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A prescription for treating heat wind causing mental restlessness and oppression, as well as heat in the Spleen and Stomach preventing the intake of cold tonics.
Shengdihuang Zhi (Fresh Juice of Rehmanniae Radix) (2 sheng) Gouqigen Zhi (Fresh Juice of Lycii Cortex) (3 sheng) Shengjiang Zhi (Fresh Juice of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) Su (Ghee) (each 3 sheng) Jingli (Juice of Viticis Fructus) Zhuli (Bamboo Sap) (each 5 sheng)
Tiangdong (Radix Asparagi)
Renshen (Radix Ginseng) (each 8 liang) Fuling (Poria) (6 liang) Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei) Zhizi Ren (Semen Gardeniae) (each 4 liang)
The above eleven ingredients: crush and sift five of them to make a powder. First decoct the juices of Shengdihuang etc. until they reduce to a thick paste (jian), then add the powder and mix well. Take one bi (a small spoonful) per dose, twice daily, gradually increasing to three bi per dose. If feeling overly purged or loose stools occur, reduce the dosage.

Another prescription: Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae) Ganlan (Indigo Naturalis processed from Baphicacanthi Cuspidis Folium et Rhizoma) Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) Shuweicao (Herba Salviae Miltiorrhizae? Note: Context suggests distinct herb, likely Salvia or similar, but literal translation used) (each 3 liang) Zhizi Ren (Semen Gardeniae) Shengge (Radix Puerariae) (each 6 liang) Lingyangjiao (Cornu Saigae Tataricae) (5 liang)
Chi (Fermented Soybean) (1 sheng, wrapped in silk cloth)
The above eight ingredients: cut into pieces, decoct with 7 sheng of water to obtain 2.5 sheng of liquid, divide into three doses.

Method for treating accumulated heat wind:
Digupi (Cortex Lycii) Weirui (Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati) Danshen (Radix et Rhizoma Salviae Miltiorrhizae) Huangqi (Radix Astragali) Maidong (Radix Ophiopogonis) Zexie (Rhizoma Alismatis) (each 3 liang) Qingmi (Clear Honey) Jiangzhi (Fresh Juice of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) (each 1 he) Shengdi Zhi (Fresh Juice of Rehmanniae Radix) (1 sheng)
The above nine ingredients: cut into pieces, decoct with 6 sheng of water to obtain 2 sheng of liquid. Remove the dregs, add Shengdi Zhi, and continue to simmer over low fire until the volume reduces by 1 sheng. Add honey and fresh ginger juice, boil once more. The medicine is ready; take 3 he warm, twice daily.

Prescription for treating wind stroke with fever, absence of sweating, painful and vexed limbs and joints, abdominal urgency and pain, and difficulty in urination and defecation.
Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae) Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae) Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) (each 18 zhu) Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae) (30 zhu) Ganyedi Huang (Dried Radix Rehmanniae) Shanzhuyu (Fructus Corni) Fuling (Poria)
Fuzi (Lateral Radix Aconiti Preparata) (each 1 liang)
The above ten ingredients: cut into pieces, decoct with 9 sheng of water to obtain 2.5 sheng of liquid. Take 7 he per dose. If there is difficulty in urination and defecation, add Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei) and Renshen (Radix Ginseng) each 18 zhu, 30 large dates (Zao), and 3 liang of fresh ginger (Shengjiang). Decoct to obtain 3 sheng of liquid, divide into three doses. (The *Shenshi Fang* adds 1 liang of Tiandong.)

Prescription for treating wind stroke with fever.
Daji (Radix Euphorbiae Pekinensis) Kushen (Cortex Sophorae Flavescentis) (equal parts)
The above two ingredients: grind into fine powder. Take half a sheng of the powder and boil it with 1 dou of Bai Cu Jiang (white vinegar slurry) for three boils. When the temperature is suitable, wash the affected area. Wash from top to bottom until a sensation of cold is felt; the illness will be cured immediately. For children, use an amount held between three fingers, boiled with 4 sheng of Jiangshui (fermented rice water) for washing.