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Treats the condition of Yang Qi trapped within Yin (Yin Zhong Fu Yang).
Shihuang (Lapis Aureum, imported from overseas) 1 liang, Shuiyin (Hydrargyrum) 1 liang, Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, with white pith removed), Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride, with white pith removed), each 0.5 liang, ground into fine powder.
First, melt Shihuang in a diaozi (a type of porcelain or metal crucible for decoction). Then add Shuiyin and stir vigorously with an iron rod until uniform and no visible mercury droplets remain. Pour into a black tea bowl, grind finely, then mix evenly with the two powdered herbs. Use thick wheat paste as a binder to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills per dose. If accompanied by irritability, take with cold salt water. If it is a Yin-cold pattern, take with cold mugwort water.
In previous years, my fellow townsman Li Xindao fell ill. His six pulses were deep and imperceptible; pressing deeply to the bone revealed a deep, tight, and forceful pulse. He suffered from headache, warm body, irritability, and cold fingertips.
This pattern involves... [Text fragment/corruption here, likely describing true cold/false heat or yin-yang separation].

Treats women and unmarried girls suffering from Shanghan (Cold Damage) with fever, or alternating chills and fever, where menstruation has just begun or just ended; during the day consciousness is clear, but at night they speak deliriously, seeing ghosts. It also treats postpartum lochia that begins to flow but suddenly stops.
Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, 1 liang 1 fen, with sprouts removed and washed), Renshen (Ginseng Radix, with rhizome removed), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, washed seven times in boiling water), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, with skin removed), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried).
Grind the above herbs into coarse powder. For each dose, use 5 qian, add 2 zhan of water, 5 slices of fresh ginger, and 2 jujubes. Decoct together until 8 fen remains, strain, and take warm.
During the Xinhai year, residing in Piling, the sister of Wang Zhongli, a school official, suffered from Shanghan with alternating chills and fever. At night, she appeared possessed by spirits. After six or seven days, she suddenly became comatose, with rattling phlegm sounds like sawing, trismus (lockjaw), eyes closed and unresponsive. The condition was critical. I was summoned to examine her. I asked: "At the onset of illness, did your menstruation begin?" The family replied: "Menstruation had just started, but ceased when the illness began. After one or two days, chills and fever developed. She was quiet during the day but had 'spiritual disturbances' at night." From yesterday... [Text fragment] ...during the day... chest... After about two hours, phlegm drained, she slept, regained consciousness, and was then given Xiao Chai Hu Jia Di Huang Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction plus Rehmannia Pill). After three doses, the fever subsided, and she recovered without sweating. (Yi Xi San is attached at the end of the volume.)
I also recall a woman suffering from Re Ru Xue Shi (Heat Entering the Blood Chamber). The physician failed to recognize this and used blood-nourishing and qi-regulating herbs. After several days of nourishment, it transformed into Xue Jie Xiong (Blood Stasis Blocking the Chest). Someone advised using the aforementioned formula. I said: "Using Xiao Chai Hu Tang is now too late; it cannot be administered. If necessary, there is one alternative: puncture the Qimen acupoint." I am not skilled in acupuncture, so I requested someone proficient... [Text fragment] ...struggle between pathogenic and righteous Qi... delirium... formula... modern... book Hai Ge San treats Blood Stasis Blocking the Chest.
Qimen (Liv-14) consists of two points, located in the second intercostal space directly below the nipples. This point is the intersection of the Liver Meridian, Spleen Meridian, and Yin Linking Vessel. In women with Shanghan, if the condition persists beyond the menstrual period, Qimen should be punctured to prevent transmission. Depth of insertion: 4 fen. It also treats vexation and heat in the chest, Ben Tun (Roving Pig) moving up and down, cholera-like diarrhea, abdominal hardness, wheezing inability to lie flat, accumulation of Qi under the hypochondrium, residual postpartum diseases, inability to eat, distension and fullness in the chest and hypochondrium, and severe pain in the heart region. Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.