Constipation-Relieving Porridge

Cuttlefish Bone Powder，From *Shenghui*, cited in *Puji Fang*, Volume 360.，For children with pus oozing from the navel that does not dry up.

San Sheng San，From *Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 4.，For headaches in men and women—regardless of whether they are one-sided or on both sides, acute or chronic—especially during the summer months when patients wish to wrap their heads in thick cotton.

Sengqian Powder，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 192), citing *Shi Yuanduan’s Effective Prescriptions*.，For genital sores caused by malnutrition.

Mulberry Leaf Formula，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 398.，Pediatric rectal prolapse.

Modified Minor Bupleurum Decoction Combined with Gentian Liver-Draining Decoction，From *Essentials of Formulas and Syndromes*, Volume 3.，Excess liver fire with costal pain.

White Wax Ointment for Wounds from Blows，*Insights into Surgical Mysteries*, Volume 12.，For wounds caused by beatings.

Tianma Wine，From *Ten Convenient and Effective Formulas*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 317).，For women with wind-induced paralysis and impaired movement of the hands and feet.

Clove and Aloe Vera Pills，*Compendium of Divine Remedies*, Volume 172.，For children suffering from convulsions and wasting disease, characterized by fever, flushed cheeks, dry and brittle hair, dry skin, restlessness, bloating, vomiting, and diarrhea, and mental agitation.

Liver-Calming and Lung-Nourishing Decoction，*Direct Pointers to Hao Jing*.，Liver yang surging into the lung, phlegm of a bluish-gray color, and a cough characterized by the sound of “wood striking metal.”

Wind-Dispelling and Qi-Regulating Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 115), citing *Formulas from the De Sheng Hall*.，For cold and heat stagnation leading to depletion of body fluids, causing severe constipation; for the elderly with deficient vital energy; and for those with wind-syndrome presenting with dry, difficult bowel movements.

Neituo Qingqi Decoction，*Complete Book of Experience in the Treatment of Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 3.，Wrist Toxin.

Blood-Activating and Bone-Healing Powder，From *Xingyuan*, Volume 7.，For those who have fallen from a height, or suffered fractures or dislocations while riding in a carriage or on horseback.

Da Wu Yin Pills，*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 18.，For the five types of fluid retention caused by excessive alcohol consumption or drinking cold water during a cold: Retained Fluid, where fluid accumulates beneath the heart; Flowing Fluid, where fluid flows beneath the flanks; Mild Fluid, where fluid remains in the stomach; Overflowing Fluid, where fluid … Read more

Danggui-Chishao Decoction，From *Direct Pointers to Hao Jing*.，Abdominal pain due to bloody dysentery, accompanied by tenesmus and a sensation of incomplete evacuation, results from damp-heat injuring the blood aspect of the small intestine.

Guanzhong Wine，*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 25.，For tapeworms and other intestinal parasites.

Dampness-Conquering Pills，*Compendium of Gynecology* (Jiyin Gangmu), Volume 3.，Used for red and white vaginal discharge caused by excessive damp-heat.

Achyranthes Leaf Soup，From *Shenghui*, Volume 97.，For bone-consuming wasting disease, characterized by restlessness and pain in the back and shoulders, dry mouth, high fever, and weakness in the limbs.

Yuntai Seed Powder，*Shenghui*, Volume 67.，For injuries to tendons and bones caused by crushing, or internal injuries from falls, where stagnant blood causes distension, fullness, and confusion in the chest and abdomen; this formula expels pathogenic blood.

Gold, Silver, and White Angelica Powder，Formula by Li Dongyuan, cited in Volume 6 of *The Correct Transmission of Medicine*.，For various skin sores.

Mulberry Root and White Bark Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 99.，For a heavy infestation of intestinal worms, with worms visible in the stool.

Ox-Plum Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 80.，Postpartum retained lochia causing severe pain in the heart and abdomen, with unbearable pain.

Cotton Ball Powder，From *The Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages*, Volume 9, citing a formula by Wang Boquan.，Laryngeal obstruction.

Huanglian Jiedu Decoction，*Illustrated Manual for Saving Lives in Cases of Cold Damage*, Volume 4.，Severe fever with vomiting, moaning, and inability to sleep.

Kidney-Nourishing Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 11.，For women with kidney qi deficiency who are unable to conceive, accompanied by a lack of appetite, a feeling of fullness and lethargy after eating, a constant desire to sleep, and incessant moaning during sexual intercourse.

Black Plum and Coptis Powder，From *Essential Effective Formulas*, cited in Volume 6 of *Wai Tai*.，For cholera and watery diarrhea accompanied by rumbling in the abdomen.