Five-Herb Powder

Decoction to Clear Heat，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 74); name cited in *Effective Formulas for Women* (Vol. 14).，For pregnancy-related heat syndrome, with severe fever lasting 6–7 days and difficulty with urination and defecation.

Tianzhu Huang Decoction，From *Yilin*, cited in *Yitong*, Volume 46.，Consumptive diseases.

Wind-Dispelling and Muscle-Relieving Ointment，*Complete Record of Medicine*, Volume 375.，Melasma.

Cnidium Pill，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 92.，For the five types of exhaustion and seven types of injury, yin deficiency, dribbling urine, pain in the genital area, thin semen, dampness below the scrotum, pain in the chest and flanks, coldness in both knees, reluctance to walk, heat in the stomach, tearing when looking into the distance, dry mouth, … Read more

Yijia Fumai Decoction，From *Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 3.，For warm diseases of the Lower Jiao characterized solely by loose stools.

Xia Pian Xiang Lian Pills，*The Compendium of Life-Saving Principles*, Volume 1.，For chronic diarrhea unresponsive to other treatments.

Highly Effective Powder for Erysipelas，From *Discussions on the Care of Infants* (Vol. 20).，For all types of erysipelas in children, as well as episodes of “dragon belt.”

Ephedra and Licorice Decoction，From *Treatise on General Diseases of Cold Damage*, Volume 4.，

Decoction of Three Yellows and Cinnabar，From *An Introduction to Obstetrics*, Volume 3.，For postpartum mania characterized by incoherent speech, mental agitation, and a sense of being haunted by evil spirits.

Jade Belt Ointment for Toothache，From *Collected Formulas of the Crane-Feeding Pavilion*.，For wind-fire toothache and toothache caused by parasites with swelling at the tooth root.

Four Sages’ Elixir of Immortality，From *Formulas for Prolonging Life*.，

Dendrobium and Astragalus Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 187.，For weakness of the spleen and stomach qi, profuse diarrhea due to cold in the abdomen, rumbling in the abdomen, frequent loose stools, reduced appetite, and excessive fatigue with a strong desire to sleep.

Decoction for Nourishing Both Water and Fire，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 6.，For cases of simultaneous deficiency of water and fire, where extreme heat prevents sound sleep, and the eyes remain open day and night.

Qingbing Powder，*The Jade Key*, Volume 1.，Throat obstruction, bilateral or unilateral nasal obstruction.

Bone Spur Pills，*Traditional Chinese Medicine: Science of Traumatic Injuries*.，For the later stages of injury and pain caused by bone spurs.

Toxic-Expelling Decoction，From *Yu’an*, Volume 6.，For the initial stage of widespread sores.

Ginger and Fermented Soybean Decoction，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 391), citing *Fu’s Treatise on Saving Infants*.，For sudden abdominal pain and pain in the flanks.

Zhang Zhenjun’s Poria Pill，*San Yin*, Volume 12.，For deficiency of heart and kidney qi, mental instability, painful or scanty urination, or incontinence, as well as seminal emission and leukorrhea.

Red Pills，From *De Xiao*, Volume 11.，For masses caused by stagnant qi, where a blood membrane encloses fluid, located on one side of the flank, causing intermittent pain and alternating chills and fever; in cases of malaria, yellow fluid often accumulates in the epigastric region, eventually forming a mass over time.

Fangfeng-Cangzhu Decoction，From *Xingyuan*, Volume 4.，Wind obstructs the Liver’s Wood element and damages the Spleen’s Earth element, impairing its ability to transport and distribute fluids and dampness, leading to diarrhea, body heat, a taut pulse, heaviness in the lower back, slight sweating, and headache.

Lilu Poultice Formula，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 132.，For inverted flower sores and prolapsed uterus.

Decoction for Restoring Vitality，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 11.，A woman whose menstrual period arrives earlier than usual and experiences extremely heavy flow is often thought to suffer from extreme blood heat. Yet who would have known that this is actually due to an excess of water and fire in the kidneys? When fire is … Read more

Scallion White Powder，From *Bo Ji*, Volume 2.，Effective for all cases of cold-induced disharmony, as well as pain caused by the ascending and surging of qi from the bladder; for women experiencing abdominal pain before or after childbirth, threatened miscarriage, or menstrual cramps; it also treats chronic cold in the blood, fatigue and pain in the … Read more

Cloud-Dispelling Decoction，From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume 1.，Cold-induced corneal opacity, with a cold membrane obscuring the eyes, causing a sensation of dryness and difficulty opening them; both eyes are constricted but without pain; the cun pulses in both wrists are fine and tight, but when pressed, they become full and weak; yawning; prone to sadness … Read more

Qianhu-Banxia Decoction，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 18.，Phlegm-qi lodged in the Upper Jiao, causing vomiting, aversion to food, and dizziness. Phlegm retention due to a cold, resulting in coughing and retching.