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Treating excessive alcohol consumption, leading to vomiting of phlegm and counterflow, mental restlessness and confusion, chest and diaphragm fullness and obstruction, trembling and shaking of the hands and feet, decreased appetite, and difficult urination.
Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride, remove the pith, 3 fen) Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, 5 fen) Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, remove the white albedo) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, remove the rhizome base) Zhuling (Polyporus, remove the black skin) Baifuling (Poria Cocos with White Wood, above five herbs each 1 qian 5 fen) Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata, stir-fry until yellow) Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma) Ganshengjiang (Dried Ginger) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, above four herbs each 2 qian) Baidoukouren (Cardamomi Fructus, seed only) Geghua (Puerariae Flos) Sharen (Amomi Fructus Rotundus, above three herbs). Grind all into an extremely fine powder, weigh and mix uniformly. Take 3 qian bi per dose, mixed with plain boiled water. As long as a slight sweat is induced, the alcohol disease will be cured. This is a remedy used only when necessary; how can one rely on it to drink alcohol daily? The flavor and aroma of this formula are pungent and spicy. If taken occasionally for alcohol disease, it will not damage the Yuan Qi (Primordial Qi), because it acts as an antagonist to the alcohol pathogen.

Treating Pi syndrome (fullness obstructing sensation), eliminating food stagnation, and strengthening the Stomach.
Zhishi (Immature Bitter Orange Fruit, stir-fry with wheat bran until yellow, remove the pith, 1 liang) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 2 liang).
Grind the above together into an extremely fine powder. Wrap in lotus leaves and roast rice to form pills, sized like wutong tree seeds. Take 50 pills per dose, preferably with abundant plain boiled water, at any time.
The original intention of using Baizhu is not to seek rapid digestion of food, but to strengthen the Wei Qi (Stomach Qi) so that it is no longer injured by diet.

Treating weak Yuan Qi (Primordial Qi) in the elderly and children, indigestion, disharmony of the Zang-Fu organs, and epigastric fullness and oppression.
Zhishi (Immature Bitter Orange Fruit, stir-fry with wheat bran, remove the pith) Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, above two herbs each 1 liang) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 2 liang).
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Wrap in lotus leaves and roast rice to form pills, sized like wutong tree seeds. Take 50 pills per dose, with warm water, taken well after meals.
The general principle for treating internal injury lies in the value of taking medicine to strengthen the person's Wei Qi (Stomach Qi), making the Wei Qi more robust, so that even with vigorous, large, or heavy meals, there is no injury. This is how one skillfully utilizes food and medicine. Long-term use of this medicine benefits the Wei Qi, preventing further injury.

Treating internal injury caused by cold food.
Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, wash seven times with boiling water, dry by roasting) Zhishi (Immature Bitter Orange Fruit, stir-fry with wheat bran until yellow) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, above two herbs each 2 liang).
Grind the above together into an extremely fine powder. Wrap in lotus leaves and roast rice to form pills, sized like wutong tree seeds. Take 50 pills per dose; increasing the dosage is acceptable, with no fixed rule. It is also permissible to use steamed dough balls soaked in hot water to form pills.
If the injury is due to food, accompanied by disharmony of cold and heat, add 10 pills of Erhuang Wan (Two-Yellow Pill) per dose, taken with plain boiled water.
Another prescription adds Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma, 1 liang) to the pills, to be used for those with dribbling dysuria.