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Treats Wind-Dampness Hongjiao (gouty swelling and pain in the feet), causing weakness, spasms, and pain in both legs. Long-term use results in lightness of step as if flying.

Mu Gua (Papaya Fruit, one large fruit, split into two pieces, pulp removed and filled with ingredients) Xuxiang (Frankincense, 1 liang) Qingyan (Green Salt, 2 qian) Juhua (Chrysanthemum Flower, powdered, 2 liang).

Process: Place the Mu Gua (Papaya Fruit) with the other two ingredients after removing the pulp, tie securely with thread, steam in a rice steamer until cooked, grind into a paste, mix with Juhua (Chrysanthemum Flower) powder, and form pills the size of Sophora seeds (Wutongzi). Take 30 pills per dose, administered on an empty stomach with wine.

Also known as Mahuang Baizhu Tang (Ephedra and Atractylodes Decoction), treats Bi syndrome (painful obstruction) caused by prevalent wind pathogen, characterized by pain and leg weakness.

Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, 6 liang) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 4 liang) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 2 liang) Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, 1 liang).

Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Take 4 qian per dose, decoct with 1.5 cups of water, 7 slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, Fresh Ginger), and 3 Zao (Jujubae Fructus, Jujube). Boil down to 1 cup, strain, and take warm. Sweating is considered optimal; administer before meals.

Treats Hongjiao (gouty swelling and pain in the feet) where toxic heat attacks both feet, causing unbearable pain.

Bai Gansui (Kansui Radix, white variety) Bai Jiezi (Sinapis Semen, white variety) Daji (Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix) Baimian (White Flour, each 2 liang).

Grind all ingredients into fine powder, add water dropwise to form cakes, bake until yellow, then grind into powder. Mix with vinegar-boiled wheat paste to form pills the size of Mung beans. Take 10 pills per dose with cold wine. Stop administration if diarrhea occurs; do not continue taking.

For Hongjiao (gouty swelling and pain in the feet) accompanied by constipation, unresponsive to other medications, with wind-toxin attacking the heart, causing chest oppression, mental restlessness resembling mania, dry mouth, sensation of fire in the throat, and severe fecal impaction.

Hongxue (Red Snow - a traditional cooling agent) Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, each 2 liang) Heidou (Soybean Seed) Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, each 1 liang).

Cut ingredients into small pieces. First, decoct in 1 sheng of water to obtain 0.8 he of liquid. Soak the medicinal ingredients in this liquid overnight. Drink occasionally throughout the day.

Tonifies Kidney and treats Wind-stiffness affecting the knees and legs.

Congrong (Cistanche Deserticola, also known as Rou Cong Rong) Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma) Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix) (these three herbs, 1 jin each, soaked together in 5 dou of wine overnight) Mugua (Chaenomeles Speciosae Fructus, 1 jin).

Dry the ingredients by baking, crush and sieve into fine powder. Refine the wine used for soaking into a paste consistency. Use this paste to bind the powder into pills the size of Sophora seeds (Wutongzi). Take 30 pills on an empty stomach with herbal decoction or wine. If insufficient soaking wine remains to bind the powder, adjust accordingly.

Treats Qi-Jue (Qi rebellion/stagnation) presenting with heaviness in the upper body and lightness in the lower body, which has developed into chronic Hongjiao (gouty swelling and pain in the feet).

Huang Jupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, yellow variety, 4 liang) Chenxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum) Zisu Ye (Perillae Folium) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (each 1 liang).

Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Mix with Jiangzhi (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens Juice, Fresh Ginger Juice) paste to form pills the size of Sophora seeds (Wutongzi). Take 20 pills per dose with Shengjiang Tang (Fresh Ginger Decoction).

Fumigation and washing for Hongjiao (gouty swelling and pain in the feet). (If sores are present, consume Jupi Wan [Citri Reticulatae Pill]).

Gouqi (Lycii Fructus) Magen (Hemp Root) Jiujiaogen (Root of Citrus reticulata 'Jiuju') Shuoben (Dichroae Radix).

Grind all ingredients into coarse powder. Decoct in water for fumigation and washing.