Five Poisons Ingot

Five Bupleurum Decoction，From *The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，Deficiency of central qi, failure to dispel external pathogens; typhoid fever, malaria, smallpox.

Hu Mo San，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 67.，For deep abscesses, as well as boils and carbuncles occurring in soft, hollow areas such as the ribs, chest, flanks, waist, and abdomen, particularly when they are on the verge of rupturing but have not yet done so.

Exterior-Resolving and Detoxifying Decoction，From *Essentials of Smallpox Treatment*, Volume 23.，For smallpox cases characterized by deficiency of exterior qi, excessive pathogenic toxins, heat in the Nutritive Qi and weakness of the Defensive Qi, loose pores, and flaccid muscles—resulting in an inability to contain the pathogen externally—leading to a sudden, simultaneous eruption of smallpox lesions within 1–2 … Read more

Gongleng Pills，Formula from *Qian Jin* (Vol. 16); name cited in *Pu Ji Fang* (Vol. 120).，Chronic cold in the chest and abdomen that has not responded to any treatment.

Secretly Transmitted Akebia Decoction，From *Songya Medical Path* (Volume 2).，For pregnant women with placental abruption and men with urinary retention.

Ejiao Blood-Nourishing Decoction，*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.，Yin deficiency with blood dryness; during the 3rd–4th month of pregnancy, occasionally accompanied by dizziness, palpitations, irritability, lower back pain, abdominal distension, and constipation; red tongue with a smooth or yellow, dry coating; thin, rapid, and slippery pulse.

Siwu Decoction with Shenqu，*Compendium of Medical Essentials*, Volume 9.，For patients with spleen-stomach deficiency-heat who are unable to eat following recovery from measles.

Bu Zhong Gu Yuan Decoction，*The Jade Case*, Volume 2.，Note: Take in summer.

Trauma Plaster，*Compendium of Traumatology*, Volume 7.，Effective for all types of injuries and ailments.

Zhu Chi Dan，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 7.，Diarrhea caused by cold and dampness.

Xinyi Powder，From *Pian Yu Xin Shu*, Volume 5.，In children, heat from the gallbladder ascends to the brain, causing nasal discharge—also known as “brain collapse”—with saliva and nasal secretions that are extremely foul-smelling.

Cistanche Pill，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 20 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，For blood deficiency, emaciation, and night sweats.

Schisandra Berry Powder，From *Collected Works on the Care of Infants* (Youyou Jicheng), Volume 4.，In children, upward surging of kidney qi leads to otitis media.

Zhenhe Ling Tablets，*Clinical Manual of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas*.，Arrhythmia, palpitations, insomnia.

Spotted Turtle Dove Powder，From *Yixin Fang*, Volume 5.，For complete blindness where nothing can be seen.

Chuanlian-Poria Decoction，*San Yin*, Volume 5.，For heart deficiency affected by cold, presenting with fever, restlessness, cold hands and feet, swelling in the chest and abdomen, wheezing and coughing, spontaneous sweating, and in severe cases, bloody stools.

Chuanxiong-Danggui Qi-Harmonizing Decoction，Quoted from *The Complete Book of Pediatrics* in *The Complete Record of Medicine*, Vol. 491.，Smallpox lesions resemble silkworm shells or snake skin; qi has arrived but blood has not.

Decay-Cutting Powder，*Experienced Gynecology*.，For a stillbirth in utero, characterized by a pale face, black mouth and tongue, and blue fingernails.

Refined Iron Powder，From *Experienced Effective Formulas*.，For stomach pain and vomiting caused by retained fluid.

Blood-Activating and Pain-Relieving Ointment，*Commonly Used Chinese Patent Medicines*.，Sprains, bruises, rheumatic joint pain, and lower back and back pain.

Perilla and Akebia Decoction，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 12.，When a physically weak person is exposed to wind, causing qi to surge, this is called “wind-qi”; if accompanied by cold, it leads to cold extremities and reversal of qi; if accompanied by heat, it leads to restlessness and distress.

White Cowpea Powder，*Ben Shi*, Volume 5.，Chronic cough with hemoptysis leading to pulmonary atrophy, accompanied by frequent vomiting of white phlegm, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, and loss of appetite.

Shuli Decoction，*Huiyue*, Volume 10.，For food stagnation, fluid retention, phlegm congestion, and qi stagnation, manifesting as abdominal distension and pain; or for damage to the internal organs caused by raw, cold, or damp foods; or for severe, exogenous pathogenic factors causing cholera; or for the initial stage of diarrhea.

Agarwood Phlegm-Resolving Pills，*Secrets of Infant Care*, Volume 3.，For coughs with phlegm obstruction.

Fang Dushenshu Decoction，*Causes, Symptoms, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 1.，Indicated for lower back pain due to damp-heat, internal heat with restlessness, spontaneous sweating and thirst, dark and scanty urine and stools, aching and heavy pain, and a fine, rapid pulse at the right Guan position.