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Discussion on Treating Heart Pain, Upper Heat and Lower Cold, Distension and Fullness of Both Hypochondria, Stomach Qi, Spleen Failure to Transform Food, Flaccidity Syndrome, Jue Syndrome, Hematemesis, Treatment of Headache, Pain in Waist, Back, Hands and Feet, Nocturnal Emission, Asthma and Cough, Deviation of Mouth and Eye, and Eye Pain.

The Heavenly Master said: "Pian Zhi" (Lateral/Specialized Treatment) refers to a treatment method targeting one aspect of the disease. For example, when a person suffers from heart pain, instead of treating the heart directly, one treats the liver; for instance, when the disease is in the upper part, one treats the lower part; for instance, when the disease is on the right, one treats the left; for instance, when the disease is in the limbs and hands/feet, one treats the abdomen and heart area.

Heart pain is commonly believed to be a disease of the heart. However, the heart is the master of spirit and consciousness (Shen Ming), and not even a trace of pathogenic factor can invade it; if invaded, death occurs immediately. When a person suffers from heart pain that persists for years without healing, it is not actually heart pain, but rather an invasion of the Pericardium (the membrane surrounding the heart, protecting it). The Pericardium acts as a shield for the heart palace. When pathogens invade the Pericardium, the heart feels pain. The Pericardium is also known as Danzhong (Chest Center), serving as the minister to the heart's sovereign. If the minister is attacked by thieves, would the sovereign not feel fear and unrest? When the minister is humiliated, the sovereign worries; this is why the heart hurts and feels unsettled. Since this is the case, why should we treat the Pericardium but instead blame the liver? The liver belongs to Wood, and the Pericardium belongs to Fire. Liver Wood generates Heart Fire. By treating the cold in Liver Wood, Heart Fire receives nourishment, and the cold pathogen in the Pericardium naturally dissipates. Moreover, once the Qi of Liver Wood becomes warm, after generating Heart Fire, it will inevitably come to generate the Pericardium. Therefore, there is no need to rescue the Pericardium directly, but rather one must first rescue the liver. When Liver Wood suffers from cold, its flow becomes stagnant and unrelaxed. Dispersing the pathogen in the liver is equivalent to dispersing the pathogen in the Pericardium. The prescription uses Cang Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma) 2 qian, Bai Shao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) 5 qian, Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) 1 liang, Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex) 1 qian, and Gao Liang Jiang (Galangal Rhizome) 1 qian, decocted in water and taken orally. (Commentary: Ding Tong Zhi Sheng Dan - Supreme Holy Pill for Pain Relief). This is how the formula for cold pathogen invading the Pericardium works. What if a heat pathogen invades the Pericardium? When cold pathogen invades, there is aversion to cold; water is seen as an enemy, and warmth from fire brings comfort. When heat pathogen invades, water is pleasing, and pressure with hand exacerbates the pain. Thus, diseases of heat pain involve crying out and inability to rest on the bed. The treatment method also blames the liver. Because the heat in the Pericardium stems from heat in the Liver Meridian. By draining the excess of Liver Wood and removing the stagnant heat fire, there is no need to rescue the burning Pericardium, as the fire in the Pericardium will naturally subside. The prescription uses Bai Shao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) 1 liang, Chao Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus, stir-fried) 3 qian, Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) 1 qian, Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) 3 qian, Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix) 5 qian, and Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) 8 fen, decocted in water and taken orally. (Commentary: Xie Re Zhi Sheng Dan - Supreme Holy Pill for Heat Resolution.) After two doses, the patient returns to normal. This is one aspect of Pian Zhi.

Diseases in the upper part are characterized by excessive fire-heat in the Upper Jiao, vomiting phlegm like a gushing spring, red face and sore throat, desire not to cover the upper body with clothes, while the lower body is ice-cold. This is false heat above and true cold below. The prescription uses Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) 1 piece, Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata) 0.5 jin, Shan Zhu Yu (Corni Fructus) 4 liang, Bei Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) 1 liang, Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix) 1 liang, Fu Ling (Poria) 3 liang, Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma) 3 liang, Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex) 3 liang, Shan Yao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) 4 liang, and Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex) 1 liang, decocted in over ten bowls of water down to four bowls. Given cool to the patient to drink, all four bowls consumed within half an hour, resulting in immediate calmness. This is the method of treating the lower part for disease in the upper part. (Commentary: Zeng Jian Di Huang Tang - Modified Rehmannia Decoction. Lei Gong said: For upper heat and lower cold, I have another formula: Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata) 3 liang, Shan Yu 1 liang, Che Qian Zi (Plantaginis Semen) 3 qian, Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex) 3 qian, Niu Xi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix) 5 qian, Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix) 5 qian, Bei Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) 3 qian, decocted in water and taken cold. One dose brings relief. It can be used alongside Liu Wei Di Huang Wan. Heavenly Master said: This formula is wonderful.) This disease arises because the Water and Fire in the Kidney of the Lower Jiao are exhausted, depleting True Yin, leaving Yuan Yang (Primal Yang) with no place to reside, causing it to rise upward and cause chaos. If treated with cold herbs, the fire intensifies; if treated with Qi-tonifying herbs, it becomes dangerous. One must use Ba Wei Di Huang Wan (Eight-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill) in large doses, adding Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix) and Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) to slightly assist Lung Metal Qi. Treating from below ensures peace above. Do you not see the way of Heaven and Earth? At Winter Solstice, the earth is very hot, so Heaven becomes cold; at Summer Solstice, the earth is very cold, so Heaven becomes hot. The human body is the same. If Kidney Meridian is hot, the head, eyes, throat, heart, and lungs enjoy clear and肃 (quiet/clear) Qi; if Kidney Meridian is cold, the head, eyes, throat, heart, and lungs produce rebellious irritability. This is another method of treating upper disease from below.

Diseases on the left, such as distension and fullness of both hypochondria, inability to lie on the left side, indicate disease in the Liver. The standard method is to treat the Liver specifically. However, here we do not just treat the Liver, but also treat the Lung. The exuberance of Liver Wood is due to deficiency in the Lung Meridian. Metal fails to control Wood, so Wood becomes more exuberant; exuberant Wood starves Spleen Earth, making Lung Metal more deficient, which makes Liver Wood even more exuberant, leading to endless disease. The prescription uses Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) 1 qian, Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) 3 qian, Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix) 3 qian, Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) 1 qian, Bai Shao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) 3 qian, Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) 3 qian, Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) 1 qian, Fu Ling (Poria) 1 qian, and Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) 5 fen, decocted in water and taken orally. One dose shows improvement, two doses cure, four doses fully recover. Ren Shen and Gan Cao are Qi-tonifying substances unrelated to Liver Wood; although Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) soothes the Liver, it is also a principal herb for the Lung Meridian, serving a dual purpose. Bai Shao and Dang Gui enter the Liver Meridian primarily but also enter the Lung. Thus, they enter the Lung together to assist Qi, rather than marching in formation to pacify the Liver. This is the method of treating the right side for disease on the left.

Treating the left for disease on the right can be understood similarly. I will transmit another formula. When a person suffers from Stomach Qi pain, or poor Spleen Qi function, inability to eat, or ability to eat but inability to digest, causing pain and fullness, with vomiting above and diarrhea below, this is Liver Wood attacking Spleen Earth. Pacifying Liver Wood allows Spleen-Stomach Earth to be nourished, and previous symptoms heal. The prescription uses Bai Shao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) 3 qian, Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) 1 qian, Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) 2 qian, Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) 2 qian, Fu Ling (Poria) 3 qian, and Bai Jie Zi (Sinapis Semen) 1 qian. If there is fire, add Chao Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus, stir-fried) 2 qian; if no fire, add Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex) 1 qian, decocted in water and taken orally. Add Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) 3 qian to this formula; if there is food stagnation, add Shan Zha (Crataegi Fructus) 2 qian; if rice food injury, add Zhi Ke (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus) 1 qian and Mai Ya (Hordei Fructus Germinatus) 1 qian; if there is phlegm, add Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) 1 qian. Although Bai Zhu and Fu Ling are Spleen-Stomach herbs, their nature also enters the Liver. Bai Shao, Dang Gui, and Chai Hu are pure principal herbs of the Liver Meridian; with these three entering the Liver Meridian directly, all other herbs enter the Liver to pacify Wood. Once Wood is pacified, Spleen-Stomach Earth is at peace. Furthermore, if there is food, it transforms food; if phlegm, it dispels phlegm; if fire, it scatters fire; if cold, it removes cold. How could efficacy not be immediate? This is the method of treating the left for disease on the right.

Treatment focusing on the abdomen and heart involves conditions like sores, carbuncles, flaccidity syndrome (Wei Zheng), or Jue syndrome. For sores and carbuncles, one does not treat the sore directly but treats the Middle Qi internally, adding some herbs to dispel pathogens and scatter fire. These have specialized treatments, so I will not elaborate further. There are many types of Wei Zheng (Flaccidity Syndrome) and Jue Syndrome (Cold/Hot Extremities Syndrome); I cannot list them all, so I mention only one or two to illustrate the principle. A person with Wei Zheng cannot get out of bed all year, has a bright complexion, weak legs unable to take steps. People think it is weakness of the legs, but it is actually excessive Fire in the Yangming (Stomach) channel. One need not treat the legs directly; pacifying Stomach Fire extinguishes the fire, and the legs naturally become firm. If one does not pacify Stomach Fire but merely uses Yin-nourishing agents, increased diet leads to weaker legs. The method uses Xuan Shen (Scrophulariae Radix) 3 liang, Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix) 1 liang, Gan Ju Hua (Chrysanthemi Flos) 3 qian, Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) 1 qian, Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata) 1 liang, and Tu Si Zi (Cuscutae Semen) 1 qian. Decocted in several bowls of water down to four bowls, drunk freely, Stomach Fire gradually平和 (calms), and legs naturally gain strength. Not treating the feet is precisely how one treats the feet.

Jue Syndrome involves sudden cold extremities, unbearable pain. People think it is wind in the limbs, but it is actually heat steaming in the heart, unable to vent outward, causing cold hands and feet while the chest and abdomen skin is hot as fire. The prescription uses Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) 3 qian, Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) 2 qian, Jing Jie (Schizonepetae Herba) 1 qian, Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma) 2 qian, Chao Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus, stir-fried) 2 qian, Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) 1 qian, and Zhi Ke (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus) 1 qian, decocted in water and taken orally. One dose calms it, two doses cure completely. (Commentary: Lei Gong treats Jue with Bai Shao 1 liang, Chao Zhi Zi 3 qian, Chen Pi 1 qian, Chai Hu 1 qian, Tian Hua Fen (Trichosanthis Radix) 2 qian, decocted in water. Excellent for Heat Jue as it enters the Liver to pacify Wood. Wonderful.) Jue syndrome is mostly a Fire disease; severe Jue means severe heat. So, soothing internal heat warms the limbs naturally. The brilliance of the formula lies in using Chai Hu as the sovereign herb, combined with various cooling herbs entering the Heart and Liver directly without stagnating in the chest/diaphragm, because Chai Hu disperses pathogens in the Shaoyang (Half-Exterior/Half-Interior) and soothes depressed Qi. If one only treats wind in the limbs without striking the core, the leader remains uncaught, and followers rest? Thus, not treating the limbs but focusing on the Heart and Chest. The above three methods are also forms of Pian Zhi.

Master Zhang said: I have nothing more profound to add to this section. Reluctantly, I will discuss Jue and Wei syndromes again. In Wei syndrome, there are cases not caused by Yangming Fire, which must be distinguished. Symptoms include inability to get out of bed, ability to eat well, bone weakness preventing standing. People think it is Wei syndrome, but it is not. This is extreme Kidney Cold causing Fire to boil, resembling Wei but not being Wei. Initially, it may stem from Yangming Fire blazing; using cold herbs to suppress it stops Stomach Fire but boils dry Kidney Water, causing night coughs and phlegm, with slight relief during the day. Moaning in bed, delayed eating causes distress. The prescription uses Xuan Shen (Scrophulariae Radix) 1 liang, Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix) 3 liang, Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata) 2 liang, decocted in water and taken. If Liver Fire exists, add Bai Shao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) 5 qian, decocted and taken. Four doses allow getting out of bed. Afterwards, use Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill) in large doses. Add Mai Dong 1 liang, Wu Wei Zi 1 qian, Shu Di Huang 1 liang, Shan Zhu Yu 4 qian, Shan Yao 3 qian, Dan Pi 3 qian, Ze Xie 2 qian, Fu Ling 2 qian, decocted in water and taken. This formula is wonderful for using Xuan Shen and Mai Dong to nourish Lung Metal and remove wandering Fire in the Heart, and wonderfully uses Shu Di Huang to tonify Kidney Water, so Water sufficiency solidifies Stomach Fire. Lung Metal naturally generates Kidney Water downward, storing Water in the Kidney Palace without rushing up to the throat; cough stops spontaneously.

Although Jue syndrome is mostly Fire, there are non-Fire cases involving direct invasion of Yin meridians. Yin Cold enters the Kidney Palace directly, carrying Kidney Water to attack the Fire of the Heart Sovereign. The Minister is strong, the Sovereign weak; rebellion is inevitable. Without large hot herbs to urgently rescue the Heart Sovereign, danger and death occur instantly. The prescription uses Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) 3 qian, Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) 1 liang, Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) 1 qian, Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex) 1 qian, and Wu Zhu Yu (Evodiae Fructus) 1 qian, decocted in water and taken orally. One dose cures. (Commentary: Ji Jiu Han Jue Tang - Emergency Rescue Decoction for Cold Jue.) However, Cold Jue and Heat Jue are vastly different and must be distinguished. Cold Jue features blue/green hands and feet, vomiting upon drinking water, abdominal pain, preference for warming. Heat Jue features cold hands and feet that are not blue/purple, no vomiting upon drinking, and abdominal pain worsened by warming. One who distinguishes symptoms clearly and prescribes correctly achieves instant results upon ingestion, becoming a divine physician; why use soul-chasing talismans?

Master Hua said: Pian Zhi methods are incomplete; I will supplement them. Hematemesis (vomiting blood) seems like a Stomach Meridian disease, but it is not; it is Kidney Fire rushing upward. Treating only the Stomach injures Stomach Qi further; injured Stomach cannot transport essence to the Kidney, worsening Kidney Water deficiency and intensifying Kidney Fire, leading to endless hematemesis. The method is to vigorously tonify Kidney Water; when Water is sufficient, Fire does not boil. Use Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill) added with Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix) and Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus), taken in large doses; blood disorders heal. Otherwise, using cold herbs to stop bleeding temporarily cannot restrain the surging blood.

Headache is thought to be Wind in the head, but it is not; it is insufficient Kidney Water allowing Evil Fire to rush into the brain, causing constant dizziness, resembling headache but not being true headache. Treating only Wind worsens pain. The method is to vigorously tonify Kidney Water, eliminating headache and dizziness. The prescription uses Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata) 1 liang, Shan Zhu Yu 4 qian, Shan Yao 3 qian, Bei Wu Wei Zi 2 qian, Mai Dong 2 qian, Xuan Shen 3 qian, Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) 3 qian, Dang Gui 3 qian, and Yu Zhu (Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma) 1 liang. Two doses cure. (Commentary: Ding Feng Qu Yun Dan - Wind-Calming Dizziness-Removing Pill.) This formula is wonderful for treating the Kidney rather than Wind, and especially wonderful for treating the Kidney while simultaneously treating the Liver. If Liver Wood is unbalanced, Lung Metal loses its source of transformation, worsening Kidney Water deficiency. Now, tonifying Liver and Kidney supports mother and child, naturally clearing the head and eyes. Plus Mai Dong and Wu Wei Zi nourish Lung Metal's clarity and quietness, ensuring instant peace upon ingestion.

Lower back pain is thought to be a Kidney disease, but it is not; it is due to Spleen Dampness, feeling heavy as if tied with three thousand coins. The method is to remove dampness from the waist and navel, curing back pain spontaneously. The prescription uses Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) 4 liang, Yi Yi Ren (Coicis Semen) 3 liang, decocted in six bowls of water down to one bowl, drunk in one breath. One dose eliminates pain. This formula treats the Kidney by not directly treating the Kidney, a secret unknown to the world.

Back pain is thought to be a Heart disease, but it is not; it is due to failure of Bladder Qi transformation, causing obstruction and pain above. The method is to clear Bladder Fire, stopping back pain. The Bladder is the mansion of the Kidney; Kidney deficiency leads to Bladder deficiency. The spine is the path of He Che (River Cart); the Bladder travels via the Kidney pathway, hence Kidney-Spine discomfort. The prescription uses Shu Di Huang 1 liang, Fu Ling 5 qian, Rou Gui 3 fen, Che Qian Zi 3 qian, Ze Xie 3 qian, Yi Yi Ren 5 qian, and Qian Shi (Euryales Semen) 5 qian, decocted in water and taken. Two doses open Bladder water passages, curing back/spine pain. (Commentary: Hu Bei Dan - Back-Protecting Pill.) Shu Di Huang is a sage agent for tonifying the Kidney; sufficient Kidney Qi suffices Bladder Qi. Plus Fu Ling, Che Qian Zi, Yi Yi Ren drain water; Rou Gui guides herbs directly to the Bladder to open Qi. Naturally, transformation occurs, water drains, fire scatters, and ascending stagnation is removed, explaining the immediate efficacy.

Hand and foot pain is thought to be Heat in the Spleen Meridian, but it is not; it is stagnation of Liver Wood. Dispersing stagnant Qi removes pain. The prescription uses Xiao Yao San (Free and Easy Wanderer Powder) added with Zhi Zi 3 qian, Ban Xia 2 qian, and Bai Jie Zi 2 qian, decocted in water and taken. Two doses eliminate pain. When Liver Wood wreaks havoc, the Spleen dares not bear the brunt; Qi scatters to the limbs, knots and fails to extend, causing pain. Pacifying Liver Qi allows Spleen Qi to relax; with relaxed Spleen, limb pain must disappear.

Weakness in both legs, inability to walk, is thought to be Kidney Water deficiency, but it is not; it is Qi deficiency failing to operate. The prescription uses Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) added with Niu Xi 3 qian, Jin Cha Shi Hu (Dendrobii Officinalis Caulis) 5 qian, Huang Qi (Astragali Radix) 1 liang, and Ren Shen 3 qian. Two doses restore leg strength; four doses allow walking. Ren Shen, Huang Qi, and Bai Zhu are sage Qi-tonifying herbs; Niu Xi and Shi Hu are divine agents for strengthening legs. Using both succeeds.

Nocturnal emission is thought to be Heart Qi deficiency, but it is not. It is Kidney Water exhaustion, unable to connect to the Heart above, moisten the Liver in the middle, or generate Spleen Earth below, causing the Jade Gate to fail to close, leading to emission even without dreams. Blaming dream karma is futile. The method is large-dose Kidney tonification with minor additions of Heart, Liver, and Spleen tonics, achieving gradual success, stopping emission spontaneously. The prescription uses Shu Di Huang 1 liang, Shan Zhu Yu 4 qian, Bei Wu Wei Zi 1 qian, Fu Ling 3 qian, Sheng Suan Zao Ren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen) 5 qian, Dang Gui 3 qian, Bai Shao 3 qian, Yi Yi Ren 5 qian, Bai Zhu 5 qian, Bai Jie Zi 1 qian, Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood) 2 qian; Rou Gui 3 fen, Huang Lian 3 fen. Decocted in water and taken. One dose stops nocturnal emission; ten doses cure completely. This formula is wonderful for tonifying all five Zang organs (Heart, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Kidney), not just stopping emission but calming dreams. Especially wonderful is the combination of Huang Lian and Rou Gui, allowing Heart and Kidney to interact, naturally calming Hun and Po and closing the Essence Orifice. Without tonifying the five organs, merely using astringents makes Essence vigorous and dreams active, leading to spontaneous emission without dreams eventually. This is why the formula is miraculous and divine.

Asthma and cough are thought to be Lung deficiency with Wind-Phlegm, but this is incorrect. It is Qi deficiency failing to return to the Kidney root, with Liver Wood joining to cause trouble. The method is vigorous Kidney tonification with minor addition of Fire-guiding herbs, allowing Qi to return to the root and phlegm-asthma to cease. The prescription uses Ren Shen 1 liang, Shu Di Huang 2 liang, Shan Zhu Yu 4 qian, Mai Dong 5 qian, Wu Wei Zi 1 qian, Niu Xi 1 qian, Gou Qi Zi (Lycii Fructus) 1 qian, Tu Si Zi 1 qian, Fu Ling 3 qian, and Bai Jie Zi 1 qian, decocted in water and taken. This formula is wonderful for using much Ren Shen within Kidney tonification, allowing it to go directly to the Dantian/Qi Sea, generating Yuan Yang Spirit, returning Fire to the root, preventing upward boiling. Several consecutive doses yield miraculous results. If Si Mo Tang or Si Qi Tang were used to treat Wind-Phlegm, the thread of Yuan Yang would be severed, unrecoverable. All above treatments are the most miraculous and effective aspects of Pian Zhi, which must be supplemented.

Deviation of mouth and eye is thought to be Phlegm in the Stomach, but it is not. It is extreme Heart deficiency failing to transport to the mouth and eyes; mild cases deviate, severe cases lose speech. The prescription uses Ren Shen 1 qian, Bai Zhu 5 qian, Fu Ling 3 qian, Gan Cao 1 qian, Chen Pi 1 qian, Rou Gui 1 qian, Shi Chang Pu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma) 5 qian; Ban Xia 1 qian, Dang Gui 5 qian, Bai Shao 5 qian. One dose improves slightly, two doses cure. The brilliance lies in not using wind-dispelling or pathogen-expelling methods, but solely tonifying Righteous Qi, allowing deviation to heal itself.

Eye pain with dryness, no tears, redness, is thought to be Heat, but it is not. It is Kidney Water deficiency with Deficient Fire rushing upward. The prescription uses Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill) added with Chai Hu 1 qian, Bai Shao 3 qian, Dang Gui 3 qian, and Gan Ju Hua 3 qian. One dose lightens, two doses cure. This is also the method of treating the lower part for upper disease, worthy of study and transmission.

(Initial fever progressing to high fever followed by Jue is Heat Jue; initial non-fever followed by Jue is Cold Jue. Recorded by Li Zi Yong.)