Cistanche Porridge

Xiangfu Siwu Decoction，From *Essentials for Those Unfamiliar with Medicine*, Volume 4.，For pain and distension caused by stagnation of qi and blood in the meridians.

Xinding Bu Yuan Decoction，*Introduction to Obstetrics*, Volume 4.，Postpartum exhaustion. Coughing with phlegm, alternating chills and fever, night sweats, a sallow and ashen complexion, or a flushed face, weakness in the limbs, or loose stools.

Fennel Herb Powder，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 4.，Nasal hemorrhoids.

Magpie Nest and Stone Powder，From *Ben Shi*, Volume 9.，For mania resulting from cold damage, where the patient may cast off their clothes, run about, or climb over walls and onto rooftops.

Secret-Transmitted Black Chicken Pills，From *The Zheng Family’s Inherited Gynecological Prescriptions Worth Ten Thousand Gold*, Volume 2.，For women aged 25–26 with a deficient and cold Blood Sea, deficiency of both qi and blood, and irregular menstrual cycles—who may experience abdominal pain, white vaginal discharge resembling flowing brain matter or rice water, irregular menstrual periods, persistent trickling … Read more

Pig’s Head Powder，From *De Xiao*, Volume 12.，For a soft boil that has healed but has recurred.

Jujube Leaf Powder，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 308.，Spider Bite Ulcer.

Traditional Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 66.，For lung cold combined with external and internal pathogenic factors, stagnant fluid and cold phlegm, cough, inability to speak, a sensation in the mouth as if holding frost or snow, tightness and oppression in the throat resembling a plum pit, obstruction and inability to swallow, diaphragmatic distension and fullness; as well … Read more

Divine Marrow Ointment，From *He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 2.，Exhaustion-related injuries.

Tai Chi Black Lead Ointment，From *The True Explanation of Surgical Medicine*, Volume 1.，For chronic foot ulcers, as well as scalp sores in children and toxic burns from hot liquids or fire.

Menstrual Regulation and Nourishing Yin Pills，*Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 2.，Yin deficiency with internal heat, where heat becomes stagnant within the meridians and, if left unresolved for a long time, develops into bone-steaming fever. As fire consumes metal and causes dryness, fluids become depleted and essence withers, initially leading to hemoptysis, hematemesis, coughing, and hoarseness, … Read more

Ke Huan Dan，*Family Instructions on Laryngology*, Volume 1.，For all acute throat conditions, phlegm-induced syncope and respiratory obstruction, timely treatment of measles-induced distension, and various other acute conditions.

Decoction for Relieving Arthralgia and Preventing Paralysis，*Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*, Volume 8.，Bi Syndrome. Wind-dampness lingers in the tendons and bones, leading to prolonged numbness and loss of sensation without pain, resulting in paralysis of the hands and feet.

Toxicity-Eliminating Ointment，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 130.，Effective for all types of abscesses and boils, as well as wind-toxin-induced fistulas and sores that ascend or descend, accompanied by pain, burning, and swelling.

Cough-Relieving Powder，From *Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.，For cough.

Two Extraordinary Formulas，From *The Mystic Pearl of Chishui*, Volume 5.，Edema.

Burned Soap Powder，*Medical Levels*, Volume 8.，For severe epigastric pain unresponsive to other medications.

Infant-Protecting Calming Pills，*National Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas* (Tianjin Formula).，For children with acute fever and convulsions, excessive heat with red eyes, mouth sores, dry stools, and reddish-yellow urine.

Formula for Chronic Hernia，*Danxi’s Heart Method*, Volume 4.，Hernia pain.

Decoction of Dried Tea，*Ji Feng*, Volume 22.，Itchy and painful sores in the genital area that ooze fluid and do not heal for a long time.

Pills for Dissolving Phlegm Congestion，*Xuanming Lun*, Volume 7.，For internal excess heat, hard masses and accumulations, intestinal obstruction, masses and accumulations in the abdomen, pain, distension, and oppression—with symptoms occurring at specific times—obstruction of the Triple Burner, obstruction of the large and small intestines, chest tightness, restlessness, and insomnia; coughing, wheezing, retching, and inability to eat;or … Read more

Like-the-Sage Decoction，From *The Universal Remedies* (Vol. 60), citing *The Inn*.，For sores in the throat, difficulty swallowing, coughing up blood, pulmonary atrophy with phlegm, sputum, and shortness of breath, as well as toxic rashes in children, to treat swelling and pain in the throat.

Yufeng Dan，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 24), citing *Essentials for Imperial Physicians*.，Effective for all types of wind disorders and chills.

Da Qin Jiao Decoction，*Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 5.，Postpartum opisthotonos, with both hands and feet stiff and bent backward, trismus, profuse sweating, and foaming at the mouth.

Heart-Nourishing Decoction，From *Fu Qingzhu’s Gynecology: Postpartum Section*, Volume 2.，Postpartum instability of heart blood and restlessness of the mind.