Five Gentlemen Decoction

Ginseng Asthma-Relieving Decoction，*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 4 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).，For men and women of advanced age or younger who suffer from a chronic lung-qi cough characterized by shortness of breath, wheezing, a rattling sound in the throat, chest fullness, counterflow of qi, restlessness whether sitting or lying … Read more

World-Saving Immortal Pill，From *Three Hundred Collected Effective Formulas*, Volume 1.，Sudden death from shā syndrome; collapse of yin and yang; yin-cold syndrome; stagnation in the chest and abdomen; cold rash resembling sheep’s wool; nausea and regurgitation; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; qi-related and blood-related pain; nasal congestion and headache; stroke and phlegm obstruction; wind-induced malnutrition and … Read more

Malt Powder and Dough Balls，*Nourishing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.，For the elderly with weak spleen and stomach qi, indigestion, emaciation, lack of energy, and a tendency to lie down frequently.

Deep Red Cinnabar Ointment，*Collected Effective Prescriptions*, Volume 1.，For carbuncles, abscesses, facial sores, back sores, and all types of unknown malignant toxins.

Ejiao Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 65.，Chronic cough.

Enhanced Wuyao Decoction，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 44.，For stagnation of blood and qi, with abdominal distension and pain before menstruation, where the distension is more pronounced than the pain.

Elm Bark Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 72.，For women with difficulty urinating and lower abdominal pain.

Powder for Stopping Cold Tears，From *Shenghui*, Volume 32.，Wind-induced tearing.

Golden Hairpin Decoction，From the formula of Master Tanfeng Xiao, cited in Volume 2 of *Effective Prescriptions for Women*.，For chronic uterine cold, frequent illness, and infertility, as well as various pre- and postpartum disorders.

Smallpox-Inducing Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 14.，For children with deficiency of blood and qi, where smallpox lesions have appeared for 4–5 days but vary in size, the base is not particularly red and lustrous, and the color is dull with sunken tops that fail to rise.

Decoction of Exposed Bee Hive，*Compendium of Divine Remedies*, Volume 120.，Swelling and pain in the teeth.

Worm-Eliminating and Antiseptic Pills，*Yi Tong*, Volume 78.，For those with intermittent abdominal pain.

Da Fu Mu Xiang Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 47.，Cold in the stomach and heat in the intestines, with abdominal distension and loose stools.

Feng Family’s Secret Plaster，*Secret Transmission from the Blue Sack*，Effective for all types of unexplained swellings and abscesses.

Food Stagnation Yueju Pills，*Research on Medical Formulas*, Volume 3.，For food stagnation causing dysphagia.

Cangwu-Shenling Powder，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 2.，For qi deficiency with a slight invasion of cold-damp pathogens; when the pathogenic factors assault the pericardium, causing sudden, transient chest pain that comes and goes rapidly—occurring more than ten times a day—with no impairment of appetite but restlessness day and night.

Six-Ingredient Fish Stew，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 189.，Cold dysentery with white, snot-like stools; severe pain in the navel and abdomen.

Rejuvenating Diaphragm-Cooling Powder，From *A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 23.，Mucosal erosion.

Dogspine Decoction，From *Yi Jian Fang Bian*, Volume 3.，Deficiency of both qi and blood, numbness in the hands and feet, susceptibility to wind-dampness, and inability to move.

Zhengxiao Pill，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 10.，Excessive fire in the pericardium, causing uncontrollable, unprovoked laughter, or laughing to oneself in private—behavior unlike one’s usual disposition.

Decoction of Oak Bark，From *Shenghui*, Volume 66.，Rat fistula.

Immortal Wine，*Resolving the Source of the Origin*, Volume 4.，For gout, generalized stiffness and swelling, and hemiplegia; also treats extensive skin ulcers and conditions caused by cold and dampness.

Seventeen-Ingredient Purple Ginseng Pills for Rejuvenation，Quoted from *Fan Wang’s Formulas* in Volume 28 of *Wai Tai*.，For all diseases caused by witchcraft; masses and accumulations; wasting of flesh and bone; difficulty with urination and defecation; sudden exposure to harmful winds; abdominal distension and fullness; and recurrent urinary discharge. Also for stings by bees and scorpions.

Ziyang Dan，From *Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 7.，For boils and abscesses.

Scutellaria and Gypsum Decoction，*Source of the Hearts of the Four Sages*, Volume 8.，Toothache and swollen gums.