典藏书目

Commentary: The Kidney channel belongs to the Foot-Shaoyin (Lesser Yin) meridian, and the Bladder channel belongs to the Foot-Taiyang (Greater Yang) meridian; they are exteriorly-interiorly related. The Kidney qi flourishes in winter, its image corresponds to Water, its pulse is deep (Chen), it nourishes bone marrow, it governs Jing (Essence) and Zhi (Willpower), its external manifestation is the ears, its vocalization is groaning, its odor is putrid, its taste is salty, its fluid is saliva, its color is black, and its Qi mechanism is characterized by storage and closure; therefore, one should go to bed early and rise late, waiting until sunlight appears. One should avoid cold and seek warmth, not disturbing Yang Qi; this is the way of nourishing the storage function in accordance with winter. If one violates the Qi of winter storage, the Shaoyin will fail to store, and Kidney Qi will sink alone. Its symptoms include fullness and distension in the lower abdomen. If urine is yellow-red, with dribbling after urination, frequent and painful, this indicates a Kidney Excess syndrome. If there is obstruction of Guan-Ge (blockage of urination and defecation), stiffness and rigidity of the waist and back, reduced food intake, and fatigue and weakness of Qi, this indicates a Kidney Deficiency syndrome; deficiency should be treated with tonification. Excess should be treated with purgation. The goal is to restore balance; this is the general principle of treatment.

Commentary: The Kidney governs water metabolism and receives the essence from the five Zang and six Fu organs to store it. If Kidney Qi is weak, the Foot-Shaoyin meridian becomes obstructed, thus its symptoms manifest as soreness and pain in the waist and back. Urine may slip uncontrollably, there may be pain in the umbilical and abdominal region, tinnitus, cold limbs, dry bones and cold marrow, weakness in the calves making prolonged standing impossible. Therefore, it is said that if the Yin pulse at the Chi position on the left wrist, beyond Shenmen, is deficient, it indicates a disease of the Shaoyin meridian, leading to chest stuffiness and a heavy sensation below. Swelling of the feet that cannot be pressed occurs because the Foot-Shaoyin is the meridian of the Kidney.

Ci Shi Wan (Magnetite Pill): Treats Kidney meridian deficiency and exhaustion. Weakness of the four limbs, lack of luster in the face and body, aversion to wind and cold, cold hands and feet. Pain in bone joints, cicada-like ringing in the ears.
Ingredients: Ci Shi (Magnetite, calcined and quenched in vinegar, ground), Fu Zi (Prepared Aconite Root, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Buguzhi (Fruits of Psoralea, stir-fried), Rongshong (Cistanche Stem, soaked in wine, wrinkled skin removed, dried), Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig, skin removed, 1 liang each), Xuduan (Dried Roots of Teasel, unprocessed), Chaihu (Bupleurum Root, sprouts removed), Bajitian (Morinda Officinalis Roots, heart removed), Taoren (Peach Kernels, soaked in hot water, twin kernels' tips removed), Baifuling (Poria Cocos, black skin removed), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Shanyu (Chinese Yam Rhizome), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Houpo (Magnolia Bark, skin removed, processed with ginger juice), Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix, heart removed), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Radix, sliced and dried), Niuxi (Achyranthes Bidentatae Radix, soaked in wine overnight, sliced and dried), Huangqi (Astragali Radix, cut into small pieces, 3 qian each), Yangshen (Sheep Kidneys, one pair, fascia removed, cooked in salt water, sliced and dried), Baijili (Tribuli Fructus, stir-fried, spines removed), Shujiao (Sichuan Pepper, eyes and closed ones removed, stir-fried until oil exudes), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus, pith removed, stir-fried with bran, 0.5 liang each), Binglang (Arecae Semen, one piece, cut).
The above twenty-three ingredients are crushed, sifted into powder, mixed with refined honey, and formed into pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take twenty pills per dose, administered with warm wine, once on an empty stomach in the morning and once before noon.

Lurong Wan (Deer Antler Pill): Treats Kidney deficiency and damage in men, weakness of the waist and legs, insufficient Qi, bodily irritability and fatigue, dark complexion, and frequent urination.
Ingredients: Lurong (Deer Antler without Horn, soaked in wine, hair removed, roasted), Rongshong (Cistanche Stem, soaked in wine overnight, wrinkled skin removed, dried), Fu Zi (Prepared Aconite Root, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Niuxi (Achyranthes Bidentatae Radix, soaked in wine overnight, dried), Tianxiong (Prepared Lateral Root of Aconite, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Wuweizi (Schisandra Fruit), Bajitian (Morinda Officinalis Roots, heart removed), Huluba (Trigonellae Foenum-graeci Semen), Shanyu (Chinese Yam Rhizome), Tusizi (Cuscutae Semen, soaked in wine and separately pounded), Shudihuang (Prepared Rehmannia Root, dried), Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig, skin removed), Sangpiaoxiao (Ootheca Mantidis, roasted), Chushishi (Fructus Cudraniae), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Roudoukou (Nucis Arecae Katsumadai, shell removed), Hongdou (Adzuki Bean), Shujiao (Sichuan Pepper, eyes and closed ones removed, stir-fried until oil exudes), Moyao (Myrrha), Chenxiang (Aquilaria Lignum), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Baifuling (Poria Cocos, black skin removed), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, rhizome removed), Baijili (Tribuli Fructus, stir-fried, spines removed, 1 liang each).
The above twenty-four ingredients are crushed, sifted into powder, mixed with refined honey, and formed into pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take twenty pills per dose, administered with warm wine. Once on an empty stomach, once before noon, and once before retiring.

Loulu Wan (Rhizoma Euphorbiae Humifusae Pill): Treats Kidney deficiency-cold, tonifies the Primordial Viscus.
Ingredients: Loulu (Euphorbia Humifusa Root, rhizome removed, raw), Bibo (Long Pepper Fruit, raw), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Quanxie (Scorpion, head, tail, and legs intact, stir-fried, 0.5 liang each),awei (Asafoetida Resin, 1 fen, dissolved in vinegar, mixed with flour to make cakes, slowly roasted), Sha (Borneol, separately ground).
The above six ingredients are crushed and ground into powder. Mixed with refined honey and formed into pills the size of a corn kernel. Take one pill per dose, administered with baked scallion and white wine, at any time.

Bushen Wan (Kidney Tonifying Pill): Treats Kidney deficiency-cold, pathogenic factors attacking the four limbs, irritability, heat, excessive sweating, joint pain, and tinnitus.
Ingredients: Yangshen (Sheep Kidneys, one pair, fascia removed), Huangqi (Astragali Radix, honey-roasted and cut), Mahuanggen (Ephedrae Herba Caulis), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Radix, sliced and dried), Shujiao (Sichuan Pepper, eyes and closed ones removed, stir-fried until oil exudes), Xingren (Apricot Kernels, soaked in hot water, skin and tips removed, twin kernels discarded, stir-fried, 1 liang each).
The above six ingredients, excluding sheep kidneys, are crushed and ground into powder. The sheep kidneys are boiled until soft and finely ground. Mixed with a paste made from wine and flour to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take twenty pills per dose, administered with salted wine. Once on an empty stomach in the morning and once before noon.

Lurong Wan (Deer Antler Pill): Treats Kidney deficiency and exhaustion in men. Frequent and untimely emission of semen, dark and emaciated physique.
Ingredients: Lurong (Deer Antler without Horn, hair removed, roasted, 3 liang), Tusizi (Cuscutae Semen, soaked in wine and separately pounded), Ziwan (Asteris Radix, sprouts and soil removed), Chuangzi (Cnidii Fructus, roasted with honey and cut), Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig, skin removed), Baijili (Tribuli Fructus, stir-fried, spines removed), Baifuling (Poria Cocos, black skin removed), Rongshong (Cistanche Stem, soaked in wine, wrinkled skin removed, sliced and dried), Yangqishi (Crocidolite, ground), Sangpiaoxiao (Ootheca Mantidis, burned to ash but retaining nature), Fu Zi (Prepared Aconite Root, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed, 1 liang each).
The above twelve ingredients are crushed, sifted into powder, mixed with refined honey, and formed into pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take twenty pills per dose, administered with warm wine or salted water. Once on an empty stomach in the morning and once before noon.

Rongshong San (Cistanche Powder): Treats Kidney deficiency and damage, depletion of Essence and Qi, impotence, weakness of waist and knees, and heat in the five centers (palms, soles, and chest).
Ingredients: Rongshong (Cistanche Stem, soaked in hot water, wrinkled skin removed, sliced and dried), Zhongru Fen (Stalactitum Pulveratum), Lurong (Deer Antler without Horn, hair removed, roasted with butter, 2 liang each), Tusizi (Cuscutae Semen, soaked in wine for three nights and separately pounded, 1.5 liang), Chuangzi (Cnidii Fructus), Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix, heart removed), Xuduan (Dried Roots of Teasel), Tianxiong (Prepared Lateral Root of Aconite, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Shilongrui (Verbenae Fructus, 1 liang each).
The above nine ingredients, excluding Zhongru Fen, are crushed and sifted into fine powder. Add Zhongru Fen and mix evenly. Take two qianbi (two spoonfuls) per dose, mixed with warm wine, taken on an empty stomach before meals.

Wuweizi Wan (Schisandra Pill): Treats Kidney deficiency and exhaustion, deficiency of Yang Qi, loss of control over Primordial Yuan, and spontaneous seminal emission.
Ingredients: Wuweizi (Schisandra Fruit), Longgu (Fossilized Mammoth Teeth/Bones), Muli (Concha Ostreae, calcined), Niuxi (Achyranthes Bidentatae Radix, soaked in wine, sliced and dried), Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig, skin removed), Shanzhuyu (Corni Fructus), Bixie (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma), Baifuling (Poria Cocos, black skin removed), Bajitian (Morinda Officinalis Roots, heart removed), Shanyu (Chinese Yam Rhizome), Xuduan (Dried Roots of Teasel), Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis, roots removed and cut), Fu Zi (Prepared Aconite Root, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed, 0.5 liang each), Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus, washed in hot water, dried, roasted, 1 fen).
The above fourteen ingredients are crushed, sifted into powder, mixed with refined honey, and formed into pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take forty pills per dose, administered with salted water, on an empty stomach, at midday, midnight, and before retiring.

Tusizi Wan (Cuscuta Pill): Treats Kidney deficiency-cold, weakness of Yang Qi, retching with excessive saliva, emaciation with poor spirit, loss of appetite, heaviness of waist and legs, acute pain in the umbilical and abdominal region, and frequent urination.
Ingredients: Tusizi (Cuscutae Semen, soaked in wine and separately pounded), Bixie (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma, 0.5 liang each), Buguzhi (Fruits of Psoralea, stir-fried), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, forked parts removed), Liuhuang (Sulfur, 1 fen each), Xuduan (Dried Roots of Teasel), Bajitian (Morinda Officinalis Roots, heart removed, 1 liang each), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, sprouts and leaves removed), Shujiao (Sichuan Pepper, eyes and closed ones removed, stir-fried until oil exudes, 5 qian each).
The above nine ingredients are crushed, sifted into powder, mixed with refined honey, and formed into pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take thirty pills per dose, administered with salted water on an empty stomach.

Yanggu Yin (Sheep Bone Drink): Treats Kidney deficiency-cold, tinnitus, and excessive saliva.
Ingredients: Yangjigu (Sheep Vertebral Column, one set, crushed), Ci Shi (Magnetite, 2.5 liang, crushed), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 1.5 liang), Huangqi (Astragali Radix), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, prepared), Baifuling (Poria Cocos, black skin removed), Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig, skin removed, 0.5 liang each).
The above seven ingredients, excluding sheep bone, are cut into sizes resembling hemp seeds. First, boil the bone in five sheng of water to obtain two sheng. Remove the bone, add the herbs, and decoct to obtain one sheng. Strain and divide into three warm doses, taken on an empty stomach.

Bushen Tang (Kidney Tonifying Decoction): Treats Kidney deficiency with cold reversal, dark complexion, withered ears, cold pain in the umbilical and abdominal region, and fatigue.
Ingredients: Ci Shi (Magnetite, wrapped in silk, 2.5 liang), Wuweizi (Schisandra Fruit), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, forked parts removed), Baifuling (Poria Cocos, black skin removed), Huangqi (Astragali Radix), Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger), Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig, skin removed), Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Radix, sliced and dried), Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix, 0.5 liang each), Yangshen (Sheep Kidneys, one set, fat removed).
The above twelve ingredients are finely cut into sizes resembling hemp seeds, divided into five doses. Each dose is decocted in five bowls of water to obtain three bowls. Strain and divide into three warm doses.

Yanggu Bushen Tang (Sheep Tibia Kidney Tonifying Decoction): Treats Kidney deficiency-cold, tinnitus, excessive sleepiness, and progressive atrophy and damage.
Ingredients: Yangjinggu (Sheep Tibia, 5 liang, roasted yellow and cut), Ci Shi (Magnetite, calcined and quenched in vinegar twenty-one times), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 2 liang each), Huangqi (Astragali Radix, cut), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, prepared), Baifuling (Poria Cocos, black skin removed, 1 liang each), Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig, skin removed, 3 qian).
The above seven ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Take five qianbi per dose, with one and a half bowls of water, decoct to one bowl, strain, and divide into two warm doses, taken on an empty stomach and before retiring.

Renshen Bushen Tang (Ginseng Kidney Tonifying Decoction): Treats Kidney deficiency-cold with Guan-Ge obstruction and irritability, stiffness of waist and back, reduced food intake, and gradual weakening of strength.
Ingredients: Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted and cut), Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig, skin removed), Chenpi (Aged Tangerine Peel, soaked in hot water, white pith removed, dried), Baifuling (Poria Cocos, black skin removed, 0.5 liang each), Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex, skin removed, roasted with butter and cut), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 2 liang each).
The above seven ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Take five qianbi per dose, with three bowls of water, add half a liang each of pig and sheep kidneys, half a piece of smashed fresh ginger, and one stem of Scallion White. Decoct to one and a half bowls, strain, and divide into two doses, taken on an empty stomach during the day and night.

Huangqi Tang (Astragalus Decoction): Treats various diseases of Kidney deficiency, damage, and labor injury.
Ingredients: Huangqi (Astragali Radix, cut, 1 liang), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, prepared, 0.5 liang), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Radix, sliced and dried), Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted and cut), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, black heart removed), Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix, heart removed), Wuweizi (Schisandra Fruit), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Baifuling (Poria Cocos, black skin removed), Maidong (Ophiopogonis Tuber, heart removed and dried), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, forked parts removed), Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Shudihuang (Prepared Rehmannia Root, dried), Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig, skin removed, 1 liang each).
The above fifteen ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. For each dose, use one and a half bowls of water. First, boil one sheep kidney, obtain one bowl, remove the kidney, add three qianbi of herbs and two split dates. Decoct to seventy percent volume, strain, and take warm on an empty stomach. Take again at midday and before retiring.

Bushen Ci Shi Wan (Kidney Tonifying Magnetite Pill): Treats long-term Kidney deficiency, bodily heat, pain, fatigue, seminal emission, emaciation, dull complexion, umbilical and abdominal pain, and auditory hallucinations of bells, chimes, wind, and rain.
Ingredients: [Text incomplete/unclear character "Shi", likely referring to a mineral or tonic herb, translated as "Shi" based on source], Yuzuyuliang (Yu Yu Liang, stir-fried, 1.5 liang), Fu Zi (Prepared Aconite Root, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Muli (Concha Ostreae, calcined), Rongshong (Cistanche Stem, soaked in wine, wrinkled skin removed, sliced and dried), Shanyu (Chinese Yam Rhizome), Bajitian (Morinda Officinalis Roots, heart removed, 3 qian each).
The above ten ingredients are crushed, sifted into powder, mixed with refined honey, and formed into pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take twenty pills per dose on an empty stomach, immersed in Achyranthes wine. Gradually increase to thirty pills.

Rongshong Wan (Cistanche Pill): Treats Kidney deficiency-cold and emaciation due to labor.
Ingredients: Rongshong (Cistanche Stem, soaked in wine, wrinkled skin removed, sliced and dried), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, rhizome removed), Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig, skin removed), Qingju pi (Green Tangerine Peel, soaked in hot water, white pith removed, dried), Baifuling (Poria Cocos, black skin removed), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Radix, sliced and dried), Huangqi (Astragali Radix, cut), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, forked parts removed), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 0.5 liang each), Wuweizi (Schisandra Fruit), Xiangzi (Foeniculi Fructus, lightly stir-fried), Anayu (Sea Otter Genital Organ, soaked in wine, roasted and sliced, 3 qian each), Binglang (Arecae Semen, cut), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Fu Zi (Prepared Aconite Root, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed, 1 liang each).
The above seventeen ingredients are crushed, sifted into powder, mixed with refined honey, and formed into pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take twenty pills per dose with warm wine on an empty stomach.

Huangqi Wan (Astragalus Pill): Treats Kidney Qi deficiency and damage, blurred vision, deafness, and all deficiencies due to Five Labors and Seven Injuries.
Ingredients: Huangqi (Astragali Radix, cut), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, prepared), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Radix, soaked in wine, sliced and dried), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, rhizome removed), Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted and cut), Baifuling (Poria Cocos, black skin removed), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, sprouts and leaves removed), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, forked parts removed), Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig, skin removed), Wutou (Aconiti Radix, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Fu Zi (Prepared Aconite Root, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis, roots removed and cut), Shudihuang (Prepared Rehmannia Root, dried), Rongshong (Cistanche Stem, soaked in wine, sliced and dried, 2 liang each), Yangshen (Sheep Kidneys, one set, roasted until cooked, sliced and ground into paste), Dazao (Jujubae Fructus, boiled, skin and pits removed, ground into paste, 5 he).
The above nineteen ingredients, excluding sheep kidney and jujube paste, are crushed and sifted into powder. Mix in the two pastes evenly, then add a little refined honey and pound. Form into pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take twenty pills per dose, increasing to thirty pills, administered with warm wine.

Sheng Dihuang San (Raw Rehmannia Powder): Treats Kidney deficiency-cold, impotence, pain in waist and spine, heavy and weak body, turbid speech, and sudden cessation of Yang Qi.
Ingredients: Sheng Dihuang (Raw Rehmannia Root, 1 jin, dried), Rongshong (Cistanche Stem, soaked in wine, sliced and dried), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Bajitian (Morinda Officinalis Roots, heart removed), Maidong (Ophiopogonis Tuber, heart removed and dried), Baifuling (Poria Cocos, black skin removed), Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted and cut), Niuxi (Achyranthes Bidentatae Radix, soaked in wine, sliced and dried), Wuweizi (Schisandra Fruit), Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex, skin removed and roasted, 8 liang each), Cheqianzi (Plantaginis Semen), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, prepared, 5 liang each).
The above twelve ingredients are crushed and sifted into powder. Take two qianbi per dose, mixed with warm wine. Take three doses daily.

Shu Dihuang San (Prepared Rehmannia Powder): Treats Kidney Qi insufficiency, occasional pain in chest and hypochondrium, soreness and pain in bone joints, blurry vision, impaired hearing, stiffness of back and spine, heavy body, and propensity to lie down. This formula is suitable.
Ingredients: Shu Dihuang (Prepared Rehmannia Root, 1 liang), Tiandong (Asparagi Tuber, 1 liang, heart removed), Wuweizi (Schisandra Fruit, 1 liang), Fu Zi (Prepared Aconite Root, 1 liang, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Radix, 3 qian, cut and lightly stir-fried), Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, 3 qian), Huangqi (Astragali Radix, 3 qian, cut), Guixin (Cinnamon Bark, 3 qian), Shanzhuyu (Corni Fructus, 3 qian), Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis, 3 qian, sprouts removed), Chenxiang (Aquilaria Lignum, 1 liang), Ci Shi (Magnetite, 1 liang, crushed and washed in water to remove red juice).
The above twelve ingredients are crushed and sifted into powder. Take four qianbi per dose, with one bowl of water, add half a piece of fresh ginger, decoct to sixty percent volume, strain, and take warm on an empty stomach before meals. Take three times daily.

Qinjiao Jiu (Gentian Wine): Treats Kidney labor deficiency-cold, dryness, internal injury from worry and anger. Damage occurs from sitting on damp ground for long periods.
Ingredients: Qinjiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix), Niuxi (Achyranthes Bidentatae Radix), Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Gui (Cinnamon Twig), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Fuling (Poria Cocos, 1 liang each), Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex, Danshen (Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 8 liang each), Cizi (Prepared Lateral Root of Aconite, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis, remove black tips), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, prepared), Maidong (Ophiopogonis Tuber, heart removed), Digupi (Phellodendri Cortex, 1.5 liang each), Wujia pi (Acanthopanacis Cortex, 5 liang), Yiyiren (Coicis Semen, 1 liang), Dama ren (Hemp Seed, 1 he, stir-fried).
The above seventeen ingredients are finely cut, placed in a raw silk bag, and soaked in one dou of wine. Soak for seven days in spring and autumn, three days in summer, and ten days in winter. Take half a bowl warm on an empty stomach daily, twice a day.

Bushen Tang (Kidney Tonifying Decoction): Treats Kidney deficiency with palpitations, confusion, blurred vision, deafness, joint pain, skin itching, tightness in lower abdomen, dark complexion, jaundice, and thirst.
Ingredients: Ci Shi (Magnetite, quenched in vinegar seven times, ground, 1 liang), Wuweizi (Schisandra Fruit, stir-fried), Fu Zi (Prepared Aconite Root, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, forked parts removed), Huangqi (Astragali Radix, cut and stir-fried), Mudan Pi (Moutan Cortex), Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig, skin removed), Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted and cut), Taoren (Peach Kernels, skin and tips removed, twin kernels discarded, stir-fried until yellow, 2 liang each).
The above nine ingredients are cut into sizes resembling hemp seeds. Take five qianbi per dose, with one and a half bowls of water, add half a piece of chopped fresh ginger, decoct to eighty percent volume, strain, and take in one dose on an empty stomach.

Wushi Wan (Five Minerals Pill): Treats Kidney deficiency with uncontrolled urination, and itching and dampness of the scrotum.
Ingredients: Zhongru (Stalactitum, ground), Zishiyang (Fluorite, ground), Shigaoshi (Gypsum Fibrosum, ground), Baifan (Alumen, burned and ground), Bai Shiyang (Quartz, ground, 0.5 liang each), Rongshong (Cistanche Stem, soaked in wine, wrinkled skin removed, sliced and dried), Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted and cut), Tianxiong (Prepared Lateral Root of Aconite, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Shu Dihuang (Prepared Rehmannia Root, dried, 1 liang each), Longgu (Fossilized Mammoth Teeth/Bones, crushed and ground, 3 qian).
The above ten ingredients are crushed and sifted into powder. Mixed with refined honey and formed into pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take ten pills per dose with wine on an empty stomach. Take twice daily.

Ci Shi Tang (Magnetite Decoction): Treats Kidney labor and injury.
Ingredients: Ci Shi (Magnetite, quenched in vinegar), Rongshong (Cistanche Stem, soaked in wine and dried, 2 liang each), Chenxiang (Aquilaria Lignum, 1.5 liang), Wuweizi (Schisandra Fruit), Fu Zi (Prepared Aconite Root, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Fupenzi (Rubi Fructus), Gouji (Drynariae Rhizoma, hair removed), Baifuling (Poria Cocos, black skin removed, 1 liang each), Zhushen (Pig Kidneys, one), Binglang (Arecae Semen, 3 qian).
The above ten ingredients, excluding kidneys, are cut into sizes resembling hemp seeds. Take five qianbi per dose, with two bowls of water. First, boil the pig kidney to obtain one and a half bowls. Remove the kidney, add the herbs, decoct again to eighty percent volume, strain, and take warm before meals.

Huluba Wan (Trigonella Pill): Treats Kidney Qi deficiency and damage, weakness of Yang Qi.
Ingredients: Huluba (Trigonellae Foenum-graeci Semen, lightly stir-fried), Bajitian (Morinda Officinalis Roots, purple ones, heart removed, stir-fried), Rongshong (Cistanche Stem, soaked in wine, sliced and dried, 2 liang each), Lianshi (Meliae Fructus, skin removed, soaked in vinegar overnight, dried), Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig, skin removed), Buguzhi (Fruits of Psoralea, stir-fried), Chuangzi (Cnidii Fructus, soaked in wine overnight, dried), Niuxi (Achyranthes Bidentatae Radix, soaked in wine overnight, sliced and dried, 1 liang each), Ezhu (Curcumae Rhizoma, soaked in vinegar overnight, roasted and cut, 3 qian), Fu Zi (Prepared Aconite Root, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Xiangzi (Foeniculi Fructus, stir-fried, 1.5 liang each).
The above eleven ingredients are crushed and sifted into powder, mixed with refined honey, and formed into pills the size of soybeans. Take twenty pills regularly, administered with stir-fried salt and fresh ginger tea on an empty stomach, or with wine.

Chenxiang Yin (Aquilaria Drink): Treats Kidney deficiency-cold with tightness and fullness in lower abdomen, dryness of flesh and bone, and itching and dampness of the scrotum.
Ingredients: Chenxiang (Aquilaria Lignum, 0.5 liang), Dafupi (Arecae Pericarpium, roasted and cut, 3 qian), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, 0.5 liang), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, rhizome removed, 0.5 liang), Bixie (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma, 3 qian), Niuxi (Achyranthes Bidentatae Radix, sprouts removed, soaked in wine, 3 qian), Huangqi (Astragali Radix, finely cut, 0.5 liang), Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma, 0.5 liang), Shu Dihuang (Prepared Rehmannia Root, dried, 0.5 liang), Sangpiaoxiao (Ootheca Mantidis, stir-fried, 0.5 liang), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Radix, dried, 1 fen), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix, stir-fried, 1 fen), Ci Shi (Magnetite, quenched in vinegar, 1 fen), Tianxiong (Prepared Lateral Root of Aconite, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed, 1 liang), Xuduan (Dried Roots of Teasel, 1 liang).
The above fifteen ingredients are cut into sizes resembling hemp seeds. Take five qianbi per dose, with one and a half bowls of water, add half a piece of chopped fresh ginger, decoct to eighty percent volume, strain, and take warm before meals. Take twice daily.

Jiu Zi San (Allii Tuberosi Semen Powder): Treats Kidney deficiency-cold with seminal emission.
Ingredients: Jiu Zi (Allii Tuberosi Semen, boiled in vinegar and stir-fried until fragrant, 2 liang), Fu Zi (Prepared Aconite Root, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Sangpiaoxiao (Ootheca Mantidis, cut and stir-fried), Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma, 3 qian each), Shujiao (Sichuan Pepper, eyes and closed ones removed, stir-fried until oil exudes, 3 qian each), Chishizhi (Halloysitum Rubrum, ground), Longgu (Fossilized Mammoth Teeth/Bones, crushed, 1 liang each), Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted and cut, 1 fen).
The above eight ingredients are crushed and sifted into powder. Take three qianbi per dose, mixed with warm wine on an empty stomach. Take twice daily.

Rongshong Duhuo San (Cistanche and Angelica Pubescens Powder): Treats Kidney deficiency-cold, sudden cold sensation in the waist, hips, and bladder area as if blown upon. Coldness in hands, feet, and knees like water. Or pain in the urethra and unregulated urination. This formula is suitable.
Ingredients: Rongshong (Cistanche Stem, soaked in wine, wrinkled skin removed, sliced and dried, 2 liang), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix, rhizome removed), Fu Zi (Prepared Aconite Root, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Shujiao (Sichuan Pepper, eyes and closed ones removed, stir-fried until oil exudes, 1.5 liang each), Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Huangqi (Astragali Radix, finely cut, 2 liang each), Wuweizi (Schisandra Fruit), Jili (Tribuli Fructus, stir-fried, spines removed), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, forked parts removed), Xingren (Apricot Kernels, soaked in hot water, skin and tips removed, twin kernels discarded, stir-fried yellow), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, prepared), Muli (Concha Ostreae, roasted), Chishizhi (Halloysitum Rubrum), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, black heart removed), Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted and cut), Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig, coarse skin removed), Taoren (Peach Kernels, soaked in hot water, skin and tips removed, twin kernels discarded, stir-fried yellow), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, sprouts and leaves removed), Xuduan (Dried Roots of Teasel, 1 liang each).
The above twenty ingredients are crushed and sifted into fine powder. Take three qianbi per dose, mixed with wine on an empty stomach. Take twice daily.

Piaoxiao Wan (Ootheca Pill): Treats Kidney deficiency-cold with deafness and fullness, stiffness of waist and spine, and yellow-red urine.