Divine Formula for Enduring Cold and Heat

Chicken Gizzard Bone Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 97.，For regurgitation, constipation, and dry, emaciated skin.

Danggui-Shaoyao-Zhike Decoction，From *Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology*, Volume 2.，For postpartum dysentery with a sensation of incomplete evacuation, occurring more than half a month after childbirth.

Stagnant Diarrhea Pills，*Guang Biji*, Volume 1.，For dysentery.

Wind-Canker Pill，From *The New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 23), citing *The Zhao Family Tradition*.，In cases where a child has a constitutional deficiency or has been improperly breastfed,resulting in a pale, fragile complexion; exposure to wind and cold; weak vital energy; and the presence of external pathogens within the body—all of which cause … Read more

Decoction of Cimicifuga for Relieving Exterior Symptoms，*The Secret Treasures of the Orchid Chamber*, Volume 2.，Generalized high fever with pain in the joints.

Dingluan Pills，From *Guidance on Epidemic Diseases*.，For summer-heat-induced cholera and epidemic febrile diseases that manifest promptly; for all types of cholera in the early stages, when one first feels numbness in the hands and feet, fullness and oppression in the chest, dizziness and blurred vision, and a dazed state of mind as if shrouded in clouds … Read more

Immortal’s Wine，*Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 24.，For diabetes, physical debility, and wind-fire syndromes.

Ma-Gui Warming Meridians Decoction，*Supplement to Traumatology*, Volume 3.，Chronic injuries complicated by wind-dampness.

Wall Soil Powder，*Qian Jin*, Volume 24.，Anal prolapse.

Xiao Fangfeng Decoction，From *Simple Formulas*, citing *Recorded and Verified Formulas* (see *Compilation of Medical Formulas*, Volume 20).，Stroke, with numbness and loss of sensation in the hands and feet.

Acorus Red-Discharge Powder，*Medical Levels*, Volume 7.，When heat from a cold invasion penetrates the pericardium, causing restlessness, thirst, drowsiness, and difficulty urinating.

Decaying Grass Powder，From *De Xiao*, Volume 11.，For smallpox lesions that have been scratched until they form open sores, oozing pus and blood.

Aconite and Papaya Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 89.，For chronic deficiency of the Lower Jiao, weakness in the lower back and knees, extreme difficulty walking, or occasional pain, with fluctuating appetite, where prolonged use of various medications has failed to achieve a cure.

Atractylodes and Wood Fragrance Powder，*Xuanming Lun*, Volume 8.，For wheezing, coughing, swelling, and distension that are on the verge of developing into a water-retention disorder, accompanied by an inability to lie down, an inability to eat, and urinary retention.

Brown Pills，*Discussions on the Care of Infants and Children*, Volume 17.，For children with an imbalance of yin and yang, weak internal organs, undigested milk or food, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, vomiting, and shortness of breath; or for those with frequent intestinal rumbling and diarrhea accompanied by cold pain in the abdomen; … Read more

Golden Toad Pills，*Shenghui* (Volume 86).，For children suffering from the “Five Wasting Diseases,” characterized by a hot head and dry eyes, a protruding chest and thin legs, a large head and distended abdomen, a sallow complexion and dry nose, startle episodes, palpitations, and night sweats, as well as emaciation and irregular fluctuations between chills and fever.

Liuqu Pills，From *Yuanhe Jiyong Jing*.，Weakness of qi and blood; disharmony of stomach qi; inability to eat or drink; undigested food after eating; weakness of the limbs; multiple ailments attacking simultaneously; frequent lying in bed in a dazed state.

Biliary Stone-Expelling Decoction No. 2，From *New Acute Abdominal Disorders*, citing a formula from Zunyi Medical College.，Biliary tract infections; damp-heat pattern of cholelithiasis.

Eight-Treasure Decoction，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，For coughs.

Chest-Opening and Qi-Regulating Pills，*Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Tianjin and Lanzhou Formulas).，Chest and abdominal distension, indigestion, vomiting and nausea, food stagnation with fluid retention, and red and white dysentery.

Modified Gui-Shao-Di-Huang Decoction，*Six Books on Medical Essentials*, Volume 26.，For bleeding during intercourse with a weak and rapid pulse.

Tea Decoction Powder，From *Essentials of Formulas and Syndromes*, Volume 3.，For headaches.

Pill for Removing a Tumor，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 90), citing *Effective Formulas Based on Clinical Experience*.，Swelling of the Bladder and Kidneys.

Difu-Rhubarb Decoction (from *Wai Tai*, Volume 33, citing *Xiaopin Fang*)，*Wai Tai*, Vol. 33, citing *Xiaopin Fang*，For dysuria due to real heat; during pregnancy, dysuria with a burning sensation and discomfort in the umbilical region and abdomen.

An Dun Dan，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 9.，When the fire of the Pericardium and Mingmen meridians is deficient and the body is invaded by external cold pathogens, Ben Tun syndrome arises. It manifests as a surge of qi, as if wrapped in a bundle, descending from the heart directly to the scrotum. The force … Read more