Alum Decoction

Dayuan Jiedu Decoction，*Collected Medical Experiences of Yan Gengfu*.，For acute laryngitis caused by mountain mist and miasma that lodges in the Fumo Meridian, accumulates in the lung and stomach, triggers fire and phlegm, and rises to affect the throat.

Seven Injuries Decoction，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 89), citing *Shi Yuanduan’s Effective Prescriptions*.，For various types of stabbing pain, as well as pain caused by irregular blood and qi flow after childbirth.

Green-Headed Duck Soup，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 133), citing *The Essential Guide to Dietary Medicine*.，For scanty, painful, and difficult urination.

Qi-Tonifying and Dryness-Moistening Pills，*Treasury of Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 7.，Constipation due to yin deficiency, with qi depletion, tenesmus, and a sensation of incomplete evacuation; nausea and dry heaving; thirst with a craving for water; and inability to eat or drink.

Donkey-Hide Gelatin and Mugwort Decoction，Formula from *De Xiao* (Vol. 14); name cited in *Pu Ji Fang* (Vol. 344).，For spontaneous abortion with vaginal bleeding, upward surging of the fetus, and cold extremities with a sense of impending death

Jingjin Dixian Pills，Formula attributed to Tao Yinju, cited in *Yi Jian* (see *Yongle Dadian*, vol. 11620).，For men and women suffering from the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries,” with deficient kidney qi. Symptoms include mental exhaustion, difficulty walking, loss of appetite, ringing in the ears and blurred vision, and dry skin. For women with cold internal … Read more

Ruihong Powder，From *Wang’s Collection of Prescriptions*, cited in Volume 10 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，For various types of convulsions in children.

Lingwu Erren Ointment，From *New Interpretations of Medical Formulas*.，Deficiency of liver and kidney yin, with depletion of essence and blood; symptoms include dizziness, headache, insomnia with frequent dreaming, palpitations, forgetfulness, constipation, or accompanied by coughing and wheezing. Clinically used for hypertension-related pain, coronary heart disease, cerebral arteriosclerosis, fatty liver, and hypercholesterolemia.

Eyelash-Restoring Ointment，*Zhun Sheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 7.，For ingrown eyelashes and curled eyelashes.

Melia Root Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 174.，For children with ascariasis causing pain in the heart and abdomen.

One-Point Dissolver，From *Secret Formulas of Miraculous Medicines*, Volume 2.，For all types of sores and infections, whether minor or severe, at the onset.

Dusk Decoction，*Qian Jin*, Volume 17.，For lung abscess characterized by coughing with mild fever, restlessness and fullness, and a rough, scaly rash on the chest and heart area.

Decoction to Guide Blood Back to Its Meridian，*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 3.，For blood disorders where the blood refuses to return to the meridians, flowing either upward or downward, or causing bleeding in various parts of the body, including the limbs and skin.

Yin-Nourishing and Fire-Reducing Decoction，From *Essentials and Secrets of Throat and Tongue Disorders*.，Throat disorders due to yin deficiency with excessive fire.

Blood-Activating Powder，From *Xingyuan*, Volume 7.，A case of dysentery treated with astringent herbs, where stagnant blood flowed into the meridians, leading to the development of gout.

Decoction for Consolidating the Essence and Clearing Fire，*Clinical Notes on Ophthalmology*.，Symptoms of “Fireflies Filling the Eyes” (vitreous hemorrhage). The pupils of both eyes appear normal, with no pain or redness; the patient perceives flickering lights and experiences blurred vision.

Elephant Skin Powder，From *Complete Collection of Surgical Life-Preserving Methods*, Volume 4.，For cuts and contusions with bleeding.

Magnolia and Ginseng Decoction，From *Guangji Fang*, cited in Volume 6 of *Wai Tai*.，Cholera with pain in the heart and abdomen, and unceasing restlessness and vomiting.

Kidney-Nourishing Miraculous Decoction，From *A Thousand Family Remedies*.，Hypertrophic Spondylitis (Cold-Dampness and Blood Stasis Obstruction Type).

Tihuo Formula，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 189.，For all lung diseases characterized by unrelenting coughing and the expectoration of pus and blood.

Fu-Gui Li-Zhong Pills，From *Collected Formulas of the Crane-Feeding Pavilion*.，For deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach, internal retention of phlegm and fluid, impaired function of the middle jiao, vomiting, poor appetite, abdominal pain, loose stools, and a slow, fine pulse.

Decoction for Nourishing Blood and Dispelling Wind，From *Zhang Jiachun’s Diagnosis and Treatment of Ophthalmic Disorders*.，Indicated for redness and erosion of the eyelid margins, dryness,涩ness, and itching, with scales adhering to the base of the eyelashes.

Wuhe Decoction，From *The Book of Care for Infants and Children*, Volume 2.，For erysipelas in children, wind-heat sores, swollen lips, erythematous wandering swelling, febrile rashes in children, wind-heat sores, and tight, swollen lips in children.

Ba Bai San，*The Treasure of Health* (Weisheng Baojian), Volume 20.，Exposure to drafts after exertion-induced sweating leads to stagnation, which manifests as acne.

Eye-Clarifying and Mass-Dissolving Pill，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 8.，For children with stagnation disorders, fever, and blurred vision.