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[Trichosanthes Fruit and Root]
**Trichosanthes Seed (Gualou Ren)**: Mainly treats moistening of the lungs and heart, lubricating the intestines, and clearing the throat. Used to purge fire, eliminate phlegm accumulation causing hematemesis (vomiting blood). For reducing swelling, use stir-fried; for tonifying deficiency consumption and thirst.

**Trichanthes Root (Gualou Gen/Tianhuafen)**: Mainly treats removing eight types of jaundice from the stomach and intestines, relieving dry lips, dry mouth, periodic fever, and manic disorders. Promotes the free flow of the large and small intestines. Treats menstrual irregularities and insufficient lactation in women. Has effects of reducing swelling, discharging pus, generating flesh, and removing traumatic blood stasis.

**Harvesting and Processing**: Harvest roots in autumn and winter, remove skin, cut into inch-long segments, soak in water, changing water daily for four to five days. Take out, pound into paste, filter through silk cloth, settle the starch, and sun-dry to obtain "Tianhuafen" (Trichosanthes Root Starch).

**Formula 1: Gualou Wan (Trichosanthes Pill)**. Composed of equal parts of Trichosanthes fruit, Hawthorn fruit (Shanzha), Pinellia prepared with ginger juice (Banxia Qu), and Medicated Leaven (Shenqu). Additionally, mix Trichosanthes pulp with Bamboo sap (Zhuli) to form pills the size of wu-tzu seeds. Take 50 pills per dose, washed down with Ginger decoction. Treats cough due to food stagnation.

**Formula 2**: Zhi Shi (Stir-fried with bran), Jie Geng, Banxia in equal parts. Grind into powder, mix with Ginger juice to form pills the size of wu-tzu seeds. Take 50-70 pills per dose after meals, washed down with light Ginger tea. Treats epigastric fullness and pain radiating to the back and flanks, distension, asthma, urgency, and stifling sensation. If fire is severe, add Huang Lian.

**Formula 3: Gualou Tuoli Tang (Trichosanthes Supporting Interior Decoction)**. One Trichosanthes fruit, one tael of Jin Yin Hua (Honeysuckle), three qian each of Su Xiang (Agarwood/Styrax), Gan Cao Jie (Licorice knots), and Mo Yao. Decoct in wine, divide into three doses, consume all within one day. Roast the dregs, grind into powder, make pills the size of bullet seeds using wine paste. Wash down with Dang Gui dissolved in wine. Treats swelling and pain from traumatic injuries that have persisted and are about to suppurate, or sores/ulcers caused by qi and blood stagnation. Taken early, it dissipates; if suppuration has occurred, it promotes spontaneous rupture.

**Formula 4**: Gualou Ren 9 qian, Hua Shi 1.5 qian, Cang Zhu (soaked in rice water and stir-fried), Nan Xing, Chi Shao, Chen Pi each 1 qian, Bai Zhi, Huang Bo, Huang Qin, Huang Lian each 0.5 qian, Sheng Gan Cao 0.2 qian, Sheng Jiang 3 slices. Decoct 3 zhong of water to 1 zhong. Take orally. Treats persistent interior heat after Shang Han Feng (Wind-stroke from trauma) pathogens have entered the interior.

**Formula 5**: Gualou Zi, Lian Qiao, He Shou Wu, Zao Jiao Ren, Niu Bang Zi (lightly stir-fried), Da Huang (lightly stir-fried) each 1 liang. Grind into powder. Take 2 qian per dose, washed down with water. Treats scrofula (Luo Li) in its initial stage with pain, alternating chills and fever, and restlessness of the four limbs.

**Formula 6: Gualou Niubang Tang**. Gualou Ren, Niu Bang Zi (stir-fried and ground), Gualou Hua (flower), Lian Qiao, Zao Jiao Ci, Jin Yin Hua, Sheng Gan Cao, Chen Pi each 1 qian, Qing Pi, Chai Hu each 0.5 qian. Decoct 2 zhong of water to 0.8 zhong, add 1 cup of wine, mix well. Take on an empty stomach. Treats breast abscess (Ru Yong) and breast carbuncle (Ru Ju) with alternating chills and fever.

**Formula 7: Gualou Jian**. One Trichosanthes fruit (remove seeds if ripe, mix with 1 sheng of child's urine, squeeze to extract juice), 1 tael of Su (butter/ghee), 0.1 fen of Sheng Gan Cao (ground), 2 liang of Honey. Slowly boil in a silver pot until resembling thin syrup. Take appropriate amount. Treats prolonged cough in children with mental restlessness; dosage adjusted by age.

**Formula 8: Gualou Xiebai Banxia Tang**. Banxia 5 he, Bai Jiu (white wine) 1 dou. (If no wine, use Zhi Shi and Sheng Jiang). Decoct to obtain 3 sheng. Warm take 1 sheng, three times daily. Treats chest bi (obstruction) where the patient cannot lie flat, and heart pain radiating to the back.

**Formula 9: Gualou Muli San**. Gualou Gen and Mu Li in equal parts. Grind into powder. Take appropriate amount per dose, washed down with water. Treats persistent thirst after illness.

**Formula 10: Gualou Gen Tang**. Gualou Gen 4 liang, Mai Dong, Ren Shen each 3 liang, Da Zao 20 pieces. Cut up, decoct 8 sheng of water to obtain 2.5 sheng. Divide into three doses. Treats postpartum blood-deficiency thirst.

**Another Formula**: Gualou Gen 1 qian, Shi Gao 2 qian (crushed), Ge Gen 1.5 qian, Ren Shen, Zhi Gan Cao, Fang Feng each 0.5 qian. Decoct in water and drink.

**Formula 11**: Gualou Gen, Gui Zhi, Sheng Jiang, Bai Shao each 3 liang, Zhi Gan Cao 2 liang, Da Zao 12 pieces. Cut up, decoct 9 sheng of water with mild fire to obtain 3 sheng. Divide into three warm doses. Induce slight sweating. If sweat does not occur, drink hot porridge to assist. Treats Taiyang channel Jing disease (spasm/stiffness).

**Formula 12: Gualou Tang**. Gualou Gen 3 liang, Sang Piao Xiao, Zhi Gan Cao, Huang Lian, Sheng Jiang each 2 liang, Ren Shen 3 liang, Da Zao 50 pieces. Decoct 7 sheng of water to obtain 2.5 sheng. Divide into three doses. Treats frequent urination and thirst after childbirth. Avoid pork and cold water.

**Formula 13: Gualou Qumai Wan**. Gualou Gen 2 liang, Qumai Sui (end), honey pills the size of wu-tzu seeds. Take 2-3 pills per dose, washed down with rice soup, three times daily. If ineffective, increase to 7-8 pills. Stop when urination becomes smooth and abdomen feels warm. Treats difficult urination with fluid retention, thirst, and cold abdomen.

**Formula 14: Tianhua San**. Gualou Pi (peel) 1 zhan, decoct to 0.7 zhan. Take warm on an empty stomach. If not drinking alcohol, decoct in water with a little yellow wine. Treats swelling and pain of the external kidneys (testicles). Gualou Pi has similar functions to Gualou Ren but is milder; it can clear lung fire and is suitable for cough with thirst.

[Pueraria Root]
**Ge Gen (Kudzu Root)**: Mainly treats thirst (Xiao Ke), releases the muscle layer, disperses stagnant fire, breaks blood, and discharges pus. Raw use may cause abortion.

**Ge Gen Hua (Flower)**: Mainly treats intestinal wind bleeding, dispels wind.

**Formula 15**: Ge Gen, Ban Chao (partially fried - *note: text ambiguous, likely refers to specific processing*), Guan Zhong, Gan Cao, Jiang Xi Dou Chi each 2 qian. Grind, take 3-5 qian per dose, decoct in water. Treats seasonal toxic heat with swelling/pain and harmonized bowel/bladder functions.

**Formula 16: Ge Gen Maidong San**. Gan Ge, Mai Dong each 1 qian, Shi Gao, Sheng Ma, Chi Shao in equal parts. Decoct 1 zhan of water to 0.7 zhan. Take. Clears pathogenic heat from lungs and stomach.

**Formula 17: Ge Gen San**. Ge Gen, Huang Qin, Sheng Ma, Mai Dong, Gualou Gen, Chi Shao, Zhi Zi Ren, Sheng Di each 1 qian, Huang Qin 7.5 qian (*Note: Huang Qin listed twice in source*), Sheng Gan Cao 5 qian. Cut finely, take 4 qian per dose, decoct 1 zhong of water to 0.7 zhong. Treats symptoms such as dry vomiting.

**Formula 18: Ge Gen Tang**. Ge Gen 4 liang, Ma Huang 3 liang, Gui Zhi, Bai Shao, Zhi Gan Cao, Sheng Jiang, Da Zao (split) in equal amounts (implied standard proportions). Cut up, decoct 1 dou of water. First decoct Ma Huang and Ge Gen, reduce by 2 sheng, skim foam. Add other herbs, decoct to 3 sheng, strain. Take. Induce slight sweating. Treats concurrent Taiyang and Yangming diseases, presenting as diarrhea or vomiting, or scanty urination, or fever without sweat, or spasms.

**Another Formula**: Ge Gen 2 qian, Zhi Zi Ren, Zhi Shi (stir-fried with bran), Dou Chi each 1 qian. Treats Wine Jaundice.

**Another Formula**: Ge Gen 2 qian, Chi Shao 1.5 qian, Chi Fu Ling, Jie Zi, Fang Feng, Bo He in equal parts. Add Lian Qiao, Sheng Di, Dan Pi, Niu Bang Zi if fire is excessive.

**Formula 19: Ge Gen Jieji Tang**. Ge Gen, Zhi Gan Cao each 2 liang. Cut up, decoct 8 sheng of water. First decoct Ge Gen, reduce by 2 sheng, add other herbs, decoct to 2 sheng, strain. Divide into two warm doses. Treats Yangming disease with high fever and diarrhea, or wheezing with sweating, and hot wheezing in habitual drinkers.

**Formula 20: Ge Gen Jupi Tang**. Ge Gen, Jupi, Xing Ren, Zhi Mu (stir-fried), Huang Qin, Ma Huang, Zhi Gan Cao each 5 qian. Cut finely, take 3 qian per dose, decoct in water. Treats vomiting of clear fluid, and measles/chickenpox conditions.

**Formula 21: Ge Hua Jiedu Yin**. Ge Hua, Huang Qin (stir-fried black), Xuan Shen, Dang Gui, Long Dan Cao (stir-fried), Yin Chen, Gan Cao, Shu Di, Fu Ling, Zhi Zi Ren, Lian Qiao, Che Qian Zi in equal parts. Decoct 2 cups of water to 0.8 cup, strain. Take after meals. Treats yellow eyes and blurred vision.

**Formula 22: Ge Hua Cheng Ting Tang**. Ge Hua, Bai Dou Kou, Suo Sha Ren (stir-fried) each 5 qian, Qing Pi, Lian Hua each 3 qian, Mu Xiang 0.5 qian, Ju Hong, Ren Shen, Zhu Ling, Bai Fu Ling each 1.5 qian, Shen Qu (stir-fried), Ze Xie, Gan Jiang, Bai Zhu (stir-fried) each 2 qian. Treats headache, irritability, epigastric oppression, trembling of hands and feet, difficult urination, and diarrhea. Frequent administration to induce sweating leads to recovery.