More Herbs Formulas
Zhihe Decoction,From *Treatise on Cholera*, Volume 4.,Used when body fluids have not been replenished after cholera, presenting with a dry throat and tongue, scanty urine, and loose stools.
Twelve-Ingredient Variant Powder,From *Chen’s Treatise on Formulas for Smallpox and Rash in Children*.,When smallpox lesions lack luster, do not swell, and the base is not red; the exterior is deficient, itchy, and sunken. When ulcers indicate yin excess and yang deficiency, accompanied by fever and thirst, cold hands and feet, a weak and feeble pulse, … Read more
Stomach-Clearing and Dampness-Draining Decoction,Proven Formula,Strengthens the stomach and drains dampness; separates clear from turbid. Indicated for spleen deficiency with excessive dampness, resulting in the failure to distinguish between clear and turbid substances.
Warming Earth and Eliminating Masses Decoction,From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 7.,Spleen qi deficiency with cold, compounded by the consumption of cold foods, leading to stagnation in the lower abdomen that persists for a long time without resolution, eventually forming a hard mass that later becomes mobile.
Qingyin Powder,*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 9.,Hoarseness.
Muxiang Zhihuang Pills,From *Classified Collection of Medical Formulas*, Volume 129, citing *Shi Yuanduan’s Effective Prescriptions*.,For deficiency of spleen and stomach qi, distension and fullness in the flanks, inability to eat, and difficulty with urination and defecation.
Pear Tree Branch Powder,Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 47); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 203).,For unrelenting vomiting and diarrhea due to cholera, accompanied by muscle cramps and the onset of milkstone.
Liver-Harmonizing and Mass-Resolving Decoction,From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 7.,Severe stagnation of liver qi has formed a mass located below the left flank and above the left abdomen; pain occurs with movement but subsides at rest. Over time, the mass has gradually grown larger, accompanied by a sallow and withered complexion, acid regurgitation, and … Read more
External Deer Marrow Pills,From *Han’s Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*, Volume 2.,For joint pain caused by deficiency-cold.
Tongguan Decoction,Formula from Dongyuan, cited in Volume 5 of *The Correct Transmission of Medicine*.,For throat obstruction with swelling and pain, rendering the patient unable to speak.
Anemarrhena and Poria Decoction,*Xuanming Lun*, Volume 9.,Lung atrophy, persistent wheezing and coughing, alternating chills and fever, and spontaneous sweating. Postpartum fever, coughing up phlegm, occasional hemoptysis, spontaneous sweating, and shortness of breath.
Decoction for Restoring Vitality,From *Ji Feng*, Volume 20.,For qi stagnation, uncontrollable vomiting, loss of appetite, a dark complexion with yellow eyes, and progressive wasting—which may be mistaken for malaria.
First True Yellow Wind Decoction,From *Thirteen Essays on Medicine*, Volume 1.,For genuine stroke, all initial manifestations and symptoms.
Golden Gland Ointment,*Wei Family’s Prescriptions*, Volume 9.,For red eyes caused by wind-toxin, results are seen within 1–2 days; for corneal opacities and red, congested corneas, wash the eyes daily for one month.
Achyranthes Decoction,From *Classified Diagnoses and Treatments*, Volume 4.,For chronic yin malaria with blood stasis accumulated beneath the left flank.
Ascending Erchen Decoction,Formula from Danxi, cited in *The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 2.,Indications: Phlegm stagnation; fire pathogen in the lower jiao; difficulty with urination and defecation; shortness of breath, fullness, or coughing upon exertion; deep and slippery pulse at the Cun position.
Iron-Ejecting Ointment,*The Precious Mirror of Health*, Volume 13.,For arrowheads and all types of needles embedded in the flesh.
Bone-Healing and Blood-Activating Decoction,*Lecture Notes on Traditional Chinese Medicine Traumatology*.,For bone fractures and shattered bones.
Ginseng and Pinellia Pill,Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 16 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.,For children with phlegm-related cough.
Pill for Separating Clear and Turbid Fluids and Stopping Dysuria,From *Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing*.,For difficulty urinating accompanied by a dripping, stinging pain.
Internal Toad Venom Pills,From *The Profound Secrets of the Divine Caverns*, Volume 14.,Effective for all types of malignant toxins, back abscesses, boils and carbuncles, “fish-mouth” sores, “opposite-mouth” sores, throat obstruction, throat abscesses, throat hives, the thirty-six types of styes, Ren-jue styes, and red-thread styes, as well as snake bites, tiger bites, and injuries from rabid … Read more
Life-Shattering Purple Gold Pill,*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 34.,For sycamore-berry-like ulcers, as well as all toxic sores that have broken open to the bone and have failed to heal for years; for unrelenting pain in the tendons and bones; for widespread skin lesions with bleeding, where layers of skin peel off one … Read more
Fennel Herb Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 135.,When wind-toxin affects the genital area—either affecting both sides or one side—causing pain, cramping, and a pulling sensation radiating to the lower abdomen, accompanied by a sense of oppression and confusion that is unbearable.
Lead Yellow Powder,Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 53); name cited in *Shengji Zonglu* (Vol. 58).,For diabetes insipidus. Excessive thirst and an unquenchable desire to drink water.
White Oil Ointment,From *New Compilation for Longevity*, Volume Middle.,For chronic leg ulcers that have not healed for decades. Also treats scalp sores.
Eight Winds Powder,For wind-pathogen rising upward, causing dizziness and blurred vision, stiffness and pain in the limbs, or itchy and painful skin sores; also for treating cold stagnation leading to disharmony, nasal congestion, and a hoarse voice; and for cases where, after the eruption of sores or rashes, the voice fails and both physical form and vital energy are impaired.