Miraculous Decoction for Relieving Summer Heat

Indigo Lacquer Decoction Pills，From *The Treasure of Eastern Medicine: Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 5, citing *Formulas Collected from the Countryside*.，Phlegm-related cough.

Great Sage Golden Truth Powder，From *Xuanming Lun*, Volume 10.，Effective for all types of fever and chills, dysentery with red or white stools, and loose stools.

Water-Fire Elixir，From *Effective and Remarkable Prescriptions Based on Clinical Experience*.，Mountain mist and miasma; various types of malaria.

Laughing Powder，Formula by Jiang Rengdu, cited in Volume 16 of *The Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*.，Toothache.

Decoction of Asarum，Formula from *Shenghui*, Volume 36; name cited in *The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 60.，Bad breath and swollen, painful teeth (caused by hidden parasites).

Amber, Wax, and Alum Pills，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 1.，Boils and carbuncles, back abscesses, sebaceous cysts, scrofula, phlegm nodules, hemorrhoids with fistulas, and syphilitic sores. For boils and carbuncles—whether or not pus has formed—where there is concern that toxic qi cannot escape and will inevitably attack the body internally. Sores all over the body resembling … Read more

Yuanying Ointment，*Zongfu of Laryngology*, Volume 3.，For sore throat due to epidemic fever in pregnant women and all heat-related conditions.

Kochia Seed Wash，*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Itching of the skin, urticaria.

Ping’e Powder，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 4.，For mild excess of stomach fire with deficient stomach qi, accompanied by thirst and a sudden onset of hiccups.

Formula for Western Wind and Heavy Rain，*Zongfu of Laryngology*, Volume 4.，A condition of “worm throat” caused by dampness and accumulated heat in the spleen, which stagnates and steams upward to dry the throat; over time, the throat becomes ulcerated and infested with worms, accompanied by itching and pain.

Four-Juice Decoction，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For wind-cold combined with phlegm, where phlegm is coughed up but the patient’s mental state fluctuates between lucidity and confusion.

Artemisia and Fermented Soybean Pill，*Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 15, citing *The Complete Record of Holy Remedies*.，For bloody and white dysentery.

Ointment for Burns and Scalds，*Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine*.，Burns, chronic foot ulcers, lacerations, pressure sores, frostbite ulcers, chronic eczema, and boils.

Qianghuo and Frankincense Decoction，*Zhun Sheng: Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 6.，Injuries from falls or blows complicated by external pathogens, involving sprains or fractures, accompanied by fever and body aches.

Formula of Two Parts Cinnamon Twig and One Part White Tiger Decoction with Added Peony, Scutellaria, and Cinnamon Bark，*Commentary on the Treatise on Malaria*.，Stomach Malaria.

Water-Nourishing Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.，Engaging in sexual activity every morning without restraint, insatiable in his pursuit of women, he eventually suffered from uncontrollable nocturnal emissions. His kidney essence was depleted, his lower back and legs became weak and limp, he experienced aching pain deep within his bones, and he suffered from night … Read more

Chuanxiong-Lianqiao Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 15.，For cerebral wind, nasal congestion, occasional clear nasal discharge, stiffness in the neck and back, and prolonged dizziness.

Eight-Ingredient Ophiopogon Decoction，From *The Book of Saving Lives*, Volume 20.，For children with epidemic fever, high fever, cough, and restlessness.

Worm-Resolving Decoction，From *The Book of Nurturing Children*, Volume 2.，For abdominal pain in children caused by parasitic toxins.

Qinghun Ointment，*Guide to Gynecology*, Volume 4.，Postpartum blood-induced fainting.

Ginseng-Added Stomach-Harmonizing Powder，*Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology*, Volume 1.，For pregnant women with spleen qi deficiency and food stagnation, leading to abdominal distension and vomiting.

Sophora Pod Pills，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 8.，For intestinal wind and hemorrhoids, with difficult and sluggish bowel movements, stagnant qi and obstruction, diminished appetite, sallow complexion and emaciation, or unstoppable bleeding—which may occur before, during, or after a bowel movement.

Secret Formula for Tooth-Rubbing Powder，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 50.，For children with trismus.

Mildly Diuretic Decoction，*Huiyue*, Volume 10.，For acute cases of diarrhea, with scanty and yellow urine, or accompanied by thirst and abdominal pain, suitable for men, women, and children of all ages.

Yin-Nourishing and Spleen-Strengthening Decoction，*Hui Chun*, Volume 4.，Deficiency of qi and blood, with phlegm causing dizziness.