Dao Jing Decoction

The All-Encompassing Secret Formula，From *The Treasure of Childbearing* (Shengyu Baojian), cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Puji Fang), Volume 328.，For women who have long suffered from pain in the uterus, joints, lower back, and legs, weakness in the limbs, and frequent susceptibility to wind and cold, presenting symptoms similar to those of exhaustion.

Decoction for Warming the Middle and Relieving Dysentery，From *The Collection of Compassionate Guidance*, Volume 2.，In the early stage of dysentery with cold symptoms, if bitter-cold herbs are mistakenly used, cold may凝固 in the stomach. With no yang in the stomach, this leads to cold-induced shivering, a pale, bluish-yellow complexion on the face and lips, cold … Read more

Agarwood-Cinnamon-Aconite Pills，*Medical Inventions*, Volume 6.，For deficiency of central qi, cold deficiency of the spleen and stomach, loss of appetite, disharmony of qi, accumulated cold in the viscera, pain in the chest and abdomen, distension of the flanks, rumbling in the abdomen, dull complexion, cold extremities, and irregular bowel movements; as well as for yang deficiency … Read more

Coix Seed Powder，From *Formulas of the Huizhi Hall*, Volume 2.，Lung abscess. Coughing up pus with a foul, fishy odor or mixed with blood, accompanied by a dull,隐隐 pain in the chest and diaphragm.

Guyuan Decoction，*Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 7.，For prolonged, unstoppable menorrhagia.

Fire-Suppressing Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 4.，Enduring hunger and overexertion injure the stomach and stir up fire, leading to sudden fits of madness, disheveled hair, and nakedness, with no sense of shame or decency.

Secret Formula: Thousand Gold Seed Pill，From *Essential Formulas for Prolonging Life*.，For deficiency syndromes, nocturnal emissions, and leukorrhea.

Drain Heavenly Water，From *Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 5.，For all cases of wind-heat throat obstruction, sores on the mouth and tongue, blurred vision, and excessive phlegm.

Qi-Regulating and Meridian-Activating Pills，*Yu’an*, Volume 2.，Caused by emotional disturbances that obstruct the flow of qi and blood, resulting in numbness and stiffness in the hands and feet.

Xiao Chansu Pills，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 7.，For all types of carbuncles, swollen abscesses, and early-stage epidemic toxins.

Shaofen Ointment，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 315.，For malignant ulcers and toxic sores, boils and fistulas, back abscesses, brain abscesses, scrofula, carbuncles, swollen and painful gums, injuries from blows or falls, cuts from knives or axes, wounds from caning, and burns or scalds;boils and abscesses on the head and face in children; heat-toxin rashes; bites from … Read more

Er Yi San，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 76.，Dysentery with pus and blood.

Yin-Nourishing and Heart-Tonifying Decoction，From *The Posthumous Writings of Shen Zhai*, Volume 7.，The Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian is inherently weak by constitution. During the day, mental exertion and emotional strain, and at night, sexual activity that depletes essence, cause the vital energy to become deficient and unable to nourish the spirit. This leads to fire invading the … Read more

Yellow Jade Ointment，*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.，Sores that are red, swollen, and hard; dry, painful corners of the mouth; and sores in the nostrils.

Dragon’s Tooth Heart-Nourishing Decoction，*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 10.，For various conditions of deficiency and insufficiency, with episodes of deficiency-heat, restlessness and anxiety, disturbed sleep, and oily, turbid urine.

Xiangbai Zhi Powder，From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, cited in *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 66.，Extreme cold affecting the brain; toothache caused by the north wind.

Wangyue Pills，From *Shenshi Yaohan*, Volume 4.，Smallpox affecting the eyes, leading to the formation of a membrane.

Divine Ointment for Treating Blisters，*Formulas of the Hall of Cultivating Blessings*, Volume 4.，Ulcer caused by a blow.

Raw Rhinoceros Horn and Wine，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 4.，For pain caused by beriberi and difficulty urinating.

Ulcer Pill No. III，*New Acute Abdominal Disorders*.，Peptic ulcer disease of the blood stasis and qi stagnation type.

Blood-Stasis-Expelling Decoction，From *Supplement to the Essentials of the Guanjù Formulas*, Volume 9.，For women with stagnant blood causing generalized severe swelling.

Accumulation-Resolving Decoction，From *Liu’s Simple Formulas*, cited in Volume 1 of *The Great Treasure of Health*.，For food stagnation.

Sacred Atractylodes Decoction，*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，For occasional food or drink-induced disorders, such as vomiting or diarrhea, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, or pain in the flanks; or for cases where excessive use of purgative or purging herbs has damaged the vital energy of the viscera, presenting symptoms similar to … Read more

Needle Sand and Five Fruits Pills，*Medical Canon*, Volume 8.，Yellow, bloated, and puffy appearance; pulsating neck veins; difficulty urinating; signs of impending edema.

Four Ginseng Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 7.，Following nocturnal emission, the body is in a state of exhaustion; compounded by excessive fatigue from travel or overindulgence in sexual activity, this leads to profuse night sweats.