Er Jiang San

Chongwei Bath Decoction，From *The Secret Records of Longevity*, cited in Volume 15 of *The External Pavilion*.，For itchy skin and hives, or the onset of urticaria.

Formula for Boiling Phytolacca with Beans，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 97.，Constipation.

Qingshen Incense，*The Origin of Medical Practice*.，For toxic sores, headaches, sore throats, scrofula, and eye diseases where medication has proven ineffective.

Scallion and Ginger Compress，From *Essentials of the Crimson Sack*.，For chest constriction due to typhoid fever.

Su-Chen Powder，*New Book on Smallpox Vaccination*, Volume 12.，For cold-induced fever and vomiting due to indigestion.

Blood-Cooling and Muscle-Protecting Ointment，*Trusted and Practical Formulas*, Volume 3.，Boils, abscesses, sores, and carbuncles; back abscesses.

Pills for Tonifying Deficiency and Calming the Mind，From *Shenghui*, Volume 14.，Following an episode of cold damage, or due to mental or physical exhaustion, presenting with weakness and restlessness in the limbs, heart deficiency with palpitations, and shortness of breath.

Scutellaria and Yuan-Regulating Decoction，From *Pian Yu Dou Zhen*, Volume 12.，For those with a constitutional deficiency of original qi, where smallpox has left facial scars, fever persists unabated, the pulse is slow, the constitution is frail, and the patient experiences fever accompanied by a desire to sleep.

Enhanced Coptis and Citrus Peel Pills，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.，For severe internal damp-heat; intestinal disorders following a heavy meal; manifestations of various hemorrhoids; and conditions that have developed into fistulas over time.

Li Shu Decoction，*Compendium of Medical Essentials*, Volume 10.，A bone abscess, located on both thighs at the hip joints.

Achyranthes Leaf Porridge，From *Shenghui*, Volume 97.，Rheumatic arthralgia, pain in the lower back and knees.

Ce Wei Pills，*Sichuan Chinese Herbal Medicine Bulletin* (1972; 1:44).，Chronic bronchitis in the elderly.

Ginkgo Leaf Powder，Quoted from *Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 18 (from *Wu Family Secrets*).，Scrofula.

Azurite Ointment，From *Secretly Transmitted Treatise on Ophthalmology: The Theory of Dragon and Wood*, Volume 6.，A yellow membrane on the eye that extends to the outer cornea. Caused by wind-cold in the kidneys and extreme heat in the stomach, this condition presents with intermittent pain at the onset, followed by redness, dryness, and tearing. Gradually, a … Read more

Xiangru-Poria Summer-Heat Clearing Decoction，*Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 3.，During pregnancy in the height of summer, while confined to the inner chambers, one may seek excessive coolness by wearing light clothing and indulge in raw, cold fruits and vegetables. With a constitution prone to cold, one becomes vulnerable to the invasion of summer-heat pathogens, … Read more

Bai Jie Pills，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 2.，For headaches caused by internal or external injuries, accompanied by high fever, aversion to cold, abdominal distension, and labored breathing.

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.”

Rhinoceros Horn and Rhubarb Powder，From *The Comprehensive Record of Holy Remedies*, Volume 28.，For severe spasms in typhoid fever: high fever, headache, and inability to relax the tendons and meridians.

Decoction for Cooling the Blood and Suppressing Fire，From *Yu’an*, Volume 4.，For the initial stages of hemoptysis or epistaxis, where qi is excessive and rises upward, unable to descend and return to its meridians.

Di Yu Fever-Relieving Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 5.，Dryness of the Lung (Metal) element, common cold with intermittent fever, and slightly hard stools.

An，From *Ji Sheng Xu Fang*, cited in Volume 95 of *Yi Fang Lei Ju*.，For cases of prolapse, sprains, and strains resulting in stagnation of blood and qi, accompanied by low back pain.

Gaotang Pills，From *Gujin Luyan*, cited in Volume 2 of *Wai Tai*.，For severe thirst and restlessness due to cold damage, with a sense of fullness and the feeling of impending death.

Life-Preserving Elixir Superior to Gold，From *Liangpeng Huiji*, Volume 4.，Various deficiencies and debilities in men and women. For women before and after childbirth: blood deficiency, clotted menstrual blood, metrorrhagia and menorrhagia, and red or white vaginal discharge; for men: nocturnal emissions, cloudy semen, lower back pain and leg soreness, cold semen and erectile dysfunction, coughing with … Read more

Angelica and Peony Decoction，From *Clinical Notes on Ophthalmology*.，Indicated for wind-induced erythematous sores and ulcers (trachoma and vesicular eczema).

Decoction for Tonifying the Spleen and Stomach, Clearing Yin Fire, and Raising Yang，*Treatise on the Spleen and Stomach*, Volume 1.，Improper diet damages the Stomach; overwork and fatigue injure the Spleen; when pathogenic fire invades, it gives rise to severe fever.