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[Yizhi San]
Indicated for cold damage (Shanghan) with excessive Yin-cold, characterized by fullness and stuffiness in the heart and abdomen, vomiting and diarrhea, cold limbs, as well as all types of rushing cold qi causing colic and severe pain in the heart, hypochondrium, and around the umbilicus.
Chuanwu (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata), prepared, skin and lateral buds removed, four liang; Yizhiren (Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus), skin removed, two liang; Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Pericarpum), prepared, half liang; Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride), white pith removed, three liang.
The above ingredients are processed into a powder. Take three qian per dose, add two zhan of water, one pinch of salt, five slices of fresh ginger, and two jujubes broken open. Decoct together until eight fen remains, filter out the dregs, and take warm before meals.

[Jiqi Wan]
Indicated for deficiency of stomach qi with cold in the middle jiao, leading to retention of phlegm-fluids, hiccups and vomiting, chest fullness and dysphagia sensation, shortness of breath and fatigue, and poor appetite.
Dingpiper (Caryophylli Flos), half liang; Huoxiangye (Agastaches Herba), one liang; Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), soaked in decoction, washed seven times, slightly stir-fried until yellow, two liang.
The above ingredients are processed into a powder. Take two qian per dose, add one zhan of water and seven slices of fresh ginger. Decoct until seven fen remains, filter out the dregs, and take warm before meals.

Indicated for disharmony of spleen and stomach, chest and diaphragm fullness and oppression, indigestion, nausea and vomiting; or cholera-like vomiting, stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen, and mixture of stool and undigested food.
Caodoukou (Cardamomi Fructus Rotundus), skin removed, one jin; Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), sliced, two jin; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), chopped, eight liang.
Mix the above ingredients evenly, place in a silver vessel, add water covering the herbs by about three finger-widths, and simmer slowly over low heat until the water is exhausted. Dry by baking, then pound into a fine powder. Take one qian per dose, mixed with boiling water, at any time. In summer, it can be decocted as a regular drink to regulate the middle jiao, stop counterflow vomiting, dispel cold qi, and promote digestion.

Indicated for disharmony of yin and yang, weakness of the zang-fu organs, and stagnation of cold qi inside, causing accumulation of qi that does not dissipate, distension and fullness in the chest and hypochondrium, abdominal distension after eating, stabbing pain and rapid breathing (another version reads rapid breathing and stabbing pain), retention of old food without digestion, pulling pain in the heart and abdomen, belching and acid regurgitation, retention of fluids soaking tissues, counterflow vomiting, masses and pain, disharmony of zang-fu organs, inability to eat, alternating chills and fever, gradual emaciation, eventually becoming bedridden, sallow complexion with hot skin, and sudden collapse.
Badou (Crotonis Fructus), one hundred fruits, skin, core, and membrane removed, oil expressed and residue used as frost, three qian; Taoren (Persicae Semen), skin and tips removed, stir-fried with bran, separately ground, one and a half liang; Huangqi (Astragali Radix), wrapped in flour, pounded while hot, half liang; Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex), half liang.
Process the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix uniformly with the ground medicines, and bind with vinegar paste to make pills the size of sophora seeds. Take two pills per dose, swallow with warm decoction of stir-fried ginger, or mugwort decoction is also acceptable. Take after meals and before going to bed. Adjust the dosage according to deficiency or excess conditions. Avoid raw, cold, and hard foods.