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Indicated for inducing sweating, releasing the exterior, relieving restlessness, and directing rebellious Qi downward. For headache due to Cold Damage (Shanghan), absence of sweating in Cold Damage, residual toxins of Cold Damage, epidemic febrile diseases, bone-steaming fever, and urinary issues. This herb induces sweating when combined with scallion; causes vomiting when combined with salt; treats wind disorders when combined with wine; treats dysentery when combined with wild leek (Xie); stops sweating when stir-fried until cooked. Congchi Decoction: Scallion white (Congbai) at a quantity sufficient to fill the tiger's mouth (approx. 3-5 cm), Fermented Soybean (Douchi) one sheng. Add three sheng of water, decoct to obtain one sheng. Take in one dose. If sweating does not occur, prepare another dose. Add Pueraria Root (Gegen) three liang. If still no sweating, add Ephedra Herb (Mahuang) three liang. Treats absence of sweating in Cold Damage. Wuxi Powder: Light-colored Fermented Soybean (Danshi) worth ten wen, Garlic (roasted) two cloves. Pound together and form pills the size of wu zi seeds. Take twenty pills with decoction of Coriander seed soup, twice daily. Treats internal toxicity causing lower rectal bleeding. Another prescription: Fermented Soybean and Scallion white, half sheng each. Add two sheng of water, boil to one sheng. Take in one dose. Treats illness caused by excessive alcohol consumption.

Preparation method: On an auspicious day during the Three Fu periods, take one hundred jin of white flour. Mix with fresh juices of Green Wormwood (Qinghao), Cocklebur Herb (Canger), Wild Smartweed (Yeliao), Almond paste, and Red Bean powder, three sheng each. Form into cakes. Wrap with leaves or Paper Mulberry leaves (Chuye). Process similarly to making Jianghuang (fermented soybean cake). Wait for yellow mold to grow. Sun-dry and store for use. The older, the better. Indicated for promoting Qi circulation, digesting food, resolving phlegm, strengthening the Spleen, opening the appetite, and directing Qi downward. For Huoluan (cholera-like disorder), abdominal distension, abdominal pain, stagnation accumulation, red and white dysentery, and regurgitation. Shenqu Wan: Shenqu, Atractylodes Rhizome (Baizhu), Prepared Aconite Root (Fuzi, peeled and de-veined), Immature Bitter Orange (Zhishi, bran-fried), Chebula Fruit (Helile), Cinnamon Twig (Guixin), Zanthoxylum Fruit (Shizhuyu), Aucklandia Root (Muxiang), Tangerine Peel (Chenpi), Ginseng Radix (Renshen), each one liang. Platycodon Root (Jiegeng), Prepared Ginger (Ganjiang, prepared), each five qian. Grind into powder. Use wine-boiled wheat paste to form pills the size of wu zi seeds. Take thirty pills per dose with ginger soup on an empty stomach, twice daily. Treats women's blood-wind pathogen attacking the Spleen and Stomach, causing abdominal and hypochondriac distension and fullness, and loss of appetite. Shenqu San: Shenqu, Tangerine Peel (Chenpi), Rhubarb Root (Dahuang, wrapped in paper and roasted until cooked), White Peony Root (Shaoyao), each one qian two fen five li. Platycodon Root (Jiegeng), Szechwan Lovage Rhizome (Chuanxiong), Prepared Magnolia Bark (Noupu), Immature Bitter Orange (Zhike, bran-fried), Poria (Baifuling), each two qian five fen. Ginseng Radix (Renshen) one qian five fen. Honey-fried Licorice Root (Zhi Cao) five qian. Grind into powder. Take one qian per dose with sliced ginger, decocted in water. Treats various types of childhood malnutrition (Gan syndrome). Yangshi Wan: Shenqu six liang, Malt (Maiya, stir-fried) three liang, Prepared Ginger (Ganjiang, prepared) four liang, Dried Plum Flesh (Wumei, baked) four [liang - text implies quantity]. Grind into powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of wu zi seeds. Take fifty pills per dose with rice water, three times daily. Treats deficiency of both Spleen and Stomach, inability to digest food, chest and diaphragm stuffiness, persisting for years. Jian Shenqu (The best is produced by Kaiyuan Temple in Jinjiang, Fujian). Preparation method: Prepared Magnolia Bark (Noupu), Aucklandia Root (Muxiang), Winter Atractylodes (Dongzhu), Green Tangerine Peel (Qingpi), Areca Seed (Binglang), Pueraria Root (Gegen), Poria Peel (Fulingpi), Bupleurum Root (Chaihu), Platycodon Root (Jiegeng), two liang each. Clove Flower Bud (Dingxiang), Cardamom Seed (Baidoukou), Licorice Root (Gancao), Ephedra Herb (Mahuang), Szechwan Lovage Rhizome (Chuanxiong), Papaya (Mugua), Agarwood (Chenxiang), Perilla Leaf (Baizisu Rou), Nutmeg (Rouguo), Sandarac Wood (Tanxiang), Amomum Fruit (Suosharen), Gentian Root (Zuoqinjiao), Tsaoko Cardamom Seed (Caoguoren), Angelica Dahurica (Baizhi), each one liang. Tangerine Peel (Guangpi), Pinellia Tuber (Banxia), Radish Seed (Laifuzi), Apricot Kernel (Guang Xingren), each three liang. Malt (Maiya), Rice Sprout (Guya), Hawthorn Fruit (Shanzha Rou, all stir-fried), each four liang. Coarsely grind all ingredients. Mix with ginger juice and Shenqu paste to form blocks. Each block weighs three to four qian. Decoct in water and take one block per dose. Indicated for releasing the exterior, dispersing accumulation, resolving phlegm, opening the appetite, strengthening the Spleen, stopping diarrhea, reducing swelling, treating plague epidemics, miasma, wind-cold, summerheat-dampness, common cold, headache, dizziness, Huoluan, vomiting, acid regurgitation, cough, food stagnation, abdominal pain, and red and white dysentery. Note: This herb treats many diseases, but is most suitable for Spleen and Stomach disorders. It is also suitable for those suffering from acclimatization problems.