Single-Ingredient Gentian Decoction

Poria, Cinnamon Twig, Ginseng, Licorice, Peony, and Aconite Decoction，From *Si Sheng Xuan Shu*, Volume 3.，Lower back pain, abdominal pain.

Yin-Calming Decoction，From *The Complete Collection on Diphtheria*.，Diphtheria with deficiency-cold pattern. White patches appear inside the throat; they are bright and moist, forming lumps, or even sunken; there is no redness or swelling, and the pain is not severe; swallowing is slightly impeded; the tongue coating is white and slippery; urination and defecation are normal, or … Read more

Shi Jue Ming Decoction，From *A Rhinoceros-Horn Lamp Illuminating the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 26.，Swelling at the back of the head, firm and hard as wood; dry mouth and tongue; nausea; restlessness and thirst; constipation.

Tongue-Dotting Pill，From *The Comprehensive Compendium of Medical Principles*, Volume 9.，For carbuncle toxicity.

Shǎn Tóng Decoction，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 2.，For sudden, sharp lower back pain caused by strain or contusion.

Musk Blue Pills，From *Yanxia Shengxiao Fang*, cited in Volume 978 of the *Yongle Dadian*.，For acute and chronic convulsions in children.

Licorice Powder，From *Qian Jin*, Volume 2.，Lack of breast milk in women.

Detoxifying Powder，*Outline of Medicine*, Volume 37.，Black and red spots in children, accompanied by itchy sores and intense itching.

Thousand Gold Peony Bark Powder，From *Insights into Medicine*, Volume 4.，Abscesses in the abdomen.

Divine Immortal Pill，From *The New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 9), citing *The Zhang Family’s Inherited Prescriptions*.，For acute and chronic convulsions in children; also treats stroke-induced paralysis.

Dispelling and Awakening Powder，From *Secrets of Infant Care*, Volume 2.，For pediatric convulsions where the child sleeps and does not wake, or wakes but is drowsy.

Women’s Rescue from Suffering Golden Pill，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Shenyang Formula).，For women with qi deficiency and blood weakness, irregular menstruation, red or white vaginal discharge, loss of appetite, and abdominal pain during menstruation.

Garlic Juice Drink，*The Great Treasure of Health*, Volume 1.，For heatstroke.

Pharbitis and Red Adzuki Bean Decoction，*San Yin*, Volume 17.，Swelling and stiffness in the hands and feet during pregnancy.

Runhe Decoction，From *Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 3.，When kidney yin is depleted and cannot ascend to moisten the brain, the pathway of the “river-chariot” becomes dry and obstructed, making passage difficult; hence, pain in the spine.

Decoction for Dispelling Wind and Clearing Heat，From *Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，Skin diseases.

Poria, Tangerine Peel, and Apricot Kernel Decoction，*Selected Essentials of Medicine*.，For those with excessive dampness and stagnant qi, resulting in a hoarse voice.

Brain-Clearing Decoction，*The Precious Manual of Medical Examination*, Volume 3.，For the condition of fixed gaze (falcon eye).

Ginseng, Stewed Peach Kernel, and Perilla Seed Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 4.，Phlegm-qi surges upward into the throat, obstructing the lung passages, causing wheezing and an inability to catch one’s breath; the breathing is not coarse, and there is no sign of raised shoulders.

Golden Phoenix Holding a Pearl Pills，From *The Jade Ruler of Gynecology*, Volume 1.，Irregular menstruation, red or white vaginal discharge, menstrual pain in the navel and abdomen, cloudy white urine, erectile dysfunction, and nocturnal emissions.

Rhinoceros Horn and Bupleurum Powder，From *Xingyuan*, Volume 8.，Exhaustion-induced fever with emaciation; restlessness and pain in the limbs; restlessness of the mind and dry mouth; aversion to drinking water.

Four Treasures Flower Powder，From *Essentials for Treating Sha Syndrome*.，Sha syndrome.

Liver-Boiling Powder，From *Rumen Shiquin*, Volume 12.，Night blindness. For children with malnutrition-induced eye disorders, corneal opacities, and photophobia.

Blood-Dissolving Ointment，*Zhun Sheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 7.，For red, swollen eyes that cannot open, eye pain, and hot tears streaming profusely.

Imperial Formula: Sanxian Powder，*Continuation of the Records of Medical Cases*, Volume 1.，Kidney Qi.