Five-Spirit Pills

Tonifying Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 219), citing *Formulas from the Hall of Auspicious Bamboo*.，For pain in the lower back and knees.

Snake and Scorpion Life-Sustaining Decoction，*Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 1.，For acute stroke with sudden onset of wind syndrome, locked jaws, mental confusion, deviation of the mouth and eyes, loss of consciousness, difficulty in expectorating phlegm, and rattling sounds in the throat.

Formula for a Joyful, Healthy, and Robust Body，From *Qianjin Yi*, Volume 16.，For stroke.

Xiangjing Powder，From *San Yin*, Volume 12.，For anal prolapse in adults and children.

Elixir of Eternal Youth，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 4.，For all forms of deficiency and debility, as well as the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries.”

Tortoiseshell Decoction，*Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 65.，For epidemic pea-like sores and red rashes: for those that have not yet erupted, this formula promotes internal resolution; for those that have already erupted, it neutralizes and dispels toxic qi, preventing the condition from becoming too severe.

Eight Winds Powder，*Formulae of the Imperial Medical Bureau*, Volume 1.，For wind-pathogen rising upward, causing dizziness and blurred vision, stiffness and pain in the limbs, or itchy and painful skin sores; also for treating cold stagnation leading to disharmony, nasal congestion, and a hoarse voice; and for cases where, after the eruption of sores or rashes, … Read more

Modified Four-Ingredient Decoction，*Shenghui*, Volume 88.，For excess heat in the zang-fu organs, or wind-heat toxins causing stagnation in the blood vessels; restlessness and thirst; disturbed sleep; convulsions and spasms; as well as red eyes and sore throat; sores on the mouth and tongue; boils on the head and face; skin rashes and toxic eruptions; scrofula and … Read more

Tonifying and Cancer-Eliminating Decoction，*Diagnosis and Prevention of Tumors*.，Lung cancer, colon cancer, cervical cancer, bladder cancer, etc.

Decoction for Clearing the Heart and Eliminating Toxins，*Complete Book of Experience in the Treatment of Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 6.，Toxic accumulation in the heart and intestines causes qi and blood to congeal, which then permeates the meridians and manifests on the skin as red threads running through the affected area—or as a single red line—accompanied … Read more

Qianjin Summer-Heat-Relieving Pills，*The Great Treasure of Public Health*, Volume 1.，For heatstroke with unconsciousness and drowsiness, as well as latent summer heat causing indigestion, vomiting, and diarrhea.

Green Onion White and Jujube Decoction，From *Wai Tai*, Volume 6, citing *Zhou Hou Fang*.，Restlessness and inability to lie still following a bout of cholera.

Fragrant Pork Jerky，From *Pocket Guide to Pediatrics*, Volume 6.，For children with toxic conditions in the stomach, intestinal irritation with diarrhea, refusal to eat due to clenched jaws, or severe cases where the mouth and eyes remain tightly closed.

Xiaobiao Powder，From *The Secret Book of Throat Disorders*, Volume 2.，In cases of throat disorders where excessive bitter-cold medications have been taken, a fleshy mass may form in the throat—either growing horizontally or extending downward—causing slight pain; this is called “throat protrusion.”

Pine Resin Formula，*The Collection of Immortal Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，Deafness.

Whole Scorpion Ointment，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 46), citing *Formulas from the De Sheng Hall*.，For one-sided or bilateral headaches where rising qi causes unbearable pain.

Lung-Tonifying White Quartz Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 48.，Lung affected by cold.

Fermented Black Bean and Platycodon Decoction，*Classification and Treatment of Syndromes*, Volume 1.，Wind injures the lung-wei, causing chills and fever, headache, cough, and epigastric fullness.

Modified Da Bu Yuan Decoction，*Eight Methods of Medical Practice*, Volume 3.，For lower back pain and body aches caused by deficiency-cold.

Jade Frost Ointment，From *The Classic of the Middle Cavity*, Volume 2.，For all cases of heat-toxin causing throat obstruction.

Daochi Chengqi Decoction，*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Vol. 3)，Attacks and purges heat-induced stagnation; clears and drains the small intestine. Indicated for Yangming fu-stage excess with intense heat in the small intestine, manifested as fever, constipation, scanty and difficult urination, pain during urination, reddish-red urine, and severe, intermittent thirst.

Great Motherwort Pills，From *Formulas and Ingredients of Traditional Chinese Medicine*.，For irregular menstruation and lower abdominal pain.

Wanfu Xuming Decoction，*Record of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 13.，For wounds where the vital energy has not yet been severed; or where the skin is broken and blood flows profusely; or where the flesh is torn and the intestines have prolapsed; or where an arrowhead has penetrated the skin; or where a knife has severed a finger … Read more

Eight-Treasure Powder for Ophthalmology，From *Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Fushun Formula).，Eye disorders.

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.