Cardamom “Drawing Sword” Formula

Cinnamon-Poria-Glycyrrhiza Decoction，From *The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 2, citing a formula by Hejian.，For summer heat-induced thirst with a weak pulse; damp-heat dysentery with scanty, difficult urination; and thirst accompanied by a full, forceful pulse.

Chenqi Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 93.，Effective against: possession by spirits, flying spirits, qi stagnation, masses and accumulated qi, shortness of breath, edema, beriberi, ghost-induced poison and witchcraft, undigested food, a sensation of a double-layered cup in the abdomen, or the “nine worms”; in women, red or white vaginal discharge; skin ulcers; abdominal distension with emaciation; and … Read more

Plantain Topical Application，*Compendium of Sacred Remedies*, Volume 182.，In children with fire-type erythema, the condition spreads beneath the skin, causing redness resembling a burn; within moments, blisters filled with serous fluid form.

Stomach-Clearing and Stagnation-Resolving Decoction，From *The Collection of Compassionate Guidance*, Volume 2.，Epidemic Fever. No headache or body aches; no aversion to cold; isolated fever; spontaneous sweating and thirst—these are symptoms indicating no exterior pathogen. The stagnation is entirely confined to the Yangming channel, and the pulse is soft and not rapid.

Bamboo Shavings Pills，From *The New Book on the Care of Infants and Young Children*, Volume 28, citing *The Precious Mirror for Infants and Children*.，For children with malnutrition-related diarrhea and restlessness with thirst.

Stemona Powder，*Shenghui*, Volume 83.，Cough and fever in children.

Yinchen-Zhi-Bai Decoction，From *The Four Essentials of Medicine*, Volume 3.，Jaundice caused by damp-heat.

Topical application for tooth decay，*The Standard of Medicine: Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 4.，Boil on the sole of the foot.

Wujiapi Pills，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 6.，For bi syndrome caused by a combination of wind, cold, and dampness, manifesting as pain throughout the body, difficulty turning over in bed, stiffness of tendons and meridians, inability to flex or extend the limbs, dizziness and blurred vision, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, … Read more

Decoction for Nourishing the Metal Element，From *A Clear Illumination of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 24.，Dry and sore throat, with fluid depletion and internal heat, indicating that the Metal element of the Lung is being overpowered.

Dou-Ge Powder，From *Secret Formulas for Immediate Relief from the Blue Sack*, Volume 2.，For adults and children with open, oozing sores on the head and face; yellow-water sores that cause tissue to rot wherever the fluid spreads, or form thick crusts; and for treating blood-wind sores on the legs and feet.

Decoction of Cinnamon Twig without Peony, with Ephedra, Asarum, and Aconite，From *The Golden Chamber* (Volume Middle).，A swelling in the Qi division, as large as a tray, with edges resembling a spinning cup, caused by fluid retention. Due to deficiency of Heart and Kidney Yang, external invasion by wind-cold, and internal retention of fluid, presenting with … Read more

Puxiao Dangbao Decoction，*Qianjin*, Volume 2.，For women who have never given birth since reaching maturity, or those who have not given birth for thirty years following the cessation of menstruation.

Artemisia Annua Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 151), citing *Formulas of the Bao Family*.，Epidemic and infectious diseases.

Anemarrhena and Sweet Orange Decoction，From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 2.，For dryness affecting the lungs, manifesting as coughing, counterflow of qi, thirst, body heat, a red face, parched lips, difficulty expectorating phlegm, scanty and dark urine and stools, and a rapid, large pulse, or occasionally a slippery and rapid pulse.

Wind-Dispelling and Pain-Relieving Decoction，From *Medical Explorations* (Yixue Tanli Ji), Volume 4.，White Tiger Decoction for Rheumatic Arthritis: Pain precedes swelling, affecting the joints of the limbs in alternating patterns, with some joints more severely affected than others.

Xuan Zhong Jiang Ni Decoction，From *Preliminary Discussions on Warm Diseases*.，Vomiting and retching.

Golden Hook Fishing Pill，From *Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 24.，For various types of obstruction.

Shenghua Xiaoshi Decoction，*Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology*, Volume 2.，For persistent postpartum cramping and food stagnation causing fullness and obstruction.

Heat-Clearing and Meridian-Unblocking Decoction，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 7.，For women with amenorrhea, regardless of whether the condition is due to deficiency or excess, cold or heat, or whether it is acute or chronic.

Neituo Shengma Decoction，From *The Subtle Meanings of the Jade Mechanism*, Volume 15, citing a formula by Dongyuan.，For women with nodules in the breast.

Foot Fungus Powder，*Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhu Renkang*.，For foot fungus with oozing, erosion, and itching.

White Broad Bean Decoction，Formula from *De Xiao* (Vol. 10); name cited in *Pu Ji Fang* (Vol. 251).，

Ce Wei Pills，*Sichuan Chinese Herbal Medicine Bulletin* (1972; 1:44).，Chronic bronchitis in the elderly.

Angelica and Rehmannia Nourishing Blood Decoction，*Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 2.，For cases of Shanghan with a “ruined syndrome,” characterized by fever and thirst, with a tongue coating and tongue resembling a roasted pork kidney.