治伤寒瘟疫。风湿风眩。拘蜷风痰。头痛目眩。四肢痛。增寒壮热。项强睛疼。老人小
儿皆可服。
人参败毒草芩芎。羌独柴前枳桔同。瘟疫伤寒噤口痢。托邪扶正有奇功。（人参茯苓枳
壳桔梗柴胡前胡羌活独活川芎各一钱。甘草五分。加生姜煎。○烦热口干。加黄芩。）
汪 庵曰。羌活理太阳游风。独活理少阴伏风。兼能去湿除痛。川芎柴胡。和血升清。
枳壳前胡。行痰降气。甘桔参茯。清肺强胃。主之以人参者。扶正气以匡邪也。加陈仓
米三钱。名仓廪汤。治噤口痢。
治四时感冒。发表轻剂。
香苏饮内草陈皮。（紫苏叶二钱。香附炒陈皮各一钱五分。炙草一钱。加姜葱。水煎服。
微
之郁。从皮毛而散。视时方颇高一格。）艽芥芎防蔓子入。（再加秦艽荆芥川芎蔓荆子各一钱。
医学心悟。名加味香苏饮。）解肌活套亦须知。
陈修园曰。仲景麻桂诸汤。从无他方可代。后人易以九味羌活汤。人参败毒散。及此汤。
看似平稳。其实辛烈失法。服之得汗。有二虑。一虑辛散过汗。重为亡阳。轻则为汗漏也。
一虑辛散逼汗。动脏气而为鼻衄。伤津液而为热不退渴不止也。服之不得汗。亦有二虑。一
虑辛散煽动内火。助邪气入里而为狂热。不得寐。一虑辛散拔动肾根。致邪气入阴而为脉细。
但欲寐也若用仲景之法则无是虑。
治疗伤寒瘟疫。风湿引起的风眩。拘挛蜷缩及风痰。头痛目眩。四肢疼痛。恶寒壮热。项部僵硬且眼睛疼痛。老人和小孩都可以服用。
人参败毒散由人参、茯苓、枳壳、桔梗、柴胡、前胡、羌活、独活、川芎各一钱组成，甘草五分，加入生姜煎煮。（如果有烦热口干的症状，加入黄芩。）
汪昂说：羌活调理太阳经的游风，独活调理少阴经的伏风，兼能祛湿除痛。川芎和柴胡，调和血液并升发清气。枳壳和前胡，行气化痰降逆。甘草、桔梗、人参和茯苓，清肺强胃。以人参为主药的原因，是扶助正气以匡正邪气。加入陈仓米三钱，名为仓廪汤，治疗噤口痢。
治疗四季感冒，属于发表（解表）的轻剂。
香苏饮内含有甘草和陈皮。（紫苏叶二钱，香附炒制后陈皮各一钱五分，炙甘草一钱，加入姜葱，水煎服。使郁滞之气从皮毛散发出去，比一般的时方格调更高。）再加入秦艽、荆芥、川芎、蔓荆子各一钱。（医学心悟中，名为加味香苏饮。）解肌活血的方法也需要知晓。
陈修园说：张仲景的麻黄汤、桂枝汤等方剂，从来没有其他方剂可以替代。后人用九味羌活汤、人参败毒散以及此方来替代。看似平稳，其实辛散猛烈而失去法度。服药后出汗的，有两个顾虑。一是担心辛散导致过汗，严重则亡阳，轻微则汗漏不止。二是担心辛散逼迫出汗，扰动脏气而导致鼻出血，损伤津液而导致热不退、渴不止。服药后不出汗的，也有两个顾虑。一是担心辛散煽动内火，助长邪气入里而导致狂热、无法入睡。二是担心辛散拔动肾根，致使邪气入阴而导致脉细、只想睡觉。如果使用张仲景的法度，就没有这些顾虑了。
Treats Shanghan (Cold Damage) and plague. Wind-dampness causing wind-induced vertigo. Convulsions, curling up, and wind-phlegm. Headache and vertigo. Pain in the four limbs. Aversion to cold with high fever. Stiffness of the neck and pain in the eyes. It can be taken by both the elderly and children.
Renshen Baidu San (Ginseng Decoction for Overcoming Toxicity) consists of Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Fuling (Poria), Zhike (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus), Jiegeng (Radix Platycodi), Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri), Qianhu (Radix Peucedani), Qianghuo (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii), Duhuo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis), and Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong), each 1 qian; Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) 0.5 qian; add Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) for decoction. ○ If there is vexatious heat and dry mouth/throat, add Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae).
Wang Ang stated: Qianghuo regulates the wandering wind of the Taiyang (Greater Yang) channel; Duhuo regulates the hidden wind of the Shaoyin (Lesser Yin) channel, and additionally dispels dampness and relieves pain. Chuanxiong and Chaihu harmonize the blood and ascend clear yang. Zhike and Qianhu move phlegm and descend qi. Gancao, Jiegeng, Renshen, and Fuling clear the lungs and strengthen the stomach. The reason for using Renshen as the chief ingredient is to support healthy qi to rectify pathogenic factors. Adding Sancangmi (aged rice from Chen warehouse) 3 qian creates Canglin Tang (Granary Decoction), which treats Jin Kou Li (Dysentery with inability to eat).
Treats common colds in all four seasons; it is a mild formula for releasing the exterior (expelling pathogens from the surface).
Xiangsu Yin (Perilla and Cyperus Infusion) contains Gancao and Chenpi. (Zisuye (Folium Perillae) 2 qian; Xiangfu (Rhizoma Cyperi Rotundi) stir-fried and Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae) each 1.5 qian; Zhigancao (Prepared Radix Glycyrrhizae) 1 qian; add Jiang (Zingiber) and Congbai (Bulbus Allii Cepae), decoct in water and take orally. This allows slight depression/stagnation to dissipate through the skin and hair, ranking it higher than typical contemporary formulas.) Additionally add Qinjiao (Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae), Jingjie (Herba Schizonepetae), Chuanxiong, and Manjingzi (Fructus Viticis) each 1 qian. (In Yixue Xinwu [Medical Insights], it is named Jiawei Xiangsu Yin [Modified Perilla and Cyperus Infusion].) One must also understand the methods of releasing the muscle layer and activating blood circulation.
Chen Xiuyuan stated: Zhang Zhongjing's formulas such as Mahuang Tang (Ephedra Decoction) and Guizhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction) have never been replaceable by other formulas. Later practitioners replaced them with Jiuwei Qianghuo Tang (Nine-Ingredient Notopterygium Decoction), Renshen Baidu San, and this formula. They appear stable, but in reality, their acrid and dispersing nature is excessive and deviates from proper method. If sweating occurs after taking them, there are two concerns. First, concern that excessive acrid dispersion causes profuse sweating, leading to severe Yang collapse or mild sweat leakage. Second, concern that acrid dispersion forces sweating, disturbing organ qi and causing epistaxis (nosebleed), damaging body fluids and resulting in unrelieved fever and unquenchable thirst. If sweating does not occur after taking them, there are also two concerns. First, concern that acrid dispersion stirs internal fire, assisting pathogenic factors to enter the interior, resulting in manic fever and insomnia. Second, concern that acrid dispersion uproots the Kidney foundation, causing pathogenic factors to enter the Yin, resulting in a fine pulse and drowsiness. If one follows Zhang Zhongjing's methods, these concerns would not exist.