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Treatment for exterior deficiency with aversion to wind and cold:
Huangqi (Astragali Radix, 5 qian), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 3 qian), Xiangbaizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, 2.5 qian), Gaoben (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, 2 qian), Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma, 2 qian), Caodoukou (Cardamomi Fructus Rotundus, 1.5 qian), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, 1.5 qian), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, 1 qian), Dangguishen (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 1 qian), Lianhua Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride, 0.7 qian), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, 0.6 qian), Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex, a small amount).
The above herbs are cut into pieces. Each dose consists of 5 qian, decocted in two zhan of water until one zhan remains. Strain and take at any time.

Treatment for numbness, heaviness, weakness, excessive sweating, tendency to laugh, salivation, body weight sensation as if sitting on a mountain, aphonia, and a surging pulse at the right cun position:
Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma, 6 qian), Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, 4 qian), Jiu Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex processed with wine, 3 qian), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, 3 qian), Huangqi (Astragali Radix, 3 qian), Jiu Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma processed with wine, 2 qian), Gaoben (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, 2 qian), Sheng Gancao (Raw Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 2 qian), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 2 qian), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus, 1.5 qian), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, 1.5 qian).
The above herbs are crushed to the size of hemp seeds. Each dose is 5 qian, decocted in two zhan of water until one zhan remains. Strain and take on an empty stomach. Wait a short while, then take breakfast to settle the medicine.

Tonification for insufficiency of both qi and blood:
Huangqi (Astragali Radix, 7 fen), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 5 fen), Sheng Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Recens, 5 fen), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, 4 fen), Caodoukou Ren (Seed of Cardamomi Fructus Rotundus, 4 fen), Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma, 4 fen), Dangguishen (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 3 fen), Shu Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, 2 fen), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, 2 fen), Yizhiren (Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus, a small amount), Honghua (Carthami Flos, a small amount).
The above herbs are crushed to the size of hemp seeds. Usually taken as one dose, decocted in two zhan of water until one zhan remains. Strain and take well after meals.

Treatment for Yang Qiao Mai epilepsy, cold in the Foot Taiyang Meridian, fear causing qi to descend, suitable for raising yang qi:
Zhi Gancao (Honey-processed Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 5 qian), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, not removing joints, 8 qian), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, 8 qian), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, 1.5 liang).
The above herbs are cut into pieces. Each dose is 5 qian, decocted in two zhan of water until one zhan remains. Strain and take slightly warm on an empty stomach.

Question: Are dampness and sweat yin or yang? Answer: The southwest belongs to Kun Earth, which corresponds to the Spleen and Stomach in the human body. Human sweat is like rain in heaven and earth. When yin nourishes dampness, it becomes mist and dew; when heavy, it becomes rain. Yin-damp qi descends, which is the action of earthly qi. Excessive sweating leads to loss of yang qi; when yang departs, yin prevails. Severe cases result in Cold Middle syndrome; extreme yin-cold causes the voice to sound muffled as if from an urn. If dampness mixes with water, physiognomists say that the "earth tone" sounds like living in a deep urn, indicating obstruction and distance, thereby clarifying the nature of dampness. It is also known that both are yin-cold. The *Neijing* states: Qi deficiency leads to exterior cold. Although Heat Middle syndrome may present with steaming heat and sweating, it ultimately transmits to Great Cold. Knowing that it starts as Heat Middle syndrome, due to exterior deficiency and loss of yang, inability to withstand exterior cold, it ultimately transmits to Cold Middle syndrome, often becoming Bi syndrome and cold syndromes. Observing complexion reflects heavenly yin-yang, while observing pulse reflects earthly yin-yang; this is observing the yin-yang of the earth. Therefore, diagnosis via pulse and climate reveals both visible tangible and intangible manifestations.