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Jieji Sanbiao Method (Muscle-Releasing and Surface-Dispersing Method): Used to treat conditions where wind pathogen injures the Wei-Qi (Defensive Qi), presenting with symptoms such as headache, aversion to wind, fever, and sweating.
Tender Cinnamon Twig (Guizhi) White Peony Root (Baishao) Powdered Licorice Root (Fen Gancao) Fresh Ginger (Shengjiang) Jujube (Dazao)
Decoct in water and take orally.
This is Zhang Zhongjing's Guizhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction), used to treat conditions of wind injuring the Wei-Qi. Shu Chiyan stated: Cinnamon Twig travels to the exterior of the Taiyang (Greater Yang) channel, specifically driving out wind from the Wei division; White Peony Root harmonizes Yin and protects Ying-Qi (Nutritive Qi); Licorice Root regulates the Middle Jiao and clears heat; Ginger is pungent and disperses; Jujube is sweet and harmonizes. Together, they promote the flow of Spleen fluids, thereby harmonizing Ying and Wei.

Weixin Qingjie Method (Mild Pungent and Light Resolving Method): Used to treat conditions of being covered by wind (Mao Feng), presenting with mild headache, nasal congestion, and cough.
Perilla Stem (Zisu Geng) Mint Stem (Bohe Geng) Burdock Seed (Niubangzi) Bitter Platycodon Root (Ku Jiegeng) Trichosanthes Peel (Gualou Qiao) Tangerine Peel (Guang Juhong, white part removed)
Decoct in water and take orally.
Among newly acquired wind pathogens, "Mao" (being covered/exposed to wind) is the mildest, and can only be treated with mild pungent and light agents. Wind covers the skin and hair, which are the exterior union of the Lung; therefore, Perilla and Mint are used to diffuse Lung Qi. Stems are used instead of leaves because their pungency is mild and force is thin. Generally, wind is a Yang pathogen that easily transforms into fire, so pungent-warm medicines should not be overused. Thus, Burdock Seed (pungent-cool) and Platycodon Root (pungent-neutral) are added to resolve the exterior of the Taiyin (Lung). Additionally, the lightness of Trichosanthes Peel and the penetrating quality of Tangerine Peel help unblock Lung Qi. Once the Qi mechanism is unblocked, the condition of Mao naturally resolves.

Shunqi Soufeng Method (Qi-Smoothing and Wind-Searching Method): Used to treat wind pathogen invading the meridians, resulting in hemiplegia and dysfunction of sinews and bones.
Aucklandia Root (Tai Wuyao) Aged Tangerine Peel (Chen Jupi) Gastrodia Rhizome (Tianma) Perilla Leaf (Zisu) Chrysanthemum Flower (Gan Juhua) Ginseng Rootlets (Shentiao) Honey-fried Licorice Root (Zhi Gancao) Chinese Quince Fruit (Xuan Mugua)
Add Mulberry Twig (Sangzhi) three qian as a guiding drug, decoct in water, and take orally.
This method follows the principle of the ancient Fangfeng Yunqi San (Wind-Protecting Qi-Regulating Powder) to treat diseases where wind pathogen strikes the meridians. Ye Tianshi said: Meridians belong to Qi. Therefore, Aucklandia and Tangerine Peel are advanced to smooth Qi; Gastrodia, Perilla, and Chrysanthemum are used to search out wind. The Classics state: Where the pathogen gathers, the Qi must be deficient. Thus, Ginseng and Licorice are added to support the Righteous Qi; Chinese Quince is added to benefit sinews and bones, and Mulberry Twig to facilitate the function of the left and right limbs.

Huoxue Qufeng Method (Blood-Invigorating and Wind-Expelling Method): Used to treat wind pathogen striking the collaterals, presenting with deviation of the mouth and eye, and insensitivity of the skin and flesh.
Whole Angelica Sinensis Root (Quang Danggui, stir-fried with wine) Sichuan Lovage Rhizome (Chuanxiong) White Peony Root (Baishao, stir-fried with wine) Gentiana Macrophylla Root (Qinjiao) Winter Mulberry Leaf (Dongsangye) Spatholobus Stem Gum (Jixueteng Jiao)
Add Tangerine Network (Jueluo) two qian, decoct, and take.
This is the method for treating wind pathogen striking the collaterals. Ye Tianshi said: Collaterals belong to Blood. Therefore, Spatholobus and Sichuan Lovage are used to invigorate blood, which aligns with the ancient saying that treating wind requires nourishing blood; when blood flows, wind extinguishes itself. The Classics state: When Ying-Qi is deficient, there is insensitivity. Thus, Angelica and White Peony are used to tonify Ying-Blood to treat insensitivity. Qinjiao is a moistening agent among wind-dispelling drugs and a tonifying agent among dispersing drugs; it can invigorate blood and nourish sinews. Mulberry Leaf is the essence of the Ji Star; the Ji Star likes wind, and wind Qi connects to the Liver; it is best at nourishing blood and expelling wind. These two herbs are indeed crucial agents for wind striking the collaterals. Furthermore, Tangerine Network is added to reach the collaterals; when collaterals are unblocked and blood circulates, the wind pathogen naturally resolves, and facial deviation heals.

Xuanqiao Daotan Method (Orifice-Unblocking and Phlegm-Guiding Method): Used to treat wind pathogen striking the Zang and Fu organs, as well as conditions like fainting during malaria attacks.
Polygala Root (Yuanzhi, heart removed) Acorus Rhizome (Shi Changpu) Himalayan Milky Way Seed (Tianzhuhuang) Apricot Seed (Xingren, skin and tip removed, crushed) Trichosanthes Fruit (Gualoushi, crushed) Silkworm (Jiangcan, fried) Gleditsia Sinensis Fruit Charcoal (Zaojiao Tan)
Decoct in water, take warm.
For wind pathogen striking the Zang and Fu organs, this method is appropriate. If wind strikes the meridians, the Shunqi Soufeng Method can be used; if it strikes the collaterals, the Huoxue Qufeng Method can be used. Now, since it strikes the Zang and Fu, no simple wind-dispelling drug is applicable. It is evident that for conditions of Zang-striking such as coma and muteness, flaccid lips, and drooling, and Fu-striking such as coma with inability to recognize people and obstruction of urination and defecation, the Xuanqiao Daotan Method is indeed suitable. In the formula, Tianzhuhuang, Yuanzhi, and Shi Changpu unblock the orifices and resolve speech disorders; Xingren and Gualoushi guide phlegm and moisten the intestines; Jiangcan transforms stroke-phlegm; Zaojiao Tong opens the upper and lower orifices. This one method serves two purposes. Fearing its strength may be insufficient, for Fu-striking, add Baishun Wan; for Zang-striking, add Niuhuang Wan. Apply according to the method to avoid errors.

Xinwen Jiebiao Method (Pungent-Warm Surface-Resolving Method): (See above)
Xinliang Jiebiao Method (Pungent-Cool Surface-Resolving Method): (See above)
Qingre Baojin Method (Heat-Clearing and Fluid-Preserving Method): (See above)

Liangjie Taiyang Method (Dual-Resolving Taiyang Method): Used to treat damp-wind conditions, presenting with headache, heavy body, painful joints, and inadequate urination.
Cinnamon Twig (Guizhi) Notopterygium Rhizome (Qianghuo) Saposhnikovia Root (Fangfeng) Poria (Fuling) Alisma Rhizome (Zexie) Coix Seed (Sheng Yiren) Bitter Platycodon Root (Ku Jiegeng)
Decoct in running water and take.
This method dual-resolves the wind-damp pathogen of the Taiyang. Wind pathogen is formless and resides externally; therefore, Cinnamon Twig, Notopterygium, and Saposhnikovia are used to resolve the Taiyang exterior, allowing wind to exit via sweat. Damp pathogen is tangible and resides internally; therefore, Poria, Alisma, and Coix Seed are used to leach out dampness from the interior of the Bladder, allowing dampness to exit via urine. Additionally, Platycodon Root connects Heaven Qi to Earth Dao, capable of diffusing upward and descending downward, enabling the wind-damp pathogen to be resolved separately from the exterior and interior. Zhang Xuyuan stated that although damp-wind diseases should generally be resolved through sweating, if wind exceeds damp, damp can go with wind. However, if damp exceeds wind, this method is suitable for treatment.