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It is stated that the manifestations of warm malaria (Wen Nue) are as described in the *Neijing* (Classic of Internal Medicine): first injured by wind, then by cold; the symptoms present with fever preceding chills, and the illness occurs at regular intervals. This is because wind belongs to Yang qi, while cold belongs to Yin qi. Since the pathogenic wind prevails first, fever precedes chills. This condition arises from contracting wind during winter; the cold qi hides in the Kidney, penetrating inward to the bone marrow. When spring arrives and Yang qi flourishes vigorously, the pathogenic qi cannot expel itself. By summer, during intense heat, the brain marrow is scorched, muscles waste away, and the interstices (Cou Li) open and sweat. If physical exertion occurs, the pathogenic qi exits together with sweat. Thus, the qi moves from the interior to the exterior. The therapeutic method should first treat the Yang aspect, and subsequently treat the Yin aspect.

For the initial onset of warm malaria, characterized by severe body heat and headache intolerable, followed by shivering and trembling upon waking: Mahuang Tang (Ephedra Decoction).
Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, roots and joints removed, boiled to remove foam, dried); Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, rhizome head removed); Mudan (Moutan Cortex, heart removed); Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix, rhizome head removed); Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus, skin removed); Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, sprouts removed); Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, sliced and stir-fried); Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma); Jingjie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica); Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, sliced and stir-fried); Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum, washed to remove slipperiness, dried); Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix); Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, dried); Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, black heart removed, each half liang).
These fourteen ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Each dose consists of three qianbi (approx. 9-10g), decocted with one sheng (approx. 200ml) of water and two slices of fresh ginger until reduced to seven-tenths. Strain and administer before the paroxysm.

For warm malaria initially presenting with high fever, followed by chills, soreness and pain in bone joints, dry mouth, and irritability with thirst: Lugen Tang (Phragmitis Rhizoma Decoction).
Lugen (Phragmitis Rhizoma, sliced, one liang); Maidong (Ophiopogonis Tuber, heart removed, dried); Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma); Gegen (Puerariae Radix, sliced, each three fen); Shanzhizi (Gardeniae Fructus, skin removed, half liang); Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, one liang).
These six ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Each dose consists of five qianbi, decocted with one and a half sheng of water and ten leaves of Zhuye (Bambulae Folium) until reduced to one sheng. Strain and take warm. Administer continuously for three doses before the onset.

For warm malaria with bone joint pain, occasional vomiting, morning onset with evening resolution, or evening onset with morning resolution: Zhimu Tang (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma Decoction).
Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, dried and roasted, three fen); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried and sliced, one liang); Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, crushed, three liang); Jingshi (Oryzae Semen, one ge); Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex, coarse bark removed, half liang).
These five ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Each dose consists of five qianbi, decocted with one and a half sheng of water until reduced to one sheng. Strain and take warm. Administer before the onset, without restriction on specific timing.

For warm malaria with high fever, aversion to cold, and anorexia: Digupi Tang (Bark of Ground Bone Decoction).
Digupi (Lycei Cortex, root bark); Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, sliced and dried, each three fen); Biejia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum, skirt removed, vinegar-soaked and roasted until yellow); Changshan (Dichroae Radix, sliced, each half liang); Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, crushed, one liang).
These five ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Each dose consists of five qianbi, decocted with one and a half sheng of water and ten leaves of Zhuye (Bambulae Folium) until reduced to one sheng. Strain and take warm before the onset.

For warm malaria with less chills and more heat: Donggua Tang (Winter Melon Decoction).
Changshan (Dichroae Radix, finely sliced, one liang); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried and sliced, half liang).
These two ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Each dose consists of two qianbi, decocted with one sheng of Dongguazhi (Winter Melon Juice) until reduced to seven-tenths. Take warm before the onset.

For warm malaria: Changshan Tang (Dichroae Radix Decoction).
Changshan (Dichroae Radix, sliced, half liang); Biejia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum, skirt removed, vinegar-soaked and roasted until yellow); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, raw and sliced, each one liang); Cheqiancao (Plantaginis Herba, one handful cut, or Cheqianzi [Plantaginis Semen], three ge).
These four ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Each dose consists of three qianbi, soaked overnight in one sheng of Jiangshui (Fermented Rice Water). On the day before the expected onset, decoct with rapid fire until reduced to seven-tenths. Strain and take warm.

For warm malaria with heat, thirst, and body pain: Songluo Tang (Usnea Decoction).
Songluo (Usnea, half liang); Wumei Rou (Pruni Mume Carnis, stir-fried); Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus, skin removed); Biejia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum, skirt removed, vinegar-soaked and roasted until yellow, each half liang); Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma, three fen).
These five ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Each dose consists of three qianbi, decocted with one sheng of water and half a qianbi of Cha Mo (Tea Powder) until reduced to seven-tenths. Strain and take warm on an empty stomach before the onset.

For warm malaria: Changshan Wan (Dichroae Radix Pill).
Changshan (Dichroae Radix, sliced); Wumei Rou (Pruni Mume Carnis, stir-fried); Chi (Sojae Semen Preparatum, stir-fried); Tianlinggai (Calvaria Humana, fried with butter until yellow, each three fen); Dansha (Cinnabar, ground); Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, sliced and dried); Shuqi (Radix Dichroae, often referring to young shoots of Dichroa, half liang).
These seven ingredients are pounded into powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of wutong seeds. Take twenty pills daily on an empty stomach with warm wine, gradually increasing to thirty pills. Take three times daily, always before the onset.

For warm malaria with high fever and slight chills: Changshan Yin (Dichroae Radix Drink).
Changshan (Dichroae Radix, sliced, half liang); Danzhuye (Lophatheri Herba, sliced, one handful); Xiaomai (Tritici Fructus, one ge).
These three ingredients are soaked in three sheng of water overnight. Decoct the next morning until two sheng remain. Strain and take warm in portions before the onset.

For warm malaria progressing to emaciation, threatening to become Gu Zheng (Bone-steaming consumption): Changshan Tang (Dichroae Radix Decoction).
Changshan (Dichroae Radix, sliced); Hougu (Simiae Os, roasted until yellow, each three fen); Wumei Rou (Pruni Mume Carnis, stir-fried); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried and sliced, each half liang); Cheqianyè (Plantaginis Folium, one handful); Tianlinggai (Calvaria Humana, burnt to ash...).
These six ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Each dose consists of three qianbi, decocted with one sheng of water until reduced to seven-tenths. Strain and take warm before the malaria onset. Mild vomiting indicates efficacy.