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[Renshen Qianghuo San (Ginseng and Notopterygium Powder)] Indicated for pediatric cold-pathogen or warm-disease patterns, as well as epidemic sores and rashes, presenting with headache, body ache, high fever, and excessive sleepiness. It is also indicated for tidal fever, vexation, thirst, and phlegm-solidity.
Ingredients: Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, remove sprouts), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix, remove rhizome), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, remove sprouts, each 2 liang); Renshen (Ginseng Radix, remove rhizome), Xiongqiong [Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma)], Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, remove pith, stir-fried with bran); [Text missing ingredients/dosages here]; Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, remove soil, each half liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into a powder. Administer 1 qian per dose, using water equivalent to 0.7 of a cup, add a small amount of Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba), decoct until reduced to 0.5 cup, filter dregs, and take warm at any time.

[Shen Sha Dan/Cinnabar Pill related formula] Indicated for pathogenic heat in the heart and diaphragm of children, causing restlessness of the spirit, fright, vexation, thirst, mental confusion, palpitations, restless sleep at night, delirium, mania, gum ulcers; as well as phlegm-solidity cough and obstruction in the throat and diaphragm.
Ingredients: Chen Sha (Cinnabaris, ground and washed, 70 liang); Renshen (Ginseng Radix, remove rhizome), Fuling (Poria, remove skin), Yaxiao (Natrii Sulfas, calcined, each 30 liang); Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, 50 liang); Naobzi (Borneolum Syntheticum, ground, 2 liang).
Administration: For adults and children with sore and swollen throat or mouth/tongue ulcers, apply a small amount of powder directly to the affected area and swallow saliva for immediate effect. For adults with diaphragmatic heat, administer 1 qian per dose mixed with fresh water, taken after meals and before bedtime.

[Niubangzi San/Burdock Seed Powder related formula] Indicated for pediatric sores and rashes that have erupted but are not uniform or fully transparent, with toxic qi stagnation and obstruction, slow eruption accompanied by high fever, mania, throat/diaphragm congestion, restless sleep, and constipation with dry stool. It is also indicated for upper diaphragmatic heat obstruction in adults and children, causing sore/swollen throat and chest/diaphragm discomfort.
Ingredients: Niubangzi (Arctii Fructus, stir-fried, 6 liang); Jingjie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica, 1 liang); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried, 2 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Make a coarse powder from the above ingredients. Administer one cupful per dose, decoct with one cup of water until reduced to 0.7 cup, filter dregs, and take warm after meals. For children, give small amounts according to their tolerance. If used for treating sores and rashes, it is contraindicated if bowel movements are already loose/frequent.

[Gegen San/Kudzu Root Powder related formula] Indicated for harmonizing middle qi, stopping vomiting and reflux, and relieving vexation and thirst. It treats lethargy, excessive sleepiness, decreased milk/food intake, and persistent烦躁 (vexation) and thirst following Taiyang disease or seasonal epidemics due to disharmony of stomach qi.
Ingredients: Gange (Puerariae Radix, 2 liang); Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Baifuling (Poria with White Coir, remove skin, each 1 liang); Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried), Huoxiang Ye (Agastachis Folium, each 1 fen).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into fine powder. Administer 1 qian per dose, decoct with one medium cup of water until reduced to 0.7 cup, filter dregs, cool to warm temperature, and take at any time.