Coptis and Red Ocher Decoction

Decoction for Reducing Swelling and Relieving Pain，From *Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 3.，Swelling and pain in the hips during pregnancy.

Immortal Jushengzi Pills，From *Formulas of De Sheng Tang*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 223).，

Pills for Opening the Jaws and Relieving Diaphragmatic Obstruction，From *Bingji Shazhuan*, Volume 1.，For dysphagia and dry, hard stools resembling sheep droppings.

Spleen-Kidney Warming Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 1.，In the winter months, a case of cold damage lasting 10 days, presenting with chills and vomiting.

Eye-Washing Gardenia Decoction，From *Shenghui*, Volume 18.，For febrile diseases where heat toxins attack the eyes, causing redness, swelling, corneal opacities, pain, and photophobia.

Plantain Decoction，From *Yin Hai Jing Wei*, Volume 2.，Accumulated heat in the Liver Meridian rises to attack the eyes, causing corneal opacities due to both ascending and descending pathological factors; blood floods the pupil, leading to photophobia, fear of sunlight, and excessive tearing.

Erfang Decoction，*The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 3.，“Crane-Knee Wind” (Hexi Feng) results from exposure to cold and dampness following dysentery, or from wading through water or walking on frost, leading to pain and numbness in both feet—as if being cut by a knife or bitten by a tiger—with swelling of the knee joints and an … Read more

Tonifying Powder，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 19.，To be taken regularly after edema has subsided.

Dragon’s Incense and Rhinoceros Horn Pills，From *Eight Essays on Nurturing Life*, Volume 18.，For hemoptysis associated with consumptive disease.

Decoction of Poria, Licorice, Schisandra, with Added Ginger, Asarum, Pinellia, Apricot Kernels, and Rhubarb，From *The Golden Cabinet*, Volume Middle.，Coughing and gasping for breath, unable to lie down. If the face feels hot as if intoxicated, this is due to stomach heat surging upward and affecting the face.

Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Moistening Dryness，*Supplementary Essentials of Medical Practice*, Middle Volume.，Resembling Bi Syndrome but Not Bi Syndrome.

Hezhong Dashun Decoction，*Yichun Shengyi*, Volume 2.，Guang Ge. Isolated yang energy erupts, obstructing the passage of food and drink; in severe cases, it causes hiccups.

Cimicifuga and Atractylodes Decoction，The formula is from *Ming Yi Za Zhu* (Miscellaneous Writings of a Ming Physician), Volume 2; the name appears in *Dong Yi Bao Jian* (Treasury of Eastern Medicine: Miscellaneous Diseases), Volume 3.，During the spring and autumn seasons in Lingnan, people are exposed to the miasma of mountain mist and fog; toxic vapors … Read more

Xuanfeng Powder，*Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 40, citing *The Essential Guide to Child Care*.，For newborns who, after the umbilical cord is cut, contract a cold or dampness, resulting in blue lips, a pursed mouth, white foam, and refusal to nurse.

Ginseng and Milk Decoction to Regulate the Diaphragm，From *Gu Songyuan’s Medical Mirror*, Volume 9.，For cases of diaphragmatic syndrome with deficiency.

Decoction of Mulberry Leaves，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 2.，For tearing when exposed to the wind, as well as redness, swelling, corneal opacities, and pain in the eyes.

Zhi Xiao Decoction，*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 6.，Gastric atrophy, accompanied by intense thirst and uncontrolled drinking—drinking dozens of bowls at a time before feeling slight relief in the stomach; otherwise, a sensation of restlessness in the chest, as if insects were burrowing inside, with frequent hunger. Thirst subsides after eating but becomes even more … Read more

Family-Secret Harmonizing Decoction，*Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 1.，Headache due to internal injury caused by qi deficiency.

Toxicity-Clearing Pill，Formula from *Zhi Zhi*, Volume 22; name cited in *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 285.，For abscesses and boils accompanied by constipation.

Mao Gen Decoction，From *Secret Records for Prolonging Life*, cited in Volume 27 of *Wai Tai*.，Deficient heat in the fetal membranes, with occasional blood-colored urine.

Perilla Leaf, Tangerine Peel, Licorice, and Platycodon Decoction，From *Si Sheng Xin Yuan*, Volume 5.，Lung abscess.

White Sheep Heart Decoction，*Shenghui*, Volume 78.，Postpartum internal deficiency attacked by wind pathogens, resulting in palpitations and mental agitation, with unstable emotions.

Enhanced Shenxiang Powder，*Collected Works on Medicine*, Volume 2.，

Hemp Cloth Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 144.，Dispels stagnant blood in the internal organs and alleviates restlessness and oppression in the chest.

Yimu Decoction，From *Introduction to Obstetrics*, Volume 2.，When abortifacients fail to induce labor, the patient experiences chills and shivering as if drenched in water; even under heavy blankets, the jaw continues to clench uncontrollably. Moments later, the patient becomes feverish and feels as if burning; even in cold weather, she craves a cool breeze. There may … Read more