Chaihu-Zexie Decoction

Hemp Pills，From *Qianjin Yueling*, cited in *Yifang Leiju*, Volume 96.，For conditions following a stroke, characterized by wind obstruction and qi stagnation, yin deficiency and fluid depletion, hard and dry stools, emaciation, cold pain in the lower back and knees, weakness in the limbs, and generalized itching due to deficiency. Also for beriberi and all wind-related … Read more

Hand Ointment，*Shenghui* (Volume 40).，

Boil-Resolving Life-Saving Decoction，From *Mirror of Surgical Medicine*.，All types of abscesses and toxic infections.

Pearl and Amber Ointment，From *Liangfang Hebi*, Volume 2.，For scrofula in the neck and nape, as well as small nodules initially forming in the armpits that gradually cluster like a string of pearls and do not resolve; whether they remain unulcerated or have ulcerated but fail to heal for a prolonged period, or have developed into … Read more

He Shou Wu Paste，Formula taken from *Classified Materia Medica* (Vol. 11), citing the *Doumen Formulas*; the name appears in *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 291).，For scrofula, whether ulcerated or not, extending down to the chest.

Formula for Abdominal Distension，From *Chuanyaba*, Volume 2.，Edema.

Golden Bandage Ointment，From *Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 8.，Swelling and abscesses.

Pepper and Fermented Soybean Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 364.，Ear sores in children.

Clove Qi-Regulating Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.，For sharp, stabbing pain and chest tightness; nausea from alcohol intoxication; and intermittent vomiting.

Nourishing Body Fluids Decoction，Adapted from a formula used by the Oncology Department of Guangzhou Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, as cited in *Famous Formulas Through the Ages*.，Post-radiotherapy reactions to nasopharyngeal carcinoma, manifested as dry mouth, dry tongue, nausea, and decreased appetite; low white blood cell count; congestion and edema of the oropharyngeal mucosa; erosion; … Read more

Chaihu Shugan San，From *Zhun Sheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 4, citing *Tong Zhi*.，Flank pain due to stagnation of anger, alternating chills and fever, pain accompanied by distension and oppression, inability to bend forward or backward, tendency to sigh deeply, and a string-like pulse. Currently used for neurosis, otitis media, etc. Flank pain. Flank pain due to … Read more

Ten-Ingredient Atractylodes Decoction，From *New Book on the Care of Infants*, Volume 11, citing *Formulas for Infants and Young Children*.，For children with heat in the abdomen and cold in the upper chest, accompanied by projectile vomiting, rumbling and distension in the abdomen, startled crying, and in severe cases, epileptic seizures with convulsive contractions—symptoms that come and … Read more

Gypsum and Chrysanthemum Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 15.，For unbearable headaches caused by cerebral wind, which come and go intermittently.

Divinely Bestowed Pills，*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 10.，For diabetes.

Chebulic Myrobalan Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 381.，Pediatric spleen-related wasting disease.

Great Penetrating Blue Gold Pill，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 5.，For stroke.

Compound White Poria Decoction，*A Concise Handbook of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Drug-induced dermatitis.

Stone-Lithiasis Powder，From *Selected Formulas of Renowned Physicians: Continuation*.，For sand-and-stone urinary calculi.

Cinnabar and Red Lead Powder，*Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 6.，For smallpox where toxic qi attacks internally, causing mental confusion, fever, delirium, hallucinations of ghosts or spirits, muttering in sleep, or frantic running about, searching for clothes, or groping the bed.

Yougui Decoction，From *Medical Essentials*.，For deficiency-cold in the Gate of Life (Mingmen), presenting with abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloating, impotence, cold semen, inability to conceive, aching in both knees, weak and limp legs, and blurred vision—cases where the Eight-Ingredient Pill (Bawei Wan) has proven ineffective.

Ginseng and Astragalus Pills，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 35.，For scabies and pus-filled sores.

Talc and White Fish Powder，From *The Golden Chamber* (Volume Middle).，For diabetes insipidus, difficulty urinating, and lower abdominal distension and pain with blood stasis.

Gypsum, Anemarrhena, and Bamboo Leaf Decoction，*Ma Ke Huo Ren*, Volume 3.，For measles where pathogenic heat is congested in the lungs, often accompanied by wheezing during fever.

Pregnancy Preservation and Fetal Stabilization Pills，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Shenyang Formula).，For soreness and pain in the lower back and legs during pregnancy, spotting or bleeding, loss of appetite, habitual miscarriage, and fatigue and weakness.

Purple Dragon Pill，From *Comprehensive Treatise on Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 3.，For smallpox lesions oozing pus for 3 days.