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[Formula Name] Huixiang Jian (Fennel Decoction)

Indications: Treats men with chronic deficiency of the Yuan Zang (Primordial Viscera, referring to the Kidney), where cold qi attacks causing colicky pain in the umbilical and abdominal regions, stiffness and tension in the waist and back, sallow complexion, reduced appetite, as well as Qi pain in the Bladder and Small Intestine, and wind-toxin affecting the Kidneys causing pain in the head and bone-joints.

Ingredients: Huixiang (Foeniculum Vulgare Fruit), Chixiaodou (Vigna Angularis Seed) (each 1 fen); Chuanlianzi (Toosendan Fructus), Chuan Wutou (Aconiti Radix), Bibi (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Weilingxian (Clematidis Radix), Qing Ju Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride), Wuyao (Linderae Radix) (each 5 fen).

Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Use wine-boiled wheat paste to bind and form pills the size of Sophora seeds (Wutongzi). For Small Intestine Qi pain, take 20 pills with wine decocted with fried ginger and Huixiang. For leg cramps (Zhuanjin), take with Mugua (Chaenomelis Fructus) decoction.

[Formula Name] Wuming Dan (Nameless Pill - Contextually refers to a formula for Deficiency Labor)

Indications: Treats hematuria due to deficiency labor damage, accompanied by intermittent dysuria and painful urination.

Ingredients: Cheqianzi (Plantaginis Semen), Shu Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata), Kuizi (Abutilonis Semen), Lurong (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum).

Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Use refined honey to bind and form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 30 pills per dose before meals with rice water. (Note: The revised edition indicates no specific dosages for this formula; it is similar to Congrong Wan in Zhimi Fang.)

[Formula Name] Unnamed Formula (Based on indications)

Indications: Treats Kidney wind-labor damage. Aims to replenish essence and nourish marrow, benefit Qi and calm the spirit, preserve youthfulness, regulate blood vessels, and promote physical agility.

Ingredients: Sheng Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix) (5 jin, juice extracted), Wuhui Jiu (Pure Wine without dregs) (1 dou; boil these two in a silver vessel over fire until they become a paste); Roucongrong (Cistanche Deserticolae Caulis) (2 liang), Bajitian (Morinda Officinalis Radix) (1 liang), Lu [Jiao/Jiao] (Deer Antler Product), Di Gu Pi [implied] (Lycii Cortex), Shilongru (Ranuncelli Herba).

Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with the previously prepared paste to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 30 pills with warm wine on an empty stomach.

[Formula Name] Unnamed Formula

Indications: Treats Kidney deficiency with exogenous wind invading the four limbs, causing stiffness and tension in the waist and back, inability to bend or extend, feverish sensation and heaviness in the body. Toxic wind attacks upward causing chest fullness and oppression, pathogenic factors lodge in the neck, leading to low spirits and emaciation with heat.

Ingredients: Sheng Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Shuyu (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus), Fuling (Poria), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix) (2.5 liang), Beimu (Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus), Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix) (each 0.5 liang). Note: Dosages for first six are "each 1 liang".

Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Use refined honey to bind and form pills the size of cherries or Sophora seeds. Take 10 pills per dose after meals with boiled water.

[Formula Name] Wuming Dan (Nameless Pill)

Actions: Tonifies Qi, preserves Spirit, secures Essence, and consolidates Yang. Men who take it will experience extraordinary effects. Its actions cannot be fully described by pen and tongue; its efficacy is beyond ordinary description.

Ingredients: Maoshan Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma from Mount Mao) (1 jin), Chuan Wutou (Aconiti Radix) (1 liang), Longgu (Os Draconis), Pozhuzi (Psoraleae Fructus) (each 2 liang), Chuanlianzi (Toosendan Fructus), Huixiang (Foeniculum Vulgare Fruit) (each 3 liang).

Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Use wine-boiled wheat paste to bind and form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Coat with Cinnabar (Zhusha). Quantity may range from 30 to 100 pills. Take on an empty stomach, before meals, with warm wine, rice water, or salt water.