Five Poisons Ointment

Alum and Musk Oil，*The Great Treasure of Hygiene*, Volume 2.，Fatty sores on the head and face.

Fuzi Liu Yi Decoction，From *Zhengzhi Baojian*, Volume 11.，Chest pain accompanied by a burning sensation that has persisted for a long time without resolution.

Scutellaria and Gardenia Decoction，*General Treatise on Cold-Induced Diseases*, Volume 3.，Headache, high fever, and restlessness; caused by summer heat toxicity.

Ox Bile Heart-Clearing and Diaphragm-Cooling Pills，From *Yifang Leiju* (Vol. 259), citing *Huoyou Kouyi*.，For infants and young children exhibiting any of the “Four Symptoms and Eight Signs”—such as sudden restlessness in the meridians or body, phlegm and saliva, a tendency to seek warmth by drawing cotton toward a fire, or internal and external heat—

San Zheng Decoction，Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 11); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 174).，In cases of “rice mass,” the patient constantly craves rice; if unable to obtain rice, clear fluid will flow from the chest.

Formula for Fetal Retention，*Ye’s Gynecology*, Volume 2.，During the fourth or fifth month of pregnancy, symptoms such as coughing, heat in the palms and soles, and restless fetal movement are collectively known as “Zi Sou” (pregnancy cough).

Atractylodes and Frankincense Decoction to Open the Middle，From *Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 17.，

Raw Rehmannia, Scutellaria, and Coptis Decoction，*Six Treatises on Cold Damage*, Volume 6.，For a nosebleed that flows continuously and does not stop for a long time; or for cases where heat-toxin has penetrated deeply, causing unstoppable hemoptysis.

Lentil Soup，From *Guangji Fang*, cited in *Wai Tai*, Volume 6.，For cholera with vomiting and diarrhea.

Quick-Healing Pills，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 136.，For scabies affecting the entire body.

Ermu Ning Sou Decoction，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 4.，For cases where excessive alcohol or food consumption has caused stomach fire to rise and overwhelm the lung metal, resulting in coughing and phlegm production that has persisted for ten days without resolution.

Angelica, Scutellaria, and Peony Decoction，From *Wan’s Gynecology*, Volume 2.，For dysentery during pregnancy accompanied by false labor contractions.

Yongxiao Runchang Pills，*Essentials of Formulas and Syndromes*, Volume 1.，For the elderly and the frail suffering from constipation.

Decoction for Strengthening the Weak，From *Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.，When liver deficiency spreads to the spleen, causing a sensation of fullness and oppression in the chest, indigestion, incessant expectoration of phlegm, frequent loose stools, abdominal pain and distension, rumbling sounds in the abdomen when empty, parched lips and mouth, dry and bristling hair, … Read more

Enhanced Erchen Decoction，*Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 105.，Swelling and lumps under the tongue the size of a nut, or a double tongue, a stiff tongue, and sores throughout the mouth.

Huanglong Siwu Decoction，From *Ji Yin Gang Mu*, Volume 9.，For fever following recovery from typhoid fever during pregnancy. For pregnant women who experience tidal fever and a rapid, soft, and taut pulse after recovering from typhoid fever.

Purslane Powder，*The Red Water Mystic Pearl*, Volume 28.，For cases where smallpox scabs do not fall off and leave scars.

Three-Combination Life-Saving Decoction，From *The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 11.，For difficult labor, or when delivery has not occurred after 1–2 days.

Pregnancy-Stabilizing and Qi-Regulating Decoction，From *The Collection of Beaded Pearls*, Volume 2.，For pregnancy with deficiency of primordial qi, resulting in fatigue and inability to sustain the pregnancy, with restless fetal movements.

Chuan Mutong Decoction，*The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 4.，Due to exposure to wind-dampness, the patient presented with symptoms of Baihu Lijie Feng, including convulsive pain throughout the body, an inability to stand on the feet, and extreme emaciation with protruding bones.

Warm Diaphragm Decoction，From *The New Book on the Care of Infants*, Volume 27.，For vomiting in children.

Decoction for the Eight Winds and Nine Regions，From *Gujin Luyan*, cited in Volume 14 of *Wai Tai*.，For men and women who, due to exposure to cold and failure to protect themselves—such as undressing in the wind, sweating while lying on a cold, damp surface—suffer from hemiplegia, extreme cold in the hands and feet, paralysis, difficulty … Read more

Yellow Flower Powder，From *Classified Collection of Medical Formulas*, Volume 85, citing *Shi Yuan’s Effective Prescriptions*.，Internal organ toxicity. Blood in the stool, abdominal pain; for critically severe cases.

Red-Cang Powder，*Encyclopedia of Chinese Medicine*. Also known as “Chi-Cang Decoction” in Volume 7 of *Zhunsheng: Pediatrics*.，

Black Plum Top，From *Chuanyaba*, Volume 1.，Phlegm-toxin.