薏苡仁散(《心印》) 治筋脉拘挛,久风湿痹。
薏苡仁(一升)
捣散,以水二升,取末数匙,作粥,空腹食之。
乌头汤(《本事》) 治寒冷湿痹,留于筋脉,挛缩不能转侧,冬月服之。
大乌头 细辛 川椒 甘草 秦艽 附子 官桂 白芍(各一两七钱半) 干姜 白茯
苓防风(炙) 当归(各一两) 独活(一两二钱半)
上为粗末,每服三钱,水一盏半,枣二枚,同煎至八分,去渣,空心食前服。
《千金》薏苡仁汤 治筋挛不可屈伸。
白蔹 薏苡仁 芍药 桂心 酸枣仁 干姜 牛膝 甘草(各一两) 附子(三枚)
以醇酒二斗,渍一宿,微火煎三沸,每服一升,日三。扶杖起行。不耐酒,服五合。
养血地黄丸 春夏服之。
熟地黄 蔓荆子(各二钱半) 山茱萸(五钱) 黑狗脊(炙) 地肤子 白术 干漆(炒) 蛴螬
(炒) 天雄 车前子(各七钱半) 萆 山药 泽泻 牛膝(各一两)
上为细末,炼蜜和杵,丸如梧子大。每服五十丸,温酒下,空心临卧服。
煨肾散
用甘遂末三钱, 猪腰子细批破,少盐椒淹透,掺药末在内,荷叶包裹烧熟,温酒嚼服之。
活血通经汤
桂枝 酒柏(各二钱) 葛根 升麻 炙甘草 当归 人参(各一钱) 芍药(五分)
水二盏,煎至一盏,去渣热服。
羚羊角汤 治筋痹,肢节束痛,秋宜服之。
羚羊角 肉桂 附子 独活(各一两三钱半) 白芍药 防风 芎 (各一两)
上为粗末,每服五大钱,水一盏半,生姜三片,同煎至八分,取清汁服,日可二三服。
防风散 治风虚劳,筋脉拘挛,腰膝疼痛。
防风(去芦) 五加皮 萆 (酒浸) 薏苡仁 海桐皮 枳壳(去瓤,麸炒) 赤芍药 桂心
熟干地黄 黄 (去芦) 杜仲(炒去丝) 牛膝(各一两,酒浸) 续断 鼠粘子 羚羊角屑(各七钱半)
上为细末,每服二钱,温酒调下,日三四服。忌生冷、油腻、毒、滑、鱼肉。
麦门冬散 治风虚劳,筋脉拘挛,四肢疼痛,心神烦热,不得睡卧。
麦门冬(去心) 茯神(去木) 柴胡(去芦) 黄 (去芦) 白术(去芦。各一两) 防风(去芦) 赤芍
药枳壳(去瓤,麸炒) 芎 酸枣仁 羚角屑(各七钱半) 甘草(炙,半两)
每服五钱,水一中盏,生姜五片,煎至七分,去渣温服。
黄 丸 治风虚劳,四肢羸瘦,心神虚烦,筋脉拘挛疼痛,少得睡卧。
黄 (去芦) 人参(去芦) 熟干地黄 白茯苓(去皮) 薏苡仁 山茱萸(各一两) (酸枣仁
羌活(去芦) 当归(去芦) 桂心 枸杞子 羚羊角屑(各七钱半) 防风(去芦) 远志(去心。各半两)
上为细末,炼蜜和捣三二百下,丸如梧桐子大。每服三十丸,温酒送下,不拘时候。
附∶风拘挛方
三黄汤(《集验》) 治中风手足拘挛,百节疼痛,烦热心乱恶寒,不进饮食。兼治贼风,
腿风,半身不随,失音不语。
麻黄(一两去节) 黄 (去芦,半两) 黄芩(七钱半) 独活(一两,去芦)
上为 咀,每服四钱,水一盏半,煎至七分,去渣温服,不拘时候。取汗为效。心
热加大黄半两,胀满加枳实二钱半,气逆加人参七钱半,心悸加牡蛎七钱半,渴加栝蒌
根七钱半,寒加附子一枚,炮熟入药。
地黄汤 治中风四肢拘挛。
干地黄 甘草(炙) 麻黄(各一两,去节)
上为 咀,用酒三升,水七升,煎至四升,去渣,分作八服,不拘时,日进二服。
木瓜散 治中风虚极,筋脉挛急,手足拘挛,屈伸短缩,腹中疼痛,手足爪甲疼痛,
脚转筋甚,舌卷囊缩,面色苍,唇青白,不思饮食。
木瓜 虎胫骨(醋炙) 五加皮 当归(去芦) 桑寄生 酸枣仁 人参(去芦) 柏子仁 黄
(各一两) 甘草(炙,半两)
上为 咀,每服四钱,水一盏半,生姜五片,煎至七分,去渣温服,不拘时。
三圣散(一名舒筋散) 大治手足拘挛,口眼 斜,左瘫右痪,骨节酸疼,脚弱无力,行
步不正,一切风疾。
当归(去芦) 肉桂(去粗皮) 玄胡索
上等分,为细末,每服二钱,空心临卧温酒调下,日进三服。唯孕妇不可服。
酸枣仁丸 治风毒流注,四肢筋脉拘挛疼痛,少得睡卧。
酸枣仁 羚羊角屑 晚蚕砂(炒) 防风(去芦) 槟榔(各一两半) 附子(炮,去皮脐) 本
柏子仁 羌活(去芦) 赤芍药(各一两) 熟地黄(二两)
上为细末,炼蜜和捣二三百下,丸桐子大。每服三十丸,温酒送下,不拘时,日进二服。
百倍丸 治男女中风,腰膝疼痛,筋脉拘挛,行步艰难。
败龟(醋炙) 虎骨粉 肉苁蓉(酒浸) 牛膝(酒浸) 木鳖子(去壳) 乳香(另研) 没药(另研) 骨
碎补(去毛) 破故纸(炒) 自然铜(醋淬。各等分。)
上为细末,酒煮面糊和丸,如梧桐子大。每服四五十丸,空心温酒送下,日进二服。
续断丹 治中风寒湿,筋挛骨痛。
续断 萆 (酒浸) 牛膝(酒浸) 干木瓜 杜仲(锉,炒去丝。各二两)
上为细末,以炼蜜和丸,每两作四丸。每服一丸,细嚼,温酒下,不拘时。
羚羊角散 治肝风筋脉拘挛,四肢疼痛。
羚角屑(一两) 甘草(炙) 栀子仁(各半两) 川升麻 防风(去芦) 酸枣仁 桑白皮 羌活
(去芦。各七钱半)
上为 咀,每服三钱,水一中盏,入生姜五片,煎至六分,去渣温服,不拘时。忌
热面、猪肉、大蒜。
酸枣仁散 治肝风筋脉拘挛,四肢疼痛,心神烦闷,睡卧不得。
酸枣仁(一两) 桑白皮 芎 甘菊花 枳壳(去瓤,麸炒) 甘草(炙。各半两) 羌活(去芦)
防风(去芦。各七钱半) 羚羊角屑(半两)
上 咀,每服三钱,水一中盏,生姜五片,煎至六分,去渣温服,不拘时。
防风散 治肝风筋脉拘挛,四肢疼痛,心膈痰壅,不思饮食。
防风(去芦) 麻黄(去节,各一两) 赤茯苓(去皮) 麦门冬(去心) 薏苡仁 牛膝(酒浸) 羚羊
角屑 犀角屑(各一两) 半夏(汤洗七次) 白术(去芦) 芎 人参(去芦) 当归(去芦) 大黄 炙
甘草(各半两) 杏仁(麸炒,去皮尖。七钱半)
上为 咀,每服五钱,水一中盏,生姜五片,同煎至六分,去渣温服,不拘时候
Yiyiren San (Coix Seed Powder) [from *Xin Yin*]: Treats tendon and vessel spasms, as well as chronic wind-damp bi-syndrome.
Formula: Yiyiren (Coix Semen, Coix Seed) (one sheng).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the herbs into powder. Use two sheng of water, take several spoonfuls of the powder, cook into a porridge, and consume on an empty stomach.
Wutou Tang (Aconite Decoction) [from *Benshi Fang*]: Treats spasm and inability to turn over caused by cold-dampness stagnating in the tendons and vessels; recommended for winter use.
Formula: Datoutou (Radix Aconiti Preparata), Xixin (Herba Asari), Chuanjiao (Pericarpium Zanthoxyli), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Qinjiao (Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata), Guangui (Cortex Cinnamomi), Baishao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) (each one liang seven qian half); Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Secati), Baifuling (Poria with Hostwood), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, prepared with honey) (each one liang); Duhuo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis) (one liang two qian half).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into coarse powder. For each dose, take three qian, add one and a half zhan of water and two jujubes, decoct until reduced to eight-tenths, remove the dregs, and take before meals on an empty stomach.
Qianjin Yiyiren Tang (Coix Seed Decoction from *Qianjin Fang*): Treats tendon spasms preventing flexion and extension.
Formula: Bailian (Bulbus Iridis Tectorii), Yiyiren (Coix Semen), Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi), Suanzaoren (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae), Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Secati), Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) (each one liang); Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata) (three pieces).
Preparation and Administration: Soak in two dou of strong wine overnight. Simmer gently over low heat for three boils. Take one sheng per dose, three times daily. After taking, patients may rise and walk with the aid of a cane. If unable to tolerate alcohol, take five he.
Yangxue Dihuang Wan (Blood-Nourishing Rehmannia Pill): Recommended for spring and summer use.
Formula: Shudihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Manjingzi (Fructus Viticis Trifoliae) (each two qian half); Shanzhuyu (Fructus Corni) (five qian); Heigouji (Rhizoma Cibotii Nigrum, prepared), Difuzi (Herba Kochiae), Baizhu (Radix Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Ganqi (Resina Dammaris, stir-fried), Qicao (Larva Silphidae, stir-fried), Tianxiong (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii), Cheqianzi (Semen Plantaginis) (each seven qian half); Bibai (Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae), Shanyao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae), Zexie (Rhizoma Alismatis), Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae) (each one liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Mix with refined honey and pound into pills the size of mulberry seeds. Take fifty pills per dose, washed down with warm wine, on an empty stomach and before sleep.
Wei Shen San (Roasted Kidney Powder)
Usage: Take three qian of Gansu powder. Slice a pig kidney thinly, marinate thoroughly with a little salt and Sichuan pepper, sprinkle the herb powder inside, wrap in lotus leaves, roast until cooked, chew and swallow with warm wine.
Huoxue Tongjing Tang (Blood-Invigorating and Meridian-Unblocking Decoction)
Formula: Guizhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi), Jiubai (Cortex Phellodendri processed with wine) (each two qian); Gegen (Radix Puerariae), Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae), Zhigancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Renshen (Radix Ginseng) (each one qian); Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae) (five fen).
Preparation and Administration: Add two zhan of water, decoct until one zhan remains, remove dregs, and take hot.
Lingyangjiao Tang (Antelope Horn Decoction): Treats tendon bi-syndrome with binding pain in limbs and joints; recommended for autumn use.
Formula: Lingyangjiao (Cornu Saigae Tataricae), Rougui (Cortex Cinnamomi), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata), Duhuo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis) (each one liang three qian half); Baishaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae), Xiong (Radix Chuanxiong) (each one liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into coarse powder. Take five da qian per dose, add one and a half zhan of water and three slices of fresh ginger, decoct until reduced to eight-tenths, strain the clear liquid, and take. Can be taken two to three times daily.
Fangfeng San (Saposhnikovia Powder): Treats wind-deficiency consumptive disease, tendon and vessel spasms, and lumbar-knee pain.
Formula: Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, remove rhizome), Wujiaopi (Cortex Acanthopanacis), Bibai (Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae, soaked in wine), Yiyiren (Coix Semen), Haitongpi (Cortex Erythrinae), Zhike (Fructus Aurantii, remove pith, stir-fried with bran), Chishaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi), Shugan Dihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Huangqi (Radix Astragali, remove rhizome), Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae, stir-fried to remove silk threads), Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, soaked in wine) (each one liang); Xuduan (Radix Dipsaci), Shi'naozi (Fructus Arctii), Lingyangjiaoxie (Cutis Cornu Saigae Tataricae) (each seven qian half).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Take two qian per dose, mixed with warm wine, three to four times daily. Avoid raw/cold, greasy, toxic, slippery foods, and fish/meat.
Maimendong San (Ophiopogon Powder): Treats wind-deficiency consumptive disease, tendon and vessel spasms, limb pain, mental restlessness and heat, and insomnia.
Formula: Maimendong (Radix Ophiopogonis, remove heart), Fushen (Poria with Pine Root, remove wood), Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri, remove rhizome), Huangqi (Radix Astragali, remove rhizome), Baizhu (Radix Atractylodis Macrocephalae, remove rhizome) (each one liang); Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, remove rhizome), Chishaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra), Zhike (Fructus Aurantii, remove pith, stir-fried with bran), Xiong (Radix Chuanxiong), Suanzaoren (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae), Lingjiaoxie (Cutis Cornu Saigae Tataricae) (each seven qian half); Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, prepared, half liang).
Preparation and Administration: Take five qian per dose, add one zhong zhan of water and five slices of fresh ginger, decoct until seven-tenths remain, remove dregs, and take warm.
Huangqi Wan (Astragalus Pill): Treats wind-deficiency consumptive disease, emaciation of limbs, mental deficiency and irritability, tendon and vessel spasms with pain, and severe insomnia.
Formula: Huangqi (Radix Astragali, remove rhizome), Renshen (Radix Ginseng, remove rhizome), Shugan Dihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Baifuling (Poria with Hostwood, peel off skin), Yiyiren (Coix Semen), Shanzhuyu (Fructus Corni) (each one liang); [Text error in source: "(酸枣仁 羌活..." likely implies Baishao or similar, but extracting entities as listed], Qianghuo (Radix Notopterygii, remove rhizome), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, remove rhizome), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi), Gouqizi (Fructus Lycii), Lingyangjiaoxie (Cutis Cornu Saigae Tataricae) (each seven qian half); Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, remove rhizome), Yuanzhi (Radix Polygalae, remove heart, half liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Mix with refined honey and pound 300-200 times into pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take thirty pills per dose, washed down with warm wine, at any time.
Appendix: Formulas for Wind-induced Spasms
Sanhuang Tang (Three Yellow Decoction) [from *Jiyan Fang*]: Treats stroke causing limb spasms, pain in all joints, mental restlessness, aversion to cold, and loss of appetite. Also treats thief-wind, leg-wind, hemiplegia, aphasia, and muteness.
Formula: Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae, one liang, remove nodes), Huangqi (Radix Astragali, half liang, remove rhizome), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae, seven qian half), Duhuo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, one liang, remove rhizome).
Preparation and Administration: Cut into small pieces. Take four qian per dose, add one and a half zhan of water, decoct until seven-tenths remain, remove dregs, and take warm, at any time. Effect is indicated by sweating. If heart heat, add Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei) half liang; if distension/fullness, add Zhishi (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus) two qian half; if qi rebellion, add Renshen (Radix Ginseng) seven qian half; if palpitations, add Muli (Concha Ostreae) seven qian half; if thirst, add Gualougen (Radix Trichosanthis) seven qian half; if cold, add Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata) one piece, roasted and added to the medicine.
Dihuang Tang (Rehmannia Decoction): Treats stroke causing limb spasms.
Formula: Ganhuidihuang (Radix Rehmanniae), Zhigancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata), Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae) (each one liang, remove nodes).
Preparation and Administration: Cut into small pieces. Use three sheng of wine and seven sheng of water, decoct until four sheng remain, remove dregs, divide into eight doses, take at any time, twice daily.
Mugua San (Papaya Powder): Treats extreme deficiency from stroke, acute tendon spasms, limb spasms, shortening of flexion/extension, abdominal pain, pain in finger/toe nails, severe calf cramps, curled tongue and retracted scrotum, pale complexion, blue-white lips, and loss of appetite.
Formula: Mugua (Fructus Chaenomelis), Hu Jinggu (Os Tibiae Tigridis, vinegar-prepared), Wujiaopi (Cortex Acanthopanacis), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, remove rhizome), Sangjisheng (Ramulus Taxilli), Suanzaoren (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae), Renshen (Radix Ginseng, remove rhizome), Baiziren (Semen Biotae), Huangqi (Radix Astragali) (each one liang); Zhigancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata, half liang).
Preparation and Administration: Cut into small pieces. Take four qian per dose, add one and a half zhan of water and five slices of fresh ginger, decoct until seven-tenths remain, remove dregs, and take warm, at any time.
Sansheng San (Three Sage Powder, also known as Shujin San): Mainly treats limb spasms, facial paralysis (deviation of mouth and eyes), left hemiplegia/right paralysis, joint soreness, weak legs, unsteady gait, and all wind diseases.
Formula: Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, remove rhizome), Rougui (Cortex Cinnamomi, remove rough bark), Yanhusuo (Rhizoma Corydalis).
Preparation and Administration: Equal parts, grind into fine powder. Take two qian per dose, mixed with warm wine on an empty stomach and before sleep, three times daily. Pregnant women must not take this.
Suanzaoren Wan (Ziziphus Pill): Treats wind-toxin flowing and accumulating, causing painful spasms of limb tendons/vessels and severe insomnia.
Formula: Suanzaoren (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae), Lingyangjiaoxie (Cutis Cornu Saigae Tataricae), Wancansha (Spadix Bomby Batryticatus, stir-fried), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, remove rhizome), Binglang (Semen Arecae) (each one liang half); Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, roasted, remove skin and navel), Gaoben (Radix Ligustici Chuanxiong), Baiziren (Semen Biotae), Qianghuo (Radix Notopterygii, remove rhizome), Chishaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra) (each one liang); Shudihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata) (two liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Mix with refined honey and pound 200-300 times into pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take thirty pills per dose, washed down with warm wine, at any time, twice daily.
Baibei Wan (Hundredfold Pill): Treats stroke in men and women, lumbar-knee pain, tendon spasms, and difficulty walking.
Formula: Baigui (Testudo Carapax et Plastrum, vinegar-prepared), Hugu Fen (Os Tigridis Pulvis), Rousongrong (Herba Cistanches), Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, soaked in wine), Mubiezi (Semen Momordicae, remove shell), Ruxiang (Resina Frankincense, separately ground), Moyao (Resina Myrrhae, separately ground), Gusuibu (Rhizoma Drynariae, remove hairs), Poguzhi (Fructus Psoraleae, stir-fried), Ziran Tong (Calamina, quenched in vinegar) (equal parts).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Boil flour paste in wine to bind into pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take forty to fifty pills per dose, washed down with warm wine on an empty stomach, twice daily.
Xuduan Dan (Dipsacus Elixir): Treats stroke due to cold-dampness, tendon spasms, and bone pain.
Formula: Xuduan (Radix Dipsaci), Bibai (Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae, soaked in wine), Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, soaked in wine), Gan Mugua (Fructus Chaenomelis), Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae, cut, stir-fried to remove silk threads) (each two liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Bind with refined honey into pills, making four pills per liang of powder. Take one pill per dose, chew thoroughly, wash down with warm wine, at any time.
Lingyangjiao San (Antelope Horn Powder): Treats liver wind causing tendon spasms and limb pain.
Formula: Lingjiaoxie (Cutis Cornu Saigae Tataricae) (one liang), Zhigancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata), Zhizi Ren (Semen Gardeniae) (half liang each); Chuanshengma (Radix Cimicifugae), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, remove rhizome), Suanzaoren (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae), Sangbaipi (Cortex Mori), Qianghuo (Radix Notopterygii, remove rhizome) (each seven qian half).
Preparation and Administration: Cut into small pieces. Take three qian per dose, add one zhong zhan of water and five slices of fresh ginger, decoct until six-tenths remain, remove dregs, and take warm, at any time. Avoid hot noodles, pork, and garlic.
Suanzaoren San (Ziziphus Powder): Treats liver wind causing tendon spasms, limb pain, mental restlessness, and insomnia.
Formula: Suanzaoren (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae) (one liang), Sangbaipi (Cortex Mori), Xiong (Radix Chuanxiong), Gan Juhua (Flos Chrysanthemi Indici), Zhike (Fructus Aurantii, remove pith, stir-fried with bran), Zhigancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) (half liang each); Qianghuo (Radix Notopterygii, remove rhizome), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, remove rhizome) (each seven qian half), Lingyangjiaoxie (Cutis Cornu Saigae Tataricae) (half liang).
Preparation and Administration: Cut into small pieces. Take three qian per dose, add one zhong zhan of water and five slices of fresh ginger, decoct until six-tenths remain, remove dregs, and take warm, at any time.
Fangfeng San (Saposhnikovia Powder): Treats liver wind causing tendon spasms, limb pain, phlegm obstruction in chest/diaphragm, and loss of appetite.
Formula: Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, remove rhizome), Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae, remove nodes) (each one liang); Chifuling (Poria with Hostwood, peel off skin), Maimendong (Radix Ophiopogonis, remove heart), Yiyiren (Coix Semen), Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, soaked in wine), Lingyangjiaoxie (Cutis Cornu Saigae Tataricae), Xijiaoxie (Cornu Rhinocerotis) (each one liang); Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae, washed seven times in hot water), Baizhu (Radix Atractylodis Macrocephalae, remove rhizome), Xiong (Radix Chuanxiong), Renshen (Radix Ginseng, remove rhizome), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, remove rhizome), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei), Zhigancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) (half liang each); Xingren (Semen Pruni Armeniacae, stir-fried with bran, remove skin and tips) (seven qian half).
Preparation and Administration: Cut into small pieces. Take five qian per dose, add one zhong zhan of water and five slices of fresh ginger, decoct together until six-tenths remain, remove dregs, and take warm, at any time.