Crucian Carp Soup

Lung-Clearing Paste，From *New Book on the Care of Infants* (Vol. 33), citing a formula by Zhang Huan.，Nasal obstruction with inability to smell odors; difficult exhalation. May also cause polyps.

Life-Saving Calamus Pills，From *Shenghui*, Volume 86.，For children suffering from the “Five Wasting Diseases” and emaciation.

Astragalus and White Jujube Seed Powder，*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 6.，Palpitations; damage to the waist and kidneys in men.

Pill for Treating Parasitic Infections，*Essentials of Danxi’s Therapeutic Methods*, Volume 8.，Roundworms.

Taihe Ointment，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 6.，For various conditions of deficiency, including deficiency of qi and blood, diminished vitality, emaciation, and difficulty walking.

Mu Fangji Pills，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 191.，Water-related disorders.

Modified Yuandong Decoction，From *Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 10.，Heart fire invades the lungs, causing thirst, a dry tongue, chapped lips, and a dry throat, ultimately leading to loss of voice.

Miraculous Qi-Regulating Pills，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 380.，For children with prolonged malnutrition-induced fever, emaciation, a haggard appearance, and a listless demeanor, who fail to gain weight despite eating copiously.

Clove and Five Spices Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.，

Decoction for Raising the Pure and Descending the Turbid，From *Zhang Jiachun’s Diagnosis and Treatment of Ophthalmic Disorders*.，Vision appears tinted; shadows appear pale yellow; the eyes lack vitality; accompanied by dizziness and chest tightness; with a greasy tongue coating and a slippery pulse.

Fragrant Tangerine Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 19.，For children with spleen and stomach injury, abdominal distension, chest and diaphragm discomfort, choking, wheezing, and difficulty urinating.

Cigu Decoction，*The Esoteric Teachings of the Celestial Caverns*, Volume 8.，Various types of carbuncles.

Raw Aconite Decoction，From *Xingyuan*, Volume 7.，Cold dysuria, which may result from excessive water intake, cold-dampness, or heart deficiency with mental exhaustion. Symptoms include difficult and scanty urination, frequent attempts to urinate without success, pain in the urethra, and intense aversion to cold.

Madder-Plum Pills，*Ben Shi*, Volume 5.，Epistaxis occurring at irregular intervals.

Lip Balm，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 175.，For infants under 100 days old with a cough.

Pain-Relieving Frankincense Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 302.，For injuries caused by metal, as well as fractures and contusions.

Poria, Cinnamon Twig, Atractylodes, and Licorice Decoction，*Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For typhoid fever: if, after vomiting or purgation, there is a sensation of fullness and distension beneath the heart, with qi surging upward into the chest; upon standing, dizziness occurs; the pulse is deep and tight; and inducing sweating may trigger menstrual bleeding. The body trembles … Read more

Daigu Pills，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 6.，For chronic deficiency of the spleen and stomach resulting in a complete loss of appetite.

Chaihu Clearing Dryness Decoction，*Treatise on Cold and Warm Diseases*, Volume 5.，After repeated purgations for a warm disease, residual heat remains; the pathogenic factor clashes with the Wei Qi, and the heat cannot be completely eliminated.

Odor-Repelling Incense，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 58.，When exposed to foul odors, causing sudden itching of smallpox sores.

Miraculous Milk-Sandalwood Pill，From *Ji Yin Gang Mu*, Volume 10.，Difficult labor.

Borneol and Rehmannia Ointment，*Xuanming Lun*, Volume 14.，For acute and chronic convulsions in children; phlegm and saliva rising to the chest and heart; “heavenly suspension” convulsions; and “throat-wrapping” wind; for children with chest and diaphragm obstruction; and all types of heat toxins.

Enhanced Huagai Powder，From *The Mystic Pearl of Chishui*, Volume 7.，Wind-cold invading the lungs, causing shortness of breath, chest fullness, and a heavy voice.

Jade-Inlaid Powder，From *The New Book for the Very Young*, Volume 39, citing *Formulas from the Spiritual Garden*.，For adults and children alike suffering from bone or foreign objects stuck in the throat, or bamboo or wooden splinters lodged in the throat that cannot be dislodged.

Green Jujube Pill，From *Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.，For chronic genital sores where half of the glans penis has ulcerated away.