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Ginseng Decoction for Draining the Lungs,From *Pocket Guide*, Volume 3.,Accumulated heat in the Lung Meridian. Symptoms include shortness of breath and coughing, distension and fullness in the chest and flanks, excessive phlegm, and difficult, sluggish bowel movements.
Qi-Tonifying Decoction,From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume Middle.,Weak qi since youth; frequently treated with moxibustion at the Qihai and Zusanli acupoints, with approximately 50–70 moxa cones per session. In old age, heat-induced cold extremities and headaches developed; even during the bitter cold of winter, the patient still preferred cold winds, which alleviated the headache. However, … Read more
Atractylodes, Poria, and Dried Ginger Decoction,*San Yin*, Volume 5.,For summer-heat-induced wind-dampness syndrome, characterized by restlessness and thirst with a strong urge to drink, pain and agitation in the chest and abdomen, dry mouth and a greasy complexion, sporadic chills, aversion to wind, slight sweating, and an inability to eat despite hunger.
Oyster Shell Powder,*Jin Gui Gou Xuan*, Volume Middle.,Night sweats.
Formula for Reducing Smallpox with Toad,*Feng’s Treasure Trove: Smallpox* (Volume 14).,
Ginseng and Astragalus Spleen-Tonifying Decoction,*Essentials of Surgery*, Volume 4.,Lung abscess with spleen qi deficiency, characterized by prolonged coughing with purulent sputum, or abdominal distension and inability to eat. Lung abscess.
Crow’s Pearl Pills,From *The Record of the Cock’s Crow*.,Hemorrhoids with fistula.
Decoction for Leprosy-Type Wind,From *Collected Effective Formulas*, cited in Volume 4 of *Xian Nian Ji*.,Severe leprosy.
Shrimp Broth,*Yi Tong*, Volume 8.,Stroke.
Pig’s Hoof Fat Powder,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 300), citing *Formulas from the Hall of Virtue*.,For frostbite-induced sores.
Fragrant Powder for the Body,*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 268.,
Si Ni Decoction,*Treatise on Cold Damage*.,Indicated for cases of Taiyang syndrome in Shanghan where improper sweating has injured Yang, as well as for Yangming, Taiyin, Shaoyin, and Jueyin syndromes, and cholera, presenting with cold and numb extremities, aversion to cold with curled-up posture, vomiting without thirst, abdominal pain with loose stools, mental exhaustion with drowsiness,a … Read more
Liuhe Banxia Decoction,From the “Complete Record of Medicine” (Vol. 258), citing a formula from Hejian.,For cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; or for thirst and restlessness caused by alcohol consumption.
Chaihu Erchen Decoction,*Ming Yi Zhi Zhang*, Volume 3.,Fever due to internal injury.
Decoction of Two Winters, Poria, and Plantain Seeds,From *Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 6.,Pulmonary Consumption. Characterized by shortness of breath, phlegm-related cough, a flushed and puffy face, ulceration of the mouth and tongue, and a swollen, painful throat that finds relief upon drinking water; the patient drinks approximately one dou of water daily.
Coix Seed and Baijiang Decoction,Formula from *Qian Jin* (Vol. 23); name cited in *Zhang’s Medical Compendium* (Vol. 14).,Intestinal abscess.
Lisheng Heding Dan,Quoted from Zhu Bing’s formula in Volume 18 of *Bai Yi*.,Difficult labor, obstetric complications, and retained dead fetus.
Decoction for Clearing the Stomach and Nourishing the Spleen,*Hui Chun*, Volume 7.,Spleen deficiency with stomach heat, causing children to crave soil.
Blood-Activating Wind-Cold Ointment,*Shanghai Pharmaceutical Standards*.,For contusions, bruises, swelling, and pain, as well as wind-cold-damp arthralgia and aching in the lower back and legs.
Post-Rash Regulating Decoction,From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 11.,Lower abdominal pain in women after menstruation.
Ointment for Dispelling Wind, Harmonizing the Meridians, Regulating Qi, Draining Dampness, and Resolving Phlegm,From *Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.,For stubborn phlegm and aversion to wind that has invaded the meridians, causing facial nerve spasms.
Late Silkworm Moth Powder,From *Shenghui*, Volume 90.,Mouth sores in children.
Fried Tofu,From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 3.,
Asafoetida Universal Ointment,From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 4.,For stubborn phlegm obstructions and external pathogenic factors such as wind and dampness that stagnate between the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and meridians—whether accumulating into lumps or causing pain through blockage—which are difficult to treat with internal medications, this ointment is suitable for external application.
Daqing Ointment,From *De Xiao* (Effective Treatments), Volume 11.,For acute convulsions in children, characterized by twitching of tendons and veins, excessive drooling, and restless sleep.
Xiang Sha Pills,For malnutrition and dysentery.