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Left Cun pulse. (Small Intestine is Yang, Heart is Yin) Guan pulse. (Gallbladder is Yang, Liver is Yin) Chi pulse. (Bladder is Yang, Kidney is Yin)
Right Cun pulse. (Large Intestine is Yang, Lung is Yin) Guan pulse. (Stomach is Yang, Spleen is Yin) Chi pulse. (Mingmen is Yang, Sanjiao is Yin)

The Heart pulse (note: text says "Right", but contextually refers to the Heart position, typically Left Cun) slightly surging (Hong). This is called a Normal Pulse. If the surging quality is excessive and Stomach Qi is deficient, this is called a Diseased Pulse. If the pulse is surging and large, treat with Huanglian Jiedu Tang (Coptis Decoction for Detoxification).
Ingredients: Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae), Huangbai (Cortex Phellodendri), Shanzhizi Ren (Semen Gardeniae).
Preparation: Coarsely crush the herbs. Add one and a half zhong of water. Decoct until seven-tenths remains. Strain and take warm.

If the pulse in the corresponding meridian is deep and weak, it is termed Deficiency. Treat with Qingxin Lianzi Yin (Heart-Clearing Lotus Seed Decoction).
Ingredients: Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Lianrou (Semen Nelumbinis), Huangqi (Radix Astragali), Maimendong (Radix Ophiopogonis), Cheqianzi (Semen Plantaginis), Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Chifuling (Poria cum Rhizomo Polypori et Ligno Quercus).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. Add one and a half zhong of water and three slices of fresh ginger. Decoct until seven-tenths remains. Strain and take warm.

The Small Intestine meridian pulse floating indicates a Normal Pulse. If floating is excessive and Stomach Qi is deficient, it is a Diseased Pulse. If the pulse is floating, treat with Bazheng San (Eight-Right Powder).
Ingredients: Mutong (Caulis Akebiae), Qumai (Herba Dianthi), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei), Huashi (Talcum), Cheqianzi (Semen Plantaginis), Xianshe (Herba Artemisiae Scopariae), Shanzhi (Fructus Gardeniae), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. Add one and a half zhong of water. Decoct until seven-tenths remains and take warm.

If the meridian pulse is soft and weak, it is termed Deficiency. Treat with Wuzhuyu Tang (Evodia Decoction).
Ingredients: Wuzhuyu (Fructus Evodiae), Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Jiangjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Secatum), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. For each dose, use one and a half zhong of water. Decoct until seven-tenths remains. Take warm on an empty stomach.

The Liver pulse (Left Guan) slightly wiry (Xian) indicates a Normal Pulse. If wiry quality is excessive and Stomach Qi is deficient, it is a Diseased Pulse. If the pulse is wiry and tight, treat with Taoren Chengqi Tang (Peach Kernel Order-the-Epigastric Decoction).
Ingredients: Taoren (Semen Persicae), Nongpo (Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis), Zhishi (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus), Mangxiao (Natrii Sulfas), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. Decoct in plain water and take.

If the meridian pulse is short, it is termed Deficiency. Treat with Muxiang Huazhi Tang (Costus Regulating Stagnation Decoction).
Ingredients: Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae), Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Rubrae or Radix Paeoniae Alba), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Zhishi (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus), Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae), Qingpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride), Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae), Honghua (Flos Carthami), Caodoukou (Semen Karvae Fructus), Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. Add two zhong of water and three slices of fresh ginger. Decoct until seven-tenths remains and take warm.

The Gallbladder meridian pulse (Left Guan) floating and wiry indicates a Normal Pulse. If wiry quality is excessive and Stomach Qi is deficient, it is a Diseased Pulse. If the pulse is wiry and large, treat with Xiaochaihu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction).
Ingredients: Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri), Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae), Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. Add two zhong of water, three slices of fresh ginger, and one jujube. Decoct until seven-tenths remains and take warm.

If the meridian pulse is slightly deep, it is termed Deficiency. Treat with Wendan Tang (Warm the Gallbladder Decoction).
Ingredients: Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae), Zhuru (Spirantherae Fructus), Fuling (Poria), Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. Add two zhong of water and three slices of fresh ginger. Decoct until seven-tenths remains and take warm.

The Kidney meridian pulse (Left Chi) deep and solid indicates a Normal Pulse. If deep quality is excessive and Stomach Qi is deficient, it is a Diseased Pulse. If the pulse is deep and cold, accompanied by dry mouth and throat, treat with Dachengqi Tang (Major Order-the-Epigastric Decoction).
Ingredients: Nongpo (Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis), Mangxiao (Natrii Sulfas), Zhishi (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. Decoct in plain water and take.

If the meridian pulse is deficient and soft, it is termed Deficiency. Treat with Sini Tang (Recover the Counterflow Decoction).
Ingredients: Jiangjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Secatum), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata), Renshen (Radix Ginseng).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. Add two zhong of water and three slices of fresh ginger. Decoct until seven-tenths remains and take warm.

The Bladder pulse (Left Chi) slightly deep indicates a Normal Pulse. If deep quality is excessive and Stomach Qi is deficient, it is a Diseased Pulse. If the pulse is floating, slippery, and excessive, treat with Renshen Baidusan (Ginseng Resisting Pathogenic Factor Powder).
Ingredients: Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Qianhu (Radix Peucedani), Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri), Qianghuo (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii), Duhuo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis), Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong), Zhishi (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus), Fuling (Poria), Jiegeng (Radix Platycodonis).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. Decoct in water and take. To induce sweating, add Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae). Decoct with juice of green onion and ginger.

If the meridian pulse is deep and choppy, it is termed Deficiency. Treat with Guizhi Renshen Tang (Cinnamon Twig and Ginseng Decoction).
Ingredients: Guizhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi), Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Fuling (Poria), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae), Jiangjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Secatum).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. Add one zhong of water and three slices of fresh ginger. Decoct until seven-tenths remains. Strain and take warm.

The Lung meridian pulse (Right Cun) short and choppy, with deficient Stomach Qi, is a Diseased Pulse. If the pulse is floating, rapid, and excessive, treat with Fuling Tang (Poria Decoction).
Ingredients: Zhimu (Radix Anemarrhenae), Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Bai Fuling (Poria), Kua Donghua (Flos Farfarae), Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Lianqiao (Fructus Forsythiae), Bohe (Herba Menthae), Sangbaipi (Cortex Mori Radicis), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae), Jiegeng (Radix Platycodonis), Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae), Maimendong (Radix Ophiopogonis), Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri), Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. Add three slices of fresh ginger. Decoct and take.

If the meridian pulse is deep and fine, it is termed Deficiency. Treat with Maimendong Yinzi (Ophiopogon Drink).
Ingredients: Maimendong (Radix Ophiopogonis), Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Fuling (Poria), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae), Jiegeng (Radix Platycodonis), Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae), Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. Add two zhong of water and three slices of fresh ginger. Decoct and take.

The Large Intestine meridian pulse (Right Cun) short and floating indicates a Normal Pulse. If floating quality is excessive and Stomach Qi is deficient, it is a Diseased Pulse. If the pulse is floating, large, and rapid, indicating Excess, treat with Daoqi San (Qi-Guiding Powder).
Ingredients: Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Huangbai (Cortex Phellodendri), Binglang (Semen Arecae), Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae), Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei), Qingpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. Decoct in plain water and take.

The Spleen meridian pulse (Right Guan) slightly moderate (Huan) indicates a Normal Pulse. If moderate quality is excessive and Stomach Qi is deficient, it is a Diseased Pulse. If the pulse is slippery, solid, and excessive, treat with Guizhi Dahuang Tang (Cinnamon Twig and Rhubarb Decoction).
Ingredients: Guizhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei), Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. Decoct in plain water and take.

(Note: The text repeats the previous section regarding the Spleen meridian pulse here verbatim.)
The Spleen meridian pulse (Right Guan) slightly moderate (Huan) indicates a Normal Pulse. If moderate quality is excessive and Stomach Qi is deficient, it is a Diseased Pulse. If the pulse is slippery, solid, and excessive, treat with Guizhi Dahuang Tang (Cinnamon Twig and Rhubarb Decoction).
Ingredients: Guizhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei), Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. Decoct in plain water and take.

If the meridian pulse is weak and slight, it is termed Deficiency. Treat with Zhizhong Tang (Regulate the Middle Decoction).
Ingredients: Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae), Jiangjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Secatum).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. Decoct with fresh ginger and jujube and take.

The Stomach meridian pulse (Right Guan) moderate (Huan) indicates a Normal Pulse. If moderate quality is excessive and Stomach Qi is deficient, it is a Diseased Pulse. If the pulse is floating, large, and excessive, treat with Tiaowei Tang (Regulate the Stomach Decoction).
Ingredients: Nongpo (Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis), Zhishi (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. Decoct in plain water and take.

If the meridian pulse is weak and slight, it is termed Deficiency. Treat with Tiaozhong Yiqi Tang (Regulate the Middle and Boost Qi Decoction).
Ingredients: Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae), Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae), Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae), Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae), Huangqi (Radix Astragali), Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. Decoct with fresh ginger and jujube and take.

The Pericardium meridian pulse (Right Chi) slightly rapid indicates a Normal Pulse. If rapid quality is excessive and Stomach Qi is deficient, it is a Diseased Pulse. If the pulse is rapid, large, solid, and excessive, further combined with deep and choppy qualities, treat with Didang Tang (Definitely Breakthrough Decoction).
Ingredients: Shuizhi (Hirudo), Mengchong (Tabanus), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei), Taoren (Semen Persicae) (equal parts).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. Decoct in plain water and take.

If the meridian pulse is slightly deep, it is termed Deficiency. Treat with Danggui Sini Tang (Angelica Restore the Counterflow Decoction).
Ingredients: Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae), Tongcao (Medulla Tetrapanacis), Xixin (Herba Asari), Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong), Rougui (Cortex Cinnamomi) (equal parts).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. Decoct in plain water and take.

The Sanjiao meridian pulse (Right Chi) floating and rapid indicates a Normal Pulse. If floating quality is excessive and Stomach Qi is deficient, it is a Diseased Pulse. If the pulse is floating, large, and excessive, treat with Liangge San (Cool the Diaphragm Powder).
Ingredients: Lianqiao (Fructus Forsythiae), Zhizi (Fructus Gardeniae), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei), Mangxiao (Natrii Sulfas), Bohe (Herba Menthae), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae) (equal parts).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. Decoct in plain water and take.

If the meridian pulse is deep, soft, and slight, it is termed Deficiency. Treat with Sini Tang (Recover the Counterflow Decoction).
Ingredients: Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Rougui (Cortex Cinnamomi), Jiangjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Secatum), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. For each dose, use two zhong of water and three slices of fresh ginger. Decoct until seven-tenths remains and take warm.

For this meridian pattern characterized by internal Cold and external Heat, decoct the medicine and take it when cool. This is called "treating heat with cold" (using cold administration for heat patterns, or specifically here, using hot herbs taken cold to treat internal cold/external heat complex, though the text says "Heat due to Cold usage"). If there is internal Heat and external Cold, take Liangge San (Cool the Diaphragm Powder) warm. This is called "treating cold with heat" (using hot administration for cold patterns).