Red Elixir

One-Pill Laughter，From *Collected Formulas of the Crane-Feeding Pavilion*.，For toothache caused by wind-fire or toothworms, as well as swelling at the tooth root.

Ephedra and Wine Decoction，Formula from *Elbow-Back Prescriptions* (Vol. 4); name cited in *Thousand Gold Prescriptions* (Vol. 10).，Profuse sweating alternating with thirst, leading to yellow sweat; slight swelling of the body and limbs; chest fullness preventing sweating; sweat resembling Phellodendron bark juice. After fever subsides in a cold syndrome, jaundice manifests on the exterior.

Fish-Mouth Internal Dissolving Pills，From *A Study of Thirteen Surgical Formulas*.，Fish Mouth.

Great Spleen-Warming Decoction，From *Shenshi’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 16 of *Wai Tai*.，Cold in the spleen and stomach, resulting in inability to eat; undigested food in the stomach; rumbling, distension, and fullness in the abdomen; and occasional bouts of diarrhea.

Poison-Ejection Powder，From *Selected Annotated Ancient Formulas*, Middle Volume.，

Tianma and Banxia Decoction，From *The Precious Mirror of Health* (Volume 22).，Internal wind-phlegm causing chest and diaphragm discomfort, dizziness and blackouts, a persistent urge to vomit, heat above and cold below, and inability to sleep peacefully.

Anise and Ginger Decoction，From *De Xiao*, Volume 4.，For all cases of abdominal distension and pain due to qi stagnation in both men and women.

Stasis-Resolving and Blood-Activating Pill，*Practical Orthopedics*.，For trauma and contusions.

Egret Vine Wine，From *Emergency Moxibustion Methods*.，For boils and abscesses on the back.

Decoction of Cimicifuga for Relieving Exterior Symptoms，*The Secret Treasures of the Orchid Chamber*, Volume 2.，Generalized high fever with pain in the joints.

Er Chen Si Qi Decoction，From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 4.，Abdominal pain due to qi stagnation and phlegm condensation, with distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen; pain radiating to the heart and back; pain lessens with the release of gas but worsens with qi stagnation; pain is slightly alleviated by qi-dispersing herbs … Read more

Five-Ingredient Psoralea Pill，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 96.，Promotes frequent urination.

Curcuma Decoction，*Bamboo Grove Gynecology*, Volume 1.，Due to indigestion caused by raw or cold foods, blood stagnation prevents normal flow, resulting in internal blood stasis. Menstruation stops halfway through the cycle, accompanied by generalized hot flashes, headache, thirst, and painful urination.

Yellow Goat Kidney Decoction，From *Shenghui*, Volume 27.，For consumptive disorders with dry mouth and tongue, weakness in the legs and knees, and deficiency in the lower jiao.

Angelica and Fangfeng Powder，*Complete Collection on Survival from Cold Damage*, Volume 4.，For cases of typhoid fever with profuse sweating, blood loss, and convulsions.

Toona Root Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 60.，Hemorrhoids. Wind-cold in the large intestine, pain in the lower region, and unstoppable bleeding.

Formula for Dissolving Phlegm and Saliva，Formula from *Xu Ben Shi* (Vol. 5); name cited in *Pu Ji Fang* (Vol. 165).，For phlegm-retention and cough.

Decoction for Harmonizing Blood and Guiding Stagnation，From *Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine Through the Ages*, Volume 1.，Blood stasis due to cold damage.

Donkey-Hide Gelatin and Wu-Ling Powder，*The Golden Mirror*, Volume 46.，Zhuancao.

Decoction for Dispelling Pathogenic Factors，*Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 5.，Wheezing.

Diuretic and Qi-Boosting Decoction，From *Secret Manual of Pregnancy and Childbirth*, Volume 2.，Postpartum edema of the limbs with a lustrous complexion.

Cinnamon, Aconite, and Eucommia Decoction，*Huiyue*, Volume 7.，For genuine cold-induced low back pain, with six pulses that are taut and tight, a bluish tint to the mouth and tongue, retraction of the scrotum, and shivering.

Ginger and Poria Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 155.，Abdominal pain and fullness during pregnancy.

Cangji Powder，From *Li Ye*.，For damp-heat disorders and leg ulcers.

Chaihu-Gui Zhi-Gan Jiang Decoction，*Source of the Four Sages’ Hearts*, Volume 7.，Male Malaria. Predominantly cold with little heat, or cold without heat.