Decongestant Decoction

Stasis-Resolving and Stomach-Clearing Decoction，*Huiyue*, Volume 15.，Indicated for cases where stagnant blood affects the stomach, presenting with a stringy and涩 pulse, no aversion to food, and vomiting accompanied by a strong metallic or bloody odor.

Spleen-Nourishing and Yin-Regulating Decoction，*Records of Insights into Miscellaneous Disorders*, Volume 2.，Symptoms of Yang-type jaundice.

Coral Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 33.，For redness and pain in the eyes, followed by the formation of a corneal opacity, blurred distance vision, and itching or a gritty sensation.

Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Consolidating the Lower Jiao，From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，For cases where the external pathogenic fire of a warm disease has subsided, but thirst and diarrhea have not yet fully resolved; or where the administration of purgative or dispersing herbs has damaged the Qi, leading to unceasing loose stools; … Read more

Toona Root Decoction，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 116.，Parasitic worms eroding the mouth and nose.

Internal Dissolving Powder，Quoted from Li’s Formula in Volume 15 of *Yixin Fang*.，For abscesses and swellings that have not yet ruptured.

Dampness-Eliminating and Phlegm-Resolving Decoction，*Treasury of Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 12.，Pain in the upper, middle, and lower parts of the body.

Decoction for Suppressing Fire, Clearing the Liver, and Removing Cataracts，*Selected Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，Fire stagnation in the Liver Meridian, with damp-heat rising upward, causes white spots to protrude on the black part of the eye, resembling a floating opacity, accompanied by occasional dryness and pain.

Yingji Powder，*A Hundred Questions on Infants and Children*, Volume 10.，For boils in children.

Ning Shi San，*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 14.，For injuries caused by scalding or burns, where the skin and flesh have ulcerated, presenting with redness, swelling, and pain; where pus and exudate persist; or where scabs have not yet fallen off and the skin feels tight and painful—this formula is effective for all types of malignant sores, … Read more

Jiangxue Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 122.，For heat accumulating in the throat, accompanied by swelling of the cheeks that does not subside, and a sensation of fullness and restlessness in the chest and diaphragm.

Decoction for Preventing Night Sweats，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 7.，Following nocturnal emission, the body becomes weakened; compounded by excessive physical exertion from travel or overindulgence in sexual activity, this leads to severe deficiency of kidney yin and an inability of heart fire to regulate, resulting in profuse night sweats.

Ointment for Boils and Swellings，From *Guangji Fang*, cited in Volume 24 of *Wai Tai*.，For abscesses and swellings that have ruptured.

Black Plum Vinegar Method，The formula is from *Classified Materia Medica* (Vol. 23), citing *Formulas for Emergencies*; the name appears in *Direct Pointers* (Vol. 24).，Sudden swelling and pain in the fingers is called “substitute finger.”

One Qi Pill，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 182.，For all types of qi stagnation.

Qi-Tonifying and Dizziness-Relieving Decoction，*Fu Qingzhu’s Gynecology*, Volume 2.，Postpartum qi deficiency and blood-induced fainting in women.

Cinnabar Powder，From *Su Shen’s Effective Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，For various pains caused by wind-pathogen, delirious speech and aimless wandering, mental confusion, disoriented thinking, sudden bursts of singing or crying, irregular eating and drinking, sudden collapse upon onset of the illness, saliva covering the eyes, loss of mental clarity, and cases where conventional medical treatments have proven … Read more

Decoction for Dispelling Wind and Phlegm，From *Yu’an*, Volume 2.，Phlegm-induced convulsions complicated by wind.

Mulberry Root Wash Formula，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 182.，For children with a “fire rash” originating from the urinary tract, appearing below the knees, extending from both thighs to the navel, and spreading to the genital area.

Puxiao Powder，*Shenghui*, Volume 38.，For symptoms caused by the activation of Rushi, such as restlessness and oppression, as well as various wind-heat conditions; for heat-induced dysuria characterized by red, scanty, and painful urination.

Rhubarb and Platycodon Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 110.，Swelling, hardness, and stinging pain in the eyelids.

Jade Elixir Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 66.，Coughing, shortness of breath, and labored breathing with interrupted breaths.

Formula for Generating Body Fluids，From *Yidi*, Volume 7.，For dry, parched mouth caused by excessive internal heat and deficiency of body fluids.

Calm-the-Fear Pills，From *He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 5.，For cases of deficient-heat of the “mutual fire” (xianghuo) causing sudden surges of cold extremities, accompanied by distension, pain, or symptoms that may or may not be manifest.

White-Opening Decoction with Pig Gallbladder Juice，From *Secret Manual of Prenatal and Postnatal Care*, Volume 3.，Postpartum symptoms resembling stroke or spasm.