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Treats toxic qi flowing into the feet and knees, resulting in difficulty walking and standing.
*Pterocarpus santalinus* root bark (Haitongpi), *Acanthopanax gracilistylus* root bark (Wujiaopi), *Angelica pubescens* root (Duhuo), *Saposhnikovia divaricata* root (Fangfeng), *Aurantii Fructus Immaturus* (Zhike), *Eucommia ulmoides* bark (Duzhong), *Achyranthes bidentata* root (Niuxi), *Coix lacryma-jobi* seed (Yiyiren) (each 3 liang), fresh and prepared *Rehmannia glutinosa* root (Sheng Shu Dihuang) (2 liang).
The above herbs are chopped, wrapped in cotton cloth, and soaked in unadulterated wine (2 sheng). Soak for seven days in spring and fourteen days in autumn. Take one zhan warm on an empty stomach. Maintain a continuous mild intoxication but avoid heavy drunkenness. This prescription is ineffective for severe cases of this disease.

Prescription for Yang-type Hongjiao (a disease characterized by swelling and pain in the lower limbs) with toxicity in the fu organs, presenting with fever, chest oppression, dry lips, scorched mouth and tongue, irritability with desire to shout, preference for bright environments and gentle speech, extreme swelling and restlessness of both feet, and profound weakness as if possessed by pathogenic factors.
*Rhinocerotis Cornu* powder (Xijiao xie), *Scutellaria baicalensis* root (Huangqin), *Costus root* (Muxiang), *Pubescent Angelica* root (Shengma), *Ophiopogon japonicus* tuber (Maimendong), *Gypsum Fibrosum* (Shigao), *Licorice* root (Gancao) (each 1 liang), *Bamboo Shavings* (Zhuru) (0.5 liang).
Grind the above herbs into a powder. Each dose is 3 qian. Add one da zhan of water and five slices of fresh ginger. Decoct until three-tenths remain. Strain and add 1 qian of Zixue (Purple Snow). Mix well and take warm after meals.

Prescription for wind-dampness qi causing heaviness and weakness in the feet, flaccidity or swelling of the feet and knees, numbness, cold calves, dull pain under the feet, difficulty in walking, tendon spasm and stiffness preventing flexion and extension, and pain in the neck, back, waist, and spine.
*Pyrola calliantha* leaves (Shinan), *Dipsacus asper* root (Xuduan), *Astragalus membranaceus* root (Huangqi), *Cibotium barometz* rhizome (Gouji), *Chaenomeles speciosa* fruit (Mugua), *Lindera aggregata* root (Wuyao) (each 0.5 jin), *Pheretima* (Dilong), *Aconitum carmichaelii* lateral root (Wutou) (each 4 liang).
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder. Use wine-boiled wheat paste to make pills the size of *Koelreuteria paniculata* seeds. Take 30 pills each time on an empty stomach, washed down with Mugua decoction.

Prescription for damp-toxicity Hongjiao attacking both legs, causing swelling and ulceration, heavy pain, stiff and purple skin and flesh, or toxicity attacking the head and face with hot skin and flesh.
*Gastrodia elata* rhizome (Tianma), *Pheretima* (Dilong), *Notopterygium incisum* rhizome (Qianghuo), raw *Aconitum carmichaelii* lateral root (Fuzi), *Cinnamomum cassia* bark (Guixin), *Myrrh* (Moyao), *Schizonepeta tenuifolia* flower spike (Jingjie sui) (each 1 liang), *Moschus* (Shexiang) (1 qian).
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder and mix evenly. Form pills the size of bullet shots using raw honey. Store in a vessel. Chew one pill each time and swallow with Jingjie wax tea. If the ulceration is severe, recovery will occur within twenty days.

Prescription for coagulation and stagnation of Ying and Wei qi, where wind-cold pathogens invade, causing pain in the loins, hips, feet, and knees.
*Dioscorea opposita* rhizome? No, *Angelica sinensis* root (Danggui), *Eucommia ulmoides* bark (Duzhong) (each 1.5 liang), *Cyperus rotundus* rhizome? No, *Corydalis yanhusuo* rhizome (Yanhusuo), *Evodia rutaecarpa* fruit (Wuzhuyu), *Paeonia lactiflora* root (Chishao), *Moutan* bark (Mudan), *Dendrobium nobile* stem (Shihu), *Ophiopogon japonicus* tuber (Maidong), *Cinnamomum cassia* twig (Gui) (each 3 fen).
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder. Take 2 qian mixed with warm wine on an empty stomach.

Prescription for deficiency in the lower jiao and congestion in the upper jiao, with impaired ascending and descending of qi, obstruction in the diaphragm, phlegm-fullness, cough, asthma, dizziness of the head and eyes, stiffness of the shoulders and back, and also treats Hongjiao toxicity attacking upward, weak feet, waist pain, and discomfort in the chest and heart.
*Perilla frutescens* seed (Zisuzi), *Pinellia ternata* tuber (Banxia) (each 5 liang), *Cinnamomum cassia* twig (Gui) (4 liang), *Citrus reticulata* peel (Chenpi) (3 liang), *Peucedanum praeruptorum* root (Qianhu), *Magnolia officinalis* bark (Zhi Nong Po - likely a variant name for Houpo/Zhimu context, here treated as Magnolia bark), *Licorice* root (Gancao), *Angelica sinensis* root (Danggui) (each 2 liang).
Grind the above herbs into a coarse powder. Take 2 qian each time. Add one zhan of water, three slices of fresh ginger, and three Perilla leaves. Decoct until three-tenths remain. Strain and take hot at any time.