Areca Nut Porridge

Diantu Decoction，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 7.，One feels hungry and thirsty and craves food and drink; but as soon as food or drink enters the lower abdomen, one feels full and bloated, and relief comes only after a severe bout of diarrhea—whether in the morning or evening, occurring several times a day and night as … Read more

Mica Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 77.，Chronic diarrhea persisting for years without resolution.

Indigo Powder Pills，From *Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.，For febrile convulsions in children.

Secret-Transmitted Decoction for Treating Malnutrition，From *Songya Medical Path* (Volume 2).，For childhood malnutrition (gan), characterized by stools that are milky white and urine that is turbid or, when clarified, resembles rice water.

Yin-Nourishing Four Substances Decoction，*Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 6.，Pale-colored mouth sores, white patches with fine spots, no thirst; caused by restlessness, frequent waking, and insufficient sleep, resulting from the stirring of deficient fire.

Iron Fan，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 83.，Blurred vision and cold tears when exposed to the wind.

Decoction for Clearing Confusion，From *Records of Insights into Miscellaneous Disorders*, Volume 1.，For headaches with cold extremities, phlegm accumulation in the meridians, fixed gaze and clenched jaw, and cold hands and feet extending beyond the knees—indicating deficiency of yang qi and cold.

Reed-Bark and Rehmannia Pills，From *Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 38.，Stink Bug Sores, also known as genital lice sores, cause unbearable itching; when scratched, the skin breaks to reveal a red surface with purple spots in the center.

Ginseng, Four Ling, and Five Peel Powder，*Commentary on the Compiled Treatise on Smallpox* (Vol. 3).，Post-smallpox edema. Abdominal discomfort, loose stools, and swelling of the face and entire body.

Asthma-Relieving and Lung-Nourishing Pills，*Beijing Standards for Traditional Chinese Patent Medicines*.，Weakness of the Liver Meridian, cough with excessive phlegm, shortness of breath and wheezing, chest tightness, bitter taste in the mouth and dry throat, sore throat and hoarseness, chronic cough, and insomnia.

Ning Shi San，*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 14.，For injuries caused by scalding or burns, where the skin and flesh have ulcerated, presenting with redness, swelling, and pain; where pus and exudate persist; or where scabs have not yet fallen off and the skin feels tight and painful—this formula is effective for all types of malignant sores, … Read more

Golden Star Pills，From *The Great Compendium of Medical Formulas*, Volume 10, citing *Tang’s Formulas*.，Indicated for sudden convulsions with high fever, phlegm and saliva obstructing the upper body, and constipation. Caused by the accumulation of wind-heat, with wheezing in the throat, labored breathing and coughing, a flushed face and swollen cheeks, obstruction of the throat and … Read more

First-Rate Elixir，From *National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Shenyang Formula).，For trauma and contusions, and stagnant blood clots.

Mao Jun Powder，From *Authentic Formulas for Urgent Cases of Malnutrition*.，For sores caused by damp-toxin malnutrition.

Jade Vase Decoction，From *Essentials for Those Unfamiliar with Medicine*, Volume 2.，For upper-body conditions.

Decoction for Clearing Heat and Resolving Toxins，From *Records of Smallpox and Measles* (Vol. 11).，Blood heat causing a rash.

Japonica Rice and Peach Kernel Porridge，From *Shenghui*, Volume 96.，For shortness of breath, coughing, chest and diaphragm pain, and wheezing.

Decoction of Equal Parts of Xieqing and Other Herbs，From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 1.，Exogenous pathogenic factors causing flank pain, cough with phlegm-like sounds. Wood and Fire overpower Metal, leading to internal injury with shoulder and back pain.

Deficiency-Phlegm Pills，From *Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.，Swollen lymph nodes in the front of the neck.

Lung-Regulating Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 163.，For wheezing and coughing, stabbing pain in the flanks, and inability to sleep.

Polished Powder，*Direct Pointers*, Volume 20.，For various wind-induced eye disorders.

Precious Decoction for Regulating Menstruation，From *Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 7.，Red and white vaginal discharge, metrorrhagia and menorrhagia with intermittent bleeding, chills and fever, thirst, abdominal pain, tight pain in the lower abdomen, heat in the palms and soles, and prolonged infertility.

Peach Kernel and Realgar Ointment，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 49.，Itching in the genital area.

Supreme Life-Saving Pill，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 373.，For severe cases of convulsions.

Ear-Plugging Sulfur Powder，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 36); name cited in *Puji Fang* (Vol. 54).，Deafness.