Dendrobium and Scrophularia Decoction

Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Clearing the Lungs，*The Jade Key*, Volume 1.，A white, rotten-looking coating forms in the throat—known as “white coating on the throat.” At onset, there may or may not be fever; the nose is dry and the lips are parched; there may or may not be a cough; a clear nasal passage … Read more

Amaranth Root Poultice Recipe，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 182.，Genital sores in children.

Echo Decoction，*Nourishing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.，Loss of voice.

Five Stones Decoction，*Qian Jin*, Volume 3.，Treats postpartum deficiency-cold and the “Seven Injuries,” characterized by intermittent chills and fever, body pain, and weakness, as well as a wide range of ailments.

Four Sages Detoxifying Decoction，*Complete Book on Smallpox and Rashes*, Volume 1.，For smallpox with fever, or itching during the serous stage; or for cases where the patient is able to eat and drink but has hard stools.

Qingning Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.，Yin deficiency with stroke. Sudden onset of stroke, with convulsions in the hands and feet and a crooked mouth and eyes; however, the patient’s mental clarity remains intact, and speech is unaffected.

General’s Ointment，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 16.，For injuries accompanied by swelling and pain, with stagnant blood that has not dissipated and flows as a purplish-black discharge, or for facial injuries resulting in a bluish-black discoloration.

Dangpi Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 387.，Cough due to lung congestion; persistent cough with thick phlegm.

Golden Jujube Pill，From *Formulas Following a Viper Bite*.，For all types of open wounds in surgery and cold-induced abscesses.

Myrrh Descending Holy Pill，*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 8 (Shaoxing Supplementary Formulas).，For contusions and bruises, torn tendons and fractured bones, spasms and pain, inability to flex or extend the limbs, as well as deficiency of the Nutritive and Defensive Qi, external invasion by wandering wind, wind damaging the meridians, laxity of tendons and bones, … Read more

Longnao Shuangwan，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 5.，For all types of wind disorders.

Goral Lung-Clearing Pills，*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.，For lung-heat cough, sore and swollen throat, nosebleeds, hemoptysis, dry tongue, and dry mouth.

Zhi-Lian Pills，*Huo Ren Xin Tong*, Volume 1.，For dysentery with tenesmus and a sensation of incomplete evacuation.

Stomach-Nourishing and Appetite-Promoting Pills，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 3.，For weakness of the spleen and stomach, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, a sallow and haggard complexion, emaciation, lethargy and a tendency to lie down, and a complete lack of appetite.

Powder to Ward Off Heat，Quoted from *Elbow-Back* in Volume 4 of *Wai Tai*.，When a warm epidemic spreads from person to person, leading to the extinction of entire families and affecting outsiders, and no one is willing to examine the patients.

Astragalus Wine，*Qianjin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 7.，For wind-deficiency-induced leg pain and weakness, as well as shortness of breath and loss of self-control.

Dampness-Eliminating and Spleen-Strengthening Decoction，*Hui Chun*, Volume 3.，Chronic diarrhea, with a sallow complexion and sparse teeth, fatigue, and a sensation of food sinking downward.

Qi-Regulating and Spleen-Revitalizing Decoction，*The Classic of Dian Dian*, Volume 1.，For alcohol-induced abdominal distension, cold and numb limbs, unrelenting cold sweat, restlessness, and dizziness.

Rhubarb and Myrrh Decoction，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 16.，For women after childbirth experiencing retained lochia, intermittent chills and fever, restlessness, agitation, confusion, delirium, thirst, and a flushed face.

Blue Gold Ingot，Formula attributed to the Guo family, cited in *Collected Formulas of Nine Powders, Ointments, and Pills*.，For boils, abscesses, sores, and ulcers.

Decoction for Clearing the Diaphragm and Relieving Stomach Distension，From *The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 5.，Stomach discomfort; lack of appetite.

Puxiao Powder，*Shenghui*, Volume 38.，For symptoms caused by the activation of Rushi, such as restlessness and oppression, as well as various wind-heat conditions; for heat-induced dysuria characterized by red, scanty, and painful urination.

Four Treasures Decoction，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 16.，To treat toothache.

Purple Ginseng Pills，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 5.，For excess lung qi manifesting as coughing, shortness of breath, fullness and pain in the chest and flanks, shortness of breath with a sensation of suffocation, impaired lower jiao function, and slight swelling of the legs and knees.

Si Shun Decoction for Treating Ascaris，From *Essentials of Smallpox Treatment*, Volume 8.，For cases where the smallpox has appeared for 3–4 days, the fever has not subsided, there are roundworms present internally, the lower lip is pure red like a pomegranate flower, the abdomen experiences intermittent pain, the bowels have not moved, the urine is red … Read more