Ephedra with Pueraria Decoction

Sixteen-Ingredient Wintergreen Pills，*Chinese Pharmacopoeia*, Volume 1.，Indicated for chest fullness and abdominal distension, dizziness and edema, and cold-induced cough with phlegm and wheezing.

Jianbu Siwu Decoction，From *Lu Fu Jin Fang*, Volume 3.，Blood deficiency fails to nourish the lower body, causing weakness in the legs and an inability to walk.

Scrofula Pills，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 18.，Scrofula.

Sandalwood and Agarwood Diaphragm-Relieving Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 253), citing the *Desheng Hall Formula*.，For conditions caused by excessive consumption of alcohol or food, such as fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, counterflow of qi with phlegm, and regurgitation of sour fluid.

Astragalus and Glutinous Rice Decoction，Formula from *Effective Prescriptions for Women*, Volume 12; name cited in *Essentials of Gynecology*, Volume 3.，During pregnancy, a sudden discharge of yellow fluid resembling glue or soybean juice occurs, accompanied by fetal movement and abdominal pain.

Astringent Powder，From *Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 13.，Frequent and copious urination.

Sedge Root Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 55.，Chest pain.

Musk and Vinegar Formula，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 39.，For sudden illness and cholera.

Puxiang Stagnation-Resolving Pills，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Tianjin Formula).，Indicated for chest and abdominal distension, indigestion, vomiting and nausea, retention of food and fluid, qi stagnation with oppression and depression, and stabbing pain in the epigastrium.

Chai-Gui Decoction，From *Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 12.，For women with febrile illnesses: during menstruation, they experience chills and fever resembling malaria, accompanied by delirium and agitation.

Baohe Decoction，From the *Xiu Yue Lu Ban Jing*, citing the *Lao Zheng Shi Yao Shen Shu* (see *Yi Fang Lei Ju*, Vol. 150).，For chronic cough due to lao syndrome resulting in lung dryness and atrophy; for coughing up blood, vomiting blood, or regurgitating blood.

Jingjin Dixian Pills，Formula attributed to Tao Yinju, cited in *Yi Jian* (see *Yongle Dadian*, vol. 11620).，For men and women suffering from the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries,” with deficient kidney qi. Symptoms include mental exhaustion, difficulty walking, loss of appetite, ringing in the ears and blurred vision, and dry skin. For women with cold internal … Read more

Pig Gallbladder and Egg，*New Compilation of Mei’s Proven Prescriptions*, Volume 18.，Jaundice.

Spleen-Warming Decoction，From *The Golden Mirror of Smallpox and Rash* (Volume 1).，Chronic spleen wind in children.

Qi-Refreshing Pill，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.，Headache. Caused by a deficiency of both qi and blood, which fails to nourish the head. Even during the height of summer heat, the patient must cover their head with a cloth for the headache to subside somewhat; if the cloth is removed and the patient is … Read more

Er Miao Pills，Formula by Zhu Zhenheng, cited in *Outline of Medicine*, Volume 20.，Swelling and pain in the feet and knees due to damp-heat descending; atrophy; damp sores; eczema; erysipelas; leukorrhea; and low back pain. Swelling and pain in the lower jiao caused by damp-heat, or wandering pain throughout the body. Damp-heat low back pain. Heat-bi … Read more

Human Milk Ointment，The formula is from *Qianjin* (Volume 22); the name is found in *Concise Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.，For abscesses with pus that have been allowed to rupture, or for long-standing breast cancer that has ulcerated but from which pus does not easily drain.

Modified Yangxin Pills，*Eight Methods of Medical Practice*, Volume 3.，Rectal bleeding.

Milk-Promoting Siwu Decoction，*Gynecological Diagnosis and Treatment*.，For postpartum lack of lactation due to blood deficiency and qi stagnation.

Rinsing Aconite Powder，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 8.，For all cases of stubborn numbness and loss of sensation, as well as pain and spasms in the tendons and bones.

Zhuche Pills，From *The Complete Guide to Pediatric Care*, Volume 4.，For infants and young children with persistent red or white dysentery.

Recipe for Roasted Sophora Branches，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 119.，Toothache.

Tou Guan San，From *The Universal Remedies* (Vol. 112), citing *The Holy Beneficence*.，Rheumatic arthritis, with stiffness and spasms in the limbs, excruciating pain, shortness of breath, and sweating.

Longing Pill，From *Shenghui*, Volume 56.，Cat-Ghost Syndrome. Upon seeing a cat or civet, or hearing related sounds, the patient experiences stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen.

Musk Toxin-Expelling Powder，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Shenyang Formula).，For epidemic rashes where macules and papules fail to erupt, with internal toxic heat, mental confusion and restlessness, alternating chills and fever, vomiting, and red, swollen muscles.