Gardenia Decoction

Mutton Pills，*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 5 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).，Indications: Depletion of true yang, exhaustion of the lower jiao, withered and dry ear lobes, sallow and dark complexion, heaviness in the lower back and weakness in the legs, and waning vital energy.

Cockscomb Powder，From *Yilin Fang*, citing *Shi Yuanduan’s Effective Prescriptions* (see *Yifang Leiju*, Vol. 265).，Rash with inverted rashes, sunken and hidden lesions with black centers, accompanied by discomfort.

Dai Zhen Ointment，*Pocket Guide*, Volume 3.，For hemorrhoidal fistulas.

Fangji Pills，From *Treasures of Family Heritage*, Volume 2.，Lung Abscess

Burdock Root Juice，*General Essentials of Health*, Volume 7.，In cases of cold damage where, after sweating, residual fever persists, accompanied by restlessness, thirst, weakness in the limbs, and inability to eat:

Xu’s Fermented Soybean Wine，Formula from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Vol. 3); name cited in *Formulas from the Physician’s Heart* (Vol. 8).，Weakness in the legs due to wind-toxin, with stiffness, fullness, and shortness of breath.

Dingyu Liujun Decoction，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 42.，Vomiting due to severe cold.

Nourishing Decoction，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 323).，

Danqing Decoction，*Yichun Shengyi*, Volume 3.，Cough originating from the Liver Meridian, characterized by scant phlegm, pain in the flanks, irritability, and dizziness.

Ten-Scented Navel-Warming Ointment，From *Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Tianjin Formula).，Cold-induced abdominal pain, hernias and masses, loose stools, and abdominal distension and pain around the navel.

Wind-Dispelling and Toxin-Clearing Decoction，From *Clinical Notes on Ophthalmology*.，Wind-Red Sores and Ulcers (Trachoma-like Eczema). Initial symptoms include redness and pain, excessive eye discharge and tearing, a sensation of grit in the eyes and photophobia, swollen and itchy eyelids; in severe cases, sores may form on the inner surface of the eyelids.

Xiao Zhu Powder，*Effective Formulas of Su and Shen*, Volume 9.，For chronic urticaria that has not healed; each episode is preceded by pain in the heart and abdomen, retching of phlegm, and numbness and loss of sensation in the tendons and meridians.

Yangdan Decoction，From *Gujin Luyan*, cited in Volume 2 of *Wai Tai*.，For stroke and cold-induced fever, with a floating pulse, intermittent fever, sweating, aversion to wind, stiffness in the neck, nasal congestion, and dry retching.

Digu Paste，*The Collection of Bu Ju*, Volume 16 of the First Series.，Heat in the Lung Meridian: detectable only with a light touch; absent upon slight pressure; faintly visible on the skin and hair; accompanied by shortness of breath, coughing, and chills with a shivering sensation.

White Atractylodes Decoction for Relieving Dizziness，*Comprehensive Reference for Miscellaneous Disorders*, Volume 6.，For dizziness and vertigo caused by exposure to cold and dampness.

Moistening the Lungs and Stopping Cough Pill，*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.，For deficiency of lung qi, coughing and shortness of breath, excessive phlegm, chronic cough with hoarseness, and symptoms that recur during seasonal changes.

Spleen-Regulating Pills，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 392.，For pediatric spleen disorders, chest and diaphragm disharmony, diarrhea and dysentery, and wheezing and coughing.

Motherwort Decoction for Stopping Crying，From *Gu’s Medical Pathways*, Volume 4.，Fetal Cry. For cases occurring during the 7th–8th month of pregnancy where the fetus suddenly cries within the womb.

Ephedra, Cinnamon Twig, and Cimicifuga Decoction，From *The Secret Treasury of the Orchid Chamber*, Middle Volume.，A woman first suffered from numbness throughout her body, which slightly subsided when she slept but ceased entirely upon waking; after the condition had resolved, she again experienced pain in all her joints due to mental distress, accompanied by a heavy … Read more

Danggui Taoren Chengqi Decoction，From *The Song of Preserving Life: Annotated Summary*, Volume 7.，For blood stasis in the chest, fullness and distension beneath the heart, and vomiting of blood.

Toxicity-Resolving and Blood-Activating Powder，From *Secretly Transmitted Formulas for Surgical Conditions*.，For all types of malignant sores and foot ailments.

Seven Qi Mass-Dissolving Powder，From *Essentials of Miscellaneous Diseases*, citing *Comprehensive Principles of Medicine*.，For the initial stages of pain or distension caused by the mutual aggression of accumulated masses.

Decoction for Dissolving Fat Membranes and Expelling Phlegm，From *Ji Yin Gang Mu*, Volume 6.，Infertility due to uterine cold. Phlegm obstructs the entrance to the womb, blocking the fetal chamber, and disrupting the natural menstrual cycle.

Decoction for Dispelling Exterior Pathogens，*Essentials for Treating Sha*.，For shā caused by external obstruction by cold pathogens.

Tooth-Brushing Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 34.，For dental abscesses, bleeding, pain, and loose teeth.