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(Attached: Wei Syndrome [Flaccidity Syndrome], Jaw Dislocation)
Tongfeng (Gouty Pain), also known as Baihu Lijie Feng (White Tiger Joint-Traveling Wind), refers to wandering pain throughout the bone joints of the entire body. This is caused by blood and qi, wind-dampness, phlegm-fire, all leading to pain. It may result from labor combined with cold-water exposure; or drinking alcohol, getting drunk, and lying in the wind to cool off; or sleeping in damp places; or sweat moistening clothes steaming the body, forming Tongfeng. Lesions above are mostly due to wind, while those below are mostly due to dampness. Treatment should employ methods to invigorate blood, disperse wind, resolve phlegm, and remove dampness. Use Qianghuo Tang (Notopterygium Decoction) with modifications. In treating Tongfeng, Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), and Jiu Qin (Scutellariae Radix prepared with wine) are three miraculous herbs for dispersing wind and drying dampness.

For all cases of Tongfeng with limb joint pain, pain belongs to fire, and swelling belongs to dampness. Meat should not be eaten. Meat is yang, and fire can assist fire; eating it leads to enuresis and internal痞块 (masses). Even fried hot foods, fish, and noodles must be strictly avoided. Therefore, people who consume rich and greasy foods often eat fried, roasted, and alcoholic hot foods that steam the zang-fu organs, so they suffer most from Tongfeng and malignant carbuncles. Fat people mostly have damp-phlegm, while thin people mostly have phlegm-fire.

Divine Wine-Soaking Formula
Qilun Biejia (Seven-Round Softshell Turtle Shell, vinegar-fried), Jing Juhua (Chrysanthemi Flos), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex), Danpi (Moutan Cortex), Shichangpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma, remove rootlets), Niubangzi (Arctii Fructus), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Gouqi (Lycii Fructus), each 1 liang; Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Yurou (Corni Fructus), Bai Fuling (Poria), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), Huangqi (Astragali Radix), Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus), Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix, remove heart, boil in licorice juice), Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix), Cang'erzi (Xanthii Fructus), Shudi (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Biba (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma), Shixie (Calcium Carbonatum), Huafen (Trichosanthis Radix), Jingjie (Schizonepetae Herba), Baifu (Typhonii Rhizoma), Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Baixing (Note: Textual variant, likely referring to a specific herb, kept as per source), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, soaked in rice wash water).
Soak in 2 dou of unadulterated wine. Soak for 14 days in spring and summer, 21 days in autumn and winter. Ensure no gas leakage. Drink one cup three times daily on an empty stomach. Dry the dregs, grind into fine powder, mix with good wine to make pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 70 pills each time, washed down with good wine on an empty stomach. Formerly, Dou Zhongshu suffered from this disease in middle age, unable to move his limbs for five years, with no effect from multiple doctors. He accidentally encountered Li Rang's secret formula, took it, and within half a month his body felt light and eyes clear, and the disease was cured. Thus, he sought this formula.

Joint-Wandering Wind Pain
Chuanwu (Aconiti Radix), large ones, 30 pieces (raw); Quanxie (Scorpio), 20 pieces (raw); Sheng Heidou (Black Soybean), 21 grains; Dilong (Pheretima), remove dirt, wash with wine, 5 qian.
Grind into powder, add 1 fen of Shexiang (Moschus), mix with glutinous rice paste to make pills the size of mung beans. Take 7 pills each time at night, washed down with wine. Slight cold sweating indicates efficacy; cure after one or two doses. (From *Chishui Xuanzhu*)

Five-Juice Paste (Treats wind pain, effective immediately regardless of duration.)
Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), Congbai (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus), Jiu (Allii Tuberosi Herba), Bailuobo (Raphani Fructus), each 5 jin, pressed for juice; Caizi (Brassicae Semens), 0.5 jin, pressed for juice. Boil into paste until it forms beads when dropped in water. Add Mazyou (Sesami Oleum), Dongdan (Red Lead), and Duanshi (Calamina) to refine. Adjust amounts based on juice quantity. Make into plaster and apply to heal. (From Collection Copy)

Zuojing Wan (Left Classic Pill) (Treats hemiplegia, pain in sinews and bones, wind sores over the body)
Da Caowu (Aconiti Radix), remove skin and navel; Mubie (Momordicae Semen), remove shell; Baijiaoxiang (Colophonium); Wulingzhi (Trogopterori Faeces), each 3 liang 5 qian; Banmao (Mylabris), 5 pieces (remove head and feet, stir-fry with vinegar and grind fine); Sheng Heidou (Black Soybean), remove skin and grind to powder, 1 sheng.
Mix with vinegar to make pills the size of Euryale seeds. Take one pill each time, ground down with warm wine. Effective for bone and joint pain not yet treated with acupuncture, showing results after three to five doses. This formula once cured a person with soft paralysis wind, unable to walk, with results seen in less than ten days, which was very miraculous. (From *Chishui Xuanzhu*)

Wind-Qi Pain
Laojiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), Fengxianye (Impatiens Herba), Mazyou (Sesami Oleum), Chuanjiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium) powder.
Pound together and rub on painful areas. Or decoct Fengxiansi (Impatiens Seed) in water to wash, also effective. Another method: use 4 liang of Yujiao (Isinglass), 1 bowl of Jiangzhi (Ginger Juice), boil gelatin into paste, spread on cloth, and apply to affected area to stop pain immediately. (From *Yishu*)

Shenyiing Gao (Divine Response Plaster) (Treats bone and joint pain)
Ruxiang (Olibanum), Moyao (Myrrha), each powdered, 1 liang; Pijiao (Animal Glue), 3 liang; Jiangzhi (Ginger Juice), 2 bowls.
First, boil ginger juice in a clay pot for several boils, add animal glue to dissolve. Remove pot and place in ash/soil, then add Ruxiang and Moyao powders, stir evenly to form paste. Spread on dog skin free of smoke odor and apply to affected area. Heat shoe sole and frequently iron over the plaster for divine effect. Avoid iron utensils. (From *Wanbing Hui Chun*)

Wind-Damp Arm Pain
Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Guiquan (Angelicae Sinensis Whole Plant), each 2 qian; Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), 5 qian; Qinjiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix), 1 qian; Mugua (Chaenomelis Fructus), Haifengteng (Sinomeni Caulis), Baiqiegen (Solanis Lycopersici Radix), each 3 qian.
Decoct in 2 jin of wine in a clay pot for four or five boils. Steam and wash the arm. Twice daily, do not neglect. Qian Qingyu said: My mother once suffered from this syndrome, tried it personally with immediate effect. Later, treating others yielded consistent results. Drinking Bai Fengxianhua (White Impatiens Flower) soaked in burning wine also cures. (From *Jingyan Liangfang*)

Treating Pain and Numbness in Both Hands
Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Chuanxiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Jiu Qin (Scutellariae Radix prepared with wine, stir-fried), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, processed with rice wash water), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), Nanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, all processed with ginger juice), Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), equal parts.
Add 3 slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), decoct in water and take orally. (From *Wanbing Hui Chun*)

Tongfeng (Wandering pain throughout bone joints)
Yousongjie (Pinus Resina), Wancansha (Bombyx Batryticatus Fermented), steamed with wine, take daily regularly to cure. (From *Mifang Jiyan*)

Phlegm-Obstruction Arm Pain
Tianxianteng (Akebiae Caulis), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), each 3 qian; Jianghuang (Curcumae Longae Rhizoma), 6 qian; Zhi Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparata), 5 qian.
Take 5 qian each time with 5 slices of ginger, decoct in water and take orally. (Formula by Yang Renzhai)

Damp-Phlegm Swelling and Pain (Those unable to walk for years)
Shuihonghua (Alternantherae Philoxeroides Herba), Luobojia (Raphani Fructus), Baijin Fenghua (Impatiens Balsamina Flos), Shuilonggu (Polyporus), Huajiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium), Huaixin (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma), Jinyinhua (Lonicerae Japonicae Flos), equal parts.
Decoct to fumigate and wash the affected area. Wash when water is slightly warm, highly effective. (From *Danfang Quanji*)

Shenxian Waiying Gao
Chuanwu (Aconiti Radix), 1 jin, ground to powder. Use aged vinegar in a clay pot, slow-fire boil until sauce-colored. Apply to affected area. If sick for one year, itching starts one day after application; if two years, itching starts two days after. When itching occurs, slap the itchy area until itching stops. First wash with Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Pixiao (Natrii Sulfas), and Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) decoction, then apply medicine. Avoid wind. (From *Mifang Jiyan*)

Wei Syndrome (Flaccidity Syndrome) (Absolutely do not treat as wind, nor mistakenly use hot/dry wind-dispersing drugs. Generally, non-painful conditions are Wei [Flaccidity], belonging to deficiency; painful conditions are Bi [Obstruction], belonging to excess. The syndromes are distinct. Wei disease arises from lung heat, due to scant blood and qi, with deficient fire overpowering Lung Metal. Lung leaves become dry and withered, Zongjin [Major Sinews] are not moistened. Since Metal cannot generate Water, Liver Wood attacks Spleen Earth. Spleen Earth is injured, causing bone flaccidity and sinew laxity, limbs difficult to lift, unable to flex and extend, resembling paralysis. Must take this formula for a long time.)
Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex), Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix), Huangqi (Astragali Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, stir-fried), each 1 qian; Shudi (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), 2 qian; Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex), each 8 fen.
Decoct in water, take on an empty stomach. (From *Mifang Jiyan*)

Jaw Dislocation (Caused by kidney and lung deficiency, insufficiency of primordial spirit; or laughter and talk causing excitement and forgetting fatigue, resulting in temporary inability of yuanqi [original qi] to connect. The patient sits upright. Let someone support the lower jaw with both hands, push upwards towards the back of the head to reconnect the joints. Then use a silk strip to bind the chin to the neck. Must avoid wind, continuously take decoctions. Otherwise, pathogenic wind will invade externally, leading to excessive phlegm-saliva, facial paralysis [mouth and eye deviation], and wind striking the zang-fu organs. Ten out of ten will not recover.)
Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata, soak in boiling water, remove skin and navel), 6 fen; Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus, wine-fried, remove silk), each 2 qian; Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Bai Fuling (Poria), each 1.5 qian; Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma, fire-roasted), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), each 1 qian; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), 3 fen; Chuanxiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizoma), 8 fen; Dengxin (Junci Medulla), 40 roots; Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), 3 slices.
Decoct in water and take orally. (From *Mifang Jiyan*)