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[Binglang Wan (Areca Seed Pill)]

Treats Hong Kong foot (a traditional term for gouty arthritis or beriberi characterized by swelling and pain in the feet) caused by cold-dampness, presenting with dull pain under the feet, difficulty walking, and pain in the sinews and bones. Regular consumption unblocks the meridians and collaterals.
Ru Xiang (Frankincense, separately ground), Rou Gui (Cinnamon Twig), Hui Xiang (Fennel, stir-fried), Chuan Lian Zi Rou (Szechwan Chinaberry Flesh), Qing Ju Pi (Green Tangerine Peel, pith removed), Chen Ju Pi (Aged Tangerine Peel, pith removed), Hei Qian Niu (Black Morning Glory Seed), Bing Lang (Areca Seed), Mu Xiang (Costus Root). (The above herbs)
Grind the aforementioned herbs into a fine powder. Use flour paste boiled with wine free of impurities as a binder to form pills the size of golden dew drops (approx. 6mm). Take forty pills per dose, administered before meals with warm wine or salted water.

Treats conditions resulting from deficiency of essence and blood, such as weakness in the lower back and legs, difficulty walking, and weakness in the thighs and knees, as well as diseases like cold-damp Hong Kong foot. It is effective for all these conditions. Regular consumption promotes a youthful complexion, lightens the body, and strengthens physical health.
Da Mu Gua (Chaenomeles Fruit, peeled and seeded), Niu Xi (Achyranthes Root, rhizome removed, soaked in wine free of impurities overnight, dried thoroughly, sliced, and roasted), Rou Cong Rong (Cistanche Stem, soaked in wine overnight, sliced, and roasted), [Text implies another herb needs separate grinding but name is missing/obscured in source], Chuan Wu Tou (Chuanwu Rhizome, processed).
First, steam the Chaenomeles fruit until soft, grind it into a paste, and mix it with the other herbal powders. If the mixture is too dry to bind, use flour paste made with wine infused with Achyranthes root to knead evenly. Place the mixture in a mortar and pound until uniform. Form into pills the size of golden dew drops.
Take thirty pills per dose on an empty stomach with warm wine. Shortly after, drink tea brewed with Schizonepeta to promote the action of the medicine; efficacy will be observed once the medicinal qi moves.

Treats Hong Kong foot caused by the invasion of wind-toxin, and "Water Organ Wind" (wind pathogen affecting the lower jiao/kidney region), leading to deficiency-type swelling and pain in the feet and knees.
Mu Xiang (Costus Root), Mo Yao (Myrrh, separately ground), Bai Fu Zi (Typhonium Rhizome, processed), Chuan Wu Tou (Chuanwu Rhizome, processed, peel and navel removed), Wu Yao (Lindera Root), Tian Nan Xing (Pinellia Tuber, processed), Fu Zi (Prepared Aconite Child, processed, peel and navel removed).
Grind the aforementioned herbs into a fine powder. Take one Chaenomeles fruit weighing approximately seven or eight taels, cut off one end to serve as a lid, remove the peel and seeds. Grind half a tael of Sha Ren (Amomum Fruit, referred to as 'Sha' in text) and insert it into the hollowed fruit. Replace the lid, steam until cooked, then mix with the herbal powder. Form into pills the size of golden dew drops.
Take thirty pills per dose on an empty stomach with warm wine. Shortly after, drink tea brewed with Schizonepeta; efficacy will be observed once the medicinal qi moves.

Treats Hong Kong foot qi attacking upward, causing swelling and pain in the thighs and knees.
Bing Lang (Areca Seed), Chi Shao Yao (Red Peony Root), Bai Zhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome), Dang Gui (Angelica Sinensis Root, washed and roasted), Chen Ju Pi (Aged Tangerine Peel, pith removed), Wu Yao (Lindera Root), Qing Ju Pi (Green Tangerine Peel, pith removed). (Each of these seven herbs weighs one liang).
Grind the aforementioned herbs into a fine powder. Use flour paste to form pills the size of golden dew drops. Take seventy pills per dose, on an empty stomach or before meals, with warm boiled water.