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To treat deficiency and insufficiency, extreme thirst with desire to drink water, pain in the lower back and spine, tightness and urgency in the lower abdomen, difficulty in urination, and *Jiaoqi* (Gouty Arthritis/Paralysis) where pathogenic factors ascend to the lower abdomen causing insensibility.

Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmannia Root) 8 liang, Shan Zhu Yu (Cornus Fruit) and Shan Yao (Dioscorea Rhizome) each 4 liang, Ze Xie (Alisma Rhizome), Mu Dan Pi (Moutan Bark), Bai Fu Ling (Poria with Hostwood, peeled) each 3 liang, Gui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig, peeled) and Fu Zi (Aconite Lateral Root, processed) each 2 liang.

Grind the above into fine powder, mix with refined honey to make pills the size of sophora seeds. Take 30 pills per dose, administered with wine. Zhang Zhongjing stated: For long-term use, remove Fu Zi and add Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra Berry).

Haitong Pi San (Sea Poplar Bark Powder): To treat wind-dampness causing swelling, fullness, heavy pain, and soreness in both legs, as well as all conditions where wind pathogens stagnate, qi mechanism is obstructed, and joints are cramped and painful.

Hai Tong Pi (Sea Poplar Bark) 1 liang, Ling Yang Jiao (Antelope Horn shavings) and Yi Yi Ren (Coix Seed) each 2 liang, Fang Feng (Saposhnikovia Root), Qiang Huo (Notopterygium Rhizome), Tong Gui (Cassia Twig, peeled), Chi Fu Ling (Red Poria, peeled), Shu Gan Di Huang (Prepared Dry Rehmannia Root) each 1 liang, Bing Lang (Areca Seed) 1 liang.

Grind the above into powder. Take 3 qian per dose, add 1 zhan of water and 5 slices of fresh ginger, decoct until reduced to 70%, strain, and take warm.

To treat Yin *Jiaoqi*, where cold accumulation in the zang-fu organs causes distension, oppression, nausea, and vomiting.

Mu Xiang (Aucklandia Root) 8 fen, Wu Zhu Yu (Evodia Fruit) and Jie Geng (Platycodon Root) each 6 fen, Da Fu Zi (Areca Peel) 5 pieces, Da Huang (Rhubarb Root) 4 fen, Hou Po (Magnolia Bark) 8 fen (soaked in ginger juice and stir-fried).

Grind the above into coarse powder. Take 3 qian per dose, add one large zhan of water and 3 slices of fresh ginger, decoct until reduced to 70%, strain, and take warm. If taken again after walking for ten li, and after a while the qi flows freely, the condition will improve.

To treat *Jiaoqi* where cold pathogens bind to the sinews, causing spasms, cramps, and pain.

Song Jie (Pinus Massoniana Node, specifically the root heart from within Fushen) 1 liang, cut into pieces the size of rice grains; Ru Xiang (Frankincense Resin) 1 qian, pounded.

Stir-fry the above in a silver or ceramic vessel until scorched, retaining only one or two parts of its nature to eliminate fire toxicity. Grind into fine powder. Take 1 to 2 qian per dose, mixed with hot Mugua Wine. This method applies to treating such conditions.

To treat wind-damp *Jiaoqi*, characterized by weakness and heaviness in both feet, spasms, and pain. Long-term use enables agile walking as if flying.

One large Mugua (Chaenomeles Fruit), split into two halves, pulp and seeds removed. Insert 1 liang of Tong Ming Ru Xiang (Clear Frankincense Resin), ground; 2 qian of Qing Yan (Green Rock Salt), ground; and 2 liang of Gan Ju Hua Tou Zi (Chrysanthemum Flower Heads), ground into powder.

Except for the chrysanthemum powder, place all other ingredients inside the Mugua. Tie securely with thread and steam in a rice steamer until the Mugua is completely soft. Remove, grind into a paste, mix in the chrysanthemum powder, and form into pills the size of sophora seeds. Take 30 pills daily on an empty stomach with wine; salt water may also be used. After 100 days, when sweating occurs, the body will naturally emit a fragrance. If dry pills cannot be formed, add more Gan Ju powder until the consistency allows for pill formation.