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(Alum Bai Fan is soaked in water, mixed with fresh ginger juice, and formed into pills the size of adzuki beans. Take 10 to 20 pills per dose, adjusting according to efficacy.)

Nan Xing (Arisaema cum Bile) (2 liang), Cinnabar Dantian, Calculus Bovis Niuhuang, Scorpio Quanxie (each 1 liang), Rhizoma Coptidis Huanglian, Cornu Rinocerotis Xijiao (each 6 qian), Radix Saposhnikoviae Fangfeng, Folium Menthae Bohe (each 4 qian), Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus Qingdai, Perla Zhenzhu, Succum Amber Huipo (each 3 qian), Moschus Shexiang, Borneolum Syntheticum Bingpian (each 2 qian).

Various wind-heat stagnation and overflowing phlegm-saliva originate largely from constitutional damp-earth. Dampness generates phlegm, phlegm generates wind, and wind generates heat. If one merely disperses wind without clearing heat, or clears heat without resolving phlegm, how can eye deviation and headache be eliminated? This formula uses Nan Xing as the sovereign drug, assisted by Dantian, Niuhuang, Bai Fan, and Quanxie to suppress wind-phlegm; Huanglian and Xijiao as the minister drugs, assisted by Zhenzhu, Huipo, and Qingdai to dispel phlegm-heat; Fangfeng and Bohe as the envoy drugs for wind, assisted by Bingpian, Shexiang, and fresh ginger, reaching everywhere to dispel wind-dampness. In addition to treating the aforementioned symptoms, whenever there is unbearable rigid pain in the eyebrows, orbits, and forehead, or numbness in the fingers and arms—these are precursors to stroke—administer this prescription urgently to curb its momentum.

Poem:
Rhino horn, yellow calculus, bile-treated Arisaemia,
Together with pearl, borneol, musk, and amber, they are spiritual.
Newly obtained red lips and dark eyebrow powder,
Scorpion, wind-dispersing herbs, Coptis, and mint need not cause alarm.

Radix Angelicae Pubescentis Duhuo, Herba Taxilli Sangjisheng, Radix Angelicae Sinensis Danggui, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata Dihuang, Cortex Eucommiae Duzhong, Radix Dipsaci Xuanduan, Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae Niuxi, Radix Astragali Huangqi, Radix Ginseng Renshen, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae Baizhu, Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum Lurong, Os Tigris Hugutigerinum, Medulla Ovis seu Caprae Yanggao (roasted until crisp, equal parts); Radix Gentianae Qinjiao, Radix Saposhnikoviae Fangfeng, Radix Asari Xixin, Radix Chuanxiong Chuanxiong, Poria Fu Ling, Radix Glycyrrhizae Gancao, Cortex Cinnamomi Rougui (all halved in dosage).

Extreme deficiency of Liver and Kidney allows internal attack by Wind, Cold, and Dampness, resulting in soreness and pain in the waist and knees, and cold bi-syndrome in the hands and feet. This formula is indicated for such conditions.

The Liver governs sinews, and the Kidneys govern bones; they are solely responsible for flexion and extension. Now that they are extremely deficient, the three pathogens gather and invade, causing painful bi-syndrome and inconvenience in the waist, knees, hands, and feet. In the above formula, Duhuo, Xixin, Qinjiao, and Fangfeng are wind-dispersing herbs, accompanied by Sangjisheng and Xuanduan which both nourish Qi and dispel dampness. Duzhong, Niuxi, Hugutigerinum, and Lurong are strengthening herbs; entering into a pattern similar to Shiquan Dabu Decoction, they benefit essence and blood while warding off cold. For any condition involving stagnant Qi, numbness of limbs, or deviation of mouth and eyes, this method should be applied accordingly.

Poem:
Qinjiao, Duzhong, Duhuo, and Sangjisheng,
Carefully consume Rougui, Baizhu, Gancao, Chuanxiong, and Fu Ling.
Do not fear the disturbance of Tiger, Deer, Human, and Cow [ingredients],
Danggui and Xuanduan possess the power to transcend distance and rejuvenate.