Chantui (Cicada Slough, 蝉蜕) (feet removed), Qingfen (Calomelas, 轻粉), Madouling (Aristolochiae Manshuriensis Radix, 马兜铃) (each 1 liang), Sheng Lingzhi (Vermilion Paste, 生灵脂), Sheng Xionghuang (Realgar, 生雄黄), Xingren (Prunus Armeniaca Seed, 杏仁), and Sheng Pi (Arsenic Trioxide, 生砒) (49 grains) are made into pills the size of soybeans using fresh ginger juice and natural juice of Tingli (Descurainiae Semen Lepidii Seminis, 葶苈). Alternatively, one pill can be dissolved with ginger juice. Use before going to bed.

Zisuzi (Perillae Fructus, 紫苏子), Baijiezi (Sinapis Semen, 白芥子), and Luobozu (Raphani Semen, 萝卜子) in equal parts are stir-fried and applied as a hot compress (Wen Re Fu Tie, 温覆熨贴).

Nanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma, 天南星) or Baijiezi is mixed with ginger juice and applied to the sole of the foot. It treats persistent chest oppression due to Lung Heat, urgent wheezing in the chest, palpitations, wandering pathogenic heat causing a sensation of impending death, and conditions where medication cannot be taken; this formula vents wheezing qi from the chest. Taopi (Peach Bark, 桃皮) and Yuanhua (Genkwa Flos, 芫花) (mixed with Bashi, Crotonis Fructus Resin, 巴霜) are made into pills with ginger juice, wrapped in Tangerine Peel (Chenpi, 橘皮), and stuffed into the nasal cavity.

A general formula for treating vomiting, dysphagia (Ye Ge, 噎膈), and regurgitation (Fan Wei, 反胃). Hujiao (Piperis Longi Fructus, 胡椒) (8 fen), Jiuyao (Medicated Leaven, 酒药) (one piece), and Congtou (Scallion Bulb, 葱头) (5 roots) are pounded and blended. If there is heat, stir-fry with tea.

For vomiting accompanied by a red face and heat in the palms and soles: Zhu Ru (Bambusae Caulis in Taenia, 竹茹) and fresh ginger are juiced, soaked in cotton, and rubbed on the chest.

Treats vomiting, belching (Ai Qi, 嗳气), stagnation masses (Pi Qi, 痞气), and audible asthma. Jinfei Cao (Filicis Fernae Rhizoma et Radix, 金沸草), Daizhe Shi (Ochra, 代赭石), and Tuzhu (Red Clay, 土朱) in equal parts are ground into powder, mixed with vinegar, and applied to the chest.

Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, 附子) decoction is applied to the feet.

When smelling medicine induces vomiting and all treatments fail: Take Zaoxin Tu (Caolisti Argilla, 灶心土) from home (those bought in pharmacies are often fake and ineffective), make into pills with water, and stuff into both nostrils to stop vomiting immediately.

Ming Xionghuang (Realgar, 明雄黄) (2 qian) and Shaojiu (Baijiu, 烧酒) (1 cup) are boiled down to 70%. The patient should urgently inhale the steam to stop symptoms. Another prescription: Liuhuang (Sulfur, 硫黄), Ruxiang (Boswelliae Resina, 乳香), and Aiye (Artemisiae Argyi Folium, 艾) (each 2 qian) are ground into fine powder, boiled in one cup of good wine until boiling several times. The patient inhales the hot steam while fresh ginger is rubbed externally on the chest for efficacy. Another method: Burn Huangla (Beeswax, 黄蜡) to produce smoke and fumigate two or three times to stop symptoms.

Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, 麻黄) is decocted in wine; inhale the steam, or burn Mahuang smoke for inhalation. Another prescription: Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, 羌活), Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, 附子), Huixiang (Foeniculi Fructus, 茴香), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, 木香), and Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, 干姜) in equal parts are wrapped in cloth, heated, and applied as a hot compress. For cases of Yin Fire rushing upward: Gui Ban (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum, 龟版) and Shudi (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, 熟地) (each 4 liang), Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex, 黄柏), and Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, 知母) are decocted in oil, collected with Huangdan (Lithargyrum, 黄丹), spread, and applied below the umbilicus.

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