Proven and Effective Formulas

Bone-Nourishing Decoction，*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 5.，Following a common cold with fever, pain in the limbs and joints, and severe coldness in the hands and feet.

Wood Fragrance Decoction for Resolving Stagnation，From *Xingyuan*, Volume 4.，For all conditions involving qi stagnation.

Five-Bark Decoction for Draining Dampness，*Dian Dian Jing*, Volume 3.，Alcohol-induced skin damage resulting in scorched and withered skin, intermittent chills and fever, abdominal distension, chest fullness, and aching in the lower back and legs.

Bear and Borneol Powder，From *Yu’an*, Volume 6.，Internal hemorrhoids.

Modified Zhujing Pills，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 67), citing *Simple Formulas*，For deficiency of liver and kidney qi manifesting as blurred vision (eyes appearing hazy), with insufficient blood and excessive qi, and progressive dimness in both eyes.

Seven Victories Decoction，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 162.，Postpartum fever and chills with malaria-like symptoms, restlessness and thirst with a strong desire to drink, headache, and body aches.

Yin-Nourishing and Diarrhea-Stopping Pill，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 7.，Dysentery caused by damp-heat, with intense thirst and a constant urge to drink; yet drinking does not bring much relief, accompanied by a sense of vexation, scanty urination, and stools that are a mixture of red and white—resembling pus but not pus, resembling blood but not blood.

Zirong Tiao Zhong Decoction，From *Hui Chun*, Volume 5.，Pain in the arms and soreness in the lower back, or occasional bouts of pain.

Enhanced Decoction of Angelica, White Peony, and Raw Rehmannia，From *Eight Methods of Medical Practice*, Volume 4.，Fever associated with smallpox.

Dinghou Pills，From *Selected Precious Family-Transmitted Formulas by Ding Ganren*.，

Chaihu Erchen Decoction，*Ming Yi Zhi Zhang*, Volume 3.，Fever due to internal injury.

Golden Tiger Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 7.，For paralysis and flaccidity caused by wind.

Cassia Seed and Chicken Liver Powder，From *Zhang’s Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*, Volume 15.，For children with malnutrition-induced eye disorders and all types of corneal opacities in young children.

Baohe Decoction，From the *Xiu Yue Lu Ban Jing*, citing the *Lao Zheng Shi Yao Shen Shu* (see *Yi Fang Lei Ju*, Vol. 150).，For chronic cough due to lao syndrome resulting in lung dryness and atrophy; for coughing up blood, vomiting blood, or regurgitating blood.

Formula for Restoring Black Hair and Beards，*Ji Feng*, Volume 27.，

Double Cure Pill for Forgetfulness，From *The Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 1.，For seminal emission and forgetfulness.

Infant Phlegm-Resolving Pills，*The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.，For children with coughs caused by external invasion of wind-cold, phlegm obstruction, runny nose, and headache.

Bamboo Pith and Bamboo Leaf Decoction，*The Standard Rule: Pediatrics*, Volume 5.，Dry heaving; during the summer months, heat in the palms and soles, flushed face, craving for cold drinks, and vomiting of turbid fluid.

Hunger-Regulating Powder，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 5.，Craving food before meals but feeling aversion to it once presented; when forced to eat, a sensation of fullness and slight distension and oppression in the upper abdomen—caused by deficiency of stomach qi and insufficiency of fire in the pericardium.

Shanju Powder，The formula is from *Compendium of Materia Medica* (Vol. 12), citing *Xia Zi’s Formulas for Extraordinary Diseases*; the name appears in *Chuanya Neibian* (Vol. 4).，Postpartum Breast Swelling. After childbirth, a woman’s breasts suddenly swell, becoming thin and small like intestines, weighing more than her lower abdomen, causing unbearable pain, and putting her life in … Read more

Cinnabar Pills，From *Shenghui*, Volume 85.，For children with chronic convulsions, characterized by irregular episodes of convulsions, accumulation of phlegm in the throat, occasional vocalizations, progressive weakness and emaciation, refusal to take milk or food, dry eyes, and excessive sleepiness.

Half-Apricot Pills，*Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 3.，For coughs in children.

Heart-Calming Pills，From *Shi Yuan Duan Xiao Fang*, citing a formula by Li Daojing (see *Yi Fang Lei Ju*, vol. 160).，For restlessness of the mind, mania, agitation, delirium, and confusion.

Xuanbao Pills，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 248.，For swelling and pain in the external genitalia.

Jin Hai Pai Shi Decoction，From *A Thousand Family Remedies*, citing Wan Mengyi of Jiangxi.，Ureteral stones, with a pattern of damp-heat accumulation in the lower jiao.