Life-Saving Elixir

Enhanced Lung-Clearing Decoction，*Commentary on the Compilation of Smallpox Medicine*, Volume 3.，For heat-toxin in the lungs that has spread to the skin, causing smallpox lesions with purplish or bloody blisters.

Dry Lotus and Plantain Seed Decoction，Formula from *Zongfutang Fang* (Vol. 2); name cited in *Yixue Congzhong Lu* (Vol. 2).，Blood in the urine.

Ginseng and Astragalus Decoction，From *Jiegu Jiazhen*.，For deficiency syndromes.

Miraculous Seed and Fish Maw Pills，From *Formulas of the Huizhitiang Hall*, Volume 1.，

Achyranthes and Papaya Decoction，*San Yin*, Volume 5.，Liver deficiency compounded by seasonal influences; dryness and dampness are particularly pronounced, causing tightness and pain in the flanks extending to the lower abdomen, deafness, red eyes, coughing and retching, and pain in the shoulders, back, buttocks, genital area, thighs, knees, hips, calves, and shins.

Three Whites Decoction for Promoting Vitality，*A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 8.，For deficiency-syndrome consumptive diseases characterized by white phlegm, gastric distension with loss of appetite, undigested food, foul-smelling stools, and emaciation.

Dissolving Obstructions and Restoring Vision Powder，From *Comprehensive Treatise on Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 5.，When measles toxin has not been cleared and has spread to the liver and spleen, causing red eyes, tearing, and persistent cataracts.

Bingding Pills，*Continuation of Stories of Medical Practice*, Volume 1.，

Divine Eye Remedy，*The Classic of the Middle Treasury: Appendix*, Volume 8.，Eye disorders.

Blood-Nourishing and Essence-Nourishing Decoction，*Song’s Gynecology*.，Qi deficiency following a miscarriage, with unstoppable vaginal bleeding.

Zhi-Ban Decoction，From *A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 3.，Bowel rumbling and diarrhea.

Er Lian Decoction，From *New Book on Treating Illnesses at Home*.，For infantile “fetal toxin” sores and boils, as well as all types of skin ulcers.

Ling Sha Gui Ming Dan，*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 10.，For children with accumulated pathogenic heat, characterized by persistent low-grade fever, flushed cheeks, dry mouth, restlessness in the chest and diaphragm, difficulty expelling phlegm, restless sleep, or episodes of fright and epilepsy accompanied by drooling and convulsions. Also indicated for cases of undigested food stagnation … Read more

Menstrual Regulation and Blood-Nourishing Pills，From *Hui Chun*, Volume 6.，For women with obstructed or irregular menstruation—whether early or late—or with red or white vaginal discharge, and who have been unable to conceive for a long time.

Wound-Healing Pill，Formula from *Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 37; name found in *Formulas for Traumatic Injuries*.，For bleeding from traumatic wounds.

Triple Decoction，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，For epidemic malaria characterized by more dampness than wind, severe chills with slight fever, and complete loss of appetite.

Boil-Dissolving Powder，From *The Secret Formulas of the Blue Satchel*, Volume 1.，Boils.

Enhanced Diguipi Powder，*Zhun Sheng: Pediatrics*, Volume 6.，For a rash accompanied by persistent fever and inability to eat; also treats unrelenting shortness of breath.

Iron Cloth Shirt Pills，*Complete Book of Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 4.，

Cinnamon and Agarwood Decoction，From *Essentials of Diet and Nutrition*, Volume 2.，

Five-Spirit Rejuvenation Pill，From *Formulas of the Ruizhu Hall*, Volume 3.，

Miraculous East Wind Powder，From *Formulas from the Universal Gate of Medicine*, cited in Volume 8 of *Compiled Medical Manuscripts*.，For the early stages of dysentery, characterized by a mixture of red and white stools, abdominal pain, and a sensation of incomplete evacuation.

Water Hernia Decoction，From *Yidi*, Volume 6.，Hydrocele. Swelling and pain in the scrotum, with occasional sweating in the genital area; the scrotum may be swollen and clear as crystal, or it may itch and ooze yellow fluid; pressing on the lower abdomen may produce a gurgling sound; one testicle may gradually enlarge, or one may gradually … Read more

Plum Butter Cookies，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 10.，

Tendon-Nourishing Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.，For those who, due to arduous travel and labor with ceaseless physical exertion, suffer from contracted tendons that cannot be stretched, lie in bed groaning, are unable to take a step, experience pain throughout the body, and have sore and numb arms.