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Feng Tong Sheng San (Wind-Blocking Universal Powder) with Puxiao (Mirabilite) and Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba) removed, and Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Hanshuishi (Calcitum), Ganju (Chrysanthemi Flos), and Sharen (Amomi Fructus) added.
The above ingredients are ground into powder and decocted in water for administration.
Note: This is a modified prescription based on Feng Tong Sheng San. There are numerous such formulas by Liu Wansu and Zhang Yuansu; they are not recorded in detail here.

Ji Yao Da Qin Jiao Tang (Major Gentian Decoction from the Essentials) treats Stroke (Zhong Feng). When there are no exterior manifestations of the Six Channels (Taiyang, Yangming, Shaoyang, Taiyin, Shaoyin, Jueyin) and no interior obstruction of urination or defecation, it is known that blood deficiency fails to nourish the sinews, resulting in immobility of the limbs and stiffness of the mouth preventing speech. It is appropriate to nourish the blood so that the sinews may naturally flourish.
Da Qin Jiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum) (each 2 liang), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Sheng Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix), Shu Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Bai Fuling (Poria), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) (each 1 liang), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) (0.5 liang). In spring and summer, add Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) 1 liang.
Crush the herbs. Take 1 liang per dose, decoct in water. On cloudy or rainy days, add 7 slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens).

Qiang Huo Yu Feng Tang (Notopterygium Wind-Dispelling Decoction) treats Kidney and Liver deficiency with weak sinews and bones, difficulty in speech, and mental confusion. This medicine calms the heart and nourishes the spirit, harmonizes Yin and Yang without excess or deficiency, and treats stroke where there is no pathogenic factor inside or outside. Taking this medicine allows one to walk the middle path.
Qianghuo, Gancao (prepared with honey), Fangfeng, Manjingzi (Viticis Semen), Chuanxiong, Shu Dihuang, Xixin, Zhiqiao (Aurantii Fructus), Renshen, Mahuang, Ganju, Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba), Gouqi (Lycii Fructus), Danggui, Zhimu, Digupi (Lycii Cortex), Huangqi (Astragali Radix), Duhuo, Baizhi, Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex), Da Qin Jiao, Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), Qianhu (Peucedani Radix), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex), Fangji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix) (each 2 liang), Bai Fuling, Huangqin, Shaoyao (each 3 liang), Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus) (1 liang), Sheng Dihuang, Shigao, Cangzhu (Atractylodis Lanceae Rhizoma) (each 4 liang). Add Shengjiang on cloudy or rainy days.
Take 1 liang per dose, decoct in water. If slight sweating occurs, add Mahuang; if bowel movement is unobstructed, add Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma). There are also seasonal modifications.
Swallow these pills with Si Bai Dan (Four White Pill), Qing Fei Yang Po Er Dan Yuan (Two Pills for Clearing Lung and Nourishing the Corporeal Soul), to calm the mind and stabilize the will, and harmonize the blood. Movement calms the mind; stillness clears the lung.

Tian Ma Wan (Gastrodia Pill) treats wind generating heat; when heat prevails, movement occurs. One should use stillness to overcome restlessness; this is the method of nourishing blood. This medicine regulates Ying and Wei (Nutritive and Defensive Qi) and strengthens sinews and bones.
Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix) (each 6 liang, soaked in wine for three days, then dried by baking), Bibo (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma, separately ground fine), Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix) (each 6 liang), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata, processed) (1 liang), Duzhong (7 liang), Qianghuo (14 or 15 liang), Sheng Dihuang (1 jin), Danggui (10 liang).
Another formula includes Duhuo 5 liang to dispel wind from the kidney region.
Grind the herbs into a fine powder and make pills with honey, sized like paulownia seeds. For regular use, take 50–70 pills; for severe conditions, up to 100 pills. Take on an empty stomach before meals with warm wine or plain water. Eat some time later. After half a month of taking the medicine, if one feels congested, use Qi Xuan Wan (Seven Unblocking Pills) to dredge the channels.
Note: Li Dongyuan considered the above three formulas as those regulating menstruation, nourishing blood, and calming the spirit. However, when wind is accompanied by deficiency, tonification and nourishment are appropriate. Zhang Zhongjing used Ba Wei Wan (Eight-Ingredient Pill) to treat wind deficiency and Hong Kong Foot (podagra/jambs), slightly revealing the principle, but people have failed to expand upon it.
The Ju Fang (Prescriptions of the Bureau) Gu Sui Bu Wan (Drynaria Pill) treats Liver and Kidney wind deficiency; Huan Tui Wan (Leg-Changing Pill) treats deficiency of the Three Yin meridians of the foot, specifically using drugs to dredge and dry dampness. This approach is flawed. Although these three formulas are superior to those in Ju Fang, the gains do not compensate for the losses. Why? Da Qin Jiao Tang and Qiang Huo Yu Feng Tang, although containing blood-nourishing herbs, consist mostly of herbs that circulate channels and disperse wind. How can they nourish blood and benefit sinews and bones? Tian Ma Wan nourishes blood and strengthens sinews and bones, which is closer to the correct principle.