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[Formula for Changing Legs]
Take Coicis Semen (Yiyiren), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi, prepared and peeled of skin and umbilicus), Ardisiae Japonicae Herba (Shinan Ye), Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum (Tian Nan Xing, processed with ginger juice and stir-fried), Cyathulae Radix (Chuan Niuxi, soaked in wine and baked), Cinnamomi Cortex (Rou Gui, peeled of rough bark), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, removed of seed heads), Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Qianghuo), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng, removed of forked ends), Dendrobii Caulis (Shihu, removed of roots), Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma (Bixie, slightly roasted until yellowish), Dipsaci Radix (Xuduan, honey-processed) (each 1 liang), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Cangzhu, soaked in rice wash water for 1.5 liang), Arecae Semen (Binglang, 2 liang), Dry Chaenomelis Fructus (Gan Mugua, 4 liang). Grind the above herbs into a fine powder, mix with flour paste to form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 30 to 50 pills per dose, swallowed with warm wine or Chaenomelis decoction on an empty stomach. It treats weakness of the Kidney meridian with pathogenic factors sinking to the waist and knees, or cold qi invading due to exposure to wind and coolness, manifesting as heavy limbs, lack of strength, slow movement, spasmodic pain in the hypochondrium and meridians, inability to flex and extend, feet unable to bear weight. It is strongly indicated for both damp-heat and dry-type "Hong Kong Foot" (podagra/foot swelling and pain), characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain, unpredictable attacks, unbearable groaning, chest fullness with panting, difficulty in movement, dark complexion, and constipation.

[Tianxiong San]
It treats deficiency exhaustion syndromes, including seminal emission in men and nocturnal emissions in women.
Take Tianxiong (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix, 3 liang, prepared), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 8 liang), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi, 6 liang), Os Draconis (Longgu, 3 liang).
Pound the four ingredients into a powder. Take half a qianbi (a small measuring spoon) with wine, three times a day. If there is no effect, slightly increase the dosage.

[Yushuang Wan]
Take Tianxiong (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix, 10 liang, large-sized) and soak it in wine for seven days. Dig a pit in the ground and burn charcoal (half a sheng) inside until the pit is red hot. Quickly remove the charcoal and clean the pit. Pour in vinegar (one sheng), place the Tianxiong into the pit, cover with a basin, and seal with soil. Leave overnight, then retrieve, peel off the skin and umbilicus. Take Bai Longgu (Os Draconis, 1 jin, sticky like powder when touched, washed with water three times via the floating method, dried in the sun). Steep one dou of black beans for one fushi (approx. 12 hours), place in a double-layer silk bag, and dry in the sun. Process Ci Zhishi (Magnetitum) by quenching in vinegar seven times. Fei Yan Zhu Sha (Cinnabar) by washing and grinding. Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma) soaked in wine overnight. Zhi Niu Xi (Cyathulae Radix, prepared) removed of seed heads, soaked in wine and baked dry. Shi Hu (Dendrobii Caulis) removed of roots. Rou Cong Rong (Cistanches Herba, prepared) peeled of skin, soaked in wine overnight, then prepared dry. Ba Ji Tian (Morindae Officinalis Radix, those with hollow centers) each 2 liang. Hui Xiang (Foeniculi Fructus). Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex, peeled of rough bark) each 1 liang. Jia Jiu Zi (Allii Tuberosi Semen) slightly stir-fried. Tu Si Zi (Cuscutae Semen) soaked in wine for one fushi, steamed, then dried. Grind and sieve these herbs, removing light and floating particles; take 5 liang of each. Mu Li (Ostrea Shell) calcined. Mix all powders, refine with honey to form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 30 pills with warm wine before breakfast and before dinner. It treats deficiency and exhaustion of true qi, depletion of the lower jiao, tension and urgency in the umbilical and abdominal region, softness and pain in the waist and legs, mental fatigue, sallow complexion, blood loss, night sweats, seminal leakage, seminal emission, spontaneous diarrhea, slippery and frequent urination, emaciation, impotence. Long-term use can reconnect bones and tendons, secure essence and marrow, prolong life, reverse aging, calm the soul and stabilize the spirit, renew the skin, preserve vital energy, lighten the body, strengthen yang, benefit longevity, and maintain youth.