Recipe for the “Zizao Zhibao Dan”

Antler and Aconite Decoction Pills，From *Zhu’s Collection of Proven Formulas*, Volume 8, citing a formula by Minister Wu.，

Decoction for the Flow of Damp Phlegm，*Authentic Treatise on Pulse and Symptoms*, Volume 1.，Wandering damp phlegm.

Soapberry Pills，From *Ji Sheng*, Volume 8.，For scrofula nodules filling the neck that have not ruptured, as well as tuberculous swellings accompanied by pain.

Bamboo Shavings and Purple Aster Decoction，*The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 7.，Persistent cough and fetal instability.

Yin Yu Wine，*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 7.，Severe dizziness and vertigo; blurred vision with inability to see; or falling to the ground and losing consciousness, regaining consciousness only after half a day; jaw clenched shut and unable to open; paralysis on one side of the body; stiffness, numbness, and pain, with inability to move; swollen … Read more

Formula for Applying Mulberry Bark，*Compendium of Divine Remedies*, Volume 149.，Bee sting.

Pain-Relieving Ointment，*Compendium of Divine Remedies*, Volume 134.，For burns and scalds.

Peach-Red Wash，*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Chilblains.

Ephedra Porridge，Formula from *Classified Materia Medica* (Vol. 8), citing *Essential Effective Formulas*; name found in *Shenghui* (Vol. 17).，On the 1st or 2nd day of the epidemic.

Clear and Drain Fluids，From *Yu’an*, Volume 5.，Seminal dysuria. Damp-heat stagnation, accompanied by abdominal pain.

Xiao Heng，*Collection of Good Friends*, Volume 5.，For fecal toxicity.

Medicinal Formula，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 15.，For chronic, long-standing sores caused by the “two cuts of Yangmei” that have been exposed to the elements for years—even leading to rotting flesh, oozing pus and exudate, an unbearable stench, and excruciating pain—first take Poria Decoction, then use this formula.

Cooling the Diaphragm White Tiger Decoction，From *Baoming Ge Kuo*, Volume 17.，Accumulated heat in the Upper Jiao causes lung distension and cough, with a protruding chest, shortness of breath, and thirst. Fire and heat attack the Metal element, causing wheezing; stomach heat causes a dry mouth and tongue, leading to thirst, with a red face and … Read more

Realgar Oil，*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Vaginal ulcers.

Atractylodes and Notopterygium Decoction，*Zhang’s Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*, Volume 15.，Malaria-like conditions, abdominal distension, and alternating chills and fever.

Huangxue Ointment，From *Songfeng’s Discourse on Epidemics*, Volume 2.，For epidemic-induced delirium and jaundice.

Decoction to Induce Labor and Regulate Qi，From *Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 4.，When a woman in labor suddenly experiences the fetus rising upward and pressing against the heart, this is caused by qi stagnation, or by the amniotic fluid drying up prematurely, causing the birth canal to become dry and constricted, making it … Read more

Kun Yuan Shi Bao Dan，From *Ken Tang Medical Treatise*, Volume 2.，For a pregnant woman with typhoid fever who is at risk of miscarriage.

Xingxia Pills for Drying Dampness and Phlegm，Formula from *Danxi’s Heart Methods*, Volume 2; name cited in *The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 2.，Treats damp phlegm; also treats leukorrhea caused by phlegm.

Cypress Branch Powder，*Elbow-Back* (Volume 8).，During epidemics.

Xinyi Xiao Feng Formula:，*A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 7.，When the Lung Meridian is affected by wind-cold, which over time condenses and enters the brain cavity, combined with damp-heat from the Taiyang channel that further causes steaming and stagnation, nasal discharge, tears, phlegm, and saliva flow unceasingly; when Lung … Read more

Queen Mother of the West’s Four Children Powder，Quoted from *Da Qing Jing* in Volume 26 of *Yi Xin Fang*.，

Medicine for Healing Tongue Sores，*Complete Book of Experienced Formulas for Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 1.，The tongue is retracted, making speech impossible.

Hangover-Relief Pills，From *Compendium of Medical Essentials*, Volume 6.，For conditions caused by alcohol accumulation, as well as vomiting and diarrhea resulting from alcohol-induced injury.

Liver-Soothing Pills for Scrofula，From *Formulas Collected at the Feeding-Cranes Pavilion*, citing a formula by Miao Zhongchun.，Worries, anxieties, and pent-up anger cause qi to accumulate in the Liver and Stomach meridians, leading to scrofula and breast tumors.