Cardamom Pills

Cardamom Pills,For cold in the viscera and persistent diarrhea that has not responded to other medications.

Formulas Name : Cardamom Pills

Chinese Name : 豆蔻丸

Drug Formulation

Cardamom (wrapped in flour and roasted until fragrant)—quantity as desired.

Source

From *Effective Prescriptions for Women*, Volume 8.

Processing

Grind the above into a fine powder, mix with aged rice and water, and pound into pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

For cold in the viscera and persistent diarrhea that has not responded to other medications.

Instructions for Use

On an empty stomach, swallow 100 pills with a decoction of boiled millet.

Cardamom Pills,From *Effective Prescriptions for Women*, Volume 8.,For cold in the viscera and persistent diarrhea that has not responded to other medications.

More Herbs Formulas

Wanquan Poria Powder

Wanquan Poria Powder,From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 76.,Red and white dysentery.

Aroca Powder for Descending Qi

Aroca Powder for Descending Qi,From *Shenghui*, Volume 50.,For qi stagnation in the diaphragm, and cold, hard, knotted pain in the chest and heart region.

Modified Yueling Decoction

Modified Yueling Decoction,*San Yin*, Volume 13.,For various conditions of deficiency and weakness, characterized by acute pain in the lower abdomen, distension in the flanks and sides, a sensation of fullness below the navel, restlessness and palpitations in the chest, a sallow and haggard complexion, dry lips and mouth, cold hands and feet, spontaneous sweating, stiffness … Read more

Qingge Decoction

Qingge Decoction,From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 89), citing *Wu’s Collection of Proven Formulas*.,Swelling and pain in the legs, inability to eat, occasional vomiting, and constipation.

Cockscomb Pills

Cockscomb Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 97.,Persistent rectal bleeding with no relief, accompanied by intermittent pain. Bleeding from hemorrhoids, with pain around the anus.

White Jade Powder

White Jade Powder,*Compiled Medical Manuscripts*, Volume 21.,For breast abscesses in women, as well as all types of fungal infections and boils.

Dried Pueraria Muscle-Relieving Decoction

Dried Pueraria Muscle-Relieving Decoction,*Six Treatises on Cold Damage*, Volume 4.,Symptoms of an invasion of the Stomach Meridian of the Foot-Yangming in typhoid fever: eye pain, dry nose, insomnia, mild headache, pain around the eye sockets, and a pulse that is faint and full.

Liver-Soothing and Tendon-Relaxing Decoction

Liver-Soothing and Tendon-Relaxing Decoction,*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 6.,Following a fit of intense anger, pain is felt throughout the body and in all the joints; the chest and abdomen feel distended; the eyes are tightly shut; there is a sensation of coldness; and the fingernails turn bluish-black.

Chongde Pills

Chongde Pills,From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 146.,For acute pain in the large intestine caused by cold pathogens invading internally; cold qi in the chest; blood-related parasitic disorders; cholera; chest distension and shortness of breath; emaciation; persistent abdominal pain; deficiency-induced bloating with seminal emission; edema; or sudden onset of malignant symptoms.

Newly Modified White Tiger Decoction

Newly Modified White Tiger Decoction,From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.,Characterized by feverish sweating, restlessness, and thirst; a faint rash visible on the skin; scanty, red, and hot urine; and, in severe cases, coughing up blood and delirium.

Loquat Leaf Decoction (Concentrated Form)

Loquat Leaf Decoction (Concentrated Form),From *Gujin Luyan*, cited in Volume 4 of *Wai Tai*.,In cases of warm disease accompanied by fever, drinking suddenly cold water causes gagging.

Shen-Fu-Qi-Lu Decoction

Shen-Fu-Qi-Lu Decoction,*Introduction to Obstetrics*, Volume 4.,For postpartum profuse sweating like rain, accompanied by cold hands and feet.

Three Rehmannia Decoction

Three Rehmannia Decoction,From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.,Rectal bleeding.

Huanglian Qixin Decoction

Huanglian Qixin Decoction,*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 5.,Guang Ge. Vomiting and inability to eat, accompanied by an inability to pass urine or stool.

Menstrual Stabilizing Ointment

Menstrual Stabilizing Ointment,From *Li Yue*.,For women with blood deficiency accompanied by heat, who experience early menstruation, excessive menstrual flow, irregular cycles, prolonged menstruation, metrorrhagia, metrorrhagia with clots, leukorrhea due to damp-heat, or those who continue to menstruate after the age of fifty.

Divine Response Universal Relief Pill

Divine Response Universal Relief Pill,From *Chunjiao Ji*, Volume 3.,Epidemic plague characterized by purplish-black spots and a purplish-black tongue and lips; rashes accompanied by a swollen throat and fever; typhoid fever with fever, aversion to cold, headache, and absence of sweat; “big-head plague”; malaria; dysentery and watery diarrhea with abdominal pain; and pregnant women with fever … Read more

Fumigation Formula with Uncombed Hair

Fumigation Formula with Uncombed Hair,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 133.,For various skin ulcers caused by water toxins, or cases of stroke with opisthotonos where swelling extends into the abdomen—such conditions are life-threatening.

Powder of Cold Water Stone

Powder of Cold Water Stone,Quoted from *Cui’s Formulas* in Volume 35 of *Wai Tai*.,For children and young adults with high fever who are unable to take oral medication.

Er Gan Powder

Er Gan Powder,From *Dongtian Aozi*, Volume 5.,A Yang-type abscess has formed at the Tongzi Liao acupoint.

Watermelon Paste for Clearing Metal and Relieving Cough

Watermelon Paste for Clearing Metal and Relieving Cough,*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.,For fluid retention in the Lung Meridian, external exposure to wind-cold, coughing and shortness of breath, excessive phlegm, and dryness of the mouth and tongue.

Qinghua Decoction

Qinghua Decoction,From *The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.,For postpartum women experiencing fever due to “fire,” uncontrolled blood flow caused by blood heat, or various “fire” symptoms resulting from yin deficiency. Also for dysphagia caused by alcohol consumption.

Red Powder Pill

Red Powder Pill,From *The Comprehensive Guide to Formulas*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 211.,For dysentery with red or white pus.

Jinhua Pills

Jinhua Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 66.,Effective for all types of wheezing, coughing, phlegm, and vomiting.

Qi-Refreshing Pill

Qi-Refreshing Pill,From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.,Headache. Caused by a deficiency of both qi and blood, which fails to nourish the head. Even during the height of summer heat, the patient must cover their head with a cloth for the headache to subside somewhat; if the cloth is removed and the patient is … Read more

Golden Toad Pills

Golden Toad Pills,*Shenghui* (Volume 86).,For children suffering from the “Five Wasting Diseases,” characterized by a hot head and dry eyes, a protruding chest and thin legs, a large head and distended abdomen, a sallow complexion and dry nose, startle episodes, palpitations, and night sweats, as well as emaciation and irregular fluctuations between chills and fever.