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Alum and Sulfur Pills,*Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*, Volume 5.,In Yangming syndrome, where stagnant heat is trapped internally and cannot be expelled, Yang-type jaundice develops. Symptoms include sweating only on the head, with no sweating elsewhere on the body; the sweat stops at the nape of the neck; difficulty urinating; thirst with a desire to … Read more
Hai Cang Dihuang Powder,*Thousand Gold Essential Prescriptions*,Clears internal heat, dispels external wind pathogens, cools the blood, nourishes yin, and clears the eyes of opacities. Indications: “Clustered Star” opacity, corneal opacities presenting as punctate opacities that may deepen into dendritic or map-like patterns; the affected eye is red, swollen, and painful, with a gritty, sandy sensation … Read more
Rhubarb (with Earthworms) Pills,*Direct Pointers to Hao Jing*, Volume 2.,For abdominal distension caused by blood-parasites, where a mass has previously formed and transformed into distension, or in cases of stone masses or intestinal tumors, with a full pulse and robust physique.
Great Cinnamon Decoction,From *Qian Jin*, Volume 16.,Weakness and emaciation, fullness in the chest and diaphragm.
Five-Flower Powder,*Compilation of Hua’s Medical Formulas*, Volume 2.,For all types of swollen abscesses, whether already ulcerated or not yet ulcerated.
Licorice, Platycodon, and Gardenia Decoction,*Complete Record of Medical Works*, Volume 493.,Restlessness and insomnia due to smallpox.
Kidney-Tonifying Poria Pill,From *The Classic of the Pure Maiden*, cited in Volume 17 of *Wai Tai*.,Men with internal deficiency who are unable to eat or drink, are absent-minded and forgetful, feel sad, anxious, and unhappy, experience erratic mood swings, or suffer from bodily edema, reddish-yellow urine, dribbling semen, cramping pain in the bladder, pain and … Read more
Decoction for Warming the Meridians and Stopping Bleeding,*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.,For women with spleen qi deficiency presenting with sudden heavy menstrual bleeding or metrorrhagia; blood that is pale, clear, and watery; lower abdominal distension, pain, and coldness; preference for warm compresses; poor appetite and loose stools; a pale tongue with a white coating; and … Read more
Xiao Hezi Powder,From *Ji Feng*, Volume 14.,For wind-deficiency with loose stools and uncontrollable diarrhea.
Sichuan Pepper Porridge,From *Shenghui*, Volume 96.,For dysphagia, accumulated cold in the chest, inability to swallow food, jaundice, emaciation, and weakness.
Clarifying Powder,*Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 4.,For diseases caused by excess damp-heat resulting from external pathogens or internal injury: in the upper part of the body, this manifests as a heavy head and nasal congestion with occasional discharge of turbid nasal secretions; in the lower part, it manifests as scanty and difficult urination and defecation, … Read more
Zhi Ling San,*Compendium of Divine Remedies*, Volume 16.,For migraines.
Cold-Dispelling Decoction,From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.,For accumulated real heat in the lower jiao, bladder distension, obstruction of the urethra, and dribbling urine that fails to flow freely.
Menstrual Consolidation Decoction,From *Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 14.,For women with yin deficiency and internal heat, characterized by excessive and unstoppable menstrual flow, or menstruation occurring either too early or too late.
Nourishing the Original Lotus Root Starch,From *Liangfang Hebi*, Volume 1.,
Xingwu Powder,*Direct Pointers*, Volume 22.,For boils and abscesses that have already formed but have not yet ruptured.
Chuanxiong-Cangzhu Pill,*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 28.,Effective for gout, partial limb paralysis, “mud-wall madness,” generalized delirium, and “frost wind” that prevents one from rising.
Gallbladder-Nourishing Pills,From *Famous Prescriptions Through the Ages*.,Gallstones, kidney stones, bladder stones, urethral stones, obstructive jaundice, nephritis, and cholecystitis.
Pewen Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 33.,For infectious diseases such as typhoid fever and epidemics, as well as symptoms of heaviness and dizziness in the head and eyes, stiffness in the neck and back, and constriction of the chest and diaphragm.
Pen Xiao Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 175.,For children with choking, cough, and phlegm-heat.
Cat Feces Powder,From *Ji Feng*, Volume 9.,For abdominal masses causing severe, sudden pain that has not responded to other treatments.
Garlic Wine,*Compendium of Divine Remedies*, Volume 84.,At the first sign of beriberi.
Liver-Clearing and Stomach-Nourishing Pills,From *Essentials for Infant Care*, Volume 2.,When wind-pathogen invades the large intestine, it causes head-shaking and bloody stools.
Intestinal-Toning, Blood-Nourishing, and Qi-Harmonizing Pills,*Compendium of Life-Saving Principles*, Volume 3.,For intestinal weakness and chronic rectal prolapse.
Stomach-Harmonizing Er Chen Decoction,From *A Concise Explanation of Medical Formulas*, Volume 3.,For patients with a deficient constitution suffering from dysentery, after the pathogenic factors have been eliminated following treatment with Huanglian Jiedu Decoction.
Jade-Inlaid Powder,For adults and children alike suffering from bone or foreign objects stuck in the throat, or bamboo or wooden splinters lodged in the throat that cannot be dislodged.