Decoction to Clear Stomach Heat and Disperse Fire

Amber and Calamus Pills，From *Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 34.，For gangrenous sores and all types of chronic abscesses that have long been ulcerated, with pus and exudate that do not subside.

Angelica and Wax Tea Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 24.，Deficiency of the Nutritive and Defensive Qi; invasion of wind-pathogen and cold-pathogen into the viscera; consumption of raw or cold foods; exposure to extreme heat or cold; or excessive eating, leading to accumulated heat in the intestines—all of which result in weakness of the stomach … Read more

Dragon’s Blood Powder，From *Zongfu of Laryngology*, Volume 4.，For children with tonsillitis that is about to become suppurative—where the abscess is on the verge of rupturing but has not yet done so, obstructing the flow of qi—

Huangjia Pills，*Mirror of Ancient and Modern Medicine*, Volume 5.，For chronic malaria that has formed a mass and has not healed for a long time.

Scutellaria and Ephedra Decoction，*Treatise on General Diseases of Cold Damage*, Volume 4.，In cases where winter fever has not yet manifested, but by spring the accumulated cold prevents its eruption, and by summer, when heat arrives, the spring cold dissipates and the winter fever toxin begins to manifest in the muscles, presenting with mottled, eroded rashes … Read more

Thousand-Strike Herb Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 356.，Difficult labor.

Glutinous Rice Rice Cake，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 96.，Frequent urination and uncontrollable thirst.

Crystal Pill，From *The Heart Book for Saving Infants*, Volume 2.，For conditions caused by shock, food stagnation, or parasitic infestation, characterized by abdominal distension, restlessness, crying, nausea, loss of appetite, and a sallow complexion; also for cases following acute shock where wind-phlegm has not been fully resolved, to prevent the development of mental disorders.

Stemona Root Decoction，From *Secret Records for Prolonging Life*, cited in Volume 10 of *Wai Tai*.，For external heat affecting the lung qi or sudden exposure to wind and cold, resulting in restlessness due to coughing.

Pharbitis and Carp Soup，*Shenghui*, Volume 69.，For women with water retention, characterized by swelling of the head, face, and limbs, shortness of breath, and difficulty urinating.

Decoction of Decayed Tortoise，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 33.，

Third Ship’s Sulfur Pills，From *Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 22.，For epidemic dysentery where the severity of the illness has subsided, and the stool is reduced to only a small amount—whether it is clear, resembles duck droppings, tea broth, candle wax, or is merely a small amount of reddish discharge.

Kudzu Root and Bupleurum Decoction，*Essentials of Shanghan* (Volume 1).，Shanghan. When the pulse in both hands is floating, rapid, and taut; if the pulse strength is weak before the Guan position and strong after it; with aversion to wind but no spontaneous sweating; and the illness occurred between Qingming and Mangzhong.

Wu Fu Zi Jin Dan，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 265.，

Ice-Amaranth Powder，*Compendium of Surgical Medicine*, Volume 3.，Throat ringworm.

Daily Tooth-Brushing Powder，From *Essentials of the Crimson Pouch*.，

Astringent Powder，From *Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 13.，Frequent and copious urination.

Lotus Root Porridge，*Lao Lao Heng Yan*, Volume 5.，Heat-induced thirst. For the elderly who are frail, have poor appetite, loose stools, or experience dry mouth and intense thirst following a febrile illness.

Ati-Summer-Heat Decoction with Atractylodes，*Guide to Autumn Malaria*, Volume 1.，Summer malaria. The pathological condition arises from a disturbance in the Qi of the Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian, manifesting as alternating chills and fever, a sense of unease, a tendency to sigh frequently, and loss of appetite. When chills and fever are severe, sweating occurs; when the … Read more

Golden Lock Elixir for Nourishing the True Essence，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 218), citing *Formulas from the De Sheng Hall*.，For nocturnal emissions with white, turbid discharge.

Thousand Gold Pig Fat Pills，The formula is from *Wai Tai*, Volume 13, citing a recipe by the Yao family; the name appears in *Jin Gui Yi*, Volume 7.，For chronic abdominal pain.

Life-Preserving Powder，From *Formulas for Saving Infants*, cited in Volume 1 of *A Hundred Questions on Infants and Children*.，For newborns with a clenched jaw that will not open.

Pomegranate Flower Powder，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 68); name cited in *Shengji Zonglu* (Vol. 139).，For gunshot wounds and injuries caused by knives or axes, where bleeding does not stop.

Jiao-Lian Decoction，From *Yu’an*, Volume 5.，For all types of metrorrhagia and dysuria.

Ten-Herb Decoction，*Zhengzhi Baojian*, Volume 8.，For dysentery with fatigue.