Five-Pills Decoction

Decoction of Atractylodes for Regulating the Middle，*Ji Feng*, Volume 20.，Chest and diaphragm obstruction,inability to belch, dysphagia, fullness, and shortness of breath; slow digestion of food and drink; stagnation of phlegm and fluid retention; distension and fullness in the abdomen and flanks; irregular bowel movements, alternating between constipation and straining; susceptibility of the spleen and stomach … Read more

Three-Ingredient Coptis Powder，*Qian Jin*, Volume 5.，Night sweats in children.

Black Pepper Decoction，*San Yin*, Volume 11.，For cholera with vomiting and diarrhea.

Rhinoceros Horn Clear Meridian Decoction，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，Heat has sunk into the pericardium, causing mental confusion.

Sixteen-Ingredient Wintergreen Pills，*Chinese Pharmacopoeia*, Volume 1.，Indicated for chest fullness and abdominal distension, dizziness and edema, and cold-induced cough with phlegm and wheezing.

Compound Ginseng and Astragalus Powder，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 11.，For lung deficiency with heat, manifested as coughing and shortness of breath, restlessness and palpitations in the chest, fatigue and aching in the limbs, dry mouth and throat, low spirits, excessive saliva and frothy sputum (which may contain foul-smelling substances), emaciation, fever, night sweats, loss of appetite, … Read more

Elixir of Immortality，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.，For chronic diarrhea due to deficiency and slippery conditions of the viscera.

Spleen-Regulating Decoction，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 7.，Dysregulation of the zang-fu organs; the liver overpowers the spleen, causing dampness to descend, resulting in chronic, persistent diarrhea.

Lotus Root Decoction，*Shenghui*, Volume 96.，For restlessness in the chest and diaphragm, and coughing.

Chinese Yam and Aconite Pill，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 7.，For men suffering from the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries,” with weakness, emaciation, constipation, and a sensation of fullness and oppression in the lower abdomen.

Universal Toxin-Dispelling Ointment，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 190), citing *The Classic of Xiuyue and Luban*.，Effective for all types of swollen toxins and also treats contusions and bruises.

Worm-Expelling Decoction，*Formulary Science*.，Tapeworm infection.

Fa Ji Decoction，From *The Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 1.，For those whose feet are numb from dampness, unable to walk, and whose hands are unable to hold objects.

Po Jian Dan，*Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 2.，Boil behind the ear.

Dizziness-Relieving Decoction，*Yu’an*, Volume 4.，For cases of dizziness so severe it is unbearable, caused by exposure to rain and dampness leading to the upward surge of real fire.

First True Yellow Wind Decoction，From *Thirteen Essays on Medicine*, Volume 1.，For genuine stroke, all initial manifestations and symptoms.

Platycladus Pill，*Shenghui*, Volume 79.，Postpartum hemorrhage, prolonged unstoppable bleeding—either red or black—with pain below the navel.

Alum Application Formula，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 11.，For various wind-induced red and white hives that have persisted for years without healing, causing swelling all over the body with each outbreak, and which, if left untreated for too long, may penetrate the abdomen and cause harm.

Cinnabar and Five-Spice Pills，From *Supplements to the Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 7, citing *Zhang’s Secret Effective Formulas*.，For gastric reflux, dysphagia, and vomiting.

Magnetite Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 59.，Abscesses and boils resulting from diabetes.

Formula for Night Blindness，*Yi Tong*, Volume 61.，For night blindness.

Atractylodes and Papaya Pills，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 198.，

Carp Scale Decoction，Quoted from *Xiaopin Fang* in Volume 5 of *Wai Tai*.，Mountain Malaria. Caused by toxic miasma in the mountain ranges and stream sources of the south; fever and chills occur unpredictably, accompanied by pallor, jaundice, swelling, and fullness, as well as numbness and weakness in the limbs.

Sweep Away Cao’s Million-Strong Army，*Extraordinary Formulas Beyond Surgical Prescriptions*, Volume 3.，For pus-filled sores with yellow discharge, itching, and pain; scabies, tinea, and various skin lesions.

Xie Li Decoction，*Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，For bloody or white diarrhea, abdominal pain, tenesmus, and tenesmus with a sensation of incomplete evacuation—where treatment with the Decongestant Decoction has not fully resolved the condition; also treats lockjaw dysentery.