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Treats wind deficiency, dampness and cold, where pathogenic factors enter the Zang organs, causing delirious speech,妄语 (delirium), and mental confusion. When Liver Wind manifests, the face turns cyan, the heart feels stifled, there is vomiting with frothy saliva, hypochondriac fullness and pain accompanied by dizziness, inability to hear sounds, hemiplegia with tendon contraction, and a curled-up posture; when Heart Wind manifests, the face becomes red, sudden heat occurs, sadness and anger arise, eyes are wide open and shouting ensues; when Spleen Wind manifests, the face turns yellow, the body feels numb and insensible, walking becomes impossible, taste in food is lost, dreams are inverted and chaotic, as if following the dead; when Lung Wind manifests, the face is pale, there is coughing with rebellious Qi, expectoration of pus and blood, upward rushing of Qi, and breath becoming faint and critical; when Kidney Wind manifests, the face turns black, hands and feet become uncoordinated, lower back pain occurs, bending and extending are difficult, cold Bi syndrome causes bone pain. All these symptoms cause fright, instability of will, mental trance, and forgetfulness. Taking this decoction calms the mind, stabilizes the spirit, sharpens hearing and vision, and unblocks the Zang-Fu organs. It treats all wind diseases.

Bai Xian Pi (Dictamni Cortex), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix), Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Ramulus interior), Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, blanched and skin/seed removed), Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, twigs removed), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried, each 2 liang), Du Huo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba, joints removed, blanched), Fu Ling (Poria, each 3 liang).

Crush into a powder. Take 4 qian per dose, with 1.5 cups of water, 7 slices of fresh ginger, and 2 dates. Decoct until reduced to 0.7 parts, strain, and take.

Treats sudden stroke approaching death, body flaccidity or stiffness, deviation of mouth and eyes, stiff tongue unable to speak, faint and fluctuating respiration, and mental stupor. It is effective for various wind diseases without causing deficiency.

Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba, joints removed, blanched), Fang Ji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix - not used in Cui Shi's *Waitai*), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Ramulus interior), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried), Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma, each 1 liang), Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, 1 liang, blanched, skin/seed removed, stir-fried), Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, one piece, processed, skin and navel removed), Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, 0.5 liang).

Crush into a powder. Take 4 da qian per dose, with 1.5 cups of water, 7 slices of fresh ginger, and 2 dates. Decoct until reduced to 0.7 parts, strain, and take at any time to induce sweating, adjusting according to the patient's deficiency/excess and severity of wind invasion. Some patients with weak legs recovered after taking 6-7 doses. Patients with wind rash should take it during cloudy weather and seasonal changes to prevent aphonia. Another version adds Fu Shen (Poria cum Radice) and Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix) for mental trance; removes Fu Zi and Shao Yao if there is joint pain with heat. *Gu Jin Lu Yan* contains Bai Zhu but no Xing Ren; *Jiu Ji* lacks Xiong and Xing Ren, having only ten ingredients; *Yan Nian* lacks Fang Feng. Another prescription for urinary/fecal incontinence, postpartum blood loss, elderly, and children uses Ma Huang, Gui Xin, and Gan Cao, each 2 liang. Another method for singing/crying or laughing uncontrollably uses Ma Huang 3 liang, Ren Shen, Gui Zhi, and Bai Zhu, each 2 liang; excludes Fang Feng, Fu Zi, and Sheng Jiang, but includes Dang Gui 1 liang.