主男子五劳七伤，消渴，不生肌肉，妇人带下，手足寒热方（巴郡太守奏）。
春三月∶黄芩（四两） 大黄（三两） 黄连（四两）
夏三月∶黄芩（六两） 大黄（一两） 黄连（七两）
秋三月∶黄芩（六两） 大黄（二两） 黄连（三两）
冬三月∶黄芩（三两） 大黄（五两） 黄连（二两）
上三味，随时合捣为末，炼蜜和如大豆。饮服五丸，日三，不知稍增至七丸，服一月病
愈。久服，行及奔马，尝试有验。
主消渴方。
铅丹（二两） 栝蒌（八两） 茯苓 甘草（炙，各一两半） 麦门冬（八两，去心）
上五味，捣筛为散。旦以浆服方寸匕，日二。
膀胱冷，小便数多，每至夜偏甚方。
鸡肠（五具，治如食法） 羊肾（一具，去脂，并干为末） 赤石脂（六两） 龙骨（三
两）
苁蓉（四两） 黄连（五两） 桂心（二两）
上七味，捣筛为散。酒服方寸匕，半日再服，五日中可作羊汤炙一剂，十日外可作羊肉
，香味如常，食饱与之。
主内消，小便数方。
牡蛎（五两，熬）
上一味，以患人尿三升，煮取二升，分再服。
治渴利方
豆（一升醋拌蒸，曝干，三拌、三曝、三蒸，熬） 黄连（一斤，如金色者）
上二味，捣筛为末，炼蜜和丸，如梧子。饮服三十丸，日二，稍加至四十丸，神验。
大病后虚羸不足成渴方
取七岁以上、五岁以下黄牛新生犊者乳一升，以水四升，煎取一升，适寒温，稍稍饮之
，不得过多，十日服之不住，佳。一云渴即饮，不限多少。
又方 取自死鸡大者一枚，以三升半白汤捉脚倒，细细淋之三七遍，拔毛置于汤中，毛
尽，去毛，取汁澄清汤，即任性饮之，饮尽即愈。其鸡故杀作药，不过七日其病倍发，以后
百药不可瘥。慎之慎之！
Indicated for men suffering from Xiao Ke (Wasting and Thirsting Syndrome) due to the Five Exhaustions and Seven Injuries, with emaciation and lack of muscle growth; as well as for women with Dai Xia (Leukorrhea), and alternating cold and heat in the hands and feet. Formula submitted by the Governor of Ba Commandery.
For the Spring months: Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix, four liang), Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, three liang), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma, four liang).
For the Summer months: Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix, six liang), Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, one liang), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma, seven liang).
For the Autumn months: Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix, six liang), Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, two liang), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma, three liang).
For the Winter months: Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix, three liang), Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, five liang), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma, two liang).
The above three herbs are processed according to the season, pounded into powder, and mixed with refined honey to form pills the size of soybeans. Take five pills with warm water, three times daily. If ineffective, gradually increase to seven pills. After one month of administration, the disease will be cured. Long-term use restores vitality to the extent that one can run as fast as a galloping horse; trials have verified its efficacy.
Formula indicated for Xiao Ke (Wasting and Thirsting Syndrome).
Qian Dan (Minii Oxidum, two liang), Gua Lou (Trichosanthis Fructus, eight liang), Fu Ling (Poria, one and a half liang), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, roasted, one and a half liang), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix, eight liang, heart removed).
The above five herbs are pounded and sifted into a powder. Take one cun bi (a measure equivalent to a square inch scoop) with sour rice water in the morning, twice daily.
Formula indicated for Cold Bladder with frequent urination, worsening significantly at night.
Ji Chang (Gallus gallus domesticus Intestinum Crassum, five pieces, cleaned as for food), Yang Shen (Capra hircus Kidney, one piece, fat removed, dried and powdered), Chi Shi Zhi (Halloysitum Rubrum, six liang), Long Gu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi et Scapulae, three liang).
Rong Cong (Cynomorii Herba, four liang), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma, five liang), Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Ramulus Cortex, two liang).
The above seven herbs are pounded and sifted into a powder. Take one cun bi with wine, divided into two doses within half a day. During the five-day course, one may prepare a dose using mutton soup; after ten days, mutton meat may be consumed, retaining its normal flavor, taken when full.
Formula indicated for Nei Xiao (Internal Wasting) with frequent urination.
Mu Li (Ostreae Concha, five liang, calcined).
The above single herb is boiled in three sheng of the patient's urine until reduced to two sheng. Divide into two doses for administration.
Formula for treating Ke Li (Thirst and Diarrhea).
Dou (Sojae Semen Preparatum, one sheng, steamed with vinegar, sun-dried; repeat mixing, drying, and steaming three times each, then roasted), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma, one jin, of golden-yellow color).
The above two herbs are pounded and sifted into powder, mixed with refined honey to form pills the size of wu zi (wu-tzu seeds). Take thirty pills with water, twice daily, gradually increasing to forty pills. The effect is miraculous.
Formula for thirst resulting from deficiency and emaciation after a severe illness.
Take one sheng of fresh milk from a young yellow cow born between seven and five years of age. Add four sheng of water, boil until reduced to one sheng. Drink while temperature is appropriate, in small amounts frequently. Do not consume excessively. If continued for ten days without improvement, discontinue. Another version states to drink whenever thirsty, without quantity limits.
Another formula:
Take one large dead chicken. Pour three and a half sheng of boiling water over its feet repeatedly twenty-one times (three sets of seven). Pluck the feathers and place them in the hot water. Once all feathers are removed, filter the liquid to obtain a clear decoction. Drink freely until finished; recovery follows immediately. Note: If the chicken was intentionally killed for medicinal use, the disease will double in severity within seven days, and thereafter no medicine will cure it. Exercise extreme caution!