Ruling Pills

Wooden Tongue and Golden Thread Ointment，*Discussions on the Care of Infants and Children*, Volume 20.，For children with heat affecting the heart and spleen, resulting in sores on the lips and mouth, as well as “curtain mouth” (white coating on lips and tongue), “goose mouth” (white coating on the tongue), “double tongue” (hardness under the tongue), … Read more

Qianjin Xiao Pi Pills，From *Huichun*, Volume 7.，For childhood chronic disorders and abdominal masses.

Ginseng, Bupleurum, and Peony Decoction，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 4.，In cases of typhoid fever lasting more than 14 days, where residual fever persists, the pulse remains tense, bowel movements are difficult, urine is yellowish-red, and the patient experiences thirst, restlessness, inability to sleep soundly, and loss of appetite.

Great Eight-Wind Black Snake Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 95.，Numbness due to wind, tingling of the skin, and stiffness and spasms in the hands and feet.

Pepper and Plum Decoction，From *A String of Pearls*, Volume 2.，Parasitic Infection. Abdominal pain and thirst, with unquenchable thirst and vomiting of clear fluid.

Decoction for Tonifying Both Qi and Blood，*Huiyue*, Volume 12.，Spasms are caused by sweating and diarrhea, resulting in deficiency of both qi and blood; the six pulses are weak or floating, large, and lacking strength.

Miraculous Phlegm-Fire Ointment，*Lu Fu’s Prohibited Formulas*, Volume 1.，Phlegm-Fire.

Double Immortals Toxin-Resolving Ointment，From *Miscellaneous Remarks on Treating Uncommon Conditions: Essential Formulas for Emergency Use*.，If a child develops a toxic sore on the third day after birth—fine as needle-pricks, red as a crimson cloud—which merges into a single patch after three days, causing the skin to peel off at the slightest touch and the entire … Read more

Ganju Shengma Decoction，From *The Complete Book on the Treatment of Rashes*, Volume 2.，Rectal prolapse following a rash, caused by accumulated heat in the large intestine that descends and forces the rectum out, presenting with swelling, hardness, and pain; occasional bleeding; or small, thin stools; red lips and dry teeth; a firm abdomen; and a forceful, … Read more

Qianyang Tianmai Pills，*A Clear Illumination of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 18.，Deficiency of kidney essence and qi causes the “ministerial fire” to become easily agitated and difficult to control, leading to nocturnal emissions and turbid semen. Symptoms flare up upon mental or physical exertion and have persisted for many years without resolution.

Imperial Rice Pills，From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 6.，For all types of diarrhea and dysentery.

Coarse Yanhua Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 145.，For injuries and fractures with stagnant blood that fails to dissipate.

Ash from Tangled Hair Pills，Formula from *Shenghui*, Volume 56; name cited in *Puji Fang*, Volume 237.，For various types of “corpse-ghost” afflictions and sudden onset of heart pain.

Miraculous and Highly Effective Pill，From *National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Jinan Edition).，For chronic diarrhea with watery stools.

Earth Marrow Decoction，Formula from *Zhenglei Bencao* (Vol. 6), citing *Zhouhou Fang*; name found in *Puji Fang* (Vol. 214).，For difficulty urinating and excruciating pain in the penis; also treats women with blood stasis, abdominal hardness, and pain.

Tiao Zhong Er Chen Decoction，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 4.，For injuries from falls or blows, or from falling from a height, resulting in stagnant blood flowing into the viscera, leading to unconsciousness and constipation of both large and small bowels; as well as cases where stagnant blood from a blow with a wooden staff attacks … Read more

Internal Tonifying and Dispersing Formula，*Shenghui*, Volume 60.，For intestinal wind and hemorrhoids, excessive blood loss, weakness and emaciation, and loss of appetite.

Eight-Ingredient Magnolia Bark Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 45.，For spleen and stomach deficiency, cold qi rising to attack the chest and diaphragm, disharmony of the Triple Burner, loss of appetite, undigested food, emaciation, and weakness.

Fire-Subduing and Metal-Calming Decoction，*Huiyue*, Volume 4.，For cases of intense fire rising upward, scorching the lungs, causing severe coughing and restlessness, with a洪大 pulse.

Zhengyuan Bi Cheng Jia Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 45.，Cold qi from the spleen attacks the heart and abdomen, causing pain, a sense of oppression, confusion, and restlessness; cold extremities; vomiting and regurgitation of phlegm; and inability to eat or drink.

Dried Tangerine Peel and Stonewort Powder，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 18.，Heat in the lower jiao, dysuria with obstruction, and a sensation of fullness and oppression in the lower abdomen.

Dried Persimmon Powder，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 8.，Intestinal wind, intestinal toxicity, and diarrhea.

Formula for Protecting the Anus，From *Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 95.，For hemorrhoids where, after using caustic agents to remove all protruding tissue, there is concern that the remaining hardened hemorrhoidal tissue may damage or rupture the anus, leading to surrounding sores.

Ophiopogon Paste，*Huoren Xintong*, Volume 2.，For hemoptysis and epistaxis where other medications have proven ineffective.

Wild Fox Climbing Upside Down on a Tree，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 6.，For gray hair and beard.