Spleen-Draining Decoction

Preservation and Rescue Ointment，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 135.，For various swellings and toxic sores.

Pig Liver Decoction Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 88.，For the five types of exhaustion and seven types of injury, weakness and exhaustion of the viscera, lack of strength in the limbs, pain in the joints, irregular stomach qi, progressive emaciation, and loss of appetite.

Lingzhi Powder，Formula from *Ben Cao Yan Yi*, Volume 17; name cited in *Zhu’s Collection of Proven Formulas*, Volume 15.，For bites from venomous snakes that cause drowsiness and lethargy within a short time.

Pill for Stopping Leakage and Restoring Vitality，From the final volume of *Wan’s Gynecology*.，Spotting during pregnancy.

Angelica Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Vol. 165.，Postpartum dysentery with red and white stools, accompanied by pain below the navel (??).

Brain-Nourishing Powder，From *Complete Record of Medicine*, Volume 152.，For chronic nasal discharge caused by yang deficiency and cold in the brain.

Mu Xiang Fu Zi Decoction，*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 1.，For acute stroke with loss of speech, deviation of the mouth and eyes, hemiplegia, and paralysis of the limbs.

Cloud-Dispelling and Vision-Restoring Powder，From *The Jade Case*, Volume 3.，For all types of corneal opacities and epidemic heat-induced eye conditions.

Horse Hoof Shavings Decoction，From *Qianjin*, Volume 4.，Persistent leukorrhea. Irregular menstrual flow in women.

Cedar Wood Decoction，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 4.，Lacquer-induced skin sores.

Phlegm-Resolving Ointment，*Clinical Notes on Ophthalmology*.，Phlegm nodules within the eyelids.

Yihuo Sanhan Decoction，*Huiyue*, Volume 11.，For external invasion by cold pathogens, accompanied by severe body pain and a string-like, tight pulse.

Whitehead Pills，Formula from *Wai Tai* (Vol. 23), citing *Bi Xiao Fang*; name found in *Sheng Ji Zong Lu* (Vol. 125).，For qi-induced tumors.

Highly Effective Formula for Minor Wind Disorders，From *The Treasure of Health* (cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Vol. 116).，All wind-related disorders.

Lugan Dan，*Outline of Surgical Treatise on Ulcers*, Volume 2.，For conditions such as lower-body ulcers where the “Three Immortals Pill” cannot be used.

Xue’s Modified Shengmai Powder，*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 1.，Hidden Summer-Heat in the Taiyin Channel: red tongue, thirst, and profuse sweating.

Cardamom Sword-Drawing Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 189.，Weakness of spleen and stomach qi, resulting in vomiting immediately after eating.

Green Duck Soup，*Essentials of Diet and Nutrition*, Volume 2.，For ten types of water-related ailments that do not heal.

Formula for Tonifying Deficiency and Harmonizing Qi，From *The New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 21), citing *The Zhuang Family’s Inherited Prescriptions*.，For children with disharmony of the stomach qi.

Qi Ben Decoction，Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 3); name cited in *Qianjin Yi* (Vol. 6).，For postpartum shortness of breath and women’s “ben-tun” syndrome; chronic exhaustion; deficiency of organ qi; restlessness in the chest; and a sensation below the Guanyuan acupoint as if carrying five thousand coins.

Modified Aloe Vera Pills，From *The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 62.，For children with liver-spleen malnutrition, abdominal distension, fever, emaciation, thirst due to heat, irregular bowel movements, or scrofula nodules; sores in the ears; erosion and decay of the gums and teeth; and cloudiness in the eyes.

Decoction for Dispelling Dampness，From *Yu’an*, Volume 5.，Damp-heat lower back pain, with a heavy, sinking sensation as if weighed down by a belt worth several thousand qian.

Sanqi Ding，*Chuanya Neibian*, Volume 3.，Pediatric Asthma.

Pupil-Constricting Pill，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.，Eye pain, with the pupils larger than the sclera, blurred vision, and the perception of small objects as large—this results from deficiency of qi and blood, exacerbated by the sudden consumption of hot foods or alcohol.

Fire-Directing Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.，Yin E. Fire from the Shao Yin Kidney rises upward, causing swelling and pain in the throat that is milder during the day and worse at night. A swelling also forms in the throat, resembling a Yang syndrome, but the pain is not severe. The patient feels … Read more