Er Chen Qiang Fang Decoction

Cinnamon Twig and Ephedra Decoction，From *Tong Zhenzi’s Essentials of Shanghan*, cited in *Collected Medical Formulas*, Volume 54.，Yangming wind-stroke: headache, bitter taste in the mouth, abdominal distension, slight shortness of breath, fever with aversion to cold, and a floating yet taut pulse; in cases where purgation results in difficulty urinating;Yangming disease, from the 5th–6th day to … Read more

Shuzhanzi Decoction，From *The Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 2.，For early-stage temporal abscess characterized by more heat than cold, dizziness and headache, dry mouth and throat, a constant desire to drink cold fluids, constipation and difficult urination, six pulses that are deep, firm, and forceful, and restlessness accompanied by pain.

Dysentery-Relieving Powder，*Huoren Xintong*, Volume 1.，For dysentery with abdominal pain and stools containing red and white discharge that has persisted for a long time without resolution.

Zhaozhen Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 96.，For deficiency-related diarrhea and fecal incontinence.

Liuwei Huiyang Decoction，*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，Syndrome of impending loss of yin and yang.

Knee-Steaming Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 10.，Crane-Knee Wind. The lower legs gradually become thinner, the knees gradually swell, there is aching pain in the bones, and the body gradually becomes thin and weak—this condition is attributed to water-dampness.

Stomach-Regulating and Stomach-Harmonizing Powder，From *Huoyou Kouyi*, Volume 19.，For infants and young children with disharmony in the middle burner, irregular stomach qi, cold or heat affecting the stomach, vomiting, restlessness, mental fatigue, lack of energy, poor appetite, weakness, drowsiness, and restless sleep.

Dang Xie San，*Fu Qingzhu’s Gynecology*, Volume 1.，For unmarried women at home whose menstruation suddenly ceases, whose abdomen swells as if pregnant, whose complexion alternates between red and pale, and whose six pulses fluctuate between strong and weak—people often assume this is due to blood stasis causing amenorrhea. Some may become mentally disoriented and seek intimacy … Read more

Miraculous Dysentery Pill，*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.，Indications: Dysentery; abdominal pain; bloody stools; persistent diarrhea; soreness in the lower back and legs.

Huai-Jing Powder，*Compendium of Holy Remedies*, Volume 143.，Intestinal wind.

Miaoying Decoction，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 27.，For yang-toxin typhoid fever characterized by high fever throughout the body, severe shortness of breath, and restlessness with a sense of oppression.

Raw Rehmannia and Scrophularia Decoction，*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Systemic lupus erythematosus.

Lingguang Powder，From *Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 11.，For external eye lesions, rashes, pterygium, and “clam meat” or “crab eye” conditions.

Cardamom Stomach-Harmonizing Powder，From *Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.，For those with a cold stomach and undigested food.

Luffa and White Plum Formula，*Medical Records for the Common People*, Volume 6.，For heatstroke and cholera.

Cinnamon and Ginger Powder，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 56.，Chest pain, cold-induced stabbing pain, unbearable pain.

Dragon-Subduing Decoction，*Compendium of Medical Essentials*, Volume 10.，Snake bites.

Decoction for Eliminating Dampness and Dispelling Pathogenic Factors，From *The Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 2.，Pathogenic factors are lodged between the skin and muscles and refuse to dissipate on their own.

Blood-Nourishing, Fetal-Stabilizing, and Wind-Regulating Decoction，*Guide to Prenatal and Childbirth Care*, Volume 2.，

The Drunken Potion，Formula from *History of the Song Dynasty: Biography of Qian Yi*, Volume 462; name cited in *Yicaoting*.，For those with stagnation of liver and gallbladder qi, whose eyes remain wide open and cannot close.

Bi Dan，*Secret Manual of Laryngology by the You Family*.，Throat disorders: single or double goiter, beaded goiter, throat abscess, throat ringworm, early-stage throat fungal infection, croup, tooth abscess, toxic tooth boil, tongue abscess, purple tongue swelling, early-stage wooden tongue or double tongue, upper palate abscess, neck abscess, facial abscess, and cheek-resting syndrome.

Human Milk Wine，*Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 3.，For all types of deficiency and debility, as well as the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries.”

Red Powder Tissue-Regenerating Ointment，*Traditional Chinese Medicine: Science of Traumatology*.，For chronic, intractable wounds that have not healed for a long time.

Epilepsy-Curing Pills，*Compendium of Divine Remedies*, Volume 172.，For children with long-standing fetal wind manifesting as startle-induced epilepsy, with episodes that come and go.

Harmonizing Blood with Mugwort and Aconite Decoction，*The Jade Case*, Volume 5.，For all cases of irregular menstruation—whether early or late—and prolonged infertility.