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Treats the formula for insufficient Kidney Qi, Xiao Ke (Wasting and Thirsting Syndrome) with polyuria, and lower back pain.
Sheep Kidney (one piece), Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Guixin (Cinnamomi Cortex), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Fuling (Poria), Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi), Sheng Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) (each two liang), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix) (one sheng), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus) (half sheng), Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) (six liang), Dazao (Jujubae Fructus) (twenty pieces).
The above sixteen ingredients are boiled in one dou five sheng of water. First, boil the sheep kidney until one dou two sheng remains. Then add the remaining herbs and boil until three sheng remains. Divide into three doses.

Treats deficiency heat in the Lower Jiao (Lower Burner), which ascends to the Spleen and Stomach, then from there to the Lungs, causing severe thirst and polyuria.
Zhuye (Bambusae Folium) (cut, three sheng), Gancao (Licorice Root) (three liang), Gualougen (Trichosanthis Radix), Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger) (each five liang), Maimendong (Ophiopogon Root) (four liang), Fuling (Poria) (four liang), Dazao (Jujube Fruit) (thirty pieces).
The above nine ingredients are crushed. First, boil wheat in three dou of water until one dou remains. Strain and clarify, take eight sheng, remove the foam on top, take seven sheng, and use this liquid to decoct the herbs until three sheng remains. Divide into three doses.

Treats thirst and polyuria caused by deficiency heat, with incessant drinking. Clears heat and relieves thirst.
Zhuye (Bamboo Leaf) (cut, two sheng), Digupi (Lycii Cortex), Sheng Dihuang (Raw Rehmannia Root) (cut, one sheng), Sheng Maimendong (Raw Ophiopogon Root) (one and a half sheng), Gualougen (Trichosanthes Root), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum).
The above eleven ingredients are crushed. Boil in one dou two sheng of water until four sheng remains. Divide into four doses.

Treats yellow complexion, yellow hands and feet, dry throat, shortness of breath, pulse resembling linked pearls. Clears heat, relieves thirst and polyuria, and nourishes.
Sheng Dihuang Zhi (Juice of Raw Rehmannia Root), Sheng Gualougen Zhi (Juice of Raw Trichosanthes Root) (each two sheng), Sheng Yangzhi (Raw Sheep Fat) (three sheng), Baimi (White Honey) (four sheng), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) (one sheng, powdered).
Combine the above five ingredients and decoct together. Form pills the size of wu zi (Chinese quince seeds). Take five pills with warm water, twice daily. Increase gradually to twenty pills. If suffering from cold and thirst, after the thirst subsides, it is appropriate to separately administer warming medicines.

Treats thirst and frequent urination.
Beimu (Fritillariae Bulbus) (six fen, alternatively Zhimu Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Fuling (Poria), Gualougen (Trichosanthes Root) (each four fen), Qiandan (Lead Tetroxide), Jin Zhong Huangpi (Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli) (fourteen pieces).
Process the above five ingredients and sift finely. Take one fang cun bi (square inch spoonful) with water, three times daily. It is beneficial to continue taking it after recovery. For long-term continuous use, remove Qiandan and form honey pills, taken down with Mai Yin (wheat broth).

Treats Xiao Ke (Wasting and Thirsting Syndrome).
Take thirty jin of raw Gualougen (Trichosanthes Root), cut into pieces. Boil in one shi of water until one and a half dou remains. Remove dregs. Add five he of Niu Zhi (Cow Fat) and decoct until the fat is consumed. Take with warm wine. (Note: The original text appears truncated here regarding the method of administration).

Treats thirst with free urination, but not Lin Syndrome (Dysuria).
Take two jin of Yu Bai Pi (Ulmus Cortex), cut into pieces. Boil in one dou of water until five sheng remains. Take three he per dose, three times daily.
Another prescription: Take one bundle of Xiaoduo Huo (Mung Bean Sprouts), crush and extract juice. Take three sheng in one dose.
Another prescription: Take Qiangwei Gen (Rosa Root), decoct in water and take. Effective. (Zhou Hou treats nocturnal enuresis with this).
Another prescription: Take a three-year-old magpie nest, burn to ash, and take with water. (Zhou Hou treats nocturnal enuresis with this).
Another prescription: Contain Tao Jiao (Peach Gum) the size of a pellet, swallow saliva slowly.
Another prescription: Take wax the size of an egg. Boil in one sheng of vinegar for two boils. Take when temperature is suitable in one dose.

Discussion: Generally, many people live unrestrained. In their prime, they do not exercise caution or cherish their health, indulging in desires and excessive sexual activity. As they age, Kidney Qi becomes depleted, leading to various diseases. Furthermore, some young people fear impotence and frequently consume Shi San (Mineral Powders), exhausting their True Qi. The mineral qi stands alone, causing only depletion, resulting in dry and cracked lips, spontaneous seminal emission, red and yellow urine, dry and hard stools, or both thirst and polyuria where one drinks one shi of water daily; or thirst without polyuria; or no thirst but polyuria. All ingested food transforms into urine. This is all caused by lack of moderation in sexual intercourse. Normally, people feel thirsty in summer because Heart Qi is flourishing. Flourishing Heart Qi causes sweating, leading to deficiency and dryness in the Kidneys, hence thirst and reduced urination. In winter, there is no sweating, so urination is frequent and abundant. This is a normal physiological state. Regarding Xiao Ke (Wasting and Thirsting Syndrome), if one urinates freely but does not drink, it indicates Kidney Excess. The Classics state: "When the Kidney is excess, there is Xiao (consumption)." Xiao characterized by no thirst but polyuria belongs to this category. Therefore, those who consume mineral powders have free urination because the nature of minerals enters the Kidney, making it excess. When excess, it can digest fluids, leading to polyuria. Excessive urination fails to nourish the Five Viscera. Visceral decline leads to various diseases. Zhang Zhongjing said: "Heat binding in the Lower Jiao causes hematuria and also causes Lin Syndrome with obstruction." Internal heat causes thirst; clearing heat stops thirst. If accompanied by deficiency, warming tonification is required to cure the deficiency.

Treats non-thirsty but extreme polyuria leading to death.
Use five liang of Mumli (Ostreae Concha). Boil in three sheng of the patient's urine until two sheng remains. Divide into two doses. Highly effective.

Treats urinary incontinence, urinating one or two dou daily, or urine resembling blood color.
Maidong (Ophiopogon Root), Sheng Dihuang (Rehmannia Root) (each eight liang), Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger) (four liang), Xuduan (Dipsaci Radix), Jili Zi (Tribuli Fructus), Guixin (Cinnamon Bark) (each three liang), Gancao (Licorice Root) (one liang).
The above seven ingredients are crushed. Boil in one dou of water until two sheng five he remains. Divide into three doses. (Gu Jin Lu Yan also treats Xiao Shen [Kidney Wasting], with thin legs...)