Hollyhock Decoction

Great Spleen-Warming Decoction，From *Shenshi’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 16 of *Wai Tai*.，Cold in the spleen and stomach, resulting in inability to eat; undigested food in the stomach; rumbling, distension, and fullness in the abdomen; and occasional bouts of diarrhea.

Glutinous Rice Porridge，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 3.，Spotting and restlessness during pregnancy.

Beijing Ink Pills，From *Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 59.，For hemoptysis and epistaxis.

Qinglong Decoction，*Treasury of Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 12.，Yellowing of the eyes caused by an excess of wind-pathogen in the Yangming Meridian, which manifests along the meridian.

Mu Xiang Zhi Ke Decoction，From *Essentials for Those Unfamiliar with Medicine*, Volume 2.，For distension and pain due to qi stagnation in a weakened constitution.

Opening and Closing Decoction，*Introduction to Obstetrics*, Volume 4.，Urinary retention with burning pain in men and women.

Oatmeal Poultice Recipe，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 140.，Remove any impurities.

Enhanced Five-Bark Decoction，*Pediatric Medicine: Meat-Based Formulas*, Volume 12.，For children with swelling and distension of the limbs, whether due to yang-type edema or yin-type edema.

Immortal Purple Flower Pills，*The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 6.，Effective for leprosy, various malignant sores, wind-induced sores, leprosy, numbness and loss of sensation, and withered tendons and meridians.

Changshan Seven-Treasure Decoction，*Hui Chun*, Volume 3.，For malaria in robust individuals.

Saliva-Generating Sweet Dew Decoction，From *The Secret Treasury of the Orchid Chamber*, Volume 1.，For loss of appetite, being thin despite a good appetite, dry mouth and tongue, spontaneous sweating, dry and hard stools, and frequent urination.

Pills for Intractable Tinea，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.，For stubborn tinea.

Hand-Rub Pills，The formula is from *Qian Jin* (Vol. 5); the name appears in *Wei Sheng Hong Bao* (Vol. 3).，For children suffering from external pathogenic factors, vomiting or passing green, yellow, red, or white fluids, abdominal pain, as well as arching the back, lying on their side, and wheezing resembling epilepsy—but without rolling their eyes upward … Read more

Platycodon, Licorice, and Mouse-Stick Decoction，From *Formulas for Sores and Rashes*, cited in *Collected Medical Formulas*, Volume 265.，For skin eruptions and difficulty swallowing.

Peony Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 160.，For postpartum retention of pathological blood in the abdomen, accompanied by severe stiffness and pain in the body.

Nao Yanghua Powder，From *The Complete Collection of the Blue Sack*, Volume 1.，For loss of consciousness, clenched jaws, and a body as cold as ice.

Eupatorium Ointment，*Essence of Ancient Formulas*, Volume 4.，In children, redness and inflammation in both feet caused by wandering wind and fire. If the condition spreads from the feet to the lower abdomen or from the hands to the chest, it is often too severe to be saved; use this formula immediately to treat it. It also … Read more

Five-Canker Child-Protecting Pills，From *Formulas for the Protection of Infants*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 380.，For children suffering from the “Five Wastes” and “Eight Dysenteries,” presenting with a sallow complexion, emaciation, hair falling out in strands, a craving for dirt, and a lack of appetite for breast milk or solid food.

Holy Monk Powder，From *The Treasure of Family Health*, cited in Volume 147 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.，For epidemic plagues and all forms of cold damage, regardless of yin or yang, and irrespective of severity.

Grass Divine Pill，From *The Heart Book of Bian Que: Divine Formulas*.，For yin-toxin typhoid fever, yin-type ulcers, hemorrhoids, fistulas, edema, abdominal distension, stroke-induced hemiplegia, spleen-related diarrhea (both acute and chronic), yellow-black ulcers, consumptive fever, coughing with hemoptysis, pain in the flanks extending to the heart, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, and a sound … Read more

Three Ministers Powder，From *Dànliáo Fāng*, cited in Volume 22 of *Yifang Leiju*.，Various forms of facial paralysis.

Snake Shedding Wipe Formula，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 180.，Mouth sores in children.

Tooth-Brushing Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 70.，

Roasted Licorice Decoction，*Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For deficiency of both qi and yin, with palpitations and a knotted or intermittent pulse; or for pulmonary atrophy with a sensation of warmth and fluidity in the chest. It is currently often used for conditions such as viral myocarditis, rheumatic heart disease, and arrhythmias.

Qi-Regulating Xiangsu Powder，*New Compilation of Mei’s Proven Formulas*, Volume 6.，For contusions, sprains, and strains of the waist, abdomen, hands, and feet, as well as all cases of stagnant qi and qi stagnation, this formula may be administered. When qi flows smoothly, stasis blood will not accumulate and cause harm.