Decoction for Resolving Discharge and Draining Dampness

Ginseng, Poria, and Talc Decoction，From *The Mystic Pearl of Chishui*, Volume 8.，For diarrhea. Characterized by diarrhea accompanied by fatigue, scanty urination, a rapid pulse, and signs of deficiency heat.

Yellow Cocoon Ointment，*Selected Precious and Secret Formulas from the *Thousand Gold**.，Eye ringworm.

Clove, Gelatin, and Mugwort Decoction，From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume Middle.，Uncontrollable metrorrhagia and menorrhagia. This is caused by deficiency of heart qi resulting from overwork and irregular diet. Shortly after the menstrual period, both the two-chi pulses are taut, tight, and forceful; upon palpation, they lack strength. The patient subjectively feels a sensation of ice … Read more

Black Divine Powder，From *Baotong Miyao*, cited in *Yifang Leiju*, Volume 258.，For high fever in children.

Leiyin Pills，From *The Collection of Reviving Life*, Volume 1.，Edema caused by water retention, alcohol-induced indigestion, and food stagnation.

Kidney-Draining Pills，*Selected Essays on Skin Rashes*, Volume 2.，For kidney deficiency with a protruding forehead and a洪而实 pulse.

Tooth-Strengthening and Teeth-Polishing Powder，From *He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 6.，

Yin-Erosion Coptis Ointment，From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*.，Vulvar ulcers (vulvar erosion), allergic penile ulcers.

Ginseng and Sour Jujube Decoction，From *Zhang’s Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*, Volume 15.，For children with deficiency-heat in the heart and lungs, manifesting as restlessness and agitation.

Fire-Nourishing and Light-Generating Decoction，From *Zhang Jiachun’s Diagnosis and Treatment of Ophthalmic Disorders*.，Heart deficiency with blurred vision. Caused by excessive worry damaging the heart and spleen, or by a decline in the fire of the Gate of Life, resulting in the inability of the spirit’s radiance to manifest. This manifests as eyes that are neither painful … Read more

Dampness-Dispelling Cake，*The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 4.，For chronic beriberi where the shins are swollen like a gourd.

Calomel Decoction，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 10), citing *Divine and Ingenious Formulas for Complete Healing*.，For spleen deficiency with cold, stagnant qi in the chest and abdomen, intermittent pain, discomfort in the chest and diaphragm, distension and fullness in both flanks, and inability to eat or drink.

Enhanced Yi Liang Decoction，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 3.，For syphilis in its early stages, accompanied by pain in the tendons and bones, as well as cases that have persisted for several months without resolution; and for syphilitic toxin where the patient has mistakenly ingested mercury carbonate, resulting in paralysis, bone pain, and an inability to … Read more

Calm-Mind Decoction，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 2.，For wind-induced mania where phlegm obscures the orifices of the heart.

Decoction for Cold and Dampness Combined，From *The Authentic Treatise on Pulse and Symptoms*, Volume 1.，Syndrome of combined cold and dampness.

Ginseng, Coptis, and Acorus Decoction，*Yi Tong*, Volume 36.，Dysentery with locked jaw.

White Powder Formula，*Zhun Sheng: Surgical Treatise on Ulcers*, Volume 6.，For contusions and injuries, fractures and torn tendons, blood stasis with swelling and pain, paralysis and intractable arthralgia, aching in the limbs, and all forms of gout.

Decoction for Warming the Spleen and Eliminating Malaria，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.，During a malaria attack, chills precede fever; the chills originate in the abdomen; the patient is prone to vomiting; the chills subside after vomiting; and the attack ends after sweating following the fever.

Modified Spleen-Regulating, Heat-Clearing, and Dampness-Removing Ointment，*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，

Instant Asthma Relief Smoke，*A Study of Thirteen Surgical Formulas*，Asthma.

Spleen-Strengthening Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 6.，For chronic weakness of the spleen and stomach, fluid retention in the middle jiao, hollow rumbling in the abdomen, frequent loose stools, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, inability to eat, lethargy, and restless sleep.

Preparation Method for the Spirit Chicken Pellet，From *Yuji Weiyi*, Volume 15.，For scrofula with a sword-shaped swelling occurring under the armpit.

Sour Water Decoction，From *Nourishing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.，For the five types of urinary disorders in the elderly, characterized by bodily restlessness and heat, as well as painful and difficult urination.

Qi-Tonifying and Astringent Decoction，From *Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 33.，Smallpox lesions fail to form scabs.

Garlic and Stomach Formula，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 4.，Body Qi (Hu Qi).