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Kushen San (Sophora Root Powder): Treats manic restlessness and Jie Xiong syndrome (chest binding syndrome, characterized by chest fullness and pain). Grind Sophorae Radix (Kushen) into powder, mix with yellow wine, and take three qian. It can be taken regardless of whether the patient has already sweated or not.

Huafen Jian (Trichosanthes Decoction): Treats vexation and thirst. Boil Trichosanthis Radix (Huafen) to make a thick juice for drinking. First, mix Phyllostachyris Caulis Succus (Zhuli) with water, boil together with silver, collect the clear liquid, chill it in ice, drink this chilled liquid, and then take this decoction.

Another Prescription: Treats dry mouth. Take one zhong of fresh lotus root juice, add an appropriate amount of raw honey, mix well, and sip slowly.

Zhuli Yin (Bamboo Sap Drink): Treats irritability. Warm the Bamboo Sap slightly, drink small amounts frequently, cover thickly after taking the medicine to induce sweating.

Another Prescription: Treats dry mouth. Mix equal parts of fresh lotus root juice, Rehmanniae Radix (Sheng Dihuang) juice, and child's urine, and drink frequently.

Jingkang Yiren Fang (Prescription from a Strange Man during Jingkang): (Written by a strange man during the great epidemic in the capital in the second year of Jingkang.) Treats edema caused by plague, and also treats Da Tou Wen (Big Head Plague, an epidemic disease characterized by swelling and redness of the head and face).
Black Soybean (Er he, stir-fried until cooked) Zhi Gancao (Licorice Root, two cun)
Use two zhong of water, sip occasionally.
Jin's Note: This is exactly Gancao Heidou Tang (Licorice and Black Soybean Decoction). Ancient texts state that soybeans can detoxify all medicines, and Licorice Root is also a detoxifying herb. Plague is gathered from toxic vapors, hence this prescription achieves efficacy. The prescription uses Zhi Gancao (Honey-fried Licorice), but in my opinion, it would be better to use Sheng Gancao (Raw Licorice), as frying adds tonifying properties. There was a person who ate poisonous mushrooms and was near death; using half a jin of Raw Licorice and several handfuls of black soybeans, boiled strongly and灌ed (force-fed) in large quantities, they survived. This fully demonstrates its great detoxifying power. Another saying holds that the chilled beverage method is effective.
For head and facial swelling, use two liang of Lonicerae Japonicae Flos (Yinhua) and one liang of Raw Licorice, decoct and take orally. Adding a little yellow wine is also acceptable.

Qingdai Yin (Indigo Decoction): Treats swelling of both cheeks and Fa Yi (mumps or submandibular lymphadenitis).
Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis, five fen) Gancao (Licorice Root, two qian) Yinhua (Lonicerae Japonicae Flos, five qian) Gualuo (Trichosanthis Fructus, half a fruit)
Decoct with water and wine, and take orally.

Shi Ji Yin Zhong (Genital Swelling due to Epidemic Disease): Scrotum and penis shaft feel hot. Boar excrement (Yangshi) and Phellodendri Cortex (Huangbai) are boiled to make a wash solution for external application.

Gan Zhigao (Dry Fat Ointment): Treats Hou Bi Zhong Tong (Throat closure with swelling and pain). Belamcandae Rhizoma (Shegan) and Pig Fat (Zhuzhi), each one liang, are fried together until charred, filtered, cooled, and sucked like a date-sized piece.

Another Prescription: Treats sore throat due to heat disease. Sucking Child's Urine stops the pain immediately.

(For those who drink excessive water.)
Pipa Maogen Jian (Loquat Leaf and Imperata Decoction)
Pipaye (Loquat Leaf, remove hairs thoroughly, fry until fragrant) Maogen (Imperatae Rhizoma, five qian each)
Decoct, and drink frequently in small amounts.