<p>For aversion to wind and cold that presents with a mild fever, congested sinuses and retching.</p>

<p>For a surface disease pattern that presents with sweating, mild fever, headache, and aversion to the wind.</p>

<p>For a surface disease pattern that presents with nonresponsive superficial abdominal pulsations from below the umbilicus to the halfway point between the umbilicus and xiphoid process (CV-12).</p>

<p>For abdominal pulsations to the heart.</p>

<p>Gui Zhi Tang cannot be used for a floating tight pulse, or fever with an inability to sweat. Care must be taken to align every formula-disease pattern correctly.</p>

<p>A purging method cannot be used for a surface disease pattern when the surface is obstructed.</p>

<p>For watery-loose stool with general aches and pains. First use Si Ni Tang to harmonise the interior to regulate the stools and then secondly, Gui Zhi Tang to harmonise the surface to regulate the general aches and pains; after a surface disease pattern has been incorrectly purged.</p>

<p>For responsive fullness in the upper epigastrium with an aversion to cold. One must first use Gui Zhi Tang to harmonise the surface and the aversion to cold, then secondly, Da Huang Huang Lian Xie Xin Tang to resolve the responsive fullness in the upper epigastrium.</p>

<p>For a surface disease pattern that presents with sweating, aversion to cold and slow pulse.</p>

<p>For a surface disease pattern that presents with sweating, nonresponsive superficial abdominal pulsations from below the umbilicus to the halfway point between the umbilicus and xiphoid process (CV-12), mild fever, retching, and aversion to cold.</p>
