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Discourse states: The *Neijing* (Inner Canon) mentions Jueyin Liver Malaria. When affecting the meridians, it causes lower back pain, fullness in the lower abdomen, and difficulty urinating resembling strangury (obstruction of urine flow), yet it is not true strangury; instead, there is frequent urination, a sense of fear, Qi deficiency, and abdominal depression. When affecting the zang organs, it causes a pale greenish complexion and frequent sighing. The condition appears as if the patient were dead. Treatment involves needling the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian, because this meridian circulates around the genitalia; when pathogenic factors invade this area, it leads to lower abdominal fullness and urinary difficulty. The Liver is regarded as the "General," from which strategies and deliberations arise; thus, disease manifests as fear and Qi insufficiency. "Pale green" corresponds to the color of the Liver. One should examine the meridians and zang-fu organs to guide treatment.

Formula for Bieji Wan (Turtle Shell Pill) to treat Liver Malaria with pale greenish complexion, tremors, panting, and chronic duration unresponsive to treatment:
Bie Jia (Turtle Shell, remove skirt-like edges, soak in vinegar, and roast) Shu Qi Ye (Leaf of Lysimachia chinensis) Wu Mei (Mume Fruit, take flesh, stir-fry) Chang Shan (Dichroa Root, slice) Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena Rhizome, bake, each 1 fen) Gan Cao (Licorice Root, slightly roast) Xi Xin (Asarum, remove heart)
Eleven ingredients above. Pound and sieve into powder, mix with refined honey to make pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take ten pills orally with rice water before onset, and another dose just before onset.

Formula for Muxiang Xijiao Wan (Costus and Rhinoceros Horn Pill) to treat Liver Malaria:
Mu Xiang (Costus Root) Xi Jiao (Rhinoceros Horn, shaved into flakes) Ling Yang Jiao (Antelope Horn, shaved into flakes, each 1.5 liang) Sheng Ma (Cimicifuga Rhizome) Xuan Shen (Scrophularia Root, choose firm pieces) Zhu Ling (Polyporus, remove black skin) Bing Lang (Areca Seed, each 2.5 liang)
Eleven ingredients above. Pound and sieve into powder, mix with refined honey to make pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take thirty pills orally with warm wine or rice water, twice daily. If body heat is present, remove Gan Cao and Bing Lang, and add Da Huang (Rhubarb Root) 5 liang.

Formula for Shu Qi Wan (Lysimachia Chinensis Leaf Pill) to treat Liver Malaria with pale greenish complexion, tremors, and panting:
Shu Qi (Leaf of Lysimachia chinensis) Wu Mei (Mume Fruit, take flesh, slightly stir-fry) Chang Shan (Dichroa Root, slice, each 0.5 liang) Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum, grind) Bie Jia (Turtle Shell, remove skirt-like edges, roast with vinegar, each 1 liang) Chi (Fermented Soybean, 1 he, stir-fry) Gan Cao (Licorice Root, slightly roast and slice) Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena Rhizome) Ku Shen (Sophora Root, slice) She Xiang (Musk, finely ground) Tao Ren (Peach Kernel, soak in hot water, remove skin and tips, double-kernel wheat bran stir-fry, each 0.5 liang)
Eleven ingredients above. Pound and grind into powder, mix evenly, combine with refined honey, and pound three to two hundred times. Make pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take twenty pills orally with warm wine on an empty stomach, and another dose before evening meal.

Formula for Wumei Wan (Mume Pill) to treat chronic Liver Malaria unresponsive to treatment:
Wu Mei (Mume Fruit, take flesh, soak in wine, slightly stir-fry) Chang Shan (Dichroa Root, slice, each 1 liang) Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena Rhizome) Xi Jiao (Rhinoceros Horn, shaved into flakes) Dan Sha (Cinnabar, grind) Long Gu (Fossilized Bones, unspecified type) Sheng Ma (Cimicifuga Rhizome) Chi (Fermented Soybean, stir-fry) Gui (Cinnamon Twig, remove rough bark) Gan Cao (Licorice Root, slightly roast and slice) Tao Ren (Peach Kernel, soak in hot water, remove skin and tips, double-kernel wheat bran stir-fry, each 0.5 liang) Hu Tou Gu (Tiger Skull Bone, roast with butter) Bie Jia (Turtle Shell, remove skirt-like edges, roast with vinegar until yellow)
Thirteen ingredients above. Pound and grind into powder, mix evenly, combine with refined honey, and pound two to three hundred times. Make pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take twenty pills orally with warm wine on an empty stomach, and another dose before evening meal.

Decoction for Zhi Mu Tang (Anemarrhena Decoction) to treat Liver Malaria causing upper jiao stagnation, irritability, headache, continuous alternating chills and fever, muscle emaciation, and loss of appetite:
Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena Rhizome) Di Gu Pi (Cortex Lycii, Bark of Goji Berry) Sheng Ma (Cimicifuga Rhizome, each 1 liang) Bie Jia (Turtle Shell, remove skirt-like edges, roast with vinegar until yellow) Xi Jiao (Rhinoceros Horn, shaved into flakes) Ren Shen (Ginseng Root) Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon Tuber, remove heart, bake) Chai Hu (Bupleurum Root, remove sprouts) Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum, each 2 liang) Gan Cao (Licorice Root, raw, sliced, 0.5 liang) Hu Tou Gu (Tiger Skull Bone, roast with butter, 1.5 liang)
Eleven ingredients above. Coarsely pound and sieve. For each dose, take four qian bi (spoonfuls), add one zhan (unit of volume) of water, put in fifty grains of Xiang Chi (Aromatic Fermented Soybean), decoct until six-tenths remain, strain, and take warm at any time.

Infusion for Wumei Yin (Mume Infusion) to treat Liver Malaria with urinary difficulty resembling strangury:
Wu Mei (Mume Fruit, take flesh) Shan Zhi Zi Ren (Gardenia Seed, each 0.5 liang) Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena Rhizome, 1 liang) Shao Yao (Peony Root) Mu Tong (Akebia Stem, slice) Sheng Di Huang (Rehmannia Root, fresh) Sheng Ma (Cimicifuga Rhizome, each 3 fen)
Seven ingredients above. Cut into pieces the size of hemp seeds. For each dose, take five qian bi, add one and a half zhan of water, decoct until one zhan remains, strain, add Po Xiao (Mirabilite) one qian bi, and divide into two warm doses after meals, before onset.