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A prescription for treating deficiency-cold of both the Spleen and Stomach.
Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus), Fuling (Poria), Maiqu (Bran Fermented with Medicinal Herbs), Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizome) (each 3 liang).
The above eight herbs are processed, sifted into powder, taken orally with wine in a dose of one fangcun bi (a square-inch measure), after meals, three times a day. (Another version adds Dafupi (Arecae Pericarpium) and Choupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium).)

For cases characterized by heavy body, anorexia, loss of taste, epigastric fullness with emptiness, frequent desire to defecate, and preference for lying down, acupuncture at Weiwann (St19, Stomach Well-Source point) and Tai cang (CV12, Zhongwan) is appropriate, along with oral administration of Xiaojianzhong Tang (Minor Construct the Middle Decoction) and this prescription.
Xingren (Pruni Armeniacae Semen), Danshen (Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Kushen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix), Yuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix), Tingli (Descurainiae Semen seu Lepidii Semen) (each 2 liang), Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizome), Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus) (each 1 liang).
The above seven herbs are powdered, mixed with honey to form pills the size of wutong seeds (Vitex negundo fruits), taken orally with wine, five pills per dose, three times a day, until efficacy is observed.

Another prescription: For treating food stagnation and indigestion in men and children, disharmony of Stomach Qi, or accumulation of warm-heat causing high fever, with difficulty in urination and defecation; for those suffering from cold conditions, after taking Lusu Wan (Dew-Night-Standing Pill), this Stomach-regulating pill should be administered. (Lusu Wan is found in Volume 16, Chapter on Chronic Cold Accumulation in the Stomach Organ.)
Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Xiao Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis var. Glechomae? Note: Context implies a mild herb, likely referring to a specific local variant or typo for Gancao/Xiaobai, but kept as literal translation based on text "Xiao Cao"), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizome), Tingli (Descurainiae Semen seu Lepidii Semen) (each 1 liang), Xingren (Pruni Armeniacae Semen) (50 seeds).
The above seven herbs are powdered, mixed with honey to form pills the size of wutong seeds, taken orally with water, five pills per dose, three times a day. One-year-old infants take two pills, gradually increasing the dose. (Yi Fang omits Xingren, adding Shichangpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), Fuling (Poria), Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix), and Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), totaling thirteen herbs.)

Discussion states: Generally, when pathogenic food stagnation is located in the Upper Jiao (Upper Burner), emesis should be induced; a rapid and slippery pulse indicates excess syndrome. If food stagnation does not digest, purgation leads to recovery. If cold food remains in the Stomach, pain occurs and appetite is lost; if hot food remains, appetite increases. If food stagnation is in the large abdomen, chills and fever resembling malaria occur. If food stagnation is in the lower abdomen, fever starts in the evening and subsides by morning. A tight pulse at the Cun position indicates headache due to wind-cold, or indigestion of food stagnation in the abdomen. A tight pulse at the Cunkou (Radial artery) feels like a turning rope varying left and right. When food stagnation exists in the Spleen and Stomach, the Cunkou pulse is floating and large, but feels choppy upon pressure, while the Chi position is faint and choppy; thus, it is known to be food stagnation.