治发汗吐下后，虚烦不得眠，反复颠倒，心中懊 者。
栀子（十四枚生用擘） 香豉（四合绵裹） 以水四升，先煮栀子得二升半，纳豉，煮
取升半，去滓，分为二服，温进一服。得吐，止后服。
治栀子豉汤证中，若加呕者，此汤主之。
栀子豉汤原方加生姜五两。先煮栀子、生姜，余如前法。
治栀子豉汤证中，若少气者主之。
栀子豉汤原方加炙甘草二两。先煮栀子、甘草，余如前法。
治伤寒，医以丸药大下之，身热不去微烦者。
栀子（十四枚） 干姜（二两） 以水三升半，煮取一升半，去滓，分二服，温进一服。
得吐，止后服。
治伤寒下后，心烦腹满，卧起不安者。
栀子（十四枚） 浓朴（四两姜炙） 枳实（四枚水浸去瓤炒） 以水三升半，煮取一
升半，去滓，分二服，温进一服。得吐，止后服。
治大病瘥后劳复者。
枳实（三枚） 栀子（十四枚） 豉（一升） 以清浆水七升，空煮（又一煮法。浆水
即淘米之泔水，久贮味酸为佳。）取四升，纳枳实、栀子，煮取二升，下豉，更煮五六沸，
去渣，温分再服。覆令微似汗。若有宿食者，加大黄如博棋子大五六枚。
Treats the condition after sweating, vomiting, or purging, characterized by deficiency-related vexation, insomnia, tossing and turning, and a feeling of stifling discomfort in the chest (Zhizi Chi Tang / Gardenia and Fermented Soybean Decoction).
Gardeniae Fructus (14 raw fruits, broken) and Fermented Soja Semen (4 he measured units, wrapped in silk gauze). Add four sheng of water, first decoct Gardeniae Fructus until two and a half sheng remains, then add Fermented Soja Semen, decoct to obtain one and a half sheng, remove dregs, divide into two doses, take warm. If vomiting occurs, stop subsequent doses.
For patients with Zhizi Chi Tang syndrome who additionally exhibit vomiting, this formula is indicated.
Add five liang of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Fresh Ginger) to the original Zhizi Chi Tang formula. First decoct Gardeniae Fructus and Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens together; proceed as before.
For patients with Zhizi Chi Tang syndrome who additionally exhibit shortness of breath (Qi deficiency), this formula is indicated.
Add two liang of Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata (Prepared Licorice Root) to the original Zhizi Chi Tang formula. First decoct Gardeniae Fructus and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata together; proceed as before.
Treats Taiyang disease where the physician mistakenly used strong pill-based purgatives, resulting in persistent body heat and mild vexation.
Gardeniae Fructus (14 fruits) and Zingiberis Rhizoma (Dried Ginger, two liang). Add three and a half sheng of water, decoct to obtain one and a half sheng, remove dregs, divide into two doses, take warm. If vomiting occurs, stop subsequent doses.
Treats post-purging Taiyang disease characterized by vexation, abdominal fullness, and restlessness in lying down or sitting up.
Gardeniae Fructus (14 fruits), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis, four liang, processed with ginger juice), and Immaturus Citri Reticulatae Fructus (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride, four mu, soaked in water, de-seeded, and stir-fried). Add three and a half sheng of water, decoct to obtain one and a half sheng, remove dregs, divide into two doses, take warm. If vomiting occurs, stop subsequent doses.
Treats recurrence due to overexertion after recovery from a major illness.
Immaturus Citri Reticulatae Fructus (3 pieces), Gardeniae Fructus (14 fruits), and Fermented Soja Semen (1 sheng). Use seven sheng of Qingjiangshui (clear sour rice-washing water, preferably aged for a sour taste). Boil the liquid alone first to reduce to four sheng, then add Immaturus Citri Reticulatae Fructus and Gardeniae Fructus, decoct to obtain two sheng. Add Fermented Soja Semen, boil for five to six boils, remove dregs, take warm in two divided doses. Cover the patient to induce slight sweating. If there is retained food stagnation, add Rheum Radix et Rhizoma (Rhubarb Root) in pieces the size of chess cubes, five to six pieces.
Treats Jiudan (Wine Jaundice) characterized by stifling discomfort in the chest or painful heat.
Gardeniae Fructus (14 fruits), Rheum Radix et Rhizoma (Rhubarb Root, one liang), Immaturus Citri Reticulatae Fructus (5 pieces), and Fermented Soja Semen (1 sheng). Add six sheng of water, decoct to obtain two sheng, divide into three warm doses, take until efficacy is achieved.