Ephedra and Gardenia Decoction

Blood-Regulating and Qi-Harmonizing Decoction，From *Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 11.，For women with irregular menstrual cycles—whether early or late—accompanied by pain in the chest and abdomen.

Nine-Ingredient Decoction for Clearing Heat，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 54.，Heat accumulation in the middle jiao causing obstruction; blockage of communication between upper and lower parts; inability to vomit or pass stool; abdominal distension and shortness of breath.

Duckweed Wine，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 34.，Red-threaded carbuncle.

Xie Gu Pill，From *Yi Tong*, Volume 32, citing *Ji Cheng*.，For all types of edema and abdominal distension.

Pepper and Fermented Soybean Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 364.，Ear sores in children.

Highly Effective Formula，*Compendium of Holy Remedies*, Volume 143.，Uncontrollable bleeding.

Spring Zhe Decoction，*Compiled Medical Manuscripts*, Volume 10.，Intestinal deficiency with diarrhea and difficulty urinating.

Decoction for Boosting Qi and Relieving Numbness，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.，Qi deficiency fails to transport blood, resulting in numbness in both hands and the face.

Dragon-Lotus-Gorgon Seed Pills，Formula from *Zongfutang Fang* (Vol. 2); name cited in *Yixue Shizhiyì* (Vol. 7).，For deficiency of essence and qi, resulting in involuntary seminal emission.

Essence-Retaining Golden Lock Pill，From *The Classic of the Middle Storehouse*, Volume 2.，

Winter Melon Soup，From *Nourishing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.，For the elderly suffering from diabetes with feverish agitation, mental confusion, restlessness, and a sense of oppression.

Spot-Eliminating Powder，From *Jie Wei Yuan Sou*, Volume 4.，For all types of facial mottling.

Spleen-Supporting Pills，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 12.，Chronic deficiency of the spleen and stomach, difficulty digesting food, distension and fullness in the abdomen and flanks, pain in the umbilical region and abdomen, belching with a foul odor of food, and emaciation.

Taibai Nine-Transformation Huanyuan Pill，From *Extraordinary Formulas Beyond Surgical Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，Effective for all types of abscesses and toxic sores. If not yet formed, it dissipates them; if already formed, it causes them to rupture; if already ruptured, it promotes healing. Effective for abscesses and boils on the back, gangrenous leg ulcers, and scrofula.

Enhanced Chaihu-Guizhi Decoction，From *The Complete Collection on Treating Cold Damage* (Shanghan Quansheng Ji), Volume 3.，Fever with slight aversion to cold, pain in the limbs and joints, mild vomiting, and fullness and oppression in the epigastrium.

Fish Glue Powder，*New Compilation of Mei’s Proven Prescriptions*, Volume 4.，Difficult labor.

Ding’s Clear-Meridian Decoction，Proven Formula，Rheumatoid arthritis of the “excessive damp-heat toxin” pattern, clinically manifested by elevated body temperature, redness, swelling, heat, and pain in the joints, involving multiple joints, limited mobility, pain so severe that touch is intolerable, and relief upon exposure to cold.

Quanzhen Yiqu Decoction，*Feng’s Treasure Chest: Notes on Medicinal Formulas*, Volume 20.，Yin-related restlessness; excess above and deficiency below; heat above and cold below; internal depletion of Yin and external excess of Yang; rashes accompanied by extreme heat and restlessness; shortness of breath above and diarrhea below. Severe yin-deficiency fever following a stroke; hemoptysis, shortness of breath, … Read more

Snail Mud Pills，From *Experienced Effective Formulas*, cited in Volume 36 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.，For gastric reflux and dysphagia.

Evil-Dispelling Pill，*Bai Yi*, Volume 11.，For malaria.

Fetal-Harmonizing Powder，*Yi Jian Fang Bian*, Volume 6.，In cases of fetal disharmony with unbearable chest pain.

Kidney-Tonifying Rehmannia Decoction，*Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 1.，Kidney deficiency with depletion of body fluids, resulting in amenorrhea.

Universal Relief Revitalizing Pill，*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.，For children with internal heat and fever, common cold with headache, alternating chills and fever, and rashes that do not break through.

Blue Gold Ingot，Formula attributed to the Guo family, cited in *Collected Formulas of Nine Powders, Ointments, and Pills*.，For boils, abscesses, sores, and ulcers.

Kudzu Root, Green Onion, and White Gypsum Decoction，*Treatise on Febrile Diseases*.，When wind-heat transforms into heat, it invariably causes sore throat, redness and swelling in the throat, and white necrotic patches visible in the throat. Initially, white spots appear on both tonsils, subsequently spreading to the epiglottis. The lips are dry, the tongue is crimson, the … Read more