More Herbs Formulas
Liver-Soothing and Stomach-Harmonizing Decoction,Formula by Guan Youbo, cited in *Selected Readings from Original Works of Traditional Chinese Medicine*.,For chronic, protracted hepatitis with persistently elevated transaminase levels, classified as the “Liver-Stomach Disharmony” pattern. Symptoms include nausea and the urge to vomit, hiccups and belching, epigastric distension and fullness after meals, occasional epigastric pain, shooting pain in … Read more
Anemarrhena and Poria Decoction,*Xuanming Lun*, Volume 9.,Lung atrophy, persistent wheezing and coughing, alternating chills and fever, and spontaneous sweating. Postpartum fever, coughing up phlegm, occasional hemoptysis, spontaneous sweating, and shortness of breath.
Moisturizing and Blood-Nourishing Decoction,*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 4.,Dryness Syndrome. Blood deficiency, depletion of body fluids, wrinkled and peeling skin, dry and brittle hair, dry hands and feet, flaking upon scratching, bleeding and pain, thickened and curved fingernails preventing scratching; or cases of dryness caused by the dominance of the Metal element, such as a prolonged … Read more
Five Tigers Miraculous Ointment,From *Selected Precious Family-Transmitted Formulas by Ding Ganren*.,Effective for all types of unexplained swellings and toxic sores, as well as back-spreading sores, mouth-facing sores, and boils of all sizes; also treats headaches.
Purple Mist Cup,From *Lu Fu Jin Fang*, Volume 3.,For men with chronic cold in the lower jiao and women with persistent leukorrhea.
Foot Wei and Rong Decoction,From *Corrections to Medical Forest*, Volume 2.,For convulsions following smallpox, with both eyes rolling upward, the neck and back arching backward, the jaw clenched shut, saliva and foam flowing from the mouth, deep unconsciousness, and the entire body covered in ulcers with pus and fluid flowing freely.
Yurui Tuoli Powder,From *Collected Medical Formulas*, Volume 179, citing *Secret Formulas Based on Clinical Experience*.,For carbuncles, abscesses, and back sores, regardless of whether the condition is classified as yin or yang, and whether it has fully developed or not.
Peony Decoction,From *Formulas for Childbirth*.,
Kidney-Tonifying and Body-Strengthening Tablets,”Shanghai Pharmaceutical Standards.”,Lower back soreness and weakness in the legs; dizziness and blurred vision; tinnitus and palpitations; impotence and nocturnal emissions.
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
Huanglian Qingfei Decoction,From *Classification of Syndromes and Treatment Methods*, Volume 6.,Nasal congestion due to excessive lung fire.
Amaranthus Powder,*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 306.,Snakebites.
Coix Seed Powder,From *Formulas of the Huizhi Hall*, Volume 2.,Lung abscess. Coughing up pus with a foul, fishy odor or mixed with blood, accompanied by a dull,隐隐 pain in the chest and diaphragm.
Formula for Expelling Pathogenic Factors and Eliminating Food and Fluid Retention,*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 3.,For cases where, after the fever has subsided and pathogenic factors have been dispelled in a cold-induced illness, the stomach qi has just begun to recover, but upon eating, the stomach qi closes again and cannot be reopened.
Chicken Droppings Elixir,*The Plain Questions*, Volume 11.,For all types of swelling in the abdomen and limbs, whether due to water retention, gas accumulation, or dampness.
Ning Shui Shi Powder,*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 10.,Jaundice with edema. Scant fluid intake; profuse urination, the color of white rice water.
Immortal Formula: Life-Saving Pill,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 60), citing *Formulas from the De Sheng Hall*.,For laryngeal spasm, swollen tongue, tonsillitis (both unilateral and bilateral), laryngeal obstruction, or accidental ingestion of chicken or fish bones, bamboo or wooden skewers, and all acute throat conditions.
Abdominal Calming Decoction,From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 12.,Postpartum lower abdominal pain due to blood deficiency; the pain subsides upon pressure.
Rescue-the-Essence and Nourish-the-Marrow Decoction,From *Records of Insights into Miscellaneous Disorders*, Volume 1.,The heart fails to govern clarity, resulting in headache and mental confusion.
Lung-Nourishing and Spleen-Strengthening Decoction,From *Straight Talk on Pediatrics*, Volume 4.,Children may develop lung wasting due to injury to the Lung Meridian or following a prolonged cough; they often appear pale and sallow, may experience diarrhea and abdominal pain, or exhibit morning chills and evening fever; or they may have depleted the Spleen and Lung due … Read more
Lidan Decoction,Formula cited from *New Acute Abdominal Disorders* by Qingdao Taixi Hospital.,Convalescent phase of biliary ascariasis.
Yin Yu Soaked in Wine,*Shenghui* (Volume 44).,For wind-dampness-induced lower back pain affecting the kidneys, with inability to bend forward or backward, numbness of the skin, and pain in the bone marrow.
Qinghun Ointment,*Guide to Gynecology*, Volume 4.,Postpartum blood-induced fainting.
Rinsing Aconite Powder,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 8.,For all cases of stubborn numbness and loss of sensation, as well as pain and spasms in the tendons and bones.
Cinnabar Wine,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 122.,For acute throat obstruction; “dog’s throat”—a sudden sensation of blockage in the throat.
Bi Bo Pills,Deficiency of liver primordial qi, fatigue in the limbs, indigestion, back pain and dizziness, or intermittent chills and fever, pain in the joints, and weakness in the hands and feet.