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Prescribed for various toxic wind-pathogens and evil qi invading the body, causing lockjaw (trismus), coma with loss of consciousness, severe body pain and restlessness, sudden swelling of the face and eyes, and swelling of the hands and feet:
Rhinoceros Horn (crushed) [Rhinocerotis Cornu], Antelope Horn (crushed) [Saigae Tataricae Cornu], Concha Meretricis et Cyclinae [Beizi], Cimicifugae Rhizoma [Shengma].
Take the above four herbs, each one liang, crush them separately into powder, mix them well. Add two sheng and a half of water, put in one fangcunbi (a square-inch measure) of the powder, boil to obtain one sheng of liquid, remove the dregs, and take five he as a dose. If the medicine is toxic, adjust the dosage according to judgment. If swelling occurs, apply a mixture with egg white externally three times a day. For the elderly and children, adjust the dosage according to their condition. This method is miraculous and effective.

Prescribed for thief-wind (sudden and fierce wind-pathogen), severe colicky pain in the abdomen, and feishi dunzhu (a disease characterized by erratic attacks resembling wandering ghosts), which occur at irregular intervals. Upon onset, there is a sensation of heart compression or stabbing, abdominal distension, and stabbing pain in the hypochondrium as if pierced by knives or awls. It also treats Shaoyin cold damage (Shaoyin syndrome due to cold):
Gardenia Fruit (15 fruits, broken open) [Gardeniae Fructus], Dried Rehmannia Root [Rehmanniae Radix Preparata], Dried Ginger [Zingiberis Rhizoma], Asarum Root [Asari Radix et Rhizoma], Angelica Sinensis Root [Angelicae Sinensis Radix], Green Sheep Fat [Ovis Aries Grisei Adeps], Evodia Fruit [Evodiae Fructus], Poria Cocos [Poria], White Peony Root [Paeoniae Radix Alba], Cinnamon Heart [Cinnamomi Ramulus].
Licorice Root (roasted, each one liang) [Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma].
Take the above eleven herbs, cut them into small pieces, add eight sheng of water, boil to obtain three sheng of liquid, remove the dregs, add sheep fat until melted, and take warm in three divided doses.

Prescribed for aversion to wind, opisthotonos (arching back like a bow), feishi entering the abdomen, severe colicky pain leading to fainting, intermittent symptoms, tendon spasm, and Shaoyin cold damage:
Realgar (finely ground) [Realgar], Green Sheep Fat (each one liang) [Ovis Aries Grisei Adeps], Rhubarb Root [Rhei Radix et Rhizoma], Evodia Fruit (three liang) [Evodiae Fructus], Angelica Sinensis Root [Angelicae Sinensis Radix], Dried Ginger [Zingiberis Rhizoma], White Peony Root [Paeoniae Radix Alba], Asarum Root [Asari Radix et Rhizoma], Cinnamon Heart [Cinnamomi Ramulus], Dried Rehmannia Root [Rehmanniae Radix Preparata], Licorice Root (roasted, each one liang) [Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma].
Take the above eleven herbs, cut them into small pieces, add two dou of water, boil to obtain six sheng of liquid, and divide into six doses. For severe cases, increase the medication amount, use three dou of water, boil to obtain nine sheng of liquid, and divide into ten doses.

Prescribed for evil qi from the eight winds and five corpses (accumulated pathogenic factors), wandering through the chest and heart, flowing to the four limbs, moving incessantly, causing shortness of breath and near-death sensations:
Aconite Root (processed, skin removed) [Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata], White Peony Root [Paeoniae Radix Alba], Angelica Sinensis Root [Angelicae Sinensis Radix], Dried Ginger [Zingiberis Rhizoma], Cinnamon Heart [Cinnamomi Ramulus], Asarum Root [Asari Radix et Rhizoma], Dried Rehmannia Root [Rehmanniae Radix Preparata], Evodia Fruit [Evodiae Fructus], Licorice Root (roasted, each one liang) [Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma].
Take the above nine herbs, cut them into small pieces, add seven sheng of water, boil to obtain two sheng and a half of liquid, and divide into three doses.