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This disease is a syndrome characterized by excessive Yang and deficient Yin; its manifestation is insomnia. The patient tosses and turns, experiencing inner bitterness, pain, and vexation (a sensation of stifling discomfort). The prescription is as follows:
Fourteen large Gardenia fruits (Gardeniae Fructus), four heaped measures of Fermented Soybean Paste (Fa Chi, prepared by wrapping in silk gauze).
Add four sheng of water, first decoct the Gardenia fruits to obtain two and a half sheng of liquid, remove the dregs, add the Fermented Soybean Paste, and decoct again to obtain one and a half sheng of liquid. Remove the residue, divide into two doses, and take warm. If vomiting occurs, discontinue administration.

Two liang of Talcum (Hua Shi), one heaped measure of Lepidium seeds (Ting Li Zi, stir-fried).
Take the above two herbs, add two sheng of water, decoct to obtain seven ge of liquid, remove the dregs, and take in one dose.

In Shanghan (Cold Damage) with slight abdominal pain and persistent dysentery. The prescription is as follows:
Three liang of Fraxinus bark (Qin Pi), four liang of Coptis rhizome (Huang Lian), two liang of Pulsatilla root (Bai Tou Weng), three liang of Donkey-hide gelatin (E Jiao).
First, place the first three herbs in eight sheng of water, decoct to obtain two sheng of liquid, remove the dregs, and add the gelatin until dissolved. When the temperature is suitable, drink seven ge before meals, twice daily. Avoid pork and cold water.

One liang each of Dried Ginger (Gan Jiang), Saposhnikovia root (Fang Feng), Codonopsis root (Shen Shen), Asarum root (Xi Xin), Atractylodes macrocephala rhizome (Bai Zhu), Ginseng root (Ren Shen), Sichuan pepper (Shu Jiao), Poria sclerotium (Fu Ling), Ephedra stem (Ma Huang), Scutellaria root (Huang Qin), Ochre (Dai Zhe Shi), Platycodon root (Jie Geng), and Evodia fruit (Wu Zhu Yu); one Aconite root (Fu Zi).
Grind the above ingredients into powder. Take one qian bi (a small spoonful) with wine before meals, three times daily.

This condition involves continuous pulsation in the lower pulse positions, indicating an interruption between Yin and Yang, with pathogenic factors lodging in the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. Toxic heat steams upward, causing throat obstruction, or pain and ulceration. The prescription is as follows:
Pinellia tuber (Ban Xia), Honey-fried Licorice root (Zhi Gan Cao), Cinnamon twig (Gui Xin).
Divide the above three herbs equally. After crushing and sieving each separately, mix them and crush together again. Take one cun bi (a square-inch measure) with plain boiled water, three times daily.

Half a fen of Borneol (Mei Hua Pian Nao).
Grind into powder and apply externally to achieve immediate effect.

One bunch of Perilla leaf (Zi Su).
Decoct in water and drink slightly; the wheezing will stop immediately. Alternatively, use:
Stephania root (Fang Ji), Ginseng root (Ren Shen).
Grind equally into powder. Decoct Mulberry root bark (Sang Bai Pi) in water and take two qian of the powder with the decoction.

Three liang each of Rhubarb (Da Huang) and Magnolia bark (Nou Pu, stir-fried); six slices of Immature Bitter Orange (Zhi Shi, stir-fried).
Add five sheng of water, decoct to obtain two sheng of liquid. Those with strong constitutions take one sheng; those with weak constitutions take seven ge.

Equal parts of Long Pepper Fruit (Bi Cheng Qie) and Galangal Rhizome (Gao Liang Jiang).
Grind into powder. Take two qian per dose. Add six parts of water, boil for ten boils, add a little vinegar, and take.