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Shigao San (Gypsum Powder)
Treats Nülaodan (Jaundice due to sexual exhaustion). Symptoms include yellowing of the body, blackening of the forehead, fever in the afternoon (Shi hour), aversion to cold, urgency and fullness in the lower abdomen, heat in the soles of the feet, and a floating-tight pulse. If there is abdominal fullness:
Huaishi (Talcum) and Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum) in equal parts.
Grind into powder. Take two Qianbi (ancient unit for powder dosage) mixed with barley porridge drink, three to four times daily. The condition improves when urination becomes smooth.

Yiqing Yin (Clearing Heat Decoction)
Treats jaundice with fever; applicable to various heat syndromes.
Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, 3 Liang), Chifuling (Polyporus with Brown Mycelium, 2 Liang), Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex, processed), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, 1 Liang), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried, 0.5 Liang).
Cut into coarse pieces for decoction. Take 3 Qian per dose, decoct with fresh ginger and jujube.

Qinjiao Yin (Gentiana Decoction)
Treats the five types of dan (jaundice); symptoms include bland taste in the mouth, tinnitus, weakness in the legs, alternating chills and fever, and turbid white urine.
Qinjiang (Gentianae Radix et Rhizoma, remove rhizome stump), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, remove rhizome stump, soak in wine), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Guangui (Cinnamomi Ramulus, bark removed, not roasted over fire), Chifuling (Polyporus with Brown Mycelium, peel removed), Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata).
Cut into coarse pieces for decoction. Take 4 Qian per dose, add 1.5 cups of water and 5 slices of ginger. Decoct until 0.7 cup remains, strain, and take warm. Time of administration is unrestricted.
Yangrong Tang (Nourishing Prosperity Decoction)
Indications are the same as above. (Formula see Category of Deficiency and Damage.)

Kushen San (Sophora Powder)
Treats sudden unexplained chills, skin appearing dusty/yellowish, red and scanty urine, and occasional constipation. Qi is normal, diet is unaffected. After other medicines fail, it becomes chronic jaundice.
Kushen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Goudi (Melonis Fructus Semen), Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex, peel removed), Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, steamed, each 1 Fen), Tingli (Semen Lepidii seu Descurainiae, stir-fried, 0.5 Liang).
Grind into powder. Take one large Qian per dose, mix with rice water. It should induce vomiting and purgation. Adjust according to circumstances.

Wuji Zijin Wan (Wuji Purple Gold Pill)
Regulates the Spleen and Stomach, reduces jaundice.
Zhensha (Needle Sand, boiled in vinegar until red-hot), Zijinpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride or similar, soaked in wine), Xiangfuzi (Cyperi Rhizoma, stir-fried), Sanleng (Sparganii Rhizoma, soaked in vinegar overnight, boiled), Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, soaked in rice wash water), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium).
Make pills using vinegar paste. Take 30 pills per dose with warm wine; decoction of Sichuan pepper water is also acceptable. Effects are immediate.

Wuye San (Five Obstructions Powder)
Treats the five types of ye (obstruction dysphagia); food and drink cannot go down, chest and back pain, incomplete retching/hiccups, stabbing pain, tearing and salivation.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Fuling (Poria), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, remove rough bark, process with ginger juice), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, bran-fried, remove pith), Hezi (Chebulae Fructus, processed, remove seeds), Guizhi/Cinnamon Twig (implied by "Gui"), Langpen Ezhu (Arecae Semen and Curcumae Longae Rhizoma - *Note: Text layout is fragmented here*).
Cut into coarse pieces for decoction. Take 2 Qian per dose, add 1 cup of water, 3 slices of ginger, 1 jujube. Decoct until 0.7 cup remains, take on an empty stomach. Alternatively, make into powder and take with salt water.

Chenxiang San (Aquilaria Powder)
Treats the five types of ye and five types of ge (diaphragmatic obstruction); long-standing cold in the chest, aggregation of various qi, vomiting and reverse flow causing obstruction, indigestion, and unresolved qi stagnation. Regular use widens the obstruction and promotes eating.
Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Fuling (Poria, each 0.5 Liang), Mutong (Akebiae Caulis), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Jupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride), Dafuzi (Arecae Pericarpium), Binglang (Arecae Semen), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix, each 1 Liang), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried).
Cut into coarse pieces for decoction. Take 3 Qian per dose, add 1 cup of water, 3 slices of ginger, 2 jujubes. Decoct until 0.6 cup remains, take warm on an empty stomach.

Jiahe San (Harvest Grain Powder)
Indications are the same as above. (Formula see Category of Spleen and Stomach.)

Daqi Qi Tang (Great Seven Qi Decoction)
Treats irregular emotions (excess joy or anger), combined worry and thought, leading to sorrow and fear, or occasional palpitations/fright. This causes disharmony of Zang organs, increasing chills and fever, distension and fullness in the heart and abdomen rushing to both hypochondria, upper blockage at the throat feeling like a piece of grilled meat that cannot be vomited out or swallowed down. All these are generated by the Seven Emotions/Qi.
Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, soaked in boiling water seven times, 5 Liang), Baifuling (Poria, 4 Liang), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, processed with ginger and stir-fried, 3 Liang), Zisu (Perillae Folium, 2 Liang).
Cut into coarse pieces for decoction. Take 4 Qian per dose, add 1 cup of water, 3 slices of ginger, 1 jujube. Decoct, take warm on an empty stomach.