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Dan Shen Gao (Salvia Root Ointment) is a formula for treating diseases caused by Shanghan (Cold Damage), epidemic pathogens, and malicious winds/evil qi.
When the pathogen is on the exterior, it causes numbness and pain in the limbs and joints, and obstruction of the throat and pharynx; when cold enters the abdomen, it causes anxiety, abdominal distension and fullness, and stifling sensation in the chest and hypochondrium. It can be taken internally or applied externally with massage. It is also indicated for flaccid paralysis and loss of motor control, bi-syndrome due to wind-dampness causing numbness and insensitivity, hemiplegia and contracture, deviation of the mouth and eyes, deafness, toothache, wind-bi swelling and pain of the head, stroke-induced convulsions and pain, as well as hard swellings that have not yet ulcerated, such as carbuncles, scrofula, fistulas, and lymphadenopathy; external application can resolve these masses. It is also used for erysipelas and other non-suppurative swellings suspected to be bone abscesses; massage can eliminate them. For malignant scrofula wandering throughout the body, and edema due to wind-water, massage is also employed. The internal dose is a pill the size of a jujube pit; pediatric doses should be reduced according to circumstances. Taken five times daily, repeated use yields efficacy.
Ingredients: Danshen (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae), Shuodie (Foliage of Dendranthemi Indici), each 3 liang; Mangcao Ye (Folium Isatidis), Zhi Zhu Hua (Flos Rhododendri Mollis), each 1 liang; Qin Jiao (Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae), Duhuo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis), Wu Tou (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata), Chuanjiao (Pericarpium Zanthoxyli), Lianqiao (Fructus Forsythiae), Sangbaipi (Cortex Mori Radicis), Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae), each 2 liang.
These twelve herbs are decocted with 5 sheng of Kujiu (vinegar) and 7 sheng of Sesame Oil until the vinegar is exhausted. Strain the dregs and process as described above; pig lard may also be used for decoction. If the condition is due to wind-cold and cold-toxin, take with wine. If it is a heat-toxin disease, take alone. For toothache, take alone and chew the cotton-wrapped residue; this is more effective than standard lard-decocted medicines. For children with post-auricular scrofula that is hard as bone and persists for months, apply the ointment wrapped in silk; it resolves completely in twenty days with miraculous effect.

Bie Li San (Separation Powder) treats wind-pathogen invasion in men and women, where men dream of women and women dream of men, leading to consumptive disease from prolonged sexual activity. It addresses symptoms of sorrow, worry, resentment, anger, and emotional instability, progressive emaciation, chronic duration, difficult treatment, and relapses every half month or several months.
Ingredients: Yangshang Jisheng (Sambucus Willkommii, 3 liang, roasted), Changpu (Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii), Xixin (Radix Asari), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata), Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens), Ji Gen (Radix Cirsii Japonici), Tianxiong (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii Preparata), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi), each 1 liang; Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Yinyu (Herba Skimmiae), each 2 liang.
The ten ingredients are crushed and sifted. Take half a fangcun bi (square-inch scoop) with wine, three times daily. If unable to drink wine, mix with urine from an uncircumcised boy. Women and patients must not witness the preparation, as seeing it prevents the expulsion of evil qi; this prohibition is verified by experience. Avoid raw green onions, raw vegetables, pork, mutton, peaches, plums, sparrow meat, and maltose.

Si Wu Yuan Tou San (Four-Ingredient Yuan Head Powder) treats possession by ghosts/demons.
Ingredients: Donghai Yuantou (Donghai Yuan Head, i.e., Youba), Huangya Shi (Yellow Tooth Stone, also known as Jinya), Langdang (Fructus Daturae), Fangkui (Radix Peucedani), each 1 fen.
Crush and sift the herbs. Take one fangcun bi with wine. To make the patient see ghosts, add 1 fen of Fangkui; to identify the master of the ghosts, add another 1 fen. Efficacy is immediate. Note: Fangkui and Langdang cause confusion and delirium akin to mania; do not overdose.

Formula for treating epilepsy attacks characterized by sudden collapse, unconsciousness, incoherent speech, and hallucinations of ghosts.
Ingredients: Langdang Zi (Fructus Daturae) 3 sheng. Soak in 5 sheng of clear wine, remove and dry, then re-soak until the wine is absorbed. Dry again, crush into powder. Take 4 fen bi on an empty stomach, three times daily.

Chuang Feng Dian Kuang Langdang San (Acute Mania Langdang Powder) for sudden epilepsy and manic states.
Ingredients: Langdang Zi (Fructus Daturae) 3 sheng. Grind into powder, soak in 1 sheng of wine for many days. Remove, crush, mix with the soaked wine, strain, and boil over water bath until pillable. Form pills the size of small beans. Take three pills three times daily. After administration, the mouth and face should feel tight, there may be a sensation of insects crawling in the head, and red spots should appear on the forehead and extremities. These are signs of recovery. If these signs do not appear, continue administration until the course is finished.