Cardamom Decoction

Bugu Pill，*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 363), citing *Formulas for the Complete Care of Infants*.，For children with bone weakness and failure of the fontanelle to close; those with insufficient vital energy at conception, with energy concentrated in the brain; or those with prolonged illness leading to qi deficiency, as well as cases where wind-pathogen attacks … Read more

Zhanluo Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 45.，For unbearable headaches on one side or the other.

Detoxifying and Draining the Spleen Decoction，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 4.，Snail-blister caused by wind-dampness attacking the Spleen Meridian. Often occurs on the hands and feet; the affected area suddenly feels as if on fire, followed by the appearance of purple, white, or yellow blisters that gradually enlarge, causing distending pain and restlessness.

Fragrant Rhinoceros Horn Pills，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 8.，For leg, knee, and foot swelling caused by wind-toxin affecting the meridians, and difficult or scanty urination.

Decoction for Tonifying the Stomach and Drying Phlegm，From *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 14.，Yin Epilepsy: Caused by excessive use of cooling medications, which damage the spleen and stomach.

Roasted Gardenia Powder，*Supplementary Formulas and Discussions of the Inner Canon*, Volume 1.，Induces sweating and bleeding.

Ginger and Flour Pills，*Ji Feng*, Volume 12.，For those with abdominal cold, inability to eat or drink, undigested food after eating, and emaciation.

Five-Spice Ephedra Decoction，*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 9.，In cases of sudden swelling due to cold damage—whether affecting the limbs, chest, or back—the swelling is diffuse and puffy, as if inflated; it may also affect the head, face, lips, mouth, neck, and nape. In severe cases, it may be concentrated on one shin, appearing as thick … Read more

Lian Du Pills，From *Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 6.，Used for children whose essence and marrow are consumed internally by parasites, which also erode the skin externally, resulting in a chronic wasting disease with incessant sores all over the body.

Bai-Mian Decoction，Formula from *The Complete Compendium of Medical Principles* (Vol. 9); name cited in *The Great Treasure of Health Preservation* (Vol. 5).，For red and white vaginal discharge.

Toxin-Absorbing Bamboo Tube，From *Secretly Transmitted Formulas for Surgical Conditions*.，For back abscesses, boils, carbuncles, and swollen, toxic sores.

Eggshell Powder，*Shenghui*, Volume 33.，Sudden onset of a membrane over the eye.

Jieju Sanhe Decoction，From *Medical Orthodoxy* (Vol. 3), citing *Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*.，Dampness in the spleen causing swelling and fullness. Facial swelling following recovery from illness, or swelling from the waist down.

Changchun Guangsi Pill，From *Yifang Kao*, Volume 6.，For men and women struggling to conceive; men suffering from exhaustion and emaciation; middle-aged men with erectile dysfunction and low energy; those under fifty with premature graying of hair and difficulty walking; and women with deficiency-cold in the lower jiao who have been unable to conceive for a long … Read more

Three-Combination Life-Saving Decoction，From *The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 11.，For difficult labor, or when delivery has not occurred after 1–2 days.

Golden Star Pills，From *The Great Compendium of Medical Formulas*, Volume 10, citing *Tang’s Formulas*.，Indicated for sudden convulsions with high fever, phlegm and saliva obstructing the upper body, and constipation. Caused by the accumulation of wind-heat, with wheezing in the throat, labored breathing and coughing, a flushed face and swollen cheeks, obstruction of the throat and … Read more

Five-Ingredient Bamboo Leaf Decoction，From *Gui Yi*, Volume 3.，Boils and abscesses. Back boils and breast abscesses.

Modified Chai-Chen Decoction，Volume 9 of *Thirteen Essays on Medicine*.，Chronic malaria.

Eucommia and Aconite Decoction，From *Xingyuan*, Volume 6.，Cold-induced hernia. Cold pain in the abdomen; accumulated qi rising in reverse, causing coldness in the limbs and skin.

Sophora Fruit Ointment，*Shenghui*, Volume 67.，For fractures.

Tooth-Strengthening General Powder，*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，For toothaches, dental injuries, and swelling caused by stomach fire.

Apricot Leaf Decoction，*Shenghui*, Volume 24.，Wind-induced urticaria with persistent itching.

Digestive and Diarrhea-Stopping Pills，From *Qian Jin*, Volume 15.，For those with cold and slippery viscera.

Organ-Harmonizing Pills，From *Hui Chun*, Volume 4.，Ulcerative fistulas.

Fute Decoction，From *Yu’an*, Volume 4.，Swelling and pain in the arms due to stagnation of damp-phlegm, damp-fire, or wind-cold that fails to disperse.