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Shengma Tang (Cinnamon Twig and Cimicifuga Decoction): Treats fever in children when smallpox/rubella has not yet erupted.
Ingredients: Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae), Gegen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma).
Preparation: Cut the herbs into pieces, decoct with water, and take orally.
Note: This formula consists of herbs belonging to the Foot-Taiyang and Foot-Yangming meridians.

Qian's Sisheng San (Four Holy Powders by Dr. Qian): Treats slow or incomplete eruption of smallpox/rubella.
Ingredients: Zicao (Arnebiae Radix seu Lithospermi Radix), Mutong (Akebiae Caulis), Zhigancao (Prepared Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Chao Zhike (Stir-fried Aurantii Fructus Immaturus).
Preparation: Equal parts ground into a coarse powder. Take one qian per dose, decoct with water. Chen Shi added Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) to this formula.
Note: This formula consists of herbs belonging to the Foot-Yangming and Hand-Taiyin meridians.

Tiao Gan San (Liver-Regulating Powder): To be taken when smallpox/rubella is abundant, to prevent the toxin from invading the eyes.
Ingredients: Shengxi (Raw Rhinoceros Horn; note: substitute with Buffalo Horn in modern practice), Longdancao (Gentianae Radix), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex), Goutengzi (Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), Gualou (Trichosanthis Fructus), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma).
Preparation: Ground into a coarse powder. Take two qian per dose, decoct with water after meals.
Note: This formula consists of herbs belonging to the Hand-Taiyin and Foot-Yangming meridians. It is indispensable for cases of excess syndrome both internally and externally.

Huadu Tang (Toxin-Dissolving Decoction): Treats smallpox that has erupted but fails to spread fully.
Ingredients: Zicaorong (Arnebiae Radix seu Lithospermi Radix), Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae), Zhigancao (Prepared Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) in equal proportions.
Preparation: Cut into pieces, add 50 grains of Jingmi (Oryza Sativa Germen), decoct with water, and take.
Note: This formula consists of herbs belonging to the Foot-Yangming meridian.

Niuzangzi Tang (Burdock Seed Decoction): Treats smallpox that desires to erupt but cannot penetrate the skin, accompanied by skin heat, red eyes, irritability, and difficulty in the throat.
Ingredients: Chao Niuzangzi (Stir-fried Arctii Fructus), Jingjiesui (Schizonepetae Spica), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix).
Preparation: Ground into a fine powder. Take with boiling water. If Fangfeng is removed, it is named Xiaodu San (Toxin-Dispersing Powder).
Note: This formula consists of herbs belonging to the Foot-Taiyang and Foot-Shaoyang meridians. In the initial discussion of warm and neutral formulas, this refers to such categories.

Huoxue San (Blood-Invigorating Powder): Treats smallpox that fails to spread fully.
Ingredients: Chao Baishaoyao (Stir-fried White Peony Root).
Preparation: Ground into powder. Mix with wine for administration. If abdominal pain occurs, mix with warm water.
Note: This is a pure formula for the Foot-Taiyin meridian. Haizang stated that Zhang Hezhi treated incomplete eruption of the limbs by adding Fangfeng, achieving excellent results.

Xijiao Dihuang Tang (Rhinoceros Horn and Rehmannia Decoction): Treats excessive eruption of smallpox/rubella leading to hematochezia or epistaxis.
Ingredients: Xijiao (Hornis Rhinocerotis; note: substitute with Cornu Bubali in modern practice), Shengdihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Recens), Chi Shao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra), Mudanpi (Moutan Cortex).
Preparation: Cut into pieces. For three-year-old children, take one to two qian, decoct with water, and take.
Note: This formula consists of herbs belonging to the Foot-Taiyin, Foot-Shaoyin, and Hand-Taiyin meridians.

Gegen Maidong San (Kudzu and Ophiopogon Powder): Treats pediatric heat-toxic macules and sores where excessive eruption causes mental restlessness and oppression.
Ingredients: Gegen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix), Maidong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) each 3 qian; Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) 2 qian; Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum) half liang; Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Fuling (Poria) each 2 qian; Chi Shao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra) 1 qian.
Preparation: Cut into pieces. Take three qian per dose, decoct with water, and take.
Note: This formula consists of herbs belonging to the Foot-Yangming and Hand-Taiyin meridians.

Lianqiao San (Forsythia Powder): Treats fever caused by sores and pox.
Ingredients: Lianqiao (Forsythiae Fructus), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma).
Preparation: Ground into powder, decoct with water, and take.
Note: This treats heat located on the exterior without cold extremities (Jue), belonging to the Foot-Shaoyang meridian.

Rusheng Yinzi (Like-Sage Infusion): Treats soreness and swelling of the throat due to toxin attack from smallpox/rubella.
Ingredients: Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Chao Niuzangzi (Stir-fried Arctii Fructus) each 1 liang; Maidong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) half liang.
Preparation: Ground into powder. Decoct with Zhu Ye (Bambusa Leaves), take two to three qian per dose.
Note: This formula consists of herbs belonging to the Hand-Taiyin and Hand-Shaoyin meridians.

Jiedu Fangfeng Tang (Detoxifying Saposhnikovia Decoction)
Ingredients: Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Digupi (Lycii Cortex), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), Jingjie (Schizonepetae Herba), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus), Niuzangzi (Arctii Fructus) each half liang.
Preparation: Ground into a coarse powder. Take four to five qian per dose, decoct with water, and take.
Note: This formula consists of herbs belonging to the Hand-Taiyin and Foot-Taiyin meridians.

Zhenya Tang (True Tooth Decoction): Treats black depression of smallpox/rubella lesions.
Ingredients: Renya (Human Teeth) two pieces, burned until carbonized but retaining efficacy (Cunxing), with a small amount of Shexiang (Moschus).
Preparation: Ground into powder. Take down with Zicao Shengma Tang (Arnebia-Cimicifuga Decoction).

Yuyuan Yuanfang Wuji San (Imperial Pharmacy Office Priceless Powder): Treats smallpox/rubella that does not erupt, turns black/depressed, and approaches death.
Ingredients: Human feces, cat feces, pig feces, dog feces, burned to ash in the twelfth lunar month.
Preparation: Ground into powder. Take one "zi" (a very small measure) per dose, mixed with honey water. Adjust dosage according to age and size.
Note: These two formulas are drastic measures (Jie Ji) for critical conditions.

Danggui Wan (Angelica Pill): Treats smallpox/rubella where the patient can eat but suffers from constipation.
Ingredients: Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) half liang; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) 1 qian; Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) each 2.5 qian.
Preparation: First, boil Danggui into a paste. Add the powders of the other three ingredients to form pills. Gradually increase the dose until bowel movement is achieved.
Note: This formula consists of herbs belonging to the Foot-Yangming and Foot-Jueyin meridians.

Zao Bian Baixiang Wan (Date-Transformed Baixiang Pill)
Ingredients: Qu Gu Hongya Daji (Red-stemmed Euphorbia without bone) 1 liang; Qingzhou Zao (Qingzhou Dates) pitted, 30 pieces.
Preparation: Simmer together in one bowl of water until the water is exhausted. Remove Daji. Dry the dates by baking. Form into doses. Start with a small dose and gradually increase until bowel movement is achieved.
Note: This formula belongs to the Foot-Shaoyin meridian.

Chen's Yigong San (Chen's Extraordinary Merit Powder): Treats pediatric smallpox/rubella during the crusting phase, presenting with warmth in the head but cold toes, abdominal distension, diarrhea, thirst, rapid breathing, lack of strong fever, mental confusion, restlessness, sighing while lying down, irritability, teeth grinding.
Ingredients: Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) 3.5 qian; Guanzi Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex) 2 qian; Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) 3.5 qian; Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) 2.5 qian; Fuling (Poria) 2 qian; Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium); Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) 2.5 qian; Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) 2 qian; Banxia (Pinelliae Tuber) 1.5 qian; Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos); Roudoukou (Myristicae Semen) 2.5 qian; Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) 1.5 qian.
Preparation: Ground into a coarse powder. Take two to three qian per dose, decoct with water, adding Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) and Zao (Jujubae Fructus).
Note: This formula consists of herbs belonging to the Foot-Taiyang, Foot-Shaoyin, Foot-Jueyin, Hand-Taiyin, and Foot-Taiyin meridians.

Careful Note: The above formulas for treating smallpox/rubella employ various methods including ascending and dispersing, spleen-tonifying, blood-cooling, fire-purging, spirit-clearing, purgation, middle-warming, and drastic rescue. Students should select appropriately based on the condition.

Ju Fang Liangge San (Standard Bureau Cooling Chest Powder): Treats smallpox/rubella that has erupted, accompanied by fever, thirst, excess pulse, mental oppression, and constipation.
Source: See the "Fire Gate" chapter.

Careful Note: Once sores/ulcers have erupted, there are differences in cold, heat, warmth, and coolness, as well as variations in physical constitution and qi deficiency or excess. The above two formulas should be selected according to the pulse and symptoms, possessing the effect of bringing the dying back to life. They belong to the Foot-Yangming meridian category.

Digupi Niuzangzi Tang (Baile Lily Bark and Burdock Seed Decoction): This formula adds Digupi (Lycii Cortex) to the base formula.
Jiegeng Gancao Niuzangzi Tang (Platycodon, Licorice, and Burdock Seed Decoction)
Jiegeng Gancao Zhizi Tang (Platycodon, Licorice, and Gardenia Decoction)
Fangfeng Shaoyao Gancao Tang (Saposhnikovia, Peony, and Licorice Decoction): These three herbs treat the syndromes mentioned previously.
Shengma Jia Zicao Tang (Cimicifuga Plus Arnebia Decoction): Shengma Tang plus Zicao.
Jingjie Gancao Fangfeng Tang (Schizonepeta, Licorice, and Saposhnikovia Decoction): These three herbs treat the syndromes mentioned previously.
Zicao Gancao Zhike Tang (Arnebia, Licorice, and Aurantium Decoction): Sisheng San minus Mutong.
Lianqiao Fangfeng Tang (Forsythia and Saposhnikovia Decoction): Previous Lianqiao San minus Zhizi.
The syndromes treated by all the above are discussed in the preceding text.