Cassia Seed Decoction

Universal Infant-Protecting Pill，*The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.，For acute and chronic convulsions in children, epilepsy, malnutrition, fever and chills, diarrhea and dysentery, phlegm congestion, abdominal pain and loss of appetite, and foul-smelling stools; also treats phlegm-heat accumulation and phlegm-fluid retention with shortness of breath in adults.

Priceless Golden Elixir，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 5.，For all types of stagnation causing pain in the epigastric region near the heart, as well as fullness, nausea, rumbling in the stomach, vomiting, belching, acid regurgitation, spleen pain, and various other pains.

Yi Yin Yang Rong Ointment，*Essence of Ancient Formulas*, Volume 4.，Pediatric Consumption. Initial symptoms include fever and cough, yin deficiency with night sweats, loss of appetite, nocturnal emissions, and hemoptysis.

Purple-Stem Pinellia Decoction，*Medical Guidelines* (Volume 8).，In cases of sudden exposure to wind and cold, the throat becomes constricted and obstructed.

Angelica Hemostatic Decoction，From *Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine Through the Ages*, Volume 2.，For blood-related disorders with a taut pulse, accompanied by flank pain and counterflow of qi.

Zi Lin Powder，*Six Books of Medical Essentials*, Volume 28.，For pregnant women with dysuria and painful urination, accompanied by a faint and rapid pulse.

Seven Spirits Powder，*Zhun Sheng: Yao Yi* (Treatise on Surgical Medicine), Volume 2.，For those poisoned by handling or butchering cattle, horses, pigs, or sheep that have died from miasma; or those poisoned by eating the meat of such animals; or those poisoned by snake bites.

Throat-Clearing and Swelling-Reducing Decoction，*You’s Secret Manual of Laryngology*.，Wind rising upward, causing dizziness and blurred vision, with a swollen and painful throat and sores on the mouth and tongue.

Oyster Shell and Atractylodes Powder，Formula taken from *Formulas of the Profound Master*, citing a formula by Zhao Zigao (see *Wai Tai*, Volume 15); the name appears in *The Classic of Medical Practices of the Yuanhe Era*.，For excessive sweating, dizziness, unceasing sweating, and trembling of the tendons and muscles.

Kidney-Harmonizing Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 5.，Guang Ge syndrome. Vomiting above and constipation below; qi reversal and stagnation; inability to eat or drink; inability to urinate; abdominal pain that is slightly relieved by pressing on the abdomen.

Duhuo and Rhinoceros Horn Decoction，From *Cui’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 18 of *Wai Tai*.，For cases where toxic dampness from beriberi ascends to the heart, transforming into fluid, causing generalized swelling of the body, and leading to suffocation and near-death.

Lingbao Elixir，From *Shenghui*, Volume 25.，For all types of wind disorders, locked jaws, and sudden death due to “corpse-like stupor”; or for those who have suffered from injuries from falls or blows for many years and experience pain on overcast days, rendering them unable to move.

Taiyi Zijing Tablets，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Hangzhou Formula).，Effective for cholera-induced abdominal distension, mountain miasma, heatstroke-induced syncope, traveler’s illness, toxic throat inflammation, stroke and various types of epilepsy, infantile convulsions, as well as summer-heat and dampness epidemics, exposure to foul and turbid fumes, and critical conditions involving mental confusion.

Pinellia and Agastache Decoction，From *Treatise on Epidemic Diseases*, Volume 1.，When phlegm-pathogen remains in the chest and diaphragm, causing severe heat in the stomach and uncontrollable vomiting, purgation should normally relieve the vomiting; yet if vomiting persists, this indicates deficiency-cold of the stomach qi. In such cases, even a small amount of porridge may trigger a … Read more

Dao Chi Qing Xin Decoction，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，Indicated for deficiency-heat enveloping the Heart Meridian, manifested as a red tongue, mental confusion, and scanty,涩, red, and hot urine.

Ginseng Paste，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 158.，For adults and children with lung congestion, phlegm, and cough.

Dan Di Si Wu Decoction，*Eight Methods of Medical Practice*, Volume 4.，Masses and lumps. Yin deficiency with excessive fire, distending pain in the chest and flanks, congestion in the throat, dizziness and vertigo, purple lips and black teeth.

Ginger Juice and Wine，*Shenghui*, Volume 38.，After taking milkstone, one may experience a slight loss of appetite.

Earthworm Slices，*Chinese Traditional Medicine: Surgery*.，

Dongli Powder，*Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 15, citing *Collected Effective Formulas by Sun Tianren*.，For boils, carbuncles, furuncles, and all types of unexplained swellings and toxic sores.

Quanqi San，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，Phlegm and fluid retention.

Qingyin Pills，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Tianjin Formula).，For swelling and pain in the throat, hoarseness or a raspy voice, dry mouth and tongue, and difficulty swallowing.

Remedy for Tooth Decay Caused by Worship，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 70.，

Large Aconite Decoction，*The Golden Chamber* (Jin Gui), Volume 1.，For abdominal pain with a string-like and tight pulse: a string-like pulse indicates that the defensive qi is not circulating, leading to aversion to cold; a tight pulse indicates a lack of appetite. When pathogenic and righteous qi fail to combat each other, it results in a … Read more

Bi Ying Decoction，From *A Clear Illumination of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 6.，Various types of chest pain—whether caused by cold, phlegm, parasites, or food—ascend to affect the pericardium, causing the pericardial membrane to contract and result in pain.