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(Jie'an)
Treating deficiency of Yang leading to the inability to produce sweat. Tao Jie'an stated: In treating headache, stiffness of the neck and back, fever, aversion to cold, and absence of sweat, if after taking one or two doses of diaphoretic medicines no sweat is produced, it belongs to deficiency of Yang, where the body cannot generate sweat; this is called the "Syndrome of Absent Yang." Quack doctors fail to recognize this condition; regardless of the season or climate, they use heavy dosages of Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang, 麻黄) and other potent drugs to forcibly extract sweat, resulting in many deaths due to mismanagement.
Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen), Astragali Radix (Huangqi), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi, processed), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin), Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Qianghuo), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng), Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong), Gingerum Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum (Weijiang), and two Jujubae Fructus (Dazao), stir-fried.

This is a formula for the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. The Classics state: "The sweat of Yang Qi is likened to rain from Heaven." In Taiyang disease, if sweating fails to occur despite inducing diaphoresis, it indicates that pathogenic factors are abundant while True Yang is deficient; therefore, [the text implies using herbs to tonify Yang to assist sweat production]. Ordinary people only [understand]... [text missing, implying deficiency patients should not be treated with aggressive purging].

(Jiegu)
Treating Lianggan Shanghan (Double-Contracted Cold Damage). The *Neijing* states: On the first day of Shanghan, the Taiyang meridian receives the pathogen. Since the Taiyang meridian runs along the waist, spine, head, and neck, headache and stiffness of the neck and waist occur. On the second day, the Yangming meridian receives the pathogen. Yangming governs the flesh, and its meridians flank the nose and connect to the eyes; thus, fever, eye pain, dry nose, and inability to sleep occur. On the third day... [text missing, describing symptoms of subsequent days].
Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Qianghuo), Angelicae Pubescentis Radix (Duohuo), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin), Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix (Fangji), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin), Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian), Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Zhi Gancao, honey-fried, 3 qian), Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (Zhimu), Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong), Rehmanniae Radix Recens (Shengdihuang, 1 liang). Take 5 qian per dose, taken hot.

This is a formula that resolves both Yin and Yang pathogens. Because the medicinal qi is light and thin, it promotes dispersal and excretion; therefore, Qianghuo, Duohuo, Cangzhu, Fangfeng, Chuanxiong, and Xixin are used to dispel wind and release the exterior, ascending and dissipating pathogenic factors that have transmitted to other meridians; cold-natured herbs can... [text missing, implying clearing heat], thereby securing the Middle Jiao (Spleen and Stomach). It is also said that in Lianggan Shanghan, when the condition is urgent, Da... [text missing, likely referring to Da Qinglong Tang]. In Yin syndromes, body pain and... [text missing]. Ancient methods... [text missing]. For Yin syndromes, Daxiehu Tang... [text missing, contrasting interior and exterior treatments].

(*Jiyao*)
Treating malaria occurring before the End of Heat (Chushu) solar term, characterized by headache and stiff neck, floating pulse, presence of sweat, and aversion to wind.
Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi), Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Qianghuo), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) in equal proportions. Take 5 qian per dose, administered prior to the onset of the malaria attack. If vomiting occurs, add Curatio Badi Fermentata (Banxiaqu); if there is no sweat, add Guizhi... [text truncated].

This is a formula for the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Malaria is classified according to the Six Meridians; thus, following Zhang Zhongjing's principles for Shanghan, Fangfeng and Qianghuo are used to disperse pathogenic factors in the Taiyang meridian, while Guizhi and Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang, 麻黄) are used respectively for cases with sweat and without sweat (Zhu Danxi stated: In treating malaria, if there is no sweat, the goal is to induce sweat, focusing on dispersing pathogens with supplementary support; if there is sweat, the goal is to stop sweating, focusing on supporting healthy Qi with dispersing support. He Jian stated: When malaria presents with severe chills and high fever, this is a combined syndrome of Taiyang and Yangming. Unremitting sweating indicates heat, representing a syndrome of Excess Yang and Deficient Yin. If untreated, it will inevitably transmit to the Yin meridians. It is primarily treated with Guizhi Shaoyao Tang: Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi) 3 qian, Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shaoyao), Astragali Radix (Huangqi), Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (Zhimu), and Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao) each 1 liang. If chills and fever intensify, harmonize with Guizhi Huangqin Tang, or Xiao Chaihu Tang added with Guizhi, Zhimu, and Shigao. Once external pathogens have subsided but internal pathogens remain, use Daxiehu, Da... [text truncated]