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(Attached: Xiao Ke [Wasting and Thirsting Syndrome])

Assists Yang, eliminates Yin, restores righteous Qi, and warms the Middle Jiao. It treats internal deficiency and interior cold, attacking cold qi causing distension, fullness, stabbing pain in the heart, hypochondrium, umbilicus, and abdomen; incessant diarrhea and dysentery; spontaneous sweating; urinary incontinence; gradual decline of Yang Qi; cold extremities; as well as Yin syndromes of Shang Han [Cold Damage], Huo Luan [Cholera-like syndrome] with muscle cramps, chronic diarrhea leading to Qi deficiency and physical exhaustion. It is suitable for all kinds of deficiency-cold and entrenched cold conditions.
Lithium Cinnabar (Shihuang, 硫黄) (finely ground) Rougui Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction ingredient: Cinnamomi Cortex [Rougui, 肉桂]) (peeled, powdered, each 1 fen) Ganjiang Tang (Dried Ginger [Ganjiang, 干姜]) (processed, powdered) Zhusha Tang (Cinnabar [Zhusha, 朱砂]) (ground for coating, each 2 qian)
All are finely ground and mixed evenly. Using fine flour paste, form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 30 pills per dose. Decoct mugwort and salt water, let it cool, and take orally on an empty stomach before meals.

Treats wind-cold pathogenic factors invading and affecting the Heart collateral, or sudden invasion of wind-cold by the Zang-Fu organs, with cold qi ascending to the Heart, causing sudden heart pain, or intermittent exacerbation of pain that persists for a long time without healing. This formula is suitable for such conditions.
Fuzi Tang (Prepared Aconite Root [Fuzi, 附子]) (processed, peeled, navel removed) Chuanwu Tang (Prepared Sichuan Aconite Root [Chuanwu, 川乌]) (processed, peeled, navel removed) Chishizhi Tang (Halloysitum Rubrum [Chishizhi, 赤石脂]) (each 3 liang) Shujiao Tang (Sichuan Pepper [Shujiao, 蜀椒]) (remove eyes and closed-mouth ones),
The above six ingredients are crushed, sifted into fine powder, and mixed with honey to form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 3 pills per dose with warm wine. When the medicinal effect reaches the painful area, the pain will stop.
If the pain does not cease, increase to 5 or 6 pills, taking efficacy as the limit. If taken in the morning with no sensation, take another 3 pills at noon, and another 3 pills at night. For chronic heart pain, take 3 pills every morning, gradually increasing to 10 pills. After completing one course, it will not recur for life. Avoid pork and raw green onions.

Mainly treats Wu Lao Qi Shang [Five Exhaustions and Seven Injuries], lung damage causing shortness of breath. It treats male senility, exhaustion of Yang Qi, cold hands and feet, scanty Qi in the chest, bone marrow vexation, dry mouth, and inability to eat. This medicine descends Qi, aids digestion, promotes muscle growth, harmonizes the Middle Jiao, calms the Five Zang organs, and eliminates myriad diseases.
Tusizi Tang (Dodder Seed [Tusizi, 菟丝子]) (soaked in wine, crushed, dried) Shihu Tang (Dendrobii Caulis [Shihu, 石斛]) (roots removed, each 1 liang) Zhongru Tang (Stalactite Powder [Zhongru, 钟乳]) (2 liang) Wuzhuyu Tang (Evodia Fruit [Wuzhuyu, 吴茱萸]) (washed seven times in hot water, stir-fried)
Process into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 7 pills per dose on an empty stomach, with warm wine, warm water, or rice drink, twice daily. After taking the medicine, walk several hundred steps, drink 3 he of warm wine, then walk another 200-300 steps. When feeling warmth in the mouth and chest stabilizing, eat dry rice and bean sauce. After one day, resume normal diet, maintaining warmth and proper care. Do not be exposed to odors of corpses or filth. Do not consume coarse, foul-smelling, or stale food. Refrain from sexual activity for the first seven days. After seven days, act according to one's desire, but avoid excess. If efficacy is felt after half a course, continue for three courses; thereafter, there are no further dietary or lifestyle restrictions for life.