Indigo Root Decoction

Decoction of Sheep’s Head and Hoof，*The Secret Transmission of Hua Tuo, the Divine Physician*, Volume 21.，For the five types of exhaustion, the seven types of injury, and general debility.

Chenqi Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 93.，Effective against: possession by spirits, flying spirits, qi stagnation, masses and accumulated qi, shortness of breath, edema, beriberi, ghost-induced poison and witchcraft, undigested food, a sensation of a double-layered cup in the abdomen, or the “nine worms”; in women, red or white vaginal discharge; skin ulcers; abdominal distension with emaciation; and … Read more

Major Cuscuta Seed Powder，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.，Internal deficiency with cold in the lower jiao, unceasing spontaneous sweating, and urinary incontinence.

Paste for Breaking Up Hard Masses and Eliminating Toxins，*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 64.，For masses, toxic sores, and hemorrhoidal fistulas.

Decoction for Dispelling Stagnation and Unblocking the Meridians，From *Fu Qingzhu’s Gynecology*, Volume 1.，For women who experience abdominal pain for several days before menstruation, followed by the onset of menstrual flow containing many dark purple or black clots.

Horse Bone Powder，*Compendium of General Principles of Health*, Volume 15.，For various types of night crying in infants.

Mulberry Bark Bone-Healing Pill，From *Compilation of Wu’s Medical Formulas*.，Fractures.

Perilla and Cyperus Decoction，From *Zhengzhi Baojian*, Volume 12.，Damp-heat beriberi.

Danggui Liqi Decoction，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 4.，Epigastric pain.

Acorus, Ginseng, and Oat Pills，From *Guide to Pediatrics*, Volume 3.，For delayed speech in children.

Astringent Decoction，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 10.，For postpartum blood stasis and excessive menstrual bleeding in women.

Boiled White Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 141.，For hemorrhoids with protruding masses, accompanied by discharge of pus and blood, cold pain, and a sensation of incomplete evacuation.

Otter Liver Soup，From *Essentials of Dietary Therapy*, Volume 2.，Chronic hemorrhoids with persistent bleeding.

Decoction for Clearing the Stomach，From *Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 5.，Bad breath.

Lingwu Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 15.，For wind-induced epilepsy with frequent startles, trembling and twitching of the hands and feet, and foaming at the mouth.

White Peony Decoction，*Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 64.，For children with abdominal pain due to cold in the stomach, often accompanied by crying at night.

Pain-Relieving and Tendon-Soothing Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 185.，For various forms of bi syndrome.

Five Goiters Pills，*Qian Jin*, Volume 24.，The Five Types of Goiter: Stone Goiter, Qi Goiter, Exhaustion Goiter, Earth Goiter, and Anxiety Goiter.

Three Stones Decoction，*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 3.，For postpartum deficiency-cold with the “Seven Injuries,” characterized by intermittent chills and fever, body pain, and fatigue.

Mica Water，*Qian Jin*, Volume 27.，For wind rashes caused by physical exertion, cold masses in the abdomen, and tooth decay.

Goji Berry and Acorus Wine，*Qian Jin*, Volume 7.，For sudden onset of paralysis, uncoordinated limbs, unsteady gait, a tight mouth, and inability to bend or stretch the limbs.

Gujing Dan，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 31 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，For various conditions involving the expulsion of worms—whether thread-like, hair-like, or horse-tail-like—which, in severe cases, may lead to premature death.

Five-Spirit Pill for Malaria，Formula by He Lianchen, cited in *Methods for Treating Damp-Heat Epidemics*.，San-yin malaria, commonly known as “four-day, two-head” malaria, results from cold-dampness injuring the spleen and internal stagnation of spleen yang; if left untreated for a long time, it often develops into chronic malaria.

Pediatric Antidiarrheal Powder，*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.，For disharmony of the spleen and stomach, vomiting and diarrhea, abdominal pain and distension, difficulty urinating, and loss of appetite.

Trichosanthes Root Powder Porridge，*Qian Jin*, Volume 21.，For febrile diseases causing fluid depletion and excessive thirst; lung heat with dry cough; and diabetes.