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(From *Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang*) Qianghuo San (Notopterygium Powder): Treats wind-pathogen stagnation, causing dizziness of the head and eyes, stiffness and spasm of the whole body, painful distension of the limbs and joints, nasal congestion with heavy voice, and worsening discomfort on cloudy days.
Herbs: Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Qianghuo), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng), Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang), Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Zhike), Chrysanthemi Flos (Juhua), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin), Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong), Viticis Fructus (Manjingzi), Poria (Baifuling), Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata cum Melle (Zhi Gancao), Peucedani Radix (Qianhu) [all in equal proportions].
Decoction method: Use one and a half cups of water, add three slices of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Fresh Ginger), decoct and take.

Chaihu Shengma Tang (Bupleuri and Cimicifugae Decoction): Treats headache due to common cold, aversion to cold with body pain, nasal congestion with cough, and thick, sticky sputum and nasal discharge.
Herbs: Bupleuri Radix (Chaihu), Peucedani Radix (Qianhu), Cimicifugae Rhizoma (Shengma), Mori Cortex (Sangbaipi), Paeoniae Radix Rubra (Chishaoyao), Puerariae Radix (Gange), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin), Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao), Schizonepetae Spica (Jingjie).
Decoction method: Use one and a half cups of water, add three slices of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Fresh Ginger) and twenty grains of Sojae Semen Preparatum (Dan Douchi), decoct until reduced to seventy percent volume, then take.

(From *Xuan Ming Lun Fang*) Fangfeng Tongsheng San (Saposhnikoviae Universal Relief Powder) (See Stroke Section for formula): Treats wind-cold injury where pathogenic factors penetrate inward, leading to internal heat stagnation, constipation, and chest/abdominal fullness and oppression.

(Qian Yi's Formula) Dahuang Wan (Rhubarb Pill): Treats wind-cold injury complicated by phlegm-heat, suitable for purgative treatment.
Herbs: Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin) [equal proportions].
Preparation and administration: Grind into powder, mix with drops of water to form pills, and take.

The *Bingji* (Pathogenesis) chapter states: For traumatic tetanus (Po Shang Feng), some cases arise from sudden exposure to wind-pathogen, which invades and spreads through the meridians, causing alternating chills and fever, opisthotonos (body arching backward), and trismus (lockjaw). In severe cases, if the pathogen enters the zang-organs, death ensues. Other cases arise from chronic non-healing sores; when Ying and Wei qi are deficient and fail to generate muscle tissue, leaving open wounds, wind-pathogens can also invade externally, resulting in traumatic tetanus. Both of these are external causes. Regarding chronic sores that do not heal, the world generally considers moxibustion as the superior treatment, termed "heat sores." However, they are unaware that heat-fire toxic pathogens residing within can transform diseases along the meridians, a multitude of conditions too numerous to recount. Mildly, it causes fever; severely, it generates wind and convulsions. Or it presents as opisthotonos, trismus, and strabismus. This belongs to the category of neither internal nor external causes. There are also cases of traumatic tetanus occurring without prior moxibustion. Because the sore is covered by a white scab, closing the wound, qi fails to circulate and vent freely, leading to yang-heat stagnation. Extreme heat generates wind. Or, even when the condition seems fully stabilized, this disease suddenly appears. All such cases result from deficiency of internal qi, with wind-heat stagnating in the five viscera and six fu-organs. These all belong to internal causes.