Empirical Anhua Decoction

Duhuo-Cangzhu Decoction，*Causes, Symptoms, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 1.，Lower back pain due to cold and dampness in the Shao Yin channel.

Decoction for Cleansing Pathogenic Factors，From *A Concise Explanation of Medical Formulas*, Volume 5.，If menstruation has already begun and the patient is further affected by a heat pathogen, resulting in alternating chills and fever—which may be milder during the day and more severe at night, or manifest only as body heat—regardless of whether the patient experiences … Read more

Xianzi Powder，*Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages*, Volume 15.，For sores and scabies covering the entire body that have flared up repeatedly over the years.

Chicken Bone and Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Pills，From *Formulas for Infants and Children*, cited in Volume 22 of *New Book on the Care of Young Children*.，For emaciated children with abdominal masses, hardness and fullness in both flanks, intermittent pain, and failure to gain weight despite eating.

Modified Six Gentlemen Decoction，From *Essentials for Those Unfamiliar with Medicine*, Volume 2.，For weakness of the spleen and stomach, or excessive intake of cooling herbs, resulting in a lack of appetite, acid regurgitation, belching of undigested food, nausea, vomiting, or undigested grains.

Astragalus and Kudzu Flower Pills，*Xuanming Lun*, Volume 13.，Chronic heat accumulation in the intestines, hemorrhoids and fistulas with bleeding and pain.

Mangxiao Decoction，*Qianjin Yi*, Volume 19.，For acute, hard, and tenacious masses.

Zhiming Dan，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.，Due to stagnation of the Shaoyang Gallbladder Qi, combined with an invasion by wind-pathogen, the fire cannot disperse; this results in sudden swelling and pain in both ears, with clear fluid flowing from them. Over time, this transforms into pus and blood; the patient experiences chills and … Read more

Wind-Calming Powder，*Bian Que’s Heart Book: Divine Formulas*.，For tetanus and wind-induced conditions such as those resulting from head washing or alveolar infections, characterized by locked jaw, stiffness of the neck and back, and opisthotonos.

Five-Grain Pine Needle Wine，*Shenghui*, Volume 25.，For various wind-related disorders.

Dampness-Clearing and Heat-Dispelling Decoction，From *The Mystic Pearl of Chishui*, Volume 14.，Damp-heat-induced convulsions.

Hua Yi Bu Gan Decoction，*The Golden Mirror*, Volume 77.，Indicated for slippery opacities and internal cataracts caused by liver wind surging upward and cerebral fat flowing downward. A small spot in the center of the pupil resembles a drop of mercury, with a slight yellowish tint; it is neither itchy nor painful, produces no tears, yet … Read more

Mimenghua Powder，*Formulae of the Imperial Medical Bureau*, Volume 7.，For conditions caused by wind-pathogen invasion, characterized by blurred vision in both eyes, excessive tearing and photophobia, wind-rash on the eyelids, difficulty opening the eyes due to dryness and stiffness, itching or pain, gradual formation of opacities, impaired vision, as well as migraines radiating to both eyes, … Read more

Ointment for Leg Ulcers，From *Shen’s Prescriptions Based on Clinical Experience*, Volume 1.，For internal and external leg sores, as well as “blood wind ant nests.”

Agastache Stomach-Soothing Decoction，From *The Complete Collection on Shanghan and Preservation of Life*, Volume 2.，Persistent vomiting due to cold in the stomach.

Purple Gold Life-Saving Ointment，*The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.，For malignant sores, toxic abscesses, scrofula, cold tumors, masses, fractures from falls or blows, and wounds that have failed to heal for a long time.

Grass Powder Pills，*Shenghui*, Volume 71.，For women with stagnant qi that has accumulated and persists for a long time, causing pain in the chest and abdomen.

Chuanxiong-Perilla Powder，*Shanghan Quansheng Ji*, Volume 2.，For cases of cold invasion in spring, summer, or fall presenting with headache, fever, aversion to cold, a floating and tight pulse, and absence of sweating—indicating an exterior syndrome.

Decoction of Ma Ya Xiao，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 123.，For “dog’s throat” syndrome—characterized by blocked breathing, swelling, pain, and near-fainting.

Yu Huang Ointment，From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhu Renkang*.，Skin fissures; boils.

Red-and-White Dysentery Pills，*Compilation of Local Medicinal Standards and Specifications of Guangzhou City*.，For red and white dysentery, characterized by abdominal pain and watery diarrhea.

Bean Essence Pills，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 252.，For cases of mild gu poisoning that have developed into ghost malaria over time; for qi stagnation with pathogenic factors; for phlegm masses in the chest; for bleeding from the mouth; for evil influence; for nightmares or sleep paralysis; for pathogenic factors invading the interior; for retained placenta … Read more

Funiuhua Pills，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 91.，For consumptive debility with loss of vital essence, resulting in atrophy and paralysis.

Enhanced Detoxifying Powder，From *Records of Smallpox and Measles* (Vol. 15).，Various toxic abscesses and boils.

Decoction for Cleansing the Organs，From *Hui Chun*, Volume 4.，For bloody stools and bleeding due to intestinal wind.