Purslane Poultice Recipe

Night-Closing Branch Powder，From *Shenghui*, cited in *Pujifang*, Volume 311.，In cases of falls from horses accompanied by stagnant blood accumulating in the abdomen and stomach, causing difficulty in defecation, taking medication often leads to vomiting, as the blood congeals into lumps that press against the heart.

Divine Entry Powder，From *Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 4.，For scrofula that has not yet ruptured.

Atractylodes and Pinellia Pills，*Yi Tong*, Volume 60, citing *Yi Xue Ji Cheng*.，For hernia pain caused by damp-heat.

Stomach-Strengthening and Wind-Dispelling Powder，*Experienced Effective Formulas*.，For stomach deficiency with abdominal pain, fullness and hardness beneath the heart, and constipation.

Miraculous Dental Remedy，*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.，Indicated for stomach heat rising upward, wind-fire toothache, tooth sensitivity, dental caries, and swollen, ulcerated gums.

Xing-Shu Pills，From *A Clear Illumination of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 14.，Tea-induced stagnation. Caused by a compulsive habit of drinking tea or a fondness for eating dried tea leaves, resulting in stagnation; characterized by a sallow complexion and a chest that alternates between feeling empty and distended.

Peony and Rehmannia Decoction，From *Xiaopin Fang*, cited in Volume 2 of *Wai Tai*.，Heat disturbing the heart’s nutritive blood, resulting in mental confusion and delirium, with purplish-black rashes and a crimson tongue with raised papillae; heat entering the blood, causing hemoptysis, epistaxis, hematuria, and hematochezia;blood stasis leading to mania, reluctance to swallow water after rinsing the … Read more

Stuffed Mutton Tripe，From *Shenghui*, Volume 97.，Weak spleen qi, resulting in inability to digest food.

Chaihu Tongsei Decoction，From *Qian Jin*, Volume 20.，Heat in the lower jiao with obstruction of urination and defecation.

Secret-Transmitted Calming Pills，From *Songya Medical Path* (Volume 2).，

Jigangzi Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 172.，For children suffering from innocent malnutrition, characterized by a sallow complexion, straight hair, frequent high fevers, and failure to gain weight despite eating.

Scallion Seed Porridge，Formula from *Classified Materia Medica* (Vol. 28), citing *The Mirror of the Dietary Physician*; name found in *Compendium of Medicine* (Vol. 87).，

Red Pepper Pills，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 160.，Kidney-related cough with aversion to cold.

Qi Accumulation Pill，*Xuanming Lun*, Volume 7.，For all types of newly formed or chronic stagnant masses; sallow or dark complexion with emaciation; general weakness; masses and accumulations; and regurgitation of sour fluid.

Fragrant Cardamom and Nutmeg Harmonizing the Middle Pills，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 3.，Symptoms include belching, acid regurgitation, and epigastric discomfort; the presence of phlegm and heat, as well as stagnant qi and undigested food; constriction of the chest and diaphragm; and undigested food in the stomach.

Yellow Steamed Decoction，The formula is from *Qianjin Yi* (Vol. 18); the name appears in *Wai Tai* (Vol. 4).，For epidemic jaundice with accumulated heat, characterized by yellowing of the face, limbs, and eyes; dry retching; constipation; urine that is reddish-yellow like cypress sap; abdominal pain; and restlessness.

Jie Jin Pills，The formula is from *Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices* (Vol. 6); the name appears in *The Treasure Mirror of Eastern Medicine: Chapter on the Inner Landscape* (Vol. 4).，For dysentery with locked jaw.

Wei Xiang，*Essentials of Diet and Nutrition*, Volume 1.，

Equisetum Powder，Formula from *San Yin* (Vol. 12); name cited in *Zhi Zhi* (Vol. 14).，Rectal prolapse that has persisted for years without healing. Small intestine hernia.

Tonifying Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 219), citing *Formulas from the Hall of Auspicious Bamboo*.，For pain in the lower back and knees.

Miraculous and Highly Effective Ointment，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 7.，For all types of unexplained swellings and toxic sores, as well as severe ulcers and malignant abscesses, whether already ruptured or not.

Chuanxiong-Wu Yao Powder，*Six Books of Medical Essentials*, Volume 30.，For postpartum qi stagnation headaches with a deep and涩 pulse.

Bian Que’s Three-Bean Decoction，*Obstetrics and Gynecology*.，Preeclampsia.

White Elm Bark Powder，*Shenghui* (Volume 66).，For wind-heat swellings and toxins, and scrofula on the nape of the neck.

Dysentery-Relieving Powder，*Huoren Xintong*, Volume 1.，For dysentery with abdominal pain and stools containing red and white discharge that has persisted for a long time without resolution.