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To treat wind-toxin and dampness attacking and settling, causing sores where the skin and flesh turn purple, break open, suppurate, and become necrotic; accompanied by weakness in walking, and burning heat in the skin and flesh.

Bo-shang Huixiang (Foeniculum Vulgare Fruit, stir-fried), Dilong (Pheretima aspergillum, cleaned of soil, stir-fried until red), Chixiaodou (Vigna angularis Seed, stir-fried), Chuan Kudong (Melia azedarach Root Bark, peeled, stir-fried), Chuan Wutou (Aconitum carmichaelii Lateral Root, processed, peeled and core removed), Wuyao (Lindera aggregata Root, chopped); Qianniu (Pharbitis Seed, stir-fried, powder taken). Each ingredient is used in an amount of one liang.

Grind and pound the above ingredients into a uniform fine powder. Use wine to make a paste with flour to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take fifteen pills each time on an empty stomach, washed down with salt water. Administer twice daily.

To treat conditions such as hemiplegia, flaccid paralysis, and jiaoqi (foot qi/gouty arthritis).

Qianghuo (Notopterygium Root) one liang, Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, remove joints, decoct briefly in water, skim foam, dry-roast) one liang, Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) three liang, Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Binglang (Arecae Semen), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, processed, peel removed), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Chuan Wutou (Aconiti Radix, processed, peel removed), Caodoukou (Amomi Fructus Rotundus, use with peel), Chen Jupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, remove white pith), Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, soaked in wine overnight), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, remove peel and tip), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, soaked in wine overnight), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Fuling (Poria), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried), Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Gu Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex, remove bark, avoid direct fire heating). Each of the above is used in an amount of half a liang.

Chop the eighteen medicinal materials into pieces the size of hemp seeds. For each dose, take one liang of herbs, add one bowl of water and seven slices of fresh ginger, decoct until reduced to one zhan (approx. 200ml). Strain the dregs, obtaining approximately 0.7 zhan of liquid. Take warm, divided into two doses.

The person surnamed Chen from Futang sold this prescription to support himself. The people of the commandery considered it miraculous, but no one could obtain the formula. One day, his relative stole it and gave it to me. While serving as an official, I prepared it according to the method to distribute to others. Following the administration method, covering the patient with clothing to induce sweating, cure was achieved within three to five doses. People came endlessly to seek medicine wherever I went, with such verified efficacy. If there is intestinal blockage, add Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) powder; take one qian per dose, adjusting for age and constitution. If chronic blockage persists, increase to three to five qian; this will not harm the heart or cause abdominal distension. Add Tingli (Descurainiae Semen seu Fructus) and Huashi (Talcum) powder, one qian each per dose. This is also suitable for upper jiao (upper burner) stagnation and obstruction.

To treat jiaoqi (foot qi) with severe constipation and dryness, unresponsive to various medications; wind-toxin attacking the heart, causing chest oppression, mental restlessness and mania, chest tightness, dry mouth, sensation of fire in the throat, and severe obstipation.

Hongxue (Red Snow - a traditional cold-natured purgative preparation), Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, ground), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, chopped), Heidou (Soja Glycines Semen Nigrum) each two liang.