Chugen Decoction

Ginseng and Mugwort Decoction，From *The Complete Collection on Diphtheria*.，Early stage of diphtheria with cold syndrome. Cold pathogen is in the exterior; a white coating appears inside or outside the “Guan” (throat), which is bright, lustrous, and even in color. The throat is pale red, slightly swollen, and mildly painful. Symptoms include headache, aversion to cold, … Read more

Eight Winds Pill，From *The Heart Book of Bian Que: Divine Formulas*.，Stroke, hemiplegia, numbness and stiffness in the hands and feet, slurred speech, and deviation of the mouth and eyes.

Cistanche and Lamb Kidney Porridge，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 188.，For kidney deficiency with wind-deficiency, manifested as a sallow-black complexion and dry, brittle hair at the temples.

Kidney-Tonifying and Diuretic Decoction，*Shenghui*, Volume 7.，Kidney deficiency and exhaustion, coughing and shortness of breath, restlessness and pain in the limbs, pain radiating from the lower back to the upper back, dark complexion, frequent pain in the bones, reddish-yellow urine, impaired hearing and vision, and weakness and emaciation.

Decoction for Relieving Bi Syndrome and Eliminating Toxins，From *Essentials of Surgery*, Volume 4.，For epidemic sores and stiffness in the limbs and joints.

Ganfeng Danjing Decoction，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 6.，Used for eye pain followed by a prickling sensation in the corner of the eye, photophobia, and a preference for dim light.

Formula for White Flower Snake Wine，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 110), citing *Formulas from the Hall of Auspicious Bamboo*.，For severe wind disorders.

Decoction for Clearing Dampness and Resolving Phlegm，*Hui Chun*, Volume 5.，Damp phlegm flows through the meridians; stiffness in the joints leads to wandering pain in the joints of the entire body and limbs, radiating to the chest and back. There may also be chills and fever, shortness of breath, coughing, and restlessness; or the formation of … Read more

Qianhu Decoction for Draining the Liver and Clearing Heat，Quoted from *Formulas for Simplifying Complexity* in Volume 16 of *Formulas from the Outer Pavilion*.，For liver deficiency with internal heat, manifested as redness in both eyes, inability to open the eyes, restlessness and agitation, hot flashes, and a burning sensation in the chest.

Three Generals Pill，From *Experienced Formulas*, Volume 1.，For sores and ulcers where the pus and exudate are nearly cleared.

Thousand Gold Peony Bark Powder，From *Insights into Medicine*, Volume 4.，Abscesses in the abdomen.

Oak Acorn Paste，*The Direct Pointers*, Volume 14.，Rectal prolapse.

Tianxianyan，*The Collection of Immortal Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，Tooth decay.

Surrounded on All Sides，*De Xiao*, Volume 19.，For various types of abscesses characterized by swelling, redness, and unbearable pain.

Scorpion Tail Powder，From *Yi Tong*, Volume 9.，For tetanus.

Fangwen Decoction，*New Book on Smallpox Vaccination*, Volume 12.，Dampness complicating smallpox that is difficult to resolve.

Blood-Expelling Four-Ingredient Decoction，*Song of Life Preservation* (Baoming Ge), Volume 11.，Diseases caused by blood stasis. Weakness in the limbs; normal appetite but red stools; pulse deep and wiry-knotted.

Black Gold Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.，For hard masses or accumulations resembling an inverted cup, accompanied by abdominal pain and loss of appetite; or for women experiencing stabbing pain due to blood and qi imbalances.

Lung-Nourishing, Lung-Clearing, and Phlegm-Resolving Decoction，From *Zheng’s Golden Formula for the Protection of Infants in Dermatology* (Volume 3).，Lung deficiency with labored breathing and phlegm in the nasal passages.

Poria Qi-Dispersing Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 380.，For children with spleen-related wasting disease and swelling of the hands and feet.

Porridge with Black Hen Meat，From *Shenghui*, Volume 97.，For restless fetal movements during pregnancy; or pain in the lower back and legs due to wind, cold, and dampness-induced bi syndrome.

Coffin-Shattering Decoction，*Formulas from the Physician’s Heart*, Volume 14, citing *The Tang Herbal*.，For cold-induced fever and febrile diseases characterized by extreme fever, thirst, delirium, bleeding from the mouth and nose, as well as various heat toxins and witchcraft-induced poisons. For epidemic diseases where the tongue is dry as a saw, accompanied by extreme thirst, and the … Read more

Qi-Nourishing and Blood-Activating Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 16.，For various postpartum deficiencies and insufficiencies, exhaustion and damage to blood and qi, internal weakness of the vital essence, fatigue in the limbs, and emaciation. Also for deficiency of the spleen’s vital essence, inability to digest food, vomiting, diarrhea, spontaneous sweating, or alternating chills and fever.

The Foremost Divine Formula in the Military，From *Miraculous Formulas for Traumatic Injuries*.，For broken bones and knife wounds.

Ge Ba，*Complete Book of Sha Syndromes*, Volume 2.，Postpartum Sha Syndrome.