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Formula for Nourishing Form and Qi, Promoting Appetite: Mugwort (Wuzhu Yu) [Note: Text says Mu Xiang, translated as Costus Root], Qingpi (Tangerine Peel), Renshen (Ginseng), Ganjiang (Dried Ginger) (each 5 fen), Zhi Gancao (Honey-fried Licorice Root) (1.5 qian), Baifuling (Poria), Zexie (Alisma), Jupi (Tangerine Peel), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome) (each 2 qian), Suosharen (Amomum Fruit), Zhuling (Polyporus) (each 2.5 qian), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber) (7 qian), Zhishi (Immature Bitter Orange) (4 qian), Caodoukou Ren (Grains of Paradise Seed) (5 qian), Shenqu (Medicated Leaven) (5.5 qian, stir-fried), Damai Mian (Barley Flour) (1 liang, stir-fried). The above herbs are ground into a fine powder, moistened with decoction, steamed into cakes, and then formed into pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 30-50 pills each time, administered with millet broth, taken after meals.

Formula for Ascending Yang Qi, Draining Yin Fire, Regying Ying Qi, Promoting Appetite, Boosting Spirit, Relieving Abdominal and Hypochondriac Distension, Eliminating Lethargy and Desire to Sleep, and Resolving Heaviness and Flaccidity of the Four Limbs: Ganjiang (Dried Ginger) (processed, 3 fen), Badoushuang (Croton Seed Frost) (5 fen), Rougui (Cinnamon Bark) (peeled and pounded, 1 qian), Renshen (Ginseng) (rhizome removed, 1 qian), Chaihu (Bupleurum Root) (sprouts removed), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome), Xiaojiao (Zanthoxylum Fruit) (stir-fried to remove moisture, seeds and closed ones removed, each 1.5 qian), Nongpu (Magnolia Bark) (peeled and stir-fried, 3 qian; add to 7 qian in autumn and winter), Koulun (Melia Toosendan Fruit) (boiled in wine), Baifuling (Poria), Suosharen (Amomum Fruit) (each 3 qian), Zhimu (Anemarrhena Rhizome) (4.5 qian, half stir-fried in wine, half rinsed in wine; used in spring and summer, omitted in autumn and winter), Chuanwu (Aconitum Carmichaelii Lateral Root) (processed, skin and roots removed, 4.5 fen), Wuzhuyu (Evodia Fruit) (rinsed seven times in hot water, 5 qian), Saojiao (Gleditsia Sinensis Fruit) (washed, baked, skin and membranes removed), Ziwan (Aster Root) (sprouts removed, each 6 qian), Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome) (fibrous roots removed, 7 qian; reduce by 1.5 fen in autumn and winter). Except for Badoushuang which is ground separately, all other herbs are ground together into an extremely fine powder. Honey-pilulated into pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 10 pills each time, administered with warm water, taken after meals. Dosage should be adjusted according to deficiency or excess patterns.

Formula for Opening the Stomach and Promoting Appetite: Ganshengjiang (Dried Fresh Ginger) (2.5 qian), Muxiang (Costus Root) (3 qian), Renshen (Ginseng) (3.5 qian), Chenpi (Aged Tangerine Peel) (4 qian), Zhishi (Immature Bitter Orange) (1 liang, stir-fried), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome) (1.5 liang). The above herbs are ground into a fine powder. Using lotus leaves to wrap cooked rice, form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 30-50 pills each time, administered with warm water, taken before meals.

Formula for Breaking Up Cold Stagnation and Dissipating Cold Food Retention: Muxiang (Costus Root) (3 qian), Ganjiang (Dried Ginger) (5 qian, processed), Zhishi (Immature Bitter Orange) (1 liang, stir-fried), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome) (1.5 liang). The above herbs are ground into a fine powder. Using lotus leaves to wrap cooked rice, form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 30-50 pills each time, administered with warm water, taken before meals.