Ephedra and Aconite Decoction

Chicken Heart and Sour Jujube Decoction，From *Gujin Luyan*, cited in Volume 37 of *Wai Tai*.，Take this decoction when there is excessive yang after stone removal, fever due to kidney deficiency, prolonged fasting, empty heat in the stomach, uncontrollable appetite, qi entering the hundred vessels, or severe heart deficiency causing mental instability.

Four True Pills，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 219.，

Modified Atractylodes Decoction，From *Essentials for Those Unfamiliar with Medicine*, Volume 1.，Dampness affecting the five viscera, manifesting as cough with copious phlegm, shortness of breath, and a sensation of heaviness in the body.

Clove Stomach-Harmonizing Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 18.，For children with deficiency-cold of the stomach qi, qi rebelling upward, discomfort in the chest and diaphragm, uncontrollable vomiting, abdominal distension, shortness of breath, and a sensation of fullness and oppression in the epigastrium.

Aconite and Sulfur Powder，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 18.，For vitiligo spots.

Ginseng Toxin-Eliminating Enhanced Powder，*Complete Book on the Treatment of Epidemics*, Volume 5.，For the initial 1–2 days of an epidemic, characterized by fever, headache, a white or yellow tongue, and possibly thirst.

Swallow-Rat Ointment，From *Zongfutang Fang*, Volume 2.，For scrofula, phlegm nodules, boils, carbuncles, and swollen abscesses on the back.

Fusheng Pills，From *Hui Chun*, Volume 7.，For children whose smallpox rash has not erupted, appearing purplish-black and sunken; or for those in the early stages of the disease, whether the rash has already appeared or not.

Paper Mulberry Fruit Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 321.，In women, worry and overthinking injure the spleen, preventing it from properly metabolizing fluids; this leads to turbid discharge or the passage of red and white discharge, with a persistent, dripping flow that does not subside.

Pills for Generalized Aching Pain，From *The Compendium of Life-Saving Principles*, Volume 1.，For various deficiency conditions accompanied by diffuse, diffuse pain throughout the body.

Clove-Based Decoction for Relieving Diaphragmatic Pain，From *Yu’an*, Volume 4.，For plum-kernel-induced dyspnea.

Pestilence-Avoiding, Vision-Clarifying, and Upper-Burning-Clearing Powder，From *Selected Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，Wind-heat stagnation in the upper body, resulting in red, swollen, and painful eyes, with photophobia and sensitivity to light.

Miraculous Platycodon Decoction，From *Surgical Insights* (Volume 12).，Lung abscess. Cough with dull pain in the chest and diaphragm; swelling and fullness in both flanks; dry throat and mouth; restlessness, irritability, and excessive thirst; occasional discharge of turbid, foul-smelling sputum.

Wild Immortal’s Unique Elixir Powder，*Zhun Sheng: Pediatrics*, Volume 4.，In children who have not yet developed smallpox, if they experience fever and spontaneous sweating, along with hemoptysis, blood in the nasopharynx, or blood in the urine, smallpox will manifest within a few days. This is referred to as “treading water in a lotus pond,” where the … Read more

Taoxi Qi Bao Pills，From *The Great Compendium of Medical Formulas*, Volume 6, citing *Simplified Formulas*.，For pain in both the lower back and flanks, as if clutching a jar; skin and muscles are hard and taut, feeling like a drum when pressed; both legs are swollen and distended; the patient lies supine with bent knees, unable … Read more

Da Bao Dan，*The Book of Sincerity*, Volume 8.，For internal organ heat, mania, seeing ghosts, loud screaming, and running about.

Wind-Dampness Ointment，*Compilation of Remarkable Formulas*, Volume 2.，For rheumatic bone pain.

Ghost’s Lament Pill，From *Ben Shi*, cited in *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 197.，For malaria—regardless of whether attacks occur daily, every other day, or every three days; whether characterized by predominant cold or predominant heat; accompanied by headache and a thirst for cold drinks.

Decoction to Guide Blood，*Compendium of Medicine*, Volume 2.，Hemoptysis due to deficiency-related wasting disease.

Black Ointment，From *New Effective Formulas*, cited in *Collected Medical Formulas*, Volume 192.，For painful sores with pus-filled cavities and incessant oozing of pus; for scalp sores.

Life-Preserving and Longevity Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 9.，

Enhanced Qingning Ointment，From *He’s Treatise on Deficiency-Related Heart Disorders*.，For yin-deficiency cough, whether accompanied by excessive phlegm, dry cough, red-tinged phlegm, or pure blood.

Enhanced Ginseng and Perilla Powder，From *Six Books on Medical Essentials*, Volume 30.，For postpartum deficiency-cold complicated by blood stasis, with hemoptysis and a fine,涩 pulse.

Ginger and Aconite Decoction，From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 4.，Spleen deficiency with abdominal distension, vomiting of phlegm and fluid retention, inability to eat, or alternating chills and fever.

Peach Kernel and Hengshan Pill，*Ji Feng*, Volume 14.，For malaria with irregular attacks, characterized by fever but no chills.