Black Bean Formula

Divine Elixir Decoction，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 25.，

Coal-Red Ointment，*Integrative Chinese and Western Dermatology*.，Psoriasis, eczema, neurodermatitis.

Decoction for All Diseases，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 376.，Pediatric epilepsy.

Fragrant Osmanthus Bark Decoction，From *San Yin*, Volume 16.，Various types of erysipelas manifesting on the limbs, abdomen, back, head, or face—whether red or white, itchy or painful, accompanied by chills or fever.

Jixiang Powder，From *Proven Formulas for Boils and Abscesses*.，For abscesses and carbuncles that have ulcerated.

Zhaozhen Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 96.，For deficiency-related diarrhea and fecal incontinence.

“Pungent-Character Toxin-Resolving Pills”，*Complete Book of Experiences on Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 13.，Syphilis, when stagnant in the Large Intestine and Lung meridians, manifests as throat tinea, often accompanied by excessive phlegm and spitting. Over time, it develops into a “white ant” lesion, gradually eroding the nasal bridge until it becomes sunken; or it may cause tinea … Read more

Yin-Nourishing and Cough-Relieving Pills，*Collection of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 2.，Tinnitus.

Fritillary Bulb and Scutellaria Decoction，From *Medical Explorations* (Yixue Tanli Ji), Volume 4.，For hemoptysis with a full and forceful pulse and dark purple blood.

American Ginseng Wine，*Compendium of Pills, Powders, Ointments, and Elixirs*.，For cough due to lung deficiency, poor appetite due to stomach dryness, and various conditions resulting from yin deficiency and fluid depletion in the upper and middle jiao.

Four-Effect Powder，From *Shenghui*, cited in Volume 3 of *Xiu Zhen*.，For hemorrhoids and fistulas.

Single-Ingredient Goat Horn Powder，Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 2); name found in *Qianjin Yi* (Vol. 6).，Treats postpartum chest tightness and also difficult labor.

Linyang Pills，*National Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas* (Shenyang Formula).，For stinging pain in the urethra, dribbling urination, urine that is cloudy like rice water, or in severe cases, thick and greasy, which has persisted for a long time without healing, or has healed but recurred.

Chaihu Decoction Pills，*Shenghui*, Volume 27.，For consumptive diseases with bone heat, restless and painful joints, and restlessness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm.

Shen Gong Dan，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 331.，For women with red and white vaginal discharge.

Peony and Rhubarb Decoction，Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 4); name cited in *Qianjin Yi* (Vol. 8).，For women with irregular menstruation—whether occurring too early or too late in the cycle, or resembling soybean milk in consistency—accompanied by lower back pain as if the spine were breaking, pain in both legs, and cold wind in the uterus.

Tongguan Ointment，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 138.，For boils, carbuncles, and abscesses without a head.

Ginseng Nourishing Vitality Pills，From *Baoming Gejue*, Volume 12.，For men and women suffering from deficiency of both qi and blood, low vitality, spleen-stomach deficiency, and emaciation.

Golden Cylinder Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 199.，

Great Kidney-Tonifying Decoction，*Qianjin Yi*, Volume 15.，Deficiency of kidney qi, with heavy pain in the lower back and waist.

Decoction for Dispelling Wind and Dampness，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 2.，For stroke-induced paralysis and pain in the tendons and bones.

Formula for Dissolving Phlegm and Saliva，Formula from *Xu Ben Shi* (Vol. 5); name cited in *Pu Ji Fang* (Vol. 165).，For phlegm-retention and cough.

Aconite Qi-Nourishing Decoction，From Ye’s formula cited in *Simple Formulas* (see *Compendium of Medical Formulas*, Volume 3).，For men with qi deficiency in the Yuan Zang organ and dissipation of true yang, presenting with constant ringing in both ears, cold pain in the navel and abdomen, dizziness and blurred vision, fatigue in the limbs, frequent and thin … Read more

Immortality Formula，From *The Book of Sincerity*, Volume 6.，For an infant under 100 days old who, for no apparent reason, has blue lips and refuses to eat.

Resuscitation Powder，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Kunming Formula).，For wind-cold common cold, food stagnation with qi stagnation, nausea, and vomiting.