Dou-Gui Pills

Fragrant Snake Wine，From *Secretly Transmitted Formulas for Leprosy*.，For “Finger-Amputation Leprosy,” in which the tendons and bones first rot, followed by damage to the ten fingers—beginning with swelling of the fingers and the oozing of fluid from beneath the nails—the fingers will fall off joint by joint within a year; this formula also treats syphilis, all … Read more

Scallion White Ointment，From *Wai Tai*, Volume 20, citing *Gujin Luyan*.，For deficiency-heat or heat caused by taking mineral elixirs; sleeping exposed to wind and dew; cold and dampness injuring the muscles; or heat obstructing the interior, leading to the transformation into a “hot wind-water” disease. Symptoms include swelling and fullness in the chest and abdomen; shortness … Read more

Dangyin Jiuming Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 1.，Yin-cold invading the viscera. During severe cold weather, one suddenly contracts yin-cold, presenting with blue lips and a cold body; tight and contracted tendons and veins in the hands and feet; vomiting and diarrhea; chest and abdominal pain; retraction of the scrotum and blue discoloration of … Read more

Shenzhuo Powder，From *Wai Tai*, Volume 17, citing *Jingxin Lu*.，Lumbar pain due to Kidney-Zhuo syndrome. The lower back feels cold as ice, and the abdomen feels heavy as if something were falling within it.

Guangming Powder.，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 86, citing *Hai Shang Fang*.，Effective for all eye diseases, regardless of cause.

Marrow-Nourishing Qing’e Pills，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 8.，For lower back pain.

Four Substances Decoction for Expelling Pathogenic Factors，*The Jade Ruler of Gynecology*, Volume 4.，Postpartum numbness of the limbs.

Elm, Rehmannia, Scrophularia, and Angelica Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 10.，Fire in the large intestine surges forth, causing rectal prolapse without the need for a bowel movement, accompanied by extreme pain.

Disinfecting and Rejuvenating Pills，*The Great Treasure of Health*, Volume 1.，For epidemic-induced headaches and pain in the tendons and bones, characterized by chills followed by fever; a white tongue coating at the onset, turning yellow on the 3rd–4th day, and developing black, spiky projections on the 5th–6th day; constipation or watery diarrhea; scanty, yellowish-red urine; and, … Read more

Dubu Powder，From *Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 14, citing *Extraordinary Formulas Beyond the Canon*.，Pain in the heart and spleen caused by qi stagnation; stagnation in the epigastric region; a single point of pain in the soft area of the chest—arising from qi and cold—which may persist for life.

Ginger Juice Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 8.，For excessive lung qi, resulting in shortness of breath, chest fullness, coughing, vomiting of food and drink, and difficulty with bowel movements and urination.

Home-Style Chrysanthemum Powder，*Yi Tong*, Volume 87.，Various types of headaches.

Citron and Sugarcane Decoction，From *Essentials for Those Unfamiliar with Medicine*, Volume 3.，For regurgitation.

Blood-Nourishing and Essence-Replenishing Decoction，From *The Classic of Dian Dian*, Volume 1.，For conditions caused by alcohol-induced damage to the bladder, such as seminal emission and leakage, pain and distension in the lower back and spine, and cloudy red or white discharge.

Modified Huangfu Gardenia Decoction，From *Yixin Fang*, Volume 20, citing *Xiaopin Fang*.，For patients with deficient constitution and excessive pathogenic factors.

E-shi Root Porridge，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 188.，For stroke-induced aphasia.

Kun Suo Ointment，From *Medical Fragments of Gold*.，For deficiency syndromes.

Chuanxiong-Glycyrrhiza Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 46), citing *Formulas from the Sea*.，Headache.

Fumigation Stick for Non-Healing Ulcers，From *A Study of Thirteen Formulas in Surgery*.，For ulcers that will not heal.

Four-Processed Vinegar-Fuzhufeng Pills，From *Formulas of the Rui Zhu Hall*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 332.，For women with irregular menstrual cycles.

Cinnabar, Alum, Beeswax, and Pomegranate Peel Pills，From *Medical Records for the Masses*, Volume 7.，Effective for all cases of chronic diarrhea unresponsive to other medications; also treats both bloody and mucoid dysentery.

Spleen-Nourishing Cake，*Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，For damp-cold in the spleen and stomach, reduced appetite, chronic diarrhea, and undigested food in the stool.

Minor Bupleurum Decoction without Jujube, with Oyster Shell，From *Illustrated Songs on Cold Damage: A Guide to Saving Lives*, Volume 4.，Water-Accumulation Chest Syndrome.

Modified Huoxiang Zhengqi Powder，From *De Xiao*, Volume 5.，Anxiety and anger arising from dietary factors injure the spleen, causing abdominal distension, frequent diarrhea, or morning diarrhea.

Ginseng Nourishing Vitality Pills，From *Baoming Gejue*, Volume 12.，For men and women suffering from deficiency of both qi and blood, low vitality, spleen-stomach deficiency, and emaciation.