without swallowing the juice. If abscess has formed, pus will discharge; if not formed, swelling will dissipate. (from *Ben Cao Shi Yi*)

For chronic mouth ulcers: Grind Shengfu (Raw Aconite Root) into powder, blend with vinegar and flour, and apply to the sole of the foot. Men: left foot; Women: right foot. Change twice daily. (from *Jing Yan Hou Fang*)

For wind-worm toothache: *Pu Ji Fang*: Use 1 liang of Fuzi (burnt to ash) and 1 fen of Kufan (Alumen Ustums), grind into powder, and rub on the affected area. Another prescription: Chuanwutou (Chuanwu) and Chuanfuzi (Chuanfu)... [Text incomplete]. For sudden red swollen eyes, gritty pain preventing opening, and continuous tearing: Scrape off the red skin of Fuzi, grind to powder, take amount equivalent to silkworm feces, place in the eye, stop when symptoms resolve. (Zhang Wen Zhong, *Bei Ji Fang*)

For all types of Cold Qi: Expel wind-phlegm, relieve whole-body pain, boost Yuan Qi, strengthen vitality, consolidate essence and marrow, reduce illness: Take 1 jin of Chuanwutou (Chuanwu), place in a large porcelain bowl holding 5 sheng, soak in Tongzi Xiaoye (Child's Urine) for 7 days, adding daily to keep it overflowing. Discard spoiled pieces. Cut the rest into four pieces with a bamboo knife, wash 7 times with fresh water, then soak again, changing water daily. When done, dry and grind into powder. Boil with wine and wheat paste to make pills the size of mung beans. Take 10 pills on an empty stomach with salty water, followed by a little porridge. (from *Jing Yan Fang*)

To regulate Qi circulation, warming promotes free flow: Take one large Shufu (Prepared Aconite Root), divide into two doses. Add 2 zhan of water, decoct to 1 zhan, add Chenxiang Zhi (Aquilaria Sap Juice), and take warm. (from *He Ji Ju Fang*)

For Zhonghan (Cold Strike) with coma and lethargy: Jiangfu Tang (Ginger and Aconite Decoction): Treats deficiency-cold strike, coma, cold pain in navel/abdomen, cholera with cramps, and all deficiency-cold diseases. Take 1 liang of Shengfu (Raw Aconite Root, peeled and navel removed) and 1 liang of Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, processed). Each dose: 3 qian, add 2 zhong of water, decoct to 1 zhong, take warm. (from *He Ji Ju Fang*)

For cold pain in heart/abdomen and disharmony of cold/heat qi: Mix Shanzhizi (Gardeniae Fructus) and Chuanwutou (Chuanwu) in equal parts, grind raw into powder, blend with wine paste to make pills the size of Euonymus seeds. Take 15 pills with Shengjiang Tang (Fresh Ginger Decoction). For Xiao Chang Qi (Intestinal Hernia) pain, add fried Huixiang (Foeniculi Fructus), take 20 pills with scallion and wine. (Wang Shi, *Bo Ji Fang*)

For heart pain and hernia caused by damp-heat constrained by cold: Use Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus) to drain damp-heat, Wutou (Aconiti Radix) to break cold constraint. Guided by Zhizi, Wutou acts swiftly and does not linger in the stomach. Take 1 qian of Chuanwutou (Chuanwu) and 1 qian of Shanzhizi (Gardeniae Fructus), grind into powder. Mix with smooth running water and 1 spoon of Jiangzhi (Fresh Ginger Juice), then take. (from *Dan Xi Zhuan Yao*)

For Hanjue (Cold Reversal) heart pain and unceasing pain in small intestine/bladder: Shensha Yili Dan (Cinnabar One-Pill): Take 1 liang of Shufu (Prepared Aconite Root, peeled), Yujin (Curcumae Radix), and Juhong (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Rubrum), grind into powder, blend with vinegar and wheat paste to make pills the size of sour jujube, coat with Zhusha (Cinnabar). Take 1 pill per dose. Men: administer with wine; Women: administer with vinegar water. (from *Xuan Ming Fang*)

For Han Shen (Cold Hernia) with abdominal pain around the navel, cold extremities, spontaneous sweating, wiry and tight pulse, use Da Wutou Jian (Major Aconite Decoction): Take 5 Wu Tou (Aconiti Radix), remove navels. Add 3 sheng of water, boil to 1 sheng, strain, add 2 sheng of honey, boil until water vapor is gone. Strong persons take 7 he; weak persons take 5 he. If no improvement, take again tomorrow. (Zhang Zhong Jing, *Jin Gui Yu Han Fang*)

For Han Shen (Cold Hernia) with body pain, abdominal pain, cold extremities with numbness, or insomnia due to body pain, use Wutou Guizhi Tang (Aconite and Cinnamon Twig Decoction): Take one portion of Wutou (Aconiti Radix), boil with 2 jin of honey until reduced by half. Add 5 he of Guizhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction) to dissolve, yielding 1 sheng. Initial dose: 2 he. If no effect, take again. If still no effect, increase to 5 he. Sensation like drunkenness indicates efficacy; vomiting indicates the disease is being expelled. (from *Jin Gui Yu Han*)

For Han Shen (Cold Hernia) radiating to flanks, pain in ribs, heart, and abdomen, refractory to other drugs: Take 5 Da Wutou (Major Aconite), remove corners, cut into four. Boil with 1 jin of white honey until penetrated. Dry, grind into powder, blend with ripe honey to make pills the size of Euonymus seeds. Take 20 pills with cold salty water to cure permanently. (Cui Shi Fang)

For Han Shen (Cold Hernia) with diarrhea, abdominal pain, borborygmus, spontaneous sweating, and cold reversal: Take 1 liang of Shufu (Prepared Aconite Root, peeled and navel removed), 1 liang of Yanhusuo (Corydalis Rhizoma, stir-fried), and 0.5 liang of Shengmuxiang (Vladimiriae Rhizoma). Each dose: 4 qian, add 2 zhan of water and 7 slices of ginger, decoct to 0.7 zhan, take warm. (from *Ji Sheng Fang*)

For various Xiao Chang Hernias: *Su Shen Liang Fang* Cangcu San (Hasty Powder): Treats cold hernia abdominal pain, Xiao Chang Qi, Bladder Qi, Spleen/Kidney pains, severe spasms, sweating, and cold reversal. Take 1 Da Fuzi (Stir-fried, peeled, navel removed), 4 liang of Shanzhizi (Stir-fried until charred). Each dose: 3 qian, add 1 zhan of water and 0.5 zhan of wine, decoct to 0.7 zhan, add a pinch of salt, take warm. *Xuan Ming Fang*: Treats Yin Hernia with lower abdominal swelling/pain, add Bibali Zi (Tribuli Fructus) in equal parts. For deficiency: add Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig) in equal parts, blend with ginger paste into pills, take 50 pills with wine. For Deficiency-Cold Lower Back Pain: Take 2 liang of Lurong (Deer Antler, hair removed, roasted with butter until slightly yellow), 2 liang of Fuzi (Processed, peeled, navel removed), 3 fen of Yanhua (Salt Flower), grind into powder, blend with jujube meat into pills the size of Euonymus seeds. Take 30 pills on an empty stomach with warm wine. *Yi Jian Zhi* records: Physician Shi Kangzu suffered from a chest/heart leak discharging fluid through multiple orifices for 20 years. He also suffered from lower back pain, stooping while walking, emaciation, and exhaustion, untreatable by doctors. Vice-prefect Han Ziwen consulted *Sheng Hui Fang*, found this prescription, and had him take it. After more than ten days, back pain subsided. Long-term use cured him completely, including the chest leak. Vitality doubled, gait became light. This prescription originally treated the waist, but its effect was so profound.

For Yuan Zang (Primordial Viscera) Cold Injury: *Dou Men Fang*: Take Fuzi (Processed, peeled, navel removed), grind into powder. Add 2 qian of medicine to 2 zhan of water, decoct with salt, scallion, ginger, and jujube to yield 1 zhan. Take on an empty stomach. Removes accumulated cold, warms lower origin, nourishes intestines and boosts Qi, allowing normal diet. *Mei Shi Fang* Erhu Wan (Two Tigers Pill): Tonifies Yuan Zang, promotes appetite, strengthens sinews and bones. Take 4 liang each of Wutou (Aconiti Radix) and Fuzi (Soaked in strong vinegar for 3 nights, sliced), roast over charcoal until red, pour 3 sheng of vinegar into a pit with the herbs, cover with a basin overnight. Remove, discard sand/dirt, add 4 liang of Qingyan (Green Salt), stir-fry until red-yellow, grind into powder. Blend with vinegar and wheat paste into pills the size of Euonymus seeds. Take 15 pills on an empty stomach with cold wine; suitable for women as well.

For Stomach Cold with Phlegm, Spleen Weakness with Vomiting: Take 2 qian each of Shengfu (Raw Aconite Root) and Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), 10 slices of ginger, 2 zhan of water, decoct to 0.7 zhan, take warm on empty stomach. Another formula: Process both until cooked, add 5 fen of Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix). (from *Qi Xiao Liang Fang*)

For Chronic Cold Regurgitation: *Jing Yan Fang*: Take 1 large Fuzi and 1 jin of ginger, chop finely, boil together, grind to paste. Dissolve 1 qian in rice drink. *Wei Sheng Jia Bao Fang*: Blend ginger juice with paste, mix with Fuzi powder into pills, coat with Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma). Take 10 pills with warm water. *Dou Men Fang*: Place largest Fuzi on a brick, heat from all sides, quench with fresh ginger juice. Repeat until half a bowl of juice is absorbed, grind to powder. Take 1 qian with millet drink; cures within 3 doses. Or slice pig kidney, roast, and dip in powder. *Fang Bian Ji*: Cut head off large Fuzi, hollow out, insert 49 Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos), tie securely, place in clay pot, soak with ginger juice, simmer dry, grind to powder. Take a small amount on palm, lick daily 10+ times. Avoid toxic/cold foods.

For Spleen Cold Malaria: *Ji Sheng Fang* states: Five viscera Qi deficiency, Yin/Yang conflict causes malaria, more cold than heat, or only cold without heat, use Qizao Tang (Seven Jujube Decoction): Take 1 Fuzi, process 7 times, soak in salty water 7 times, peel/remove navel, divide into 2 doses. Add 1 bowl of water, 7 slices of ginger, 7 jujubes, decoct to 0.7, leave exposed overnight. Take warm on empty stomach on day of attack, take second dose shortly after. Wang Shi *Bai Yi Xuan Fang* states: For Cold Phlegm, use Fuzi; for Wind Phlegm, use Wutou method. Wutou is hot; too much soaking disperses heat. Another formula, Guofu Tang: Take 2.5 qian each of Shufu (Prepared Aconite Root, peeled) and Caoguo Ren (Tsaoko Cardamomi Fructus), 1 zhan of water, 7 slices of ginger, 1 jujube, decoct to 0.7, take warm early on attack day. *Zhou Hou Fang*: At onset, blend Fuzi powder with vinegar, apply to back.

For Cold-Heat Malaria: Take 1 Fuzi (5 qian, baked in flour), 1 qian each of Renshen (Ginseng Radix) and Dansha (Cinnabar), grind into powder, blend with refined honey into pills the size of Euonymus seeds. Take 20 pills, 3 doses consecutively before onset. If effective, may vomit or feel numbness. If not effective, take again next day. (Pang An Chang, *Shang Han Lun*)

For Zhang Malaria (Miasma Malaria) with cold-heat alternation, headache, body ache, vomiting phlegm, excessive thirst/sweating, or diarrhea/restlessness, use Jiangfu Tang (Ginger-Aconite Decoction): Take 1 Da Fuzi (Major Aconite Root), cut into 4. Use 1 piece, add 1 zhan of water, 10 slices of ginger, decoct to 0.7, take warm. Li Daizhi says: This formula is excellent. Zhang Jie says: In Lingnan, Ya Zhang (Silent Malaria) is critical, causing death in 1-2 days. Doctors attribute it to extreme heat contracting cold, treating with single Shengfu (Raw Aconite Root) often succeeds. Is this not using heat to attack heat and dissipate?

For Deficient Urinary Retention, deep pulse at both Chi positions, ineffective with mild diuretics, indicating Deficiency-Cold: Take 1 Fuzi (Processed, peeled, navel removed, soaked long in salty water), 1 liang of Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma). Each dose: 4 qian, add 1.5 zhan of water and 7 stems of Dengxincao (Junci Medullae), decoct and take. Cures immediately. (from *Pu Ji Fang*)

For Edema with Wheezing/Fullness, affecting adults/children, recurring after removing accumulation, with difficult urination. Using cold-nature diuretics worsens retention. Physicians are often helpless. This is due to failure of Middle/Lower Jiao Qi ascent/descent, Cold Pi (Glomus) blocking water flow. Only Shenfu Tang (Sinking Aconite Decoction) allows natural urination and resolves wheezing/fullness: [Text incomplete regarding ingredients]... decoct, drink cold before meals. Even 30-50 Fuzi are harmless. Children: 3 qian per dose, decoct in water. (from *Zhu Shi Ji Yan Fang*)

For Spleen Deficiency Damp Edema: Take 5 Da Fuzi (Major Aconite Roots, peeled, cut into 4), place in 0.5 sheng of Chixiaodou (Adzuki Beans), cook slowly until soft. Remove beans, dry and grind Fuzi to powder. Blend with Yiyiren Fen (Coicis Semen Powder/Paste) into pills the size of Euonymus seeds. Take 10 pills with Luobo Tang (Radish Decoction). (from *Zhu Shi Ji Yan Fang*)

for Yin Edema with Fullness: Take 1 sheng of Wutou (Aconiti Radix), 5 sheng of Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex), 5 sheng of water, boil to 1 sheng, strain, store in copper vessel, double-boil until pillable. Make pills the size of mung beans. Take 3-5 pills, aiming for diuresis. Avoid greasy/wine/flour/fish/meat. Another formula: Soak Da Fuzi (Major Aconite Root) in Tongbian (Child's Urine) for 3 days/nights, changing urine daily. Rub skin off with cloth, grind to paste, blend with wine paste into mung bean-sized pills. Take 30 pills, send down with Liuqi Yin (Flowing Qi Drink). (from *Pu Ji Fang*)

for Large Intestine Cold Constipation: Take 1 Fuzi (Processed, peeled, take center date-sized portion, grind to powder), 2 qian. Take with honey water on empty stomach. (from *Sheng Ji Zong Lu*)

for Elderly Deficiency Diarrhea with Incontinence: Take 1 liang each of Shufu (Prepared Aconite Root) and Chishizhi (Halloysit Rubrum), grind into powder, blend with vinegar paste into pills the size of Euonymus seeds. Take 50 pills with rice drink. (from *Yang Shi Jia Cang Fang*)

for Cold Qi Profuse Diarrhea: Take 1 liang of Sheng Chuanwutou (Raw Chuanwu), 0.5 liang of Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), grind into powder, blend with vinegar paste into pills the size of Euonymus seeds. Take 20 pills with Chenpi Tang (Tangerine Peel Decoction). (from *Ben Shi Fang*)

for Visceral Cold Spleen Diarrhea, and Elderly Middle Qi Deficiency with Chronic Diarrhea: Take 2 liang of Roudoukou (Myristicae Semen, roasted), 1.5 liang of Da Fuzi (Major Aconite Root, peeled/navel removed), grind into powder, blend with congee into pills the size of Euonymus seeds. Take 80 pills with Lotus Seed Decoction. *Shi Bian Liang Fang*: Treats Spleen/Stomach Deficiency-Cold, Large Intestine Slippage, undigested food, fatigue. Take 10 liang of Da Fuzi (with skin, boiled with 2 sheng of jujubes in stone pot for 1 day, keeping water 2 fingers above herbs). Remove, slice each into 3, boil another half day, peel, dry, grind. Blend with jujube meat into pills the size of Euonymus seeds. Take 30-40 pills on empty stomach with rice drink. For Infant Vomiting/Diarrhea with Scanty Urine: Bailong Wan (White Dragon Pill): Take 5 qian of Shufu (Prepared Aconite Root), 2.5 qian each of Baishizhi (Halloysit Albus, calcined) and Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, calcined), grind into powder, blend with vinegar/wheat paste into millet-sized pills. Take appropriate dose for child's age with rice drink. (from *Quan You Xin Jian*)

for Cholera with Unceasing Vomiting/Diarrhea: Take 1 Fuzi weighing 7 qian, process, peel, remove navel, grind to powder. Each dose: 4 qian, add 2 zhan of water, 0.5 qian of salt, decoct to 1 zhan, take warm. Stops immediately. (Sun Zhao, *Mi Bao Fang*)

for Watery Diarrhea and Chronic Dysentery: Take 2 Chuanwutou (Chuanwu). Use 1 raw, 1 boiled with half matchstick of black beans until cooked. Grind into mung bean-sized pills. Take 5 pills with Huanglian Tang (Coptidis Decoction). (from *Pu Ji Fang*)

for Chronic Dysentery with Red/White Discharge: Dusheng Wan (Unique Sage Pill): Take 1 Chuanwutou (Chuanwu), burn in ashes until smoke nearly stops, remove to ground, cover with bowl for a while, grind to powder. Blend with wine and wax into hemp seed-sized pills. Take 3 pills. For Red Dysentery: decoct Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix), Heidou (Black Soybean), cool, swallow. For White Dysentery: decoct Gancao, Heidou, cool, swallow. For diarrhea/abdominal pain: swallow with water. Take on empty stomach. Avoid hot foods. (from *Jing Yan Hou Fang*)

for Chronic Relapsing Dysentery: Take 0.5 liang of Shufu (Prepared Aconite Root, ground), 2 egg whites. Mash and mix into Euonymus-sized pills. Drop into boiling water, boil briefly, remove, divide into 2 doses, take with rice drink. (from *Sheng Ji Zong Lu*)

for Dysentery with Cough/Antiperistalsis, deep Yin-Cold pulse, Tu Yin San (Retreating Yin Powder) is primary: Chen Ziming says: One patient suffered continuously, cured after 2 doses. Formula seen previously under Yin... [Text incomplete].

for Lower Bleeding due to Deficiency-Cold, long-standing intestinal cold: Take Shufu (Prepared Aconite Root, peeled) and Ku Bai Fan (Alumen Calcined) 1 liang, grind to powder. Take 3 qian with rice drink. Another formula: Take 1 Shufu (Prepared Aconite Root, peeled), 3.5 qian of Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger), decoct in water and take. Or add 100 Heidou (Black Soybeans). (Both from *Sheng Hui Fang*)

for Yang Deficiency Hematemesis: Take 1 jin of Sheng Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix), crush to juice, add a little wine. Take 1.5 liang of Shufu (Prepared Aconite Root), peel/remove navel, slice, put in juice, boil in stone pot to paste. Dry Fuzi slices, add 3 liang of Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), grind to powder, blend with paste, make Euonymus-sized pills. Take 30 pills on empty stomach with rice drink. Former Ge Chapan's wife suffered this, tried hundred medicines, cured by this, repeatedly effective. (Yu Jushi, *Xuan Qi Fang*)

for Frequent Urination and White Turbidity: Take Shufu (Prepared Aconite Root) powder. Each dose: 2 qian, 3 slices of ginger, 1 zhan of water, decoct to 0.6 zhan, take warm. (from *Pu Ji Fang*)

for Deficient Fire Back Heat, Deficient Fire Ascending, burning heat inside back: Apply Fuzi powder blended with saliva to Yongquan (KI-1). (from *Zhai Xuan Fang*)

for Irregular Menstruation, Cold Pain in Blood Viscera, this formula is simple and direct: Take Shufu (Prepared Aconite Root, peeled) and Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) in equal parts. Each dose: 3 qian, decoct in water and take. (from *Pu Ji Fang*)

for Inducing Abortion: Grind Shengfu (Raw Aconite Root) to powder, blend with strong vinegar, apply to sole of right foot. Remove after fetus passes. (from *Duan Ju Fang*)

for Wrist Fracture/Injury: Zhuoshi Gao (Zhuo's Ointment): Take 4 large Fuzi, slice raw, soak with 1 jin of lard and 3-year-old sour vinegar for 3 nights. Extract fat, boil using "three up three down" method, apply/massage daily. (from *Shen Shi Fang*)

for Carbuncles/Sores with Swelling/Toxicity: Take 1 liang each of Chuanwutou (Chuanwu, stir-fried) and Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex, stir-fried), grind to powder, blend with saliva to apply. Leave the head open, moisten with rice water if dry. (Same source). For chronic carbuncle leaks, cold sore mouth, continuous pus, no foul flesh inside: Soak Da Fuzi (Major Aconite Root) thoroughly, slice thick (0.3 cun), place on sore, apply moxibustion. Moxa every few days, 5-7 times. Continue internal support medicines, muscle will naturally fill. Powder can also be made into cakes. (Xue Ji, *Wai Ke Xin Fa*). For carbuncles with necrotic tissue not healing, refractory to other drugs, this method is excellent: Shape Fuzi like a chess piece, stick with saliva, moxa. When Fuzi chars, wet with saliva and moxa again, ensuring heat penetrates deeply, then heals. (from *Qian Jin Fang*)

for Carbuncle/Fistula Protrusion: Take 5 Wutou (Aconiti Radix), soak in strong vinegar 3 sheng for 3 days, wash 3-4 times day and night. (from *Gu Jin Lu Yan*)

for Ding Chuang (Hard Carbuncle) with Swelling/Pain: Blend Fuzi powder with vinegar, apply. Reapply when dry. (from *Qian Jin Yi Fang*)

for Chronic Tinea: Slice Chuanwutou (Chuanwu) raw, decoct in water, wash affected area. Very effective. (from *Sheng Hui Fang*)

for Hand/Foot Frostbite/Cracks: Grind Fuzi (peeled) to powder, blend with water and flour to apply. Good. (from *Tan Ye Weng Shi Yan Fang*)

for Strange Foot Nail Disease: Both soles convex/swollen, black bean-like sores on top, hard as nails, tibial bone porous with marrow leaking, chills, craving alcohol. This is Liver/Kidney Hot/Cold consuming each other. Apply Pao Chuanwutou (Processed Chuanwu) powder externally, internally take Jiu Zi Tang (Chinese Chive Seed Decoction). Effective. (Xia Shi, *Qi Ji Fang*)

**Wutou and Fuzi Tips**

**[Indications]** Grind to powder, take half qian with tea, expels wind-phlegm epilepsy (Shizhen).

**[Elucidation]** Shizhen says: Using tips of Wutou/Fuzi utilizes their sharp Qi to reach the disease site directly, no other meaning.

*Bao You Da Quan* says: For infant Man Pi Jing Feng (Slow Spleen Convulsion) with cold extremities: Take 1 Fuzi tip, sulfur (date-sized), 7 Scorpion tails, grind to powder, blend with ginger juice/wheat paste into millet-sized pills. Take 10 pills with rice drink. Also treats chronic diarrhea/emaciation. When using Wutou/Fuzi, do not rigidly assume they are only hot. Examine cold extremities: mild cases use decoction, severe use pills, critical use paste. Wait for extremities to warm and Yang Qi to return, which is good. Note: This formula is a variation of *He Ji Ju Fang* Bi Xia Dan. Do not use unless true Man Pi Feng, hence Chu Yu Shi's warning about Jin Hu/Bi Xia.

**[Attached Formulas]** Old 1, New 7.

For Feng Jue (Wind Reversal) Epilepsy, Stroke Phlegm Reversal, Epilepsy/Convulsions, Phlegm-Saliva obstructing, locked jaw, upward gaze, convulsions: All should use Bi Xia Dan (Emerald Elixir): Take 70 each of Wutou Jian (Wutou Tip), Fuzi Jian (Fuzi Tip), Xieshao (Scorpion Tail), 10 liang of Shilu (Malachite, ground 9 times, filtered), grind to powder, blend with wheat paste into芡zi (Euryale Seed)-sized pills. Take 1 pill each time... [Text ends]