Eight Immortals Detoxifying Decoction

Modified Four Substances Decoction，Formula from *Yuanrong*; name cited in *Medical Compendium* (Vol. 5).，Bone-steaming syndrome in women.

Si Shun Liang Gan San，*Essentials of the Silver Sea*, Volume 2.，Blurred vision, as if the eyes were veiled by gauze.

Two Gallbladder Formula，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 36); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 54).，Chronic deafness.

Cinnabar and Poria-Shen Ointment，*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 10 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).，For acute and chronic convulsions in children, excessive salivation and trembling, convulsive movements of the hands and feet, restlessness and agitation in the chest and diaphragm, as well as crying due to fright, restless sleep, and abdominal … Read more

Raw Pork Stomach Formula，From *Nourishing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.，For elderly patients with beriberi characterized by restlessness and heat, swelling extending to the knees, and a sensation of fullness, oppression, and heat during exertion.

Four-Five Decoction，*De Xiao*, Volume 7.，White turbid discharge in children.

Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Harmonizing the Lungs，From *Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 31.，Used for shortness of breath caused by yin deficiency with fire rising from below.

Radish Seed Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 10.，Indicated for bloating caused by gu (magic poison), swelling and edema in the limbs, shortness of breath and wheezing, and constipation or difficulty passing urine.

White-flowered Snake and Whole Scorpion Powder，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 86.，Headaches with a sensation of pressure in the temples, and all types of eye diseases.

Loquat Leaf Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 84.，For children with typhoid fever, high fever, coughing, and vomiting.

Decoction for Expelling Pathogenic Factors and Killing Snakes，From *The Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 4.，In cases of extreme damp-heat in the large intestine, a fleshy growth forms between the rectum and the anus, protruding from the anal opening—resembling a snake but not actually a snake—which moves in and out at will, extending and … Read more

Decoction of Five Juices and One Branch，*Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For pathogenic heat in the pericardium: after the heat has been dispelled and the condition cleared, blood deficiency leads to restlessness, constant restlessness with no relief, discomfort in the chest, occasional vomiting of sticky phlegm, moaning, and incoherent speech.

Safflower and Huang Bai Pills，Formula from *Danxi’s Heart Methods*, Volume 3; name cited in *Complete Record of the Medical Section*, Volume 193.，Swelling of the shins in women.

Kidney-Clearing and Yang-Suppressing Pills，*Shenshi Yaohan*, Volume 5.，Constriction of the pupil. The condition is characterized by a constricted and shrinking pupil, which gradually shrinks until it is as small as a mustard seed.

Modified Danggui Liu Huang Decoction，From *Ji Yin Gang Mu*, Volume 9.，For cases of pregnancy-related cold damage where, after inducing sweating, profuse sweating persists and fetal vitality is compromised.

One-Point Dissolver，From *Secret Formulas of Miraculous Medicines*, Volume 2.，For all types of sores and infections, whether minor or severe, at the onset.

Fu Shen Powder，From *Xuanming Lun*, Volume 15.，Excessive sleep due to gallbladder heat, restlessness of the mind, and drowsiness.

Yin-Calming Rehmannia Decoction，*Mirror of Surgical Medicine*.，For throat obstruction due to yin fire.

Chaihu Ointment，*Bo Ji*, Volume 1.，For the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries,” characterized by physical fatigue, gradual weight loss, slight difficulty walking, and loss of appetite.

Calm-the-Fear Pills，From *He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 5.，For cases of deficient-heat of the “mutual fire” (xianghuo) causing sudden surges of cold extremities, accompanied by distension, pain, or symptoms that may or may not be manifest.

Powder to Expel Lochia，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.，For various toxic sores with necrotic tissue that cannot be removed.

Cough-Suppressing Formula，*Danxi’s Heart Method*, Volume 2.，For chronic phlegm-related coughs.

Ginseng, Astragalus, and Poria Decoction，From *Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 34.，Bayberry Sores.

Coriander and Perilla Decoction，From *Golden Needles of Pediatrics*, Volume 2.，Smallpox with “reverse-gate” syndrome in children. Symptoms include delirium and rambling speech, restlessness and agitation, convulsions of the hands and feet, bulging eyes, abdominal distension, a faint and weak pulse, deep unconsciousness; or spots that disappear immediately upon being seen; or bleeding from the mouth, nose, … Read more

Liver-Draining Powder，*Yi Tong*, Volume 61.，Damp-heat stagnation in the Spleen Meridian rises to the eyes, causing the eyes to swell and ache like peaches, with swollen eyelids and a sensation of the eyes being rubbed from within.