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Rhubarb and Astragalus Wine,*Qian Jin*, Volume 15.,For extreme deficiency-cold in the body, manifested as spleen wind; yin disturbance causing cold syndrome; heaviness and lethargy; reluctance to lift the limbs; joint pain; and loss of appetite.
Sugar Cane Porridge,*Nourishing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.,For elderly patients with cough due to deficiency-heat, dryness of the mouth and tongue, and thick, sticky nasal discharge and saliva; or during the convalescent phase of febrile diseases, for restlessness and thirst caused by insufficient body fluids, dryness of the lungs with cough, and dry, hard stools.
Mysterious Universal Remedy,From *Lu Fu Jin Fang*, Volume 3.,For all kinds of pre- and postpartum ailments in women, the thirty-six types of cold-blood wind disorders, the eighty-two types of wind-hernia diseases, breast wind, hematuria, unstable pregnancy, retained dead fetus, retained placenta, postpartum abdominal cramping, and stabbing pain below the navel;pre- and postpartum red and white … Read more
Gardenia and Schizonepeta Decoction,From *Yi Tong*, Volume 66.,Sores on the head and face.
Goat’s Beard Powder,*Selected Essentials of Surgical Medicine*, Volume 3.,For sores caused by goat’s beard.
Decoction of Cimicifuga for Relieving Exterior Symptoms,*The Secret Treasures of the Orchid Chamber*, Volume 2.,Generalized high fever with pain in the joints.
Five-Leaf and Reed-Root Decoction,*Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.,For rheumatic conditions characterized by headache, fever, slight sweating, aversion to cold, aching joints, heaviness and slight swelling of the body, scanty urination, and a floating and slow pulse—where residual heat remains after the formula has dispelled wind, unblocked the meridians, drained dampness, and cleared heat.
Modified Wujin Powder,From *Ten Thousand Gold Prescriptions for Gynecology*.,For postpartum blood deficiency and weakness, wind-cold invasion, alternating chills and fever, aching limbs, and dizziness.
Mei Juechun Pills,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 8.,For sexual weakness and impotence.
Mirror-Surface Powder,From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 7.,Blood in the urine.
Great Toxin-Eliminating Ointment,*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.,Abscesses, boils, sores, and ulcers that are hard and refuse to resolve; “fish-mouth” and “toilet” toxins; syphilis and scabies; nodular prurigo of the skin, etc.
Recipe for Ox Saliva,*Zhun Sheng: Pediatrics*, Volume 1.,Trismus in children.
Liu Jin Pills,*Complete Book of Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 3.,
Xu Changqing Powder,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 137.,For various forms of scabies and tinea that have persisted for a long time without healing.
Ginseng Variation Powder,From *Liu’s Family Tradition*, cited in Volume 27 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.,For children with diarrhea and hiccups.
Musk Navel Powder,*Formulae of the Imperial Medical Bureau*, Volume 7.,For loose teeth, pain from wind-induced tooth decay, exposed gums, and foul-smelling bloody saliva.
Chaihu-Cangzhu Decoction,From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 1.,Low back pain due to cold and dampness in the Shaoyang channel.
Bamboo Sap Decoction,*Qianjin*, Volume 7.,Stroke. Lockjaw with inability to speak; flaccid and limp limbs; hemiplegia with spasms and stiffness; wind invading the five viscera, causing confusion, unpredictable anger, and uncoordinated hands and feet. Leg swelling with spasms and stiffness caused by wind-toxin. Lockjaw with inability to speak; stubborn numbness, weakness, and flaccidity in the limbs, … Read more
Qianghuo-Mutong Decoction,*Zheng Yin Mai Zhi*, Volume 1.,In cases of heat accumulation in the bladder due to cold damage, presenting with chills, body pain, fever, and difficulty urinating.
Immediate-Relief Decoction,From *The Profound Secrets of the Divine Realm*, Volume 14.,Boils and abscesses on the back, or on the head and neck, or on the hands, feet, arms, legs, waist, and navel, or in the area between the genitals and the anus, as well as lung abscesses and intestinal abscesses.
Wind-Relieving Bath Decoction,*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 326.,Itching and pain in the genital area.
Earth Horse Mane Pills.,*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 18.,For children with injury to the spleen and stomach accompanied by uncontrollable vomiting.
Secretly Transmitted Qi-Descending Decoction,*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 3 (New Formulas Added in the Baoqing Era).,This formula treats conditions in both men and women characterized by heat above and deficiency below. These conditions arise from excessive eating and drinking, which injure the spleen and stomach; unrestrained indulgence in alcohol and sexual activity, which deplete … Read more
Water Hernia Decoction,From *Yidi*, Volume 6.,Hydrocele. Swelling and pain in the scrotum, with occasional sweating in the genital area; the scrotum may be swollen and clear as crystal, or it may itch and ooze yellow fluid; pressing on the lower abdomen may produce a gurgling sound; one testicle may gradually enlarge, or one may gradually … Read more
Brain-Nourishing and Weakness-Revitalizing Decoction,From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Middle Volume.,For paralysis and hemiplegia of the limbs, with a pulse that is extremely faint, fine, and weak, and where the condition has not improved despite prolonged medication.
Secret-Transmitted Aloe Pill,For children with malnutrition and abdominal distension.