Erroneous “Spleen-Strengthening and Digestion-Promoting Decoction”

Jin Ding Decoction，From *The Source of the Four Sages’ Heart*, Volume 4.，Palpitations.

Detoxifying Rehmannia Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 131.，For abscesses and boils on the back accompanied by intermittent chills and fever, pain, and loss of appetite.

Dendrobium Dew，*Encyclopedia of Chinese Medicine*.，For cases following febrile diseases or smallpox, where body fluids are depleted, internal “empty fire” rages, or there is a congenital deficiency of true yin and unresolved stomach heat.

Qi-Dispersing Divine Decoction，*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 4.，Aversion to cold and heat; symptoms resembling but not being wind-induced; headache and pain in the cheeks; fullness and oppression in the epigastrium; in severe cases, distension extending from the heart to the flanks; obstruction of the diaphragm and throat; regurgitation of acid and food; joy upon … Read more

Ma Ming Powder，*Essentials of Smallpox Treatment*, Volume 23.，For galloping horse-tooth sores.

Decoction for Clearing Heat, Warming, and Consolidating the Vessels，From *Wen Bing Huai Zheng* (Critical Conditions of Warm Diseases).，In cases of warm disease where the pulse is floating, forceful, and scattered, or deep, faint, and涩 (thready), indicating prolonged deficiency of the zang-fu organs, long-standing stagnation of phlegm-fire, the body’s vital energy unable to overcome the pathogen, … Read more

Modified Xiangling Powder，From *Hui Chun*, Volume 5.，For the initial stage of testicular torsion, characterized by aversion to cold and high fever.

San Jian Ointment，From *Zhang’s Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*, Volume 13.，For non-healing ulcers with necrotic tissue, abdominal pain and diarrhea, yang deficiency with cold semen, cold-induced asthma and cough, and cold masses and accumulations.

Snow Pear Paste，From *Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Sha Shi formula).，Phlegm-heat.

Yigong Powder，*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 20.，Persistent night sweats.

Calming Paste，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Tianjin Formula).，For children suffering from acute fever and convulsions, coughing, vomiting of phlegm and saliva, unconsciousness, flushed face and fever, epileptic seizures and twitching, restlessness and thirst, and constipation or diarrhea.

Decoction for Restoring Yang and Releasing the Exterior，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 27.，Yin-toxin typhoid fever.

Intestinal Function Restoration Decoction，From *New Acute Abdominal Disorders*.，For patients who have undergone surgery for acute abdominal conditions and are in generally good condition, with no significant dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, or hypoproteinemia; the surgical procedure was uneventful; and abdominal contamination was mild—such that gastrointestinal decompression was not required and dietary restrictions were not imposed.

Wind-Seizing Life-Saving Pill，*Secretly Transmitted Formulas for Leprosy*.，“Cowhide Leprosy.” The skin appears like cowhide, is black in color, and is neither painful nor itchy; the skin is thick and numb.

Green Moss Powder，Quoted from *The Complete Formulas for Infants* in *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Volume 1033.，For nosebleeds and hematemesis in children; also treats dysuria and urinary retention.

Seven-Ingredient Scallion White Decoction，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，Rheumatic syndrome. Headache and fever, slight sweating and aversion to cold, aching and painful joints, heaviness and slight swelling of the body, scanty urination, and a floating and slow pulse—indicating a predominance of wind.

Xiao Huoluo Dan，*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.，For rheumatic arthralgia, numbness and loss of sensation, aching pain in the limbs, and hemiplegia.

Medicinal Wine for Generalized Skin Ulcers，From *The Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 35, citing a formula by Wang Qiaoqiu.，For pus-filled sores covering the entire body.

Xiao Baolong Pills，*Comprehensive Record of Sacred Remedies*, Volume 34.，For summer heat-induced headaches, chest and heart distress, dizziness, nausea, and loss of appetite.

Steamed Pork Stomach，*Compendium of Holy Remedies*, Volume 189.，Weak spleen and stomach qi, resulting in loss of appetite.

Newly Formulated Aloe Vera Decoction for Black Fever to Eliminate Malnutrition，*Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Black-Heat Diseases*.，Black-Heat Disease (Yang-type). Decaying tooth decay, swelling and distension of both cheeks; in severe cases, swelling of the entire face.

Xiao Ejiao Powder，From *Secrets of Infant Care*, Volume 1.，For wind-heat syndrome characterized by profuse salivation, shortness of breath, convulsions, and darting eyes. For patients with a weak cough.

Pine Nut Porridge，From *Therapeutic Porridge Formulas*, citing *The Porridge Manual*.，Chronic constipation, palpitations, forgetfulness, and insomnia.

Scutellaria and Coptis with Er Chen Decoction，*Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 9.，Internal heat due to indigestion or consumption of heat-inducing foods.

Pill for Removing Boil Toxins，From *Revised Compendium on the Treatment of Boils*, Volume 2.，For all types of carbuncles, even severe cases with jaundice.