Rhubarb Paste

Fire-Nourishing and Depression-Relieving Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 4.，Symptoms of water stagnation: chest pain upon exposure to cold; heaviness in the lower back and abdomen; stiffness in the joints, making it difficult to bend or stretch; occasional cold extremities; abdominal distension with a hard, full sensation; and a sallow-black complexion.

Enhanced Angelica Decoction for Promoting Blood Circulation，*Clinical Notes on Ophthalmology*.，“Red Circle” Syndrome. Red threads crisscrossing the “qi circle” of both eyes; congestion around the “wind circle”; soreness, tearing, and blurred vision.

Ginseng and Ophiopogon Powder，*Treatise on Formulas for Smallpox in Children*，For mild thirst associated with smallpox, during the stage when the pustules are about to burst or have already burst.

Powder for Hemoptysis Due to Mental Exhaustion，From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Auspicious People*.，For hemoptysis due to mental exhaustion.

Ointment for Loss of Appetite，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 68); name cited in *Puji Fang* (Vol. 300).，Skin splinters.

Spleen-Regulating Powder，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 6.，Following a serious illness, spleen qi is deficient, manifesting as epigastric fullness and abdominal distension, with weak and swollen limbs resembling water retention; or generalized edema after childbirth.

Sichuan Powder，*The Classic of Dian Dian*, Volume 1.，For foot pain caused by alcohol consumption, regardless of whether the pain is in the upper, lower, left, or right part of the foot.

Erqu Powder，From *The Mystic Pearl of Chishui*, Volume 9.，For blood that flows unceasingly after a bowel movement due to alcohol-induced stagnation; also treats diarrhea.

Formula for Expelling Parasites Using Cornus Root，From *Qianjin*, Volume 18.，Heat due to spleen exhaustion, caused by white worms in the spleen, leading to frequent vomiting.

Ephedra and Raw Rehmannia Decoction，*The Collection of Life-Preserving Formulas by Yun Qizi*, Volume 2.，For women with typhoid fever presenting a floating and tight pulse, headache, body heat, aversion to cold, and absence of sweat; where there is concern that heat may enter the blood chamber after inducing sweating.

Decoction of the Modified Eight-Ingredient Pill，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.，For men with deficient kidney fire who, upon sexual intercourse with a woman, experience pain in the ears, unceasing itching, or a discharge of foul-smelling fluid, which is relieved by the application of cool substances.

Family Secret Miraculous Powder for Mouth Ulcers，From *New Compilation for Prolonging Life*.，For pain and ulceration of the mouth, tongue, and gums; recurrent stomatitis; and various conditions involving a sore throat.

Pellets to be held in the mouth until dissolved，From *Collected Formulas of the Feeding Cranes Pavilion*.，For deficiency of true yin, excessive fire scorching the metal element, resulting in cough, counterflow of qi, dry mouth, and dry throat.

Liver-Calming and Brain-Clearing Decoction，Formula from *Essentials of Clinical Practice in Traditional Chinese Medicine*; name cited in *Famous Formulas Through the Ages*.，Postpartum convulsions: Immediately after childbirth, sudden convulsions occur, accompanied by loss of consciousness, twitching of the mouth and eyes, clenched jaws, tightly clenched fists, a thin or thick greasy tongue coating, and a fine and … Read more

Mu Xiang Jian Xian Pills，From *Discrimination of Internal and External Injuries*, Volume 2.，For pain and fullness in the chest and abdomen caused by ingesting raw, cold, or hard foods.

Toxicity-Expelling Powder，From Volume 2 of *Zhunsheng: Treatment of Ulcers*, citing a formula by the Liu family.，For back abscesses and boils where the pus has been completely drained but the surrounding skin remains adherent, and there is concern that pus-borne toxins may resurface.

Double-Yolk Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 389.，Hemoptysis in children.

Ginseng Essence-Nourishing Wine，From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Mo Bao Zhai*, Volume 1.，

Thousand-Pound, Ten-Thousand-Response Phlegm-Resolving Ointment，*Essentials of Formulas and Syndromes*, Volume 2.，For masses.

Stomach-Revitalizing Powder，*Discussions on the Care of Infants and Children*, Volume 20.，Chronic vomiting due to stomach cold.

Astragalus and Five-Flavor Powder，From *Xu Renze’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 25 of *Wai Tai*.，Dysentery. A mixture of pus and blood in the stool that is not very watery; each episode involves the simultaneous passage of pus, blood, and food, accompanied by mild abdominal pain.

Red Mallow Decoction，*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 214.，For mild pain during urination that gradually worsens, with a sensation of difficulty in passing urine and pain that is unbearable.

Mendong Decoction，From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 2.，For dryness-induced cough and shortness of breath, thirst with parched lips, restlessness and heat prompting a desire to drink, difficulty expectorating phlegm (which may contain traces of blood), and reddish tints in urine and stool.

Warm the Middle Pills，From *Compendium of Medicine*, Volume 21.，Yellow and swollen.

Ginseng Eight Immortals Pill，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 157).，For chronic or recent coughs with phlegm and wheezing, muscle heat, night sweats, and lung atrophy due to deficiency.