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The symptoms of damp-warmth disease (Shiwen Bing) are purely due to damp-heat stagnating in the middle jiao, causing blockage of the meridians and collaterals. Therefore, although the exterior feels cold, internally there is scanty, difficult urination with dark yellow urine. Because urination is difficult, water qi must largely flow into the large intestine, so it is often accompanied by diarrhea. Body aches and soreness indicate dampness combined with wind pathogen. Chest and diaphragm fullness and stuffiness indicate dampness carrying phlegm-fluids.

To treat this syndrome is very easy. Use approximately one tael of Huashi (Talcum) decocted in water, taken to swallow one and a half tablets of Aspirin. Recovery occurs upon sweating. This is because one drug induces sweating and the other promotes diuresis, allowing the internal accumulated dampness to be resolved through sweat and urine. Moreover, since both drugs have cool properties, the internal heat can also be resolved along with them. Aspirin is also effective for relieving joint pain. I used this prescription to treat several patients consecutively, all of whom recovered after a single bout of sweating. If the heat is severe, the dosage of Huashi (Talcum) may be increased, or Sheng Shigao (Raw Gypsum Fibrosum) added in amounts of a few qian and decocted together with Huashi (Talcum); in such cases, efficacy is invariably immediate.

(Attachment: Ganpi Shuangli Wan / Liver-Spleen Dual Regulating Pill)
The Liver and Spleen are zang-fu organs that assist each other in maintaining physiological functions. It is commonly said that excessive Liver Wood can overact upon and damage Spleen Earth, leading to an inability to digest food. However, it is unknown that insufficient Liver Wood also fails to dredge Spleen Earth, resulting in an inability to digest food. Generally, the ligaments of the Liver connect downward to Qihai (Sea of Qi), where Xianghuo (Ministerial Fire) resides parasitically. Because it connects to Qihai (Sea of Qi), it can substitute for Yuanqi (Original Qi) in distribution and transformation; the robust transportation and transformation of the Spleen and Stomach actually rely on its assistance. Because Ministerial Fire resides within it, it can borrow fire to generate earth; the digestion and ripening of food in the Spleen and Stomach further depend on it. Thus, it is said that the Liver and Spleen are organs that mutually assist each other. Nevertheless, the Liver belongs to Jueyin, manifesting Shaoyang, possessing a firm and decisive nature, and its qi flows smoothly and freely. Therefore, the *Neijing* (*Linglan Midian Lun*) names it the "General Officer." Sometimes, improper regulation violates its smooth-flowing nature, often stimulating its firm nature to become unbridled and tyrannical. In such instances, the Spleen and Stomach bear the brunt of the attack; what was previously assisted now suffers damage. Its unbridled excess can displace the qi of other zang-fu organs, causing them to lose harmony, which is why it easily causes pain.

In such situations, to restrain the unbridled nature of Liver qi, the proposal of "Pacifying the Liver" arises. Since pacifying is still insufficient to restrain its unbridled nature, the proposal of "Attacking the Liver" emerges. The drugs used, such as Sanleng (Sparganii Rhizoma), Ezhu (Curcumae Rhizoma), Qingpi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus Pericarpium), Yanhu (Corydalis Rhizoma), and Biejia (Trionycis Carapax et Plastrum), are boldly and indiscriminately administered without scruples. One fails to consider that Liver Wood corresponds to Spring in the seasonal cycle, representing the beginning of qi generation and emergence, akin to the sprouting of plants. To pacify and attack it in this manner, would not the sprouts suffer挫折 (frustration) and destruction? Is there no other method to treat Liver diseases besides pacifying and attacking the Liver? Why should originally treatable syndromes be deemed incurable due to inappropriate medication? I have recently formulated Ganpi Shuangli Wan (Liver-Spleen Dual Regulating Pill). For any syndromes related to the Liver and Spleen, including Liver-Spleen disharmony, indigestion, chest/abdominal distension and pain, hiccups, belching, vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, irregular menstruation in women, or abdominal pain during menstruation, administration of this pill yields invariably effective results. The prescription is recorded below.

[Ganpi Shuangli Wan / Liver-Spleen Dual Regulating Pill]
Gancao (Licorice Root) - 10 taels, finely powdered
Sheng Hangshao (Raw Paeoniae Radix Alba from Hangzhou) - 2 taels, finely powdered
Guang Tiaogui (Cinnamon Twig from Guangxi) - 1.5 taels, coarse bark removed, finely powdered
Chuan Zipu (Magnolia Bark from Sichuan) - 1.5 taels, finely powdered
Bohebing (Menthol) - 3 qian, finely powdered
Bingpian (Borneol) - 2 qian, finely powdered
Zhusha (Cinnabar) - 3 taels, finely powdered

Take the above seven ingredients. Mix one tael of Zhusha (Cinnabar) evenly with the previous six ingredients. Form pills using water as a binder, sized like tung tree seeds, and dry them (avoid sun exposure). Use the remaining two taels of Zhusha (Cinnabar) as a coating agent, ensuring none is wasted. When applying the coating, use thick rice gruel instead of water, and ensure the pills are solid and smooth to prevent loss of volatile components. Dosage: For routine maintenance, take 20 to 30 pills per dose; for acute treatment of disease, take up to 100 or 120 pills per dose.