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Fuling (Poria) 4 liang, Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig) 4 liang, Gancao (Licorice Root, prepared with honey) 3 liang, Wuweizi (Schisandra Fruit) half sheng.
The above four herbs are decocted in 8 sheng of water to obtain 3 sheng of liquid. The dregs are removed, and the decoction is divided into three warm doses.

Fuling (Poria) 4 liang, Gancao (Licorice Root) 3 liang, Ganjiang (Dried Ginger) 3 liang, Xixin (Asarum) 3 liang, Wuweizi (Schisandra Fruit) half sheng.
The above five herbs are decocted in 8 sheng of water to obtain 3 sheng of liquid. The dregs are removed, and 0.5 sheng is taken as a warm dose, administered three times daily.

Fuling (Poria) 4 liang, Xixin (Asarum) 2 liang, Ganjiang (Dried Ginger) 2 liang, Wuweizi (Schisandra Fruit) half sheng, Banxia (Pinellia Tuber) half sheng.
The above five herbs are decocted in 8 sheng of water to obtain 3 sheng of liquid. The dregs are removed, and 0.5 sheng is taken as a warm dose, administered three times daily.

Fuling (Poria) 4 liang, Gancao (Licorice Root) 3 liang, Wuweizi (Schisandra Fruit) half sheng, Ganjiang (Dried Ginger) 3 liang, Xixin (Asarum) 3 liang, Banxia (Pinellia Tuber) 3 liang, Xingren (Apricot Seed, peeled and tip removed) half sheng.
The above seven herbs are decocted in 1 dou of water to obtain 3 sheng of liquid. The dregs are removed, and 0.5 sheng is taken as a warm dose, administered three times daily.

Fuling (Poria) 4 liang, Banxia (Pinellia Tuber) half sheng, Gancao (Licorice Root) 3 liang, Wuweizi (Schisandra Fruit) half sheng, Ganjiang (Dried Ginger) 3 liang, Xixin (Asarum) 3 liang, Xingren (Apricot Seed, peeled and tip removed) half sheng, Dahuang (Rhubarb Root) 3 liang.
The above eight herbs are decocted in 1 dou of water to obtain 3 sheng of liquid. The dregs are removed, and 0.5 sheng is taken as a warm dose, administered three times daily.

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The principal manifestations of Jueyin Disease (Jueyin Bing) include: extreme thirst with excessive drinking (Xiao Ke), sensation of qi rushing upward to the heart region, pain and heat sensation in the epigastrium/heart area, hunger without desire to eat, vomiting of roundworms after eating, and persistent diarrhea if purgatives are mistakenly used.
[Commentary]
This clause describes the proper disease pattern of the Jueyin Meridian in the *Shanghan Lun*, which differs from the meaning of "Xiao Ke" in miscellaneous diseases; this is likely due to textual disorder (cuojian).
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The Cunkou pulse (pulse at the radial artery) is floating and slow. Floating indicates deficiency; slow indicates labor/exhaustion. Deficiency leads to insufficiency of Wei Qi (Defensive Qi); exhaustion leads to depletion of Ying Qi (Nutritive Qi).
[Commentary]
This clause should belong in the chapter on Deficiency Labor (Xulao Pian); its presence here is likely due to textual disorder (cuojian).
[Annotation]
Cunkou refers generally to the three positions on both wrists. A floating pulse that is forceful indicates wind; a floating pulse that is weak indicates deficiency. If it is also slow upon deep pressure, it constitutes a syndrome of Xu Lao (Chronic Deficiency Exhaustion), thus indicating insufficiency of defensive exterior protection and depletion of nutritive interior essence.
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The Duyang pulse (pulse at the dorsalis pedis artery, reflecting Stomach Qi) is floating and rapid. Floating indicates excess of Qi; rapid indicates rapid digestion leading to hard stools. Excess of Qi causes frequent urination; frequent urination leads to dryness/hardness. When hardness and frequency contend together, they form Xiao Ke (Wasting-Thirst).
[Commentary]
The phrase "er da jian" (and greatly hard) is grammatically incomplete; there should be a character for "stool" (bian) after "da"; this is likely an omission during transcription.
[Annotation]
Duyang is the Stomach pulse. A floating and vigorous pulse that becomes rapid upon pressure indicates Heat in Stomach Qi, hence the tendency to digest food rapidly. Excessive Fire consuming food grains results in hard stools; Excess Qi consuming fluids results in frequent urination. Thus, frequent urination leads to hard stools. The interplay between hard stools and frequent urination constitutes the disease of excessive digestion and Wasting-Thirst.
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A rapid Duyang pulse indicates Heat in the Stomach, leading to excessive appetite and digestion, hard stools, and frequent urination.
[Annotation]
This reiterates the meaning of the previous clause regarding hard stools and frequent urination.
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When men suffer from Xiao Ke (Wasting-Thirst), their urination is abnormally increased. If one dou of fluid intake results in one dou of urine output, Shenqi Wan (Kidney Qi Pill) is the primary treatment.
[Annotation]
When fluid intake is high but urine output is low, fluids are consumed in the Upper Jiao, termed Upper Xiao (Upper Wasting-Thirst). When food intake is high but stools are hard, food is consumed in the Middle Jiao, termed Middle Xiao (Middle Wasting-Thirst). When fluid intake is high and urine output is also high, fluids are consumed in the Lower Jiao, termed Lower Xiao (Lower Wasting-Thirst). Upper and Middle Xiao belong to Heat patterns; only Lower Xiao involves both Cold and Heat, because the Kidney is the residence of Water and Fire. The ratio of one dou intake to one dou output indicates no Heat consumption within. Therefore, Shenqi Wan is prescribed to warm and nourish Yang from within Yin, enabling Kidney Yin to retain fluids rather than draining directly downward, and allowing Kidney Qi to ascend and transform into body fluids, thus resolving Wasting-Thirst.
[Collected Annotations]
Cheng Lin stated: Frequent urination leads to Wasting-Thirst. The classics state: "One part drink, two parts urine" is incurable. Now, with one part drink and one part urine, Shenqi Wan is used. The moving Qi in the Kidney is the Life Fire within Water. The Fire in the Lower Jiao Kidney steams the essence of water upward to the Upper Jiao. If Lung Metal descends clearly, like clouds rising and rain falling, water essence distributes everywhere, and the five meridians function in harmony, avoiding Wasting-Thirst. However, this person likely suffered from improper regimen, leading to Kidney Water depletion. Dragon-Li Fire rests uneasily below, flaring upward to damage Lung Metal. Lung Heat scorches leaves, causing Wasting-Thirst and craving for drinks. The drink enters the Stomach, overflows, and since there is no Fire below to transform it, it goes straight to the Bladder, resulting in one dou in, one dou out. Thus, Guifu Shenqi Wan is used to assist True Fire in steaming and transforming, ascending fluids, eliminating Wasting-Thirst.
Shen Mingzong stated: The term "Men" refers to cases where sexual exhaustion damages the Kidney, creating Wasting-Thirst through Hyperactive Fire and Deficient Water.