Formula for Dissolving Damp Phlegm Internally

Dampness-Stagnation Decoction，From *Zhun Sheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 2.，Caused by exposure to rain or dew, invasion by damp mist, sitting or lying on damp ground, or sweating through one’s clothing—all of which lead to dampness stagnation. Symptoms include heaviness and pain in the body, fatigue and a desire to lie down, exacerbation upon exposure to cold … Read more

Lai Fu Dan，*The Heart Book of Bian Que: Divine Formulas*.，For spleen damage caused by improper diet, resulting in pain in the heart and abdomen, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, and cold extremities; also treats cold-syndrome manifestations of typhoid fever, women’s blood-and-qi stabbing pain (whether affecting the heart and abdomen or the lower … Read more

Intermittent Malaria Decoction，From *The Collection of Immortal Remedies*, Volume 1.，Malaria with attacks every other day.

Sulfur-Aconite Pills，From *Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 6.，For cold extremities; also treats chronic spleen wind and cold limbs.

Cinnamon Bark and Notopterygium Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 15.，For chronic headaches caused by cerebral wind that have not responded to treatment.

Five-Branch Duckweed Decoction，From *Liangfang Hebi*, Volume 2.，Sores caused by epidemic wind spreading throughout the body.

Secret Gold Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 111.，For those who have suffered from malnutrition-related wind since childhood, resulting in opacities in the eyes that have not healed despite prolonged treatment, where the opacities obscure vision but the cornea remains intact.

Astragalus Powder.，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 31.，Following a case of cold damage, the patient is weak and lacks appetite, with unceasing sweating.

Decoction of Four Reversals to Unblock the Vessels with Added Pig Gallbladder Juice，*Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For cholera where vomiting and diarrhea have ceased, the patient is sweating and experiencing cold extremities, the limbs are stiff and unresponsive, and the pulse is faint and nearly imperceptible.

Compound Da Chai Hu Decoction，*Selected Medical Materials*.，Intra-abdominal infection following remission of a perforated peptic ulcer, presenting with abdominal tenderness, borborygmi, dry stools, fever, rapid pulse, and a yellow tongue coating.

Divine Eggplant Decoction，From *Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 5.，Hemorrhoids with fistula.

Sheep’s-thistle Pills，*Shenghui*, Volume 37.，For nasal polyps causing obstruction.

Ginger and Aconite Pill，From *The Heart Book of Bian Que: Divine Formulas*.，For cold-syndrome manifestations of typhoid fever; abscesses and boils on the back; pain in the chest and heart region; fullness and distension in the epigastrium and abdomen; tightness in the throat; swelling of the jaw and neck; inability to swallow liquids; as well as … Read more

Smallpox Boil Powder，Formula from *Compendium of Materia Medica* (Vol. 9), citing *Treatment of Smallpox and Rash*; name cited in *The Complete Works of Jingyue* (Vol. 63).，Smallpox abscesses in children.

Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace and Bupleurum Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 89.，For wind-induced deficiency with fatigue and exhaustion, stiffness and tightness in the limbs, loss of appetite, and pain throughout the body.

Kuyaozi Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 181.，Sore and swollen throat in children.

Plum and Borneol Tongue-Dabbing Pill，*A Concise Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine Dermatology*.，Boils.

Coptis and Euphorbia Decoction，From *Shenshi’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 6 of *Wai Tai*.，For epidemic toxic diseases, or persistent diarrhea, or sore throat.

Formula of Aconite, Ginseng, and Cornus Fruit，*Selected Essentials of Medicine*.，For those with uncontrolled urination due to an inability of the kidney essence to be warmed and consolidated.

Decoction for Warming the Kidneys and Regulating Qi，*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.，For women with kidney deficiency who are several months pregnant, presenting with aching and distension in the lower back, lower abdominal pain with a sensation of heaviness and sinking, frequent urination, and heavy leukorrhea; the tongue appears normal with a white coating, and the … Read more

Golden Powder and Rehmannia Ointment，*Compendium of Divine Remedies*, Volume 172.，For children with epigastric distension and malnutrition-induced thirst.

Pinellia and Ephedra Pills，*The Golden Cabinet*, Middle Volume.，Palpitations beneath the heart.

Reed Root Decoction (Modified)，*Shenghui*, Volume 74.，For cholera during pregnancy accompanied by vomiting and diarrhea, and restlessness.

Nutmeg Powder (Variation)，From *Shenghui*, Volume 59.，Chronic cold dysentery, fullness in the abdomen and flanks, and undigested food.

Traditional Mituseng Powder，*Essentials of Infant Care*, Volume 10.，For cases where startle-induced qi enters the heart collaterals, causing the patient to be unable to speak.