Di Dang Decoction

Erlian Pills，Formula from *De Xiao* (Vol. 12); name cited in *Dong Yi Bao Jian: Miscellaneous Diseases* (Vol. 11).，For innocent malnutrition-induced toxicity, characterized by a lump resembling a scrofula at the back of the neck; when pressed, it moves freely, is soft, and painless.

Yang Tie Gu San，From *Collected Insights on Surgical Diseases: Formulas for Ointments, Pills, and Powders for Home Use*.，Yin-type symptoms of carbuncle toxicity.

Jade Fat Powder，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 29 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，Cold dysentery, with green-colored stools; in severe cases, pus may be present.

Donkey-Hide Gelatin, Mugwort, Chuanxiong, and Angelica Decoction，*Six Books of Medical Essentials*, Volume 28.，For pregnant women with lower abdominal pain and a string-like, fine pulse.

Blue-Green Top，*Chuanya Neibian*, Volume 3.，For stubborn phlegm that does not resolve.

Decoction to Promote Healing and Detoxify，From *Straight Talk on Pediatrics*, Volume 2.，Appears 4–5 days after the onset of smallpox, during the period of rapid growth.

Pill for Strengthening the Intestines and Stopping Diarrhea，From *Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 22.，Chronic diarrhea and loose stools due to deficiency-cold.

Mugwort Decoction Pills，Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 10); name cited in *San Yin* (Vol. 10).，For wind-jaundice, where the urine is either yellow or white, accompanied by intermittent chills and fever, a preference for lying down and reluctance to move; the entire body is yellow, and the pulse is floating in the Yang channel and weak in … Read more

Life-Preserving and Life-Stabilizing Pill，*Shenghui* (Volume 85).，For children suffering from “celestial convulsions”—characterized by convulsions in the limbs, eyes rolling upward, dazed mental state, dry skin, a body feeling as if on fire, restless sleep at night, inner agitation, and unrelenting thirst and heat—

Decoction for Dispelling Exterior Pathogenic Factors and Clearing Fire，*Dian Dian Jing*, Volume 3.，Lung cold causing wheezing, fever with aching bones, aversion to cold and headache, with a floating and full pulse.

Jin Feng Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 2—1.，Dysentery with red or white stools in men and women.

Ginger and Honey Decoction，*Qianjin*, Volume 18.，Dampness (concealing parasites).

Fragrant Herb Powder，From *Nourishing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.，For women with deficient qi, cold in the intestines with white stools, food stagnation, cold-induced constipation, and insufficient yang.

Fu-Shu Powder，From *The Book of Saving Lives*, Volume 17.，For cold-induced spasm in typhoid fever, characterized by cold and numb hands and feet, tight and rigid tendons and veins, unceasing sweating, stiffness of the head and neck, and an inability to shake the head or open the mouth.

Meridian-Unblocking and Stone-Expelling Formula，From *Famous Formulas Through the Ages*, citing Liu Bingfan’s empirical formula.，Urinary tract stones.

Lianyu Decoction，From *Yu’an*, Volume 3.，For summer-heat-induced diarrhea with fresh blood.

Pepper Pods，*Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 39.，Beriberi; all types of malaria, seasonal epidemics, and pathogenic wind-cold.

Xiaofu Decoction，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，Limb Dislocation. Caused by walking barefoot for long distances in damp, moldy rain, resulting in water dampness infiltrating and lingering in the joints, manifesting as a dull, numb pain, swelling of the feet and ankles, and incessant oozing of fluid from between the toes.

Chuan Gui Decoction，From *He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 7.，Pain in the chest and abdomen due to blood stasis, accompanied by fever and aversion to cold.

Kidney-Nourishing Pills，From *Yu’an*, Volume 3.，Salty taste in the mouth.

Liuwei Shunqi Powder，From *The Essentials of the Treatise on Causes and Formulas*, Volume 89, citing *The Precious Mirror of Health*.，Stroke.

Gushen Powder，From *Bai Yi*, Volume 6.，For sudden diarrhea during the summer months.

Decoction for Cooling the Blood and Clearing Qi，*Outline of the Treatment of Throat Rash Syndrome*.，A severe condition characterized by widespread rash and numbness, high fever with restlessness, thirst with a craving for cold drinks, and in extreme cases, delirium and rambling speech; swelling, pain, and ulceration of the throat; a洪数 pulse; a red-crimson tongue; or … Read more

Four-Root Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 83.，For dry and wet beriberi.

Ba Ji Soaked in Wine，From *Shenghui*, Volume 44.，For rheumatic lower back pain that prevents walking or standing; for wind-cold or cold-dampness injuring the lower back and legs, resulting in cold-induced numbness, pain, or stiffness that prevents bending and stretching.