Decoction for Acute Pain

Radish Seed Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 10.，Indicated for bloating caused by gu (magic poison), swelling and edema in the limbs, shortness of breath and wheezing, and constipation or difficulty passing urine.

Highly Effective Myrrh Pills，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 323.，For women suffering from blood-wind deficiency and consumptive disease, characterized by high fever and body pain, sallow and emaciated complexion, fluctuating appetite, frequent fatigue and low energy, bitter taste in the mouth and dry tongue, aching in all joints, dizziness and heaviness in the head and eyes, … Read more

Realgar Pills，*Shenghui*, Volume 88.，For children suffering from “corpse-induced stagnation” and various forms of witchcraft or demonic possession, where vital energy has entered the heart and abdomen, causing stabbing pain and a sallow, emaciated appearance.

Raw Reed Root Decoction，Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 16); name cited in *Wai Tai* (Vol. 2).，For retching and dry heaving after a cold, with inability to eat.

Eight-Treasure Antiseptic Powder，From *Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.，For abscesses and carbuncles in the early stages, characterized by swelling, pain, slight redness, and a flushed face.

Effective Formula for Setting Bones，From *Huichun*, Volume 8.，For fractures; contusions and trauma; swelling caused by stagnant qi; and unbearable pain.

Green Salt Formula，*Compendium of Divine Remedies*, Volume 183.，This treatment is effective for eye redness caused by a long-standing wind condition.

Mangxiao Decoction，*Qianjin Yi*, Volume 19.，For acute, hard, and tenacious masses.

Zhubi Dan，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.，For cases where wind, cold, and dampness are simultaneously concentrated in the large intestine, causing pain radiating to both feet; accompanied by slightly loose stools; the patient is unable to sleep; when lying down, the feet are drawn up and cannot be extended—and if extended, the pain worsens.

True Fire Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.，Cold bi syndrome, pain in the feet and knees, difficulty walking; upon pressing the skin and flesh, a chill extends all the way to the bone.

Li Tong Yin，From *The Jade Case*, Volume 5.，For internal accumulated heat causing constipation and obstruction.

Tongyang Powder，From *Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 6.，Sores in the throat.

Ginseng, Poria, Licorice, and Platycodon Decoction，From *Bian Zheng Lu*, Volume 9.，People who have a fondness for rich, sweet, and heavily seasoned foods may accumulate these substances in the chest and stomach; if left undigested for a long time, even a slight exposure to wind-pathogen can cause a sensation of qi stagnation and obstruction.

Liver-Draining and Heat-Clearing Decoction，*Complete Book of Experience in the Treatment of Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 5.，Scrotal infection. This condition arises from damp-heat obstructing the Liver Meridian, causing toxins to spread to the Bladder and Kidney meridians. Exposure to cold or heat causes pathogenic factors to affect the Kidney’s Yin meridians, leading to stagnation of blood … Read more

Hu’s Double Gold Pills，From *Simplified Formulas*, cited in *Classified Collection of Medical Formulas*, Volume 251.，For children with persistent diarrhea, phlegm-induced wheezing in the chest and diaphragm, vomiting, and signs of impending convulsions.

Imperial Prescription: Yingying Pills，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 94), citing *Proven Effective Formulas*.，For distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen.

Sweat-Inducing Decoction，*The Collection of Immortal Remedies*, Volume 1.，For typhoid fever and the common cold.

Ten-Ingredient Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 56.，For malignant dysentery with unbearable heart pain, pain radiating across the chest and back as if stabbed by a knife; or heart pain caused by roundworms.

Dogspine Pills，From *Shenghui*, Volume 44.，Kidney deficiency with cold, resulting in pain in the lower back and hips caused by qi stagnation, and emaciation with weakness.

Cormorant Powder，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 124.，For fish bones stuck in the throat.

Seven-Ingredient Zhi-Shu Decoction，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，After treating phlegm-induced distension by expelling water, use this decoction as a follow-up treatment to prevent recurrence.

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

Modified Atractylodes Paste，From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 4.，Malaria of the Taiyin Meridian.

Modified Tianma Decoction，From *Huichun*, Volume 4.，Numbness in the head, eyes, and limbs; poor appetite; occasional blackouts.

Ginseng-Scorpion Paste，From *Direct Pointers on Pediatrics*, Volume 1.，For fetal convulsions in infants.