Calming Pills

Detoxifying and Regenerating Dan，*Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，In cases of chronic dysentery where stagnant heat generates toxins, causing putrefaction in the intestines, with intermittent sharp pain and a sensation of incomplete evacuation, the stool often resembles rotten, charred matter and emits a putrid odor.

Asthma-Relieving and Life-Preserving Decoction，From *Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 5.，Postpartum blood stasis invading the lungs, causing a dark complexion and shortness of breath.

Flaxseed Porridge，From *Nourishing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.，For elderly patients with beriberi, restlessness or vomiting, loss of appetite, weakness and numbness, and cold sensations in the abdomen.

Camphor Lozenges，*Shenghui*, Volume 35.，A sensation of a lump in the throat, similar to a marble, persisting for many days, accompanied by difficulty swallowing saliva, thirst, and pain.

Pearl Ointment，From *The New Book for the Very Young*, Volume 33, citing a formula by Zhang Huan.，For chronic eye conditions where vision remains blurred and objects cannot be seen clearly.

Summer Heat-Relieving Decoction，*Complete Book of Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 4.，For boils caused by damp-heat stagnation, initially presenting as a red halo followed by swelling and pain, where the affected area is less than one cun in size; as well as for men and women of all ages, regardless of whether they have a boil … Read more

Essence-Nourishing Paste，From *Medical Formulas Compiled* (Vol. 153), citing *Formulas from the Ruizhu Hall*.，

Eczema Ointment，From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhu Renkang*.，For infant eczema or subacute eczema with minimal exudation.

Platycodon and Reed Powder，From *A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 16.，Phlegm and fluid retention in the upper diaphragm.

Decoction for Treating the Root Cause and Eliminating Edema，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 6.，Kidney yin is depleted, causing the bladder to dry up; the small intestine becomes dry and constipated, resulting in an inability to pass urine.

Fei Shi Zou Ma Decoction，From *Wai Tai*, Volume 7, citing a formula by Zhang Zhongjing.，As cited by Zhang Zhongjing: Cold hernia; “ghost attack” accompanied by a rash resembling a corpse. Evil influence, chest pain, abdominal distension, and constipation.

Xiao Che’ao Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 284.，Boils and abscesses.

Family Secret Stomach-Clearing Decoction，From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 2.，Cough due to accumulated heat, with a flushed face and restlessness; profuse sweating upon coughing; restless sleep at night; frequent coughing in the early morning; and dark, scanty, and painful urination—all resulting from accumulated heat in the middle jiao.

Hawthorn and Perilla Decoction，From *The Jade Ruler of Gynecology*, Volume 4.，Postpartum abdominal pain in the “child’s pillow” region.

Qi-Regulating Zhi Shi Pills，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 4.，For bloating, fullness, and epigastric mass with difficulty swallowing.

Fan Jing Pill，*Special Teachings on Ophthalmology*.，For cases of deficiency and depletion of the heart and kidneys, where water and fire fail to harmonize, leading to the gradual development of an internal cataract.

Cold Ice Powder，*Baoying Yizhilu*, Volume 2.，For a child with a “wooden tongue”: the tip of the tongue is swollen, fills the mouth, is hard, and cannot be moved.

Kidney-Tonifying Poria Pill，From *The Classic of the Pure Maiden*, cited in Volume 17 of *Wai Tai*.，Men with internal deficiency who are unable to eat or drink, are absent-minded and forgetful, feel sad, anxious, and unhappy, experience erratic mood swings, or suffer from bodily edema, reddish-yellow urine, dribbling semen, cramping pain in the bladder, pain and … Read more

Newly Formulated Decoction to Stop Hiccups，*Treatise on Warm Syndrome Caused by Sheep’s Wool*.，For warm-toxin caused by sheep’s wool, residual pathogenic factors with qi deficiency, hiccups, restlessness, poor appetite with retching, fatigue with low-grade fever, and chest distension preventing sleep.

Rat Meat Stew，From *Qianjin Yi*, Volume 7.，For women with insufficient breast milk.

Modified Sanwuqi Powder，*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 1 (Shaoxing Supplementary Formulas).，Eight Winds and Five Bi syndromes, paralysis and dragging gait, deviation of the mouth and eyes, pulling at the corners of the eyebrows, stiffness in the neck and back, locked jaw, mental confusion, a dazed expression as if intoxicated, fever throughout the body, aching … Read more

Malaaria-Cutting Powder，From *Lingnan Health Formulas*, Middle Volume.，Malaria may present with chills followed by fever, or fever followed by chills; it may erupt after two or three days, or occur intermittently or continuously for several days.

Ginseng and Aconite Life-Saving Ointment，From *Yu’an*, Volume 4.，For those suffering from consumptive weakness, hoarseness, inability to eat or drink, and abdominal pain.

Gui-Lian Powder，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 141), citing *Shi Yuan’s Effective Prescriptions*.，Imbalance between cold and heat, frequent episodes of bloody and purulent diarrhea, tenesmus, abdominal pain, inability to eat or drink, leading to a critical condition.

Hibiscus, Sea Horse, and Dan Formula，*Medical Levels*, Volume 9.，For impotence and diminished semen, resulting in inability to conceive, or for seminal leakage and inability to engage in sexual intercourse.