Ox Gall Decoction

Lung-Harmonizing Powder，*Ji Feng*, Volume 11.，Cold invading the lungs and stomach, causing coughing and shortness of breath; thick, sticky phlegm that is difficult to expel; spitting of frothy saliva; chest fullness and counterflow of qi; wheezing and shoulder-breathing; dry throat and difficulty swallowing; hoarse and broken voice; body aches and restlessness; intermittent chills and fever.

Divine Decoction for Relieving Asthma，*Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 7.，For severe wheezing due to phlegm.

Elixir for Hidden Internal Heat，*Shenghui*, Volume 95.，For men and women suffering from long-standing cold qi, intestinal wind, dysentery, pain in the navel and abdomen, a sallow complexion, and loss of appetite.

“Quench a Hundred Cups of Thirst” Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 20.，For severe thirst.

Er Dan Decoction，From *Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 6.，For diabetes with excessive thirst, where the thirst fluctuates between severe and mild.

Formula for Steaming the Navel with Seeds，From *Extensive Collection of Clinical Experience*, Volume 3.，For men with cold-induced impotence and weakness, accompanied by cloudy white discharge and nocturnal emissions; for women with a cold and deficient uterus, accompanied by red or white vaginal discharge.

Eight-Ingredient Asarum Decoction，From *Formulas of Xu Renze*, cited in Volume 9 of *Wai Tai*.，A persistent cough caused by phlegm-dampness that has gradually developed into edema; its symptoms are not limited to any particular season. The cough continues unceasingly day and night; exposure to any cough-inducing substances causes severe distress. In severe cases, the eyes may … Read more

Yin Dan Decoction，From *Qian Jin*, Volume 9.，For pain in the limbs and joints due to cold damage, with internal cold and external heat, and restlessness from deficiency; or for winter fever with cold in the middle jiao complicated by food stagnation.

Eye-Clarifying and Mass-Dissolving Pill，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 8.，For children with stagnation disorders, fever, and blurred vision.

Herbal Formula for Relaxing Tendons and Promoting Blood Circulation，*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，Pain in tendons and bones; soreness in the lower back and hips.

Asthma-Relieving and Life-Preserving Decoction，From *Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 5.，Postpartum blood stasis invading the lungs, causing a dark complexion and shortness of breath.

Decoction for Clearing the Metal and Calming the Lungs，From *Huo Ren Xin Tong*, Volume 2.，For men and women with bone-consuming fever and consumptive heat, accompanied by coughing with phlegm or blood.

Four Divine Pills for Treating Dysentery，From Volume 3 of Nian Shi’s *Collected Proven Effective Formulas*.，For all cases of dysentery in the early stages, with abdominal pain and a sensation of incomplete evacuation.

Transparent Realgar Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 65.，For toothache.

Flesh-Eating Realgar Powder，From *Formulas for Emergency Use*, Volume 5.，Malignant sores.

Soil-Rescuing and Intestinal-Unblocking Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 9.，Spleen fire causing disturbances, constipation, dry mouth and chapped lips, inability to digest food, unbearable abdominal pain that worsens upon pressure, and scanty, difficult urination.

Lotus Pollen Powder，From Danxi’s formula, cited in *Compendium of Medicine*, Volume 27.，For hemorrhoidal fistulas that have remained incurable for 20–30 years.

Fucong Decoction，From Volume 12 of *Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, citing a formula by Yao Fangbo.，Phlegm-fire rising upward, causing deafness and tinnitus.

Papaya Decoction for Removing Dampness，From *He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 3.，Beriberi.

Citrus Peel and Poria Decoction，*Ji Feng*, Volume 14.，Diarrhea accompanied by restlessness and vomiting.

Medicinal Wine for Treating Tinea，*Secrets of the Medicine Chest*.，For all types of tinea.

Coptis and Roasted Mugwort Decoction，*General Treatise on Cold-Induced Diseases*, Volume 3.，In cases of shanghan on the fourth day where there has been profuse purgation, with intermittent fever and diarrhea, and where white discharge occurs—and where most medications have failed to stop the symptoms—

Decoction for Harmonizing the Middle and Regulating Yin，*The Collection of Bu Ju*, Volume 10 of the First Series.，For deficiency of central qi, severe spleen-stomach deficiency, poor appetite, phlegm-induced cough with hemoptysis, diarrhea, and abdominal distension—in cases where the patient cannot tolerate Astragalus, Atractylodes, Angelica, or Rehmannia.

Agarwood Stagnation-Resolving Pills，*Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For disharmony of the spleen and stomach; overconsumption of raw, cold, or greasy foods leading to stagnation and failure to digest; fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm; pain in the flanks and abdomen; and all conditions involving qi, phlegm, mass, and stagnation.

Chai-Chen Stagnation-Resolving Decoction，*The Transmission of the Lamp of Medicine*, Volume 2.，After the malaria has subsided, phlegm and food stagnation remain in the stomach; the channels through which the Nourishing and Defensive Qi exit are obstructed and unable to flow smoothly, causing heat to accumulate and stagnate within the muscle layers. The condition is characterized by … Read more