Decoction for Raising Yang and Suppressing Fire

Red Adzuki Bean Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 66.，For rat-induced fistulas and purulent discharge, stiff neck and headache, and alternating chills and fever in the limbs; for ant-induced fistulas; and for all types of fistulas in children.

Mustard Seed Ointment，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 404.，Smallpox lesions.

Bu Yuan San，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 52.，When wind descends from the kidneys, it often causes heat sores or swelling of the head and eyes, accompanied by progressive weight loss and weakness.

Qi-Tonifying Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 91.，Deficiency of the spleen and kidneys leading to chronic wasting disease, persistent loose stools, inability to eat, and emaciation.

Minor Bupleurum Decoction without Pinellia, with Added Ginseng and Trichosanthes Decoction，From *Illustrated Songs on Cold Damage: A Guide to Saving Lives*, Volume 4.，For fever accompanied by thirst.

Decoction for Red Dysentery，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 3.，For bloody dysentery during pregnancy.

Xuanmu-Chrysanthemum Decoction，From *Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 6.，Weakness due to Taiyin Spleen Fire: The patient has a strong craving for rich and sweet foods; feels hungry immediately after eating; eats very little; experiences a flushed head and face; and has weakness in both legs, making it impossible to walk.

Jade Milk Powder，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 141); also found in *Smoke and Mist: Formulas of Divine Efficacy*.，For bloody dysentery.

Decoction for Harmonizing Yin and Regulating the Spleen，Formula attributed to Huang Jinfang, cited in Volume 3 of *Essentials of the Collection of Discussions on Syndromes, Causes, and Formulas*.，Stomach pain caused by uncontrolled yin fire, with a pulling pain in the chest.

Four Raw Herbs Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 29.，For nosebleeds due to cold damage and a sensation of fullness and restlessness in the chest and heart.

Qi-Tonifying Decoction，From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume Middle.，Weak qi since youth; frequently treated with moxibustion at the Qihai and Zusanli acupoints, with approximately 50–70 moxa cones per session. In old age, heat-induced cold extremities and headaches developed; even during the bitter cold of winter, the patient still preferred cold winds, which alleviated the headache. However, … Read more

Yin-Nourishing Pills，From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 3.，Liver heat causing atrophy and weakness; dry and tight tendons and fascia.

Er Miao Decoction，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 2.，Pain in the tendons and bones, or pain in the lower back caused by the flow of damp-heat.

Chicken Spur Decoction，From *Bu Ju: Lower Collection*, Volume 12.，Fever caused by alcohol consumption.

Huanglong Powder，*Ji Feng*, Volume 19.，For edema: On the fifth day after taking Qinglong Dan, urination becomes sluggish and uncomfortable.

Xiangling Pills，From *Bo Ji*, cited in *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 220.，For qi-related disorders of the bladder, small intestine, and other organs.

Buddha’s Hand Ointment，*The Classic of the Middle Treasury*, Volume 8.，For corneal opacities and pterygium, red veins spreading across the cornea, corneal halos, excessive tearing (whether hot or cold), and redness and ulceration of the eye socket.

Agarwood Cake，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 3.，For stagnation of food and drink, fullness and distension in the chest and diaphragm, pain in the abdomen and flanks, and unceasing vomiting.

Qi-Refreshing Pill，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.，Headache. Caused by a deficiency of both qi and blood, which fails to nourish the head. Even during the height of summer heat, the patient must cover their head with a cloth for the headache to subside somewhat; if the cloth is removed and the patient is … 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.

Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Subduing Fire，From *Yu’an*, Volume 4.，Blood deficiency with excessive fire; feeling cool in the morning and hot in the evening; diminished vitality; restless sleep.

Tiger Stomach Powder，From Volume 4 of Nian Shi’s *Collected Proven Effective Formulas*.，For dysphagia.

Yizhi Hezhong Decoction，*Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume 2.，For bloody diarrhea, or blood that is purplish-black in color, accompanied by abdominal pain, aversion to cold in the abdomen, a taut pulse at the right guan position that feels weak upon palpation, and a preference for warmth applied to the abdomen.

Clear and Refreshing Eye-Washing Decoction，From *Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，Eye disorders.

Tangerine Peel Pills，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 2.，