Areca Nut Decoction

Red Snow，From *Essentials of the Treatment of Beriberi*, Volume 2.，For beriberi, toxic qi, internal and external feverishness, sores, swelling, and delirious screaming; as well as various mineral toxins, epidemic miasmas, and all forms of wind-heat.

Formula for Painful Diarrhea，*Danxi’s Heart Method*, Volume 2，Tonifies the spleen and drains the liver. Treats liver hyperactivity with spleen deficiency, intestinal rumbling and abdominal pain, loose stools, abdominal pain upon defecation, a thin white tongue coating, and an irregular pulse at both Guan positions—string-like yet slow.

Three Rehmannia Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.，Rectal bleeding.

Tingli-Muxiang Pills，From *The Precious Mirror of Health*, Volume 14.，For generalized edema caused by water retention.

Areca Nut Cake，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 386.，For children with water retention, swelling of the limbs, and distension and discomfort in the abdomen and flanks.

Sanguisorba Toxin-Eliminating Powder，Formula attributed to Shen Yucang, as cited in *Mirror of Surgical Medicine*.，For rabies poisoning, presenting with sudden onset of pain in the chest and abdomen, confusion, extreme and unbearable pain, self-biting of flesh, and in severe cases, chewing on porcelain or clothing; the patient shivers, startles, and becomes restless upon hearing sounds or … Read more

Wind-Dispelling and Qi-Regulating Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 115), citing *Formulas from the De Sheng Hall*.，For cold and heat stagnation leading to depletion of body fluids, causing severe constipation; for the elderly with deficient vital energy; and for those with wind-syndrome presenting with dry, difficult bowel movements.

Astragalus Toxin-Resolving Decoction，From *The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 4.，For dry scabies with itching, where there is blood but no pus.

Shuqi-Turtle Shell Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 33.，Liver-type malaria following typhoid fever. Caused by pathogenic heat invading the Foot Jueyin Meridian; characterized by a sallow complexion, shivering and trembling, or symptoms resembling heat-induced exhaustion.

Heart-Nourishing Pill，*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.，Blood flows from both eyes, even gushing out; in women, menstruation ceases; in men, the mouth and lips become dry.

Blood-Activating and Anti-Inflammatory Pills，From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*.，For painful abscesses, boils, and toxic sores.

Application Method for Single-Clove Garlic，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 136.，Swelling and pain caused by qi stagnation, making it impossible to sit or lie down.

Enhanced Da Zao Decoction，From *Fu Qingzhu’s Gynecology: Postpartum Section*, Volume 2.，Postpartum bone-consumptive fever.

Bingbai Pills，From *The Great Compendium of Medical Formulas*, Volume 8, citing *Formulas from the Dan Liao Clinic*.，For mouth sores and tongue sores.

Huoxiang Zuojin Pills，From *Treatise on Cholera*, Volume 2.，Sudden epigastric pain, cholera with vomiting, diarrhea, and muscle cramps.

Bamboo Joint Frost，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 24, citing *One Hundred Effective Remedies*.，When the glans penis develops a pustule due to heat-toxin or is chafed by coarse clothing,

Persimmon Dip Powder，From *Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 28.，For persistent wheezing and cough that has not healed.

Guangfu Longevity Pill，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 199.，

Fragrant Clearing Decoction，Formula from *Clinical Guidelines for Medical Case Studies*, Volume 5; name cited in *Essentials of the Collection of Discussions on Symptoms, Causes, and Formulas*, Volume 3.，When foul pathogens invade the upper body and travel upward to the chest region, causing restlessness and confusion in the evening.

Wuhua Decoction，From *Yi Chun Sheng Yi*, Volume 4.，For atrophy syndrome, where the legs and knees are weak and unable to bear weight.

Five-Ingredient Musk Pills，*Chinese Pharmacopoeia*, Volume 1.，Tonsillitis, pharyngitis, influenza. Anthrax, rheumatoid arthritis, neuralgia, stomach pain, toothache.

Peppermint Tea，From *Shenghui*, Volume 97.，Typhoid fever. Nasal congestion, headache, and restlessness.

Bi-Xie Qing-Qing Powder，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 9.，Deficiency of True Essence, cold and deficiency in the lower jiao, cloudy white urine, frequent and uncontrolled urination, urine surface resembling oil with an unstable luster, sediment at the bottom of the urine resembling paste, or frequent urination even if the urine is not cloudy white.

Lidan Decoction，Formula cited from *New Acute Abdominal Disorders* by Qingdao Taixi Hospital.，Convalescent phase of biliary ascariasis.

Siwu Chengbo Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 105.，Redness and ulceration of the eyelids, accompanied by dryness, pain, and photophobia.