Angelica and Lophatherum Decoction

Decoction for Strengthening the Roots and Clarifying the Eyes，*Clinical Notes on Ophthalmology*.，Symptoms of Dilated Pupils. Pupils in both eyes as large as beans; dizziness and vertigo; vision fluctuates between light and dark, as if viewing through clouds or mist.

Nuzhen-Mistletoe Decoction，From *Selected Proven Formulas*.，Indicated for cancer with patterns of qi deficiency and yin deficiency. Characterized by prolonged illness leading to physical debility and depletion of vital essence and qi; symptoms include palpitations, shortness of breath, soreness in the lower back and weakness in the legs, pale complexion, dizziness and vertigo; the tongue is pale … Read more

Mr. Shen of the Iron Vessel’s Sympathetic Elixir，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 3.，When the heart’s blood is deficient and fire cannot descend to the kidneys, and when kidney qi is exhausted and water cannot ascend to the heart, the middle jiao becomes obstructed, and the nourishing and defensive qi are out of harmony. … Read more

Zhonghou Black Pills，From *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Zhouhou Fang), Volume 4.，For edema, phlegm-retention, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, and constipation or difficulty in urination and defecation. For various types of phlegm-retention and stagnation, and in children on the verge of an epileptic seizure. For stagnant fluid accumulation causing fullness, oppression, and dim … Read more

Imperial Palace Divine Formula，From *Hui Chun*, Volume 2.，Swollen head plague, with swelling of the face and neck.

Modified Chaihu Decoction，*Eight Methods of Medical Practice*, Volume 3.，Headache due to wind-cold exterior syndrome, with aversion to cold and fever.

Musk and Buddha’s Hand Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 55.，For five types of ear discharge—including pus, blood, and serous fluid—as well as smallpox lesions appearing on a child’s cheeks.

Musk Cake，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 9 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，For slow convulsions caused by wind arising from vomiting and diarrhea, as well as stroke affecting the heart and lungs. In children, following vomiting and diarrhea, spleen deficiency gives rise to wind, manifesting as a squint, a stiff back, … Read more

Decoction for Clearing the Exterior and Resolving Toxins，*New Book on Smallpox Vaccination*, Volume 8.，For smallpox with a smoldering fever where the rash has not yet broken out on the cheeks.

Rice-Substitute Pills，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.，For spleen and stomach disorders.

White Flower Snake Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 12.，For “gu wind” (a type of poisoning), where the body aches as if cut by a knife.

Formula for Clearing the Upper Burner, Relieving Pain, and Clearing Eye Opacity，From *Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，Eye disorders caused by wind pathogens or blood stasis. Red threads in the white of the eye, blurred vision—especially severe in the left eye—and occasional swelling of the eyelids.

Fermented Soybean Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 160.，For postpartum lochia that has not yet ceased, with qi and blood agitating the heart and abdomen, causing pain, and heat in the chest.

Chaihu Shuangjie Decoction，*Six Treatises on Cold Damage*, Volume 3.，Symptoms of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian: deafness, pain in the flanks, chills and fever, vomiting, and a bitter taste in the mouth; the pulse is string-like and rapid.

Di Dan Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 126.，For scrofula that has developed into an ulcer with pus.

Secret Formula: Calming Pills，From *The Mysterious Pearl of Chishui*, Volume 14, citing *Tongzhi*.，Used for tremors in the elderly caused by wind-pathogen invasion or blood deficiency.

Double Ginger Pills，From *Collected Medical Formulas*, Vol. 19, citing *Essential Home Remedies*.，For chronic or recent coughs with continuous, unceasing sounds; cough with phlegm.

Yusheng Yeguang Pills，*The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 9.，For eye disorders and blurred vision due to deficiency of essence.

Sacred Divine Formula for Eye Application，From *Lu Fu Jin Fang* (Prohibited Formulas of the Lu Prefecture), Volume 1.，Effective for swollen necks caused by typhoid fever or epidemic fever, malaria, and smallpox.

Dragon and Clam Powder，*General Essentials of Health Preservation*, Volume 8.，For sores or rashes affecting the eyes, with initial symptoms of swelling and pain.

Pepper and Apricot Kernel Pills，From *The Collection of Immortal Remedies*, Volume 1.，For typhoid fever.

Empty Intestine Pills，From *Xian Chuan Ji Yin Fang*.，Deficient heat in the lungs, with constipation.

Xingfu Decoction，From *Jisheng*, cited in Volume 89 of *Pujifang*.，For cases of wind-stroke due to deficiency, with phlegm and saliva obstructing the passages, loss of consciousness, and a deep, hidden pulse, where treatment with cooling herbs has failed.

Xuandan Maidong Decoction，From *Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 6.，Uncontrolled “phase fire,” redness and swelling of the mouth and tongue, inability to speak, and a strong sensation of hunger and thirst in the stomach.

Internal Tonifying Decoction with Angelica and Jianzhong Decoction，From *Qian Jin*, Volume 3.，For women who are weak and emaciated after childbirth, with abdominal pain, poor appetite, a sallow complexion, dry lips and mouth, and insufficient breast milk. For those with pulling pain in the flanks, withered skin, and wasted muscles; or for women who have lost … Read more