Cooling the Diaphragm White Tiger Decoction

Decoction of Aconite Root，*Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 1.，Weakness in the arms and hands; numbness and loss of sensation; uncoordinated movement of the hands and feet; combined wind and dampness; various disorders of the tendons and bones; pain so severe that the limbs cannot be lifted.

Enhanced Ginseng, Angelica, and Deer Antler Decoction，*The True Explanation of Surgery*, Volume 1.，A Baihui abscess occurs at the Baihui acupoint on the Governor Vessel, directly at the center of the crown of the head; it is often large and prominent, resembling a Taoist priest’s cap, and when viewed from the side, it aligns directly with … Read more

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.

Powerful Tonifying Pills，From *Collected Formulas of the Crane-Feeding Pavilion*.，Deficiency and decline of the five viscera; various injuries from overwork. Physical weakness; soreness and weakness in the lower back and knees; blood stasis from falls; pain in tendons and bones.

Reed Leaf Decoction，Formula from *Wai Tai* (Vol. 10, Annotations), citing *Treatise on Cold Damage*; name found in *Sheng Ji Zong Lu* (Vol. 50).，For lung abscess characterized by aversion to cold, dry mouth, a dull ache in the chest, coughing with chest fullness, occasional discharge of foul-smelling sputum, and—if prolonged—vomiting of pus resembling rice porridge, with … Read more

Castor Bean Formula，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 125.，A nodule under the neck gradually developing into a tumor.

Stomach-Clearing and Center-Preserving Decoction，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 3.，For vomiting due to stomach deficiency with heat.

Poria Cocos Decoction，*Compendium of Medical Essentials*, Volume 10.，Syphilis, fish-mouth sores, and kidney wasting disease.

Green Hemp Decoction，From *Wang Yue’s Book of Obstetrics*, cited in *Collected Medical Formulas*, Volume 228.，For various conditions involving pathological stagnation and retained placenta.

Poria and Rock Salt Decoction，From *The Golden Cabinet* (Volume Middle).，For difficulty urinating.

Double Ginger and Pinellia Pills，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，For phlegm and fluid retention.

Climbing Bindweed Flower Pills，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 16.，For women and young maidens with blocked meridians, heat in the palms and soles, and pain in the limbs.

Blood-Nourishing and Stomach-Supporting Pills，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 5.，To be used after recovery from vomiting and gastric reflux.

Liuqi Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 55.，For cold-induced damage to the spleen and stomach, pain in the chest and abdomen, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; and for women with blood stasis and blood stagnation.

Rusheng Powder，Quoted from *Comprehensive Examination of the Body’s Meridians* in Volume 490 of *Complete Records of the Medical Department*.，For children with smallpox eruptions where intermittent fever has not subsided and sores have developed inside the nose and mouth.

Rhubarb Toxin-Resolving Decoction，From *The Complete Book of Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 2.，For abdominal pain and dry, hard stools at the onset of smallpox.

Use the Bone-Mending Powder in the fall，From *Yifang Leiju*, Volume 187, citing *Yonglei Qianfang*.，Fractures.

Astragalus and Angelica Decoction，*Ji Yin Gang Mu*, Volume 14.，A woman experiences urinary incontinence after childbirth, with a slightly puffy face and mild fever in the afternoon; this indicates that the bladder was injured by the midwife.

Black Mulberry Paste，*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.，For kidney deficiency with liver hyperactivity, blurred vision, tinnitus, dryness of body fluids, and premature graying of the temples.

Sacred Pills for Diarrhea and Dysentery，*Li Ye*.，Dysentery.

Goat Liver Cakes，*Medical Convenience*, Volume 5.，For children with convulsive disorders and a mass under the left flank; for women with postpartum blood stasis, fever, and emaciation.

Qi-Relieving and Fragrant Coptis Pills，From *The Compendium of Life-Saving Principles*, Volume 2.，For chronic stagnation, discomfort in the chest and heart region, or a sensation of fullness, distension, and pain.

Curcuma and Coptis Pills，Quoted from *Secret Formulas* in Volume 2 of *Pocket Guide*.，When heart fire blazes upward and kidney water fails to rise, water and fire cannot harmonize; thus, fire alone blazes upward while water flows downward as dysuria.The bladder is scorched by the intense heart fire, causing heat to accumulate within the bladder sac; … Read more

White Tiger Decoction with Cinnamon Twig and Bupleurum，From *Si Sheng Xin Yuan*, Volume 7.，For warm malaria characterized by fever followed by chills, with more fever than chills, or fever without chills.

Yin-Nourishing and Diarrhea-Stopping Pill，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 7.，Dysentery caused by damp-heat, with intense thirst and a constant urge to drink; yet drinking does not bring much relief, accompanied by a sense of vexation, scanty urination, and stools that are a mixture of red and white—resembling pus but not pus, resembling blood but not blood.