Five Dan Pills

Two-Day Tonifying Pill，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 5.，For deficiency of both the spleen and kidneys, with excessive fluid accumulation; swelling begins in the upper body, followed by the lower body; over time, the entire body becomes swollen; the patient experiences shortness of breath and coughing, making it impossible to lie down; the lower … Read more

Burdock, Scutellaria, and Coptis Decoction，From *Hui Chun*, Volume 2.，For “big-head plague,” where accumulated heat is located in the upper part of the body, causing swelling on the top of the head or facial swelling, often starting below the base of the ears; also treats smoke-induced miasma.

Cinnabar Wine，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 122.，For acute throat obstruction; “dog’s throat”—a sudden sensation of blockage in the throat.

Yu Long Dan，From *Shenshi Yaohan*, Volume 6.，For all cases of red, swollen eyes caused by heat.

Smallpox and Boil Ointment，*Essentials on Smallpox*, Volume 6.，For toxic boils, carbuncles, and abscesses following smallpox.

Atractylodes and Cimicifuga Decoction，From *Zhun Sheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 5.，Tetanus; tetanus with uncontrollable profuse sweating and twitching of the tendons and meridians.

Qi-Tonifying and Spleen-Regulating Pills，*A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 7.，Stomach Sweating.

Enhanced Kidney Qi Pills，From *Ji Sheng*, Volume 4.，For cases of “gu” syndrome characterized by severe deficiency of the spleen and kidneys, distended abdomen, edema of the limbs, shortness of breath with copious phlegm, difficulty urinating, and loose, yellow stools; also treats diabetes insipidus, where one drinks and one urinates.

Stone-Carved Formula，From *Yi Tong*, Volume 77, citing *Yi Jian Zhi*.，Poison from witchcraft.

Green Bean Paste，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 368.，For nasal congestion due to cold damage.

Qizhou Grandma Rong’s Formula，*Qian Jin*, Volume 22.，For carbuncles.

White Powder Elixir，From *Supplement to the Treatise on Surgical Diseases*, Volume 2.，Effective for all cases of syphilis with toxic nodules and severe, dangerous ulcerations.

Fever-Reducing Decoction，From *The Compilation of Medical Formulas*, Volume 65, citing *The Treatise on the Eye by Bodhisattva Nagarjuna*.，For patients who are physically weak after an illness and experience blurred vision or floaters due to rising early and being exposed to drafts.

Spleen-Regulating Decoction，From *Bai Yi*, Volume 2.，For spleen and stomach disorders.

Liver-Draining Four-Ingredient Decoction，*The Jade Ruler of Gynecology*, Volume 4.，Excessive wind-heat in the postpartum period.

Dispersing Pathogenic Factors Decoction，*Mirror of Ancient and Modern Medicine*, Volume 5.，Malaria affecting the Three Yang Meridians, characterized by headache without sweating, fever, and aversion to cold.

Flower and Herb Paste，*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 20.，For swollen, painful, dry, and itchy eyes, accompanied by blurred vision, tearing, and sensitivity to light; for conjunctivitis with ulcerated corneas; for wind-induced eye pain, itching, and sensitivity to light; and for conditions where the eyelid skin and flesh appear gelatinous and swollen like a peach or plum, with … Read more

“Rushing to the Banquet Pill”，*Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 273.，For carbuncles.

Toad Venom Toxin-Eliminating Pills，From *Outline of Surgical Treatise on Ulcers*, Volume 2.，For abscesses in their initial stage, regardless of size or type, whether arising from yin or yang causes.

Accumulation-Resolving Powder，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 3.，For food stagnation in children, characterized by a hard abdomen and blue-tinged tendons, and for expelling parasitic accumulations.

Yizhi Pills，From *The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 7.，

Life-Saving Divine Pill，From *Selected Precious and Secret Formulas from the Thousand Gold*.，Effective for all throat ailments.

Spleen-Strengthening Decoction，From *Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 10.，For spleen qi deficiency: during the hottest days of summer, one feels drowsy and listless, lacks appetite, has no energy, has little desire for delicious food, experiences abdominal distension, and suffers from diarrhea upon slight exposure to cool air.

Wu Ba Pills，From *Experienced Effective Formulas*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 165.，Chronic, stubborn phlegm in the chest and diaphragm causes harm, accumulating into phlegm-qi. The face and eyes appear pale and bluish; there is constant swelling; the patient cannot eat at all; the entire body aches; there is nighttime congestion; the patient cannot … Read more

Decoction for Dispelling Stagnation，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 4.，Liver qi stagnation and discomfort, feeling restless as if something were missing; unable to recall current events, much like the forgetfulness of the elderly. Also treats various forms of stagnation; particularly suitable for cases of yin deficiency complicated by stagnation.