Apricot and Honey Decoction

Decoction to Eliminate Dampness and Support Yang，From *Mei’s New Compilation of Proven Prescriptions*, Volume 7.，Sudden onset of sores on both sides of the back that develop into abscesses, accompanied by severe itching but not yet ruptured, classified as a yin syndrome.

Clove Decoction，From *Zhang’s Family Tradition*, cited in Volume 21 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，For disharmony of the spleen and stomach, diarrhea and dysentery, pallor and sallow complexion due to cold injury, chest pain, restlessness of the viscera, and masses or lumps.

Ephedra Warm-Dampness Decoction，From *A Thousand Family Remedies*, Volume 1, citing a formula by Fan Guo (Mu Liang).，For cases where wind, cold, and dampness pathogens invade the meridians, causing stagnation in the joints, resulting in joint swelling and pain.

Miuxiang Amber Pills，*National Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas* (Shenyang Formula).，For bladder heat, painful and dribbling urination, and all types of dysuria.

Bone-Nourishing Decoction，*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 5.，Following a common cold with fever, pain in the limbs and joints, and severe coldness in the hands and feet.

Hair-Nourishing and Vitality-Enhancing Powder，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 8.，Hair loss from the beard and scalp.

Xiaojizheng Wusan，*Biàn Lǎn*, Volume 3.，

Stone Flower Decoction，*Yichun Shengyi*, Volume 3.，For cases of lung abscess caused by obstruction of lung qi, characterized by coughing up purulent sputum with a particularly foul and putrid odor.

Eight-Preparation Pupil-Protecting Pills，*Guide to the Silver Sea*, Volume 3.，Deficiency of both the liver and kidneys, leading to restlessness of the pupils. Blurred vision.

Crucian Carp Porridge，From *Shenghui*, Volume 97.，Postpartum bloody or white dysentery, pain below the navel, and loss of appetite.

Red Jade Ointment，From *Yu’an*, Volume 6.，For internal and external leg ulcers.

Xiao Xuming Pills，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 23), citing *Effective Formulas Based on Clinical Experience*.，For men and women suffering from rheumatism and beriberi, whether chronic or acute.

Jaundice Decoction，From *The Authentic Treatise on Pulse and Symptoms*, Volume 1.，For jaundice.

Tuo Decoction，*Qianjin Yi*, Volume 24.，For spreading abscesses that are about to form but have not yet fully developed, or that resemble peach or plum pits, or the red, inflamed area of a chicken’s egg.

Miraculous Tissue-Regenerating Pills，From *A Hundred Questions on Infants and Children*, Volume 8.，For children with spleen-related wasting disease, emaciation, intermittent fever, night sweats, easily upset stomachs, disharmony of the internal organs, diarrhea with undigested food residue, and a large head with a distended abdomen.

Cornmeal Porridge，From *Recipes for Longevity Medicinal Porridges*, citing *Dietary Therapy*.，For the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases such as hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, and atherosclerosis, as well as cancer.

Stomach-Regulating Dried Ginger Powder，Formula from *Formulas for Emergency Care* (Zhouhou Fang), Volume 2; name cited in *Comprehensive Record of Sacred Remedies* (Shengji Zonglu), Volume 40.，For cholera with distending pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, restlessness, fullness, and shortness of breath, where vomiting or purgation has not yet occurred.

Thousand Gold Melting Pills，From *Yu’an*, Volume 3.，For excessive heat in the upper burner, with oral ulcers and difficulty eating.

Formula for Weaning，From *Clinical Medical Case Studies and Formulas*.，For those who, for whatever reason, do not wish to breastfeed after childbirth, or for those wishing to wean their infant after the child turns one year old.

Jin Yu Gao，*A Concise Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine Dermatology*.，Neurodermatitis.

Eight-Year-Old Decoction，Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 5); name cited in *Yibu Quanlu* (Vol. 441).，For children aged 8 and older with heat-induced stagnation and phlegm-dampness, resulting in loss of appetite and spontaneous diarrhea.

Yinchen-Huangling Decoction，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 142), citing *Formulas for Protecting Life*.，In cases of intense heat-toxin from cold damage that scorches the Three Jiao and attacks the skin, causing generalized jaundice.

Spleen-Strengthening and Vitality-Consolidating Medicinal Wine，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Lanzhou Formula).，For men and women suffering from phlegm-induced wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, distension of the flanks, pain in the epigastrium, lower back, and legs; and for women with irregular menstruation, abdominal distension, and abdominal coldness.

Decoction of Two Purples and Dandelion，From *Dongtian Aozi*, Volume 7.，For tendon abscesses, consumptive abscesses, and foot abscesses presenting with yang-type symptoms.

Muxiang Shijun Pill，*General Essentials of Health*, Volume 12.，For children suffering from malnutrition and emaciation—who, though able to eat, fail to gain weight and experience persistent, unrelenting diarrhea.