| Pharmaceutical Latin | Pin Yin | Dosage | Actions |
| Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | 6-12g | Resolves Shao Yang disorders, reduces fever, harmonizes the Exterior and Interior, disperses Wind-Heat, Spreads Liver Qi and relieves Stagnation.
With Huang Qin, for Heat in the Shao Yang. |
| Rx. Scutellariae | Huang Qin | 4.5-9g | Clears Heat, dries Dampness, drains Fire and detoxifies.
With Zhi Mu, for acute and chronic Lung Heat cough. |
| Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao | 3-6g | Moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm, clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels. |
| Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang | 4-8g | Releases the Exterior, disperses Cold, reduces the toxicity of other herbs and normalizes the flow of Qi at the center. |
| Fr. Jujube | Da Zao | 10-30g | Nourishes the Blood, calms the Spirit and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
With Sheng Jiang, for External Wind-Cold. |
| Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi | 6-9g | Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle and relieves the diaphragm.
With Sheng Jiang, for vomiting and hiccups due to Disharmony of the Stomach Qi. |
| Rx. Trichosanthis | Tian Hua Fen | 9-12g | Clears and drains Lung Heat, Generates Fluids, Moistens Lung Dryness, Transforms Phlegm. |
| Rz. Anemarrhenae | Zhi Mu | 9-12g | Clears Heat and drains Fire from the Qi Stage, from the Lungs and from the Stomach, nourishes Yin, moistens Dryness, generates Fluids, clears Deficiency Fire and quenches thirst. |
