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Treats the condition after the resolution of *Shanghan* (Cold Damage), characterized by emaciation, shortness of breath, and rebellious Qi with a desire to vomit; also treats *Sanyang Hebing* (Combined Disease of the Three Yang channels), where the pulse is floating and large at the Guan position, there is a desire to sleep, and sweating occurs upon closing the eyes; also treats thirst caused by Summerheat injury with a deficient pulse.

Zhu Ye (Bambusae Folium, two handfuls) Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, one jin) Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, half sheng) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, two liang) Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix, one sheng) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, two liang) Jingmi (Oryzae Sativa Semen, half sheng). Use ten dou of water, boil to obtain six sheng of liquid, filter out the dregs, add Jingmi, boil until the rice is cooked and the decoction is ready, remove the rice, take one sheng warm, three times daily.

[Verse] Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang contains Jingmi, Maidong, Banxia, Gancao, and Renshen. Sanyang Hebing (Taiyang channel pathogen causes headache and stiff neck, Yangming channel pathogen causes eye pain and dry nose, Shaoyang channel pathogen causes bitter taste, dry throat, and hypochondriac pain; when these occur simultaneously, it is called Combined Disease.) Guan pulse is large (Pathogen is mostly in the Yangming channel, hence the Guan pulse is floating and large.) Sleep-induced night sweats can be managed by this formula. (Night sweats in Sanyang Hebing indicate excessive Stomach Fire attacking the Liver. Jueyin is the 'Closing' within, Yangming is the 'Closing' on the exterior; fire in these two channels causes them to remain open rather than close, leading to night sweats. This formula is a modification of Ren Shen Bai Hu Tang, clearing Stomach Fire vigorously to generate fluids, using Zhu Ye to drain Liver Fire, and Banxia to unblock Yin and Yang, guiding Wei Qi from Yang into Yin, restoring the opening and closing mechanism to stop sweating.) Residual heat remaining after Shanghan, shortness of breath, deficiency vexation, and vomiting/rebellious Qi require seeking this prescription. (This is Zhang Zhongjing's formula for convalescence after Shanghan recovery. Its method focuses on nourishing the Yin Qi of the Lung and Stomach to restore body fluids. Generally, after severe illness, residual heat remains between the Lung and Stomach, which should always be cleared and resolved. Later practitioners generally used harsh tonics, retaining the pathogen, so Yuan Qi cannot recover rapidly, resulting in greater deficiency with more tonification.) For stopping vomiting, adding Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) is more effective (Ji Yan Fang records adding Sheng Jiang to this formula for stopping vomiting, which is excellent.) For deficient pulse and Summerheat-induced thirst, it is suitable for consideration. (Suitable for Summerheat diseases with deficiency-heat. If vomiting...)

(Quoted from Qian Yi's *Xiao'er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue*) Treats latent Fire in the Spleen and Stomach, causing dry mouth and lips, oral ulcers and bad breath, vexation, thirst, easy hunger, and heat in the muscles.

Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, five qian) Huoxiang (Agastaches Herba, seven qian) Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, four liang) Hei Shanzhi (Gardeniae Fructus, one liang) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, three liang). Grind into powder, lightly stir-fry until fragrant, mix with honey and wine for administration.

[Verse] Xie Huang San consists of Gancao and Fangfeng, supplemented by Shigao, Zhizi, and Huoxiang; take mixed with honey and wine after light frying. (Zhizi and Shigao clear and drain Lung and Stomach Fire; Huoxiang dispels evil odors and removes foul smells; Gancao regulates the Middle and drains heat. Fangfeng is used in heavy dosage because it can disperse latent Fire in the Spleen and drain Wood within Earth. Lightly frying the herbs allows them to enter the Spleen channel. Using honey and wine for administration allows them to act slowly in the Middle and Upper Jiao. Latent Fire in the Spleen and Stomach should be drained gradually, unlike Excess Fire which requires urgent draining.) Bad breath and lip ulcers are due to Stomach Fire rushing upward; vexation, thirst, and easy hunger (i.e., Zhong Xiao syndrome); muscle heat (Spleen governs muscles); all contribute to eliminating latent Fire in the Spleen. (Note: Why not use Huanglian for latent Fire in the Spleen? Wu Hegao said it was to avoid its dryness, which is incorrect; it is to avoid its ability to obstruct Qi flow. Bai Hu Tang treats blazing Fire in the Lung and Stomach, presenting with high fever, vexation, thirst, and sweating; this formula treats stagnant and steaming Fire in the Spleen and Stomach, presenting with muscle heat, vexation, thirst, but no sweating. Therefore, Fangfeng and Huoxiang are added, taking advantage of the principle that "Fire stagnation should be dispersed.")