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Treats the three Xiao (Sanxiao, referring to upper, middle, and lower wasting-thirst syndromes) with excessive thirst and polydipsia, having the effect of calming the spirit and generating fluids.
Glutinous rice grains (stir-fried until popped), Cortex Mori Radicis (the thicker parts are cut into fine strips, equal proportions).
For each use, weigh approximately one liang, add one large bowl of water, boil until half a bowl remains. Drink when thirsty, at any time.

Treats the three Xiao wasting-thirst diseases.
Jujubae Fructus (49 pieces, peeled and pitted), Nelumbinis Plumula (49 grains, heart removed), Lignum Aucklandiae (one qian and half), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (two liang, honey-fried).
Simmer these herbs together with one chi two cun of the spinal column of a male pig. Use five bowls of water, boil in silver or earthenware vessels. Remove the meat and bones, filter out the dregs, and obtain one bowl of decoction. Take freely by sipping on an empty stomach. Avoid raw, cold, and salt-preserved foods. Take the remaining dregs (after removing half the amount of Licorice), dry them by roasting, grind into powder, and take mixed with rice gruel at any time.

Treats wasting-thirst characterized by frequent urination, where drinking one dou of water results in double the volume of urine output.
Alismatis Rhizoma, Poria, Moutan Cortex (each three liang), Cinnamomi Ramulus, Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (processed, peel and navel removed, each one liang), Corni Fructus, Dioscoreae Rhizoma (each four liang), Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata (eight liang).
Grind all ingredients into powder, mix with honey to make pills the size of wu-tong seeds. Take 50 pills per dose, washed down with rice gruel, before meals.

Treats persistent thirst with unquenchable desire to drink.
Galla Chinensis (also known as Wubeizi, most effective for generating fluids; note that "Wen Ge" listed under Sea Clams in Materia Medica has lost its true nature, those who understand should know this).
Grind this single herb into powder. Mix with water to form a dose equivalent to a square-inch scoop (fangcun bi), take at any time.

Treats Zhong Xiao (Middle Xiao) caused by overconsumption of alcohol and food, leading to heat accumulation in the Middle Jiao, irritability, extreme thirst, dryness, and copious urination. Also treats Zhang Ke (Thirst caused by miasma). Zhang Ke refers to the condition often found in northerners traveling to southern miasma-prone areas.
Chaenomelis Fructus (dried), Mume Fructus (cracked, kernel not removed), Tritici Semen (fried), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, Tsaoko Fructus (peeled, each half liang).
Cut into coarse powder. Take four da qian per dose, with one and a half cups of water and five slices of ginger, boil down to seven-tenths, strain, and take at any time.

Treats symptoms in the Lingnan region where mountain miasma, wind-heat, and toxic vapors invade the Kidney, transforming into alternating chills and fever, weakness of the legs, abdominal distension, and thirst.
Coptidis Rhizoma (amount unspecified, ground into powder), Trichosanthis Radix (fresh juice), Rehmanniae Radix (fresh juice), Ovis Lac (sheep's milk; cow's milk or human milk may also be used).
Mix the three juices with the powder to form pills the size of wu-tong seeds. Take 30-50 pills per dose with rice beverage. Another method: take with thickly boiled wheat porridge broth.
Regarding Thirst Diseases: Some follow the Fang Gu Valley prescription, using only Cuscutae Semen soaked in wine, taken directly, which is very effective. Others use Huangbo (Phellodendri Cortex) six liang and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma one liang, prepared as Liu Yi Tang, which is even more effective. Furthermore, after recovery from thirst disease, one must prevent the outbreak of carbuncles and sores; it is advisable to take Jin Yin Hua Wan (Lonicerae Japonicae Flos Pills).