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Indicated for five types of Yin (Fluid Retention): The first is called Liuyin (Retention Fluid), where water stagnates below the heart; the second is called Xuanyin (Hanging Fluid), where water stays in the hypochondriac region; the third is called Tanyin (Phlegm-Fluid), where water is in the stomach; the fourth is called Yiyin (Overflowing Fluid), where water overflows above the diaphragm and among the five zang organs; the fifth is called Liuyin (Flowing Fluid), where water is between the intestines, making sounds when moved. These five types of Yin are all caused by contracting Cold Damage after drinking alcohol, or by consuming excessive amounts of cold water. This is the formula.

Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix, remove the heart) Kushen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix) Lili (Veratris Rhizoma) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) Ouzeigu (Sepiae Endoconcha) Gansui (Kansui Radix) Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum) Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, washed) Ziwan (Asternatis Radix) Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix)
Daji (Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix) Tingli (Lepidii Semen, stir-fried) Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) [each one tael] Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, processed, remove skin) Changshan (Dichroae Radix) Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, honey-fried) Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) Shuyu (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried) [each three fen] Badou (Crotonis Fructus, thirty seeds, remove heart and skin, stir-fried)

The above thirty-three medicinal materials are crushed, sifted into powder, and mixed with refined honey to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take three pills with wine, three times a day, gradually increasing the dose. Stop when the desired effect is achieved.

Indicated for chronic cold in the chest, retention of phlegm causing obstruction, chest pain, impaired qi flow, disharmony of cold and heat in the Sanjiao (Triple Burner), reduced appetite with loss of taste, or accompanied by alternating chills and fever, heaviness of the body, and reluctance to rise from bed. This is the formula.

Qianhu (Peucedani Radix) Renshen (Ginseng Radix) Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried) [each two taels] Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix, remove the heart) Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus) [each one tael] Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, three taels, washed) Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, four taels, sliced) Xingren (Armeniacae Semen, thirty seeds, remove skin and tips, discard double-kernel ones)

The above twelve medicinal materials are cut into pieces, decocted in ten dou of water until three sheng remain, divided into three doses, taken three times a day.

Indicated for condensed phlegm in the chest, fluid accumulation below the umbilicus, wiry pulse and abdominal fullness, vomiting and inability to eat. It is also indicated for Fengshui (Wind-Water Edema). This is the formula.

Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) Fuling (Poria) Jupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) [each three taels] Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, processed, remove skin, two taels) Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, washed) Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, sliced) Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus) [each four taels]

The above eight medicinal materials are cut into pieces. Decoct in twelve dou of water until three sheng remain, divided into three doses, taken three times a day. Three courses of treatment are optimal. (Note: *Shenshi Fang* includes Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma); another version uses Renshen (Ginseng Radix)).