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Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Qianghuo), Peucedani Radix (Qianhu), Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum (Zhi Banxia), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi), Bupleuri Radix (Chaihu), Paeziae Radix Rubra (Chishao), Poria (Fuling), Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong), Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Zhike), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex Praeparatus (Zhi Houpo), Platycodonis Radix (Jiegeng), Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu), Cimicifugae Rhizoma (Shengma), Puerariae Lobatae Radix (Gegen), Agastaches Herba (Huoxiang), Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Duhuo), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao).
In this formula, Bupleuri Radix (Chaihu), Peucedani Radix (Qianhu), Cimicifugae Rhizoma (Shengma), and Puerariae Lobatae Radix (Gegen) are essential herbs. For those with excessive dampness, Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex Praeparatus (Zhi Houpo), Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum (Zhi Banxia), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi), and Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu) are also indispensable. For individuals with soreness and aching in the bone joints, it is due to wind pathogen invading internally; Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Qianghuo) and Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Duhuo) serve as the principal herbs. If the condition has transformed into dryness, indicated by a lack of saliva on the tongue, then the drying herbs such as Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex Praeparatus (Zhi Houpo), Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum (Zhi Banxia), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi), and Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu) should be appropriately reduced or omitted. One must not adhere rigidly to one approach without flexibility. (Recorded again by Juping.)

Acute convulsion (Ji Jing Feng) belongs to excess-heat syndrome, while chronic convulsion (Man Jing Feng) belongs to deficiency-cold syndrome; acute convulsion occurs suddenly, whereas chronic convulsion develops gradually. Acute convulsion arises in individuals with robust constitutions, while chronic convulsion results from deficient constitutions.
The fever in acute convulsion is like fire burning; symptoms necessarily include red face and thirst, preference for cold drinks, loud voice and coarse breathing, constipation or watery diarrhea, scanty dark yellow and hot urine, and even cold limbs with bluish complexion, which is a phenomenon of extreme heat resembling cold. Treatment should urgently focus on purging fire. (Nothing is more excellent than Xia Yuzhu's *Youke Tiejing* [Iron Mirror of Pediatrics].) The cold in chronic convulsion indicates exhaustion of true yang, akin to ice freezing in deep winter, which is difficult to resolve. It is hardly possible to save the patient without using Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi), Cinnamomi Cortex (Rougui), Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ganjiang), and Zanthoxyli Pericarpium (Jiaojiao). Moreover, floating deficient yang also causes fever; this fever is worse at night and lighter in the morning, feels warm but not scalding to the touch, presents with a peach-red, white, or bluish complexion, lacks fierce hot breath from mouth and nose, features a moist tongue with pale white or slightly red coating, involves no thirst or only slight drinking preference, and favors hot over cold drinks. This is called deficient heat. In severe cases, cracked lips and bleeding may occur, representing extreme cold resembling fire. Treatment should guide fire back to its source and strongly support healthy qi with large doses, which may yield benefits. (Nothing is more excellent than Zhuang Zaitian's *Fuyou Bian* [Compilation for Benefiting Infants].) If excess heat is mistakenly identified as deficient heat and treated with warming and tonifying herbs; or if deficient heat is mistakenly identified as excess heat and treated with cooling herbs, both lead to certain death.
Bing notes: Although these are old words, the explanation makes good sense.