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Cinnamon Twig (Guizhi, 3 liang, bark removed) Paeonia Root (Shaoyao, 1 liang) Licorice Root (Gancao, 2 liang, honey-fried) Jujube Fruit (Dazao, 12 pieces, split) Fresh Ginger (Shengjiang, 3 liang)

The above five herbs are coarsely crushed. Boil in seven sheng of water with a gentle fire until three sheng remain. Strain the dregs. Take one sheng at a temperature suitable for drinking. Shortly after taking the medicine, drink more than one sheng of thin rice gruel to assist the medicinal power. Cover warmly to induce a slight, uniform sweating over the whole body for about one shichen (two hours). This is ideal; do not allow profuse sweating like flowing water, as the disease will certainly not be eliminated. If the disease resolves after one dose, stop taking the remaining medicine; it is not necessary to finish all the dosage. If there is no sweating, administer another dose according to the previous method. If still no sweating, shorten the interval between subsequent doses slightly, ensuring three doses are completed within half a day. For severe cases, administer medicine continuously day and night, observing for one shichen. If symptoms persist after finishing one ji (dose), prepare and administer another. If sweating does not occur, up to two or three ji may be administered. Avoid cold, raw, sticky, slippery, meat, flour-based foods, five pungent spices, wine, dairy products, and foul-smelling substances.

The "Treatise on Music and Measures" in the Book of Han states: Measuring vessels include yue, he, sheng, dou, and hu. They originated from the yue of Huangzhong. The capacity was determined by filling a yue with 1,200 grains of medium-sized millet seeds from the Zi grain variety, leveled with well water using a gai (a standard leveler). Ten yue make one he; ten he make one sheng; ten sheng make one dou; ten dou make one hu; thus the five measuring vessels were established. Weights include zhu, liang, jin, jun, and shi. One yue holds 1,200 millet seeds weighing twelve zhu. Two zhu make one liang (twenty-four zhu equal one liang); sixteen liang make one jin; thirty jin make one jun; four jun make one shi; thus the five weights were standardized. One thousand two hundred millet seeds constitute one yue, weighing approximately 0.7 qian in modern terms. One he equals approximately 3.4 qian. Ten he equal one sheng, which is approximately 3 liang 4 qian today. One yue weighs twelve zhu, equivalent to 0.7 qian today. One liang (24 zhu) is equivalent to 3.4 qian today.

In Taiyang Wind-Strike syndrome, the pulse is floating on the yang position and weak on the yin position. Floating yang indicates spontaneous heat; weak yin indicates spontaneous sweating. There is aversion to cold with a shivering sensation (Sese), aversion to wind with a chilly feeling (Xixi), mild fever (Xixi), nasal congestion with roaring sound (Biming), and dry retching (Gan'ou). Guizhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction) is the primary treatment.

The cun position corresponds to yang, and the chi position corresponds to ying. Ying qi is observed at the chi position, while Wei qi is observed at the cun position. Wind pathogen disperses Wei qi, causing the cun pulse to float; the pathogen does not reach the Ying level, causing the chi pulse to be weak. As wind disperses Wei qi further, Wei qi becomes more obstructed, leading to Ying stagnation and heat generation. As Wei qi becomes more obstructed, wind disperses further, causing Ying leakage and sweating. Sese and Xixi refer to the trembling of skin and hair. Xixi refers to intensity, meaning continuous waves. The Lung governs skin and hair and opens into the nose. When skin and hair are affected, Lung qi becomes congested without an outlet, so it ascends through the narrow nasal passages, creating turbulent airflow and nasal roaring. Obstruction of Wei qi stagnates Stomach qi, preventing Yin from descending, resulting in dry retching. Guizhi releases Ying stagnation, thereby resolving these symptoms.