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It is Pingwei San (Stomach-Pacifying Powder) with the addition of Ganjiang (Dried Ginger).

It is Shengliao Pingwei San (Raw Material Stomach-Pacifying Powder) with the addition of Wuzhuyu (Evodia Fruit), Chuanjiao (Sichuan Pepper), Ganjiang (Dried Ginger), and Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig) during winter, used to treat diseases caused by improper diet.

It is Buhuanjin Zhengqi San (Powder that Does Not Change the Upright Qi) with Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma) removed and replaced by Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), plus Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), Zisu (Perillae Folium), Dafupi (Arecae Pericarpium), and Fuling (Poria), decocted with Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger) and Dazao (Jujube); if sweating is desired, remove Dazao, take it hot, cover with blankets to induce sweating. Wu Shou said: This was formulated by people in the Song Dynasty and is not a medicine for treating orthodox Shanghan (Cold Damage). If the disease is in the Taiyang Jing (Taiyang Meridian Syndrome), presenting with headache, fever, and joint pain, it has no relevance to this formula; if used recklessly, it will first deplete the Zhengqi (Upright Qi), cause rebellion in the meridians, and even if sweating occurs, the condition will not resolve, leading to many cases of Huai Zheng (Complicated/Corrupted Syndrome due to mis-treatment). One must be extremely cautious when dealing with Shanghan fever accompanied by a deep pulse, as well as cases of Yuanyang夾Yin (Original Yang combined with Yin pathogen) Shanghan fever. Wu Shanfu said: When Wind-Cold invades the Maopiao (Skin and Hair) and Coulil (Intercellular spaces), it is appropriate to release the exterior; however, if the Bu Zheng Zhi Qi (Abnormal Qi of the four seasons) enters through the nose and mouth and resides internally, one should not use heavy sweating methods, but rather use aromatic qi-promoting herbs to avoid the abnormal Qi, assisted by sweet and neutral herbs like Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) and Fuling (Poria) to cultivate the body's resistance, and caution should be exercised.

It is Huoxiang Zhengqi San (Patchouli Upright Qi Powder) with the addition of Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) and Xuanhusu (Corydalis Rhizoma), used to treat heart and abdominal pain, vomiting, and nausea.

It is Huoxiang Zhengqi San (Patchouli Upright Qi Powder) with the addition of Xiangru (Elsholtziae Herba), Bian Dou (Vigna Semen Album), and Gegen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix), used to treat summerheat febrile diseases complicated by internal injury from cold drinks and food stagnation, vomiting, nausea, epigastric fullness and stuffiness, aversion to cold and wind, and spasm of the hands and feet.

It is Pingwei San (Stomach-Pacifying Powder) with the addition of Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger) and Hongzao (Red Jujube) (two liang each). The herbs are chopped finely, mixed evenly, soaked in water half a cun above the surface, boiled until the water is dry, taken out, and ground into fine powder. Take two qian per dose, administered with salt water on an empty stomach before meals. It treats Pi Wei Bu He (Spleen and Stomach disharmony), lack of appetite, distending pain in the heart, abdomen, hypochondrium, bitter taste in the mouth, lack of flavor, chest fullness and shortness of breath, retching, nausea, belching, acid regurgitation, sallow complexion, emaciation, lethargy and desire to sleep, heaviness of the body and joints, frequent spontaneous diarrhea, or outbreaks of Huoluan (Cholera-like syndrome) and Wu Ye (Five Obstructions). It is also suitable for conditions affecting the Stomach. Compound Formula.

It is Pingwei San (Stomach-Pacifying Powder) combined with Siling San (Four-Ingredient Powder) with Gancao (Licorice Root) removed, plus Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig), and Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata), used to treat injuries caused by overwork and fatigue, with dosages adjusted according to deficiency or excess.

Also known as Weiling Tang (Stomach-Ling Decoction), it is Pingwei San (Stomach-Pacifying Powder) combined with Wuling San (Five-Ingredient Powder), used to treat summerheat-induced diarrhea, thirst, difficult urination, Huoluan (Cholera-like syndrome) with vomiting and diarrhea, and generalized edema after childbirth.

It is Pingwei San (Stomach-Pacifying Powder) combined with Liuyi San (Six-to-One Powder), used to treat diarrhea, thirst, and difficult urination caused by summerheat.

It is Pingwei San (Stomach-Pacifying Powder) combined with Xiaochaihu Tang (Minor Arcanum of the Gallbladder Decoction), used to treat Shi Nue (Damp Malaria), characterized by heaviness in the hands and feet, more chills than fever, and generalized body pain.