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Typhoid disease (Shanghan) with internal eruption of macules, body heat burning like fire, thirst calling for water. Panting and dry tongue, this is called Yang Fire burning in the stomach region. It is appropriate to use a large dose of cold-natured drugs to extinguish it. The prescription is as follows:
Scrophulariae Radix (Xuanshen) 3 liang, Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin) 1 liang, Ophiopogonis Radix (Maidong) 3 liang, Cimicifugae Rhizoma (Shengma) 2 qian, Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng), Pseudostellariae Radix (Tianhuafen), Indigo Naturalis (Qingdai), Raw Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Sheng Gancao) each 3 qian, Rehmanniae Radix (Sheng Di) 1 liang, Morus Albae Cortex (Sangbaipi) 5 qian, Perilla Leaf (Suye) 1 qian.
One dose will eliminate more than half; two doses will result in complete recovery.
Note: Although this prescription is said to be passed down from immortals, Shengma is used up to 2 qian, and other herbs are also used in amounts of several liang. Users must exercise great caution and not adhere rigidly to ancient methods. (Comment by Sun Simiao)

Use Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang) one handful (remove nodes, wrap in cotton), aged rice wine 5 sheng.
Boil to obtain half a sheng of liquid, take in one dose, aiming for slight sweating. In spring, water can be used for decoction instead.

Cinnabaris (Dansha) 12 zhu, Zanthoxyli Fructus (Shujiao), Coicis Semen (Shuqi - *Note: Text says Shuqi, likely referring to a specific herb or typo for Coix/other, keeping literal*), Zingiberis Rhizoma Exsiccatum (Ganjiang), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin), Podocarpi Radix (Fangji), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guixin), Poria (Fuling), Ginseng Radix (Renshen), Adenophorae Radix (Shashen), Platycodonis Radix (Jiegeng), Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (Nvwei), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata (Wutou) each 18 zhu, Realgar (Xionghuang) 24 zhu, Evodiae Fructus (Wuzhuyu) 30 zhu, Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang), Haematitum (Daizheshi) each 2.5 liang.
The above eighteen ingredients are crushed and sifted. Take one fangcun bi (a measure of volume) with wine, three times a day. Cover to induce sweating.

Cupressi Cacumen (Qingbaiye) 3 liang, Zingiberis Rhizoma Exsiccatum (Ganjiang) 2 liang, Artemisiae Argyi Folium (Ai) three handfuls.
Decoct with five sheng of water to obtain one sheng. Remove dregs. Mix with one sheng of fresh horse dung juice (Matongzhi). Re-decoct to obtain one sheng, filter through silk cloth, and take warm in two divided doses. Matongzhi is the juice of horse manure.

Half a sheng of yellow scorched earth from the stove bottom (wrapped in cotton), Prepared Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Zhi Gancao) 3 liang, Rehmanniae Radix Exsiccata (Gan Dihuang) 3 liang, Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu) 3 liang, Prepared Aconiti Lateralis Radix (Pao Fu Zi, ground) 3 liang, Prepared Colla Corii Asini (Zhi Ejiao) 3 liang, Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin) 3 liang.
First, decoct the first six ingredients in eight sheng of water to obtain three sheng. Remove dregs, add Ejiao until melted. Divide into three doses. Avoid eating Sargassum (Haizao), Chinese cabbage (Songcai), Xanthoceras sorbifolium seed (Wuyi), pork, plums, peaches, etc.

Nuxue (Epistaxis/Nosebleed) refers to bleeding from the nose. This is caused by heat accumulation in the five zang organs. The prescription is as follows:
Ostreae Concha (Zuo Gu Muli) 10 fen, Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao) 5 fen.
Crush these two ingredients into powder. Take one fangcun bi with wine, three to four times a day. Alternatively, make honey pills the size of wutong seeds, taking fifteen pills with wine per dose.