Dampness-Eliminating Papaya Decoction

Miogong Zangyong Pills，*Xuanming Lun*, Volume 4.，For vomiting and inability to eat; weakness and difficulty moving; excessive bleeding or bloody diarrhea; urinary retention; or diarrhea; stagnation in the Triple Burner; and impaired metabolic function.

Cinnabar Calming Pills，From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume 2.，For restlessness and vexation, mental agitation and palpitations, heat in the upper body with disordered chest qi, fullness and oppression beneath the heart, and regurgitation of food.

Raw Achyranthes Wine，*Qian Jin*, Volume 3.，For abdominal pain after childbirth.

Decoction for Regulating Yin and Tonifying Qi，From *The Collection of Compassionate Guidance*, Volume 2.，Chronic diarrhea has completely ceased; there is a deficiency of both qi and blood; central qi is disconnected; the hands and feet are not warm; and mental vitality is weakened.

Phlegm-Nodule Pills，From *Classified Diagnoses and Treatments*, Volume 2.，Phlegm-Nodules.

Single-Ingredient Raw Red Adzuki Bean Powder，Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 2); name found in *Qianjin Yi* (Vol. 6).，Postpartum chest tightness.

Hongchao Powder，From *The Profound Secrets of the Cave Heaven*, Volume 15.，For damp-toxin leg sores.

Rub-to-Dissolve Borneol Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 371.，For chronic convulsions in children and episodes of phlegm-induced seizures.

Eclipta and Plantain Paste，The formula is from *The Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Nourishing Life*, Volume 3; the name appears in *The Great Treasure of Health Preservation*, Volume 1.，Malaria.

Health-Preserving Ointment，From *Formulas of the Huizhitiang Hall*, Volume 1.，Effective for the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries” and all chronic, long-standing ailments.

Ephedra and Cinnamon Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 22.，For stroke or typhoid fever, characterized by a floating and tight pulse, fever with aversion to cold, body pain, absence of sweating, and restlessness.

Five Corpses Pills，Quoted from *Hu Qia’s Formulas* in Volume 13 of *Wai Tai*.，All types of skin ulcers.

Gold-Flat Water Wash，*A Concise Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Skin Diseases in Traditional Chinese Medicine*.，Psoriasis, an itchy skin condition.

Left Dragon Pills，From *The Collection for Preserving Life*, Volume Middle.，Tetanus.

Angelica Dahurica and Asarum Nasal Inhalation Powder，Formula from *Zongfutang Fang*, Volume 2; name cited in *Yixue Congzhong Lu*, Volume 4.，For unilateral headaches caused by wind-cold.

Divine Power Precious Treasure Pills，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 8.，Effective for chronic and acute cases of all types of beriberi.

Hui Jiang He Yi San，From *Miscellaneous Remarks on Remedies for Uncommon Ailments: Essential Formulas for Emergency Use*, Volume 10.，For smallpox or measles where the blood has subsided and the serous fluid is sufficient, with no other signs of dryness or heat.

Fifteen-Ingredient Plantain Seed Pills，From *Formulas of Xu Renze*, cited in Volume 9 of *Wai Tai*.，Cough caused by fluid retention that persists for a long time, gradually developing into edema; its symptoms are not limited to any particular season. The cough continues unceasingly day and night; exposure to any cough-inducing substances causes severe distress. In severe … Read more

Magnolia Bark and Seven Herbs Decoction，*Jin Gui* (The Golden Chamber), Volume 1.，Indicated for abdominal distension and fever lasting 10 days, with a floating and rapid pulse; appetite remains normal. Abdominal distension and bloating.

Yougui Pills，*Six Books of Medical Essentials*, Volume 30.，For cases of postpartum kidney deficiency with latent cold, where the true fire fails to return to its proper place and instead surges directly into the clear channel, causing irregularities in the ascending and descending functions, resulting in incessant hiccups and a deep, fine pulse.

Chuanxiong and Green Onion White Decoction，Formula from *Jingxiao Chuanbao* (Vol. 1); name cited in *Puji Fang* (Vol. 342).，Used for fetal restlessness.

Clear Flow Decoction，From *The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，For diarrhea and dysentery caused by yin deficiency complicated by heat, manifested as fever, aversion to cold, passage of pure bright red blood, or painful, reddish urination.

Two-Powder Decoction，*Insights into Surgical Medicine*, Volume 12.，For women with powdery sores on the face.

Talc and Gypsum，From *Shenghui*, Volume 58.，For bladder deficiency-heat with painful, difficult urination accompanied by the passage of sand or stones.

Dao Chi Pills，*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 6 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).，Stagnation in the heart and kidneys, heat in the bladder, and difficulty urinating; wind and heat combining to cause a dribbling, obstructed flow; or excessive intake of tonic herbs leading to a constricted urinary passage, scant and frequent … Read more