Cimicifuga and Gentiana Decoction

Nourishing Yin and Eliminating Dampness Pills，From *Collected Essays on Surgery*, Volume 4.，When the eight-cornered louse (resembling a flower spider) bites the pubic hair or appears within the hair, this is caused by impure and turbid qi of the liver and kidneys. There may also be severe itching at the base of the penis; pouring boiling … Read more

Kudzu and Hibiscus Powder，*Records of the Transmission of Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 15.，Acute and chronic laryngitis; swelling and pain in the throat.

Mullein Skin-Penetrating Decoction，From *The Mystic Pearl of Chishui*, Volume 28.，For smallpox with fever and uncomfortable eruptions, as well as cases where the pustules are sunken at the apex.

Arsenic Oil Formula，From *The Complete Book of Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 3.，Goose-Paw Eczema: Dry, itchy, peeling skin on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, with thick, hardened, and cracked areas.

Cardamom Spleen-Nourishing Decoction，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.，

Kui Shi Decoction，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 58); name cited in *Shengji Zonglu* (Vol. 95).，Difficulty urinating, abdominal distension, shortness of breath, and a sense of oppression.

Ginseng and Trifoliate Orange Peel Decoction，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 5.，For phlegm and fluid retention.

White Jade Toad Powder，From *Jie Wei Yuan Sou*, Volume 3.，For leprosy-induced paralysis, weakness, and atrophy, as well as cold numbness and chronic arthralgia.

Tian Zhen Yu Sui Pills，From *Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 28, citing *Family Secrets*.，For severe leprosy and “Purple Cloud Wind.”

Eyebrow-Protecting Divine-Response Powder，From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，For all eye diseases—whether caused by qi-induced opacity, fire-induced opacity, internal corneal opacity, or cloud-like opacity, or by inversion of the pupil—in patients under ten years of age.

Chuanfen Powder，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 65.，Ear sores; external ear eczema; weeping sores.

Decoction of Ten Herbs and Du Huo，Quoted from *Shenshi Fang* in Volume 14 of *Wai Tai*.，For stroke, hemiplegia, and inability to speak.

Xianmao Powder，From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 1.，For weakness and spasms in the back, shoulders, hands, feet, head, and eyes, as well as in the tendons and meridians; all wind-related conditions; and unbearable pain.

Lianmei Decoction，From *Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 3.，For cases of summer-heat pathogen deeply invading the Shao Yin channel causing excessive thirst, invading the Jue Yin channel causing numbness and paralysis, or severe heart heat with restlessness and mental confusion.

Miraculous Ointment for External Application，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.，For men and women suffering from abdominal masses, bloating, or blood-related parasitic infections.

Anrong Decoction，From *Huiyue*, Volume 14.，Indicated for blood heat, prolonged metrorrhagia and menorrhagia, weakness of the six pulses, and physical debility with a lack of vitality.

Voice-Clearing Tablets，*Commonly Used Chinese Patent Medicines*.，Sore throat, hoarseness, and difficulty swallowing.

Hai Fu Decoction，From *Essentials of Obstetrics*, Volume 2.，For cases where slight pain persists after pus has drained from an intestinal abscess.

Tinggui Pills，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.，Edema in women.

Toxin-Eliminating Powder，*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 20.，Snake Bites.

Miraculous Oak Acorn Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 59.，For watery and grainy dysentery, regardless of age, with over 100 bowel movements per day and night.

Asparagus Root Lung-Clearing Decoction，From *Discrimination of Internal and External Injuries*, Middle Volume.，Weakness of the spleen and stomach, shortness of breath and weak breathing, lack of vitality, epistaxis, and hematemesis. Qi deficiency due to overwork, and cough caused by excessive internal heat.

Qianjin Prenatal Protection Pills，*Hui Chun*, Volume 6.，For women who, upon conception, suffer from deficiency of qi and blood and damage to the Central Surge Vessel, resulting in a miscarriage within two months.

Imperial Court Formula for Headaches，From *Formulas of the Huizhiting Hall*, Volume 2.，Headache.

Two Fritillaria and Two Ophiopogon Pills，From *Zheng Yin Mai Zhi*, Volume 2.，Internal injury with dry phlegm; coughing and wheezing; rising phlegm-fire; coughing that starts and stops intermittently; inability to expel phlegm; persistent coughing; flushed face and rising qi.