Phlegm-Clearing Pills

Ox-Bile Upper-Clear Pills，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Lanzhou and Tianjin Formulas).，Dizziness and confusion; sudden onset of conjunctivitis; sores on the mouth and tongue; swelling and pain in the throat; toothache; sores on the head and face; dry, hard stools; fever and thirst.

Tianyi Decoction，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 6.，Dryness syndrome. Yin is already weakened; the patient fails to achieve erection upon seeing a woman. Forcing oneself to engage in sexual intercourse depletes essence, leading to pain during urination and defecation. The patient frequently feels the urge to defecate but cannot pass stool; the more one strains, the … Read more

Coffin-Shattering Decoction，*Formulas from the Physician’s Heart*, Volume 14, citing *The Tang Herbal*.，For cold-induced fever and febrile diseases characterized by extreme fever, thirst, delirium, bleeding from the mouth and nose, as well as various heat toxins and witchcraft-induced poisons. For epidemic diseases where the tongue is dry as a saw, accompanied by extreme thirst, and the … Read more

Fragrant Tea，*Supplement to the Chuanya*, Volume 3.，For phlegm-fire syndromes, as well as bad breath, dry mouth, and mouth sores.

Sweet Bamboo Shavings Decoction，From *Six Books on Medical Essentials*, Volume 30.，For restlessness and shortness of breath, with a soft, floating, and rapid pulse.

Decoction of Ten Herbs to Promote Qi Circulation，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，Shanghan complicated by epigastric fullness and mass. Initial presentation: headache, fever, aversion to cold without sweating, epigastric fullness without pain, qi rising upward; in severe cases, syncope and inability to speak as if aphonic; or epigastric fullness accompanied by pain, or fullness … Read more

Zhui Feng Pills，*Collected Effective Formulas for Surgery Transmitted by Immortals*.，For men and women suffering from cold-induced bi syndrome with blood and qi deficiency, numbness and stiffness in the hands and feet, and symptoms spreading along the meridians, leading to “drum-spine wind.”

White Peony and Licorice Decoction，*Eight Methods of Medical Practice*, Volume 3.，Stomach pain resulting from yin deficiency and blood dryness, with uncontrolled liver qi causing wood to overcome earth. The pain is located above the navel and in the abdomen, between the chest and diaphragm; it comes and goes intermittently. When it subsides, the patient feels … Read more

Qingqi Xuanfeng Powder，From *Medical Forest Formulas*, cited in Volume 2 of the “Miscellaneous Diseases” section of *The Treasure of Eastern Medicine*.，For stroke with heat syndrome.

Modified Qingmuxiang Pills，From *Jin Xiao Fang*, citing a formula by Wu Yi (see *Wai Tai*, Volume 18).，Effective for all types of beriberi; when symptoms arise, they manifest as a sensation of rising pressure, constipation, and a sense of discomfort. It also treats sudden chest pain and coldness in the lower back and kidney region.

Shi Zhi Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.，Liver qi fails to flow smoothly; the Wood element overpowers the Spleen and Stomach, causing distension and oppression in the chest and flanks; appetite diminishes daily; the complexion appears dejected; the body gradually wastes away; and the patient experiences alternating chills and fever.

Sai Jin Dan，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.，Thirteen Types of Boils.

Shun Yuan San，From *New Book on Treating Illnesses at Home*, citing *Rules for Medical Treatment and Prescriptions*.，For stroke with phlegm-saliva obstruction, resulting in sudden collapse and loss of consciousness.

“Penglai Snow” Formula to Open the Throat and Moisten the Throat，*Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 61.，For dry throat.

Black Beans Soaked in Wine，From *Shenghui*, Volume 64.，For wind-induced edema, regardless of whether it is cold or hot in nature.

Enhanced Xiaoyao Powder，*Zhun Sheng: Gynecology*, Volume 5.，For postpartum fever, dry mouth and thirst, and cracked lips with sores.

Zhi Lian Wu Ji Decoction，*Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 3.，For accumulated heat in the spleen manifesting as soreness and weakness, with a taut and rapid pulse.

Chinese Toon Decoction，From *The Red Water Mystic Pearl*, Volume 27.，When smallpox lesions fail to erupt or erupt sparsely.

Compound Da Xianxiong Decoction，*New Interpretations of Formulas and Medicines for Acute Abdominal Conditions*.，For simple mechanical intestinal obstruction with significant fluid accumulation in the intestinal lumen, as well as intestinal paralysis caused by peritoneal inflammation.

Vanguard Formula，*Effective Remedies*, Volume 19.，Swelling and abscesses.

Wolf’s Tooth Decoction，From *Shenghui*, Volume 64.，For malignant sores caused by heat toxins.

Deer Antler and Cinnabar Pill，From *Ji Sheng Xu Fang*, cited in *Yi Fang Lei Ju*, Volume 150.，For heart deficiency with blood deficiency, restlessness of the mind, palpitations and confusion, frequent strange dreams at night, and restless sleep.

Rat-Tubercle and Trichosanthes Pill，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 18.，For scrofula that has already ulcerated or has not yet ulcerated.

Decoction to Quench Fire and Secure the Fetus，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 12.，For pregnant women with intense stomach fire that depletes the fluids of the uterus, causing thirst, sweating, excessive consumption of cold water, restlessness, mania, abdominal pain, and lower back pain, leading to fetal restlessness and the threat of miscarriage.

Bone-Penetrating Detoxifying Decoction，From *The Mystic Pearls of Chishui*, Volume 28.，For smallpox in children accompanied by chills and teeth-chattering.