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Duhuo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis), Qianghuo (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii), and Songjie (Cedri Lignum) are taken in equal parts. They are decocted in wine for the time it takes to burn one incense stick. Take one cup on an empty stomach daily.

Huai pi (Bark of Sophora japonica, preferably yellowish-white) is taken in the amount of one liang (approx. 30-50g depending on historical context, here kept as 'liang'), cut into fine pieces. It is decocted in two zhan (approx. 400ml) of wine until reduced to one zhan. Take it in small amounts gradually.

Badou (Fructus Crotonis Tiglii) fifty grains (peeled). Decoct in seven zhong (approx. 1400ml) of water until reduced to two zhong. Apply with a cloth to wipe the affected area; it heals immediately upon application.

Moyao (Resina Myrrhae) one qian (approx. 3-5g) and Hu jing gu (Tibia of Tigridis Ossum) two qian. Grind into powder. Mix with wine and take orally; efficacy is immediate.

Chuan wu (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii, peeled and navel removed) and Wulingzhi (Faeces Tamandanae, free from sand and stones) are each taken in the amount of two liang and ground into powder. Add Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum) and Shexiang (Moschus) two fen (approx. 0.6-1g) each. Drop water to form pills the size of a bullet. For each pill, grind it down with ginger juice (Shengjiang Zhi), mix with warm wine, and take orally. Take twice a day. After five to seven days, you will feel that your hands and feet can be lifted and moved, allowing for movement, and gradual recovery ensues.

Harvest the herb (unspecified name in text) on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, or the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. Remove the roots. Place in a steamer, washing layer by layer with wine and honey water. Perform nine cycles of steaming and sun-drying. Grind into powder. Use refined honey to form pills the size of soap pods. Take one or two pills per dose, delivered with rice soup.

Huai zhi (Ramulus Sophorae Japonicae), Tao zhi (Ramulus Persicae), Liu zhi (Ramulus Salicis), Chun zhi (Ramulus Toosendan), Chu zhi (Ramulus Broussonetiae Papyriferae, also known as Gou shu), Qie zhi (Ramulus Solani Melongena), and Qi ai (Herba Artemisiae Argyi) are decocted together. Use three buckets of water. Soak and wash in a large basin. If the water cools, add hot water. Cover with a blanket to induce sweating and avoid wind. If not cured, repeat the washing several times; the effect is miraculous.

Specifically treats stroke with phlegm obstruction, characterized by coma/unconsciousness, locked jaw, phlegm-rattling wheezing, as well as pediatric convulsions, spasms, and the five types of epilepsy (Wu Xian).
Danxing (Flos Starwort Bulbus Preparatus with Ginger Juice, i.e., Arisama Cum Bile) one liang (stir-fried with ginger juice), Baifuzi (Rhizoma Typhonii, roasted/warmed) one liang, Yujin (Radix Curcumae Longae) five qian, Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparata) one liang (soaked five times in Pyritum solution; then soaked five times in Saponaria officinalis solution).
The above five herbs are ground into coarse powder. In the twelfth lunar month, extract juice from three yellow ox gallbladders. Mix the medicine with the bile and return it to the gallbladder. Tie the mouth and hang under a ventilated eaves. It can be used the following year. Take four qian and four fen (approx. 14-15g) of the medicine from inside the gallbladder. Add Mangxiao (Natrii Sulfas, washed/processed), Zhensha (Cinnabaris), and Pengxiao (Natrii Sulfas Impure) one qian each, Bingpian (Borneolum Syntheticum) and Shexiang (Moschus) one fen each. Grind into extremely fine powder and mix thoroughly. Form pills using thin paste, sized like seeds of Euryale ferox (Qianshi). Coat with Jinbo (Lamina Aurii Folium). Take with ginger soup.