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Treats Taiyang disease (disease syndrome caused by pathogenic factors invading the Taiyang channel), characterized by stiffness and discomfort in the nape and back (pronounced "shu", resembling a short-winged bird stretching its neck when moving, describing the appearance of the patient's inability to extend the neck and back freely), absence of sweating, and aversion to wind.

Ge Gen (Radix Puerariae) (4 liang), Ma Huang (Herba Ephedrae), Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) (each 3 liang), Gui Zhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi), Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) (each 2 liang), Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) (roasted, 2 liang), Da Zao (Fructus Jujubae) (12 pieces).
Decoct in water and take orally. Note: This formula originates from the Taiyang category but contains herbs for the Yangming channel.

Treats Shanghan (cold damage) presenting with fever, tidal fever (fever that rises at specific times or increases in intensity), wiry pulse, spontaneous sweating, thirst, or diarrhea.
Gui Zhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi) (2 qian), Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae), Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng), Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) (each 4.5 qian), Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) (roasted), Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae), Chai Hu (Radix Bupleuri) (4 qian), Da Zao (Fructus Jujubae) (2 pieces), Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) (soaked, 1 qian).
Decoct in water and take orally. Note: This formula originates from the Taiyang category and belongs to the Shaoyang channel herbs.

Treats cases where cold invasion results in a deep pulse, or a faint and thin pulse, accompanied by fever, or merely a desire to sleep (lethargy).
Ma Huang (Herba Ephedrae), Xi Xin (Herba Asari) (2 liang), Fu Zi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata) (processed, skin removed, 1 piece).
First decoct Ma Huang, remove the foam, then add the remaining herbs and decoct.
Note: These are herbs for the Shaoyin channel. The symptoms of lethargy and a faint, thin pulse constitute Shaoyin disease. The Foot-Taiyang Bladder channel and the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney channel are exterior-interior partners. Due to Kidney deficiency, the pathogenic factor of the Taiyang channel directly enters inward, resulting in a deep pulse; however, since residual pathogens have not fully entered the interior, there is still exterior heat. This condition is termed transmission between exterior and interior, not Lianggan (simultaneous contraction of two pathogenic factors).

Treats cases where cold invasion leads to cold extremities (cold hands and feet) and a fine pulse that is nearly imperceptible.
Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Gui Zhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi), Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), Xi Xin (Herba Asari) (each 3 qian), Da Zao (Fructus Jujubae) (3 pieces), Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) (roasted), Tong Cao (Medulla Tetrapanacis) (each 2 qian).
The above ingredients, decoct in water and take orally. Note: These are herbs for the Jueyin channel.

Treats Shanghan presenting with a wind-strike pulse, fever, spontaneous sweating, or absence of sweating.
Gui Zhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi) (2 qian), Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens), Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) (roasted), Ma Huang (Herba Ephedrae) (each 1.5 qian), Xing Ren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum) (11 pieces, skin and tips removed).
Da Zao (Fructus Jujubae) (2 pieces).
The above ingredients, decoct in water and take orally. Note: These are herbs involving the Foot-Taiyang Bladder channel, Hand-Taiyin Lung channel, Hand-Shaoyin Heart channel, and Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao channel. Originating from the Taiyang category, this is a formula for treating wind-cold. Although Zhang Zhongjing discussed the herbs for the six channels mentioned above, they differ in functions such as releasing the exterior, resolving the muscle layer, and warming the meridians. This is because wind-cold pathogens vary in depth, and Ying-Wei (nutritive and defensive qi) vary in deficiency and excess. If scholars examine this carefully, they can thoroughly understand the origins of herbal decoctions.