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Treats chronic deficiency-cold causing pain in the lower back and feet.
Bai Zi Ren (Semina Platycladi, 1 liang 5 qian), Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis), Han Jiao (Semen Zanthoxyli), Liu Huang (Sulfur), Chu Shi (Fructus Broussonetiae) (each 2 liang), Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae), Xuduan (Radix Dipsaci), Lurong (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum), Bajitian (Radix Morindae Officinalis), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata) (each [weight missing, assumed equal]).
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder and mix evenly. Blend with refined honey, pound 300–500 times, and form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 30 pills before meals, washed down with warm wine.

Treats long-standing spleen and stomach deficiency with accumulated cold inside, resulting in weak qi, poor appetite, slow digestion of food and drink, abdominal distension, and fatigue. For those who have failed to respond to other medications, this formula brings immediate recovery and has proven highly effective repeatedly.
Bo Shang Liu Huang (Imported Sulfur), Yang Qi Shi (Auripigmentum), Zhong Ru Fen (Stalactitum Pulveratum), Shi [text unclear/missing specific mineral name] (each 1 liang; process via calcination over high fire as described in the Processing chapter), Chuan Wu Tou (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii Preparata, 4 liang).
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder. Mix with paste made from boiled flour and water to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Coat with Cinnabar. Take 10–15 pills at empty stomach and before evening meal, washed down with warm rice decoction.

Treats Yuan Zang (Kidney) deficiency with pain in the umbilical and abdominal regions, weakness in the knees and shins, soreness and pain in all joints, dizziness, fatigue, excessive sleepiness, frequent and turbid urination, vertigo, prof痰 (phlegm) and saliva, stiffness and tension in the back and spine, and loss of taste for food. Regular use provides warming and tonifying effects.
Fu Pen Zi (Fructus Rubi), Rou Cong Rong (Herba Cistanche), Huang [likely Huang Qi, but text says "Huang"] (each 1 liang), Xiong [likely Chuan Xiong, but text says "Xiong"], Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Chi Shao Yao (Radix Paeoniae Ruba) (each 3 fen), Wu Wei Zi (Fructus Schisandrae), Bu Gu Zhi (Fructus Psoraleae), Si Zi Zi [likely Tu Si Zi, but text says "Si Zi Zi"] (each [weight missing, assumed equal]).
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder. Form honey pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 20 pills at empty stomach, washed down with salt water.

Treats depletion of True Yuan, exhaustion of Ying and Wei (Nutritive and Defensive Qi), insecurity of essence and fluid, irregular bowel movements, poor appetite, and fatigue. Long-term use fills the marrow, tonifies deficiency and lassitude, preserves complexion, and eliminates myriad diseases.
Sheng Mi Jiao (Cornu Elaphi Tatarini Crude, shaved into flakes, 10 liang), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, 1 liang).
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder. Mix with paste made from boiled flour and wine to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 30–40 pills at empty stomach, washed down with rice decoction.

Treats Liu Ji (Six Extremes) deficiency-cold, where symptoms are milder during the day and worse at night, shortness of breath, and cold sensations. It governs various diseases, enhances physical strength, improves appetite, and dispels wind-cold.
Zhong Ru (Stalactitum), Gan Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens), Jie Geng (Radix Platycodonis), Fu Ling (Poria), Xi Xin (Herba Asari), Gui Xin (Cortex Cinnamomi), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata), Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) (each 2 liang), Bai Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, 4 liang), Fang Feng (Radix Saposhnikoviae), Mu Li (Concha Ostreae) ([weight missing, assumed equal]).
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder. Take one Fang Cun Bi (approx. 2-3 grams) with wine, three times daily. Gradually increase to two Fang Cun Bi per dose. For those over fifty years old, multiple doses may be taken until reaching the amount of one Fang Cun Bi per dose.