Taming the Dragon and Riding the Tiger Decoction

Peach and Willow Catkins Decoction，*Shenghui*, Volume 15.，For an epidemic illness lasting 4 days, with phlegm congestion in the chest, aversion to cold, high fever, and headache.

Shunliu Zi Pills，Quoted from *Fan Wang’s Formulas* in Volume 8 of *Wai Tai*.，For all diseases involving retained fluid and undigested food, hidden pain beneath the heart, restlessness and pain in the limbs, the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries” in men, and residual postpartum ailments in women.

Powder for Hemoptysis Due to Mental Exhaustion，From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Auspicious People*.，For hemoptysis due to mental exhaustion.

Ephedra Decoction of Ten Herbs Pills，Formula by Xu Renze, cited in *Wai Tai*, Volume 9.，Weak lung qi, which, if left untreated for a long time, will lead to lung atrophy; coughing day and night without ceasing; sputum as white as snow, with fine, thick, and sticky foam; shortness of breath with rising breath; alternating chills … Read more

Perilla Leaf, Tangerine Peel, Licorice, and Platycodon Decoction，From *Si Sheng Xin Yuan*, Volume 5.，Lung abscess.

Qi-Expelling Pills，Quoted from *Formulas for Universal Relief Based on Clinical Experience with Modifications* in *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Volume 14948.，For women with deficiency of blood and qi, masses in the lower abdomen, pain that radiates to the heart, and swelling, distension, and oppression in the vulva; for men with hernia and a … Read more

Fragrant Powder Pills，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.，For women with blood clots the size of a cup who are pregnant and cannot tolerate potent medications.

Golden Decoction，From *Records of Insights into Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 1.，Dysentery.

Ephedra and Apricot Kernel Decoction，*Treatise on General Diseases of Cold Damage*, Volume 6.，Eighth to ninth day of an epidemic illness, with shortness of breath, chest tightness, and restlessness.

Lily Solidifies Gold Pills，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Fushun Formula)，For lung diseases accompanied by coughing, blood-streaked sputum, afternoon fever, bone-consuming fever, night sweats, dry cough without sputum, and wheezing with hoarseness.

Angelica and Rehmannia Ointment，From *Yi Jian Fang Bian*, Volume 4.，For large sores, whether already ruptured or not.

Moth-Dispelling Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.，In cases of wind-cold common cold, where yang fire is obstructed in the throat, causing sudden, severe swelling and pain in the throat that rapidly develops into bilateral tonsillar swelling. Symptoms include thick, turbid phlegm, intense thirst with a craving for drinks, unbearable pain, and in severe … Read more

Decoction for Regulating the Middle and Nourishing the Stomach，From *Medical Explorations* (Yixue Tanli Ji), Volume 3.，Zhong’e. This condition occurs when a person enters a dry well, a mountain cave, or a cold room and suddenly faints, with the mouth and eyes tightly closed and loss of consciousness.

Pinellia Lung-Warming Decoction，From *Medical Inventions*, Volume 9.，Deficiency-cold of the stomach qi; phlegm, fluid, and cold qi in the epigastrium and abdomen; a sensation of fullness beneath the heart; rumbling and gurgling in the intestines; excessive salivation; spontaneous flow of clear fluid from the mouth; tight, distended, and painful flanks; loss of appetite; pulse deep, taut, … Read more

Lamb Stew，*Shenghui*, Volume 97.，At the onset of pregnancy, when one feels mentally foggy and oppressed, experiences vomiting and inability to eat, aversion to the smell of food, heaviness in the head and swollen eyes, restlessness and pain in the limbs, a tendency to lie down rather than get up, aversion to cold, sweating, and fatigue.

Wulingzhi Pill，From *Selected Marvelous Medical Formulas*, cited in Volume 390 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.，For chronic cough that has gradually led to weakness and emaciation, with a risk of developing consumptive disease.

Powder for Treating Rotten Hooves，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 132.，Tianzhu Sore: Appears on the Dazhui acupoint along the spine, about the size of a coin, red in color, with a continuous discharge of yellow fluid.

Shenhua Liji Pills，From *Secret Formulas of the Haidai Residence*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 193).，When yin and yang are out of balance, heat accumulates internally, the stomach qi cannot function properly, and dampness takes advantage of this weakness to invade the Eight Extra Meridians, leading to abdominal distension and water retention, swelling throughout … Read more

Eight-Leaf Decoction，*Collected Works on Surgery*, Volume 4.，Yin (hidden parasites).

Stomach-Clearing and Marrow-Nourishing Pill，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 6.，Stomach fire surges upward to the heart, causing restlessness and oppression in the chest, palpitations and anxiety; if left untreated for a long time, it leads to atrophy, weakness in both legs, and an inability to walk.

Liu Yi Pill，*Essentials of the Silver Sea*, Volume 2.，For hot tears.

Blood-Nourishing and Tendon-Nourishing Pills，From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*.，

Four Gentlemen Decoction with Ginger and Aconite，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 1.，In the winter months, 4–5 days after contracting a cold, abdominal pain, difficulty urinating, heaviness and pain in the hands and feet, or coughing, or vomiting.

Fu Shen Decoction，From *Yan Nian*, cited in Volume 17 of *Wai Tai*.，For heart deficiency causing insomnia and loss of appetite.

Five-Mineral Regenerating Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 38.，For men suffering from the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries,” chronic weakness and emaciation, and conditions that have not responded to prolonged medical treatment.