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Treatment for the nine types of heartache (Xintong):
Fennel Fructus (Huixiang, 茴香) (one zi), Angelicae Radix Sinensis (Danggui, 当归), Dryopteris Crassirhizoma (Jinmao Gouji, 金毛狗脊), and Xanthium Fructus (Wuyi, 芜荑) (each one liang).
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Use vinegar-boiled wheat paste to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take ten pills per dose. For men, take with hot vinegar that has been rolled in oil; for women, take with cold water.

Taking this can soothe the spirit, eliminate worries, preserve willpower, clarify the mind, prevent aging and forgetfulness.

Luminous Cinnabar (Guangming Zhusha, 光明朱砂), Pure Frankincense (Mingjing Ruxiang, 明净乳香) (each one fen), Sour Jujube Seed (Suanzaoren, 酸枣仁), and Snow-white Poria (Xuebai Fuling, 雪白茯苓) (each half liang).
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with dates to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Swallow one pill with clear water on an empty stomach.

Treatment for unstable Heart Qi, insufficiency of the five Zang organs, mental confusion, trembling palpitations, sorrowful sighing, frequent dreams at night, fright and terror, restlessness, inappropriate anger or joy, improvement in the morning but worsening in the evening, or improvement in the evening but worsening in the morning.
Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen, 人参), Poria Cum Radix (Fushen, 茯神), Polygalae Radix (Yuanzhi, 远志), and Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma (Changpu, 菖蒲) (each half liang).
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take twenty pills per dose after meals and before bed, with rice drink.

If pain is accompanied by abdominal distension and severe heartache, this is due to Stomach pathogenic factors invading the Heart. The pulse is slightly slow, known as "Stomach Heartache" (Weixin Tong). This formula is suitable.
Cinnamon Twig (Guizhi, 桂), Fresh Ginger Rhizome (Shengjiang, 生姜) (each one and a half liang), Immature Bitter Orange (Zhishi, 枳实) (half liang).
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Decoct with three sheng of water until reduced to one sheng. Strain and remove the dregs. Divide into three warm doses. Take at any time.

Treatment for heartache:
Schisandrae Fructus (Wuweizi, 五味子) (five liang), Cinnamon Twig (Guizhi, 桂), Prepared Aconite Lateralis Radix (Chuan Wutou, 川乌头) (each one liang).
Grind the above three ingredients into a coarse powder. Decoct with five sheng of water until half remains. Strain and remove the dregs. Add two liang of good honey and boil again into an ointment. Dissolve a pill the size of a bullet in warm wine and take. Take at any time.

Treatment for heartache:
Mylabris (Banmao, 斑蝥) (seven), Black Pepper (Hujiao, 胡椒) (forty-nine), Frankincense (Ruxiang, 乳香) (size of an elephant seed).
Grind the above three ingredients into a fine powder. Use water and honey to boil wheat paste to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take three pills per dose. Women take with vinegar soup; men take with Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma liquor. Take at any time.

Treatment for heartache, abdominal pain, chronic malaria, and emaciation:
Dried Ginger Rhizome (Ganjiang, 干姜), True Galangal Rhizome (Zhen Liangjiang, 真良姜) (roasted in oil until purple, washed with water to remove oil).
Mix equal parts and grind into a fine powder. Take two to three qian per dose with white boiled water. Take at any time. Taking with warm wine is also acceptable.

Treatment for heart and abdominal pain:
Zanthoxyli Fructus (Jiao, 椒), Evodiae Fructus (Wuzhuyu, 吴茱萸) (two liang and four liang respectively).
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Use vinegar-boiled wheat paste to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take thirty to forty pills per dose with rice drink or wine. Take on an empty stomach.