Four-Bark Decoction

Modified Turmeric Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 76.，For dysentery with red or white stools, whether hot or cold, and bloody diarrhea.

Raw Marrow Pill，*Collected Works on Medicine*, Volume 3.，Atrophy syndrome caused by stomach fire rising upward.

Red Arrow Pills，*Shenghui* (Volume 74).，For stroke during pregnancy, characterized by paralysis of the hands and feet, fluctuating muscle tone, slurred speech, and loss of sensation in the skin.

Formula for Dissolving and Dispersing Scrofula，*Compendium of Medical Principles*, Volume 19.，Scrofula, horse-sword-shaped lesions.

Decoction for Clearing the Throat and Expelling Phlegm，*New Compilation of Proven Formulas*，Clears heat and detoxifies; relieves throat discomfort. Used to resolve phlegm and treat counter-indications of measles affecting the throat. Indicated for symptoms such as swelling and pain in the throat, difficulty swallowing, vomiting, choking cough, hoarseness, restlessness, and in severe cases, difficulty breathing, with … Read more

To Eliminate Phlegm and Fluid Retention，From *Yu’an*, Volume 3.，Phlegm flows into the limbs, obstructing the meridians, causing extreme pain.

Dingchen Pills，Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 6); name cited in *Shengji Zonglu* (Vol. 101).，Foul odors from the seven orifices.

Sheep’s Hoof Root Ointment Formula，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 18.，Vitiligo.

Modified Baohe Pills，From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 4.，Diarrhea due to food stagnation.

White Cinnabar Powder，From *One Hundred Effective Surgical Treatments*, Volume 1.，

Quan’an Powder，*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 10.，After a febrile convulsion, residual symptoms persist, and the patient feels listless.

Muscle-Soothing Powder，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 10.，For various sores that have not healed for a long time.

Processed Apricots，From *Formulas of the Ruizhu Hall*, Volume 1.，

Seam-Closing Pill，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.，Bleeding from the gum line. The blood flows like a fine thread.

Like Holy Water，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 11.，For red, swollen, and painful eyes with sores.

Marrow-Nourishing Paste，From *The Book of Sincerity*, Volume 6.，For cranial surgery.

Shuangjin Pills，From *General Essentials of Health Preservation*, Volume 10.，Treats unrelenting vomiting and retching due to cholera, as well as gastric reflux, food stagnation, and bloody or white dysentery.

Mulberry Leaf Powder，Quoted from Xiang Shu’s formula in Volume 28 of *New Book on the Care of Infants* (classical edition).，For children with loose, watery stools due to deficiency, occurring frequently and persistently.

Male Sparrow Droppings Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 38.，For overindulgence in food and drink, excessive exposure to cold, or cholera with bloating, suffocation, and a near-fatal sensation, accompanied by obstruction of both upper and lower passages.

Xizhou Life-Prolonging Decoction，Quoted from *Records of Verified Cases Through the Ages* in Volume 19 of *Wai Tai*.，For stroke affecting the internal organs, accompanied by stiffness and uncoordinated movement of the limbs.

Formula for Immediate Relief of Throat Swelling and Obstruction，From *Essence of Ancient Formulas*, Volume 2.，For swelling and obstruction of the throat.

Powder and Sweat Formula，From *The Complete Record of Holy Remedies*, Volume 31.，Night sweats result from the pores being open and loose.

Dragon’s Tooth and Amber Powder，From *One Hundred Questions on Gynecology*, Volume 1.，For blood deficiency before and after childbirth, accompanied by mental confusion, incoherent speech, and restless sleep.

Qingyuan Decoction for Stopping Dysentery，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 7.，For patients afflicted by the toxic effects of summer heat and dampness, resulting in heat accumulation in the bladder and impaired Qi transformation, causing water and food to be expelled in a torrential manner—seventy to eighty episodes in a day and night—with thick, sticky … Read more

Realgar-Bai Ji Pills，From *Yuji Weiyi*, Volume 50, citing *Quanying Fang*.，For children with cough accompanied by phlegm and intermittent fever.