Cistanche Porridge

Decoction of Four Ling with Papaya, Magnolia Bark, and Cardamom，From *Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Vol. 2).，Cold-dampness in the Foot Taiyin meridian, sudden coldness in the limbs, spontaneous diarrhea, yellow eyes, white and slippery tongue (or, in severe cases, gray), lethargy and reluctance to speak; pathogenic factors obstructing the spleen orifice, resulting in slurred speech and … Read more

White Horse Hoof Powder，From *Ghost’s Legacy*, Volume 2.，Treats blood stasis in the abdomen caused by trauma; also treats gynecological bleeding disorders.

Ginseng and Astragalus Decoction for Consolidating the Exterior，From *Essentials for the Care of Infants* (Vol. 5).，For smallpox with external deficiency presenting with itching.

Mulberry Leaf Eye Bath Formula，*Compendium of Medical Essentials*, Volume 10.，For cases where the eyes are not severely red or swollen, but the eye sockets are red, inflamed, and teary.

Taiyi Rescue-from-Suffering Powder，From *Compilation of Remarkable Formulas*, Volume 2.，For epidemic fever with absence of sweat, headache, body heat, thirst, and restlessness.

Canglin Dan，From *Si Sheng Xuan Shu*, Volume 1.，For the sixth-day Jueyin warm disease, characterized by restlessness, abdominal distension, testicular retraction, fever, and thirst.

Da Cheng Decoction，From *Formulas for Treating Injuries and Fractures*.，For men with severe injuries, stagnant blood that fails to dissipate, abdominal distension, obstruction of urination and defecation, and blood rising to the heart and abdomen, causing agitation and confusion leading to death.

Areca Nut and Tangerine Peel Decoction，Formula from *Classified Materia Medica* (Vol. 13), citing *Mei Shi’s Formulas*; name found in *A Clear Illumination of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases* (Vol. 17).，Heartburn, epigastric discomfort.

Redness-Relieving Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 10.，Extreme stagnation of stomach fire, with no fever, but red rashes appearing between the chest and ribs, resembling a patch of crimson clouds.

Fragrant Alum Powder，From *Six Essentials of Medicine: Compendium of Treatment Methods*, Volume 7.，For excessive uterine bleeding and leukorrhea.

Seven Treasures Mouthwash Powder，*The Great Treasure of Health* (Volume 2).，For conditions such as “wrapping throat wind,” “locking throat wind,” “throat moth,” “throat pearls,” and “suspended Yong wind”—initial symptoms include swelling, pain, aversion to wind, and fever.

Wine for Restoring Yang and Relieving Emergencies，From *Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Nanchang Formula).，For cold-type cholera characterized by alternating vomiting and diarrhea, cold extremities, muscle cramps, pale lips, and a sallow complexion; also treats cold-type abdominal pain.

Tongguan Ointment，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 138.，For boils, carbuncles, and abscesses without a head.

Danggui-Didi-Ejiao Decoction，*Huiyue*, Volume 14.，For cases where sexual intercourse has disturbed the fetus, causing fetal restlessness.

Shenhua Pills，*Qianjin*, Volume 19.，For the Five Labors and Seven Injuries, qi deficiency, itching or sores in the genital area, frequent urination with residual dribbling, cold pain in the glans, spontaneous emission of semen, tightness in the lower abdomen, pain around the navel, heavy knees making it difficult to stand for long periods, a vacant gaze, … Read more

White-backed Pigeon Soup，From *Essentials of Diet and Nutrition*, Volume 2.，Diabetes insipidus, with uncontrollable thirst and excessive water intake.

Liqiao Cui Sheng San，From *Six Treatises on Medicine*, Volume 29.，For difficult labor with fetal obstruction and a floating, rapid pulse.

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

Du Huo Xi Xin Decoction，*Causes, Symptoms, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 1.，Headache of the Shao Yin Meridian.

Black Plum and Cinnabar Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 35.，For chronic malaria and malaria caused by miasma that has persisted for years without cure.

Liangxiao Decoction，*The Book of Sincerity*, Volume 16.，For children with feverish restlessness and fetal convulsions with internal agitation.

Water-Fire Elixir，From *Effective and Remarkable Prescriptions Based on Clinical Experience*.，Mountain mist and miasma; various types of malaria.

Da Chuiyun Ointment，*Shenghui*, Volume 63.，Effective for all types of malignant sores and swellings, back abscesses, carbuncles, wind-induced edema, intestinal abscesses, breast abscesses, scrofula, scabies and ringworm, hair loss at the temples, tooth abscesses, brain abscesses, kidney abscesses, bone fractures and damage from falls or blows, as well as all bites from insects, snakes, and other … Read more

Radish juice，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 2.，Chronic headache.

Tinea Treatment Decoction，From *Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Shenyang Formula).，Effective for all types of tinea and itchy, scaly skin lesions.