Decoction for Reducing Swelling

Jieying Decoction，From *Zongfu of Laryngology*, Volume 3.，Yangmei toxin affects the throat, causing itching and pain, and hindering eating and drinking. It appears like a pomegranate with its skin removed—each seed is distinct, clearly defined, and flat—forming within the throat and pharynx. Its color is pale red and translucent, with no stringy mucus or greasy residue; … Read more

Great Black Ointment，From *A Treatise on Evil Diseases by Kīpa*, cited in Volume 21 of *A Supplement to the Thousand Gold Prescriptions*.，For a wind-induced disease characterized by sores all over the body, with pus and blood oozing from the lesions.

Fulong Powder，From *The True Interpretation of Surgery*, Volume 2.，Ghost Fire Pill.

Yide Powder，Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 8); name cited in *Dexiao* (Vol. 13).，For stroke-induced lockjaw and loss of consciousness, or postpartum stroke.

Erhuang Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 110.，Inverted eyelashes, clenched fists, and redness and ulceration at the corners of the eyes.

Wulong Ointment，*The Profound Secrets of the Divine Realm*, Volume 14.，For a back abscess that develops in the genital region, where the affected area is sunken and painless.

Ascending Erchen Decoction，Formula from Danxi, cited in *The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 2.，Indications: Phlegm stagnation; fire pathogen in the lower jiao; difficulty with urination and defecation; shortness of breath, fullness, or coughing upon exertion; deep and slippery pulse at the Cun position.

Cistanche Paste，*Compendium of Divine Remedies*, Volume 131.，For back abscesses and boils that have already ruptured but are not forming new tissue.

Precious Decoction for Dispelling Wind，*Jin Jian*, Volume 39.，For wind-heat stroke. Regardless of the meridians or internal organs, this formula is indicated for individuals with wind-pathogen invading the body and internal heat, presenting with six pulses that are floating and rapid, along with fever and restlessness.

Internal Toad Venom Pills，From *The Profound Secrets of the Divine Caverns*, Volume 14.，Effective for all types of malignant toxins, back abscesses, boils and carbuncles, “fish-mouth” sores, “opposite-mouth” sores, throat obstruction, throat abscesses, throat hives, the thirty-six types of styes, Ren-jue styes, and red-thread styes, as well as snake bites, tiger bites, and injuries from rabid … Read more

Three-Type Malaria Decoction，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 1.，For three-day malaria.

Four-Ingredient Agastache Decoction，From *Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.，For vomiting due to cold in the stomach.

Life-Saving Golden Pill，From *Medical Origins*, Middle Volume.，For wind-affected internal organs, loss of speech, hemiplegia, numbness and stiffness in the limbs, rising phlegm and saliva, difficulty swallowing, inability to eat or drink, and locked jaw. Also effective for neutralizing all types of drug toxicity, fever with abdominal distension, difficulty with urination and defecation, fullness and distension … Read more

Toxicity-Dispelling Decoction，*Zhun Sheng: Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 1.，For abscesses and boils in their early stages, before swelling and hardening have fully developed. Also for injuries caused by a horse falling.

Mouthwash，*Selected Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，Swollen and painful gums.

Gardenia Seed Decoction，From *Gujin Yiche* (Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 3.，For heart pain that has persisted for some time, where cold stagnation has transformed into heat, manifesting as restlessness, sour vomiting, a flushed face, and a rapid pulse.

Immediate Stabilizing Powder，From *Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，Asthma.

Wind-Relieving Decoction，Quoted from *Wai Tai* Volume 19, citing a Tang Dynasty clinical formula.，For beriberi, arthralgia with fullness and shortness of breath, generalized swelling, knee pain, and to relieve rheumatic pain.

Sulphur and Green Onion Poultice，*Yunnan Medical Journal*, 1965; (3).，Enuresis.

Supreme Holy Ointment，From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 5).，For acute convulsions with uncontrollable shaking, clenched fists, excessive sleepiness, crying, restlessness, fever, and a sensation of fullness in the epigastrium.

Empirical Pain-Relieving Pills，*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.，Indicated for undigested food accumulation, cold stagnation preventing digestion, epigastric pain, chest fullness, and abdominal distension.

Xiang Sha Tiao Qi San，From *Xingyuan*, Volume 4.，Qi reversal causing obstruction in the chest and heart, preventing the proper rise and fall of qi; caused by the Seven Emotions.

Semen Retention Pills，*Medical Heart-to-Heart* (Vol. 3).，For damp-heat of the “ministerial fire,” characterized by nocturnal emissions, seminal leakage, and turbid urine.

Five-Spice Forsythia Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 128.，For various abscesses and swellings caused by accumulated heat toxins, or conditions where pus and fluid have been discharging for a long time, accompanied by restlessness, fever, pain, and a wound that fails to heal.

Method for Avoiding Heat，From *The Medical Heart Formula* (Volume 26), citing *The Formulas of Divine Wonder*.，