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Descending and Tonifying Decoction,From *Fu Qingzhu’s Treatise on Men’s and Women’s Diseases*.,For atrophy syndrome. When internal fire rages intensely, drying up the kidney’s yin, rendering the patient unable to rise from bed and effectively incapacitated.
Decoction for Clearing the Heart and Warming the Gallbladder,*Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 7.,Five Types of Epilepsy.
Decoction for Dissolving Fat Membranes and Expelling Phlegm,From *Ji Yin Gang Mu*, Volume 6.,Infertility due to uterine cold. Phlegm obstructs the entrance to the womb, blocking the fetal chamber, and disrupting the natural menstrual cycle.
Black Lead Powder,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 99.,Recurrent infections with pinworms that cannot be completely eradicated will, over time, cause the face to turn sallow and a constant feeling of hunger in the heart.
Qi-Refreshing Pill,From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.,Headache. Caused by a deficiency of both qi and blood, which fails to nourish the head. Even during the height of summer heat, the patient must cover their head with a cloth for the headache to subside somewhat; if the cloth is removed and the patient is … Read more
Heat-Clearing Rehmannia Juice Decoction,*New Book on Infant Care*, Volume 11.,Seizures occurring during the “Biangzheng” phase. The patient has already taken the Four-Ingredient Decoction and Purple Pills, but after a bowel movement, fever persists, accompanied by abdominal distension and a fixed gaze.
Wine of the Governor of Beidi,*Qian Jin*, Volume 24.,Effective against all diseases, poisonous insects, and conditions involving wind, cold, and fever.
Huanguang Decoction,From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.,After an episode of ocular inflammation, the eyes may not be painful but appear pale red; however, the patient remains sensitive to light and averse to sunlight, just as during episodes of eye pain.
Lung-Warming Decoction,*Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 3.,For lung congestion causing insomnia accompanied by chills.
Eight Generals Capturing the King Powder,From *Supplement to the Treatise on Surgical Diseases*, Volume 2.,For abscesses and carbuncles, whether unruptured or ruptured.
Ginseng Decoction,*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 3 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).,For disharmony of the spleen and stomach, qi stagnation in the epigastric region, distension and pain in the chest and abdomen, loss of appetite, retained cold and fluid retention, and undigested food stagnation. Or due to excessive consumption of … Read more
Rhubarb and Shepherd’s Purse Pills,Formula from *Continuation of the Records of Medical Cases*, Volume 5; name cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 163.,Shortness of breath and cough.
Cinnamon and Atractylodes Decoction with the Two Chen Herbs,From *Yi Chun Sheng Yi*, Volume 3.,Phlegm-fluid retention. Water flows from the stomach down into the intestines, producing gurgling sounds; there is mild fullness in the chest, and dizziness in the head and eyes.
Chicken Egg and Changshan Pills,From *Xiaopin Fang*, cited in Volume 5 of *Wai Tai*.,Malaria.
Pills for Severe Malnutrition,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 173.,For children suffering from malnutrition, dysentery, and emaciation.
Epilepsy-Suppressing Pill,From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 51.,For yin-type epilepsy, to be taken during the recovery phase after the illness has subsided.
Red Mallow Decoction,*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 214.,For mild pain during urination that gradually worsens, with a sensation of difficulty in passing urine and pain that is unbearable.
Thirteen Grand Protectors,From *Chuanyaba* (Supplement to the Elegant Collection), Volume 1.,For epilepsy and paralysis, boils and abscesses, back sores, scrofula, and toxic swellings.
Qingqian Formula,From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 66, citing *Hai Shang Fang*.,Toothache.
Two-Lead Powder,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 181.,For sores with tight lips in children.
Decoction to Quench Fire and Secure the Fetus,From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 12.,For pregnant women with intense stomach fire that depletes the fluids of the uterus, causing thirst, sweating, excessive consumption of cold water, restlessness, mania, abdominal pain, and lower back pain, leading to fetal restlessness and the threat of miscarriage.
Clove and Agarwood Powder,From *Ren Cun Fang*, cited in *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Volume 981.,For children with chronic spleen-related convulsions—characterized by movements that appear to be convulsions but are not, a state resembling sleep but with warm limbs and mouth, eyes open during sleep, or crying that sounds like a crow’s caw—
Alum and Honey Decoction,*Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 4.,Phlegm and fluid retention.
Decoction for Unblocking the Kidneys and Eliminating Dampness,From *Fu Qingzhu’s Treatise on Men’s and Women’s Diseases: Men’s Diseases*, Volume 2.,Water accumulation in the bladder. Protruding eyes, gaping mouth, swollen feet, and shortness of breath.
Umbilical Pressure Powder,Formula cited from the Henan Provincial Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine in *Famous Formulas Through the Ages*.,Primary hypertension.
Astragalus and Atractylodes Decoction,For women experiencing heaviness in the limbs, spontaneous sweating that rises to the head and then recedes, aversion to wind, headache, and restlessness with fever.