Star anise, Psoralea corylifolia, Eucommia bark (stir-fried with green salt powder to remove fibers), green salt, each 2.4 gm; Cistanche deserticola (washed with wine, remove floating scales).

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Grind the above ingredients together into a fine powder. Take one large pig kidney, remove the membrane, and divide it into four slices. Sandwich the powder between two slices, wrap with lotus leaves, and cover with wet paper. Roast slowly over low heat until cooked. Administer with wine before meals.

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Lumbago.