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Treats heatstroke (Zhongshu) without aversion to cold, accompanied by irritability and thirst. (Formula see previous section on General Treatment of Cold Damage.)

Treats heatstroke causing headache, nausea, irritability, and discomfort in the epigastrium (Xin Xia). (Formula see section on Heatstroke/Shangshu.)

Treats heatstroke causing cholera-like vomiting and diarrhea. (Formula see section on Heatstroke/Shangshu.)

Treats heatstroke causing irritability, fever, and dry mouth. Administer when the decoction is extremely cold. (Formula see section on Yang Syndromes of Cold Damage.)

Treats Taiyang Zhongyue (Heatstroke affecting the Taiyang channel), characterized by a wiry, thin, knotted, and slow pulse; after urination, feeling chilly with goosebumps (Sha Ran Mao Song); opening the mouth to breathe and dryness of the anterior teeth. Why does one feel chilly? The Couli (pores and interstitial spaces) govern opening and closing. When cold, the skin tightens and Couli close; when hot, the skin relaxes and Couli open. Opening leads to a chilly sensation; closing leads to heat. (Formula see section on General Treatment of Cold Damage.)

Treats dampness invasion (Zhongshi), characterized by a deep and slightly slow pulse. Dampness tends to accumulate in the Spleen and flow into the joints. Dampness invasion often causes abdominal distension, fatigue, heaviness and irritability in the four limbs, or general body heaviness. Prolonged cases may lead to edema, wheezing, fullness, and unconsciousness. If complicated by Wind, symptoms include dizziness, vomiting, and retching. If complicated by Cold, symptoms include limb spasms, curling, and pain. Treatment should avoid vigorous sweating, moxibustion burning, or purgation; promoting diuresis is best. This formula primarily treats such conditions, as well as cases where both urine and stool are uncontrolled.
Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, de-gorged) Gancao (Licorice Root, stir-fried, 1 liang) Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Lateralis Radix, processed, 1.5 liang) Chifuling (Red Poria, 1 liang)
Crush the above herbs into coarse powder. Take 5 qian per dose, decoct with 7 slices of fresh ginger and 2 jujubes, three times daily. If physical numbness/bi-syndrome is observed initially, take three more doses; the patient may experience a sensation of being covered or dizzy (Mao Zhuang), do not be alarmed.

Treats dampness invasion causing trismus (Jin Kou) and unconsciousness.
Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, half liang, de-gorged)
Decoct in 3 cups of wine until reduced to 1 cup, take in one dose. For those who cannot drink alcohol, use water instead. Three times daily, once at night.

Treats dampness invasion causing difficult urination but normal/uncontrolled defecation.
Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Lateralis Radix, processed, one piece, net weight 7 qian) Gancao (Licorice Root, honey-fried, 1 liang) Lagui (Cinnamon Bark, remove rough bark, 2 liang)
Crush the above herbs into coarse powder. Take 3 qian per dose, decoct with 1.5 cups of water and 7 slices of fresh ginger, take warm before meals. If sweating occurs, add Fangfeng; if palpitations occur, add Chifuling.

Treats Wind-Cold invading the five Zang organs, causing numbness in the hands and feet, facial paralysis (deviation of mouth and eyes), dizziness, aphonia, eye twitching, stiffness of the mandible (Yache), and inability to turn the head.
Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Lateralis Radix, processed, remove skin and navel) Guixin (Cinnamon Twig Heart, each half liang) Xixin (Asari Root, remove seedlings) Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, remove forked roots) Renshen (Ginseng Radix, de-gorged) Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, processed, each [amount missing in text])
Crush the above herbs into coarse powder. Take 4 qian per dose, decoct with 1.5 cups of water, 5 slices of fresh ginger, and 1 jujube until reduced to 0.7 parts, take before meals. Alternatively, make into powder, mix with wine, and take 2 qian.