夫腰脚疼痛者。由肾气不足。受风邪之所为也。劳伤则肾虚。虚则受于风冷。风冷与真
气交
方
木瓜丸 治腰脚少力。疼痛无时。及诸风气湿痹。
苁蓉（酒浸） 牛膝（酒浸） 当归（各四两） 血竭 没药（各半两） 木瓜 威灵
仙防风
（各
香天麻
雄黄（各三两） 上为细末。水面糊丸。如梧子大。每服五十丸。浸木瓜送下。
独活汤 治腰脚连骨疼痛。摇动不能。
独活（去芦头三分） 麻黄（去根节一两） 细辛（去苗叶） 丹参 牛膝（酒浸切焙）
萆
黄
羊角（镑
各
以水一
盏。煎至七分。去滓温服。不拘时。
秦艽散 疗风冷虚劳。腰脚疼痛诸病悉主之。方。
秦艽（四分） 白术（十四分） 桔梗（四分） 干姜（五分） 附子（三分炮） 牡
蛎（炒） 防
风（
细辛（三
分）
两亦
好。
独活散（出圣惠方）治风毒中腰。骨节疼痛。
独活（三分） 麻黄（去节） 细辛（半两） 丹参 牛膝（三分去苗） 萆 （三分
锉） 黄
（三
两） 当
归（半
五分。
后入酒二合。
羌活汤（出圣济总录）治腰脚疼痛。痿痹不仁。骨髓中冷。久立不得。羸瘦。
羌活（去芦头） 防风（去叉） 木通（锉） 五加皮（锉） 芍药 牛膝（酒浸切焙）
桂（去
粗皮
（四枚煨
锉）
二。
鹿角胶丸（出圣济总录）治肾气虚弱。脚怯腰疼痛。或因寒湿久滞。
鹿角胶（炙一两） 附子（炮裂去皮脐） 干姜（炮各半两） 桂（去粗皮三分） 杜
仲（去粗
皮锉
焙）
肉
子大。
每
疗患腰肾虚冷。脚膝疼痛。胸肺中风气。外台秘要病源云。肾气不足。风邪之所为
也。劳伤
石斛（五分） 五味子（六分） 牡丹皮（八分） 桂心（八分） 白术（六分） 丹
参（六分）
磁石
分） 上捣
筛。
菜、
一粒金丹（出宣明论方）治腰膝走注。疼痛如虎噬。
草乌头 五灵脂（各一斤） 白胶香（半斤） 木鳖子 地龙（去土炒各四两） 细墨 乳
香
（各
糊丸。
如桐
巴戟汤（出圣惠方）治肾虚。腰脚疼痛。行立不得。
巴戟天（去心） 桂（去粗皮） 萆 牛膝（酒浸切焙） 石斛（去根各三两） 防
风（去叉）
五
三钱。
水
牛膝丸（出圣惠方）治肾伤。腰脚疼痛。举动艰难。及历节风等。
牛膝（酒浸切焙） 虎胫骨（酥炙） 羚羊角（镑） 松节（锉） 附子（炮裂去皮脐）
威灵仙
（去
熟滤
去豆
杜仲丸（一名杜仲散出圣惠方）治腰脚疼痛。摇转不能。并治 腰连膝疼痛。
杜仲（去粗皮锉炒） 枳壳（去瓤炒） 马芥子（炒） 萆 续断 橘子仁 牛膝（酒
浸切
焙）
日
午临卧
牛膝浸酒（出圣惠方）治腰脚疼痛。不任行履。
牛膝（三两去苗） 萆 （三两） 桂心（二两） 羌活（二两） 附子（二两炮裂去
皮脐） 当
归（
酒二斗。
于瓷瓶中浸。密封经七日开。每于食前。温一小盏服。
趁痛散（出医方大成）治湿攻注腰脚疼痛。行步少力。
杜仲（炒断丝一两半） 延胡索 萆 （各一两） 没药（一两） 当归（洗焙） 肉
桂（去皮
各半
复春丹（出瑞竹堂方）治腰腿疼痛。
杜仲（碎炒断丝） 破故纸（酒浸一宿用芝麻炒黄色） 萆 （酥炒黄） 巴戟（去心
各一两）
沉
每服
药
桂姜丸（一名丹参丸出千金方）治腰脚疼痛。行步艰难。并冷痹。
桂（去粗皮） 干姜（炮各半两） 丹参 杜仲（去粗皮锉炒） 牛膝（酒浸切焙） 续
断（各
三分）
虎骨散 治腰膝四肢疼痛。
虎骨（二钱） 米壳（三钱） 甘草（三钱） 陈皮（半钱） 没药（三钱） 乳香（三
钱） 上为
细末
威灵散（出圣惠方）治腰脚疼痛。经年不瘥。
威灵仙（一两半） 牵牛子（一两微炒） 陈橘皮（半两汤浸去白炒） 吴茱萸（一两
汤浸七
次焙
服
之泻
夜合花丸（出圣惠方）治腰脚疼痛。久不瘥。
夜合花（四两） 牛膝（一两去苗） 红蓝花（一两） 石盐（一两） 杏仁（半两汤
浸去皮尖
麸炒
三
十丸
治腰脚疼痛不止。神效方。（出圣惠方）
骨碎补（一两） 桂心（一两半） 牛膝（三两去苗） 槟榔（二两） 补骨脂（三两
微炒） 安
息香
丸。
煨肾丸（出宣明论方）治男子腰膝疼。夜多小便者。
川楝子 茴香（炒） 破故纸 葫芦巴 马蔺花（以上各等分） 上除茴香外。酒浸同
为
末。
养肾散（一名踊乌散出经验良方）治腰脚筋骨疼痛。不能步履。其效如神。
苍术（去皮一两） 全蝎（半两） 天麻（三钱） 黑附子（炮裂去皮脐） 草乌（去
尖各二钱）
上
用胡桃酒调此药去积聚症瘕。伤寒中风皆治。百一选方。载忠州太守陈逢原。因暑中取凉食
瓜。至秋。忽然右腰腿间疼痛。连及膝胫。曲折不能。经月。右脚艰于举动。凡治腰脚药。
服之无效。得此养肾散。才一服。移刻举身麻痹。不数服脚能屈伸。再一服即康宁。又本
州监
谓
随效。惠 季奉议。亦尝谓余曰。其家曾有妇人。腰脚不能转动。用此药即效。皆风寒所感
也。
玉柱杖（出圣惠方）治腰腿疼痛不遂。
白蒺藜（一两半炒） 两头尖（一两半） 天麻（一两） 何首乌 五灵脂（一两） 上
为细
末。醋
五生膏 治腰脚痛甚。起坐不得。
附子 吴茱萸 蛇床子 当归 桂心（各一两） 上为细散。每用一匙。以生姜汁调。
摊
于腊
大黄丸（出圣惠方）治腰脚疼痛。大伤壅滞。
川大黄（二两锉碎微炒） 芎 （半两） 桂心（半两） 杏仁（半两汤浸去皮尖双仁
麸炒黄）
上
地黄酒（出圣惠方）治腰脚疼痛。
生干地黄（一斤细切） 白杨树皮（半斤锉） 生姜（二两碎切炒熟） 大豆（半升炒
令熟）
上用
治腰脚痛方（儒门事亲方）
细辛 半夏 天麻（以上各二两） 上用生绢袋二个。各盛药三两。煮热。交互熨痛处。
汗出
治远行脚肿痛。用之可行千里。轻便甚妙。（百一选方）
防风 细辛 草乌头（各等分） 上为细末。掺鞋底内。如草鞋即以微水湿过。然后掺
药。
一
蒸药方（出圣惠方）治腰脚疼痛。
用荆叶不限多少。蒸令极热。置于瓷盆中。其下着火热温之。以痛处就于叶中。乘着热
叶盖
酒。
治腰脚疼痛不可忍方。（一名附子散出十便良方）
附子（一两炮制去皮脐捣） 桂心末（一钱） 补骨脂（一钱） 上以水一大盏。煎至
五分。
和滓
治腰脚疼痛。经年不瘥。（出圣惠方）
枳壳（一两麸炒微黄去心） 皂荚子仁（一合微炒黄色） 白蒺藜（一两微炒去刺） 上
为细
散。
治腰脚疼痛。大伤壅滞。（一名地黄丸出十便良方）
牛膝（二斤捣碎用生地黄汁五升浸一宿曝干又浸再曝干炒以地黄汁尽为度） 附子（五
两
炮裂去
以
温酒下
治腰脚。不问年岁。疼痛不可忍方。（出圣惠方）
乌鸡粪（一两） 垂柳梢（锉一升） 上并炒令微焦。细布裹。以无灰酒一斗。于瓷瓶
中盛。
浸
治腰脚疼痛。并跪艰难方。（出圣惠方）
玄参（一两） 熟干地黄（一两） 上为末。每用药末三钱。盐一钱。面两匙相和。水
拌杆
作
治腿脚疼痛。
用好醋一盏。皂角五锭。揉碎去滓。熬成膏子。次入乳香一两。令匀。或有病处。将羊
毛笔
苍术丸（出经验良方）治腰脚湿痛。能养肾水。顺气疏风。
苍术一斤（四两酒浸四两米泔浸四两醋浸四两青盐水浸冬五日夏三日如数分作四分用椒
一两
留苍
两。
独粟丸（出圣济总录）治腰脚沉重。劳伤香港脚等疾。
上取粟肉不拘多少。焙干为末。炼蜜和丸。如梧子大。每服二十丸。温酒下。空心日午
服
治腰脚（出本草）
以韭子一升。拣择蒸。两炊以来。曝干。簸去黑皮。炒令黄。捣成粉。安息香二大两。
水煮
二十
补肾散（出十便良方）治猝患腰脚疼痛。
以杜仲一两。去粗皮。炙微黄锉。用水二盏。煎一盏。去滓。用羊肾一对。细切。去脂
膜。
治腰脚疼痛方。（出肘后方）
用胡麻一升新者。熬令香。杵筛。日服一大升。计服一斗。即永瘥。酒饮、姜汁、蜜汤。
皆
皂角方（出本草）治腰脚不履地。
取皂角子一千二百个。净洗令干。少酥炒令香。为末。蜜丸如梧子大。空心。以蒺藜子
酸枣
治腰脚疼痛久不瘥方。（出圣惠方）
取不着子皂荚树上刺五两。烧作灰。捣细罗为散。每于食前。以温酒调下三钱。
除湿丹（出经验良方）治腰脚重痛。足胫浮肿拘挛。便尿不利。且疗疹痈疽
发背
。走注香港脚
泽泻 槟榔 乳香（别研末） 威灵仙 赤芍药 大戟（水煮） 甘遂（水煮各一两） 陈
皮
青
百倍丸（出御药院方）治男子妇人腰膝疼痛。筋脉拘挛。行步艰难。
败龟 虎骨（二味各醋浸一宿蘸醋炙令黄为度） 肉苁蓉（酒浸一宿） 牛膝（酒浸一
宿去
苗）
炙） 破故
纸（炒
蒴 散（出御药院方）治营卫不顺。气血偏虚。风寒湿气攻注。脚膝疼痛。
蒴 吴茱萸 顽荆 黄 防风 防己（各四两） 踯躅花 白独活 荆芥穗 本
（各二
每服用
药。更
万安丸（出经验方）
川楝子（半斤微炒出汗） 知母（半斤微炒出汗） 甘草（四两炒黄色） 茴香（四两
炒黄色）
莲
将
余
金铃子丸 治腰脚痛。并小肠香港脚等疾。
金铃子肉 葫芦巴（一两） 破故纸（一两） 萆 （一两） 小茴香（三两） 苍术
（二两）
附子
玄胡索散（出海上方）治远年近日腰腿疼痛。大有神效。
玄胡索 牛膝 当归 破故纸（各等分） 上为末。每服三钱。空心。温醋汤调下。
四焙丸（出瑞竹堂方）治腰膝疼痛。
杜仲（四两瓦器内炒黄色去丝） 破故纸（四两瓦器内炒黄色） 甘草（四两） 胡桃
（四两
去皮
六半汤 治血虚。腰腿疼痛。
白芍药（六两） 甘草（炙半两） 上用水一盏半。煎至八分服。空心食前。
草乌膏（出仁存方）治行路脚板肿疼。
草乌 甘遂（各等分） 上为细末。临卧。用新汲水调敷脚板上下痛处。次早洗去。便
可
行。
药棋子（一名银柯丸）治腿腰痛气滞。（出本事方）
上以牵牛不拘多少。用新瓦入火。爆得通赤。便以牵牛在瓦上。自然一半生。一半熟。
不得拨动。取末一两。入细研硫黄一分。研匀分三。每用白面一匙。水和捍开。切作棋子。
五更初。以水一盏煮熟。连汤温送下。住即已。未住隔日再作。予尝有此疾。每发只一服
止。病源曰。腿腰痛者。或随伤腰是以痛。一方二味同炒熟。不用研碎。每服五十丸。用温
酒盐汤。空心吞之。
正本丸 治心气妄行。流入肾经。腰膝疼痛。眼见黑花。流入经络。四肢疼痛。或
不能举动
上用益智仁四两。擘破。盐二两。于瓷器内。同炒令香熟。筛出盐不用。将益智碾为细
末。
不拘
疗腰膝疼。
上用久年陈艾一斤。浓煎。将小深桶满盛。将脚搁其上。却以衣服覆之。令其汗出透了。
如
治膝腰疼痛损伤。（出肘后方）
上用鹿茸不限多少。涂酥炙紫色。为末。温酒下一钱。单以鹿茸烧赤。淬酒中亦得。
治腰膝疼痛久不已方。（出圣惠方）
上以糟底酒摩腰膝。及痛处筋挛处。
治腰膝急疼。（出本草）
上用虎骨煮作汤浴之。或和醋浸亦良。治筋骨急痛。胫骨尤妙。及行步足膝痛方。以热
水沃
又方（出永类钤方）治腰脚撑腿痛。
上用葡萄根煎汤淋洗。
治久行脚心肿痛。（出危氏方）
用蚯蚓粪涂肿处。高阁起脚。一夕即愈。
威灵仙方（一名威灵散出御药院方）治腰脚痛。并腰肾脚膝。积聚肠内诸冷病
积年。
用威灵仙一斤。洗干。好酒浸七日为末。面糊丸桐子大。却以浸药酒。每服送下二十丸。
一
乌矾散（出海上方）治行千里不损脚板。
草乌头（半斤） 白矾（二斤） 上以大黑豆煮软为度。同为末。每用三钱。调涂足下。
又方（出永类钤方）治腰脚撑腿痛。
猫粪烧灰。艳痛处即汗。无汗处以唾温酒而艳之。
治腰脚损痛。（出永类钤方）
川牛膝（一两半） 川萆 （半两） 薏苡仁（半两） 乳香（一两） 当归（一两半）
破故纸
（一
两） 吴
茱萸（
（一两） 威
灵仙（半两） 续断（
只） 虎骨（炙
酥令黄） 上酒糊为
疗腰膝髀连腿疼酸者方。（方见独活散）
三仙飞步丹（出永类钤方）
白芷 草乌（醋煮） 破故纸 当归 乳香（各二两） 穿山甲 南星（醋煮各一两） 苍
腰脚疼痛这一病症，是由于肾气不足，受到风邪侵袭所致。过度劳累会导致肾虚，肾虚则容易受风寒之邪侵袭，风寒与人体真气相互搏结。
木瓜丸：治疗腰脚无力、随时随地的疼痛，以及各类风气湿痹。
药材包括：肉苁蓉（酒浸）、牛膝（酒浸）、当归（各四两）、血竭、没药（各半两）、木瓜、威灵仙、防风（各三两）、香天麻、雄黄（各三两）。将上述药材研成细末，用水调面糊为丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用五十丸，用浸泡过的木瓜汤送服。
独活汤：治疗腰脚连带骨骼疼痛，身体摇动困难。
药材包括：独活（去芦头三分）、麻黄（去根节一两）、细辛（去苗叶）、丹参、牛膝（酒浸切焙）、萆薢、黄芩、羊角（镑片，各三两）。用水一盏煎至七分，去渣温服，不拘时间。
秦艽散：治疗风冷虚劳引起的各种腰脚疼痛，此方主治此类疾病。
药材包括：秦艽（四分）、白术（十四分）、桔梗（四分）、干姜（五分）、附子（炮制三分）、牡蛎（炒）、防风（三分）、细辛（三分）。以上药材用量也可均为二两。
独活散（出自《圣惠方》）：治疗风毒侵入腰部，骨节疼痛。
药材包括：独活（三分）、麻黄（去节）、细辛（半两）、丹参、牛膝（三分去苗）、萆薢（三分锉碎）、黄芪（三两）、当归（半两）。上药以水一盏煎至七分，后加入酒二合，再煎片刻，去渣温服。
羌活汤（出自《圣济总录》）：治疗腰脚疼痛，痿痹麻木不仁，骨髓寒冷，久立困难，身体消瘦。
药材包括：羌活（去芦头）、防风（去叉）、木通（锉碎）、五加皮（锉碎）、芍药、牛膝（酒浸切焙）、桂枝（去粗皮）、枳壳（麸炒，四枚煨）。上药用水三盏煎至一盏，去渣温服。
鹿角胶丸（出自《圣济总录》）：治疗肾气虚弱导致的脚软腰疼，或因寒湿久留体内所致。
药材包括：鹿角胶（炙一两）、附子（炮裂去皮脐）、干姜（炮制各半两）、桂枝（去粗皮三分）、杜仲（去粗皮锉炒）、肉苁蓉（酒浸）。上药研为细末，炼蜜和丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用三十丸，温酒送下。
此方治疗患腰肾虚冷、脚膝疼痛、胸肺中风气等症。《外台秘要病源》记载：肾气不足，由风邪引起。劳伤导致肾虚，易受风邪。
药材包括：石斛（五分）、五味子（六分）、牡丹皮（八分）、桂心（八分）、白术（六分）、丹参（六分）、磁石（水飞，一分）。上药捣筛为散。
一粒金丹（出自《宣明论方》）：治疗腰膝游走性疼痛，痛如虎咬。
药材包括：草乌头、五灵脂（各一斤）、白胶香（半斤）、木鳖子、地龙（去土炒各四两）、细墨、乳香（各半两）。上药研为细末，面糊为丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用二十丸，温酒送下。
巴戟汤（出自《圣惠方》）：治疗肾虚引起的腰脚疼痛，行走站立困难。
药材包括：巴戟天（去心）、桂枝（去粗皮）、萆薢、牛膝（酒浸切焙）、石斛（去根各三两）、防风（去叉）。上药为粗末，每服三钱，水一盏煎至七分，去渣温服。
牛膝丸（出自《圣惠方》）：治疗肾损伤引起的腰脚疼痛，举动艰难，以及历节风等症。
药材包括：牛膝（酒浸切焙）、虎胫骨（酥炙）、羚羊角（镑片）、松节（锉碎）、附子（炮裂去皮脐）、威灵仙（去土）。上药为细末，酒煮面糊为丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用三十丸，熟滤米饮送下。
杜仲丸（又名杜仲散，出自《圣惠方》）：治疗腰脚疼痛，转动困难，并治疗腰痛连及膝盖。
药材包括：杜仲（去粗皮锉炒）、枳壳（去瓤炒）、马芥子（炒）、萆薢、续断、橘子仁、牛膝（酒浸切焙）。上药为细末，炼蜜和丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用三十丸，临睡前温酒送下。
牛膝浸酒（出自《圣惠方》）：治疗腰脚疼痛，无法行走。
药材包括：牛膝（三两去苗）、萆薢（三两）、桂心（二两）、羌活（二两）、附子（二两炮裂去皮脐）、当归（二两）。上药用酒二斗，在瓷瓶中浸泡，密封七日后开启。每次饭前温服一小盏。
趁痛散（出自《医方大成》）：治疗湿气攻注引起的腰脚疼痛，行走乏力。
药材包括：杜仲（炒断丝一两半）、延胡索、萆薢（各一两）、没药（一两）、当归（洗焙）、肉桂（去皮各半两）。上药为粗末，每服三钱，水一盏煎至七分，去渣温服。
复春丹（出自《瑞竹堂方》）：治疗腰腿疼痛。
药材包括：杜仲（碎炒断丝）、破故纸（酒浸一夜后用芝麻炒至黄色）、萆薢（酥炒黄）、巴戟（去心各一两）、沉香（一钱）。上药为细末，炼蜜和丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用二十丸，温酒送下。
桂姜丸（又名丹参丸，出自《千金方》）：治疗腰脚疼痛，行走艰难，以及冷痹。
药材包括：桂枝（去粗皮）、干姜（炮制各半两）、丹参、杜仲（去粗皮锉炒）、牛膝（酒浸切焙）、续断（各三分）。上药为细末，炼蜜和丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用二十丸，温酒送下。
虎骨散：治疗腰膝四肢疼痛。
药材包括：虎骨（二钱）、米壳（三钱）、甘草（三钱）、陈皮（半钱）、没药（三钱）、乳香（三钱）。上药研为细末。每次服用二钱，温酒调下。
威灵散（出自《圣惠方》）：治疗腰脚疼痛，经年不愈。
药材包括：威灵仙（一两半）、牵牛子（一两微炒）、陈橘皮（半两汤浸去白炒）、吴茱萸（一两汤浸七次焙干）。上药为粗末，每服三钱，水一盏煎至七分，去渣温服。服药后泻出恶物即止。
夜合花丸（出自《圣惠方》）：治疗腰脚疼痛，久治不愈。
药材包括：夜合花（四两）、牛膝（一两去苗）、红蓝花（一两）、石盐（一两）、杏仁（半两汤浸去皮尖麸炒）。上药为细末，炼蜜和丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用三十丸，温酒送下。
治疗腰脚疼痛不止的神效方（出自《圣惠方》）：
药材包括：骨碎补（一两）、桂心（一两半）、牛膝（三两去苗）、槟榔（二两）、补骨脂（三两微炒）、安息香（一两）。上药为细末，炼蜜和丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用二十丸，温酒送下。
煨肾丸（出自《宣明论方》）：治疗男子腰膝疼痛，夜间小便多。
药材包括：川楝子、茴香（炒）、破故纸、葫芦巴、马蔺花（以上各等分）。除茴香外，其余药材用酒浸泡，共同研为细末。每次服用二钱，温酒送下。
养肾散（又名踊乌散，出自《经验良方》）：治疗腰脚筋骨疼痛，不能行走，效果神效。
药材包括：苍术（去皮一两）、全蝎（半两）、天麻（三钱）、黑附子（炮裂去皮脐）、草乌（去尖各二钱）。上药为细末。用胡桃酒调服此药，可去除积聚症瘕，治疗伤寒中风。《百一选方》记载：忠州太守陈逢原，因暑天乘凉吃瓜，到了秋天，突然右腰腿间疼痛，连及膝胫，弯曲伸展困难，持续一个月，右脚行动艰难。凡治腰脚的药物服用均无效，得到此养肾散，才服一次，片刻间全身麻痹，不服几次脚就能屈伸，再服一次即痊愈。又本州监官谓某人也曾对余说，他家曾有妇人，腰脚不能转动，用此药即见效，都是风寒所致。
玉柱杖（出自《圣惠方》）：治疗腰腿疼痛不利。
药材包括：白蒺藜（一两半炒）、两头尖（一两半）、天麻（一两）、何首乌、五灵脂（一两）。上药研为细末，醋糊为丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用二十丸，温酒送下。
五生膏：治疗腰脚剧痛，起坐不得。
药材包括：附子、吴茱萸、蛇床子、当归、桂心（各一两）。上药研为细散。每次取一匙，用生姜汁调匀，摊在蜡纸上，贴于患处。
大黄丸（出自《圣惠方》）：治疗腰脚疼痛，大伤壅滞。
药材包括：川大黄（二两锉碎微炒）、川芎（半两）、桂心（半两）、杏仁（半两汤浸去皮尖双仁麸炒黄）。上药为细末，炼蜜和丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用二十丸，温酒送下。
地黄酒（出自《圣惠方》）：治疗腰脚疼痛。
药材包括：生干地黄（一斤细切）、白杨树皮（半斤锉）、生姜（二两碎切炒熟）、大豆（半升炒令熟）。上药用酒二斗，在瓷瓶中浸泡七日。每次温服一小盏。
治腰脚痛方（出自《儒门事亲》）：
药材包括：细辛、半夏、天麻（以上各二两）。上用生绢袋两个，各盛药三两，煮热，交替熨烫痛处，汗出即可。
治远行脚肿痛，用之可行千里，轻便甚妙。（出自《百一选方》）：
药材包括：防风、细辛、草乌头（各等分）。上药研为细末，掺入鞋底内，如果是草鞋则以微水湿润后再掺药。每次换鞋时更换新药。
蒸药方（出自《圣惠方》）：治疗腰脚疼痛。
用荆叶不限多少，蒸令极热，置于瓷盆中，其下着火热温之。让痛处靠近叶片，乘着热叶覆盖患处，出汗即愈。
治腰脚疼痛不可忍方（一名附子散，出自《十便良方》）：
药材包括：附子（一两炮制去皮脐捣碎）、桂心末（一钱）、补骨脂（一钱）。上药用水一大盏，煎至五分，和滓温服。
治腰脚疼痛，经年不愈（出自《圣惠方》）：
药材包括：枳壳（一两麸炒微黄去心）、皂荚子仁（一合微炒黄色）、白蒺藜（一两微炒去刺）。上药研为细散。每次于食前，以温酒调下三钱。
治腰脚疼痛，大伤壅滞（一名地黄丸，出自《十便良方》）：
药材包括：牛膝（二斤捣碎用生地黄汁五升浸一宿曝干又浸再曝干炒以地黄汁尽为度）、附子（五两炮裂去皮脐）。上药为细末，炼蜜和丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用三十丸，温酒送下。
治腰脚，不问年岁，疼痛不可忍方（出自《圣惠方》）：
药材包括：乌鸡粪（一两）、垂柳梢（锉一升）。上药并炒令微焦，细布包裹，用无灰酒一斗，在瓷瓶中盛放浸泡。每次温服一小盏。
治腰脚疼痛，并跪艰难方（出自《圣惠方》）：
药材包括：玄参（一两）、熟干地黄（一两）。上药为末。每次用药末三钱，盐一钱，面两匙相和，水拌杆作饼，烤熟食用。
治腿脚疼痛：
用好醋一盏，皂角五锭，揉碎去滓，熬成膏子。次入乳香一两，令匀。若有病处，将羊毛笔蘸药涂之。
苍术丸（出自《经验良方》）：治疗腰脚湿痛，能养肾水，顺气疏风。
药材包括：苍术一斤（四两酒浸、四两米泔浸、四两醋浸、四两青盐水浸，冬五日夏三日，如数分作四分用，椒一两同炒，留苍术，去椒）。上药为细末，炼蜜和丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用三十丸，温酒送下。
独粟丸（出自《圣济总录》）：治疗腰脚沉重，劳伤香港脚等疾。
上取粟肉不拘多少，焙干为末，炼蜜和丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用二十丸，温酒送下。空心日午服。
治腰脚（出自《本草》）：
以韭子一升，拣择蒸，两炊以来，曝干，簸去黑皮，炒令黄，捣成粉。安息香二大两，水煮澄清。和药末为丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用二十丸，温酒送下。
补肾散（出自《十便良方》）：治疗猝患腰脚疼痛。
以杜仲一两，去粗皮，炙微黄锉。用水二盏，煎一盏，去滓。用羊肾一对，细切，去脂膜。煮粥，空腹食用。
治腰脚疼痛方（出自《肘后方》）：
用胡麻一升新者，熬令香，杵筛。日服一大升，计服一斗，即永瘥。酒饮、姜汁、蜜汤，皆宜。
皂角方（出自《本草》）：治疗腰脚不履地。
取皂角子一千二百个，净洗令干，少酥炒令香，为末，蜜丸如梧子大。空心，以蒺藜子酸枣仁汤送下。
治腰脚疼痛久不瘥方（出自《圣惠方》）：
取不着子皂荚树上刺五两，烧作灰，捣细罗为散。每于食前，以温酒调下三钱。
除湿丹（出自《经验良方》）：治疗腰脚重痛，足胫浮肿拘挛，便尿不利。且疗疹痈疽发背，走注香港脚。
药材包括：泽泻、槟榔、乳香（别研末）、威灵仙、赤芍药、大戟（水煮）、甘遂（水煮各一两）、陈皮、青皮（各半两）。上药为细末，炼蜜和丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用二十丸，温酒送下。
百倍丸（出自《御药院方》）：治疗男子妇人腰膝疼痛，筋脉拘挛，行步艰难。
药材包括：败龟板、虎骨（二味各醋浸一宿蘸醋炙令黄为度）、肉苁蓉（酒浸一宿）、牛膝（酒浸一宿去苗）、杜仲（去粗皮锉炒）、破故纸（炒）。上药为细末，炼蜜和丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用三十丸，温酒送下。
蒴藋散（出自《御药院方》）：治疗营卫不顺，气血偏虚，风寒湿气攻注，脚膝疼痛。
药材包括：蒴藋、吴茱萸、顽荆、黄芩、防风、防己（各四两）、踯躅花、白独活、荆芥穗、藁本（各二两）。上药为粗末。每服用药三钱，水一盏煎至七分，去渣温服。服药后更觉舒适。
万安丸（出自《经验方》）：
药材包括：川楝子（半斤微炒出汗）、知母（半斤微炒出汗）、甘草（四两炒黄色）、茴香（四两炒黄色）、莲子（去心四两）。上药为细末，炼蜜和丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用三十丸，温酒送下。
金铃子丸：治疗腰脚痛，并小肠香港脚等疾。
药材包括：金铃子肉、葫芦巴（一两）、破故纸（一两）、萆薢（一两）、小茴香（三两）、苍术（二两）、附子（炮裂去皮脐一两）。上药为细末，炼蜜和丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用二十丸，温酒送下。
玄胡索散（出自《海上方》）：治疗远年近日腰腿疼痛，大有神效。
药材包括：玄胡索、牛膝、当归、破故纸（各等分）。上药为末。每次服用三钱，空心，温醋汤调下。
四焙丸（出自《瑞竹堂方》）：治疗腰膝疼痛。
药材包括：杜仲（四两瓦器内炒黄色去丝）、破故纸（四两瓦器内炒黄色）、甘草（四两）、胡桃（四两去皮）。上药为细末，炼蜜和丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用三十丸，温酒送下。
六半汤：治疗血虚，腰腿疼痛。
药材包括：白芍药（六两）、甘草（炙半两）。上药用水一盏半，煎至八分服。空心食前。
草乌膏（出自《仁存方》）：治疗行路脚板肿疼。
药材包括：草乌、甘遂（各等分）。上药为细末。临卧，用新汲水调敷脚板上下痛处。次早洗去，便可行。
药棋子（一名银柯丸）：治疗腿腰痛气滞（出自《本事方》）。
上以牵牛不拘多少，用新瓦入火，爆得通赤，便以牵牛在瓦上，自然一半生，一半熟。不得拨动。取末一两，入细研硫黄一分，研匀分三。每用白面一匙，水和捍开，切作棋子。五更初，以水一盏煮熟，连汤温送下。住即已，未住隔日再作。予尝有此疾，每发只一服止。病源曰：腿腰痛者，或随伤腰是以痛。一方二味同炒熟，不用研碎。每服五十丸，用温酒盐汤，空心吞之。
正本丸：治心气妄行，流入肾经，腰膝疼痛，眼见黑花。流入经络，四肢疼痛，或不能举动。
上用益智仁四两，擘破，盐二两，于瓷器内，同炒令香熟，筛出盐不用。将益智碾为细末。炼蜜和丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用三十丸，温酒送下。不拘时候。
疗腰膝疼：
上用久年陈艾一斤，浓煎，将小深桶满盛，将脚搁其上，却以衣服覆之，令其汗出透了。如未透，再熏。
治膝腰疼痛损伤（出自《肘后方》）：
上用鹿茸不限多少，涂酥炙紫色，为末。温酒下一钱。单以鹿茸烧赤，淬酒中亦得。
治腰膝疼痛久不已方（出自《圣惠方》）：
上以糟底酒摩腰膝，及痛处筋挛处。
治腰膝急疼（出自《本草》）：
上用虎骨煮作汤浴之，或和醋浸亦良。治筋骨急痛，胫骨尤妙。及行步足膝痛方，以热水沃之。
又方（出自《永类钤方》）：治腰脚撑腿痛。
上用葡萄根煎汤淋洗。
治久行脚心肿痛（出自《危氏方》）：
用蚯蚓粪涂肿处，高阁起脚，一夕即愈。
威灵仙方（一名威灵散，出自《御药院方》）：治腰脚痛，并腰肾脚膝，积聚肠内诸冷病积年。
用威灵仙一斤，洗干，好酒浸七日为末，面糊丸桐子大，却以浸药酒，每服送下二十丸。一日三次。
乌矾散（出自《海上方》）：治行千里不损脚板。
药材包括：草乌头（半斤）、白矾（二斤）。上以大黑豆煮软为度，同为末。每用三钱，调涂足下。
又方（出自《永类钤方》）：治腰脚撑腿痛。
猫粪烧灰，搽痛处即汗，无汗处以唾温酒而搽之。
治腰脚损痛（出自《永类钤方》）：
药材包括：川牛膝（一两半）、川萆薢（半两）、薏苡仁（半两）、乳香（一两）、当归（一两半）、破故纸（一两）、吴茱萸（一两）、威灵仙（半两）、续断（一两）、虎骨（炙酥令黄）。上酒糊为丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用三十丸，温酒送下。
三仙飞步丹（出自《永类钤方》）：
药材包括：白芷、草乌（醋煮）、破故纸、当归、乳香（各二两）、穿山甲、南星（醋煮各一两）、苍术（一两）。上药为细末，炼蜜和丸，如梧桐子大小。每次服用二十丸，温酒送下。
Pain in the lower back and legs is caused by insufficiency of Kidney Qi (Kidney Energy) and invasion of Wind pathogen. Overwork leads to Kidney deficiency; deficiency allows Cold-Wind to invade, which interacts with the body's True Qi (Vital Energy).
Mu Gua Wan (Papaya Pill): Treats weakness in the lower back and legs, pain occurring at any time, and various types of Wind-Cold-Damp Bi syndrome (painful obstruction).
Ingredients: Cistanche Herba (Cistanche, soaked in wine), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Achyranthes Root, soaked in wine), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Dong Quai, 4 liang each), Draco Sanguis (Dragon's Blood), Myrrha (Half liang each), Chaenomelis Fructus (Papaya), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Divaricate Saposhnikovia Root), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Saposhnikovia Root, 3 liang each), Gastrodiae Rhizoma (Gastrodia), Realgar (3 liang each). Grind into fine powder. Mix with water and wheat paste to form pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take 50 pills per dose, washed down with decoction of soaked papaya.
Du Huo Tang (Angelica Pubescens Decoction): Treats pain in the lower back and legs extending to the bones, with difficulty moving.
Ingredients: Angelicae Pubescentis Radix (Angelica Pubescens, remove rhizome 3 qian), Ephedrae Herba (Ephedra, remove roots and nodes 1 liang), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Asarum, remove seedlings and leaves), Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix (Salvia Root), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Achyranthes Root, soaked in wine, sliced and baked), Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma (Dioscorea Hypoglauca), Scutellariae Radix (Scutellaria Root), Ovis Cornu (Sheep Horn, shaved, 3 liang each). Decoct 1 sheng (unit of volume) of water until reduced to 0.7 sheng. Strain and take warm, at any time.
Qin Jiao San (Gentian Powder): Treats Wind-Cold deficiency-heat labor and all kinds of lower back and leg pain.
Ingredients: Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix (Gentian Root, 4 fen), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Atractylodes Macrocephala, 14 fen), Platycodonis Radix (Balloon Flower Root, 4 fen), Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Fresh Ginger, 5 fen), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Prepared Aconite Root, 3 fen, processed), Ostreae Concha (Oyster Shell, stir-fried), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Saposhnikovia Root, 3 fen), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Asarum, 3 fen). Alternatively, use 2 liang for each ingredient.
Du Huo San (Angelica Pubescens Powder, from *Sheng Hui Fang*): Treats Wind-Toxin attacking the waist, causing bone and joint pain.
Ingredients: Angelicae Pubescentis Radix (Angelica Pubescens, 3 qian), Ephedrae Herba (Ephedra, remove nodes), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Asarum, half liang), Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix (Salvia Root), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Achyranthes Root, 3 qian, remove seedlings), Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma (Dioscorea Hypoglauca, 3 qian, cut), Astragali Membranacei Radix (Astragalus, 3 liang), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Dong Quai, half liang). Decoct 1 sheng of water to 0.7 sheng, add 2 he of wine, simmer briefly, strain, and take warm.
Qiang Huo Tang (Notopterygium Decoction, from *Sheng Ji Zong Lu*): Treats lower back and leg pain, flaccidity and numbness, cold in the marrow, difficulty standing for long periods, and emaciation.
Ingredients: Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Notopterygium Root and Rhizome, remove rhizome), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Saposhnikovia Root, remove forked parts), Akebiae Caulis (Akebia Stem, cut), Acanthopanacis Senticosi Cortex (Five-Achorn Bark, cut), Paeoniae Radix Alba (White Peony Root), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Achyranthes Root, soaked in wine, sliced and baked), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Cinnamon Twig, remove rough bark), Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Immature Bitter Orange, bran-fried, 4 pieces roasted). Decoct 3 sheng of water to 1 sheng. Strain and take warm.
Lu Jiao Jiao Wan (Deer Antler Glue Pill, from *Sheng Ji Zong Lu*): Treats Kidney Qi deficiency causing weak legs and back pain, or chronic retention of Cold-Damp.
Ingredients: Cornu Cervi Colla (Deer Antler Glue, roasted 1 liang), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Prepared Aconite Root, processed, peel and navel removed), Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Fresh Ginger, processed, half liang each), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Cinnamon Twig, remove rough bark 3 qian), Eucommiae Cortex (Eucommia Bark, remove rough bark, cut and stir-fried), Cistanche Herba (Cistanche, soaked in wine). Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take 30 pills per dose with warm wine.
This formula treats Kidney deficiency-cold, leg and knee pain, and Wind affecting the chest and lungs. *Wai Tai Mi Yao Bing Yuan* states: Insufficiency of Kidney Qi is caused by Wind pathogen. Labor injury causes Kidney deficiency, making one susceptible to Wind.
Ingredients: Dendrobii Nobile Caulis (Dendrobium, 5 fen), Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus (Schisandra, 6 fen), Moutan Cortex (Tree Peony Bark, 8 fen), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Cinnamon Twig, 8 fen), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Atractylodes Macrocephala, 6 fen), Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix (Salvia Root, 6 fen), Magnetitum (Magnetite, water-ground, 1 fen). Crush and sieve into powder.
Yi Li Jin Dan (One Grain Golden Pill, from *Xuan Ming Lun Fang*): Treats wandering pain in the waist and knees, feeling like being bitten by a tiger.
Ingredients: Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix (Kusnezoff Monkshood Root, 1 jin), Trogopterori Faeces (Trogoptex Dung, 1 jin), Elaeocarpi Resina (Elaeocarpus Resin, half jin), Momordicae Semen (Bitter Melon Seed), Longdi (Earthworm, remove soil and stir-fry, 4 liang each), Fine Ink, Myrrha (Half liang each). Grind into fine powder, mix with wheat paste to form pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take 20 pills per dose with warm wine.
Ba Ji Tang (Morinda Decoction, from *Sheng Hui Fang*): Treats Kidney deficiency causing lower back and leg pain, difficulty walking and standing.
Ingredients: Morindae Officinalis Radix (Morinda Root, remove heart), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Cinnamon Twig, remove rough bark), Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma (Dioscorea Hypoglauca), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Achyranthes Root, soaked in wine, sliced and baked), Dendrobii Nobile Caulis (Dendrobium, remove roots, 3 liang each), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Saposhnikovia Root, remove forked parts). Grind into coarse powder. Take 3 qian per dose, decoct 1 sheng of water to 0.7 sheng, strain, and take warm.
Niu Xi Wan (Achyranthes Pill, from *Sheng Hui Fang*): Treats Kidney injury causing lower back and leg pain, difficulty moving, and Li Jie Feng (Joint Wind).
Ingredients: Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Achyranthes Root, soaked in wine, sliced and baked), Pantheris Os (Tiger Bone, roast with butter), Saigae Tataricae Cornu (Saiga Horn, shaved), Pinelliae Rhizoma (Pinellia Tuber, cut), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Prepared Aconite Root, processed, peel and navel removed), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Saposhnikovia Root, remove soil). Grind into fine powder, make pills with wine and wheat paste the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take 30 pills per dose with filtered rice drink.
Du Zhong Wan (Eucommia Pill, also known as Du Zhong San, from *Sheng Hui Fang*): Treats lower back and leg pain, inability to turn. Also treats pain connecting the waist to the knees.
Ingredients: Eucommiae Cortex (Eucommia Bark, remove rough bark, cut and stir-fried), Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Immature Bitter Orange, remove pulp and stir-fry), Brassicae Semesis (Mustard Seed, stir-fried), Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma (Dioscorea Hypoglauca), Dipsaci Radix (Teasel Root), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Tangerine Peel), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Achyranthes Root, soaked in wine, sliced and baked). Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take 30 pills per dose before sleep with warm wine.
Niu Xi Jiu (Achyranthes Wine, from *Sheng Hui Fang*): Treats lower back and leg pain, inability to walk.
Ingredients: Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Achyranthes Root, 3 liang, remove seedlings), Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma (Dioscorea Hypoglauca, 3 liang), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Cinnamon Twig, 2 liang), Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Notopterygium Root and Rhizome, 2 liang), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Prepared Aconite Root, 2 liang, processed, peel and navel removed), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Dong Quai, 2 liang). Soak in 2 dou (unit of volume) of wine in a porcelain jar, seal tightly for 7 days. Take 1 small cup warm before meals.
Chen Tong San (Pain-Relieving Powder, from *Yi Fang Da Cheng*): Treats dampness attacking the lower back and legs, causing pain and weakness in walking.
Ingredients: Eucommiae Cortex (Eucommia Bark, stir-fried to break fibers, 1.5 liang), Corydalis Rhizoma (Corydalis Root), Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma (Dioscorea Hypoglauca, 1 liang each), Myrrha (Myrrh, 1 liang), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Dong Quai, washed and baked), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Cinnamon Twig, remove rough bark, half liang). Grind into coarse powder. Take 3 qian per dose, decoct 1 sheng of water to 0.7 sheng, strain, and take warm.
Fu Chun Dan (Revival Pill, from *Rui Zhu Tang Fang*): Treats waist and leg pain.
Ingredients: Eucommiae Cortex (Eucommia Bark, crushed, stir-fried to break fibers), Psoraleae Fructus (Psoralea Fruit, soaked in wine overnight, stir-fried with sesame until yellow), Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma (Dioscorea Hypoglauca, stir-fried with butter until yellow), Morindae Officinalis Radix (Morinda Root, remove heart, 1 liang each), Agarwood (Aquilaria Agallocha, 1 qian). Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take 20 pills per dose with warm wine.
Gui Jiang Wan (Cinnamon and Ginger Pill, also known as Danshen Wan, from *Qian Jin Fang*): Treats lower back and leg pain, difficulty walking, and Cold-Bi syndrome.
Ingredients: Cinnamomi Ramulus (Cinnamon Twig, remove rough bark), Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Fresh Ginger, processed, half liang each), Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix (Salvia Root), Eucommiae Cortex (Eucommia Bark, remove rough bark, cut and stir-fried), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Achyranthes Root, soaked in wine, sliced and baked), Dipsaci Radix (Teasel Root, 3 qian each). Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take 20 pills per dose with warm wine.
Hu Gu San (Tiger Bone Powder): Treats pain in the waist, knees, and four limbs.
Ingredients: Pantheris Os (Tiger Bone, 2 qian), Papaveris Pericarpium (Poppy Shell, 3 qian), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Licorice Root, 3 qian), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Tangerine Peel, half qian), Myrrha (Myrrh, 3 qian), Boswelliae Resina (Frankincense, 3 qian). Grind into fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with warm wine.
Wei Ling San (Saposhnikovia Powder, from *Sheng Hui Fang*): Treats lower back and leg pain persisting for years.
Ingredients: Saposhnikoviae Radix (Saposhnikovia Root, 1.5 liang), Phelodendri Amurensis Cortex (Amur Cork Tree Bark, 1 liang, slightly stir-fried), Chen Pi (Aged Tangerine Peel, half liang, soaked in water, remove white part, stir-fried), Evodiae Fructus (Evodia Fruit, 1 liang, soaked in water seven times, baked). Grind into coarse powder. Take 3 qian per dose, decoct 1 sheng of water to 0.7 sheng, strain, and take warm. Diarrhea after taking indicates expulsion of evil.
Ye He Hua Wan (Albizia Flower Pill, from *Sheng Hui Fang*): Treats lower back and leg pain that does not heal for a long time.
Ingredients: Albiziae Flos (Albizia Flower, 4 liang), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Achyranthes Root, 1 liang, remove seedlings), Carthami Flos (Safflower, 1 liang), Halitum (Rock Salt, 1 liang), Armeniaci Semen Amarum (Bitter Apricot Seed, half liang, soaked in water, remove skin and tip, bran-fried). Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take 30 pills per dose with warm wine.
Shen Xiao Fang (Miraculous Effective Formula) for persistent lower back and leg pain (from *Sheng Hui Fang*):
Ingredients: Drynariae Rhizoma (Drynaria Root, 1 liang), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Cinnamon Twig, 1.5 liang), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Achyranthes Root, 3 liang, remove seedlings), Arecae Semen (Betel Nut, 2 liang), Psoraleae Fructus (Psoralea Fruit, 3 liang, slightly stir-fried), Benzoinum (Benzoin Resin, 1 liang). Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take 20 pills per dose with warm wine.
Wei Shen Wan (Roasted Kidney Pill, from *Xuan Ming Lun Fang*): Treats men with waist and knee pain and frequent urination at night.
Ingredients: Toosendan Fructus (Toosendan Fruit), Foeniculi Fructus (Fennel Fruit, stir-fried), Psoraleae Fructus (Psoralea Fruit), Trigonellae Foenum-Graeci Semen (Fenugreek Seed), Iris Laevigatae Rhizoma (Iris Rhizome) (all equal parts). Except for Fennel, soak other ingredients in wine, grind together into fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose with warm wine.
Yang Shen San (Nourish Kidney Powder, also known as Yong Wu San, from *Jing Yan Liang Fang*): Treats pain in the tendons and bones of the lower back and legs, inability to walk. Highly effective.
Ingredients: Atractylodis Rhizoma (Atractylodes Rhizome, remove skin 1 liang), Scorpio (Scorpion, half liang), Gastrodiae Rhizoma (Gastrodia, 3 qian), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Prepared Aconite Root, processed, peel and navel removed), Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix (Kusnezoff Monkshood Root, remove tip, 2 qian each). Grind into fine powder. Take with Walnut Wine. This formula removes accumulations and masses, and treats Cold Damage and Wind Strike. *Bai Yi Xuan Fang* records: Chen Fengyuan, Prefect of Zhongzhou, cooled off in summer by eating melon. In autumn, sudden pain occurred in the right waist and leg, extending to the knee and shin, with inability to bend or straighten. After a month, the right foot was difficult to move. All medicines for lower back and leg pain were ineffective. Upon obtaining Yang Shen San, after one dose, numbness spread over the body within an instant. After a few doses, the foot could bend and stretch. After another dose, health was restored. Another official stated that a woman in his family had immobile waist and legs; this medicine cured her. The cause was Wind-Cold invasion.
Yu Zhu Zhang (Jade Pillar Cane, from *Sheng Hui Fang*): Treats lower back and leg pain with paralysis.
Ingredients: Tribuli Fructus (Tribulus Fruit, stir-fried 1.5 liang), Liang Tou Jian (Galium Palustre Rhizome, 1.5 liang), Gastrodiae Rhizoma (Gastrodia, 1 liang), Polygoni Multiflori Radix (Polygonum Multiflorum Root), Trogopterori Faeces (Trogoptex Dung, 1 liang). Grind into fine powder, mix with vinegar paste to form pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take 20 pills per dose with warm wine.
Wu Sheng Gao (Five Origins Paste): Treats severe lower back and leg pain, unable to sit or stand.
Ingredients: Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Prepared Aconite Root), Evodiae Fructus (Evodia Fruit), Cnidii Fructus (Cnidium Fruit), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Dong Quai), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Cinnamon Twig) (1 liang each). Grind into fine powder. Take 1 spoon per dose, mix with ginger juice, spread on wax paper, and apply to the affected area.
Da Huang Wan (Rhubarb Pill, from *Sheng Hui Fang*): Treats lower back and leg pain due to severe injury and stagnation.
Ingredients: Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Rhubarb Root, 2 liang, cut and slightly stir-fried), Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong Rhizome, half liang), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Cinnamon Twig, half liang), Armeniaci Semen Amarum (Bitter Apricot Seed, half liang, soaked in water, remove skin and tip, double-kernel, bran-fried yellow). Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take 20 pills per dose with warm wine.
Di Huang Jiu (Rehmannia Wine, from *Sheng Hui Fang*): Treats lower back and leg pain.
Ingredients: Rehmanniae Radix Preparata (Prepared Rehmannia Root, 1 jin, finely cut), Populus Betulaefolia Cortex (White Poplar Bark, half jin, cut), Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Fresh Ginger, 2 liang, chopped and stir-fried cooked), Sojae Semen Preparatum (Prepared Soybean, half sheng, stir-fried cooked). Soak in 2 dou of wine in a porcelain jar for 7 days. Take 1 small cup warm.
Formula for Lower Back and Leg Pain (from *Ru Men Shi Qin*):
Ingredients: Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Asarum), Pinelliae Rhizoma (Pinellia Tuber), Gastrodiae Rhizoma (Gastrodia) (2 liang each). Place 3 liang of herbs in two raw silk bags. Boil hot, then alternate applying to the painful area. Sweating indicates improvement.
Formula for Swollen and Painful Feet from Long Walking (from *Bai Yi Xuan Fang*): Allows walking a thousand miles, very light and effective.
Ingredients: Saposhnikoviae Radix (Saposhnikovia Root), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Asarum), Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix (Kusnezoff Monkshood Root) (equal parts). Grind into fine powder. Sprinkle inside shoe soles. For straw sandals, moisten slightly with water before sprinkling. Replace with fresh powder when changing shoes.
Zheng Yao Fang (Steaming Herb Formula, from *Sheng Hui Fang*): Treats lower back and leg pain.
Use sufficient Jingtai (Elsholtzia) leaves. Steam until very hot. Place in a porcelain basin. Put fire underneath to keep warm. Apply the painful area to the hot leaves and cover with them. Sweating brings relief.
Formula for Unbearable Lower Back and Leg Pain (also known as Fu Zi San, from *Shi Bian Liang Fang*):
Ingredients: Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Prepared Aconite Root, 1 liang, processed, peel and navel removed, crushed), Cinnamomi Ramulus Powder (Cinnamon Twig Powder, 1 qian), Psoraleae Fructus (Psoralea Fruit, 1 qian). Decoct 1 large sheng of water to 0.5 sheng. Take with the dregs, warm.
Formula for Lower Back and Leg Pain Persisting for Years (from *Sheng Hui Fang*):
Ingredients: Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Immature Bitter Orange, 1 liang, bran-fried slightly yellow, remove core), Gleditsiae Sinensis Spina (Chinese Honeylocust Thorn Kernel, 1 he, slightly stir-fried yellow), Tribuli Fructus (Tribulus Fruit, 1 liang, slightly stir-fried, remove spines). Grind into fine powder. Take 3 qian before meals with warm wine.
Formula for Lower Back and Leg Pain Due to Severe Injury and Stagnation (also known as Di Huang Wan, from *Shi Bian Liang Fang*):
Ingredients: Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Achyranthes Root, 2 jin, crushed, soaked in 5 sheng of Fresh Rehmannia Juice overnight, sun-dried, soaked again, sun-dried, stir-fried until juice is exhausted), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Prepared Aconite Root, 5 liang, processed, peel and navel removed). Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take 30 pills per dose with warm wine.
Formula for Lower Back and Leg Pain of Any Age, Unbearable (from *Sheng Hui Fang*):
Ingredients: Gallus Gallus Domesticus Excrement (Chicken Manure, 1 liang), Salix Purpurea Ramulus (Purple Willow Tip, cut 1 sheng). Stir-fry both until slightly charred. Wrap in fine cloth. Soak in 1 dou of unadulterated wine in a porcelain jar. Take 1 small cup warm.
Formula for Lower Back and Leg Pain and Difficulty Kneeling (from *Sheng Hui Fang*):
Ingredients: Scrophulariae Radix (Figwort Root, 1 liang), Rehmanniae Radix Preparata (Prepared Rehmannia Root, 1 liang). Grind into powder. Mix 3 qian of herb powder with 1 qian salt and 2 spoons of flour. Add water, knead into cakes, and bake. Eat.
Formula for Leg and Foot Pain:
Take 1 cup of good vinegar and 5 strips of Gleditsiae Sinensis (Chinese Honeylocust). Rub until broken, strain, and boil into a paste. Add 1 liang of Boswelliae Resina (Frankincense) and mix well. Apply to the affected area with a sheep hair brush.
Cang Zhu Wan (Atractylodes Pill, from *Jing Yan Liang Fang*): Treats damp pain in the lower back and legs. Nourishes Kidney Water, regulates Qi, and disperses Wind.
Ingredients: Cang Zhu (Atractylodes Rhizome, 1 jin: 4 liang soaked in wine, 4 liang in rice wash water, 4 liang in vinegar, 4 liang in green salt water. Winter 5 days, Summer 3 days. Divide into four parts. Stir-fry with 1 liang of Sichuan Pepper, remove pepper, keep Atractylodes). Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take 30 pills per dose with warm wine.
Du Su Wan (Single Sorghum Pill, from *Sheng Ji Zong Lu*): Treats heavy lower back and legs, labor injury, and Hong Jiao Jiao (Gout).
Take Sorghum flesh (unlimited amount), dry by baking, grind into powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take 20 pills per dose with warm wine. Take on an empty stomach at noon.
Treatment for Lower Back and Legs (from *Ben Cao*):
Take 1 sheng of Leek Seeds (Allium Tuberosum Seed). Select, steam for the time it takes to cook two meals. Sun-dry, winnow to remove black skins. Stir-fry until yellow. Grind into powder. Mix with 2 large liang of Benzoinum (Benzoin Resin) boiled in water and clarified. Form pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take 20 pills per dose with warm wine.
Bu Shen San (Tonify Kidney Powder, from *Shi Bian Liang Fang*): Treats sudden onset of lower back and leg pain.
Take 1 liang of Du Zhong (Eucommia Bark), remove rough bark, roast until slightly yellow, cut. Decoct 2 sheng of water to 1 sheng. Strain. Use 1 pair of Sheep Kidneys, finely cut, remove fat membrane. Cook into porridge. Eat on an empty stomach.
Formula for Lower Back and Leg Pain (from *Zhou Hou Fang*):
Take 1 sheng of new Sesame (Sesamum Indicum Seed). Roast until fragrant, pound, and sieve. Take 1 large sheng daily. Total consumption 1 dou leads to permanent cure. Drink with wine, ginger juice, or honey water.
Zao Jiao Fang (Honeylocust Formula, from *Ben Cao*): Treats inability to put feet on the ground due to lower back and leg pain.
Take 1200 Gleditsiae Sinensis (Chinese Honeylocust) seeds. Wash clean and dry. Stir-fry with a little butter until fragrant. Grind into powder. Mix with honey to form pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take on an empty stomach with Tribulus and Sour Jujube Seed decoction.
Formula for Persistent Lower Back and Leg Pain (from *Sheng Hui Fang*):
Take 5 liang of thorns from Gleditsiae Sinensis (Chinese Honeylocust) trees that do not bear fruit. Burn to ash. Grind into fine powder. Take 3 qian before meals with warm wine.
Chu Shi Dan (Dampness-Removing Pill, from *Jing Yan Liang Fang*): Treats heavy and painful lower back and legs, swelling and spasms of calves, difficult urination. Also treats rashes, carbuncles, sores, and back boils, wandering pain, and Hong Jiao Jiao (Gout).
Ingredients: Alismatis Rhizoma (Alisma Root), Arecae Semen (Betel Nut), Boswelliae Resina (Frankincense, separately ground to powder), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Saposhnikovia Root), Paeoniae Radix Rubra (Red Peony Root), Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix (Peking Spurge Root, water-boiled), Kansui Radix (Kansui Root, water-boiled, 1 liang each), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Tangerine Peel), Qing Pi (Green Tangerine Peel, half liang each). Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take 20 pills per dose with warm wine.
Bai Bei Wan (Hundred Times Pill, from *Yu Yao Yuan Fang*): Treats men and women with waist and knee pain, tendon spasms, and difficulty walking.
Ingredients: Testudinis et Plastrum (Turtle Shell and Plastrum), Pantheris Os (Tiger Bone) (soak these two in vinegar overnight, dip in vinegar and roast until yellow), Cistanche Herba (Cistanche, soak in wine overnight), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Achyranthes Root, soak in wine overnight, remove seedlings), Eucommiae Cortex (Eucommia Bark, remove rough bark, cut and stir-fried), Psoraleae Fructus (Psoralea Fruit, stir-fried). Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take 30 pills per dose with warm wine.
Shuo Dao San (Adenophora Powder, from *Yu Yao Yuan Fang*): Treats disharmony of Ying and Wei, deficiency of Qi and Blood, attack of Wind-Cold-Dampness causing leg and knee pain.
Ingredients: Adenophorae Radix (Adenophora Root), Evodiae Fructus (Evodia Fruit), Wang Jing (Thistle), Huang Qin (Scutellaria Root), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Saposhnikovia Root), Paecilomatis Rhizoma (Paecilomyces Rhizome) (4 liang each), Daphnes Genkwa Flos (Daphne Flower), Bai Du Huo (White Angelica Pubescens), Jingjie Sui (Perilla Leaf), Gaoben (Ligusticum Wallichii Rhizome) (2 liang each). Grind into coarse powder. Take 3 qian per dose, decoct 1 sheng of water to 0.7 sheng, strain, and take warm. Feeling comfortable after taking indicates efficacy.
Wan An Wan (Ten Thousand Peace Pill, from *Jing Yan Fang*):
Ingredients: Chuan Lian Zi (Sichuan Chinaberry Seed, half jin, slightly stir-fried to sweat), Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena Rhizome, half jin, slightly stir-fried to sweat), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Licorice Root, 4 liang, stir-fried yellow), Foeniculi Fructus (Fennel Fruit, 4 liang, stir-fried yellow), Lotus Seed (Qu Heart, 4 liang). Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take 30 pills per dose with warm wine.
Jin Ling Zi Wan (Sichuan Chinaberry Pill): Treats lower back and leg pain, and Small Intestine Hong Jiao Jiao (Gout).
Ingredients: Jin Ling Zi Rou (Sichuan Chinaberry Flesh), Trigonellae Foenum-Graeci Semen (Fenugreek Seed, 1 liang), Psoraleae Fructus (Psoralea Fruit, 1 liang), Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma (Dioscorea Hypoglauca, 1 liang), Xiao Hui Xiang (Small Fennel, 3 liang), Cang Zhu (Atractylodes Rhizome, 2 liang), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Prepared Aconite Root, processed, peel and navel removed, 1 liang). Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take 20 pills per dose with warm wine.
Xuan Hu Suo San (Corydalis Powder, from *Hai Shang Fang*): Treats long-standing and recent waist and leg pain. Highly effective.
Ingredients: Corydalis Rhizoma (Corydalis Root), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Achyranthes Root), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Dong Quai), Psoraleae Fructus (Psoralea Fruit) (equal parts). Grind into powder. Take 3 qian per dose on an empty stomach, mixed with warm vinegar water.
Si Bei Wan (Four Roasted Pills, from *Rui Zhu Tang Fang*): Treats waist and knee pain.
Ingredients: Eucommiae Cortex (Eucommia Bark, 4 liang, stir-fried in clay pot until yellow, remove fibers), Psoraleae Fructus (Psoralea Fruit, 4 liang, stir-fried in clay pot until yellow), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Licorice Root, 4 liang), Juglans Regia (Walnut, 4 liang, remove skin). Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take 30 pills per dose with warm wine.
Liu Ban Tang (Six-Half Decoction): Treats Blood deficiency causing waist and leg pain.
Ingredients: Bai Shao Yao (White Peony Root, 6 liang), Gan Cao (Licorice Root, honey-roasted half liang). Decoct 1.5 sheng of water to 0.8 sheng. Take on an empty stomach before meals.
Cao Wu Gao (Kusnezoff Monkshood Paste, from *Ren Cun Fang*): Treats swollen and painful soles from walking.
Ingredients: Cao Wu (Kusnezoff Monkshood Root), Gan Sui (Kansui Root) (equal parts). Grind into fine powder. Before bed, mix with fresh well water and apply to the painful areas above and below the sole. Wash off next morning; walking becomes possible.
Yao Qi Zi (Medicine Chess Piece, also known as Yin Ke Wan): Treats Qi stagnation causing leg and waist pain (from *Ben Shi Fang*).
Take unlimited Qian Niu (Morning Glory Seed). Heat a new tile until red-hot. Place Qian Niu on the tile; naturally half will be raw and half cooked. Do not disturb. Take 1 liang of powder, add 1 fen of finely ground Sulfur, mix evenly, divide into three. Take 1 spoon of white flour, mix with water, roll out, cut into chess pieces. At dawn, boil 1 sheng of water, cook the pieces, take warm with the soup. Stops immediately. If not stopped, repeat the next day. I once suffered from this; one dose always stopped it. *Bing Yuan* states: Leg and waist pain may result from waist injury. Another formula: stir-fry two ingredients together until cooked, do not grind. Take 50 pills with warm wine and salt water on an empty stomach.
Zheng Ben Wan (Root Correcting Pill): Treats erratic Heart Qi flowing into the Kidney Meridian, causing waist and knee pain, seeing black spots. Flowing into collaterals causes limb pain or immobility.
Take 4 liang of Yi Zhi Ren (Alpinia Oxyphylla Fruit), break open. Mix with 2 liang of salt. Stir-fry in a porcelain vessel until fragrant and cooked. Sieve out salt, do not use. Grind Yi Zhi Ren into fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take 30 pills per dose with warm wine. No specific time.
Treatment for Waist and Knee Pain:
Take 1 jin of aged mugwort. Brew strongly. Fill a deep bucket. Place feet over the bucket. Cover with clothes to induce sweating. If not sweating enough, continue steaming.
Treatment for Waist and Knee Pain from Injury (from *Zhou Hou Fang*):
Take unlimited Deer Antler (Lu Rong). Coat with butter, roast until purple. Grind into powder. Take 1 qian with warm wine. Alternatively, roast Deer Antler until red-hot, quench in wine.
Formula for Persistent Waist and Knee Pain (from *Sheng Hui Fang*):
Rub the waist, knees, and painful spasmodic areas with distiller's grains wine.
Treatment for Acute Waist and Knee Pain (from *Ben Cao*):
Boil Tiger Bone (Pantheris Os) to make a bath. Or soak in vinegar. Good for acute tendon and bone pain, especially shins. For pain in walking and knees, pour hot water over them.
Another Formula (from *Yong Lei Qian Fang*): Treats lower back and leg pain radiating to thighs.
Decoct Grape Roots (Putao Gen) and wash/steam the affected area.
Treatment for Swollen and Painful Soles from Long Walking (from *Wei Shi Fang*):
Apply Earthworm Excrement (Qiuyin Fen) to the swollen area. Elevate feet. Cure in one night.
Wei Ling Xian Fang (Saposhnikovia Formula, also known as Wei Ling San, from *Yu Yao Yuan Fang*): Treats lower back and leg pain, and chronic cold diseases in the intestines due to accumulation in waist, kidney, and legs.
Take 1 jin of Saposhnikoviae Radix (Saposhnikovia Root), wash and dry. Soak in good wine for 7 days. Grind into powder. Make pills with wheat paste the size of tung tree seeds. Take 20 pills per dose, washed down with the soaking wine. Three times a day.
Wu Fan San (Alum Powder, from *Hai Shang Fang*): Prevents foot damage from walking a thousand miles.
Ingredients: Cao Wu (Kusnezoff Monkshood Root, half jin), Bai Fan (Alum, 2 jin). Boil with large black soybeans until soft. Grind together into powder. Take 3 qian, mix and apply to soles.
Another Formula (from *Yong Lei Qian Fang*): Treats lower back and leg pain radiating to thighs.
Burn Cat Excrement to ash. Apply to painful area to induce sweating. If no sweat, apply with saliva and warm wine.
Treatment for Lower Back and Leg Injury Pain (from *Yong Lei Qian Fang*):
Ingredients: Chuan Niu Xi (Sichuan Achyranthes Root, 1.5 liang), Chuan Bi Xie (Sichuan Dioscorea Hypoglauca, half liang), Yi Yi Ren (Coix Seed, half liang), Ru Xiang (Frankincense, 1 liang), Dang Gui (Dong Quai, 1.5 liang), Po Gu Zhi (Psoralea Fruit, 1 liang), Wu Zhu Yu (Evodia Fruit, 1 liang), Wei Ling Xian (Saposhnikovia Root, half liang), Xu Duan (Teasel Root, 1 liang), Hu Gu (Tiger Bone, roast with butter until yellow). Make pills with wine and wheat paste the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take 30 pills per dose with warm wine.
Formula for Pain and Soreness Connecting Waist, Thighs, and Legs (See Du Huo San).
San Xian Fei Bu Dan (Three Immortals Flying Step Pill, from *Yong Lei Qian Fang*):
Ingredients: Bai Zhi (Angelica Dahurica Root), Cao Wu (Kusnezoff Monkshood Root, vinegar-boiled), Po Gu Zhi (Psoralea Fruit), Dang Gui (Dong Quai), Ru Xiang (Frankincense) (2 liang each), Shan Jia (Pangolin Scale), Nan Xing (Arisaema Rhizome, vinegar-boiled, 1 liang each), Cang Zhu (Atractylodes Rhizome, 1 liang). Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take 20 pills per dose with warm wine.