Decoction for Expelling Stagnant Blood

Qianghuo Baidu Powder，*Zheng Yin Mai Zhi*, Volume 1.，Lower back pain due to cold and dampness in the Taiyang channel.

Ginseng and Liquidambar Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 50.，Wind-toxin in the lungs causes skin sores and itching.

Tonic Wine for Relaxing Tendons and Activating Meridians，*Chinese Pharmacopoeia*, Volume 1.，Wind-cold-damp bi syndrome, pain in the tendons and bones, and numbness in the limbs.

Ginseng and Fangji Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 50.，Excessive heat in the lungs, swelling and pain in the throat, heaviness and dizziness in the head and eyes, restlessness and a sense of fullness prompting thirst, external heat and phlegm-toxin, and constipation or difficulty in urination.

Belamcanda and Mouse-Glue Decoction，From *Records of Smallpox and Measles by Ren Duan*, Volume 10.，Sore throat following smallpox.

Muscle-Relaxing Decoction，*Principles of Surgical Treatment*, Volume 5.，Arm pain. Tendons are contracted, preventing flexion and extension; pain worsens with exposure to cold; pulse is tight and fine.

Xiong Bai Vinegar Paste，*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Shingles.

Bitter Bean Soup，From *Essentials of Dietary Therapy*, Volume 1.，

Scutellaria and Coptis Powder，*Straight Talk on Pediatrics*, Volume 4.，Dysentery caused by summer-heat injuring the blood, resulting in the passage of pure blood.

Peppermint and Schizonepeta Decoction，From *Dongtian Aozi*, Volume 13.，For heat-induced skin lesions. In extremely cold weather, warming one’s hands by a fire may cause skin burns, resulting in lesions that develop into painful spasms.

Scorpion and Musk Powder，*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 18.，Pain in the bladder and small intestine.

Bu Tian Pill，From *The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 11.，For consumptive disorders.

Ginseng and Ophiopogon Decoction，From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 2.，Qi deficiency with wheezing and shortness of breath, deficiency heat; pulse is floating and large, hollow upon palpation, or may appear soft and spongy, scattered, large, and lacking vitality.

Stomach-Regulating and Spleen-Strengthening Pills，From *The Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 6.，Indicated for isolated abdominal distension, spleen deficiency with swelling and fullness, obstruction of the diaphragm, and stomach pain.

Fragrant Deer Antler Six-Ingredient Pill，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For internal wind accompanied by phlegm that surges upward to the head and brain, causing dizziness when raising the head, constant dark spots before the eyes, the appearance of moving objects, and sudden fainting.

Hai Tong Pi Wine，Quoted from *Collected Effective Formulas for Wind Disorders* in *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Volume 13879.，For damp-bi syndrome characterized by weakness in the hands and feet, contracture of tendons and vessels, pain and numbness in the joints with loss of strength, and inability to walk.

Cornus, Atractylodes, and Du Zhong Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 7.，A long-standing habit of excessive alcohol consumption has led to the accumulation of damp-heat, which has developed into dysentery. Although there are no symptoms of severe diarrhea, the patient suffers from persistent loose stools that persist for months on end without resolution.

Zhengchong Pills，*Selected Formulas of Renowned Physicians*.，For abdominal pain, or fatigue accompanied by chest constriction.

Ink and Garlic Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 272.，For various sores that have formed white scabs but have recurred.

Medicinal Solution for Psoriasis，*Chinese Pharmacopoeia*.，Psoriasis, onychomycosis, tinea corporis, and tinea pedis.

Miraculous Decoction for Lung Abscess，*Essential Readings on Medicine*, Volume 6.，Lung Abscess. Caused by overwork damaging qi and blood, with internal accumulated heat and external exposure to wind-cold; symptoms include chest fullness and tightness, dull pain, dry throat and mouth, occasional discharge of turbid, foul-smelling sputum, and vomiting pus resembling rice porridge—in such cases, the prognosis … Read more

Black Divine Ointment，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 10.，For various sores where the Nutritive and Defensive Qi have not yet decayed, presenting with swelling, pain, hardness, and persistent redness that does not subside.

Coptis and Atractylodes Decoction，From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume 2.，Wind-heat, combined with a full stomach and stagnation, forces qi into the large intestine, leading to hemorrhoids and anal fistulas, as well as dry, hard stools, which inevitably cause severe pain.

Nourishing and Vitalizing Pills，From *The Treasure of Eastern Medicine: Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 4, citing *A Collection of Medical Formulas*.，Consumptive disease. Deficiency of both qi and blood, low vitality, and weakness of the spleen and stomach.

Angelica and Astragalus Decoction，From *The True Tradition of Medicine*, Volume 7, citing *The Treasure of Childbirth*.，For postpartum vaginal prolapse.