Foot Qi—Side Seed and Gypsum Wine
Side Seed and Gypsum Wine — Original name: "Side Seed Wine"
[Drug Composition] Side seed (half raw, half roasted) 3 taels, Angelica pubescens (remove root head) 3 taels, Salvia miltiorrhiza 3 taels, Acanthopanax (roasted and chopped) 3 taels, Coix seed 3 taels, Ginseng 1 tael, Sichuan pepper (remove eyes and closed pods, stir-fried to release sweat) 1 tael, Pseudocarpus leaf 1 tael, Gold tooth (crushed, wrapped in gauze) 8 taels, Magnetite (crushed, wrapped in gauze) 8 taels, Eucommia (cut and baked) 4 taels, Dendrobium (remove root nodes) 4 taels, Angelica sinensis (cut and baked) 1.5 taels, Atractylodes 2 taels, Dioscorea 2 taels, Fangfeng (remove branches) 2 taels, Prepared Rehmannia 2 taels, Cornus officinalis (used raw) 2 taels, Poria (remove black skin) 2 taels, Fine cinnamon (remove shoots and leaves) 2 taels, Ligusticum 2 taels, Dried ginger (roasted) 2 taels, Aconite (roasted, peeled, umbilicus removed) 2 taels, Gypsum (crushed) 2 taels, Cinnamon (remove coarse bark)
[Function and Indications] Treat foot qi that flares up in spring and summer, subsides in autumn, but causes persistent weakness and inability to flex or extend limbs, with impaired skin sensation.
[Usage and Dosage] Drink according to alcohol tolerance, 5–6 times daily, maintain continuous wine effect, stop when lips feel numb.
[Preparation Method] All 25 herbs finely cut like hemp seeds, placed in a raw silk bag, soaked in 7 dou of clear wine. Soak 7 days in autumn and winter, 5 days in spring and summer.
[Precautions] After taking this wine, must also undergo moxibustion at Zusanli, Fengshi, and Futou acupoints to expel toxic energy.
[Source] Song Dynasty · "Comprehensive Medical Records of the Sacred Healing"