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[Qingsang Zhi (Branch of Morus alba), Liuzhi (Branch of Salix babylonica), Shiliupi (Pericarpium Punicae), Taozhi (Branch of Prunus persica), Meizhi (Branch of Prunus mume) (each seven stalks, each about four cun in length), Qinghao (Artemisiae Annuae Herba) (a small handful)]
Take the above herbs, add one and a half sheng of urine from a young boy and seven stalks of Congbai (Scallion White) (remove heads and leaves), decoct until the liquid reduces to half. Strain to remove dregs. Add Anshixiang (Benzoin Resin) andawei (Ferulae Assafoetida Resina) each one fen. Decoct again until one zhan remains. Strain to remove dregs. Mix with Chensha (Cinnabar) powder half qian, Binglang (Arecae Semen) powder one fen, and Shexiang (Moschus) one zi. Divide into two doses. Take one dose at Wugeng Chu (early morning, around 1-3 AM), and another dose at Wugeng Sandian (around 3-5 AM). By Sibei time (9-11 AM), the parasites must be expelled. If the expelled parasites are red, it can be saved; if green, it is incurable. Upon seeing the expulsion of parasites, immediately consume soft porridge or rice meal. Keep warm and rest properly. Do not consume spicy foods, cold/raw items, or toxic substances. When preparing this formula, select an auspicious day. Ensure that cats, dogs, mourners in mourning clothes, unclean objects, and women do not see the preparation process.

This is a formula for treating various forms of Chuanshi Laoqi (Infectious Consumption Disease, referring to contagious chronic wasting diseases similar to tuberculosis) and expelling parasites. This formula was obtained from the Prince of Qingyuan's mansion.
Chuanjiao (Sichuan Pepper / Zanthoxyli Pericarpium) (two jin, select and remove seeds and closed pods, stir-fry until "sweat" appears)
Grind the above into fine powder. Take two qian per dose, mixed with rice soup on an empty stomach. The patient will experience numbness, dizziness, and faintness for a short while; if intolerable, form pills using wine paste, sized like wu-tong seeds (approx. 6mm), take 30-50 pills on an empty stomach. In the past, a man had sexual intercourse with a woman suffering from Lao disease; she died, and he subsequently contracted the illness. He met an extraordinary person who said: "The Lao qi has entered the zang organs." He was given this formula and instructed to urgently consume two jin. The illness should then disappear. He followed these instructions and consumed nearly all two jin. A parasite resembling a snake was passed in his stool, and since then, he recovered. Subsequently, many others who used this formula were also cured.

Treating Laozhai (Tuberculosis/Consumption) presenting with aversion to cold, fever, dry mouth, dry throat, spontaneous sweating, extreme fatigue, and irritability.
Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Huangqi (Astragali Radix), Gancao (Licorice Root, honey-fried), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (equal parts)
Grind the above into fine powder. Take two qian per dose. Add one zhan of water, decoct to 70% volume. Take at any time. For spontaneous sweating, add Danzhuye (Lophatheri Herba) and Xiaomai (Tritici Fructus) and decoct together.

Treating Jilao (Accumulated Exhaustion/Chronic Overwork) presenting with cough, asthma, chest oppression, and hemoptysis (blood in sputum).
Gancao (Licorice Root, raw), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, remove forked branches), Xingren (Prunus Seed, remove skin and tips, soaked overnight in rice wash water with five wei Zi [Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus] one liang each, taken out, squeezed dry, lightly stir-fried), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Tuber, one fen, remove heart), Fushen (Poria with Hostwood, half liang)
Grind the above into fine powder. Take two large qian per dose. Add one zhan of water and a piece of Huangla (Beeswax) the size of a finger. Decoct together to 70% volume. Take hot after meals.