Cold-Dispelling Decoction

Stomach Wind Decoction，*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 6.，When wind-cold invades the stomach and intestines through a deficiency, food and drink fail to be digested, leading to diarrhea and profuse loose stools; there is a sensation of fullness in the abdomen and flanks, with intestinal rumbling and pain; or, due to damp-toxin in the stomach … Read more

Unparalleled Hemorrhoid and Fistula Pills，*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.，For hemorrhoids, fistulas, anal swelling and pain, hard lumps that do not subside, and unbearable pain and itching.

Perilla Leaf Decoction for Dissolving Masses，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 4.，For wheezing resulting from a combination of internal injury and external pathogenic factors; emotional distress leading to qi stagnation; and phlegm-mucus congestion—which may resemble torn cotton or a plum pit—that cannot be coughed up or swallowed, accompanied by severe fullness and distension, and shortness of … Read more

Formula for Strengthening the Spleen and Relieving Stagnation，*Treasury of Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 7.，For isolated abdominal distension.

Mu Xiang Dun San，From *The Great Compendium of Medical Formulas*, Volume 4, citing *Dan Liao*.，Weakness of the spleen and stomach, undigested food stagnation, cramping pain in the chest and abdomen, loose stools with slippery stools, vomiting, and bloating.

Chaihu Shenghua Decoction，*A Concise Explanation of Medical Formulas*, Volume 6.，Postpartum depression with predominant cold symptoms, recurrent sweating, and fever.

Taiyi Jinhua Powder，From *Bo Ji*, cited in *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 256.，For coughs due to cold damage, vomiting due to cholera, food stagnation and qi stagnation, and chest pain; for women with red or white vaginal discharge and postpartum bloody diarrhea; for injuries from falls or blows, stagnant blood that fails to dissipate, and all … Read more

Puxiao Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 28.，Toxic qi from cold damage is congested in the upper jiao; toxic heat fails to dissipate, causing mania with a desire to run, or occasional prostration on the ground; the pulse at the left cun position is洪数 (thunderous and rapid).

Jianzhong Astragalus Decoction，From *Shenghui*, Volume 27.，For deficiency-syndrome conditions with abdominal cramping and various deficiencies.

Cress Seed Pills，Formula from *Wai Tai* (Vol. 10), citing *Cui’s Formulas*; name found in *Pu Ji Fang* (Vol. 183).，For cough due to lung heat, accompanied by shortness of breath and severe wheezing, inability to sit or lie down, swelling of the body and face, and severe distension that prevents the intake of food and drink.

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.

Red Powder Gauze Strip，From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhu Renkang*.，Ulcers.

Canker-Cutting Pills，From *New Effective Formulas*, cited in *Collected Medical Formulas*, Volume 255.，Five Types of Wasting Diseases.

Cardamom and Wood Fragrance Pills，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 4.，For stagnant qi, phlegm-fluid retention, accumulated undigested food, chest and abdominal masses, mental confusion, emaciation, and uncontrollable diarrhea or vomiting.

Decoction for Suppressing Fire and Regulating the Spleen，From *The Jade Case*, Volume 3.，For middle-burner diabetes.

Western Medicinal Wine，From *Feng’s Treasure Chest: Miscellaneous Disorders*, Volume 14.，Effective for food stagnation, gastric reflux, and all types of dysentery and watery diarrhea.

Binlian Pills，*Essentials of Danxi’s Therapeutic Methods*, Volume 3.，For gastric reflux, where food eaten in the morning is regurgitated in the evening; where food is swallowed but then vomited; where there is pain in the epigastric region; where relief is only achieved after complete vomiting; or where vomiting occurs immediately upon seeing food.

Coptis and Cimicifuga Tooth-Rubbing Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 121.，

Four-Ingredient Anise Powder，From *Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.，Wind-cold injures the liver, causing throbbing pain in the scrotum and penis—commonly known as “small intestinal qi”—with unbearable pain.

Supreme Holy Ointment，From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 5).，For acute convulsions with uncontrollable shaking, clenched fists, excessive sleepiness, crying, restlessness, fever, and a sensation of fullness in the epigastrium.

Ten-Harmony Powder，From *The Universal Formulas for Relief* (Vol. 204), citing *The Family Treasure of Health*.，Effective for 10 types of diaphragmatic qi stagnation, chest fullness and oppression, difficulty swallowing, reduced appetite, and conditions that gradually become life-threatening.

Xiao Wu Tui San，*Effective Remedies*, Volume 16.，Apply to the eye for internal cataracts.

Quick Smallpox Pill，*Insights into Surgical Medicine*, Volume 12.，For slow-erupting smallpox.

Facial Paste，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 3.，For cold dysentery characterized by pale stools and absence of thirst.

Dew Flower Decoction，From *Formulas for Transmitting Trust and Practical Application*, Volume 4.，For women with red and white vaginal discharge.