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Pinellia and Coptis Decoction,*Treatise on Cold Damage*.,Indicated for the “pi” syndrome in typhoid fever, where there is a constitutional deficiency of stomach qi; or where vomiting or purgation has damaged the body’s vital energy, leading to disharmony in the stomach and intestines, disorder of the ascending and descending functions, fullness and distension beneath the heart … Read more
Peanut Porridge,From *Therapeutic Medicinal Congee*, citing *The Congee Manual*.,For dry cough due to lung dryness with little or no phlegm; spleen deficiency with regurgitation; anemia; and insufficient breast milk after childbirth.
San Huang Xi San,From *Feng’s Treasure Chest: Miscellaneous Disorders*, Volume 3.,Constipation due to heat in the zang-fu organs.
Mugwort Smoke Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 104.,Red eyes.
Nine-Treasure Pill for Relieving Depression,*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.,Indicated for qi stagnation and discomfort, disharmony between the liver and stomach, chest fullness and oppression, nausea, and abdominal distension.
Pills for the Five Wasting Diseases in Well-Nourished Children,*Guide to Pediatrics*, Volume 4.,For bone wasting in children.
Yinchen Si Ling Decoction,*Xingyuan*, Volume 3.,Yellowing of the skin; thirst with a desire to drink water or clear liquids; scanty urine.
Cornus Root Powder,From *Yixin Fang*, Volume 17, citing *Ling Li Fang*.,For lunar eclipse sores.
Gas-Relieving Decoction,From *The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.,For qi reversal with food stagnation and distending pain. Pain in the umbilical region and abdomen, often centered around the navel; relief is felt when the area is pressed or covered with warmth; accompanied by borborygmi and spontaneous diarrhea; food tastes bland; sluggish digestion; white, greasy tongue … Read more
Formula for Strengthening the Spleen and Relieving Stagnation,*Treasury of Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 7.,For isolated abdominal distension.
Rehmannia Poultice Formula,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 145.,Injuries and bone contusions from falls.
Decoction for Regulating the Wei and Nourishing the Rong,*Yi Tong*, Volume 82, citing *Ji Yan Fang*.,For women and young maidens with irregular menstruation—whether early, late, or absent—accompanied by aversion to cold, high fever, a bitter taste in the mouth with loss of appetite, a persistent cough, restlessness, and dizziness, which gradually progresses to consumptive syndrome.
Waxed Goose Grease,From *Yonglei Qianfang*, Volume 2.,Cracked skin on the head and feet.
Chen’s Small Red Pills,*Yizong Shuoyue*, Volume 5.,For all types of coughs in children, convulsions and epileptic seizures, fever with wheezing, phlegm and saliva obstructing the upper respiratory tract, and phlegm-induced syncope with sudden collapse.
Taiyi Powder,*The Yongle Encyclopedia*, Volume 978, citing *Complete Formulas for Infants*.,For acute and chronic convulsions in children, with irregular spasms, as well as fetal epilepsy.
Musk Deer Bone Pills,*Shenghui* (Volume 98).,For men with deficiency-cold in the urinary system and various other deficiencies.
Frankincense and Papaya Pills,From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 8.,Effective for all types of pain caused by beriberi, weakness and limpness in the legs and knees, difficulty walking, and inability to bend or straighten the limbs.
Poria and Alisma Decoction,*Qianjin Yi*, Volume 17.,For profuse diarrhea accompanied by scanty and difficult urination.
Minor Blue Dragon Decoction Without Ephedra and With Aconite,Formula from *Treatise on Cold Damage*; name cited in *Illustrated Songs on Cold Damage: A Guide to Saving Lives*, Volume 4.,For shanghan with an unresolved exterior syndrome, water retention beneath the heart, dry retching, fever with cough, and a sensation of choking. For shanghan where water and … Read more
Hua Jian Decoction,From *Supplement to the Essentials of Medicine*, Middle Volume.,Mammary abscess refers to a nodule forming in a woman’s breast; initially the size of a plum, it gradually grows to the size of a plum, causing little pain, and only begins to suppurate after a prolonged period.
Realgar Wash Formula,This formula is from Volume 5 of *Elbow-Back* and is named in Volume 94 of *The Complete Record of Holy Remedies*.,Sudden, unbearable pain in the penis; sagging testicles as large as a measuring bucket. Swelling of the genitalia.
Decoction for Lifting Collapsed Qi,From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.,For internal injury to primordial qi, deficiency and collapse of yang qi, shortness of breath insufficient for breathing, reluctance to speak, loss of appetite, and physical fatigue.
Atractylodes and Turmeric Decoction,From *Collected Medical Formulas*, Volume 83, citing *Dan Liao*.,Pain in the elbow and arm.
Decoction No. 1 for Epidemic Wind,From *The Authentic Treatise on Pulse and Symptoms*, Volume 1.,Epidemic Wind.
Ba Ji Tian Decoction,From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 8.,For cold-induced arthralgia, pain in the feet and knees, and inability to walk.
Five-Color Elixir,For abscesses, boils, and other sores that have already ruptured, where residual necrotic tissue remains and new tissue has not yet formed.