Chaihu-Zhizi Decoction

Formula for Fangfeng Tongsheng San with Scorpion Tail，*Jin Jian*, Volume 39.，For tetanus with excessive fire and Yangming syndrome.

Magnetite Soaked in Wine，*Shenghui*, Volume 36.，Wind-deficiency, with a constant, restless buzzing in the ears, leading to deafness and an inability to hear others’ voices.

Mugwort Leaf Decoction，Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 2); name cited in *Chanyun Ji* (Vol. 1).，For pregnancies from the 2nd–3rd month to the 8th–9th month, characterized by restless fetal movements, lower back pain, and signs of labor having already begun.

Moistening and Purging Decoction，*Compiled Medical Manuscripts*, Volume 7.，Caused by carrying heavy loads while running, indulging in sexual excess, or injury from the Six Excesses; blood flows from the spine, accompanied by vomiting or regurgitation, surging like a tide and impossible to suppress.

Decoction for Clearing Turbidity，Formula attributed to Zhou Xueqiao, as cited in *Methods for Treating Damp-Heat Epidemics*.，Intestinal Colic is caused by dampness suppressing latent heat, compounded by the ingestion of sour, cold, oily, or sweet foods, leading to sudden onset of cholera-like symptoms. The patient feels the urge to vomit but cannot, and the urge to … Read more

Yuyi Decoction，*Compendium of Medicine*, Volume 2.，Excessive fire in the lungs and kidneys, with bleeding from the skin and hair.

Frankincense and Agarwood Paste，*Yonglei Qianfang*, Volume 20.，Indications: Colic with crying and arching of the back; face alternating between red, blue, and black; greenish-white stools; undigested milk curds in the stool.

Sha Xiang Decoction，From *The Comprehensive Compendium of Medical Principles*, Volume 9.，For severe abdominal pain during the seventh or eighth month of pregnancy.

Xuanming Powder Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 97.，For constipation.

Ten-Layer Ointment，From *Collected Insights on Surgical Diseases: Formulas for Ointments, Pills, and Powders for Home Use*.，For chronic or newly developed gangrenous ulcers.

Phlegm-Resolving Golden Pill，From *Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Shenyang Formula).，Lung heat with fever, cough with excessive phlegm, dry and itchy throat, and blood-streaked sputum.

Catfish Formula，*Nourishing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.，For elderly patients with the “Five Hemorrhoids”—characterized by persistent bleeding, anal swelling and pain, and progressive weight loss.

Astragalus Solidifying the Essence Decoction，*Pian Yu Xin Shu*, Volume 5.，In children who have recovered from a serious illness, when qi and blood are still weak, body fluids may leak out as spontaneous sweating; or after episodes of tidal fever or alternating chills and fever, the body may feel cool with spontaneous sweating. If this condition … Read more

Pills for Treating Diabetes，From *Shíbiàn Liángfāng*, cited in Volume 177 of *Pǔjì Fāng*.，For diabetes.

Acanthopanax Bark Decoction，*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 64.，Yangmei and cotton flower treat wind-toxin sores; they can also be boiled in wine to treat accumulated toxins.

Purity-Restoring Powder，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 2.，For purple patches across the face the size of a coin.

Toli Poria Decoction，*Essentials of Surgery*, Volume 2.，For lower-body sores accompanied by loose stools; or after the ulceration of boils and abscesses, with excessive pus discharge due to internal deficiency.

Yang Tie Gu San，From *Collected Insights on Surgical Diseases: Formulas for Ointments, Pills, and Powders for Home Use*.，Yin-type symptoms of carbuncle toxicity.

Root-Eliminating Topical Ointment，*Complete Book of Experienced Treatments for Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 1.，For chapped lips that have not healed for a long time. Immediately after cauterization with a gold or silver cautery iron, apply the medicine.

Diao Liao Dan，From *Secret Formulas of Miraculous Medicines*, Volume 2.，For scrofula that has not yet ruptured and contains a solid nodule.

Dust-Free Decoction，*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 20.，

Blood-Wind Powder，From *A Compendium of Ancient Formulas*, Volume 2.，For chronic and recent leg ulcers, blood-wind sores, and similar conditions.

Centipede Powder，*Selected Essays on Surgical Diseases*, Volume 5.，For tetanus.

Earthworm Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 249.，Swelling and pain in the genital area.

Miraculous Revitalizing Powder，*Bo Ji*, Volume 1.，Exhaustion syndrome. Fatigue in the back and shoulder blades, aching and soreness in the limbs and joints, frequent drowsiness and low energy, loss of appetite, sallow complexion and emaciation, or alternating chills and fever.