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Use Perillae Folium (Zisu), Mulberry Cortex (Sangbaipi) prepared with honey, Schisandrae Fructus (Wuweizi) with stems removed, Platycodonis Radix (Jiegeng) with rhizome removed, Tsaoko Fructus (Caoguoren), Arecae Pericarpium (Dafupi), Poria (Fuling), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi), and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) prepared with honey, each 1.5 qian.
Add two zhong of water, three slices of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang), and a little salt. Decoct until one zhong remains. Take on an empty stomach. Treats spleen and stomach disharmony in men and women, chest and diaphragm obstruction, abdominal and hypochondriac pain, shortness of breath, distension and fullness, loss of appetite, and incessant vomiting.

For the elderly with abundant phlegm and excess qi:
Perillae Fructus (Zisuzi) [those that sink in water are preferred], Brassicae Semen Album (Baijiezi), Raphani Semen (Luobozhi), each 3 qian.
Take as one dose. Add two zhong of water, decoct until one zhong remains. Take at any time.

Zisuzi Yin (Perilla Fruit Decoction): Use true Perillae Fructus (Zisuzi) stir-fried, Chebulae Fructus (Hezi) baked and pitted, Raphani Semen (Luobozzi) lightly stir-fried, Armeniacae Semen Amarum (Xingren) peeled and with tips removed, stir-fried with bran, Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang) not exposed to direct fire, and Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen), each 1.5 qian.
Treats nausea and qi stagnation in the chest/diaphragm caused by anger-induced rebellious qi.

This is Sanzi Yangqin Tang (Three-Seed Decoction for Nourishing the Elderly) minus Baijiezi, plus Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxia) (8 liang), Arisaematis Rhizoma (Nanxing) (8 liang), Trichosanthis Radix (Gualou), Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian) with roots removed, Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi) with albedo removed, Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Zhishi) stir-fried with bran, Poria (Fuling) with peel removed, Crataegi Fructus (Shanzha) [each 4 liang], Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ganshengjiang) (2 liang), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) prepared with honey, Cyperi Rhizoma (Xiangfuzi) stir-fried until yellow, and Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin) [each 3 liang].
Cut the Nanxing into a cross shape, and cut each piece into two. Put Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma (Zaojia) (6 liang) and Alum (Baifan) (3 liang) in a large amount of water together with Nanxing, Banxia, Zaojia, and Baifan. Soak for three nights, then boil until Nanxing becomes moist and plump. Remove and discard Zaojia. Dry the Nanxing and Banxia, then combine with the other medicines, grind into powder, and make pills using water paste, sized like Sophorae Japonicae Flos (Wutongzi). Take 70–80 pills per dose, increasing if necessary, or take before sleep with green tea liquid. Treats clear dysentery and smooths the chest and diaphragm. It is the sacred medicine for resolving phlegm, widening the middle, strengthening the spleen, promoting digestion, and treating phlegm.

This is Sini Tang (Four Reversal Decoction) plus Poria (Fuling) (4 liang) and Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen) (1 liang). Sini Tang tonifies yang; adding Renshen and Fuling benefits yin. Treats restlessness after sweating or purging when the disease has not resolved.

Shaoyao Gancao Fuzi Tang (Peony, Licorice, and Aconite Decoction): This is Sini Tang minus Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ganjiang), plus Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shaoyao) (3 liang) and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) (1 liang). Treats cases where the disease does not resolve after sweating, but instead aversion to cold occurs, due to deficiency.

This is Sini Tang minus Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ganjiang), plus Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi) (4 liang), Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang) (2 liang), and Jujubae Fructus (Dazao) (12 pieces). Treats cold damage lasting eight or nine days, where wind-dampness clashing causes severe body pain and irritability, inability to turn over, no vomiting, no thirst, and a floating, deficient, and choppy pulse.