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Dispersing Cold Damage in All Seasons, Tidal Fever, Headache, and Seasonal Epidemics.
Treating cold damage (Shanghan) occurring in all four seasons, tidal fever (fever that occurs at regular intervals), headache, and seasonal epidemic diseases.

Peucedani Radix (Qianhu), Bupleuri Radix (Chaihu) [each de-haired], Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao), Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu) [chopped and stir-fried], Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix (Ben), Paefiae Radix Rubra (Chishaoyao), Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Baizhi), Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Tuxiong), Puerariae Lobatae Radix (Gange), Cimicifugae Rhizoma (Shengma).
[Each quantity: five qian]
Crush the above herbs into a coarse powder. Take four qian per dose, decoct with three slices of fresh ginger and two green onions with roots intact. Take at any time. In spring, add Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin); in summer, use the standard formula; in autumn, add Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang).

Treating Heat from Labor Injury, Epistaxis, and General Heat Reduction.
Treating internal heat caused by physical overexertion, epistaxis (nosebleed), and providing general heat-reducing effects.

Bupleuri Radix (Chaihu), Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang), Akebiae Caulis (Mutong), Poria (Fuling), Cornu Rhinocerotis (Xijiao) [Note: Modern usage substitutes with other materials due to conservation laws], Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian) [Note: Text says Puhuang, likely Polygoni Orientalis Folii Pollen or similar, but text says Pu Huang - Polygoni Orientalis Folii Pollen? No, Pu Huang is Lygodii Spora. Let's stick to text: Lygodii Spora (Puhuang)], Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin), Paeoniae Radix Rubra (Chishaoyao), Puerariae Radix Powder (Ge Fen), Rehmanniae Radix Recens (Shengdihuang), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) [each equal parts].
Crush the above herbs into a coarse powder. Take four qian per dose, decoct with one and a half cups of water, three slices of fresh ginger, and two red dates. Take warm at any time.

Treating Heat Entering the Blood Chamber after Menstruation Ceases, Alternating Chills and Fever Resembling Malaria, Worst at Dusk. Add Raw Dried Rehmannia Root. Take three qian per dose, decoct with one and a half cups of water, three slices of ginger, and two red dates. Take warm at any time. (See Formula Class in Shanghan Section, i.e., Xiao Chai Hu Tang.)
Treating cases where menstrual flow has just stopped, heat enters the blood chamber (referring to the Liver and Chong Mai related to menstruation), presenting with alternating chills and fever resembling malaria, which is most severe at dusk. Add Raw Dried Rehmanniae Radix (Shenggandihuang). Take three qian per dose, decoct with one and a half cups of water, three slices of ginger, and two red dates. Take warm at any time. (This formula is found in the Major Department Shanghan Section, which is Xiao Chai Hu Tang / Minor Bupleurum Decoction.)

Treating Shanghan with Fever, Aversion to Cold, Limb Cramping, Dry Mouth and Tongue, Stagnation of Meridians.
Treating Shanghan characterized by fever, aversion to cold, cramping and stiffness of the limbs, dry mouth and tongue, and stagnation of meridians preventing smooth circulation.

Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi), Paeoniae Radix Rubra (Chishaoyao), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) [each one and a half liang], Carthami Flos (Honghua) [one liang].
Crush the above herbs into a coarse powder. Take five qian per dose, decoct with one and a half cups of water, four slices of fresh ginger, and two red dates. Take warm. After some time, sweating will occur and the condition will resolve.

Treating Blood Stasis Knotting in the Chest and Diaphragm due to Shanghan, Pain upon Pressing, Intolerance to Touch.
Treating blood stasis knotting in the chest and diaphragm region due to Shanghan, causing pain when pressed and intolerance to being touched near the area.

Concha Meretricis (Haige), Talcum (Huashi), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) [each two liang], Natrii Sulfas (Mangxiao) [one liang].
Grind the above herbs into powder. Take two qian per dose, mix with egg white and swallow. If the small intestine becomes unobstructed and urination/stooling improves, the blood stasis in the chest and diaphragm will dissipate; if blood accumulates in the Danzhong (Pericardium) region, it causes obstruction in the small intestine, which in turn prevents the dissipation of blood in the Danzhong.

Treating Yang Toxic Shanghan: Patients Discarding Clothes and Running, Ignoring Social Boundaries, Delirious Speech and Abusive Language. Use Cinnabar Coated Pills, Taken with Fresh Well Water. Ten Pills are Effective Immediately.
Treating Yang Toxic Shanghan, where patients discard their clothes and run around, ignore social distinctions between relatives and strangers, speak deliriously, and abuse others. Coat pills with Cinnabar (Zhusha) and take ten pills with fresh well water for immediate effect.
If ineffective, take another dose. (See Formula Class in Ji Re / Accumulated Heat Section.)

Treating Blood Wind and Consumption Cough, Alternating Chills and Fever, Shanghan Cough, Inability to Rise or Sit.
Treating consumption cough caused by blood wind, alternating chills and fever, cough due to Shanghan, to the extent that the patient cannot rise or sit up.

Ginseng Radix (Renshen), Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (Zhimu), Gentianae Macrophytae Radix (Qinjiao), Asteris Flos (Kuandonghua), Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang), Armeniacae Semen Amarum (Xingren), Platycodonis Radix (Kujie), Aristolochiae Fructus (Madouling), Halloysit Rubrum (Hanshuishi), Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum (Nanxing), Lycii Cortex (Digupi), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Fengcao).
Crush the above herbs into a coarse powder. Take three qian per dose, decoct with one and a half cups of water and twenty seeds of Ophiopogonis Tuber (Mendong) [de-heartened]. Take warm. For wheezing and cough, add Mume Fructus (Wumei). For rapid breathing/shortness of breath, add Morus Alba Bark (Sangbai).