Five-Spice String

Qingye Powder，From *One Hundred Questions on Infants and Children*, Volume 4.，For thrush, tongue swelling, and mouth sores in infants and young children.

Kidney-Opening Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 51.，Indications: Shortness of breath and reluctance to speak; tight and painful spinal column; stiffness in the lower back and spine; heat and pain in the soles of the feet; difficulty or inability to urinate; restlessness and a dry throat.

Soothing Stomach and Lung Decoction with Green Onion Whites，From *Qianjin Yi*, Volume 6.，Postpartum abdominal pain with shortness of breath.

Ox Horn and Rehmannia Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 153.，For women with unstoppable blood loss, accompanied by red and white vaginal discharge, lower back and lumbar pain, and weakness and fatigue.

Bai Bei Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 4.，For men and women suffering from pain in the lower back and knees, stiffness of tendons and meridians, and difficulty walking.

Secret-Transmitted Lacquer-Yellow Toad Venom Pill，From *The Mysteries of Surgical Medicine*, Volume 12.，Severe leprosy.

Blue Lotus Scalp Rub，From *Shenghui*, Volume 22.，For headaches and dizziness caused by wind toxins invading the brain and leaving residual heat, as well as various brain disorders; or when cerebrospinal fluid flows into the eyes, causing blurred vision; frequent headaches accompanied by dizziness; brain pain combined with eye disorders; and the appearance of white flakes … Read more

Pork Kidney Decoction，From *The True Tradition of Medicine*, Volume 7, citing *The Treasure of Childbirth*.，For women suffering from postpartum exhaustion, characterized by alternating chills and fever resembling malaria, coughing, headache, spontaneous sweating, emaciation, and abdominal pain. Postpartum deficiency of qi and blood, with appetite not yet restored, leading to weakness, fatigue, frequent shifting between lying … Read more

Angelica and Fennel Powder，From *Compendium on Hernias and Masses*.，Cold Hernia, Lower Abdominal Pain.

Ning Shui Shi Pills，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 34.，For heatstroke and heat-induced toxicity, manifesting as restlessness, confusion, and drowsiness.

Xue Shu Dou Kou Powder，From *Formulas Recorded in History*, Volume 1.，For diarrhea due to spleen dampness, characterized by abdominal distension, loose stools, abdominal pain, heaviness of the body, and loss of appetite; in severe cases, it may lead to weakness of the legs, tremors when walking, and pain in the soles of the feet.

Jinghuang Decoction，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 379), citing *Formulas for the Complete Care of Infants*.，For various forms of malnutrition and dysentery in children; food-induced indigestion and bloating; general emaciation with a large head; hair growing in tufts; high fever with loss of appetite; frequent drowsiness; decaying teeth; nasal sores; Dingxi syndrome with tidal fevers; … Read more

Alternative Formula: Oil-Fried Powder，From *The Precious Mirror of Health*, Volume 18.，For women suffering from blood wind and qi deficiency causing pain in the limbs, lower back, and back; vomiting and nausea; loss of appetite; progressive emaciation; a sallow, withered complexion; numbness in the hands and feet; and a cold, depleted Blood Sea.

Boil for Boils Decoction，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.，For carbuncles.

Decoction for Clearing Heat, Eliminating Toxins, and Reducing Swelling，Formula from *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*; name found in *A Thousand Family Remedies*.，Boil in the nasal vestibule.

Qu-Shu Decoction，*The Three Causes*, Volume 16.，Due to exposure to wind and cold while bathing, resulting in hives all over the body; upon scratching, the affected area swells and protrudes; dizziness and retching.

Xuanqi Decoction，*The Secret Treasury of the Orchid Chamber*, Volume 1.，Wind-heat combined with phlegm obstructing the upper body, causing headache, dizziness, and pain along the brow ridges.

Er Gan Powder，From *Dongtian Aozi*, Volume 5.，A Yang-type abscess has formed at the Tongzi Liao acupoint.

Waist Ointment，From *Chuanya Neibian*, Volume 1.，Lower back pain.

Five-Color Toad Venom Ink，*Formulas of the Hall of Cultivating Blessings*, Volume 4.，

Shiquan Dabu Pills，*Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 2.，Deficiency of the original qi of the Triple Burner and insufficiency of true yang both internally and externally; externally, aversion to wind and fear of cold, with a pale face and a withered spirit; internally, timidity and lack of courage, low spirits, impotence, spleen cold, and conditions such … Read more

Phlegm-Resolving Cakes，From *Xingyuan*, Volume 4.，For phlegm congested in the throat that is dry and cannot be expelled.

Shenying Black Powder，Formula taken from *Classified Materia Medica* (Vol. 5), citing *Du Ren’s Formulas*; name found in *The Collection of Treasures for Childbirth and Child-Rearing* (Vol. 1).，Breech presentation, transverse presentation, underdeveloped fetus, deficiency during pregnancy, before, or after childbirth, irregular menstruation, and metrorrhagia.

Substitute Ginseng Paste，*The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.，Deficiency of both the Heart and Spleen; weakness of qi and blood; palpitations and mental fatigue; aversion to cold and spontaneous sweating.

Rub-On Formula for Syphilis Sores，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 34.，Yangmei sores.