Jin Nu, originally suffering from a mild case of cold-damage disease, was treated by a wandering physician with cooling remedies, leading to alternating chills and fever, retching, a tight and wiry pulse, and a white tongue coating. The condition then progressed to shaoyang. The prescription includes
Bupleurum 9g, Skullcap Root 6g, Western Tangshen 9g, Ginger Pinellia 9g, Prepared Liquorice Root 3g, Fresh Ginger Rhizome 3g, and 6 pieces of Chinese Date.