Formula for Applying Wuxincao

Yi Zi Jin，From *Handbook for the Care of Infants*, Volume 2.，For newborn infants, after seven days, showing signs of umbilical wind causing clenched jaws; as well as for stroke, acute and chronic convulsions, locked jaws, and phlegm obstructing the upper respiratory tract.

Sixian Pills，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 4.，For wind-deficiency of the liver and kidneys, soreness and pain in the legs and knees making it impossible to walk; rheumatic toxins causing beriberi and inability to move; dribbling urine; and tenesmus with a sensation of incomplete evacuation.

Chou Ling Dan，From *Collection of National Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Jilin Formula).，For epidemic cholera.

Tooth-Loss Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 403.，For sores and rashes that fail to erupt and do not respond to any other treatments.

Mother Ginger Wine，*Qian Jin*, Volume 6.，The throat is the seat of the liver and gallbladder. If there is heat in the zang organs, the throat closes and the breath becomes obstructed; if there is cold in the fu organs, the throat becomes damaged and the voice becomes hoarse. Swelling and pain in the throat, with … Read more

The Immortal’s Minor Elixir，From *Hui Chun*, Volume 4.，

Wood Fragrance and Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 88.，For consumptive disorders with alternating chills and fever, loss of appetite, sores in the mouth and on the tongue, fatigue in the limbs, restlessness in the palms, soles, and chest, and dull, lackluster skin.

Soybeans Soaked in Wine，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 93.，For stroke with paralysis of the limbs.

Yi Yin Decoction，From *The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，For deficiency of true yin of kidney water, with pulse and symptoms predominantly yang in nature; deficiency fire causing fever; and yin deficiency leading to bleeding; or for malaria or typhoid fever, after repeated courses of treatment that have induced profuse sweating, resulting in weak pulse … Read more

Pine and Plum Pills，*Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 34, citing *Extraordinary Formulas Beyond the Canon*.，

Ginger and Wheat Flour Formula，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 189.，For bloody and watery dysentery.

Mengjiang Huanglian Pills，From *Ji Sheng*, Volume 4.，For cases where cold foods during pregnancy have injured the spleen, pungent and sour foods have damaged the stomach, and imbalances between cold and heat have caused fetal instability, stagnation of qi and blood, and intermittent red or white diarrhea—with intestinal rumbling, a sensation of incomplete evacuation, and anal … Read more

Blood-Cooling and Detoxifying Pills，From *Huichun*, Volume 8.，For lower-body sores.

Erling Qingli Decoction，*A Clear Illumination of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 9.，For men with leukorrhea, severe pain in the penis, bloody stools, thirst, and a slippery, rapid pulse.

Sea-Paulownia Bark Soaked in Wine，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 129.，For abscesses caused by the accumulation of heat, toxins, and wind, resulting in swelling, pain, and an inability to walk.

Papaya and Cinnamon Bark Decoction，Formula by Xu Renze, cited in Volume 6 of *Wai Tai*，For cholera with vomiting and diarrhea.

Di Xian Powder，*The Treasure of Health* (Vol. 5).，For accumulated heat in the heart manifesting as dry mouth, restlessness and thirst, flushed cheeks, a rough tongue, and residual heat after sweating.

Internal Tonifying and Calming Decoction，From *Xingyuan*, Volume 7.，Various swellings and toxic sores; mental confusion; inability to sleep soundly.

Formula for Calming the Liver and Clarifying Vision，*Yi Tong*, Volume 61.，For liver deficiency causing tearing when exposed to wind.

Cold-Dispelling and Abdominal-Relieving Pill，*Record of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 12.，Abdominal abscess arising in the lower abdomen.

Dingxiao Powder，*General Essentials of Health*, Volume 20.，Lower-body sores in children.

Pu’an Zhengqi Pills，From *The Collection of Compassionate Voyage*, Volume 1.，For conditions arising from exposure to cold or heat in summer and autumn, such as common cold-induced headaches, chills and fever, pain in the joints throughout the body, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, epidemic malaria and dysentery, seasonal toxic rashes, and imbalances caused by the irregular … Read more

Si Zheng Pills，*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.，For wind-cold common cold or summer heat syndrome, presenting with dizziness, fatigue, aversion to cold, high fever, vomiting, nausea, abdominal distension, and diarrhea.

Eight-Ingredient Powder for Traumatic Injuries，From *National Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas* (Sha Shi Formula).，For contusions and bruises where the skin is intact.

Four-Treasure Pill，Formula appended to the second volume of *Essentials of Obstetrics*.，