Coptis Decoction

Fire-Clearing Pill，From *Records of Compassion for Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 14.，For cases of smallpox with severe blood heat and intense toxicity.

Mandarin Orange Leaf Powder，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 3.，In pregnant women, fetal heat manifests as “internal wind”; in nursing mothers, it manifests as “external wind,” causing the breasts to become swollen and painful, with alternating chills and fever, and in severe cases, nausea and vomiting.

Like the Divine Support-the-Uterus Powder，*Zhun Sheng: Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 1.，For the initial stages of boils on the back and similar sores; also treats carbuncles, all types of swollen toxins, and typhoid fever.

Large Moth Powder，*Essentials of Surgical Medicine*, Volume 2.，Injuries caused by knives or axes.

Moisturizing Dryness Pill，*Record of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 2.，A patient with a constitutional tendency toward internal heat; kidney yin is insufficient to nourish the liver; liver wood is excessively dry, generating wind that causes falls and loss of consciousness; the patient fails to recognize people and experiences numbness in the left hand.

Soybean Leaf Decoction，Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 21); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 215).，For hematuria.

Yizi Dan，Formula attributed to Ge Xianweng, as cited in *Yicaoting*.，Redness and opacities in the eyes.

Xiaogang Pills，From *Yicaoting*.，For internal cataracts.

Crucian Carp and Common Carp Scale Ointment，*Shengji Zonglu* (Renwei Edition), Volume 145.，Fractures.

Tianzhu Ointment，*Selected Effective Formulas: Supplementary Edition*.，Heart pain, malaria, the “Five Exhaustions” and “Seven Injuries,” pain in the tendons and bones, weakness in the lower back and knees, paralysis on the left or right side, numbness in the hands and feet, stiffness of the tendons and meridians, diarrhea caused by exposure to cold, phlegm-induced wheezing and … Read more

Decoction for Eliminating Malnutrition with Wu-yi，*Jin Jian*, Volume 52.，Dental Malnutrition. Toxic heat attacks the stomach, causing the gums to become red, ulcerated, and painful; bad breath and bleeding; withered and falling teeth; and erosion extending to the cheeks and lips.

Walnut Wine，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 286, citing *Formulas of Divine Efficacy*.，For anal abscesses.

Red Persimmon Porridge，From *New Compilation for the Relief of the Masses*, Volume 7.，

Swallow’s Nest Pill，*Seeds of Blessings in Laryngology*, Volume 3.，Epidemic Scarlet Throat. This condition results from exposure to the pathogenic qi of an epidemic, causing swelling of the neck and sore throat. The inside of the mouth and throat appear red; phlegm is foul and turbid, constantly sticky and clinging; hot breath is exhaled, and a … Read more

Red Bean and Angelica Decoction，*The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*. An alternative name for the “Red Adzuki Bean and Angelica Powder” from Volume 1 of *The Golden Cabinet*.，

Decoction for Clearing the Gallbladder and Draining Fire，*New Acute Abdominal Disorders*.，Pus-toxin type gallbladder infection.

Dao Ju Powder，*Six Books on Medical Essentials*, Volume 30.，For women with postpartum stagnation of Liver and Spleen Qi, resulting in stagnant masses that fail to disperse, leading to persistent lochia and unrelenting lower abdominal pain, with a deep, taut, and涩 pulse.

Spleen-Strengthening and Skin-Moistening Decoction，*Differential Diagnosis of Symptoms in Traditional Chinese Medicine*.，For spleen deficiency with blood dryness and thickened skin.

Xu Changqing’s Wash Formula，*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Psoriasis, herpes zoster.

Fumigation and Wash Decoction，*Elucidation of Ophthalmology*, Volume 2.，In cases of advanced age and long-standing weakness of qi and blood, where a membrane obscures the eye and the pupil appears dim.

Pill for Hemoptysis，*Pulse Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments*, Volume 1.，Caused by fire propelling blood upward, disrupting the menstrual cycle.

Chai Chang Decoction，*Yidi*, Volume 6.，For common malaria, after 3–4 attacks.

Ginseng and Angelica Major Tonifying Decoction，From *Essentials for the Care of Infants* (Vol. 5).，For cases of qi and blood deficiency, where the body is unable to contain toxic qi to form pus, causing the toxin to disperse and wander unchecked through the flesh; after the smallpox lesions have fully erupted, the face and eyes become … Read more

Turtle-Expelling Decoction，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 1, citing a formula by Wang Muzhai.，Blood stagnation, blood stasis.

Rhubarb and Astragalus Pills，*Qianjin Yi*, Volume 12.，For all diseases caused by deficiency and debility.