Liuwei Decoction

Liuwei Decoction,

Formulas Name : Liuwei Decoction

Chinese Name : 六味饮

Drug Formulation

Hawthorn (Shanzha) 1 qian, Lithospermum (Zicao) 1 qian, Burdock Seed (Niubangzi) 1 qian, Fangfeng 1 qian 2 fen, Schizonepeta (Jingjie) 1 qian 2 fen, Licorice (Gancao) 5 fen.

Source

From *Essentials of Great Vitality*, Volume 5.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally. Take this when smallpox is about to break out.

Liuwei Decoction,From *Essentials of Great Vitality*, Volume 5.,

More Herbs Formulas

Ephedra and Uncaria Powder

Ephedra and Uncaria Powder,*Treasury of Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 11.,For liver-induced syncope resembling epilepsy, with loss of consciousness, vomiting, and dizziness.

Rehmannia Juice

Rehmannia Juice,*Direct Guide to Pediatrics*, Volume 4.,For children with hematemesis or epistaxis.

Gypsum Decoction

Gypsum Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 24.,For headaches caused by cold damage.

Five Seeds Kidney-Nourishing and Vitality-Restoring Pills

Five Seeds Kidney-Nourishing and Vitality-Restoring Pills,*Supplement to the Omissions of the Inner Canon*, Volume 4,Deficiency of kidney essence, leading to seminal emission.

Summer Heat-Relieving Decoction

Summer Heat-Relieving Decoction,From *Yu’an*, Volume 2.,For heat-induced syncope with rising qi and loss of consciousness.

Diao Hu Decoction

Diao Hu Decoction,*The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.,For consumptive cough with hemoptysis or spitting of pus.

Divine Detoxifying Pill

Divine Detoxifying Pill,From *Song’s Gynecology*.,For various postpartum conditions where the patient is unable to speak.

Ghost-Needle Powder

Ghost-Needle Powder,Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 22); name cited in *Puji Fang* (Vol. 300).,For a cut on the nail that has penetrated the flesh and will not heal.

Poria and Chuanxiong Decoction

Poria and Chuanxiong Decoction,From *Zhunsheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 4.,Arthralgia.

Peach Kernel Wine

Peach Kernel Wine,Formula from *Classified Materia Medica* (Vol. 23), citing *The Mirror of the Dietary Physician*; name found in *The Three Causes* (Vol. 13).,Swelling and pain caused by wind, fatigue, or toxins; cramping pain; or pain radiating to the lower abdomen and lower back.

Beijing Sanling Formula

Beijing Sanling Formula,*Shenghui*, Volume 49.,Masses and masses of qi, abdominal distension and pain.

Iron Tube Toxin-Extracting Ointment

Iron Tube Toxin-Extracting Ointment,*Emergency Divine Formulas*, Volume 1.,For newly developed boils and abscesses.

Pearl-Yellow Canker-Resolving Powder

Pearl-Yellow Canker-Resolving Powder,*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Tianjin Formula).,Swollen and sore throat, bad breath, dental caries, gum ulcers, and bleeding between the teeth.

Trace-the-Source Kidney-Rescuing Decoction

Trace-the-Source Kidney-Rescuing Decoction,From *Feng’s Treasure Chest: Miscellaneous Disorders*, Volume 20.,For postpartum yin deficiency with fever, body pain, spontaneous sweating, loss of appetite, headache, dry mouth, and aversion to both cold and heat.

Integrated Fatty Child Pills

Integrated Fatty Child Pills,*Compendium of Pediatrics*, Volume 4.,For children with weak spleen and stomach, poor digestion, and emaciation.

Complete Elimination Decoction

Complete Elimination Decoction,*Dongtian Aozi*, Volume 11.,Toxic sores on the hands and feet.

White Tiger Combined with Liu Yi Powder

White Tiger Combined with Liu Yi Powder,*Southern Needle for Treating Dysentery*.,For summer heat and cholera, characterized by fever with cold limbs, spontaneous sweating, thirst, and scanty, reddish urine.

Huainan Wuruo Pills

Huainan Wuruo Pills,From *Qianjin*, Volume 15.,For constipation and deficiency-syndrome weakness, where food fails to nourish the skin and muscles, and the Triple Burner is out of balance.

Shenzu Decoction

Shenzu Decoction,From *The Essentials of Childbirth and Prenatal Care*, Middle Volume.,Transverse or inverted labor; retained dead fetus in the abdomen.

Breast Abscess Pills

Breast Abscess Pills,*Qianjin*, Volume 23.,Mastitis.

Huai Zhong Dan

Huai Zhong Dan,From *Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 16, citing *Tan Xian’s Collection of Effective Formulas*.,For internal abscesses with putrid blood, accompanied by a particularly foul odor and cold pain in the navel and abdomen.

Modified Longdan Xiegan Decoction

Modified Longdan Xiegan Decoction,*Explanations on Surgical Medicine*, Volume 7.,Damp-heat in the Liver Meridian, sores in the genital area, swelling and pain in the scrotum, red and scanty urine, abscesses caused by fecal toxins, and prolapse of the vagina in women.

Gardenia and Schizonepeta Decoction

Gardenia and Schizonepeta Decoction,From *Yi Tong*, Volume 66.,Sores on the head and face.

Paper Mulberry Branch Decoction

Paper Mulberry Branch Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 80.,Edema caused by witchcraft.

Dipsacus Hemostatic Decoction

Dipsacus Hemostatic Decoction,From *Qianjin Yi*, Volume 18.,In cases of recent bleeding, defecation precedes the bleeding.