假热症:口虽渴而不甚，舌虽干而不燥，即燥而无芒刺纹裂也。方用∶
黄连（三钱） 当归（三钱） 白芍（三钱） 半夏（三钱） 茯苓（三钱） 柴胡（二钱） 栀子（二钱） 枳
壳（一
钱） 菖蒲（三分）
水煎服。此方妙在用黄连入心宫，佐以栀子，提刀直入，无邪不散；柴胡、白芍，又塞敌运粮之道；半夏、枳
壳，斩杀党余。中原既定，四隅不战而归。然火势居中，非用之得法，则贼势弥张，依然复入，又如菖蒲之辛热，
乘热饮之，则热喜热，不致相反而更相济也。
假寒症∶手足冰冷，而有时温和；厥逆身战，亦未太甚；有时而安，有时而搐是也。方用∶
附子（一钱） 肉桂（一钱） 人参（三钱） 白术（五钱） 猪胆汁（半个） 苦菜汁（三匙）
先将水二碗煎药，熟后以药并器，放冷水中激凉，再入胆汁，菜汁调匀，一气服之。方中全是热药，倘服不如
法，必然虚
火上冲，将药吐出。必热药凉服，已足顺其性，况下行又有二汁之苦，以骗其假道之防也哉。
如人身外冰冷，身内火炽，发寒发热，战栗不已，此真热反现假寒之象以欺人也。法当用三黄汤加石膏、生
姜，趁热饮之。再用井水以扑其心，至二、三十次，内热自止，而外之战 亦若失矣。后用元参、麦冬、白芍各二
两，煎汤与服，任其恣饮，后不再甚矣。
False Heat Syndrome: Although the mouth feels thirsty, the thirst is not intense; although the tongue surface is dry, it is not parched, and even if dry, there are no prickles or cracks. The prescription is as follows:
* Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) [3 qian]
* Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) [3 qian]
* Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) [3 qian]
* Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum) [3 qian]
* Fuling (Poria) [3 qian]
* Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix) [2 qian]
* Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus) [2 qian]
* Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus) [1 qian]
* Changpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma) [3 fen]
Decoct in water and take orally. The brilliance of this prescription lies in using Huanglian to enter the Heart Palace, assisted by Zhizi, striking directly like a raised sword so that no pathogenic factor remains undispersed; Chaihu and Baishao cut off the enemy's supply lines; Banxia and Zhike eliminate the remaining remnants. Once the central region is pacified, the four corners return without fighting. However, since the fire energy is located in the center, if the method is not applied correctly, the rebel forces will expand further and re-enter. Furthermore, Changpu is acrid and hot; taking it while the decoction is hot aligns with its nature, preventing opposition and instead promoting mutual assistance.
False Cold Syndrome: The hands and feet are cold, yet sometimes become warm; cold extremities (Jue Ni) accompanied by body tremors, but not excessively severe; sometimes calm, sometimes convulsing. The prescription is as follows:
* Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) [1 qian]
* Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex) [1 qian]
* Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) [3 qian]
* Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) [5 qian]
* Zhu Danzhi (Porci Bile) [half unit]
* Kucaizhi (Juice of Bitter Vegetables) [3 spoons]
First, decoct the herbs in two bowls of water. After cooking, place the medicine and vessel into cold water to cool them down rapidly. Then add the bile juice and vegetable juice, mix well, and take in one dose. The prescription consists entirely of hot-natured herbs. If taken improperly, it will inevitably cause deficient fire to rush upward, leading to vomiting of the medicine. Therefore, hot herbs must be taken when cool, which already conforms to their nature. Moreover, the bitterness of the two juices aids in descending, deceiving the false defense mechanisms.
If the exterior of the body is cold while the interior has blazing fire, presenting alternating chills and fever with incessant shivering, this is True Heat manifesting as False Cold to deceive observers. The treatment should employ Sanhuang Tang (Three-Yellow Decoction) added with Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum) and Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), taken while hot. Additionally, splash well water on the heart region twenty to thirty times. The internal heat will cease naturally, and the external shivering will disappear. Subsequently, use Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix), Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix), and Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), each 2 liang, decocted in water for the patient to drink freely. Afterward, the condition will not worsen again.