Gangren Root Decoction

Gualou-Perilla Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 9.，Phlegm-fluid retention. Caused by excessive consumption of green plums; phlegm-fluid rises and falls with the breath. During the day, the chest and diaphragm feel as if pierced by a knife; by evening, the chest and diaphragm pain subsides, but the knees (or knee bones) become severely painful.

Yi-Yi Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Vol. 112.，For internal opacities, floating opacities, and jujube-flower opacities following acupuncture treatment.

Xiaobai Powder，From *Selected Formulas of Renowned Physicians: Continuation*.，All eye diseases caused by ascending heat syndromes.

Qi-Regulating Decoction，Quoted from *Shenshi Fang* in Volume 8 of *Wai Tai*.，Chest fullness and difficulty swallowing. Diaphragmatic qi stagnation, throat obstruction, chest and diaphragm fullness, and loss of appetite.

Realgar Antiseptic Ointment，From *The Treasure of Health* (Volume 20).，For scorpion stings causing unbearable pain:

Puxian Pills，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 321.，For women with a deficient spleen qi and weak stomach qi, who are unable to digest food and transform it into nutrients, resulting in loose stools.

No. 1 Toxin-Eliminating Pill，From *Zhu Renkang’s Collection of Clinical Experience*, citing *Zhang’s Experienced Formulas*.，For infantile fetal toxins and fetal sores (infant eczema).

White Tiger Decoction with Atractylodes，From *The Book of Saving Lives*, Volume 18.，Damp-heat diseases: fever with chest fullness, profuse sweating, red tongue, and white, greasy coating; damp-heat with coldness in both lower legs, fullness in the chest and abdomen, profuse sweating, headache and eye pain, delirium, and a pulse that is soft and weak in the … Read more

Minor Loquat Leaf Powder，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 14.，For summer heat and latent heat; excessive fluid intake; cold damage to the spleen and stomach; undigested food; fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm; retching and nausea; dizziness and blurred vision; dry mouth and intense thirst; fatigue and lethargy; and complete loss of appetite; or for … Read more

Decoction for Expelling Wind from the Meridians，From *Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 77.，For beriberi.

Astragalus-Yin-Nourishing Decoction，From *Dongtian Aozi*, Volume 9.，To treat toxic sores, abscesses, and boils on the inner and outer thighs.

Emergency Qi-Relieving Powder，From *Medical Formulas Compiled by Category* (Vol. 197), citing *Medical Forest Formulas*.，When the “ben tun” qi rises, causing restlessness, loss of consciousness, rising to the epigastrium, starting from the lower abdomen and ascending to the throat, leading to suffocation and an inability to speak.

Mulberry, Orange, and Apricot Kernel Decoction，*Yi Ji*, Volume 7.，Pathogenic factors invade the Lung Meridian; stagnant heat transforms into fire, or Wood and Fire overcome Metal, resulting in blood in the phlegm.

Yan’s Red Qilin Powder，*The Jade Key*, Volume 1.，Effective for all cases of throat obstruction, throat constriction, single or double tonsillar swelling, and other severe throat conditions.

Xianjie Decoction，*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 2.，When a fever first arises but has not yet manifested in the head, eyes, mouth, or tongue.

Decoction for Dispelling Wind, Drying Dampness, and Clearing Toxins，*Clinical Practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine Ophthalmology*.，For eyelid eczema characterized by severe itching and mild pain, attributed to damp-heat in the spleen and stomach.

Immortal Formula Paper-Separated Plaster，From *Secretly Transmitted Formulas for Surgical Medicine*.，Effective for back abscesses, boils, external sores, deep-seated ulcers, and all kinds of malignant and toxic sores and boils.

Ten Immortals Cake，From *Records on Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 17.，For children with weak spleen and stomach.

Acacia Bean Powder，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 142.，For intestinal wind, the five types of hemorrhoids, bleeding with fresh blood, severe constipation and pain, and hemorrhoids that have developed into “qi hemorrhoids.”

Decoction for Calming the Mind and Strengthening the Qi，*Gu’s Medical Path* (Vol. 4).，For difficult childbirth resulting from the mother’s youth and physical frailty, leading to fear and timidity during labor.

Ginger and Jujube Decoction，*Yunqi Zi’s Pulse Manual*.，A hidden pulse in the cun position, undigested food, restlessness while sitting or lying down, and abdominal distension.

Verbena Poultice Formula，*Comprehensive Record of Holy Remedies*, Volume 149.，Sores caused by centipede urine.

Chu Tree Bark Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 59.，Chronic bloody dysentery that persists day and night.

Wind-Dampness Decoction，*Yi Bian*, Volume 3.，Stroke. Hemiplegia, impaired mobility of the limbs, difficulty speaking, yawning and sneezing, drooping and slackening of the mouth and eyes, dizziness and vertigo, intense phlegm-fire, intermittent pain in the tendons and bones, headache, and palpitations.

Restoring Yin and Clearing Toxins Decoction，From *Shenshi Yaohan*, Volume 6.，When residual toxins from syphilis have not been fully cleared and have spread to the liver and kidneys, causing internal heat and scorching; the pupil is constricted; accompanied by red threads in the eyes; and the eyes appear cloudy with blurred vision, making it difficult to … Read more