Cimicifuga and Six-He Decoction

Zhongjin Pills，From *Bo Ji*, Volume 3.，For phlegm-retention, fluid retention, cough, and wheezing.

Apricot Kernel and Aster Pills，Formula from *Wai Tai* (Vol. 10), citing *Cui’s Formulas*; name found in *Ji Feng* (Vol. 11).，For cough due to lung heat, accompanied by shortness of breath and wheezing so severe that the patient cannot sit or lie down, swelling of the body and face, loss of appetite, and difficulty urinating.

Qi-Soothing Powder，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 158.，For wind-cold invading the lungs, causing coughing, phlegm, and wheezing.

Putao Juice，*Nourishing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.，For the five types of linyin in the elderly—characterized by secretion and scanty flow, painful and urgent urination, and a sensation of fullness and obstruction in the diaphragm—

Daqingdan，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 373, citing *Yi Fang Miao Xuan*.，For children suffering from recurrent convulsions that persist without remission.

Decoction for Relieving Bi Syndrome and Clearing Toxins，From *Essentials for Infant Care*, Volume 12.，Syphilis sores. Contracted and stiff limbs and joints.

Deer Gelatin Wine，*Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 8.，Chronic rectal bleeding, sallow complexion, and poor appetite.

Cuscuta Powder，From *Guide to Formulas*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Vol. 236.，Bone-steaming syndrome.

Seven-Generation Pills，From *The Collection of Immortal Prescriptions*, Volume 1, citing *Simple and Convenient Remedies*.，Blood-related conditions with jaundice and swelling.

Kushen and Rehmannia Pills，From *The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 2.，For bleeding from hemorrhoidal fistulas, intestinal bleeding, and bleeding caused by alcohol poisoning.

Maple Ointment，*Dongyi Baojian: Chapter on External Conditions*, Volume 1.，For red, swollen, and weeping eyes with a ruptured cornea.

Zi Xia Yun，From *Secret Manual of Laryngology*.，For tonsillitis, tongue swelling, and ulcerated throat sores.

Shengshen Decoction，*The Profound Secrets of the Divine Realm*, Volume 5.，In cases of yin syndrome affecting the mouth, or occurring on the sides of the face, numerous small sores appear; they first itch, then become painful, and eventually ulcerate. The swelling is not very prominent, the color is necessarily dark, the body feels heavy, the patient … Read more

Spleen-Regulating Pills，*Qianjin Yi*, Volume 15.，For patients who, following a serious illness, have become severely emaciated and weak, are unable to eat, and experience indigestion.

Fire-Stagnation Decoction，*A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 18.，Heat Stagnation. No fever, but a constant sensation of internal heat that cannot be relieved; blurred vision and thirst; dry tongue and red stools; a deep and rapid pulse; or confusion; or muscle heat, which feels scorching to the touch.

Divine and Highly Effective Emergency Black Divine Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 5.，For stroke, sudden onset of convulsions, locked jaw, and inability to open the mouth.

Safflower and Peach Kernel Decoction，From *The Secret Treasury of the Orchid Chamber*, Volume 2.，Chronic hemorrhoidal fistula.

Liver-Stabilizing and Nourishing Blood Decoction，*Clinical Notes on Ophthalmology*.，Symptoms of intermittent tearing (blocked tear ducts). Both eyes feel heavy and blurry, with no pain or swelling; vision is impaired; and tears flow frequently, sometimes accompanied by a sensation of cold or heat.

Remnant Sunset Ointment，*Bo Ji*, Volume 4.，For wind-toxin that has spread, causing malignant sores with heat and pain.

Aconite Wash，*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，For chilblains.

Five-Tiger Decoction for Relieving Asthma，*Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For phlegm-induced wheezing, where cold phlegm suppresses heat and obstructs the trachea, causing coughing fits with labored breathing and the expectoration of thick, sticky phlegm; in severe cases, the eyes may bulge as if about to pop out, and a gurgling sound may be heard in … Read more

Enhanced Xiao Jianzhong Decoction，*San Yin*, Volume 9.，Unbearable, stabbing pain in the epigastrium and abdomen; the pain subsides with light pressure but resolves completely with firm pressure—all indicative of a deficiency-cold pattern—in cases where treatment with warming herbs, acupuncture, or moxibustion has failed to bring relief.

Gallnut Ointment，*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 20.，Prickly rash on the face.

Puhuang Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 65), citing *Ren Cun’s Formulas*.，To treat toothache.

White Stomach-Clearing Powder，*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.，For rising stomach fire, toothache, mouth and tongue sores, and bleeding from the gums.