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Guiling Wan (Cinnamon and Poria Pill) treats heatstroke with vexation and thirst, excessive water intake leading to abdominal distension and fullness, and scanty dark urine. Cinnamon Twig (Rougui), Poria (Fuling) (each 1 liang). Grind into powder, make pills with honey, each liang of powder makes ten pills. Chew one pill thoroughly each time, swallow with warm water.

Wuling San (Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria) (adding 1 qian of Ginseng is named Chunze Tang.) Treats diseases caused by summerheat-dampness, presenting with fever, headache, vexation, and thirst. Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome (Baizhu), Polyporus (Zhuling), Poria (Fuling) (each 1.5 liang), Alisma Rhizome (Zexie) (2.5 liang), Cinnamon Twig (Rougui) (1 liang). Grind into powder, take 2-3 qian each time, mix with hot water to take.

Chensha Wuling San (Cinnabar Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria) Add equal amount of Cinnabar (Chensha) to Wuling San, reduce Cinnamon Twig (Rougui) by one-third.

Yiyuan San (Benefit Element Powder) (also known as Tianshui San) Treats cold disease with exterior and interior heat simultaneously, vexation, thirst, dry mouth, urinary obstruction, as well as cholera with vomiting, diarrhea, and dysentery. Particularly effective for stone strangury (Shilin, urinary calculi) and difficult labor in women, promoting delivery and lactation. Talcum (Huashi, 6 liang of fine white quality), Licorice Root (Gancao) (1 liang). Grind into extremely fine powder, take 3 qian each time, mix with warm water or fresh spring water. Adding a small amount of Mint Leaf (Bohe) powder is named Jisu San. Adding a small amount of Indigo Naturalis (Qingdai) powder is named Biyu San, with the same treatment indications. This is merely to avoid contempt from secular people. Adding a small amount of Cinnabar (Chensha) is named Chensha Yiyuan San.

Tongling San Treats heatstroke with tidal fever, vexation, thirst, and difficult urination. Ophiopogon Tuber (Mendong), Bamboo Leaf (Danzhuye), Plantago Seed Spike (Cheqiansui), Rapeseed Flower Stamen (Dengxin) in equal parts. Decoct in water and take.

Sanhuang Shigao Tang Three-Yellow Gypsum Decoction Coptis Rhizome (Huanglian) (2 qian), Phellodendron Bark (Huangbai), Gardenia Fruit (Shanzhi), Scrophularia Root (Xuanshen) (each 1 qian), Scutellaria Root (Huangqin), Anemarrhena Rhizome (Zhimu) (each 1.5 qian), Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao) (3 qian), Licorice Root (Gancao) (0.7 qian). Decoct in water and take.

Baihu Jia Cangzhu Tang White Tiger Decoction plus Atractylodes Lancea Rhizome (Cangzhu). This is the original formula without Ginseng, adding 2 liang of Cangzhu, increasing water volume to divide into four doses.

Liuhe Tang Six-Harmony Decoction Treats disharmony between Heart and Spleen, dysfunction of Qi ascending and descending, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, alternating chills and fever, cold disease with indistinct Yin and Yang. Heatstroke with latent heat causing vexation, or progressing to dysentery, alcohol intoxication, vexation, thirst, aversion to food. Mosla Herb (Xiangru) (2 qian), Amomum Fruit (Sharen), Pinellia Tuber (Banxia) (washed seven times in boiling water), Apricot Seed (Xingren) (skin and tip removed), Ginseng (Renshen), Licorice Root (Gancao) (roasted, each 0.5 qian), Red Poria (Chifuling), Agastache Herb (Huoxiang), White Hyacinth Bean (Baibian Dou) (lightly stir-fried with ginger juice), Magnolia Bark (N Houpu) (processed with ginger juice), Quince (Mu Gua) (each 1 qian). Add two zhong of water, five slices of ginger, two red dates, decoct to one zhong, take at any time.

Queshu San Cool Summerheat Powder Red Poria (Chifuling), Raw Licorice Root (Sheng Gancao) (each 4 liang), Cold Food Noodle (Hanshi Mian), Ginger (Shengjiang) (each 1 jin). Grind into fine powder, take 2 qian each time, at any time. Mix with newly drawn cold water or warm water.

Xiaoshu Wan Eliminate Summerheat Pill Treats latent summerheat inducing drinking, spleen and stomach dysfunction. Pinellia Tuber (Banxia) (1 jin boiled dry with 5 sheng of vinegar), Raw Licorice Root (Sheng Gancao), Poria (Fuling) (each 0.5 jin). Grind into powder, make pills with ginger juice paste, avoiding raw water, size like paulownia seeds. Take 50 pills each time, at any time, send down with hot soup. For heatstroke illness, recovery occurs immediately after taking medicine. For heatstroke with fever and headache, this is especially excellent. Regular use in summer stops thirst and promotes urination; even with high water intake, it causes no harm. Seasonal summerheat medicines cannot compare to this. For retained phlegm-fluids, also take with ginger soup. After entering summer, this should not be lacking.

Pipaye San Loquat Leaf Powder Treats heatstroke with latent heat, vexation, thirst, desire to drink, vomiting, hiccups, nausea, dizziness of head and eyes. Loquat Leaf (Pipaye) (de-haired, roasted), Tangerine Peel (Chenpi) (white part removed, baked), Clove (Dingxiang), Magnolia Bark (N Houpu) (skin removed, processed with ginger juice, each 0.5 liang), Imperata Rhizome (Baimaogen), Ophiopogon Tuber (Mendong), Dried Quince (Gan Mu Gua), Licorice Root (Gancao), Mosla Herb (Xiangru) (1.5 qian). Pound and sieve into powder, take 2 qian each time, with one cup of water, three slices of ginger, decoct to 0.7 portion, take warm. Mixing with warm water is also acceptable. For vexation, take with well water. Children under three years old can take half a qian, adjusting dosage according to condition.

Pohuo San Splash Fire Powder (also Diyu San) Treats heatstroke coma, loss of consciousness nearing death. Also treats heatstroke with vexation, bitter taste in mouth, dry tongue, headache, nausea, anorexia, and bloody dysentery. Sanguisorba Root (Diyu), Red Peony Root (Chishaoyao), Coptis Rhizome (Huanglian), Green Citrus Peel (Qingpi) (white part removed, equal parts). Take 3 qian each time, mix with fermented grain water (Jiangshui). For bloody dysentery, decoct in water and take.

Xiangru Wan Mosla Pill Treats adults and children with heatstroke and latent heat, dry thirst, mental confusion and oppression, dizziness, chest and diaphragm fullness, vomiting, hiccups, nausea, bitter taste, dry tongue, limb fatigue, anorexia. Or developing cholera with vomiting, diarrhea, and muscle cramps. Mosla Herb (Xiangru) (1 liang), Perilla Leaf (Suye) (5 qian), Licorice Root (Gancao) (roasted), Sandalwood (Tanxiang) (chopped), Clove (Dingxiang) (each 2.5 qian). Grind into fine powder, make pills with refined honey, each liang makes thirty pills. Take one pill each time, chew thoroughly and send down with warm water.

Jiuzhu Huanglian Wan Wine-Boiled Coptis Pill Treats latent summerheat with fever, vomiting, and nausea. Also treats diaphragmatic heat, resolves alcohol toxicity, thickens intestines and stomach. Coptis Rhizome (Huanglian) (12 liang), Good Wine (Haojiu) (5 jin). Boil Coptis in wine until dry, grind into powder, add drops of water to make pills size like paulownia seeds. Take 30-50 pills on an empty stomach.

Shuihulu Watergourd Pill Treats exposure to summerheat toxin, resolving vexation and thirst. Chuan Baibao Jian (Chuan Baibao), Ginseng (Renshen) (2 qian), Ophiopogon Tuber (Mendong), Dark Plum Flesh (Wumei Rou), White Plum Flesh (Bai Mei Rou), Kudzu Root (Gegen), Licorice Root (Gancao) (each 0.5 liang). Grind into powder, make pills with flour paste, size like cockle seeds. Dissolve one pill in mouth. In summer when traveling, one pill lasts a day. Note: Zhuge Liang crossed the Lu River in May, penetrating uncivilized lands, distributing this pill to soldiers, hence named Shuihulu. Cao Cao pointed to distant plum trees, due to lack of preparation.

Suopi Drink Contract Spleen Drink Eliminates summerheat, relieves vexation and thirst. Amomum Fruit (Suosha Ren), Dark Plum Flesh (Wumei Rou) (cleaned), Tsaoko Fruit (Caoguo) (roasted, skin removed), Licorice Root (Gancao) (roasted, each 4 liang), Kudzu Root (Gegen), White Hyacinth Bean (Baibian Dou) (skin removed, fried, each 2 liang). Take 4 qian each time, with one bowl of water, decoct to 0.8 portion, clarify and take cold to relieve vexation. Or take hot or warm as desired. Or drink with cooked water, which is excellent.

Dashun San Great Harmony Powder Treats exposure to summerheat latent heat, excessive drinking, spleen and stomach dampness, inability to separate clear and turbid fluids, conflict of clear and turbid, reversal of Yin and Yang Qi, cholera with vomiting, organ dysfunction. Licorice Root (Gancao), Dried Ginger (Ganjiang), Apricot Seed (Xingren) (skin and tip removed), Cinnamon Twig (Guizhi) (skin removed). First roast Licorice Root with white sand, then add Ginger, then add Apricot Seed and roast. Sieve to remove sand cleanly, mix with Cinnamon Twig and grind into powder. Take 2-3 qian each time, mix with water to take.

Lengxiang Yinzi Cold Fragrant Drink Treats heatstroke with thirst, cholera with abdominal pain, vexation, pulse deep and faint or hidden. Prepared Aconite Root (Fuzi) (processed), Tangerine Peel (Chenpi) (each 1 qian), Tsaoko Fruit (Caoguo), Licorice Root (Gancao) (roasted, each 1.5 qian). Use 1.5 cups of water, ten slices of ginger, decoct to 0.8 portion, strain, and take suddenly cooled with well water.

Da Hulong Wan Great Yellow Dragon Pill Treats heatstroke with body heat and headache, resembling spleen cold. Or vexation, thirst, vomiting, coma, anorexia. Imported Sulfur (Boshang Liuhuang), Niter (Xiaoshi) (each 1 liang), Alum (Baifan), Realgar (Xionghuang), Talcum (Huashi) (each 0.5 liang), Wheat Flour (Baimian) (4 liang). Grind the five ingredients into powder, mix with flour evenly, add drops of water to make pills size like paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills each time, send down with new well water. Guan Jian states: Those who fall into coma from heatstroke recover immediately upon administration.

[Eleven Laws]
In treating spasm disease (Jingbing), failing to investigate the cause of illness and rashly administering treatment is the doctor's fault. Causes include: exogenous six excesses (Liuyin), excessive sweating, erroneous sweating in patients with sores, erroneous purging in wind diseases, fire blazing after moxibustion, inherent deficiency of Yin-blood, or inherent weakness of Yang-Qi. These are all different. Without distinguishing the cause, how can medication be chosen for rescue?

In treating spasm disease, failing to deeply understand Cold Damage meridians and pulse patterns, yet presumptuously taking responsibility, is the doctor's fault. Not knowing which meridian the pathogen resides in means the medicine does not match the disease. Not knowing the pulse evidence means the medicine is used in vain. Thus, the deterioration of spasm disease falls into two categories: collapse of Yin or collapse of Yang. Collapse of Yin refers to inherent deficiency of essence, blood, and body fluids, unable to nourish sinews and vessels; this requires urgent rescue of Yin. Collapse of Yang refers to inherent thinness of Yang-Qi, unable to fill and soften sinews and vessels; this requires urgent rescue of Yang. If Yin is already deficient but Yang is supplemented, Yin will be exhausted instantly. If Yang is already thin but Yin is supplemented, Yang will be exhausted instantly. Failing to understand Cold Damage meridians and pulse theory leads to errors in every action, bringing about karmic retribution.

In treating pediatric spasm disease, falsely calling it "Wind-Fright" (Jingfeng) and using sedative drugs for mild conditions will kill the infant instantly. This must be banned nationwide. Infants cannot tolerate high fever from Cold Damage and easily become comatose. Making loud noises or firing cannons nearby confuses them. Falsely diagnosing Wind-Fright and lightly applying sedatives draws external pathogens deep into internal organs, resulting in death in every case, with never a single survivor. If not banned nationwide, when will it end?

In treating postpartum spasm disease, falsely calling it "Postpartum Wind-Fright" and lightly using sedative drugs will kill the woman instantly. This is what quacks should beware of. Postpartum, the Blood residence is empty, making external wind easy to enter. Zhang Zhongjing stated that new postpartum involves blood loss, emptiness, sweating, and susceptibility to wind, causing spasm. Later sages drove wind from the Blood residence, following established methods. Only extremely incompetent doctors would erroneously use sedative drugs, unlike the term "Pediatric Wind-Fright" which has harmed generations. Even wise men are not exempt. Now, let us agree to ban the term "Wind-Fright" nationwide, preventing it from entering homes. For infants with fever and coma, always choose Cold Damage experts to treat according to meridians, ensuring near-perfect success. This breaks the barrier between life and death for infants, bringing joy to heaven and earth.

In treating dampness diseases, forbidding sweating is correct, but for those with constrained Yang, failing to induce slight sweating harms the patient; this is the doctor's error. Patients with dampness should not sweat because they naturally sweat much, risking Yang collapse. Thus, misusing sweating for damp-warmth is called "heavy smiting," leading to death. Ancient laws warn deeply against this. However, for those exposed to wind-cold long-term, consuming raw/cold foods excessively, or washing off sweat with water, constraining Yang, slight sweating is necessary to resolve the disease. The Neijing states that those who do not sweat in summer may develop wind-malaria in autumn. Forcing sweat when inappropriate, or withholding slight sweat when needed, is like giving up eating due to choking.

In treating dampness diseases, promoting urination is indicated. However, indiscriminately promoting urination in Yang-deficient patients kills them; this is the doctor's fault. Promoting urination is the general rule for dampness. But for those with inherent True Yang deficiency, sweating with scanty urination indicates exhaustion of the "Spring of Life" and impending Yang collapse. Mistaking this for damp-heat and boldly promoting urination causes True Yang to detach without fluid support, leading to instant death. This is a major prohibition within permitted methods.

In critical cases of dampness, protecting Yang is essential. Using wind-dispelling herbs to overcome dampness is like wielding a blade; using warming herbs to regulate Spleen alone is waiting for death; this is the doctor's fault. Strong Yang brings agility; heavy dampness brings heaviness. When the body is as heavy as a mountain, painful in all meridians, unable to turn, Aconite Root (Fuzi) must be used to restore Yang and overcome dampness. For exterior dampness allowing sweating, combine Aconite with Guizhi Tang to expel outward. For interior dampness allowing purging, combine Aconite with Xixin and Dahuang to expel downward. For middle dampness, combine Aconite with Baizhu to warm the center and dry Spleen dampness. Using Baizhu mixed with Qianghuo, Fangfeng, Zhishi, Houpo, Zhizi, Chenpi is ineffective. Using Binglang, Huashi, or methods like Zhouche Dao Shui are even worse.

In treating summerheat disease, failing to distinguish exogenous vs. endogenous injury, activity vs. rest, and blindly using established formulas is the doctor's fault. Cold damage with Yin involvement misusing Yangdan Tang causes immediate cold limbs. Summerheat with Yin involvement misusing Xiangru Yin causes immediate aphonia. Later sages added Renshen, Huangqi, Baizhu, Chenpi, and Mu Gua to Xiangru Yin to treat endogenous injury simultaneously, showing insight. But failure to differentiate syndromes causes errors beyond this.

In treating summerheat disease, failing to address dampness is the doctor's error. Heat steaming dampness constitutes summerheat; without dampness, it is merely dry heat, not summerheat. Thus, obese people have more dampness and more summerheat diseases. Thin people have more fire and more heat diseases.

In treating summerheat disease, for those without sweat, obtaining sweat is the correct approach. Clearing internal heat without resolving the exterior is the doctor's fault. Summerheat usually causes profuse sweating; absence of sweat implies retention by water-dampness or closure by wind-cold. External pathogens must be dispersed first to obtain sweat, then internal heat cleared. If not resolved externally first, clearing internally fails, eventually leading to malaria or dysentery, causing endless suffering.

In treating summerheat disease, unwarrantedly using warming tonics allows summerheat pathogens to penetrate deeply, forcing blood to move recklessly; this is the doctor's fault. Summerheat damages Qi, causing rapid breathing and apparent deficiency. Thus, clearing summerheat and benefiting Qi should be done together. Ignorant practitioners use warming tonics, driving summerheat into the Blood level, causing epistaxis or bloody dysentery. Even in deep winter cold, if heat pathogens are treated with warming methods, the harm is infinite.