One Pinch of Gold

Jiu Huang Dan，From *Secrets of the Medicine Chest*.，For abscesses and carbuncles that have already ruptured but are draining poorly, accompanied by swelling and pain; or for lymph node tuberculosis.

Mu Xiang Cheng Qi Pills，From *Elucidations on Pediatrics*, Volume 3.，For indigestion, abdominal distension or pain, acid regurgitation, aversion to food, and constipation.

Bee and Ginger Pills，Cited from *Danxi’s Heart Method* in Volume 5 of *The Treasure Mirror of Eastern Medicine: Miscellaneous Diseases*.，For coughs caused by alcohol-induced phlegm or chronic coughs with accumulated phlegm, where phlegm remains in the lung and epigastric regions, sticky as glue, and the flow of qi is obstructed.

An Tu Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 10.，Excessive liver qi causes the liver (wood) to overpower the spleen (earth); the earth qi cannot expand, resulting in rumbling in the intestines that persists all day, accompanied by belching and acid regurgitation with no respite.

Musk and Agarwood Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 176.，For children with retching and vomiting.

Powder to Stop Spotting，*One Hundred Questions on Gynecology*, Volume 2.，Spotting During Pregnancy.

Scutellaria, Ginseng, and Perilla Decoction，From *Liang Fang*, cited in *Yi Tong*, Volume 82.，For widows and unmarried women whose sexual desires remain unfulfilled, leading to spleen deficiency, loss of appetite, malaria-like alternating chills and fever, and a face that is either red or sallow.

Stomach-Warming and Dampness-Eliminating Pill，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.，For cases where cold and dampness have accumulated in the stomach, causing persistent vomiting, a sensation of fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, acid regurgitation accompanied by pain, and pain in both feet.

Duke Xu’s Immortal Wine，From *Hui Chun*, Volume 4, citing a formula by Gong Yuyuan.，Palpitations, anxiety, and insomnia.

Weak Phlegm Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 9.，For weak stomach qi with excessive fluid, fluid pooling under the flanks, pain triggered by coughing or spitting, profuse phlegm, and an inability to exert oneself.

Tea-Dissolved Xiangfu Powder，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.，Intestinal wind and internal organ toxins.

Pill for Clearing the Metal and Nourishing Vitality，From *Essentials of Treating Deficiency* (Vol. 2).，For consumptive disorders.

Wusu Pills，From *Supplemented and Revised Collection of Proven Prescriptions*, Volume 9.，Cough during menstruation.

Huan Zhong Pills，From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 10).，For diarrhea caused by improper lactation.

Three-Ingredient Gourd-Stalk Powder，Quoted from *Xu Renze’s Formulas* in Volume 4 of *Wai Tai*.，In cases of acute jaundice, if the patient has already taken a decoction of two ingredients—Coptis and cow’s milk—and the illness shows no signs of abating after ingestion, with the condition gradually worsening to the point of extreme severity, resembling the most severe … Read more

Modified Da Chai Hu Decoction，From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 5.，For cases of cold-induced fever and warm diseases where exterior symptoms have not yet subsided but the stool is already hard.

Yin-Nourishing and Vertigo-Relieving Decoction，Formula attributed to Liu Qiang, cited in *A Thousand Family Remedies*.，Deficiency of Liver and Kidney Yin, hyperactivity of Liver Yang, insufficiency of the Marrow Sea; Meniere’s syndrome or hypertension.

Decoction for Restoring Vital Qi to Treat Night Sweats，*Bianlan*, Volume 3.，Night Sweats.

Spleen-Strengthening and Sweat-Stopping Decoction，From *Collected Insights from Reflection*.，For women with deficiency of both the spleen and lungs, who frequently experience night sweats, lack of vitality, and a restless heartbeat.

Trichosanthes Formula，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 131.，Apply to a back abscess that has already formed pus.

Jujube and Atractylodes Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 198.，

Lingru Dan，From *Dàn Liáo*, cited in *Pǔ Jì Fāng*, Volume 226.，

Minor Blood-Nourishing Decoction，From *Collection of Maternal and Prenatal Medicine*, Volume 2.，Postpartum blood deficiency headache, with pain extending to the crown and nape of the neck, a pulling sensation in the brain and neck, and a sense of impending death. The Jueyin, Shaoyang, and Yangming meridians converge at the crown, branch to the forehead, and penetrate … Read more

Ginger and Gardenia Six Gentlemen Decoction，*Medical Levels*, Volume 8.，For central deficiency with phlegm-fluid retention, prone to anger and frequent vomiting, with liver heat and spleen cold.

Decoction of Sophora Root，From the “Appendix” to *Introduction to Obstetrics*, citing a formula by Zhou Xinding.，For women with sores in the genital area accompanied by oozing pus and pain.