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Treats conditions where pathogenic wind qi is excessive and phlegm-heat are knotted and bound together, resulting in a heavy and dizzy sensation in the head and eyes, thick and sticky nasal discharge and saliva, mental restlessness, flushed face, dry throat and mouth, spiritual unease, stiffness and tension in the shoulders and back, stuffiness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, distension and fullness in the abdomen and hypochondrium, heaviness and pain in the lower back, constipation, and red, scanty, or painful urination.

Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong), Cinnamomi Cortex (Rougui) (with outer bark removed), Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum (Muxiang) (raw), Notopterygii Radix et Rhizoma (Qianghuo) (with rhizome removed), Arecae Semen (Binglang) (raw, each half liang), Prunus japonica Seed (Yuliren) (peeled). Grind the above into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to make pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 15 to 20 pills each time, swallowed with warm boiled water, after meals and before bedtime. This formula is most suitable for use in miasma-prone regions; dosage should be adjusted according to the deficiency or excess of the zang-fu organs.

Treats conditions where pathogenic wind qi is knotted and aggregated, food stagnation fails to digest, and there are stones, hair, or fur trapped in the abdomen, along with chronic pain in the waist and legs that feels cold as ice, mental confusion and irritability, dizziness and fainting, heavy and painful shoulders and back, abdominal distension and fullness, chest obstruction, wind-toxin swelling affecting the head and face, intermittent painful urination, spleen and stomach qi stagnation preventing eating, beriberi with muscle cramps, pulling pain and spasms, mental vagueness, and restless sleep.

Bupleuri Radix (Chaihu) (with sprouts removed and washed), Immature Bitter Orange (Zhishi), Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum (Muxiang), Terminalia Chebula Pericarpium (Helilepi) (each five liang), Peach Kernel (Taoren) (peeled and tips removed), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao). Grind the above into a powder, mix with refined honey to make pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 20 pills each time, swallowed with rice drink, after meals and before bedtime. Gradually increase to 40 or 50 pills, aiming for a mild laxative effect. When the disease condition subsides, take Wubu Wan. Suitable for men, women, old and young alike; adjust dosage based on deficiency or excess.

Treats spleen and stomach weakness with internal invasion by cold qi, leading to watery diarrhea where food and fluids are indistinguishable, abdominal and hypochondriac distension, periumbilical and abdominal pain, empty feeling and borborygmus in the epigastrium, vomiting and nausea, chest and diaphragm stuffiness, fatigue and lack of strength, and loss of appetite.

Foeniculum Vulgare Fruit (Huixiang) (cleaned and stir-fried), Aconitum Carmichaelii Radix Praeparata (Chuanwu) (processed, peeled and navel removed), Amomi Fructus (Suosha) (kernel taken, each eight liang), Magnolia Officinalis Bark (Nongpu) (outer bark removed, processed with ginger juice, one... [text cuts off here]. The above ingredients are made into coarse powder. Take two qian each time, with one cup of water, add seven jujubes broken open, decoct together until three-tenths of the water remains, strain, and take warm before meals on an empty stomach.