Donkey Ointment

Shu Zhang Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 5.，Qi stagnation causes a sense of oppression and discomfort in the epigastrium; over time, this leads to fullness in both flanks. Food feels bloated as soon as it passes the throat and cannot be digested.

Cinnamon Twig, Dragon Bone, and Oyster Shell Decoction，*The Golden Chamber* (Jin Gui), Volume 1.，For men with seminal emission and women with erotic dreams; spontaneous sweating and night sweats; enuresis; a taut and tight sensation in the lower abdomen; coldness in the genital area; dizziness (or, according to another version, pain around the eyes); hair loss; … Read more

Kudzu Root Pills，*Qianjin Yi*, Volume 19.，For diabetes insipidus, where the patient drinks 1 shi of water daily.

Maple Seed Paste，From *Yu Ji Wei Yi*, Volume 15.，For itchy, dry skin sores, ringworm, and scabies.

Curing Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 128.，Mastitis.

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.

Snail Water，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 3.，For hard, painful hemorrhoids, as well as prolapsed rectum that is swollen and cannot be retracted.

Ginseng and Pinellia Pill，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 16 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，For children with phlegm-related cough.

Life-Preserving Pill，From *The New Book on the Care of Infants*, Volume 9, citing *The Formulae of Gathered Treasures*.，For acute and chronic convulsions in children.

Decoction for Chills and Chattering Teeth，*Comprehensive Treatise on Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 4.，For smallpox lesions that are sunken and grayish-white at the apex, accompanied by chills and teeth-chattering, no thirst, and loose stools.

Hemorrhage-Stopping Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.，Nosebleeds that persist for months or even years without stopping.

Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Resolving Stagnation，*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 6.，Due to intense internal heat and depletion of yin in the large intestine, stools become like sheep droppings; this condition is known as “intestinal obstruction.”

Scrophularia and Cold Water Stone Decoction，From *The Song of Preserving Life: Annotations*, Volume 6.，Persistent “big-head” plague.

Stomach-Strengthening Powder，From *National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Shenyang Formula).，Abdominal pain and diarrhea, vomiting and regurgitation, indigestion, loss of appetite, prolonged loose stools, and chronic malnutrition.

Donkey-Hide Gelatin, Mugwort, Chuanxiong, and Angelica Decoction，*Six Books of Medical Essentials*, Volume 28.，For pregnant women with lower abdominal pain and a string-like, fine pulse.

Agarwood Red-Cut Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 19.，For children with diarrhea characterized by more red than white stool, or pure bloody stool, or stool resembling soybean juice.

Qingdai San Sheng Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 392.，For children with phlegm-saliva obstruction, solid mass in the epigastrium, or milk stagnation.

Smallpox Toxin and Boil Ointment，*Straight Talk on Pediatrics*, Volume 6.，For smallpox toxins and smallpox boils.

Four Substances Decoction with Tianma and Gou Teng，From *Essentials for Those Unfamiliar with Medicine*, Volume 3.，Blood deficiency in the Liver Meridian gives rise to wind and heat.

Tiao Yuan Powder，*Compendium of Medicine*, Volume 2.，Weakness of the spleen and stomach.

Fangfeng and Red Peony Decoction，*Six Books of Medical Essentials*, Volume 30.，For postpartum stagnation of blood, unresolved damp-heat descending to cause beriberi, with persistent redness, swelling, and pain in the shins, and a rapid,涩, and large pulse.

Miao’an Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 61.，For throat obstruction, throat-wrapping wind, and sudden-onset throat paralysis.

Decoction to Assist the Organs and Eliminate Pathogens，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 10.，When fire pathogen invades the Shanzhong organ, the patient suddenly collapses, spits phlegm and saliva, is unable to speak, becomes delirious and thrashes about, with bloodshot eyes, a face flushed red as if on fire, and hair that may stand on … Read more

Enhanced Jingfang Baidu Powder，From *Essentials for the Treatment of Boils*, Volume 2.，For all throat disorders with a洪大 pulse at a rate of six or seven beats per breath.

Plum Blossom Egg，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 4.，Scrofula.