Beef Stew

Decoction for Clearing Summer-Heat and Stabilizing Reversal，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 6.，For summer heat injury with persistent dampness, spontaneous sweating, coldness in both feet extending below the knees, abdominal distension and fullness, and loss of consciousness.

Beijing Sanling Decoction，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 73.，For abdominal masses and cold qi, undigested food stagnation, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, and loss of appetite.

Qiangduo Pojie Decoction，*Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 8.，For scrofula that first appears in the nape of the neck.

Universal Treasure Ointment，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Hangzhou Formula).，Traumatic injuries, strained lower back from heavy lifting, pain in tendons and bones, weakness and soreness in the legs and knees, paralysis and rheumatic arthralgia, numbness in the hands and feet; as well as boils and abscesses on the back, wandering nodules, chest and … Read more

Blood Residue Nourishing the Root Nine Yang Pill，*Essentials for Expanding the Lineage*, Volume 4.，

Zhike-Qianghuo Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 150.，For women suffering from blood-wind attacks, characterized by numbness and itching in the limbs as if insects were crawling, or red, swollen, and painful muscles, stiffness in the shoulders and back, and mental fatigue.

Shi Dan Decoction，From *Remarkably Effective Formulas*，Nourishes yin, generates body fluids, and regulates qi. Used for post-recovery tonification following typhoid fever.

Lisheng Heding Dan，Quoted from Zhu Bing’s formula in Volume 18 of *Bai Yi*.，Difficult labor, obstetric complications, and retained dead fetus.

Wang’s Double-Dissolving Decoction，*Essentials of the Treatment of Measles*, Volume 1.，For cases where, by the 4th or 5th day of the eruption, the “fire” of the lung and stomach has flared up in the eyes, causing the whites of the eyes to turn bright red.

Yizi Dan，Formula attributed to Ge Xianweng, as cited in *Yicaoting*.，Redness and opacities in the eyes.

Daning Lung Decoction，From *Zheng’s Family-Transmitted Gynecological Prescriptions Worth Ten Thousand Gold*, Volume 4.，For women with a history of asthma that flares up during childbirth.

Saussurea and Ginseng Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 52.，Wind-toxin affecting the kidneys, attacking the limbs, head, and face; sores on the lower back and knees; bitter taste in the mouth and dry tongue; dark and emaciated appearance; phlegm, saliva, and nasal discharge; intermittent fullness and oppression beneath the heart; lethargy in the limbs and joints; presenting symptoms … Read more

Twenty-Four Ingredient Da Jianzhong Decoction，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 4.，For consumptive disorders. Characterized by alternating chills and fever that have persisted for a long time without resolution, loss of appetite, wasting of flesh and muscle, and dryness of the mouth and throat.

Sanqi Ding，*Chuanya Neibian*, Volume 3.，Pediatric Asthma.

Tingzhuo Powder，*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 12.，Itchiness caused by scabies.

Bu Yuan Pills，From *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 26.，In cases of acute deficiency of the Lower Jiao, with uncontrollable urination of a greasy, oily consistency.

Mole Crickets Powder，Formula from *Wai Tai* (Vol. 8), citing *Shen Shi Fang*. Name found in *Sheng Ji Zong Lu* (Vol. 124).，For bone fragments and thorns that cannot be removed.

Dragon’s Whisker Powder，From *Shenghui*, cited in Volume 1 of *Xiu Zhen*.，For heatstroke with confusion and loss of consciousness; diarrhea, cholera with excessive thirst; exposure to summer heat or latent heat, restlessness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm; excessive water intake leading to loss of consciousness; nosebleeds, hematemesis, blood in the urine, and dizziness with … Read more

White Tiger Decoction with Scrophularia, Oat, and Perilla，*The Four Sages’ Pivot* (Volume 3).，For smallpox where the Taiyang meridian syndrome has not yet resolved and restlessness and thirst are present.

Modified Anemarrhena Decoction，From *Zhun Sheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 7.，For wandering wind syndrome.

Zhi-Bai-Di-Huang Decoction，*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.，Pregnancy-related dysuria. Several months into pregnancy, frequent, scanty, and painful urination; occasionally pain in the urethra; yellow urine; emaciation with a flushed face; heaviness in the head and dizziness; occasional redness of the cheekbones; or afternoon hot flashes; dry throat and thirst; restlessness and disturbed sleep at night; red tongue … Read more

Yiduosan，From *Yixin Fang*, Volume 28, citing *Gujin Luyan*.，For men with a hunched back, graying hair, and a stooped posture.

Decoction for Clearing Confusion，From *Records of Insights into Miscellaneous Disorders*, Volume 1.，For headaches with cold extremities, phlegm accumulation in the meridians, fixed gaze and clenched jaw, and cold hands and feet extending beyond the knees—indicating deficiency of yang qi and cold.

Ganlu Ointment，Quoted from *Experienced Universal Relief Formulas with Modifications* in *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Vol. 11412.，Effective for all eye diseases, including blurred vision, corneal opacities, redness, swelling, itching, and pain.

Five-Leaf Acacia Bark Decoction with Wine，From *Eight Notes on Nurturing Life*, Volume 12.，For wind-induced fatigue, cold qi, internal stagnation, and chronic ailments.