Chen’s Formula for Suppurating Sores

Kudzu Root, Cinnamon Twig, and Ginseng Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 1.，Winter cold, combined Taiyang and Yangming syndromes, with a throbbing headache and diarrhea.

Cinnabar and Gastrodia Pill，*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 1.，For conditions characterized by excessive wind and phlegm, headache, dizziness, vertigo with a sensation of fainting, retching and nausea, confusion and forgetfulness, mental confusion, pain and fatigue in the limbs, stiffness in the neck and shoulders, swelling and itching of the head and face, and numbness … Read more

Modified Ba Feng San，*Compendium of Divine Remedies*, Volume 136.，Wind-toxin scabies and tinea.

Qi-Boosting Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 47.，For stagnant qi and mass formations that persist for a long time without resolving, causing pulling sensations in the abdomen and flanks, dull, persistent pain, and difficulty digesting food. For various types of diaphragmatic qi disorders, obstruction of the Triple Burner, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, radiating pain … Read more

White Alum Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 73.，For women with swelling, hardness, and pain in the genital area.

Taste-Adjusting Decoction，From *Collected Medical Formulas*, Volume 198, citing *Wu’s Collection of Proven Formulas*.，

Intestinal-Relieving Powder，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 184), citing *Secretly Transmitted Formulas for the Five Types of Hemorrhoids by Li Fangyu*.，For intestinal toxicity with bloody diarrhea.

Purple Gold Ointment for Toxic Abscesses，From *Venereal Diseases*.，For syphilitic sores caused by the “Yangmei” pathogen, characterized by gangrene, foul odor, and oozing pus.

Yinchen-Huangling Decoction，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 142), citing *Formulas for Protecting Life*.，In cases of intense heat-toxin from cold damage that scorches the Three Jiao and attacks the skin, causing generalized jaundice.

Temple-Regulating Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 13.，For temporal abscesses, whether unruptured or ruptured, and whether intact or ulcerated.

Dingchuan Tingli Pills，From *The Mystic Pearl of Chishui*, Volume 5.，For abdominal distension, wheezing, and cough.

Miraculous Ginseng and Frankincense Powder，*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 6 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).，For deficiency and weakness of the viscera’s qi, imbalance between cold and heat, and stagnation in the viscera leading to dysentery—manifesting as the passage of fresh blood, a discharge resembling soybean juice, a discharge resembling fish … Read more

Licorice, Wheat, and Jujube Decoction，*Essentials of the Golden Chamber*，Nourishes the heart and calms the spirit; harmonizes the middle and alleviates urgency. Indicated for Zangzao. Symptoms include mental confusion, frequent feelings of sadness and the urge to cry, inability to control oneself, inner restlessness, and disturbed sleep; in severe cases, abnormal speech and behavior, frequent yawning, … Read more

Fragrant Wax Ointment，From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*.，

Four-Ingredient Sunflower Decoction，From *The Collection for Preserving Life*, Volume 2; the name appears in *He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 7.，For scanty menstrual flow with a normal blood color.

Clove Warming the Middle Pills，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 245), citing *Shi Yuan’s Effective Prescriptions*.，For children with vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, and cold limbs.

Shuihuang Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 278).，For swollen abscesses.

Atractylodes and Cinnamon Powder，From *Gujin Luyan*, cited in Volume 23 of *Wai Tai*.，Persistent sweating.

Pepper and Plum Li Zhong Decoction，*Huiyue*, Volume 4.，For ascariasis with vomiting in cases of cold damage.

Miraculous Plaster Powder，*Direct Pointers*, Volume 22.，Boils and abscesses.

Sophora Ear Powder，From *Outline of Surgical Mysteries*, Volume 12.，For bleeding from hemorrhoids.

Eye-Brightening Er Chen Decoction，From *Zhang Jiachun’s Diagnosis and Treatment of Ophthalmic Disorders*.，Internal accumulation of phlegm-dampness disturbing the clear orifices; yellowish vision; chest tightness and heaviness in the head; or cough with copious phlegm; greasy tongue coating and slippery pulse.

Qinjiao-Shengma Decoction，From *The Treasure of Health* (Vol. 8).，Stroke affecting the Yangming meridians of the hands and feet, characterized by deviation of the mouth and eyes, aversion to wind and cold, and stiffness of the limbs.

Longevity Pill，*The Book of Sincerity*, Volume 8.，For severe and critical cases of acute and chronic convulsions in children.

Yu Ye Dan，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 16.，Treats “running horse-tooth” (a type of oral thrush).