Er Xiao Decoction

Jujube-Wrapped Elixir，*The Compendium of Life-Saving Principles*, Volume 2.，For pain in the chest, diaphragm, and flanks; abdominal distension as if a drum; loss of appetite; undigested food from the previous meal; and five types of dysphagia and ten types of diaphragmatic obstruction.

Modified Ten-Ingredient Warm Gallbladder Decoction，*Treatment Methods and Formulas in Traditional Chinese Medicine*.，Symptoms of dementia: sudden bouts of sadness without joy, erratic crying and laughing, palpitations and insomnia, and mental confusion.

Youli Decoction，*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 9.，Qi deficiency of the heart and gallbladder, with invasion by wind-pathogen, manifesting as aversion to cold and shivering.

Chai-Ling Er-Miao Decoction，From *Medical Lamp of Transmission*, Volume 1.，For rheumatic conditions with persistent pain in the lower body.

Cangyu Decoction，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.，For diarrhea, dysentery, and rectal prolapse.

Er Miao Decoction，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 2.，Pain in the tendons and bones, or pain in the lower back caused by the flow of damp-heat.

Detoxifying Decoction，Formula from Wang’s text, cited in *Essentials of Smallpox Treatment*.，For smallpox lesions on days 11–12, accompanied by fever, where the “dang’an” (red ring around the lesion) is absent or incomplete, or where scabs have fallen off without a “tuo’an” (supporting ring) forming.

Leek White and Flour，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 188.，Dysentery with watery stools following a cold.

Pig’s Trotter Decoction，Quoted from *Collected Proven Formulas* in Volume 20 of *Wai Tai*.，A man who has taken mineral tonics and developed deficiency, due to overwork and excessive heat, or who has slept in a draft and been afflicted by wind-dampness, may develop a condition characterized by body heat, wind-water edema, abdominal distension and shortness of … Read more

Cimicifuga and Asarum Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 120.，For wind-induced malnutrition causing itching and pain, with erosion and ulceration of the gums.

Yin-Nourishing and Intestinal-Moistening Pills，From *Secrets of Health Preservation*, Volume 2.，Constipation with intestinal obstruction, blood deficiency leading to intestinal dryness, and prolonged absence of bowel movements.

Life-Shattering Purple Gold Pill，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 34.，For sycamore-berry-like ulcers, as well as all toxic sores that have broken open to the bone and have failed to heal for years; for unrelenting pain in the tendons and bones; for widespread skin lesions with bleeding, where layers of skin peel off one … Read more

He Ge San，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 1.，For winter typhoid fever, on the 5th or 6th day, with alternating chills and fever, a sensation of fullness and discomfort in the chest and flanks, vomiting or retching, thirst or no thirst, restlessness or calmness—after treatment with Xiao Chaihu Decoction to harmonize the symptoms.

Life-Saving Formula Pill，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 194.，Qi Gu, Lao Gu, Xue Gu, Jin Gu, Shui Gu.

Xuanfu Root Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 140.，For injuries caused by poisoned arrows.

Gān Jī Ointment，From *The Great Treasure of Health*, Volume 3.，Tremors with fever, sallow complexion and emaciation, restlessness, thirst, vomiting, and diarrhea; distended abdomen with visible blue veins; hands and feet as thin as sticks; mental agitation and palpitations.

Haritaki Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 26.，After a bout of cold damage, qi is disharmonious, resulting in uncontrolled diarrhea.

Yi Yin Quan Xiao San，From *The Record of the Cock’s Crow*.，All types of swollen abscesses.

Red Boil-Removing Ointment，*New Compilation of Mei’s Proven Formulas*, Volume 7.，For carbuncles and unidentified toxic swellings, whether already suppurating or not, and whether already ulcerated or not.

Liver-Suppressing and Qi-Clearing Decoction，*Supplements to the Inner Canon*, Volume 1.，Anger injures the liver, leading to fainting and a sensation of fullness and distension due to stagnation.

Lung-Moistening Paste，Quoted from *The Ten Divine Books of Medicine* in *The Supplement to the Classic of Xiu Yue and Lu Ban* (see *Collected Medical Formulas*, Vol. 150).，Chronic cough due to prolonged exertion; dryness and atrophy of the lungs.

Huichun Powder，*Mirror of Ancient and Modern Medicine*, Volume 7.，Cold in the Genitals.

Green Onion White and Motherwort Decoction，From *Essentials of Prenatal and Childbirth Care*, Middle Volume.，Difficult labor.

Nourishing Vitality and Strengthening the Kidneys Decoction，From *Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 14.，Postpartum lower back pain resulting from overexertion or exposure to wind and cold.

Heart-Suppressing and Lung-Clearing Pills，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 7.，For consumptive diseases, lung heat with hemoptysis and cough; also treats bloody dysentery.