Decoction for Nourishing the Blood and Preserving the Red

Jiangzhen Dan，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 18.，For headaches caused by wind-phlegm (whether primary or secondary), stiffness and tension in the neck and back, or unbearable symptoms resulting from a common cold.

Dampness-Eliminating Ointment，From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*.，Pityriasis simplex, ichthyosis, and dry, scaling skin lesions; neurodermatitis.

Modified Ziwan Decoction，*Gujin Yijian*, Volume 12.，A cough during pregnancy caused by wind-cold invading the lungs is termed “pregnancy cough” (zi sou).

Pepper Seed and Trichosanthes Decoction，*Yichun Shengyi*, Volume 3.，In cases of “suspended fluid,” fluid accumulates beneath the flanks; liver qi rebels, the lungs lose their ability to clear and regulate, and coughing causes pulling pain.

Tortoise Shell Gelatin，From *Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing*.，For yin deficiency with internal heat, afternoon fever, chronic cough with copious phlegm, and women’s masses or blood clots.

Shenhu Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 18.，For severe leprosy.

Tianxiong Wine，*Shenghui*, Volume 44.，For lower back pain caused by deficiency of vital energy and invasion by wind-cold, resulting in stiffness and tightness in the lower back and spine, making it impossible to bend forward or backward.

Stomach-Nourishing Decoction That Surpasses Gold，*Song Family Gynecology*.，Amenorrhea in women and girls.

Heaven-Bestowed Ointment，*The Collection of Immortal Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，For opacities and cloudiness in the eyes.

Cornmeal Porridge，From *Recipes for Longevity Medicinal Porridges*, citing *Dietary Therapy*.，For the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases such as hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, and atherosclerosis, as well as cancer.

Cassia Decoction，*Shenghui*, Volume 33.，For long-standing corneal opacities.

Da Ze Decoction，From *Yichun Shengyi*, Volume 4.，For severe deficiency of yin fluids with intense heart fire rising upward; the tongue is deep red in color, with cracked edges and tip; and there are blood streaks on the tongue accompanied by pain.

Er Chen Qiang Qin Decoction，*The Great Explanation of Shanghan* (Volume 1).，For cases where internal phlegm, fluid retention, and heat accumulation are compounded by external invasion of wind-heat, resulting in stiffness of the neck and back, inability to turn the head, and a rapid, large pulse on the right side.

Toona Root Decoction，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 116.，Parasitic worms eroding the mouth and nose.

Burnt Cotton Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 247), citing *The Zhu Family’s Collection of Prescriptions*.，Hernia.

Harmonizing Qi Pills，From *Ye’s Gynecology*, Volume 1.，For unmarried girls aged 13–14 with blood stasis, where menstruation has begun but suddenly ceases, accompanied by fever, pain, restlessness, a bitter taste in the mouth, a flushed face, fluctuating chills and fever, and dizziness or blurred vision.

Yellow Goat Kidney Decoction，From *Shenghui*, Volume 27.，For consumptive disorders with dry mouth and tongue, weakness in the legs and knees, and deficiency in the lower jiao.

Zhi Shi Pills for Eliminating Dampness，*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 8.，For phlegm-fluid retention and fluid retention damaging the spleen and stomach.

Stagnant Blood Decoction，*Authentic Treatise on Pulse and Symptoms*, Volume 1.，Stagnant blood due to external causes.

Water-Boiled Wood Fragrance Pills，From *San Yin*, Volume 12.，For weakness of the stomach and intestines, invasion by wind-dampness, watery and food-like diarrhea, stagnant stools with pus and blood, stabbing pain, tenesmus, and frequent bowel movements day and night without regularity.

Great Nine Treasures Decoction，From *Dànliáo Fāng*, cited in Volume 11 of *Yǒnglèi Qián Fāng*.，Stroke caused by qi obstruction.

Eight-Treasure Powder，From *Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 8.，A carbuncle appearing as a light white blister, with a yellow-black base and a purple root; accompanied by distending pain, headache, chills and fever, restlessness and vomiting, cold fingers, mania, chest fullness, and a life-threatening, near-fatal condition.

Blood-Nourishing and Uterine-Opening Decoction，*Compendium of Ma Syndrome*, Volume 4.，For ma syndrome with stagnant qi, where the pylorus fails to communicate with the lower epigastrium, and blood deficiency leads to dryness.

Golden Thread Eye Ointment，*Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 101.，Eye disorders.

Quanqi Huatan Pills，*The Iron Mirror of Pediatrics*, Volume 6.，For pectus carinatum in children.