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Whenever Yang syndrome fever does not subside but instead Yin pulse appears, it is a ominous sign. ○ If the pulse is floating and slippery, sweating is profuse like oil, panting is unceasing, food and fluids cannot be taken in, limbs are numb and insensible, alternating between stillness and panting, death ensues.

○ Sweating moistly with unceasing panting indicates the Lung Qi failing first. ○ Body color dark like smoke, eyes staring straight, head shaking indicates the Heart Qi failing first. ○ Lips and mouth corners turning blue, limbs twitching with cold sweat indicates the Liver Qi failing first. ○ Blackening around the mouth, empty sweat yellowish indicating Spleen Qi failure. ○ Pulse tight and large in all three positions (Cun, Guan, Chi), profuse sweating with heat not resolving indicates death. ○ Both Cun and Chi pulses are deficient in Yin and Yang, with continuous heat indicates death. ○ Body heat, coarse breathing, seeing Yang pulse with restlessness indicates death; cold extremities with deep and fine pulse indicates death.

Qihai (CV 6) is located 1.5 cun below the umbilicus, Shimen (CV 5) is 1 cun below the umbilicus, Guanyuan (CV 4) is 3 cun below the umbilicus. These three acupoints are effective for treating Yin Jue (Cold Reversal due to Yang deficiency) with faint pulse nearly imperceptible, retraction of the scrotum, urinary incontinence, abdominal pain, abdominal fullness, and borborygmus.

Yanglingquan (GB 34) consists of two points, located 1 cun below the knee. Yi Lao (referring to Zhang Yuansu) stated: For irritability, fullness, and retraction of the scrotum, moxibustion on this point is suitable.

Whenever the pulse is faint and wiry, with lower abdominal pain, it belongs to Jueyin disease; moxibustion on Guilai (ST 29) and Guanyuan (CV 4) for several moxa cones is suitable.

Whenever the pulse is deep, with periumbilical abdominal pain, it belongs to Shaoyin disease; moxibustion on Zhongwan (CV 12) for five to seven moxa cones is suitable.

Mahuang Tang (Ephedra Decoction): Treats Biao-heat of the Foot-Taiyang meridian, combining to cause fever, also called "feeling like feathers brushing," where the heat feels as if brushed by feathers on the surface of the skin, indicating heat in the Exterior. With floating and rapid pulse, or floating and tight pulse, headache, body pain, lower back pain, bone and joint pain, aversion to wind, anhidrosis, and panting, use this decoction to induce sweating.
Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, 3 qian), Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus, 2 qian), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 1 qian), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, peeled and tipped, 1.5 qian).
Boil the above ingredients in one cup of water with three slices of fresh ginger and one jujube. Remove the foam on top, filter the clear liquid, and drink while hot. Cover with blankets to induce sweating until the palms and soles are sweaty; do not take further doses. If no sweat occurs after a short while, drink a bowl of hot thin porridge to assist the medicinal power; stop when sweat appears. If still no sweat, decoct another dose and administer, continuing to cover warmly to induce sweat. For severe cases, observe continuously over day and night. If exterior symptoms persist, prepare another dose.

Guizhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction): Treats Shanghan (Cold Damage) with fever, sweating, and aversion to cold, which is an Exterior Deficiency pattern. Use this decoction to harmonize; do not forcibly induce sweating.
Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus, 2 qian), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba, 2 qian), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 1 qian).
Boil the above in one cup of water with three slices of fresh ginger and one jujube. Remove dregs and take warm.

Da Qinglong Tang (Major Blue Dragon Decoction): Treats Shanghan with floating-tight pulse, headache, body pain, aversion to cold and fever, anhidrosis, and restless irritability. Use this decoction to induce sweating.
Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, 3 qian), Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus, 1 qian), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, half qian), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, soaked in boiling water, peeled and tipped, 7 fen), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, 2 qian), Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, appropriate amount).
Boil the above in one cup of water until reduced to six parts. Remove dregs and drink through the mouth. Cover warmly with blankets to induce sweat for cure.

Qianghuo Chonghe Tang (Notopterygium Harmonizing Decoction): Treats Taiyang disease with anhidrosis, fever, headache, aversion to cold, stiff neck, and floating-tight pulse. Also treats sudden exposure to cold winds outside of winter, presenting with headache, aversion to cold, and fever. This decoction is generally suitable and serves as a substitute for Mahuang Tang, regarded as a divine herb for the Taiyang meridian.
Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, 1.5 qian), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, 1 qian), Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, 1.5 qian), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, 1 qian), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, 1 qian), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 1 qian), Shengdihuang (Rehmanniae Radix, 1 liang), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, 5 fen), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, 1 qian).
Boil the above in one cup of water until reduced to six parts. Take warm.

Jieji Tang (Muscle-Releasing Decoction): Treats epidemic diseases and seasonal infectious diseases causing headache and high fever. In spring, contracting wind pathogen causing fever and thirst without aversion to cold.
Gegen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix, 1 qian), Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus, 1 qian), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, half qian), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, 7 fen), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, half qian).
Boil the above in two cups of water with one jujube. If unresolved, induce sweating again.

Baidu San (Decoction to Defeat Pathogens): Treats wind-cold, plague, wind-dampness causing dizziness of head and eyes, limb pain, chills and high fever, stiff neck, eye pain, and common wind-induced tendon spasm.
Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Qianhu (Peucedani Radix), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), Fuling (Poria), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma).
Equal parts of the above. Boil one cup of water in the usual manner. Take one dose.

Shengma Tang (Cimicifugae Decoction): Treats Shanghan and wind-stroke causing headache, chills and high fever, limb pain, fever with aversion to cold, dry nose, inability to lie down. Also treats irregular cold and heat leading to epidemics, lower cold detachment, and sudden change from intense heat to cold causing body pain and heavy head like stone.
Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Gegen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba).
Take 3-4 qian per dose, decoct in the usual manner.

Wuji San (Five Accumulations Powder): Treats Cold damage to Yin meridians, spleen and stomach disharmony, and contraction of cold pathogen.
Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) (each 2 qian), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) (each 5 qian), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 2 qian).
Of the sixteen flavors, except for Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus), Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex), and Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), grind the rest into coarse powder together. Mix with wine, sun-dry, and divide into six portions. Take 3 qian per dose with one cup of water and three slices of ginger. Decoct until reduced to six parts. Take warm.

Xiaochaihu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction):
After ten days of Taiyang disease, pulse is fine and patient desires sleep; exterior symptoms have resolved. Assuming chest fullness and pain, administer this. After five to six days of Shanghan or wind-stroke, alternating chills and fever, bitter taste in mouth, dry throat, dizzy eyes, chest and hypochondriac fullness/pain, silent desire to vomit, irritability, or chest diaphragm irritation without vomiting, thirst, abdominal pain, hypochondriac hardness, epigastric palpitations, dysuria, or no thirst with slight body heat, this decoction governs. Weak blood and Qi, open pores, pathogen enters and struggles with righteous Qi, knotting in the hypochondrium. Struggle between pathogen and righteous Qi causes alternating chills and fever, occurring at intervals. Organs are connected, pain must descend; pathogen high, pain low, causing vomiting. This decoction governs. After five to six days of Shanghan, body heat, aversion to wind, stiff head and neck, hypochondriac fullness, warm hands and feet, and thirst, this decoction governs. After five to six days of Shanghan, head sweating, slight aversion to cold, epigastric fullness, lack of appetite, hard stool, fine pulse indicates Yang slight knotting; there is both exterior and interior. Deep pulse also indicates interior. Sweating indicates Yang slightness. If pure Yin knotting, there would not be exterior symptoms; all enter interior. This is half exterior, half interior. Although pulse is deep and tight, it is not Shaoyin disease because Yin cannot sweat. Now head sweats, thus knowing it is not Shaoyin. Administer this decoction. If unsettled, resolution comes with passing stool. Yangming disease with tidal fever, loose stool, scanty urine, chest/diaphragm fullness, administer this. Yangming disease with hypochondriac hardness, constipation, vomiting, white coating on tongue, administer this. Upper Jiao gets unblocked, fluids descend, Stomach Qi harmonizes, sweat emerges naturally for resolution. Yangming wind-stroke with wiry-floating-large pulse, shortness of breath, abdominal fullness, hypochondriac and heart pain, pressure doesn't relieve gas, dry nose, inability to lie down, whole body and eyes yellow, difficult urination, tidal fever, occasional hiccups, swelling front and back, acupuncture slightly relieves, exterior unresolved, disease past ten days, pulse continues floating, this decoction governs. Above belongs to Yangming meridian. Taiyang disease unresolved, transferring to Shaoyang, hypochondriac hardness, dry retching, inability to eat, alternating chills and fever, not yet purged or vomited, deep-tight pulse, this decoction governs. After recovery from Shanghan, fever returns, this decoction governs.
Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, 2 liang), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried, each 2.5 qian), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, processed, 1 liang), Dazao (Jujubae Fructus, 6 pieces).
Crush into pieces. Take 3 qian per dose with one cup of water, two slices of fresh ginger, and one jujube. Decoct and take warm.

Da Chaihu Tang (Major Bupleurum Decoction):
Treats Yangming disease exterior symptoms: body heat, sweating, no aversion to cold, only aversion to heat. Suitable for Yangming disease with reversed pulse, fever, dizziness, difficult urination, impending jaundice.
Yangming disease with hypochondriac hardness, constipation, vomiting, dry mouth, this decoction governs. Yangming wind-stroke with floating-large pulse, shortness of breath, heart pain, dry nose, lethargy, anhidrosis, whole body yellow, difficult urination, tidal fever, hiccups, this decoction governs. Shanghan three days, Shaoyang receives pathogen, dry mouth, dizzy eyes, suitable. Shaoyang disease with hypochondriac hardness/fullness, dry retching, no appetite, alternating chills and fever, if not yet vomited/purged, deep-tight pulse, this decoction governs. Shaoyang disease if already vomited/purged/sweated, delirium, this decoction governs. Shaoyang wind-stroke, deafness, red eyes, chest fullness/irritability, cannot vomit/purge, vomiting/purging causes palpitations/fright, this decoction governs. Shaoyin disease with aversion to cold, frequent self-irritation, dislike thick clothing, this decoction governs. Shaoyin disease with diarrhea of clear green water, epigastric pain, dry mouth, this decoction governs. Shanghan six days, Yang pulse rough, Yin pulse wiry, constant acute abdominal pain, this decoction governs. Shanghan six days after purgation, chest fullness, fright, dysuria, delirium, inability to turn body, this decoction governs. Shanghan fever, sweating unresolved, epigastric hardness, vomiting, no diarrhea, this decoction governs. Shanghan ten-plus days, heat knotted in interior, alternating chills and fever, plus Yangming disease sweating with delirium, abdominal fullness/pain, combined Yangming-Shaoyin disease with diarrhea, slippery-numerous pulse, this decoction governs. Shanghan six-seven days, eyes unclear, pupils not bright, no exterior-interior signs, difficult defecation, slight body heat, this decoction governs. Shanghan seven-eight days, floating-numerous pulse, patient irritable/feverish, sweating resolves, then resembles malaria, tidal fever at dusk, slippery pulse, suitable.

Xiao Qinglong Tang (Minor Blue Dragon Decoction): Treats retained cold/warm pestilence, exterior unresolved, aversion to cold, body heat, water damaging Heart Lower Jiao, dry retching, fever, cough,急促 panting, lung distension, chest fullness, nasal congestion, clear runny nose, reverse coughing, wheezing obstruction. Jingue said: Treat exterior unresolved, fluid retention in Heart Lower Jiao, dry retching, fever, cough, or thirst, or choking, or dysuria, or fullness/panting, governs this.
Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, 3 fen, remove joints), Chishao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra, 3 fen), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, 3 fen), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried), Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus, remove bark, each 3 fen), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus, 5 qian).
Chop coarsely. Take 3 qian per dose with one cup of water. Decoct until seven parts remain. Remove dregs. Adjust and take.

Baitu Tang (White Tiger Decoction): Treats Shanghan with slippery pulse and slight cold extremities, heat in both exterior and interior, Three Yang combined disease, abdominal fullness, body heaviness, difficulty turning, insensitivity in mouth, greasy face, delirium, enuresis. Inducing sweat causes delirium; purging causes sweat on forehead and cold extremities. Spontaneous sweating applies. After taking Guizhi Tang, profuse sweating, unresolved irritability/thirst, large pulse. Shanghan after vomiting/purging, unresolved after seven-eight days, heat knotted in interior, heat in both exterior and interior, periodic chills, great thirst, dry tongue with irritability, endless drinking. Shanghan with no great heat, dry mouth/thirst, irritability, slight back aversion to cold, thirst for water, no exterior-interior signs, all suitable for Baitu Tang plus Renshen. Floating pulse with fever and no sweat, not suitable. Blood loss patients, not suitable. Huoren Shu says: Cold pulse with slipperiness indicates interior heat, Baitu Tang plus Renshen. Guangji Shu says: Shanghan and warm-heat disease with large-slippery pulse, chills/high fever, irritability, desire to drink, summer heat stroke with fever/aversion to cold, heavy body, great thirst, irritability/sweating, small pulse, cold extremities, epidemic not yet purged, Stomach heat causing spots/rash, bean/wheat pox, post-epidemic unresolved heat, all latent heat, all suitable.
Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, 1.5 liang), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, half liang), Jingsmi (Oryza Sativa, 1.5 he).
Chop coarsely. Decoct in plain water. Adjust and take. Add Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, half liang), named Baitu Tang plus Renshen. Another formula adds Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, 4 liang).

Dachengqi Tang (Major Order the Qi Decoction): Treats Yangming disease with irritability without vomiting, suitable. Yangming disease with slow pulse, sweating without aversion to cold, body weight, abdominal fullness, panting, tidal fever, interior can be attacked, hands/feet continuously sweating indicates hard stool, suitable. Yangming disease with profuse sweating, fluids exiting, dry Stomach, hard stool, likely delirium, suitable. Yangming disease with periodic sweating, unresolved, abdominal fullness/pain, suitable. Yangming-Shaoyin combined disease with spontaneous diarrhea, floating pulse is favorable, slippery-numerous indicates retained food, suitable. Shaoyin disease with dry mouth/tongue, suitable. Shaoyin disease with fine-deep-numerous pulse, disease in interior, cannot induce sweat, suitable. Shaoyin abdominal fullness with constipation, suitable.
Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, half liang, lightly stir-fried), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, 1 liang, processed), Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, one, bran-fried), Mangxiao (Natrii Sulfas, half liang).
Make as infusion. Decoct in plain water. Add Mangxiao near completion, boil again. Remove dregs. Adjust and take.

Xiaochengqi Tang (Minor Order the Qi Decoction): Treats Taiyang disease after vomiting/purging, sweating, slight irritability, frequent urination, hard stool, suitable. Yangming disease with profuse sweating and slight cold indicates exterior unresolved, no tidal fever, do not give. If abdominal fullness with constipation, give sparingly.
Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, 1 liang, lightly stir-fried), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, half liang, processed), Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, one large, roasted).
Chop coarsely. One cup of water, decoct to six parts. Take warm.

Tiaoweichengqi Tang (Regulate the Stomach Order the Qi Decoction): Treats Shanghan after sweating, aversion to cold indicates deficiency; no aversion to cold but heat indicates excess, should purge. Shanghan thirteen days, passed meridian, delirium, should purge. If spontaneous diarrhea, pulse should be faint/cold; if harmonious, indicates interior excess, should purge. Taiyang disease over ten days, epigastric nausea, chest fullness, loose stool, slight abdominal fullness, slight irritability, should purge. Taiyang disease three days, sweating unresolved, steaming heat, should purge.
Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, 1 liang, stir-fried), Mangxiao (Natrii Sulfas, 9 qian), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, half liang, honey-fried).
Chop coarsely. Decoct same method. Adjust and take.

Sini Tang (Four Reversals Decoction): Treats Shaoyin disease with cold feet and deep pulse, urgent warming needed, suitable Sini Tang. If diarrhea with undigested food, interior cold exterior heat, cold extremities, faint pulse nearly imperceptible, grayish body, no aversion to cold, red face, or abdominal pain, dry retching, vomiting pain, continuous diarrhea, pulse not emerging, this decoction governs.
Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, one large, remove skin/navel, cut into four slices), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried, 2 qian), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, roasted, 2 qian).
Cut into two doses. Two cups of water, decoct to one cup. Remove dregs. Take warm.

Lizhong Tang (Regulate the Middle Decoction): Taiyin disease, abdominal pain, or vomiting, inability to eat, or abdominal fullness, or spontaneous diarrhea without thirst, deep-fine-slow pulse.
Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, 2 qian), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 3 qian), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, roasted, 2 qian), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried, 1.5 qian).
One cup of water, decoct to six parts. Remove dregs. Take warm. If making pills, take 1 liang of each, 5 qian Gancao powder, refined honey pills, dissolve in white water.

Huoxiang Zhengqi San (Patchouli Regulating Qi Powder): Treats irregular Qi of four seasons, cold plague, mountain miasma, rain/humidity vapor, or cold invading abdomen causing pain/vomiting/diarrhea, heatstroke/wind invasion causing vomiting/diarrhea, dampness causing heavy body/diarrhea, intolerance to local water/soil, spleen/stomach disharmony, food stagnation re-contracting external cold, headache/chills, or retching/nausea, chest/diaphragm stuffiness, or fever/anhydrosis.
Huoxiang (Agastaches Herba, superior grade), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, medium grade; use Cangzhu for sweating), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, medium grade), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, medium grade), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, medium grade), Fuling (Poria, medium grade), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, medium grade), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, medium grade), Dafupi (Arecae Pericarpium, medium grade), Zisu (Perillae Folium, medium grade), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma).
One cup of water, three slices of fresh ginger. Decoct to six parts. Drink slowly through the mouth.