Ping Xue Yin Decoction

Liver-Regulating, Tendon-Relaxing, and Hardness-Softening Pills，From *Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，Indicated for deficiency of kidney yin, stagnation of liver qi, concurrent damage to the spleen and stomach, lower back pain with loose stools, shooting pain in both flanks, hiccups and belching, and fullness and distension epigastrically.

Decoction of Equal Parts of Cinnamon Twig and Bupleurum，*Treatise on Cold Damage*，Harmonizes the Shaoyang channel and regulates the ying and wei qi. Indications Exogenous wind-cold invasion, manifested as fever, spontaneous sweating, mild aversion to cold, or alternating chills and fever; nasal congestion, dry retching; headache, stiff neck; pain and fullness in the chest and flanks; … Read more

Astragalus-Atractylodes-Fangji-Cinnamon Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.，After a serious illness, dampness enters the kidney palace; if kidney-tonifying herbs are taken inappropriately, it causes lower back pain as if the spine were broken, which over time leads to stooped posture.

Minor Bupleurum Decoction with Tianhua Fen and Peony，*Compilation of Medical Manuscripts*, Volume 15.，Shaoyang-type cold damage: dizziness, deafness, bitter taste in the mouth, dry throat, and chest pain.

Yueying Decoction，*Huiyue*, Volume 11.，Damp-heat causing a sensation of sinking, pain, and anal prolapse.

Great Blood-Activating Pill，From *Formulas for Treating Injuries and Fractures*.，For contusions, fractures, shattered bones, and torn tendons; pain and swelling; stagnant blood in the abdomen spreading to the limbs; restlessness and discomfort; boils and abscesses on the back; and rotting of muscles and flesh;various wind-related disorders, paralysis on the left or right side, and numbness in … Read more

Immortal Life-Preserving Pill，From *Supplement to the Essentials of Traumatology*, Volume 4.，For contusions and fractures, and abscesses on the back.

Ten-Toxic Pills，*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 17.，The ten types of “du”: Qi-du, Lao-du, Ghost-du, Cold-du, Living-Person-du, Dead-Person-du, Corpse-du, Food-du, Water-du, and Earth-du.

Cinnamon and Atractylodes Decoction with the Two Chen Herbs，From *Yi Chun Sheng Yi*, Volume 3.，Phlegm-fluid retention. Water flows from the stomach down into the intestines, producing gurgling sounds; there is mild fullness in the chest, and dizziness in the head and eyes.

Wind-Dispelling Pills，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 5.，For phlegm and fluid retention.

Decoction for Raising Yang and Harmonizing the Middle，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 4.，Yang deficiency with excessive Yin; no wind pathogen is present. The patient experiences numbness throughout the body when closing the eyes, which is less severe during the day and worsens at night; the numbness gradually subsides upon waking and opening the eyes. Occasionally, there … Read more

Deficient Wind Pills，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 5.，For all conditions involving deficiency-wind, such as mental confusion and drowsiness, dizziness and vertigo, ringing in the ears, coldness and numbness of the lips and face, facial paralysis, slurred speech, stiffness at the base of the tongue, clouded consciousness, and uncontrollable drooling.

Suqing Dan，From *Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 1. An alternative name for “Suqing Pills” in *Effective Treatments*, Volume 13.，Stroke; severe obstruction by wind-phlegm; paralysis of the limbs; infantile convulsions.

Jade Maiden Powder，Formula by Xu Dexiu, cited in Volume 8 of *Zhu’s Collection of Proven Prescriptions*.，For all types of deficiency and debility in men and women, postpartum debility, deficiency-related fever and chills, and spontaneous or night sweats.

Double Marvel Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 301), citing *Ten Convenient and Effective Formulas*.，Sudden swelling of the male genitalia.

Poria and Angelica Decoction，From *The Jade Case*, Volume 5.，For pregnancy-related anxiety and fear, accompanied by restlessness throughout the day.

Ginkgo Decoction，Formula from *Remarkably Effective Prescriptions*, Volume 67; name cited in *Compendium of Medicine*, Volume 78.，Pinworm.

Lianxiang Pills and Powder，Quoted from *The Biography of Zheng Yu* in Volume 22 of *The New Book on the Care of Infants*.，Various disorders causing intestinal obstruction, loss of appetite, and occasional vomiting.

Decoction for Dispelling Dampness, Nourishing Tendons, and Nourishing Blood，*Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 10.，Pain radiating throughout the body indicates a deficiency of both qi and blood, accompanied by heat and dampness.

Jingu Pills，*Bo Ji*, Volume 4.，For children with malnutrition-induced fever, characterized by high fever and a yellow, emaciated appearance.

Dingjing Decoction，From *Fu Qingzhu’s Gynecology*, Volume 1.，For women with irregular menstruation—either early, late, or at no fixed interval.

Cassia Seed Decoction，Formula from *Clinical Guidelines for Medical Cases* (Vol. 8); name cited in *A Clear Illumination of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases* (Vol. 22).，Liver and gallbladder qi-heat; eye pain predominantly on the left side; red threads on the corneal opacity; left pulse string-like and涩 (thready).

Qianjin Baoming Pills，From *Compilation of Effective and Proven Formulas*, Volume 3.，For lower back and lumbar pain in pregnant women, and to induce abortion.

Anti-Itch Wash，*Traditional Chinese Medicine: Traumatology*.，For acute dermatitis, eczema, and itching.

Ruyi Iron Band Powder，From *Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.，For all types of abscesses and boils, including conditions presenting with both red and white symptoms.