Six-Ingredient Decoction

Bi Xie Qi Fu Decoction，From *Secret Manual on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal Ulcers*, Volume 2.，Fungal sores with ulceration of the nasal bridge.

Dusheng Ointment，*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 12.，For boils on the back.

Male-Female Four-Yellow Powder，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 4.，For purpura and vitiligo accompanied by itching, with lesions gradually enlarging.

Strophanthus Wine，Formula from *Records of the Grand Historian* (Shiji), Volume 105; name cited in *A Study of Medical Formulas* (Yifang Kao), Volume 6.，For a woman who has given birth but is unable to lactate.

Moistening the Lungs and Opening the Orifices Decoction，From *Yi Pan Zhu*, Volume 8.，Constitutional weakness, lung distension without sweating, pale complexion and emaciation, accompanied by shortness of breath and nasal flaring.

Wind-Dispelling and Qi-Regulating Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 115), citing *Formulas from the De Sheng Hall*.，For cold and heat stagnation leading to depletion of body fluids, causing severe constipation; for the elderly with deficient vital energy; and for those with wind-syndrome presenting with dry, difficult bowel movements.

Three-Shi Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 9.，For stroke-induced hemiplegia, accompanied by distress and sadness, aversion to human voices, shortness of breath, profuse sweating, and inability to raise the affected arm.

Five-Spice Pinellia Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 19.，For children with epigastric fullness and distension, impaired flow of qi, coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, vomiting, nausea, and loss of appetite.

Golden Cicada Powder，*The Golden Mirror*, Volume 74.，For ulcerated sores caused by accidental exposure to toxic wastewater or injuries from thorns, resulting in pain that penetrates to the bone.

Empirical Qi-Regulating Pills，Formula by Gong Yunlin, cited in *Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing*.，Indications: Distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, distension in both flanks, vomiting of sour fluid, and constipation and hard stools.

Aconite and Major Angelica Decoction，*Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 1.，For men and women suffering from constitutional weakness complicated by stroke, hemiplegia, left-sided paralysis and right-sided weakness, deviation of the mouth and eyes, dragging of the hands and feet, contraction of the meridians, weakness in the feet and knees, extreme coldness in the … Read more

Wind-Dispelling Ointment，From *Bo Ji*, Volume 5.，Used for sores caused by wind-toxin attacking the internal organs, as well as red, itchy rashes caused by the flow of heat-toxin.

Purple Aster Flower Decoction，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 26.，For lung deficiency with cold, phlegm-induced cough, chest fullness, and excessive nasal discharge.

Refining Jade Dew Frost，From *Eight Essays on Nurturing Life*, Volume 13.，For heat-related disorders.

Dried Ginger and Aconite Decoction，From *The Complete Collection on Survival from Cold Damage*, Volume 2.，For restlessness arising from yin deficiency, or following sweating or purgation, characterized by insomnia during the day and calmness at night, with a deep and fine pulse.

Preparation Method for Warmed Pinellia，*Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 5.，Phlegm and fluid retention.

Xiao Chaihu Decoction without Ginseng, with Qingpi，*Songs and Summaries of Contemporary Prescriptions*, Volume 1.，Early stage of malaria.

Clove Qi-Nourishing Decoction，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.，For all types of qi stagnation, various pains in the chest and abdomen, and unceasing vomiting and retching.

Xianggu Ointment，From *The Collected Verified Prescriptions for Wind Disorders*, cited in *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Volume 13880.，For wind-cold-damp bi syndrome, swelling of tendons and bones, and wandering, shooting pain.

Life-Nourishing Pill，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 381), citing *Fu’s Formulas for Saving Infants*.，When the five types of malnutrition affect the internal organs, causing sores on the tongue and mouth.

Thousand-Li Water Gourd，From *The Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 3.，For thirst caused by summer heat.

Formula No. 2 for Treating Malaria，*The Great Treasure of Public Health*, Volume 1.，Malaria, including intermittent malaria, tertian malaria, and epidemic malaria.

Qingyu Erchen Decoction，From *Hui Chun*, Volume 3.，Acid regurgitation piercing the heart, accompanied by acid reflux and epigastric discomfort.

Toad Tongue Paste，*Complete Book of Experience in the Treatment of Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 2.，For a boil at the fish navel.

Cimicifuga and Gypsum Decoction，From *A Clear Illumination of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 23.，For cases where the gums are red and swollen, the cheeks are swollen, and the entire head and face are painful.