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Treats Spleen and Stomach deficiency (Spleen-Stomach Qi Deficiency), with internal wind-cold pathogen, causing diarrhea with watery stool, undigested food in stool, pain below the umbilicus, borborygmus (intestinal rumbling) in the abdomen, and chest and diaphragm stuffiness, emptiness, and distension. Also treats chronic dysentery due to accumulated cold, intestinal sliding with involuntary defecation, emaciation and fatigue of limbs, and loss of appetite.

Zhenzhu Ding (Clove), Muxiang (Costus Root), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) [removed rhizome, washed, dried], Roudoukou Ren (Nutmeg Kernel) [processed], Gancao (Licorice Root) [honey-fried], each 20 liang; Fuzi (Aconite Lateralis Radix Praeparata) [removed skin and navel], Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) [removed rough bark, stir-fried with ginger juice], each 15 liang.

Pulverize the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take one large qian per dose, add 1.5 zhan of water, two slices of Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger), and one Zao (Jujube). Decoct together until reduced to 0.6 zhan. Take warm on an empty stomach or before meals.

Treats Sanjiao Qi stagnation (Stagnation of Qi in the Triple Burner), epigastric and abdominal fullness, Wind-Heat in the Six Fu organs, constipation, pain in waist and legs, heavy pain in shoulders and back, dizziness, dry throat, restlessness in chest and heart, and insomnia. Also treats Hongxiangjiao (Beriberi/Jiaqi), and constipation in patients with chronic wind disorders.

Damaoren (Cannabis Fructus) [separately pounded into paste], Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), each 2 liang; Helile Pi (Terminalia Chebula Pericarpium), Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) [selected for brocade pattern, wrapped in flour, baked], each 4 liang.

Pulverize into a fine powder, mix evenly with the pounded hemp seed paste, and form pills with refined honey, size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 20 pills per dose with warm water; warm wine or rice drink are also acceptable. Take after meals or before bedtime. If constipation persists, double the number of pills until bowel movement is unobstructed.

Regulates Sanjiao, harmonizes the Five Zang organs, moistens intestines and stomach, dispels wind pathogen. Treats accumulation and knotting of Cold and Heat, consumption of body fluids leading to difficult defecation. Especially suitable for elderly with weak constitution and those with wind disorders suffering from dry constipation.

Zhike (Aurantii Fructus) [removed pith, stir-fried with bran], Bai Binglang (Arecae Semen), Tusizi (Cuscutae Semen) [soaked in wine, separately powdered], Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) [removed forked branches], Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) [removed white pith, separately powdered].

Pulverize into a fine powder, mix evenly with the separately powdered herbs, and form pills with refined honey, size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 15 to 20 pills per dose with warm water, before bedtime.

Treats dryness and astringency of intestines and stomach, consumption of body fluids, hard stools, or complete obstruction, abdominal distension, stiffness and tension in waist and back, and dry skin. Also treats frequent urination leading to hard stools without thirst; this condition is called Pi Yue (Spley Constriction), which this formula primarily addresses.

Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) [removed rough bark, stir-fried with ginger juice], Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus) [stir-fried with bran], each half jin; Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) [steamed and dried], one jin; Xingren (Prunus Armeniacae Semen) [removed skin and tip, separately pounded].

Pound and sieve the above ingredients, mix with honey to form pills, size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 20 pills per dose with warm water before bedtime. Stop when bowel movement becomes smooth; if not smooth, take again.