Decoction for Draining Dampness

Damp Black Plum and Lychee Decoction，From *Bai Yi*, Volume 20.，

Arthritis Decoction No. 2，*Clinical Medical Case Studies and Prescriptions*.，Rheumatoid arthritis, deficiency-cold pattern: joint pain with a sensation of cold; pain worsens with exposure to cold or physical exertion; white tongue coating; deep and tight pulse.

Pills for Treating Ascites with Fragrant Citron，From *A Clear Illumination of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 21.，For abdominal distension accompanied by measles.

Schisandra Powder，*De Xiao*, Volume 16.，Red, swollen, dry, and painful eyes with excessive tearing.

Safflower and Cimicifuga Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 403.，For children with rashes, smallpox, or pockmarks, accompanied by intermittent fever, restless crying, irritability and thirst, and difficulty in eruption due to cold stagnation.

Minor Chuanxiong Decoction，From *Jisheng*, cited in Volume 46 of *Pujifang*.，For wind-cold affecting the brain, or dampness-induced heaviness and headache, dizziness with a sensation of fainting, and intermittent vomiting. Also for pain in the eye sockets, heaviness of the body, and the presence of phlegm.

Jinshui Pills，*Zhang Jiachun’s Diagnosis and Treatment of Ophthalmic Disorders*.，Symptoms of difficulty seeing up close but not far away (hyperopia, presbyopia). Kidney damage due to excessive sexual activity, or lung damage due to excessive weeping, resulting in a complete inability to produce fluids; the patient feels dryness and soreness in the eyes, with relatively mild hyperopia … Read more

Da Bao’an Decoction，From *Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 2.，For various eruptions on the head and neck, abscesses, malignant sores, and cases where severe toxins have already ruptured, resulting in profuse discharge of pus and fluid; deficiency of qi and blood; mental fatigue; loss of appetite; restlessness whether sitting or lying down; irritability and insomnia; calmness … Read more

Peony Qi-Tonifying Decoction，From *Dongyuan Shixiao Fang*, Volume 9, citing a formula by Zhang Jiegu.，When lung qi fails to circulate, numbness occurs in the skin.

Wolf’s-bane Powder，*Qianjin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 23.，Malignant diseases.

Phellodendron, Cinnamon, and Raw Barley Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 6.，Dryness of the lungs and deficiency of the kidneys, with difficulty urinating.

Toxic Abscess Clearing and Ulcer-Healing Pills，From *The Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.，For toxic abscesses causing ulceration of the ears, nose, and penis.

Xinguang No. 2，*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Rice-field dermatitis.

Milk-Inducing Decoction，From *A Concise Explanation of Medical Formulas*, Volume 6.，Blocked lactation.

Bailingteng Porridge，From *Shenghui*, Volume 24.，Severe wind-induced disorders.

Roasted Phellodendron Powder，*Yi Tong*, Volume 79.，Burns from hot liquids or fire.

Chicken Egg Honey，Formula from *General Essentials of Health Preservation*, Volume 3; name cited in *Complete Record of the Medical Section*, Volume 421.，Various fevers in children.

Peng Zu’s Pill for Strengthening Yang, Consolidating the Root, Achieving Longevity, and Extending Life，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 1.，Wind, cold, heat, and dampness affecting the bone marrow; the Five Exhaustions and Seven Injuries; chronic cough and wheezing; hemoptysis and cold-induced debility; seminal emission and leukorrhea; erectile dysfunction; extreme weakness of the lower jiao; mental disorders; and … Read more

Shepherd’s Purse Porridge，*Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 25.，Edema, hemoptysis, hematochezia, hematuria, and redness or blurred vision. Currently used for chyluria, retinal hemorrhage, senile edema, and chronic nephritis.

Tonifying Achyranthes Pill，From *Shenghui*, Volume 41.，Yellowish-white beard and hair.

Ointment for Red and Swollen Gums，*The Golden Mirror: Ophthalmology*, Volume 78.，For stiff eyelids and eye pain: In the early stages, there is intermittent pain and distension; over time, the eyelids become swollen and hard, and the eyeball is painful. This is caused by accumulated heat in the diaphragm, with wind-toxin from the Liver Meridian surging … Read more

Raw Rehmannia Powder，*Six Books on Medical Essentials*, Volume 30.，For postpartum excessive blood loss, abdominal pain, and a rapid, deficient pulse.

Secret White Ointment，*Direct Pointers: Supplementary Notes*, Volume 22.，For boils and abscesses.

Millet Drink，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 39.，For dry cholera.

Trichosanthes Root Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 53.，Used for restlessness and body heat following thirst and diarrhea, accompanied by skin sores and itching.