Decoction for Nourishing Both Water and Fire

Ni Fen Pills，From *Shenghui*, Volume 88.，For infantile mastalgia: lumps under the ribs that do not dissipate.

Ziwei Smoke，*Ophthalmology Treasure Chest*, Volume 4.，Various eye diseases caused by syphilis.

Decoction for Dispelling Stagnation，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 4.，Liver qi stagnation and discomfort, feeling restless as if something were missing; unable to recall current events, much like the forgetfulness of the elderly. Also treats various forms of stagnation; particularly suitable for cases of yin deficiency complicated by stagnation.

Dried Ginger Cake，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 189.，For cold dysentery, persistent diarrhea, and undigested food.

Angelica and Rehmannia Nourishing Blood Decoction，*Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 2.，For cases of Shanghan with a “ruined syndrome,” characterized by fever and thirst, with a tongue coating and tongue resembling a roasted pork kidney.

Appetite-Stimulating and Spleen-Strengthening Pills，*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.，For disharmony of the spleen and stomach, loss of appetite, food tasting bland, and nausea or vomiting.

Ginseng and Changshan Decoction，*Compendium of Holy Remedies*, Volume 33.，For malaria developing after a cold, with phlegm-toxin obstructing the spleen and lungs, resulting in a sallow complexion and intermittent chills and fever.

Tong Shen Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 54.，For deficiency-cold in the Upper Jiao with uncontrollable dry retching.

Mountain Thistle Decoction，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 18.，For children with weak stomach qi, dry retching and vomiting, lethargy, and a complete loss of appetite for breast milk or solid food.

Traditionally Transmitted Tongguan Powder，*Essentials of Infant Care*, Volume 5.，For children who, after recovering from convulsions, are hoarse and unable to speak.

Dayan Honey Decoction，From *Qianjin* Volume 8 (with small-character annotations), citing *Xiaopin Fang*.，For pathogenic wind causing colicky abdominal pain; also for “flying corpse” and “escaping and rushing” syndromes, which occur unpredictably and, upon onset, cause a sense of pressure and fullness in the heart, with the area under the ribs feeling as if pierced by an … Read more

Longevity Cake，*Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，For the elderly with qi deficiency who are unable to expel phlegm, leading to stagnation of phlegm and qi, chest fullness and oppression, and pain under the ribs—all cases of qi deficiency with excessive phlegm; also effective for treating hernias.

Needle-Replacement Ointment，From *Yingyan Fang*, cited in Volume 278 of *Puji Fang*.，For sores and swellings.

Pearl and Gold Pill (Long-Acting Formula)，*A Concise Guide to Dermatology in Traditional Chinese Medicine*.，For vitiligo.

Elixir of Immortality and Youth，From *Lu Fu Jin Fang*, Volume 2.，

Postpartum Protection Decoction，From *Ye’s Gynecology*, Volume 3.，Approximately half a month after childbirth, nearing the full month, the Shao Yin channel is affected by cold pathogens, causing the intrinsic true yang within to be forced upward into the Upper Jiao. This results in superficial heat above and true cold below. In cases of Shao Yin syndrome … Read more

Decoction of Cloves，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 9.，For food stagnation and pain in the chest and abdomen.

Wuyao Qi-Regulating Decoction，*San Yin*, Volume 3.，For ascending foot qi causing shortness of breath and chest fullness; as well as cases of one of the five zang organs being excessively dominant, resulting in disharmony of the qi, shortness of breath, coughing, palpitations, restlessness while sitting or lying down, dizziness, weakness in the legs, and a condition … Read more

Decoction to Assist the Organs and Eliminate Pathogens，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 10.，When fire pathogen invades the Shanzhong organ, the patient suddenly collapses, spits phlegm and saliva, is unable to speak, becomes delirious and thrashes about, with bloodshot eyes, a face flushed red as if on fire, and hair that may stand on … Read more

Water-Directing Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 10.，For men and women suffering from water retention and swelling.

Stomach-Nourishing Pills，From *Liu’s Family Tradition*, cited in Volume 10 of *New Book on Infant Care*.，For children who develop chronic spleen wind after vomiting and diarrhea, or those with prolonged diarrhea.

Liuqu Pills，From *Yuanhe Jiyong Jing*.，Weakness of qi and blood; disharmony of stomach qi; inability to eat or drink; undigested food after eating; weakness of the limbs; multiple ailments attacking simultaneously; frequent lying in bed in a dazed state.

Universal Treasure Ointment，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Hangzhou Formula).，Traumatic injuries, strained lower back from heavy lifting, pain in tendons and bones, weakness and soreness in the legs and knees, paralysis and rheumatic arthralgia, numbness in the hands and feet; as well as boils and abscesses on the back, wandering nodules, chest and … Read more

Immortal Cloud-Dispelling Pills，From *A Clear Illumination of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 22.，For red-veined corneal opacities that initially extend from the outer canthus inward.

Modified Xiangling Pills，*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.，Indicated for qi stagnation in the liver and kidneys, pain on both sides of the lower abdomen that is tender to pressure, with a soft mass that can be moved upon palpation; distending pain in the chest and flanks; fullness and distension with loss of appetite; occasional pain in … Read more