Five-Ingredient Decoction

Poison-Dissolving Pills，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 3.，For blood-related parasitic disorders, abdominal distension as large as a basin, and masses or lumps caused by stagnation.

Lord Taicang’s Bee Hive Powder，*The Profound Secrets of the Divine Realm*, Volume 16.，For swelling and pain in the throat.

Great Wind-Dispelling Decoction，*Ju Fang* (Official Formulary), Volume 1 (Newly Added Formulas from the Chunyou Era).，For stroke with phlegm-induced syncope, profuse salivation, confusion, convulsions of the hands and feet, hemiplegia, as well as gout affecting the joints and tightness and spasms of the tendons and meridians.

Universal Remedy for Relieving Suffering Ointment，From *The Continuation of the Collection of Life-Saving Formulas*, Volume 2.，Five Labors and Seven Injuries; abdominal distension and fullness; pain in the heart and stomach caused by qi stagnation; paralysis on the left and weakness on the right; unilateral and bilateral headaches;cold-damp beriberi, weak and bent knees, seminal emission and … Read more

Life-Saving Pill，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 4.，White turbidity.

Zengqing Pills，From *Formulas for Infants and Children*, cited in Volume 22 of *New Book on the Care of Young Children*.，Eight Types of Masses in Children. 1. Steamed Mass: Hard and painful beneath the heart, as large as a small cup; 2. Snake Mass: Like a board rising from beneath the ribs, pressing toward the heart;3. … Read more

Ginseng and Bamboo Sap Decoction，From *Hui Chun*, Volume 3.，Characterized by deficiency-type malaria with lethargy and confusion, profuse sweating, excessive phlegm, a swollen tongue, slurred and incoherent speech, and a weak, large, and feeble pulse.

Apricot-Honey Paste，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 68.，Hemoptysis.

Poria and Hemp Decoction，From *The Great Treasure of Health*, Volume 5.，In cases of placental inversion during pregnancy with urinary retention.

Lu Yuan Powder，From *Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.，For painful sores caused by damp-heat.

Western Cleansing Decoction，From *Yichun Shengyi*, Volume 3.，Bile-related cough, coughing and vomiting bile.

Pill for Lifting Qi and Nourishing the Organs，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 5.，Indications: Collapse of original qi, spleen and stomach deficiency, chronic diarrhea with no regularity day or night, prolapse of the large intestine, anal prolapse, loss of appetite, inability to digest grains, liquid passing through undigested, restlessness and thirst with a … Read more

Chuanxiong and Green Onion White Decoction，Formula from *Jingxiao Chuanbao* (Vol. 1); name cited in *Puji Fang* (Vol. 342).，Used for fetal restlessness.

Ginseng-Aconite-Dragon Bone-Oyster Shell Decoction，*Formulae and Prescriptions*.，For cases of simultaneous depletion of yin and yang, with yang rising excessively to the upper body, manifested by sweating and cold limbs, a flushed complexion, and a pulse that is either weak and rapid or floating, large, and rootless.

Blood-Nourishing and Qi-Regulating Decoction，*Compiled Medical Manuscripts*, Volume 6.，Lung distension with cough, or inability to sleep on either side, with shortness of breath upon movement—these are caused by phlegm mixed with stasis blood.

Gelatin and Marrow Ointment，From *Outline of Surgical Mysteries*, Volume 12.，For sores around the eyebrows.

Hernia-Resolving Pills，*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.，For small intestine hernia, characterized by one-sided, pulling pain and testicular swelling that is hard and persistent.

Swallow’s Nest Pill，*Seeds of Blessings in Laryngology*, Volume 3.，Epidemic Scarlet Throat. This condition results from exposure to the pathogenic qi of an epidemic, causing swelling of the neck and sore throat. The inside of the mouth and throat appear red; phlegm is foul and turbid, constantly sticky and clinging; hot breath is exhaled, and a … Read more

Liu Yi Mu Tong Decoction，From *Shanghan Dabai*, Volume 4.，Heat accumulation in the Yangming channel with difficulty urinating.

Dìfú Wine，*Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 4.，For carbuncles; apply to the breast.

Ten-Ash Pills，From *Ji Sheng*, Volume 6.，For metrorrhagia and unstoppable vaginal bleeding.

Wu-ti Decoction Pills，From *Shenghui*, Volume 26.，Indicated for spleen deficiency due to irregular diet, characterized by a bitter taste in the mouth, a dry and涩 tongue, frequent vomiting of clear fluid, yellow and emaciated limbs, failure to gain weight despite eating, and frequent loose stools.

Toxin-Eliminating and Pain-Relieving Powder，From *The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 2.，The pain from a genital ulcer is unbearable.

Single Plum Decoction，From *Eight Methods of Medical Practice*, Volume 2.，Lockjaw dysentery. Dysentery accompanied by vomiting, with an inability to retain food or drink, caused by yin deficiency, blood deficiency, and liver dryness overpowering the spleen.

Belladonna Ointment，*Shenghui*, Volume 87.，For childhood malnutrition (caused by parasitic infestation) and sores in the mouth and on the teeth.