Chuanxiong-Huang Decoction

Sā Luó Tuó Yīn，*Essentials of Dietary Therapy*, Volume 1.，

Bathing Powder for Longevity，From *Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 54.，For men with chronic cold and dampness in the lower jiao, manifesting as nocturnal itching on both sides of the scrotum—which brings relief when scratched but causes pain when left alone—leading to sores that ooze fluid and cause severe distress; and for women with dampness in the … Read more

Garlic Juice Drink，*The Great Treasure of Health*, Volume 1.，For heatstroke.

Hu’s Peony Powder，*Effective Prescriptions for Women*, Volume 21.，For women who, after childbirth, are emaciated and weak, with fever and spontaneous sweating, at risk of developing postpartum exhaustion; or those with blood and qi stagnation, irregular menstrual cycles, or alternating chills and fever, accompanied by spontaneous sweating and emaciation.

Neem Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 299.，Sores on the head.

Papaya Decoction for Removing Dampness，From *He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 3.，Beriberi.

Rehmannia and Mugwort Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 155.，Sudden, unstoppable vaginal bleeding during pregnancy, accompanied by pain in the lower back and abdomen.

Heat-Clearing and Wind-Dispelling Powder，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 1.，For various toxic abscesses and carbuncles, whether the ulcer has fully formed or not; with no aversion to cold externally, no constipation internally, and the affected area appearing red, swollen, and elevated, with a distinct head and burning pain.

Goat’s Beard Powder，*Selected Essentials of Surgical Medicine*, Volume 3.，For sores caused by goat’s beard.

Poria and Stalactite Pills，*The Complete Record of Holy Remedies*, Volume 43.，For convulsive disorders characterized by spasms in the tendons and meridians, resulting from depletion and insufficiency in the lower jiao.

Decoction for Clearing Fire and Consolidating the Exterior，From *Huiyue*, Volume 12.，Internal heat with fire, thirst, constipation, restlessness and agitation, and spontaneous sweating due to exterior deficiency, persisting day and night.

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.

Shu Yu Dan，*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.，Indicated for liver qi stagnation, bloating, fullness, and distension, stabbing pain in the flanks, hiccups, and nausea.

White Tiger Bone Wine，*National Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescriptions* (Fushun Formula).，For wind-cold-damp bi syndrome, obstruction of the meridians, pain in the tendons and bones, numbness, muscle spasms, and pain in the lower back and knees making it difficult to bend or straighten; as well as for women with amenorrhea due to cold blood, muscle … Read more

Decoction of Roasted Rhubarb，*The Three Causes*, Volume 13.，For prolapse, dislocation, or sprain; lower back pain preventing bending or stretching; stagnant blood and stasis; and unbearable pain.

Cicada Flower Powder，From *Compilation of Effective and Proven Formulas*, Volume 1.，For wind-heat in the Liver Meridian, with toxic qi rising upward, causing redness and pain in the eyes, as well as all types of internal and external opacities.

Ginseng and Atractylodes Powder，From *Yonglei Qianfang*, Volume 21.，For children with vomiting and diarrhea, loss of body fluids, restlessness, thirst, mental agitation, and loss of appetite.

Qianjin Baotong Pills，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 13.，Mass accumulation.

Twelve-Ingredient Kusan Pills，Formula by Xu Renze, cited in Volume 14 of *Wai Tai*.，When wind-heat has not yet subsided, frequent intake of decoctions and drinks is beyond one’s strength.

Scallion and Gelatin Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 157.，Constipation during pregnancy; inability to pass urine or stool after childbirth.

Silkworm, Scorpion, Angelica, and Astragalus Decoction，From *Bian Zheng Lu*, Volume 9.，For those with a constitutionally weak constitution who suddenly contract a wind-pathogen, resulting in a creeping sensation throughout the body that moves like a worm—or begins in the left leg and gradually ascends to the head, then descends to the right leg—accompanied by itching and … Read more

Kidney-Nourishing Decoction，Proven Formula，Nourishes the kidneys, replenishes essence, promotes diuresis, and eliminates dampness.

Ten-Ingredient Powder with Galangal，From *Xu Renze’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 25 of *Wai Tai*.，For cold and heat imbalances in the stomach and intestines, deep-seated chronic conditions, and various forms of dysentery that temporarily subside but recur.

Modified Coptis Detoxification Decoction，From *Medical Explorations* (Yixue Tanli Ji), Volume 4.，Accumulated heat stirs the “ministerial fire,” which lodges in the throat and pharynx, causing swelling and pain that persists day after day, making it impossible to swallow even water or broth. In cases where, at the onset, bloodletting at the Shaoshang acupoint and medication have … Read more

Cangbai Decoction，*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，For symptoms of itchy skin.