Fangji-Coix Seed Decoction

Decoction for Dispelling Phlegm and Reducing Fire，*Dian Dian Jing*, Volume 2.，Alcohol-induced pathogenic phlegm causes mania resembling madness.

Cinnabar and Snow Pill，The formula is from *The Complete Collection of Surgical Life-Saving Methods*, Volume 2; the name appears in *The Collection of Immortal Prescriptions*, Volume 3.，For acute and chronic convulsions.

Ginseng and Red Ocher Qi-Nourishing Decoction，*Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，For cases where central qi is deficient, causing stomach qi to fail to descend steadily; instead, it rises upward to exploit the weakness, causing phlegm and saliva to follow the rebellious qi upward, obstructing the cardia, and resulting in dysphagia, hiccups, and regurgitation.

Nian San Powder，*Lu Fu Jin Fang*, Volume 1.，For typhoid fever, headache, body aches, fever, chills, and absence of sweat.

Cangzu Powder，Formula from *Danxi’s Heart Method*, Volume 4; name cited in *A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages*, Volume 10.，Pain in the epigastric region.

Cramp-Relieving Decoction，From *The Collection of Immortal Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，Leg pain with muscle cramps, radiating upward into the abdomen.

Peony, Jujube Seed, and Bupleurum Decoction，*Source of the Hearts of the Four Sages*, Volume 8.，For protrusion of the eyeball.

Elixir of the Immortals’ Secret Treasure，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 1.，For all cases of stroke: left-sided paralysis with right-sided weakness; dragging of the limbs; locked jaw; deviation of the mouth and eyes; slurred speech; confusion resembling intoxication; pain extending to the bone marrow; numbness and stiffness affecting the skin; persistent itching and stubborn numbness; impaired … Read more

Astragalus, Five Herbs, and Cinnamon Twig Decoction，*Essentials of the Golden Chamber*，Nourishes qi, warms the meridians, harmonizes the blood, and relieves bi syndrome. Indicated for blood-bi syndrome. Numbness and loss of sensation in the skin and muscles; pulse faint,涩 (thready), and tight.

Cooling the Diaphragm and Attacking Toxins Powder，*Essentials of Smallpox Treatment*, Volume 10.，In cases of smallpox where heat-toxin is congested in the upper jiao, causing chest and diaphragm distress and high fever.

Sanqi Pill，*Zhun Sheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 7.，For corneal opacities.

Gold-Water Ointment，From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 2.，For consumptive cough with restlessness and red phlegm due to lung atrophy.

Chaihu-Zexie Decoction，From *Qianjin*, Volume 14.，Heat-induced distension of the small intestine; mouth sores.

Wood Fragrance and Sanling Decoction，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 4.，For stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, and distension of the chest and diaphragm.

Cunjin Ingot，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 10.，For all types of hemorrhoids and fistulas that have persisted for a long time without healing.

Spleen-Strengthening and Wind-Dispelling Decoction，*Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhu Renkang*.，Gastrointestinal-Type Urticaria.

Golden Elixir for Pregnancy and Childbirth，From *Collected Formulas of the Crane-Feeding Pavilion*.，For all ailments and diseases in women before and after childbirth, as well as a cold uterus, difficulty conceiving, painful red or white vaginal discharge, irregular menstruation (early or late), abdominal pain during menstruation, and lower back soreness and weakness.

Enhanced Angelica Decoction，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 272.，For various skin sores accompanied by pain and itching.

Safflower and Golden Flower Powder，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 15.，For blood deficiency with alternating chills and fever, dizziness and blurred vision, pain in the hands and feet, and pain in the chest and abdomen.

Dried Jujube Paste，From *Puji Fang*, Volume 53.，Deafness.

Aconite Life-Sustaining Decoction，*Collection of Life-Preserving Formulas*, Middle Volume.，For stroke affecting the Taiyang meridian, characterized by absence of sweat and a cold body.

Coptis Phlegm-Resolving Pills，From *Danxi’s Heart Method*, Volume 2.，For phlegm and acid regurgitation caused by exposure to heat.

Deer Antler and Aconite Decoction，From *Ji Sheng Xu Fang*, cited in *Yi Fang Lei Ju*, Volume 150.，For deficiency of both essence and blood, depletion of the Nourishing and Defensive Qi, tidal fever and spontaneous sweating, palpitations and anxiety, and fatigue of the limbs—in short, all symptoms of general debility.

Soapberry Ash Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 300.，For gangrene of the fingers.

Lard and Honey Wine，Recipe from *Wai Tai* (Vol. 33), citing *Zhang Wenzhong’s Formulas*; the name appears in *The Collection of Childbirth and Pregnancy* (Vol. 2).，For a half-born fetus that will not be expelled, or a fetus that has died in the womb, or one partially lodged against the spine; or for a woman who fails … Read more