Warm the Middle and Disperse Stagnation Decoction

Scab-Eradicating Ointment，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Tianjin Formula).，For all cases of scabies, whether mild or severe, or chronic and intractable, involving both dry and wet lesions.

Milk-Enhancing Decoction，From *Records of Compassionate Treatment for Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 9.，When the smallpox pustules have already formed.

Side-Gold Powder，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 13.，For hemorrhoidal fistulas with an opening, accompanied by bleeding and pain.

Jinhua Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 66.，Effective for all types of wheezing, coughing, phlegm, and vomiting.

Secret Formula: Leg-Relief Pills，*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 1 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).，Weakness of the Kidney Meridian manifesting in the lower back and knees; or exposure to drafts or cold, resulting in invasion by cold qi, causing a sensation of heaviness and weakness, slow and sluggish gait, cramping and … Read more

Chuanxiong-Danggui-Blood Residue Powder，*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 9.，Consumptive disease; consumptive disease caused by a contagious pathogen, characterized by a flushed face and heat in the palms, soles, and chest.

Substitute Ginseng Paste，*The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.，Deficiency of both the Heart and Spleen; weakness of qi and blood; palpitations and mental fatigue; aversion to cold and spontaneous sweating.

Soybeans Soaked in Wine，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 93.，For stroke with paralysis of the limbs.

Chicken Liver Cake，*New Book on Child Care*, Volume 10.，For childhood malnutrition.

Blood Pressure-Lowering Ointment，*New Medicine* (1972; 7).，Primary hypertension. Symptoms include dizziness, headache, palpitations, and insomnia; the tongue is red, and the pulse is string-like.

Warming-the-Visceral Gou Teng Ointment，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 361.，For children with “bianzheng” syndrome, characterized by restlessness, agitation, and crying.

Kidney-Nourishing Decoction，Proven Formula，Nourishes the kidneys, replenishes essence, promotes diuresis, and eliminates dampness.

Gout Ointment，From *Secrets of Health Preservation*, Volume 4.，Gout.

Dysentery-Stopping Powder，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Shenyang Formula).，For bloody dysentery that has persisted for a long time without healing, rectal prolapse with bloody stools, qi deficiency with sinking of the viscera, and chronic diarrhea or dysentery.

Mild Warming Meridian Decoction，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 7.，A young woman experiencing her first menstrual cycle; due to inadequate care, she contracted a cold, causing disharmony in her blood and qi. She presents with distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, aversion to cold and fever, and widespread pain in the head and … Read more

Lingxi Decoction，From *One Hundred Questions on Infants and Children*, Volume 6.，For children with bone-consuming fever, night sweats, cough, loss of appetite, excessive thirst, sallow complexion, emaciation, abdominal distension, and coarse breathing.

Life-Restoring Divine Pill，*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 1.，For stroke patients with numbness in the limbs who are unable to stand or walk.

Cold Fragrance Decoction，From Volume 7 of *Bai Yi*, citing a formula by Wang Yuanli.，For malaria-induced illness characterized by stabbing pain in the epigastrium, constriction of the chest and diaphragm, and either vomiting or diarrhea.

Stomach-Revitalizing Powder，From *Yonglei Qianfang*, Volume 6.，For bone-consuming wasting disease, regardless of whether it manifests as a yin or yang pattern.

Preparation of Holly Leaves，*Xingyuan*, Volume 7.，For chronic leg sores that won’t heal.

Decoction for Dispelling Cold and Strengthening the Middle，From *Yi Chun Sheng Yi*, Volume 4.，Skin distension. Cold qi lodges between the layers of the skin, causing a distended yet soft sensation; the abdomen is enlarged, the entire body is swollen, the skin is thick; when the abdomen is pressed, the indentation does not rebound, and the … Read more

Jinshan Old Mugwort and Melon Pills，*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 18.，For kidney qi causing stabbing pain, as well as aching and soreness due to beriberi.

Curcuma Four-Ingredient Decoction，From *Supplement to the Essentials of Prescriptions for Observing and Collecting*, Volume 5, citing *Medical Compendium*.，Hemoptysis, epistaxis, hematemesis, bloody stools, and all types of blood loss.

Goiter-Resolving and Qi-Regulating Powder，*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.，Goiters and scrofula on the neck and chest; hard, persistent nodules that do not resolve.

Ear-Clearing Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.，For patients recovering from a serious illness or the elderly, where internal retention of kidney yin causes qi stagnation, resulting in deafness in both ears—where even the sound of thunder or loud shouting cannot be heard, yet there is no pain in the ears.