Stomach-Nourishing Decoction That Surpasses Gold

Jujube and Silkworm Pills，*Complete Book of Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 4.，Swollen Ulcer. In cases of ulcers where purgative or aggressive medications were mistakenly used, causing toxic qi to penetrate inward and resulting in a distended and bloated abdomen.

Rhinoceros and Antelope Horn Spasm-Relieving Decoction，Formula from *Lenglu Medical Discourses*, Volume 3; name cited in *Treatment Methods for Damp-Heat Epidemics*.，For adults and children with infectious syndromes where heat has invaded the pericardium, causing mental confusion and delirium.

Zhenkan Powder，From *Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Hangzhou Formula).，Fluid retention and distension. The abdomen is abnormally enlarged, swollen and hard as a drum; there is counterflow of qi, shortness of breath, and a sensation of fullness; urination and defecation are obstructed; and the face and eyes are edematous.

Polished Powder，*Direct Pointers*, Volume 20.，For various wind-induced eye disorders.

Gold and Silver Detoxifying Decoction，From *Straight Talk on Pediatrics*, Volume 2.，For critical conditions involving scab formation in smallpox lesions.

Decoction for Treating Dysentery and Stabilizing the Fetus，From *A Concise Explanation of Medical Formulas*, Volume 5.，Indicated for diarrhea during pregnancy, lower back pain with qi stagnation, tenesmus, and lower abdominal pain.

Peony Bark Powder，From *Bo Ji*, Volume 4.，For women suffering from blood and qi stagnation, manifested as pain in the head and eyes, generalized discomfort and pain, a bitter taste in the mouth and dry tongue, fatigue and weakness, or alternating chills and fever resembling typhoid fever.

Deer Antler and Aconite Decoction，From *Ji Sheng Xu Fang*, cited in *Yi Fang Lei Ju*, Volume 150.，For deficiency of both essence and blood, depletion of the Nourishing and Defensive Qi, tidal fever and spontaneous sweating, palpitations and anxiety, and fatigue of the limbs—in short, all symptoms of general debility.

Zhi Ni Yin，Formula from *Wentang Jiyuanfang* (Vol. 3); name cited in *Weisheng Hongbao* (Vol. 5).，Reversed Menstruation. Prolonged amenorrhea, with blood flowing from the mouth and nose.

Yellow Emperor’s Stone Chamber Purple Medicinal Divine Pills，Quoted from *Formulas for Infants and Children* in Volume 11 of *The New Book on the Care of Young Children*.，Twelve Types of Epilepsy in Children.

Decoction to Nourish the Defensive Qi，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.，For deficiency syndromes: restless sleep, palpitations, forgetfulness, physical and mental exhaustion, and a sallow complexion.

Rongwei Fanhun Decoction，From *Xianchuan Wai Ke Ji Yan Fang* (Collected Effective Formulas for Surgical Medicine from the Immortals’ Traditions).，For wandering abscesses, boils, back abscesses, and fractures.

Family-Transmitted Secret-Pounded Red Plaster，From *The Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.，For abscesses and boils associated with “yang” syndromes.

Willow Bark Ointment，From *Shenghui*, Volume 61.，For cases where, after the healing of various sores, scar tissue or excess flesh remains; or for scrofula and wind-induced nodules.

Disinfecting Rhino Horn Decoction，From *Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 15.，For internal heat pathogens, difficulty swallowing, tongue swelling, stiff tongue, and all types of heat toxins.

Two-Purple Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 9.，Occasional invasion by wind-pathogen, manifesting as nasal congestion, cough, and yellowish-turbid sputum.

Modified Siwu Tianxiang Decoction，*Essentials for Promoting Fertility* (Guang Si Ji Yao), Volume 8.，Caused by emotions such as joy, anger, worry, and fear, or by loss of modesty, which disturb the fetal qi and cause restlessness.

Qi-Tonifying and Spleen-Regulating Pills，*A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 7.，Stomach Sweating.

Formula for Treating Intestinal Parasites，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 14.，For children who pass white worms, roundworms, or other worms of varying lengths in their stool, or who vomit such worms.

Cinnabar Miraculous Holy Pills，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 374.，For children with convulsions accompanied by drooling, intermittent twitching, high fever with convulsive spasms, restless sleep at night, and clenched jaws.

Toad and Pork Tripe Meatballs，From *Feng Lao E Ge*.，For isolated abdominal distension.

Gantong Decoction，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 65.，For sudden onset of cough due to wind-pathogen invasion.

Divinely Inspired Eye-Brightening Pill，From *Collection of Good Friends*, Volume 1.，Difficulty swallowing.

Five Essences Decoction Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 187.，Indicated for excessive heat in the upper burner, deficiency-cold in the lower viscera, dull complexion, weakness and lack of vitality, hard and dry stools, occasional diarrhea, dizziness with phlegm stagnation, dry mouth, and stiffness of the tongue.

Seven-Retreat Powder，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (No. 265), citing *Effective Formulas Based on Experience*.，For corneal opacities developing in the eyes following smallpox.