Black Dragon Marrow

Black Plum Top，From *Chuanyaba*, Volume 1.，Phlegm-toxin.

Decoction for Resolving Phlegm and Relieving Diaphragmatic Distress，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 9.，Phlegm accumulates above the diaphragm, causing severe fullness and obstruction; qi is blocked and cannot rise, and the herbs are too mild to be expelled.

Gengyi Pills，From *A Convenient Guide to Prescriptions*, Volume 1.，For conditions characterized by excess dry fire, depleted body fluids, and constipation.

Bitter Powder，From *Essentials for Nurturing Life*, cited in Volume 26 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，For children with dampness in the spleen, resulting in unceasing diarrhea and the inability to digest grains; also treats diarrhea caused by malnutrition.

Wind-Dispelling and Mind-Calming Decoction，From *Xingyuan*, Volume 3.，For stroke, deficiency of heart blood, and palpitations with inability to speak.

Hair Regrowth No. 2 Pills，From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhu Renkang*.，Alopecia areata.

Taihe Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 13.，For wind-induced wasting and the five types of exhaustion and seven types of injury.

Huanglian Xiangru Decoction，From *A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 3.，Cholera. Fever, restlessness, thirst, labored breathing, bitter taste in the mouth, dry teeth, scanty and reddish urine—all resulting from summer heat.

Formula: Pulse-Flowing Qi Decoction，*Explanations on Surgical Medicine*, Volume 5.，For scrofula, wandering abscesses, and stagnant or congested masses; or for wandering pain, fullness and oppression in the chest, difficulty swallowing, distension of the flanks and abdomen, vomiting and loss of appetite, shortness of breath and wheezing, cough with copious phlegm, edema of the face, eyes, or … Read more

Fox Bone Powder，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 13.，Hemorrhoids with fistula.

Qi-Promoting Powder，*Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine Through the Ages*, Volume 3.，Pain in the right flank.

Xuanhu Pies，*Yi Tong*, Volume 53.，For unbearable headaches.

Xiao Banxia-Poria Decoction，From *Danxi’s Heart Method*, Volume 3.，Hiccups.

Musk Embracing the Dragon Pills，From *Commentary on the Compilation of Smallpox Medicine*, Volume 3.，For children with measles lesions that fail to fully erupt, do not develop into a rash, and who experience convulsions.

Cimicifuga Decoction for Edema，From *Essentials of Surgery*, Volume 2.，For early-stage sores and abscesses presenting with swelling, heat, and pain.

Formula for Clearing the Stomach, Relieving Pain, and Rinsing the Teeth，From *Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，For dental ailments.

Pig Gallbladder Decoction Formula，*New Compilation of Mei’s Proven Prescriptions*, Volume 1.，For swelling and pain in the throat.

Double-Nourishing and Diuretic Pills，*Compilation of Records for Saving Lives*, Volume 11.，Hernia: caused by a deficiency of both qi and blood in the liver and kidneys, leading to stagnant cold that fails to disperse and damp-heat that remains unresolved, resulting in cold and distended testicles, swelling of the scrotum, and scrotal abscess.

Er Chen Decoction with Gardenia, Coptis, and Ginger，The formula is from *Danxi’s Heart Method*, Volume 3; the name is found in *A Study of Medical Formulas*, Volume 3.，For vomiting, with heat in the stomach and phlegm above the diaphragm. For a sensation of fullness and discomfort caused by the combination of phlegm and fire in … Read more

Ginseng and Changshan Decoction，*Compendium of Holy Remedies*, Volume 33.，For malaria developing after a cold, with phlegm-toxin obstructing the spleen and lungs, resulting in a sallow complexion and intermittent chills and fever.

Four-Ingredient Wind-Dispelling Powder，*Essentials of Gynecology*, Volume 3.，Sudden postpartum stroke resulting in aphasia. This may be caused by a latent wind pathogen contracted before pregnancy that had not yet manifested, leading to a postpartum stroke; or it may be complicated by a difficult labor, inadequate postpartum care, or a common cold that has progressed into this … Read more

Tiger-Head Ghost-Exterminating Formula，*Formulas for Emergency Care*, Volume 2.，

Shan San Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 4.，Sudden onset of wind-cold, accompanied by sudden coughing, nasal congestion, a heavy cough with phlegm that starts clear and becomes turbid, and aversion to wind and cold.

Xing-Ban Xiao-He Decoction，*Selected Essentials of Surgical Medicine*, Volume 3.，For adults and children with phlegm-induced nodules or scrofulous sores in the neck.

Modified Shuangge San，*Treatise on Cold and Warm Diseases*, Volume 4.，Warm toxins flow and spread, reaching every part of the body: when they ascend, they cause neck pain, dizziness, and deafness; when they descend, they cause lower back pain and swelling of the feet; when they affect the skin, they produce rashes, sores, and ulcers; when … Read more