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Book: Jifeng Puji Fang (Comprehensive Prescriptions from the Chicken Peak)
Author: Zhang Rui
Dynasty: Song
Chapter: Shengjiang Dan (Ginger Pill) / ... / Bugan Dan (Liver-Nourishing Pill) (Total 8 sections)
Category: Formula

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Treats conditions where the Kidney is invaded by pathogenic factors, Yang Qi is weak, emotional state is depressed, and there is frequent fatigue. If a man's Kidneys are not invaded by pathogenic factors, disease does not arise.
Use Fennel Fructus (Huixiang) two liang, Ginger Rhizome (Shengjiang) four liang (skin not removed), rub and mix evenly, make into pills of size... [text missing].

Treats swelling and distension of the external genitalia (testicles).
Take Left-Gazing Oyster Shell (Zhenmu, specifically oyster shells with texture curving to the left and white in color) two liang, first pound into coarse powder, place in a crucible, fire until red hot, let cool, then grind into fine powder. Take one qian per dose, administer with thick decoction of Crucian Carp.

Discussion states: The feet and knees are governed by the Kidney. If they are lax and weak, the shins and calves feel stiff and numb, or there is a sensation of muscle cramp, sometimes pain, skin swelling that does not pit upon pressure, or joint contracture, this is termed... [text missing]. Stagnation and blockage, cold qi... [text missing]. Fengmen acupoint... remove Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin), increase Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi)... break the pill for bone oppression and vexation... feels... use it.

A person aged fifty-four, constitutionally thin and prone to cold invasion. Recently took Dodder Seed (Tusizi) with effect. In youth, frequently took raw Sulfur (Liuhuang) several jin. The pulse at the upper two positions (Cun and Guan) on the right Chi position was wiry, tight, and forceful... Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen)... thus recovered.

Treats accumulation of cold in the Spleen and Stomach, loss of taste in food.
Cloves (Dingxiang) one fen, Costus Root (Muxiang) half fen, Szechwan Lovage Rhizome (Chuanxiong) one and a half liang, Cinnamon Twig (Guizhi) two fen, Tangerine Peel (Chenpi) one liang, Atractylodes Rhizome (Baizhu) one and a half liang, Pogostemonis Herba (Huoxiang).
Pound the above herbs into fine powder. Take two qian per dose, adjust to decoction according to symptoms, and take mixed with water.

Treats disharmony between Spleen and Stomach, reduced appetite.
Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Cangzhu) (soaked in rice wash water for one day and night, sliced), Ginger Rhizome (Shengjiang) (peeled and chopped), Jujubae Fructus (Zao) (pitted and chopped), Szechwan Lovage Rhizome (Chuanxiong) (soaked in wine overnight, sliced), Cinnamon Twig (Guizhi) (bark removed).
Lay the above five herbs in alternating layers, steam until soft and cooked, pound together into a paste, store in a container. Take twenty fresh-made pills per dose, size of Sophora japonica seeds, administer with plain warm water on an empty stomach.

Cyperi Rhizoma (Xiangfu) (round and solid ones, remove all black skin, slightly stir-fry, weigh four liang), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) (one liang, honey-fried), Turmeric Rhizome (Jianghuang) (washed with decoction, soaked overnight, rinsed with water to remove ash residue until clean).
Pound the above three herbs together, sieve into fine powder. Take one large qian per dose, add salt, administer on an empty stomach. During the Huangyou to Zhihe reign periods, Liu Junxi was exiled to Lingnan due to affairs. Upon reaching Guizhou, he encountered Liu Zhong... Xun once...

Treats Wind-qi attacking upwards from the Liver channel, causing heavy dizziness, dim vision, stiffness and tension in the neck and back, weakness in feet and knees, and frequent fatigue in the four limbs. Long-term use nourishes essence and blood, brightens eyes, and enhances complexion.
Biota Seed (Bai Zi Ren), Prepared Rehmanniae Radix (Shu Dihuang), Agarwood (Chenxiang) (in another prescription, use half liang), Dried Yam (Ganshan Yao), Dendrobii Nobile Caulis (Jinchai Shihu) (each one liang), Shi Ma (likely a textual variant or specific local name, retain as is), Raspberry (Fupenzi), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Niuxi).
Pound the above herbs into fine powder, mix with refined honey to make pills, size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take twenty pills per dose, administer with rice drink on an empty stomach. Do not exceed one dose per day. Another prescription adds Cistanche Deserticola (Roucongrong) one liang, soaked in wine overnight.