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The *Zhubing Yuanhou Lun* (Treatise on the Pathogenesis and Manifestations of All Diseases) states: After diarrhea, if there is a sensation of rebellious fullness below the heart (epigastric region), it is due to the deficiency of the zang organs, with retained fluid (accumulation of pathological fluids) below the heart, causing qi to rebel and ascend.

The *Fan Wang Fang* (Formulas by Fan Wang) for treating rebellious fullness below the heart rising to the chest and dizziness upon standing after cold-induced diarrhea:
Poria (4 liang) Cinnamon Twig (3 liang) Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome (2 liang) Licorice Root (2 liang)
These four herbs are boiled in 6 sheng of water until 3 sheng remain, divided into three doses.

The *Zhubing Yuanhou Lun* states: Prolonged diarrhea leads to intestinal deficiency, allowing pathogenic factors to lodge in the anus. The interaction between pathogenic qi and healthy qi causes pain.

The *Xinlu Fang* (Newly Recorded Formulas) for anal pain: Apply hot roasted salt to the lower part.
Another formula: Roast garlic, peel it, and insert it into the anus; this is effective.
The *Fan Wang Fang* for anal pain: Roast Immature Bitter Orange and apply it as a compress.
The *Jiyan Fang* (Collected Proven Formulas) for chronic dysentery with red and white discharge and unbearable anal pain: Warm herbs should be taken, and hot salt should be applied as a compress.

The *Zhubing Yuanhou Lun* states: Xiao Ke (Wasting-Thirst) is characterized by thirst but scanty urination. This occurs because taking Wushi San (Five-Mineral Powder) and other pills in youth accumulates over years, causing the heat of the minerals to knot in the Kidney... (text missing).

The *Qianjin Fang* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) states: It is said that anyone who drinks alcohol heavily for a long time will inevitably develop Xiao Ke. However, although seawater freezes in severe cold, wine does not freeze, clearly indicating that wine nature is extremely hot by its own origin. Indulgence in eating and drinking, chewing vinegar and sauces without regard for sour or salty tastes, year after year, night after night, without restraint, leads to dysfunction of the Sanjiao (Triple Burner)... (text missing).

The *Duanju Fang* (Short Drama Formulas) states: Those who took Wushi San in their youth become increasingly deficient and depleted over the years. The heat of the minerals knots in the Kidney, leading to Xiao Ke... (text missing). Even if one does not eventually suffer from flaccidity, body fluids may leak spontaneously; this may also manifest as Jaundice. For such cases, Zhu Shen Qi Ni Tang (Pig Kidney and Adenophora Decoction) should be taken to restrain the mineral heat in the Kidney... (text missing).

It also records: Qian Dan San (Lead Carbonate Powder) for treating Xiao Ke and stopping frequent urination:
Lead Carbonate [also known as Lead White, Japanese name Doru, *Bencao* says: Essence of Vermilion Bird] 2 fen Trichosanthes Root 10 fen Alisma Rhizome [pronounced Xi, 5 fen]
Eight substances in total, ground into powder, taken with wine using a square-inch measure (Fang Cun Bi), three times daily. If ineffective, increase the dose slightly; strong adults take half a Fang Cun Bi. One day of medication cures the disease contracted within a year... (text missing).

It also records: Gua Lou Wan (Trichosanthes Pill) for treating excessive drinking (approx. 1 Shi per day) and urinary obstruction:
Trichosanthes Root 3 fen Lead Carbonate 3 fen Kudzu Root 3 fen Prepared Aconite Root 1 fen
Four substances in total, ground into powder, honey-pilled to the size of wu zi (wu berry), taken with water, 10 pills three times daily.

It also records: Formula for Xiao Ke:
Take three live snails, place them in a dou (measure), raise them in one Shi of river water, collect the cold juice at once, and drink until full. The classic says: Discard the old water, replace with fresh water.

It also records: Moxibustion method for Xiao Ke: Moxa at Guanyuan (CV-4) once. Additionally, two points each located 2 cun lateral to both sides, moxa 30 cones at each point, repeat every five days, up to 150 cones total.

The *Qianjin Fang* formula for Xiao Ke:
Drink Dou Chi Jiang (Fermented Soybean Juice) according to preference.
Another formula: Drink concentrated decoction of Bamboo Root juice.
Another formula: Drink decoction of Green Liang Rice juice.

It also records: Secret formula for severe thirst using Gua Lou Fen (Trichosanthes Powder):
Dig up large Trichosanthes roots, peel thickly until the white part is exposed, cut into inch-sized pieces, soak in water, changing the water daily. After five days, take out, pound, and crush in a silk bag.

The *Ge Shi Fang* (Ge's Formulas) for sudden Xiao Ke with polyuria:
Make and drink abundant Zhu Li (Bamboo Sap); recover in a few days.
Another formula: Boil broken tiles from old houses, drink the juice abundantly.
Another formula: Gypsum (Ban Xia Zhi Jing) 8 ounces, crushed, boil in 1 dou of water until 5 sheng remain, take in small doses.
Another formula: Trichosanthes Root, thinly sliced, roasted, 5 liang, boil in 5 sheng of water until 4 sheng remain, drink.

The *Luyan Fang* (Verified Formulas) formula for Xiao Ke drinking 6-7 dou daily:
Wheat (1 sheng) Trichosanthes Root (sliced, 1 sheng) Ophiopogon Tuber (1 sheng)
Three substances, boil in 3 dou of water until 1.5 dou remain, drink.

The *Xinlu Fang* formula for Xiao Ke:
Drink fermented rice washing water (Chou Gan) freely until cured.
Another formula: Drink juice of raw Polygonum Multiflorum Vine (Sheng Ge).

The *Longmen Fang* (Dragon Gate Formulas) for Xiao Ke:
Take 1 sheng of raw Sesame Oil, take all at once, immediate effect.
Another formula: Boil Malva Verticillata juice thoroughly, cool it, drink when thirsty.

The *Seng Shen Fang* (Monk Shen's Formulas) for Xiao Ke with dry lips and mouth:
Goji Root (5 sheng, scraped) Gypsum 1 sheng Wheat (3 sheng, alternatively Adzuki Bean)
Three substances, chopped, add water covering the hand, boil together until wheat is cooked and soup is ready, strain, adjust temperature, and drink.

The *Jiyao Fang* (Extremely Important Formulas) for thirst and slight edema:
Imperata Rhizome 3 jin, beaten to break, boil in 2 dou of water until 2 sheng remain, consume in one day, can be taken as one dose daily.

The *Jingxin Fang* Shen Formula for Thirst using Millet Soup:
Dry Millet 1 sheng, boil in 3 sheng of water until 1 sheng remains, strain, take 1 sheng, twice daily, effective.

The *Qipo Fang* (Qibo's Formulas) for human thirst:
Trichosanthes Root 10 liang White Liang Rice 5 small sheng
Boil in 1.2 dou of water until 3 sheng remain, strain, divide into three doses.

The *Fan Wang Fang* Decoction for Xiao Ke:
Ophiopogon Tuber 1 liang Melon Root (Tu Gua Gen) 2 liang Bamboo Leaf 1 bunch
Three substances, chopped, boil in 7 sheng of water until 3.5 sheng remain, divide into two doses, divine efficacy.

The *Tao Jing Bencao Zhu* (Tao Hongjing's Commentary on Materia Medica) formula for Xiao Ke:
Boil Enzian Root juice and take raw juice.
Another formula: Pound Winter Melon, squeeze and drink the juice.

The *Su Jing Bencao Zhu* (Su Jing's Commentary on Materia Medica) formula for Xiao Ke:
Eating Barley Flour is good.
Also, eating Mulberry Fruit alone is good.
Another formula: Drink Sorghum fermented rice water, immediate cure.

The *Meng Shen Shijing* (Meng Shen's Food Classic) formula for Xiao Ke:
Hemp Seed 1 sheng, pounded, boil in 3 sheng of water for 3-4 boils, strain, take half sheng cold, three times daily, cured in five days.

Current commentary: Foods suitable for those with thirst:
Su Mi Jian (Perilla Honey Paste) [treats Xiao Ke, tonifies internal organs]; Hanshui Shi (Cold Water Stone) [also known as Baishui Shi, *Bencao* says: treats thirst]; Gypsum [also known as Xishi, *Bencao* says: treats Xiao Ke]; Barley [*Bencao* says: treats Xiao Ke, Japanese name Bu Zhi Mou Zhi]; Green Liang Rice [*Bencao* says: treats...]; Kiwi Fruit [Cui Yu says: treats Xiao Ke, Japanese name Yi Jiu Bo]; Water Chestnut [*Bencao* says: treats Xiao Ke, Japanese name Jiu He Wu]; Zizania Latifolia Root [...]; Winter Melon [*Bencao Tao Zhu* says: treats Xiao Ke, Japanese name Jia Mao Yu Li]; Malva Verticillata [Cui Yu says: treats Xiao Ke, Japanese name A Bu Bi]; Chinese Cabbage [...]; Artemisia Sieversiana [Seven Volume Food Classic: treats Xiao Ke, Japanese name Bo Jiu Bei Liang]; [...] [*Bencao* says: treats Xiao Ke, Japanese name Nu Nai Bo]; Gu Peng [*Bencao* says: treats Xiao Ke, Japanese name Jia Bao Ban]; Shi [...] [Cui Yu says: treats Xiao Ke, Japanese name You Mao]; Purple Seaweed [Cui Yu says: ...stops thirst]; Sea Moon [...] [says: treats...]; Hermit Crab [Cui Yu ... Grass says: stops thirst].

Foods to avoid for Xiao Ke:
The *Qianjin Fang* says: Three things to be cautious about: first, wine and roasted foods; second, sexual intercourse; third, salty foods and wheat products.
The *Yangsheng Yaoji* (Essentials for Health Preservation) says: Eating wheat with Zizania Latifolia rice, combined with drinking wine, causes Xiao Ke.
The *Duanju Fang* says: Avoid eating pork.