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Shengji Shegan Wan: Treats "Xiaosou" (cough with a sound like a water chicken in the throat), characterized by coughing with excessive phlegm in the chest, phlegm knotting in the throat, and producing a "yaxia" (wheezing/crackling) sound.
Ingredients: Shegan (Belamcandae Rhizoma), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum) (each 1 liang), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Baibu (Stemonae Radix), Kuandonghua (Farfarae Flos), Beimu (Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Conspectum), Fuling (Poria), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus), Yuliren (Prunus japonica seed), Zaojiao (Gleditsiae Sinensis Spina) (skin and seeds removed, roasted, 5 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind all ingredients into fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of wutong seeds. Take 30-40 pills on an empty stomach with rice decoction, twice daily.

Wulin Tang: Treats Lin syndrome (dysuria) where urine is difficult to pass, or urine resembles bean curd dregs, or forms sand/stones, or appears as paste-like fluid, or is accompanied by heat sensation and hematochezia/hematuria.
Ingredients: Chifuling (Poria with Red Hosta Root) (3 qian), Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Sheng Shanzhi (Gardeniae Fructus raw) (each 2 qian), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Sheng Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma raw) (each 1.4 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Decoct in water and take orally.
Formula Analysis: This formula uses Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus) and Fuling (Poria) to regulate the heart and abdomen, thereby unblocking Qi in the Upper Jiao (Upper Burner) and clearing Heart Fire; Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) and Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) nourish the Liver and Kidney to stabilize Qi in the Lower Jiao (Lower Burner), thus restoring Yin of the Five Zang organs; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) harmonizes Qi in the Middle Jiao (Middle Burner), clarifying Yin and Yang. Consequently, Taiyang (Bladder/Small Intestine channel) Qi transforms naturally, and the Bladder (the reservoir of water) becomes clean and unobstructed.
Related Formulas: Buzhong Yiqi Tang (See Malaria chapter), Guifu Bawei Wan (See Phlegm-Fluid Retention chapter), Baitong Tang (Formula seen in Shanghan Lun chapter): Treats Shaoyin disease presenting with diarrhea; this formula is the primary treatment.

Zishen Wan (also known as Tongguan Wan): Treats urinary retention without thirst. Also treats symptoms such as hoarseness due to Feiwei (Lung Atrophy), Houbi (Sore Throat) with hemoptysis, and irritability.
Ingredients: Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex), Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) (each 1 liang), Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex) (1 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder, make into honey pills. Take 3 qian per dose, washed down with boiled water.
Formula Analysis: This formula addresses two conditions. First, for urinary retention: urination depends on Qi transformation. Qi belongs to Yang, and Yang requires Yin to transform. Thus, Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) and Huang Bai (Phellodendri Cortex) are used to tonify Yin, with a small amount of Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex) added to facilitate Qi transformation. Second, for Feiwei (Lung Atrophy), hoarseness, and Houbi (Sore Throat): these conditions arise from Water deficiency in the Lower Jiao and Fire flaring upward to attack Metal (Lung). Using Liuwei Dihuang Wan to tonify water cannot instantly generate water; using Shengmai San to protect Metal does not prevent dryness. Only by judiciously using the bitter cold of Huang Bai to strengthen the Kidney can one subdue the boiling fire of Dragon and Thunder (mineral fires), which is described as dredging the source to calm the flow. Subsequently, using the cooling property of Zhi Mu to cool the Lung is likened to pouring rain and rising dew. However, fearing that Water and Fire may not integrate and instead clash, Rou Gui is added as a counter-agent (fan zuo) to guide the Dragon Fire back to the sea. This illustrates the ingenuity of the formula's composition.