Acacia Branch Decoction

Liu Jinu Decoction，From *Essentials of Obstetrics from the Family Treasure of Health* (Volume 7).，For postpartum lochia that does not resolve smoothly, with stagnant blood rising to the head, causing restlessness in the heart and chest, intense thirst, confusion, darkened vision with spinning sensations, or hallucinations of ghosts and spirits, as well as pain in the … Read more

Qingyin Pills，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Tianjin Formula).，For swelling and pain in the throat, hoarseness or a raspy voice, dry mouth and tongue, and difficulty swallowing.

Gold-Protecting Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 6.，For extreme heatstroke with delusions and hallucinations—such as seeing ghosts—yet the patient remains calm, shows no restlessness, and does not experience severe thirst.

Dog Skull Pills，From *Ren Cun Fang*, cited in *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 331.，For extreme deficiency of the Chong and Ren Vessels, characterized by cloudy white discharge, watery white discharge, leukorrhea, pain in the navel and abdomen, general weakness, reduced appetite, and prolonged infertility.

Plum Blossom Fragrant Decoction，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 176), citing *Formulas from the De Sheng Hall*.，For diabetes insipidus, where the patient drinks as much as a shi dou of water, in cases of extreme severity.

Modified Ganlu Decoction，From *Famous Prescriptions Through the Ages*, citing a formula based on the clinical experience of Cai Fuyang.，Recurrent canker sores (oral ulcers), with multiple ulcers inside the lips and mouth; the patient experiences a sensation of heat and pain; the tongue coating is yellow and greasy; the pulse is string-like and thin.

Xiaohuang Decoction，Formula by Guan Youbo, cited in *Selected Readings from Original Works of Traditional Chinese Medicine*.，Persistent jaundice that does not subside. Symptoms include yellowish-red urine accompanied by a burning sensation, frequent urination, painful urination, dry stools, occasional fever, a slightly yellow tongue coating, and a string-like and rapid pulse, indicating damp-heat descending to the lower … Read more

Opium and Horse Scab Powder，From *Records of Smallpox and Measles by Ren Duan*, Volume 7.，For oral gangrene, where the entire mouth and teeth are rotting and falling out, and the lips are perforated.

Special “Zhanxi Dasheng” Ointment，*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 3.，Chronic dryness damages the yin of the liver and kidneys, resulting in excess above and deficiency below; symptoms include feeling cool during the day and hot at night, with or without a dry cough, and in severe cases, spasms or convulsions.

White Snow Pill，*Shenghui* (Volume 95).，For women suffering from wind-cold and blood-qi disorders; for men with cold-related illnesses, intestinal wind, and bloody diarrhea.

Jiang’s Toxin-Resolving Pill，*Jin Jian*, Volume 51.，For neonatal erythema caused by the pregnant mother’s excessive consumption of pungent and heating foods, leading to the accumulation of toxic heat within the womb, resulting in the infant being born with the head, face, and limbs as red as cinnabar, accompanied by severe heat and constipation.

Leech and Toad Pill，From *Formulas of the Zongfutang*, Volume 2.，Hemorrhoids with fistula.

Chaihu-Zisu Decoction，From *Zhengzhi Baojian*, Volume 9.，In cases where there is pre-existing internal heat that is occasionally constrained by external cold, leading to pseudo-cold hernia, the pulse at the left cun position is string-like and forceful; when accompanied by dampness, it is forceful, string-like, and slow; when accompanied by wind, it is floating and string-like, and … Read more

Qing Shen Yi Qi Decoction，From *Treatise on the Spleen and Stomach*, Volume 2.，For patients with a history of spleen-stomach deficiency, recurrent eye disorders, jaundice affecting the body, face, and eyes, urine that is either yellow or white, irregular bowel movements, reduced appetite, shortness of breath, lethargy with a tendency to lie down, and weakness in … Read more

Hui Sheng Decoction，*Treasury of Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 8.，For dysentery with bloody stools resembling taro or lotus root juice.

Hibiscus Powder，From *Universal Remedies for the Common People*, Volume 2.，For all types of boils, carbuncles, and abscesses.

Enhanced Sanbai Pill，From *Zhang’s Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*, Volume 15.，For toxic sores caused by plum blight in individuals with deficient vital energy and cold constitution.

Lotus Flower Decoction，From *Elucidations on Pediatrics*, Volume 4.，When heart fire becomes agitated and causes upper consumption, the upper consumption affects the heart, transferring heat to the lungs; the patient craves tea and water, but drinking it only increases the thirst—this is known as “upper consumption.”

Three-Type Malaria Decoction，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 1.，For three-day malaria.

Skin-Tightening Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 386.，For all types of swelling that have already subsided after acupuncture treatment, accompanied by spleen and stomach deficiency.

Purple Stone and Asparagus Root Pills，*Zhun Sheng: Gynecology*, Volume 4.，

Mitsuzo Ointment，*A Concise Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine Dermatology*.，Skin cancer.

Secret-Transmitted Astragalus Pills，From *Longmu Collection of Ophthalmology by Daoist Baoguang*.，Red and swollen eyes.

Ginger “Drawing the Sword” Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 189.，Gastric reflux with emaciation and weakness; inability to move; shortness of breath and heartburn; bloody and mucoid dysentery; and watery dysentery.

Decoction for Dispelling Filth and Expelling Toxins，*Three Hundred Collected Effective Formulas*, Middle Volume.，Plague. When foul toxins are trapped internally and toxic qi attacks the heart, the patient experiences headaches, fatigue in the limbs, stiffness in the joints, and may develop red spots, a scarlet rash, vomiting, or diarrhea, along with a dry tongue and sore … Read more