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When Liver Heat is in excess and Stomach Qi is deficient, deficiency phlegm accumulates and gathers at the stomach opening. When wind pathogen ascends, tidal phlegm rises simultaneously. The condition gradually becomes chaotic before the heart, as if an object touches the throat causing immediate choking, fullness, and oppression. Unconsciously, the hands pull and grasp chaotically, the head moves anxiously with loud shouting, then after a while it returns to normal; this is named deficiency phlegm. Whether in adults or children, if one contracts this disease, take this prescription. However, if the large intestine is constipated with heat, do not take this medicine; only take the following prescription instead.

Caodoukou (Alpinia Katsumadai Rhizome), Xixin (Asarum Root), Chuanxiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome), Houpo (Magnolia Bark processed with ginger, each 1.5 liang), Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root), Qianghuo (Notopterygium Root), Duhuo (Angelica Pubescens Root), Yiyiren (Coix Seed), Chenpi (Aged Tangerine Peel), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber), Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus stir-fried), Binglang (Areca Seed), Roudoukou (Myristica Seed), Qianniu (Pharbitis Seed, each 1 fen).
Grind all into fine powder, refine honey to make pills the size of paulownia seeds. In the morning on an empty stomach, take 40 pills with ginger decoction. After meals, take the subsequent prescription. If there is heat in the large intestine, add...

Qianniu (Pharbitis Seed, 0.5 liang), Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root), Jingjiesui (Schizonepeta Spike), Mahuang (Ephedra Herb), Qianghuo (Notopterygium Root), Duhuo (Angelica Pubescens Root), Ganxie (Scorpio), Bohe (Mentha Herb), Lianqiao (Forsythia Fruit), Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus stir-fried, each 1 qian).
Grind all into fine powder. Take 1 qian per dose, mixed with mint decoction after meals.

Treats severe wind-phlegm obstruction and heat, with discomfort in the throat and diaphragm.

Jingjiesui (Schizonepeta Spike), Boheye (Mentha Leaf, each 2 liang), Gancao (Licorice Root stir-fried, 1 liang), Niubangzi (Arctium Fruit stir-fried), Chuanxiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome, each 0.5 liang).
Grind all into fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with boiling water, taken after meals.

Take with cow's milk.

Drink coconut water.

Treats all types of wind-heat, where toxic vapors attack the eyes and eyelids, externally manifesting on the head and face, and causing swelling and pain in the four limbs. It is miraculously effective upon application.
In the twelfth lunar month, fill a new clay pot with hot water. Add 2 sheng of Xiaokun (Mirabilite) into the water and stir until dissolved. Hang the pot under the north eaves. Wait for the salt crystals to seep out of the pot's exterior. Collect them with a feather brush. When using, mix half a qian with human breast milk and apply by sweeping it over the affected area.

Treats wind-stroke, fever without sweating, painful joints, acute abdominal pain, and constipation of both stool and urine.

Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root, de-bristled), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root, sliced and roasted), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome), Mahuang (Ephedra Herb, de-jointed, pre-decocted to remove foam, roasted), Chifuling (Poria with Red Skin, peeled), Fuzi (Aconite Lateral Root Processed), Huangqi (Astragalus Root stir-fried, each 3 qian).
Cut into pieces the size of hemp seeds. Take 5 qianbi per dose. Use 1.5 cups of water, add 0.5 qian of sliced fresh ginger and 2 broken jujubes. Decoct until reduced to 0.8 cup. Strain and take warm. Take once on an empty stomach in the morning and once in the evening. Another formula adds 1 liang of Tianmendong (Asparagus Root).