治时行，三月后谓之晚发，头痛身热，恶寒，脉洪数，先用九味羌活汤，不愈，后服此
药。
麻黄 甘草 黄芩 石膏 苍术 加川芎 羌活 细辛 豆豉
用水一钟半，姜三片，葱一枝，煎服。
治外感风寒，内伤生冷，憎寒壮热，头目昏疼，不问风寒二证，夹食停痰，俱能治之。
但感风寒，以微汗为度。
半夏 浓朴 苍术（各一两） 人参（五钱） 橘红（七钱五分） 藿香 草果 茯苓
（各五钱）
每服四钱，姜七片，煎服。
一方 兼治饮食伤脾，为 疟，寒多加附子。
治外感内伤寒邪，头痛发热。
白术（二两） 桔梗（一两） 人参 甘草（炙） 当归 陈皮 枳壳 赤芍 防风 浓
朴（各五
每服四钱，姜三片，葱白一枝，水一盏半煎。
治夏秋之间，暴寒折于盛热，结于四肢，则壮热头痛。伤寒于胃，则下痢或血或水，脉
数，宜用此下之。
大黄（七钱） 葛根 黄芩 本 白术 芍药 桔梗 茯苓 甘草（各五钱）
每服五钱，水煎，热服。
治风寒暑饥饱劳役，及伤寒表不解，半入于里，下症未全，下后燥热怫结于心，内烦懊
不得眠，脏腑积热，燥渴，唇焦，咽燥，喉痹，目赤，耳闭，口舌生疮，咳唾稠粘，谵语
狂妄，肠胃燥涩，便秘溺结，及风热壅滞，并治之。
防风 川芎 当归 芍药 大黄 薄荷 麻黄 连翘 芒硝（各五钱） 石膏 黄芩 桔
梗（各一两） 滑石（三两） 甘草（三两） 荆芥 白术 栀子（各二钱半）耳聋加菖蒲，
去芒硝。涎漱加半夏。
上每服一两，水二钟，姜三片，煎服。
一方 有砂仁无硝。大头面肿病，加葛根、鼠粘子。
Treat epidemic diseases. Onset after the third month is called "late onset," characterized by headache, feverish body, aversion to cold, and a flooding and rapid pulse. First use Jiwei Qianghuo Tang (Nine-Ingredient Notopterygia Decoction); if ineffective, then take this prescription.
Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin), Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao), Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu), plus Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong), Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Qianghuo), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin), and Fermented Soybean (Douchi).
Use one and a half zhong of water, three slices of fresh ginger, and one stalk of green onion. Decoct and take orally.
Treat exterior contraction of wind-cold and interior injury from raw or cold food, manifesting as severe aversion to cold with high fever, dizziness and pain in the head and eyes. It treats both wind-cold patterns and those complicated by food stagnation or phlegm-fluid retention.
For simple exterior wind-cold contraction, aim for a slight sweating as the therapeutic goal.
Pinelliae Tuberum (Banxia), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Noupu), Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu) (each 1 liang), Ginseng Radix (Renshen) (5 qian), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Juhong), Pogostemonis Herba (Huoxiang), Tsaoko Fructus (Caoguo), Poria (Fuling) (each 5 qian).
Take 4 qian per dose, with seven slices of fresh ginger. Decoct and take orally.
Alternative formula: Also treats malaria caused by dietary injury to the spleen; if cold predominates, add Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi).
Treat exterior contraction of wind-cold and interior accumulation of cold pathogen, presenting with headache and fever.
Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu) (2 liang), Platycodonis Radix (Jiegeng) (1 liang), Ginseng Radix (Renshen), Roasted Licorice Root (Zhi Gancao), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi), Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Zhike), Paeoniae Radix Rubra (Chishao), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Noupu) (each 5 qian).
Take 4 qian per dose, with three slices of fresh ginger and one stalk of white part of green onion. Decoct in one zhong and a half of water.
Treat summer-autumn months where sudden cold is suppressed by intense heat, knotting in the four limbs causing high fever and headache. If cold pathogen injures the stomach, leading to dysentery (stool may contain blood or be watery) with a rapid pulse, this purgative method is suitable.
Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang) (7 qian), Puerariae Lobatae Radix (Gegen), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin), Ligustici Wallichii Rhizoma (Ben), Atractylodis Rhizoma (Baizhu), Paeoniae Radix (Shaoyao), Platycodonis Radix (Jiegeng), Poria (Fuling), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) (each 5 qian).
Take 5 qian per dose, decoct in water, and take while hot.
Treat conditions caused by wind-cold, summerheat, hunger/fullness imbalance, and overwork; also exterior syndrome of Shanghan not yet resolved, pathogen half-entering the interior, incomplete indication for purgation; or post-purgation dry-heat harassing the heart causing inner vexation and restlessness, insomnia; visceral accumulated heat, dry mouth and thirst, cracked lips, dry throat, throat obstruction, red eyes, deafness, sores on mouth and tongue, coughing with thick sticky sputum, delirium and madness, dry and constipated intestines, difficult urination, and wind-heat congestion. All are treated by this formula.
Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng), Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui), Paeoniae Radix (Shaoyao), Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang), Menthae Haplocalycis Herba (Bohe), Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang), Forsythiae Fructus (Lianqiao), Mirabilitum (Mangxiao) (each 5 qian), Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin), Platycodonis Radix (Jiegeng) (each 1 liang), Talcum (Huashi) (3 liang), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) (3 liang), Schizonepetae Spica (Jingjie), Atractylodis Rhizoma (Baizhu), Gardeniae Fructus (Zhizi) (each 2.5 qian). For deafness, add Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma (Changpu) and remove Mangxiao. For excessive saliva requiring spitting, add Pinelliae Tuberum (Banxia).
Take 1 liang of the above mixture per dose, with two zhong of water and three slices of fresh ginger. Decoct and take orally.
Alternative formula: Contains Amomi Fructus Rotundus (Sharen) but no Mangxiao. For epidemic toxic swelling of the head and face, add Puerariae Lobatae Radix (Gegen) and Arctii Fructus (Niubangzi).