A-Cai Decoction

Five-Set Clove Pills，*Ju Fang* (Official Formulary), Volume 4 (Formulas Newly Added by Chun Xin).，Due to deficiency of stomach qi and obstruction of the Three Jiao, the body is unable to properly process food and fluids, leading to the accumulation of phlegm and fluid between the chest and diaphragm. This manifests as dizziness and blurred vision, … Read more

Divine-Response Transforming-Plasma Decoction，From *Records of Compassionate Insights on Smallpox* (Vol. 14).，Smallpox with failure of pus discharge.

Pediatric Golden Pill，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Tianjin Formula).，For children with common colds, fever, headache, clear nasal discharge, cough, shortness of breath, swollen and painful throat and cheeks, palpitations, restlessness, and delayed rash onset.

Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace and Angelica Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 161.，Postpartum lumps in the lower abdomen causing unbearable pain.

Xiexin Daoqi Decoction，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 3.，Symptoms of Yue Jing syndrome. In cases of cold damage, there is no pain beneath the heart, no abdominal distension, normal bowel movements, and no chills or fever. The patient gradually becomes delirious and unresponsive, or may speak to oneself while asleep; the eyes are … Read more

Four-Response Ointment，From *One Hundred Effective Surgical Formulas*, Volume 1.，For sores such as leg ulcers, chafing from tight clothing, wounds from canes, and skin erosion caused by pine bark.

Soft Mass Pills，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 249.，For men suffering from stabbing pain caused by small intestine qi, or a hard, persistent mass beneath the ribs that does not dissipate; and for women experiencing stabbing pain and blood clots that surge toward the heart, causing unbearable pain.

Phlegm obstruction，*Supplement to Chuan Ya*, Volume 1.，For asthma.

Method for Steaming Castor Oil Paste，From *The Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 6.，Ten types of water-related disorders, five types of miasma and toxic vapors.

Agarwood Stagnation-Resolving Pills，*Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For disharmony of the spleen and stomach; overconsumption of raw, cold, or greasy foods leading to stagnation and failure to digest; fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm; pain in the flanks and abdomen; and all conditions involving qi, phlegm, mass, and stagnation.

Secret Formula for Fumigation and Washing，From *Songya Medical Path* (Volume 2).，Yangmei sores.

Astragalus and Aconite Decoction，*Complete Book on the Treatment of Smallpox*, Volume 14.，Epilepsy following smallpox, with difficulty moving the hands and feet, and sweating.

Voice-Stopping Decoction，*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 4.，Wheezing due to external invasion of wind-cold.

Fetal Nourishing Decoction，From *Yifang Leiju*, Volume 227, citing *Wu’s Collection of Proven Prescriptions*.，Spotting during pregnancy.

Qi-Resolving Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 168.，For men and women suffering from chronic conditions resulting from long-term excessive consumption of tea, alcohol, or food leading to the formation of stagnant masses, regardless of the season.

Cow Bile Throat-Relieving Pills，From *Excerpts from the Treatise on Epidemic Diseases*.，Critical cases of throat swelling and pain.

Xuanling Powder，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 4.，Boil on the back.

Black-Tailed Snake Pill，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 9 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，For wind disorders arising after convulsions, vomiting, and diarrhea, as well as stroke affecting the heart and lungs.

Red Alum Powder，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 299, citing *Yi Fang Da Cheng*.，For mouth sores.

Modified Yi Yin Decoction，From *The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，For yin deficiency with excessive fire, manifested as hematemesis, hemoptysis, epistaxis, palpitations and anxiety, and upper consumption; for yin deficiency and fluid depletion following a febrile illness, characterized by unrelenting thirst and persistent tidal fever; and for women with yin deficiency and blood heat, presenting … Read more

Patchouli Porridge，From *Shenghui*, Volume 74.，For cholera during pregnancy accompanied by vomiting and diarrhea, restlessness, and excessive thirst.

Miraculous Ear-Clearing Pill，*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 4.，Deafness.

Atractylodes and Cimicifuga Decoction，From *Zhun Sheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 5.，Tetanus; tetanus with uncontrollable profuse sweating and twitching of the tendons and meridians.

Pinellia, Licorice, and Cinnamon Decoction，*Family Instructions on Laryngology*, Volume 2.，Shāoyīn-type cold damage, characterized by sore throat, diarrhea, a deep and fine pulse, a white tongue coating, and no thirst.

Five-Leaf Reed Root Decoction，Formula from *The Meridians and Collaterals of Warm-Heat Diseases*, citing *Xue Shengbai’s Treatise on Damp-Heat Diseases*; name found in *Methods for Treating Damp-Warm Epidemics*.，For cases of damp-heat syndrome where, several days after the initial symptoms, the damp-heat has subsided but residual pathogenic factors still obscure the clear yang, resulting in impaired stomach … Read more