Decoction for Dispelling Cold and Strengthening the Middle

Miraculous Formula for Generating Essence and Nurturing Offspring，From *Medical Canon* (Volume 1).，For nocturnal emissions and seminal leakage resulting in depletion of vital essence, leading to infertility.

Five-Spice Ephedra Decoction，*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 9.，In cases of sudden swelling due to cold damage—whether affecting the limbs, chest, or back—the swelling is diffuse and puffy, as if inflated; it may also affect the head, face, lips, mouth, neck, and nape. In severe cases, it may be concentrated on one shin, appearing as thick … Read more

Modified Ginseng Nourishing Blood Decoction，*Complete Collection on Survival from Cold Damage*, Volume 4.，For cases of excessive sweating and purgation leading to deficiency of both blood and qi, manifested as twitching of the muscles and tremors of the tendons.

Enhanced Phlegm-Resolving Pills，From *The Mystic Pearl of Chishui*, Volume 6.，

Fennel Seed Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 86.，Spleen deficiency. Wasting and emaciation of the skin and flesh; sallow or dark complexion; weakness in the limbs; pain in the feet and knees; irregular bowel movements; or wind-deficiency rising upward, causing dizziness, blurred vision, heaviness in the limbs, mental confusion, and a strong desire to lie down.

Four-Treasure Pill，Formula appended to the second volume of *Essentials of Obstetrics*.，

Four Bupleurum Decoction，*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，For those with deficient original qi, or who have contracted wind-cold due to enduring hunger or fatigue, or whose six pulses are tight, rapid, faint, or fine—indicating that the body’s vital energy cannot overcome the pathogen.

Quanzhen Yiqu Decoction，*Feng’s Treasure Chest: Notes on Medicinal Formulas*, Volume 20.，Yin-related restlessness; excess above and deficiency below; heat above and cold below; internal depletion of Yin and external excess of Yang; rashes accompanied by extreme heat and restlessness; shortness of breath above and diarrhea below. Severe yin-deficiency fever following a stroke; hemoptysis, shortness of breath, … Read more

Chicken Bone Three Immortals Pill，From *A Study of Thirteen Surgical Formulas*.，Hemorrhoids and fistulas.

Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Gelatin，*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.，Used for qi deficiency and blood deficiency, bone-steaming fever, abdominal distension with blood clots, and afternoon fever.

Lead Sugar Decoction，*Ophthalmology Treasure Trove*, Volume 4.，For conditions where the eyelids stick to the cornea and the conjunctiva.

Ophiopogon and Chinese Yam Decoction，*Ji Feng*, Volume 11.，For heart deficiency with palpitations, tremors due to deficiency wind, wind with heat, dizziness and vertigo, and various wind-related disorders.

Akebia and Cinnamon Twig Decoction，*General Treatise on Cold-Induced Diseases*, Volume 5.，In cases of shanghan where treatment was improperly administered, excessive cold medications were taken, latent heat remains in the zang organs, the hands and feet are cold and numb, and the fingernails and toenails are slightly bluish—there is concern that yang qi may gradually decline, … Read more

Yusheng Decoction，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 165), citing *Wu’s Collection of Proven Formulas*.，

Gualou and Beimu Nourishing Blood Decoction，*Treatise on Epidemic Diseases* (edited by Shi Kai), Volume 1.，For cases following recovery from an epidemic disease, where phlegm and saliva are profusely regurgitated and the chest and diaphragm remain congested.

Si Ling Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 180.，For kidney deficiency.

One-Character Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 80.，For generalized swelling and distension caused by water retention, shortness of breath, and scanty urination.

Jingfang Gegeng Decoction，From *Lan Hou Dan Sha*.，For sore throat and measles occurring during mild, temperate seasons, with fever at onset.

Magnolia Bark Ointment，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 395.，For children with vomiting and diarrhea who have no appetite.

Anlu Decoction，*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.，Postpartum lochia that persists, is profuse, red in color, and has a fishy odor, accompanied by occasional abdominal distension, dry mouth, and restlessness; the tongue is pale red with a yellow coating, and the pulse is rapid—indicating blood heat.

Wangyuesha Decoction，*Compendium of Medical Essentials*, Volume 10.，For smallpox lesions affecting the eyes, or blurred vision and corneal opacities following recovery from smallpox; for fever due to consumptive disease, and damp-heat-induced malnutrition.

Kuan Zhong Tui Du Decoction，*Jin Jian*, Volume 56.，For smallpox about to erupt, accompanied by fever, vomiting, restlessness, and thirst, with sour-smelling stools.

Doumen Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 18.，For children with weak stomachs and intestines, suffering from watery diarrhea with undigested food residue or white, frothy stools, occurring at irregular intervals day and night.

Lord Taicang’s Bee Hive Powder，*The Profound Secrets of the Divine Realm*, Volume 16.，For swelling and pain in the throat.

Ephedra and Cnidium Powder，*A Concise Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine Dermatology*.，For excessive sweating, heat rash, and hives.