Five-Beast Decoction

Duhu Powder，*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 13.，Hemorrhoids.

Qi-Harmonizing Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 67.，For all conditions of deficiency-cold, distension and fullness in the abdomen and flanks, stagnation and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, vomiting of sour fluid, loss of appetite, loose stools, and pain in the navel and abdomen.

Recipe for Boiling Beans in Vinegar，This formula is from *Qian Jin* (Vol. 25), and its name appears in *Sheng Ji Zong Lu* (Vol. 139).，For restlessness caused by traumatic wounds.

Poria and Shenghua Decoction，*New Compilation of Mei’s Proven Formulas*, Volume 4.，Postpartum diarrhea.

Crushed Huaqing Throat Pill，From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，Swelling and pain in the throat.

Topical Ointment: Great Maple Seed Ointment，*Essentials of Infant Care*, Volume 11.，For sores and scabies.

Divine White Ointment，From *De Xiao*, Volume 19.，The five blisters have not yet ruptured.

Erhuo Powder，From *The Correct Tradition of Medicine*, Volume 6.，Boil.

Cysticercosis Pills，Formula cited from the Pharmaceutical Factory of the Jilin Provincial Special Products Research Institute in *Famous Formulas Through the Ages*.，Cysticercosis, cerebral cysticercosis, and epilepsy caused by cerebral cysticercosis.

Fan Zhi Shen Qu，From *The Great Treasure of Health*, Volume 1.，For disorders caused by irregular seasonal energies, such as colds with fever, dizziness, and cough; as well as indigestion with abdominal pain, fullness and distension, vomiting, and diarrhea; travel-related digestive upset; miasma; malaria; dysentery; and the initial onset of smallpox.

Ginseng and Aconite Nourishing Vitality Decoction，*Treatise on Epidemic Diseases*, Volume 1.，Due to prior deficiency from another illness, or deficiency of both qi and blood following childbirth, or a constitutionally delicate and frail constitution, the epidemic pathogen lingers in the chest and heart, causing a sensation of fullness and distension. Purgation further exacerbates the deficiency, impairing … Read more

Danggui Shiwei Pills，*Wai Tai*, Volume 9, citing *Formulas by Xu Renze*.，For a cold-induced cough that has not been completely resolved by taking a decoction of large dried jujubes, and which recurs upon exposure to cold; or for postpartum lung cold, manifesting as coughing, shortness of breath, difficulty swallowing, a hoarse voice, and nasal congestion.

Crane’s Knee Decoction，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 9.，Toothache.

Two-Bean Decoction，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 45); name cited in *Shengji Zonglu* (Vol. 84).，For swelling and distension due to beriberi.

Kidney Soup，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 3.，Postpartum exhaustion, weakness and shortness of breath, chills and fever resembling malaria, limb pain, and sallow complexion.

Eye-Brightening Sichuan Pepper Pills，From *Nourishing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.，For floaters in the eyes.

Ginseng, Oat, and Donkey-Hide Gelatin Decoction，*Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For typhoid fever complicated by hemorrhage, with vomiting of blood or hematemesis; when excessive blood loss has led to deficiency of yin fluids, leaving the yang with nothing to attach to.

Zhi-Ju Xie-Bai Powder，*Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 4.，Excessive Liver Qi, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, stabbing pain in the flanks, qi stagnation and constipation, with a deep and firm pulse at the left Guan position.

Kudzu Root and Ophiopogon Powder，From *Discussions on Formulas for Childhood Smallpox and Rash*.，For children with heat-toxin rashes, accompanied by headache, high fever, and restlessness.

Ear-Plugging Apricot Kernel Ointment，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 114.，For wind-induced deafness that has persisted for a long time without healing.

Anxin Pills，From *The New Book on the Care of Infants*, Volume 9, citing a formula by Zheng Yu.，For chronic convulsions in children.

Eight-Toxin Red Pills，From *Records of Verified Remedies Through the Ages*, citing *Hu Lu* (see *Wai Tai*, Volume 13).，It cures all conditions involving the five types of corpse-induced masses, as well as nausea, pain, witchcraft-induced ailments, and ghostly qi.

Yángmíng Decoction，From *Selected Formulas of Renowned Physicians: Continuation*.，For presbyopia, weakness of the eyes, deficient middle qi, and inability to eat or drink.

Ginger Tea Pills，From *Collected Proven Formulas of the Zhu Family*, Volume 6.，Treats dysentery with rest.

Five-Ingredient Deer Antler Decoction，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 7.，Deficiency of kidney qi; the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries”; soreness and pain in the lower back and legs; pain in the joints; blurred vision (dull vision); emotional volatility with sudden shifts between joy and anger; a state of confusion and restlessness; frequent dreaming during sleep; dry mouth … Read more