Cockcrow Elixir of Immortality

Quartz and Magnetite Soaked in Wine，Formula from *Qianjin Yi* (Supplement to the Thousand Gold Prescriptions), Volume 22. Name cited in *Yifang Leiju* (Compilation of Medical Formulas), Volume 24, quoting *Shiyi Xinjian* (The Physician’s Heart Mirror).，For those middle-aged and older who experience graying of hair and spots on the skin, lower back pain, and deafness; weakness … Read more

Enhanced Antelope Horn Powder，*Secret Manual on Pregnancy and Childbirth*, Volume 1.，For eclampsia during pregnancy. Symptoms include locked jaw, stiff neck, convulsions of the hands and feet, slurred speech, excessive phlegm and saliva, and loss of consciousness.

Apricot Kernel Powder Pills，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.，For diarrhea and dysentery.

Decoction for Clearing the Bladder，From *An Introduction to Obstetrics*, Volume 2, citing Zhou Dingfang.，Used for difficulty urinating during pregnancy.

Baiyao Zhang，*Secrets of Health Preservation*, Volume 4.，For men and women suffering from various forms of deficiency and debility, the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries,” emaciation, distension and fullness in the chest and diaphragm, disharmony of the spleen and stomach, weakness in the limbs, pain in the tendons and bones, as well as conditions caused by … Read more

Lotus Seed Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 92.，For deficiency-cold in the lower jiao, with white, frothy urine.

Madness-Resolving Pill，*Revised and Annotated Edition of Fu Qingzhu’s Treatise on Andrology*.，Deficiency of heart qi, leading to pathogenic heat and phlegm-qi invading the body through this vulnerability, resulting in year-round mania that does not resolve; the patient may wield a knife to kill others, verbally abuse people, fail to recognize their own children, show great joy … Read more

Pearl Shell Powder，From *Extraordinary Formulas Beyond Surgical Prescriptions*, Volume 4.，Vaginal itching in women; in severe cases, it may cause fever resembling that of exhaustion.

Modified Er Chen Combined with Si Wu Decoction，*The Song of Preserving Life: Summary*, Volume 32.，Cough accompanied by pain radiating to the lower ribs.

Damage-Repairing Ointment，*Zhun Sheng: Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 6.，For various injuries and damage.

Lung-Soothing Decoction，From *The Collection of Beaded Pearls*, Volume 2.，Cough caused by wind-cold invading the lungs.

Peach Blossom Juice，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 131.，For back sores and abscesses.

Miraculous Knot-Dissolving Powder，*Annotated Collection of Effective Prescriptions for Women*, Volume 24.，Goiter.

Xuanmai Zishen Decoction，*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 3.，For mania.

Ginseng, Astragalus, and Aconite Decoction，*Huiyue*, Volume 6.，Pale face and cold nose indicate severe deficiency of yang qi. Spontaneous sweating.

Mung Bean and Fermented Soybean Soup，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 349.，Postpartum weakness, emaciation, shortness of breath, and fatigue, accompanied by chills and fever resembling malaria, are collectively known as “ru lao.”

Qingjie Pills，*New Book on Smallpox Vaccination*, Volume 3.，For smallpox lesions: When toxic qi is excessively congested, causing the eruption to be sluggish; or when the eruption is dense and accompanied by severe fever and restlessness—typical symptoms of a febrile syndrome in typhoid fever.

Zhenkan Powder，From *Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Hangzhou Formula).，Fluid retention and distension. The abdomen is abnormally enlarged, swollen and hard as a drum; there is counterflow of qi, shortness of breath, and a sensation of fullness; urination and defecation are obstructed; and the face and eyes are edematous.

Si Bai Decoction，From *Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.，Jaundice.

Decoction of Yellow Cow Gallbladder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 32.，For dry, painful eyes.

Soul-Restoring Pill，*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 10.，Disconnection between the heart and kidney, causing the patient to perceive their own body as two separate entities; this is visible only to the patient and not to others.

Throat-Blowing Melon Frost Powder，*Family Instructions on Laryngology*, Volume 3.，For diphtheria complicated by external pathogenic factors.

Chicken Shank Pills，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 260), citing *Shi Yuanduan’s Effective Prescriptions*.，For children suffering from convulsions, wasting disease, jaundice, and emaciation; teeth grinding; muscle heat and night sweats; food stagnation causing a distended abdomen; thin legs; and an inability to walk despite having grown taller.

Mugwort Wine，From *The Collection of Immortal Remedies*, Volume 4, citing a formula by the Cheng family.，For all types of swollen abscesses and mastitis.

Lianbei Pills，*Medical Levels*, Volume 8.，Wood-Fire overacting on Metal, causing phlegm to stir with the fire; characterized by frequent anger, coughing, restlessness, hoarseness, shortness of breath, and a洪数 pulse.