Shou Xiao San

Tu Huang Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 406.，Erythema with purulent discharge.

Meat Broth，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.，For sores and abscesses with an open wound.

Donkey-Hide Gelatin, Mugwort, Chuanxiong, and Angelica Decoction，*Six Books of Medical Essentials*, Volume 28.，For pregnant women with lower abdominal pain and a string-like, fine pulse.

Great Life-Sustaining Decoction，*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 8.，When a severe wind-syndrome affects the internal organs, the patient suddenly loses the ability to speak, the limbs become limp and drag, and the patient experiences pain and itching in the skin and flesh without being aware of it.

Formula for Nourishing Life，From *Yi Tong*, Volume 76.，Mute Malaria.

Superior Golden Coptis Pills，*Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 13.，For all eye ailments.

Eight-Treasure Hemostatic Ink，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Shenyang Formula).，For hematemesis, epistaxis, blood in urine or stool, and sudden hematemesis caused by intense anger or sudden fever. Also for hemoptysis, blood in sputum, and in women, metrorrhagia with persistent spotting. Externally, apply to treat toxic and malignant sores, as well as mumps … Read more

Pengxue Ointment，*Complete Book of Ophthalmology*, Volume 6.，For corneal opacities.

Decongest and Moisten Pills，*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.，Indications: Severe heat in the large intestine, wind-heat-induced constipation, dryness of the pylorus, and obstruction of bowel movements.

Precious Ointment for Wounds，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 4.，For contusions and bruises, strained backs and broken bones, lacerations from knives or axes, and bleeding or pain in the throat; or for severed fingers, or wounds from corporal punishment where the flesh is stripped away to the bone.

Warm the Spleen and Promote Vitality Decoction，From *Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 4.，Diarrhea in women approaching childbirth. Caused by internal factors such as spleen qi deficiency, prior dietary indiscretion, or recent exposure to cold pathogens, resulting in diarrhea.

Secret-Transmitted Decoction for Treating Malnutrition，From *Songya Medical Path* (Volume 2).，For childhood malnutrition (gan), characterized by stools that are milky white and urine that is turbid or, when clarified, resembles rice water.

Apricot Branch Wine，*Shenghui*, Volume 67.，For injuries from falls or being thrown from a horse, resulting in pain and internal bleeding accompanied by restlessness.

Monkey-Date Toxin-Neutralizing Pill，From *A Collection of Insights on Surgical Treatments: Formulas for Ointments, Pills, and Powders for Home Use*.，For infants suffering from pervasive congenital heat and toxins, with red, raw buttocks, hoarseness, nasal congestion, or erythematous erysipelas.

Cinnamon Twig and Notopterygium Decoction，From *The Collection for Preserving Life*, Middle Volume.，For malaria occurring before the end of summer, characterized by headache, stiffness in the neck, a floating pulse, aversion to wind, and sweating. Wind-malaria is initially caused by wind and subsequently by cold; it begins with fever followed by chills, with more fever than … Read more

Pancreas-Supporting Decoction，*Yizong Shuoyue*, Volume 6.，The syphilitic sores have been present for a long time; blood and qi are already deficient, yet the toxin has not yet subsided. The sores appear bluish, and the patient is weak and deficient in qi; therefore, inducing sweating or purgation is contraindicated.

Enhanced Lianli Decoction，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 65.，Mucosal erosion in the mouth, bad breath, and diarrhea.

Oat and Green Onion Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 179.，For various types of dysuria in children, characterized by difficulty urinating and a blocked flow.

Decoction for Consolidating Qi and Stopping Saliva，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.，For a man with central qi deficiency who has not yet collapsed but experiences numbness in the right hand, slurred speech, and foaming at the mouth.

White Horse Hoof Powder，From *Ghost’s Legacy*, Volume 2.，Treats blood stasis in the abdomen caused by trauma; also treats gynecological bleeding disorders.

Oyster Shell Decoction，Quoted from *Treatise on Cold Damage* in Volume 5 of *Wai Tai*.，For female malaria with a predominance of cold.

Enhanced Diaphragm-Cooling Powder，*Commentary on the Compilation of Smallpox Medicine*, Volume 4.，Acute convulsions in children.

Five-Healing Pills，Quoted from *Shenshi Fang* in Volume 9 of *Wai Tai*.，For chronic cough affecting the five viscera; in severe cases, the patient experiences shortness of breath and cannot lie down, with a sensation of a lump in the throat.

Neijin Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 176, citing *Effective Formulas Based on Experience*.，For diabetes insipidus, with a daily water intake of 1 shi and incontinence of urine.

Spring Bamboo Shoot Pill，*Record of Compassionate Treatments for Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 14.，At the onset of smallpox.