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Treats epidemic febrile diseases, presenting with high fever, aversion to wind, headache, body aches, nasal congestion, dry throat, vexation and fullness in the chest and heart, alternating chills and fever, and thick, sticky phlegm.
Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) [remove rhizome], Qian Hu (Peucedani Radix) [remove rhizome], Ge Gen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix), Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum) [crushed], Chi Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra) [each 10 liang], Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) [5 liang], Jing Jie (Schizonepetae Spica) [remove stems].
Crush the herbs into coarse particles. Take 3 qian per dose, add 1.5 zhan of water, 3 slices of fresh ginger, and more than 10 grains of Dou Chi (Fermented Soybean), decoct together until reduced to 1 zhan, strain, and take slightly warm at any time. For children, adjust the dosage according to age and size.

Resolves latent heat, eliminates vexation and thirst, clears summer-heat toxicity, and stops vomiting and diarrhea. After cholera-like disease, if taking warm-natured medicines mostly causes irritability, this formula is suitable for all such cases.
Suo Sha Ren (Amomi Fructus), Wu Mei Rou (Mume Fructus Carpo) [cleaned], Cao Guo (Tsaoko Fructus) [roasted, remove skin], Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) [roasted, each 4 liang], Ge Gen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix) [cut into small pieces], Bai Bian Dou (Dolichoris Semen) [remove skin].
Crush the herbs into coarse particles. Take 4 qian per dose, add one large bowl of water, decoct until reduced to 80%, strain, and take cooled by immersion in cold water to relieve vexation; or take hot or warm as desired. It is excellent to drink it as a substitute for boiled water.

Treats summer-heat retention due to excessive drinking, leading to reversal of yin and yang qi, cholera-like vomiting, difficulty in urination, and dysfunction of the zang-fu organs.
Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Bai Fu Ling (Poria) [equal parts].
Crush the herbs into coarse particles. Take one tie (approx. 0.5 liang) per dose, add 1 zhan of water, 5 slices of fresh ginger, and 10 stems of Deng Xin Cao (Junci Medulla), decoct until reduced to 80%, strain, and take at any time. Each tie weighs 0.5 liang.

Treats cold damage in all four seasons, regardless of yin or yang syndromes. If taken immediately upon the onset of symptoms, it produces rapid effects.
Ben Cao (Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix) [remove rhizome], Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) [each 4 liang], Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) [stir-baked, 2 liang], Cang Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma) [washed, cut, stir-baked with bran, 16 liang].
Grind the herbs into coarse powder. Take 3 qian per dose, add 1.5 zhan of water and 3 slices of fresh ginger, decoct until reduced to 70%, strain, and take hot at any time. The miraculous effect cannot be fully described.

Treats men and women suffering from wind-deficiency and weak qi, disharmony of Ying and Wei, joint pain, heavy body, dizziness, cold numbness in shoulders, hemiplegia, deviation of mouth and eyes, difficult expectoration, slurred speech; or spleen deficiency with fatigue and weakness, cholera-like muscle cramps, continuous vomiting and diarrhea, and conditions before and after childbirth. This formula is suitable for all these cases.
Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) [each 1 liang], Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) [roasted], Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix) [remove rhizome], Hou Po (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) [remove rough bark, processed with ginger juice], Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma).
Grind the herbs into fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, add 1 zhan of water, 3 slices of fresh ginger, 1 jujube, and 5-7 leaves of Bo He (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba), decoct until reduced to 80%, take at any time. If affected by wind-cold with headache, heavy waist, cough, and nasal congestion, add Cong Bai (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus) to the decoction.