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Hemp Seed (Cannabis Fructus), Burdock Fruit (Arctii Fructus), Goji Berry (Lycii Fructus), and Thunberg Fleeceflower Seed (Viticis Semen) (each 1 liang, stir-fried together); White Tribulus Fruit (Tribuli Fructus), Sophora Root (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix), Trichosanthes Root (Trichosanthis Radix), and Saposhnikovia Root (Saposhnikoviae Radix) (each 5 qian).
The above eight herbs. Grind into powder. For each dose, take 1.5 qian of the herb powder, add 2 qian of Calomel (Hydrargyri Chloridum Mite), and mix evenly. Adults take 1 qian of the herb powder before noon on an empty stomach.

Curcuma Aromatica Rhizome (Curcumae Rhizoma), Raw Rhubarb (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), White Morning Glory Seed (Pharbitidis Semen, half raw, half stir-fried), and Gleditsia Spine (Gleditsiae Spina) (each 1 liang). Grind all together into fine powder.
Take 2 qian per dose. Mix with cold wine and take before going to bed. Have a clean chamber pot ready nearby. Black worms will be excreted, indicating old infestation for many years. If the excreted matter is red rather than black, it indicates a recent infestation. Take another dose after three days, until all worms are expelled, thereby eliminating the root cause. Afterwards, use formulas that nourish blood and disperse wind, and recuperate for one hundred days.

Pulse of Leprosy (Elephantiasis/Lepra): The pulse should be slow and harmonious. A surging and rapid pulse indicates severe condition; a deep, thin, and weak pulse indicates deep-seated pathogenic factors difficult to treat. If a firm and wiry pulse is encountered, it signifies death. Even for skilled physicians, further discussion is unnecessary. The pulse of Wind-Stroke (Zhong Feng) can also be understood through this verse.

(Attached: Differentiation of Similar Cold Damage Syndromes)
Cold Damage (Shang Han) refers to diseases contracted from cold pathogens in winter. After Frost's Descent, when the weather becomes severely cold and condensed, and all things store away energy, humans exist within the interaction of heaven and earth qi. The cold and肃 (solemn/chilling) qi easily takes advantage of deficiency.
Transmission occurs again. Thus, on the second day of Cold Damage, the pathogen is in the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Symptoms include eye pain, nasal dryness, lip dryness, desire to rinse mouth with water but no desire to swallow, and a long pulse. Ge Gen Tang (Kudzu Decoction) should be used to resolve the muscle layer and release the exterior for recovery. If not recovered, transmission continues. Thus, on the third day, the pathogen is in the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. Symptoms include dizziness, bitter taste in the mouth, deafness, chest fullness and pain, alternating chills and fever, sweating on the head, and nausea. The pulse is wiry. Xiao Chai Hu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction) should be used to harmonize. If not recovered, transmission continues. Thus, on the fourth day, the pathogen is in the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian. Symptoms include abdominal fullness and pain, dry throat, and a solid pulse. Da Chai Hu Tang (Major Bupleurum Decoction) should be used to mildly purge. If not recovered, transmission continues. Thus, on the fifth day, the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian is affected. Symptoms include dry mouth, sore throat, thirst, and diarrhea with undigested food. The pulse is deep and tight. Xiao Cheng Qi Tang (Minor Order the Qi Decoction) should be used to purge. If the sore throat is severe, Gan Jie Tang (Licorice and Butterfly Bush Decoction) should be used to lift trapped pathogens. If still not recovered, transmission continues. Thus, on the sixth day, the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian is affected. Symptoms include lower abdominal fullness, irritability, cold extremities, excessive thirst, curled tongue, and retracted testicles. The pulse is hidden or deep and wiry. Da Cheng Qi Tang (Major Order the Qi Decoction) should be used to purge. After six days, the transmission of meridians is complete, and the disease should recover. If not, it must transmit again. By the twelfth day, if still not recovered, transmission will continue and the condition will worsen. Regarding Taiyang Wind Injury (Shang Feng), it is similar to Cold Damage, differing only in aversion to wind and presence of sweating. At the onset, Gui Zhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction) should be used to tonify exterior deficiency. Its variant syndromes differ slightly from meridian transmission syndromes. Since wind injures Wei (Defensive) Qi and cold injures Ying (Nutritive) Blood, treatment for Wind Injury must prioritize Gui Zhi Tang. Variant syndromes do not exceed the Qi level; dispersing and unblocking is stable. Modified herbs may include Huang Qin (Scutellaria Root), Bai Shao (White Peony Root), Qiang Huo (Notopterygium Rhizome), Fang Feng (Saposhnikovia Root), Sang Ye (Mulberry Leaf), and Gou Teng (Uncaria Ramulus cum Uncis). However, Zhang Zhongjing distinguished Wind and Cold as two separate conditions, distinguishing exterior deficiency by sweating and exterior excess by absence of sweating. A slow pulse indicates Wind, a tight pulse indicates Cold. Aversion to wind indicates Wind, aversion to cold indicates Cold. This serves as differentiation. It is evident that Cold does not manifest without Wind, and Wind does not erupt without Cold. Those infected differ in whether they injure Qi or Ying. A slow pulse with spontaneous sweating and aversion to wind indicates deficient evil, treated with Gui Zhi Tang. If unresolved after eight or nine days, resembling malaria with facial heat and body itching due to lack of slight sweating, Gui Ma Ge Ban Tang (Half Gui Zhi Half Ma Huang Decoction) should be used. If there is no sweating, aversion to cold, and a floating-tight pulse, Da Qing Long Tang (Major Green Dragon Decoction) should be used. If there is dry retching, cough, irritability, and inability to lie down peacefully, Xiao Qing Long Tang (Minor Green Dragon Decoction) should be used.
Furthermore, in Zhang Zhongjing's *Jin Gui Yao Lue* (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet), there is Taiyang syndrome with fever, no sweating, and paradoxical aversion to cold, named Gang Jing (Yang Spasm). Taiyang syndrome with fever, sweating, and no aversion to cold is named Rou Jing (Yin Spasm). Neither mentions treatments using Ma Huang (Ephedra) or Gui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig). Generally, because the pulse is neither tight nor slow, no specific formula laws are established. It also states: Taiyang syndrome with complete symptoms, stiff body, yet the pulse is surprisingly deep and slow, this is Spasm (Jing). Gua Lou Gui Zhi Tang (Trichosanthes and Cinnamon Twig Decoction) should be used. This reveals that a deep pulse is characteristic of Spasm.
The sections on Gang Jing and Rou Jing do not mention pulses, hence no formulas are listed. It also states: Taiyang syndrome with no sweating but surprisingly scanty urination, qi rushing to the chest, jaw stiffness preventing speech...
This is a category of epidemic disease, belonging to Yin evil, directly striking the interior following worldly trends. Although not fully elucidated, it is deduced in the formula discussions. Why does it arise? Alas. The legacy of Zhang Zhongjing, preserved from falling into obscurity, was taken up by physicians of the Jin Dynasty Taixue (Imperial Academy), who adopted his methods. Only thus can one discuss medicine.
I observe: Contemporary physicians of recent times insist on treating diseases according to solar terms. Diseases in spring are called Chun Wen (Spring Warmth) or referred to as Feng Wen (Wind Warmth). Diseases in summer are called Re Bing (Heat Disease) or referred to as Shu... [Text cuts off here]