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Poria and Amber Pills,From *Shenghui*, cited in Volume 3 of *Xiu Zhen*.,Dampness invades the lungs, causing generalized edema; fullness and distension in the middle jiao; impaired ascension and descent of qi; coughing and shortness of breath; and difficulty urinating.
Ox Gallbladder Star Pills,From *Essentials of the Crimson Pouch*.,For cold extremities, sudden loss of consciousness, drooling, and clenched hands and feet.
Cancer-Eliminating Tablets,*Diagnosis and Prevention of Tumors*.,Tongue cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, brain cancer, esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, osteosarcoma, breast cancer, cervical cancer, etc.
Worm-Fishing Pill,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 93.,For consumptive diseases caused by “transmitted corpses,” emaciation and weakness, constant redness of both cheeks, coughing and shortness of breath, fullness and oppression in the chest, weakness in the limbs, and dreams of copulating with ghosts.
Double Powder Pills,From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 397.,For children with bloody dysentery and fever, this formula may be administered.
Sichuan Pepper and Evodia Pills,From *Ji Feng*, Volume 11.,Pain in the chest and abdomen.
Needle-Replacement Ointment,From *Yingyan Fang*, cited in Volume 278 of *Puji Fang*.,For sores and swellings.
Reversing-Fire Decoction,From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 1.,For cold damage in the winter months, characterized by profuse sweating, unrelenting shortness of breath, a face as red as a pearl, inability to speak, and a desire to drink water to save oneself—yet being able to take only a single sip without wanting to drink more—this … Read more
Decoction of Equal Parts Ephedra and Cinnamon Twig,*Treatise on Cold Damage*,Dispels wind and relieves exterior syndromes. Indicated for cases of cold damage on the seventh or eighth day, characterized by fever and aversion to cold resembling malaria, but without vomiting; clear and free urination; and aversion to cold despite faint pulses.
Wan’s Moisturizing Ointment,*The Golden Mirror*, Volume 66.,For yin deficiency with throat sores, loss of voice, and dry stools.
Dragon-Tiger Longevity Pill,*Yi Tong*, Volume 88.,For acute and chronic convulsions in children.
Zhi Xiao Decoction,*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 6.,Gastric atrophy, accompanied by intense thirst and uncontrolled drinking—drinking dozens of bowls at a time before feeling slight relief in the stomach; otherwise, a sensation of restlessness in the chest, as if insects were burrowing inside, with frequent hunger. Thirst subsides after eating but becomes even more … Read more
Jujube and Alum Powder,From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 3.,Treats “running horse-tooth” (a type of oral thrush).
Herbal Wash for Dispelling Wind-Dampness,*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.,For pain in the tendons and bones.
Fire-Dropping Powder,From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.,Hernia.
Decoction for Internal Abscesses,From *Extensive Collection of Clinical Experience*, Volume 4.,Abdominal abscesses, abscesses of the large and small intestines, and winter melon abscesses.
Heart-Kidney Pills,From *The Great Compendium of Medical Formulas*, Volume 4, citing *The Original Formulas*.,For conditions where water and fire are not in harmony, characterized by mental confusion, frequent forgetfulness, palpitations, night sweats, nightmares and fright, dim vision and tinnitus, sadness and melancholy, weakness in the lower back and knees, aching pain in the limbs, frequent … Read more
Eclipta Wine,Formula from *Classified Materia Medica* (Vol. 11), citing *Mei Shi’s Formulas*; name found in *Comprehensive Record of Sacred Remedies* (Vol. 80).,For edema where the patient cannot sit or lie down, and the head, face, and body are all swollen; or for water retention causing yellowish swelling throughout the body.
Decoction for Warming the Spleen and Eliminating Malaria,*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.,During a malaria attack, chills precede fever; the chills originate in the abdomen; the patient is prone to vomiting; the chills subside after vomiting; and the attack ends after sweating following the fever.
Cornus, Atractylodes, and Du Zhong Decoction,*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 7.,A long-standing habit of excessive alcohol consumption has led to the accumulation of damp-heat, which has developed into dysentery. Although there are no symptoms of severe diarrhea, the patient suffers from persistent loose stools that persist for months on end without resolution.
Yu Lin Pills,From *Formulas of the Huizhitiang Hall*, Volume 4.,
Pain-Relieving Pills,From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.,Unbearable pain in the small intestine.
Wheat Powder,From *Ji Feng*, Volume 17.,Persistent diarrhea with edema due to deficiency, accompanied by difficulty urinating.
Xie Li Decoction,*Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.,For bloody or white diarrhea, abdominal pain, tenesmus, and tenesmus with a sensation of incomplete evacuation—where treatment with the Decongestant Decoction has not fully resolved the condition; also treats lockjaw dysentery.
Lotus Root Juice Decoction (Variation),*Shenghui*, Volume 37.,For hemoptysis or epistaxis.
Ginseng and Walnut Decoction,Tonifies deficiency and alleviates wheezing. Indicated for chronic shortness of breath due to deficiency of both the lung and kidney.