Trichosanthes and Barley Cake

Jujube Pills，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 20.，For lung mass causing distension, with a swelling under the ribs as large as a cup; if persistent, it causes chills and fever, shortness of breath and coughing, and may lead to lung abscess; the pulse is knotted and涩 (thready).

Sympathetic Pills，From *Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，All diseases caused by qi disorders; personal and professional setbacks; disappointment regarding fame and fortune; depression and distress; emotional distress; loss of appetite; sallow complexion and emaciation; tightness in the chest and diaphragm; oppression and discomfort; and all women’s ailments.

Barley Malt Powder，From *Medical Compendium* (Volume 8).，For postpartum abdominal distension and constipation, bloating and stagnation of qi, and restlessness whether sitting or lying down.

Luo Mian Dan，From *Pulse Causes and Treatment*, Volume 1.，Internal damage causing hemoptysis.

Softens Hardened Masses Decoction，*Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 9.，Chronic phlegm that has accumulated over a long period, thick and sticky, making it difficult to cough up.

White Lead Ointment Formula，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 133.，For various sores with watery toxins causing swelling.

Fetal Nourishing Decoction，*Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 2.，In the first month of pregnancy, the fetus is restless.

Medicinal Wine for Wind-Phlegm Numbness and Rheumatism，Formula by Jiang Rengdu, cited in Volume 28 of *The Comprehensive Treatise on Surgical Medicine*.，For wind-phlegm-induced numbness and pain in the tendons and bones.

Three-Juice Vessel-Soothing Decoction，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，

Decoction of Rhubarb for Clearing the Lungs，*Shenghui*, Volume 6.，Excess qi in the lungs, restlessness and fullness in the chest, coughing and shortness of breath, and qi stagnation in the large intestine.

Two-Fragrance Stomach-Nourishing Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 6.，For disharmony of the spleen and stomach, epigastric fullness and distension, loss of appetite, vomiting, phlegm regurgitation, belching and acid regurgitation, bitter taste in the mouth with loss of taste, excessive drowsiness and heaviness of the body, and stabbing pain in the abdomen and flanks.

Ginseng and Purple Aster Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 157).，Chronic or recent cough with phlegm.

Centipede Oil Ointment，*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Tuberculosis of the lymph nodes.

Oak Bark Ointment，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 127.，All types of fistulas.

Modified Wuling Powder，*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.，For edema during pregnancy caused by dampness stagnation complicated by spleen deficiency, presenting with swelling of the limbs and face, chest tightness with loss of appetite, soreness in the lower back and weakness in the legs, infrequent and scanty urination, a white and greasy tongue coating, and a slippery … Read more

Fritillaria Pills for Sucking，From *Shenghui*, Volume 70.，For women with persistent cough.

Nourish the Kidney and Activate Blood Decoction，Formula attributed to Wang Fusheng, as cited in *A Thousand Family Remedies*.，Benign prostatic hyperplasia complicated by urinary retention, attributed to the accumulation of blood stasis and pathogenic heat in the lower jiao.

Remedy for Blackening Beard and Sideburns and Whitening Teeth，From *Bai Yi*, Volume 20.，

Skin-Cleansing Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 287.，For cases where a boil has ruptured but the pus has not yet dried up.

Crucian Carp Ointment，From *Shenghui*, Volume 65.，Effective for all types of sores and ringworm, whether dry or wet, accompanied by unbearable pain and itching.

Decoction for Clearing Heat and Calming the Liver，Formula adapted from *Selected Readings from Original Works of Traditional Chinese Medicine*, citing a formula by Guan Youbo; the name is found in *Famous Formulas Through the Ages*.，Liver-Gallbladder Damp-Heat Pattern: Commonly seen in protracted chronic hepatitis, fatty liver, or cases complicated by biliary tract infection, particularly in patients … Read more

Four Gentlemen Decoction，*Formulas of the Taiping Huimin Hujiu Bureau*，Tonifies qi and strengthens the spleen. Indicated for spleen-stomach qi deficiency syndrome: sallow complexion, weak voice, shortness of breath and fatigue, poor appetite with loose stools, pale tongue with white coating, and a weak pulse.

Three-Gallbladder Eye Drops Formula，From *Shenghui*, Volume 33.，For eye injuries caused by foreign objects.

Wujin Yimu Pills，From *Tongshou Lu*, Volume 3.，For women suffering from anxiety and emotional distress that lead to various ailments; exhaustion and injury to the Chong and Ren meridians; uterine bleeding, urinary discharge, and vaginal discharge; weakness and soreness in the hands and feet; irregular menstrual cycles; uterine disorders; persistent spotting for over a month after … Read more

Cistanche Decoction，*Treasury of Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 7.，Deficiency of kidney yin, weak pulse at both cun positions, and constipation.