Pinellia “Drawing the Sword” Formula

Jia-Yi Gui-Cang Decoction，From *Yichun Shengyi*, Volume 1.，The patient has no other symptoms, eats and drinks as usual, but suffers from insomnia throughout the night. The severity of the condition fluctuates from day to day, resembling malaria—with episodes that rise and fall but persist for a long time without resolution. The pulse at the left Guan … Read more

Fuluo Liver Ointment，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 134.，(Ulcerative) sores.

Processed Kidney Powder，*Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 40.，Edema and abdominal distension caused by water retention.

Miraculous Formula for Beriberi Pills，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 8.，Beriberi.

Jixiang Decoction，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 21 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，For children with spleen-stomach deficiency, loss of appetite, and emaciation.

Decoction for Clearing Heat and Relieving Throat Discomfort，From *Secret Manual of Laryngology*, Volume 2.，For cases of internal heat rising and obstructing the throat, causing swelling and pain.

Zhishi-Chaihu Decoction，From *Jisheng*, cited in *Pujifang*, Volume 133.，For restlessness and confusion, vomiting and nausea, alternating chills and fever, chest and diaphragm oppression, pain in the limbs and joints, and tidal fevers occurring in the evening and at night.

Red Fire Gold Needle，*Hui Chun*, Volume 5. An alternative name for the “Liu Sheng San” formula in the same volume of the original text.，

Asarum and Peach Kernel Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 41.，Deficiency of the Liver Meridian, with wind-cold invading it, causing qi to stagnate in the chest, resulting in obstruction and blockage; fullness in the flanks, taut tendons, and an inability to sigh deeply.

Enhanced Calamus Powder，*Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 1.，Cardiac stroke, characterized by confusion and fear, restlessness and inability to sleep, mental instability, incoherent speech, bone-consuming fever and muscle heat, irritability, fever from exertion, and dry mouth; or confusion and fear, inability to sleep, and mental instability.

Tangerine Fragrance Pills，*General Essentials of Health Preservation*, Volume 12.，For children with malnutrition and accumulation of food stagnation: jaundice, emaciation, night sweats, abdominal distension, diarrhea, undigested food remaining in the stomach, and shortness of breath with wheezing.

Modified Six-Ingredient Decoction，From *Secret Manual of Prenatal and Postnatal Care*, Volume 2.，For postpartum pain that has subsided but vomiting persists, with inability to tolerate food.

Herbal Honey Decoction，*The Direct Pointers*, Volume 15.，Heat in the heart and kidneys, with difficulty urinating.

Apricot Kernel and Real Realgar Ointment，Formula from *Bai Yi*, Volume 17; name cited in *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 306.，For injuries caused by snakes and insects.

Five-Flower Decoction，From *A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 17.，Generalized bleeding.

Rotten Grass Powder，From the end of the volume of *Essentials for Saving the Young*.，For smallpox sores that have ruptured.

Chicken Gizzard Bone Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 97.，For regurgitation, constipation, and dry, emaciated skin.

Yang-Elevating Chaihu Decoction，From *The Secret Treasury of the Orchid Chamber*, Volume 1.，For blue-white corneal opacities, whether straight or oblique.

Kidney-Tonifying Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 51.，For kidney deficiency manifesting as palpitations, mental confusion, blurred vision, deafness, joint pain, itchy skin, tightness in the lower abdomen, a persistently sallow complexion, jaundice, and excessive thirst.

Red Bean Powder，From *De Xiao*, Volume 9.，Swelling of the body with taut skin.

Pill for Restoring Yang and Rescuing Yin，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.，Yang collapse.

Gentian and Sophora Root Pills，From *A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 16.，For grain-induced jaundice and fatigue-induced jaundice.

Decoction for Calming the Mind，*Xingyuan*, Volume 7.，Incoherent speech, frequently laughing or joking without signs of madness—indicative of heart deficiency.

To disperse a boil，From *Secrets of the Medicine Chest*.，Spreading abscess with swelling, numbness, and pain.

Sitting Medication with Dragon Salt and Yu，From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume Middle.，Caused by the mistaken use of cold and cooling herbs during a partial delivery, resulting in coldness in the vaginal area, cold pain below the navel, and leukorrhea.