Formula for Nourishing Life

Rhubarb and Shepherd’s Purse Pills，Formula from *Continuation of the Records of Medical Cases*, Volume 5; name cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 163.，Shortness of breath and cough.

Zhi-Pu-Xiang-Sha Decoction，*Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 4.，For abdominal pain due to qi stagnation and distension of the chest and abdomen.

Decoction for Consolidating Qi and Halting Collapse，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 12.，For women who, due to sexual intercourse, experience mania or delirium, qi depletion, seminal discharge, and intense internal heat, leading to miscarriage and uncontrollable uterine bleeding.

Ginger Gel，*Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，For pain in the limbs caused by exposure to cold, or numbness and loss of sensation due to cold stagnation obstructing the blood vessels.

Enhanced San Sheng Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.，Sudden collapse, eyes tightly closed, unconsciousness, and inability to recognize people.

Decoction for Expelling Pinworms，*Formulary Science*.，Pinworm infection.

Ten-Ingredient Iron-Band Powder，From *Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 4.，Boils on the back, various swollen and toxic sores.

Tooth-Brushing Fangfeng Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 121.，

Acorus Root Pills，From *Wai Tai*, Volume 22, citing *Bei Ji Fang*.，For deafness.

Smilax and Hemp Seed Ointment，Formula from *Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica* (citing *Collected Effective Formulas from the Seas*; see *Classified Materia Medica* Vol. 11); name cited in *Wei Family’s Collection of Prescriptions* Vol. 10.，For difficult labor and retained placenta.

Single-Ingredient Raw Red Adzuki Bean Powder，Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 2); name found in *Qianjin Yi* (Vol. 6).，Postpartum chest tightness.

Lettuce Compress Formula，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 94.，Swelling, retraction, and pain in a scrotal hernia.

Modified Xiangling Pills，*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.，Indicated for qi stagnation in the liver and kidneys, pain on both sides of the lower abdomen that is tender to pressure, with a soft mass that can be moved upon palpation; distending pain in the chest and flanks; fullness and distension with loss of appetite; occasional pain in … Read more

Xue Jian Decoction，*Yu’an*, Volume 5.，For hernias that frequently cause localized, well-defined pain and contain stagnant blood.

Baoyuan Renru Decoction，*Compendium of Medical Essentials*, Volume 9.，For smallpox lesions that are swollen, with both qi and blood deficient, and the center sunken and pale in color.

Silkworm Fragrance Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Vol. 14.，For chronic ear discharge that has not healed.

Great Calming Decoction，*Qian Jin*, Volume 14.，For palpitations due to deficiency of heart qi, mental confusion and forgetfulness, or nightmares and night terrors, with a deficiency of willpower.

Gallbladder-Strengthening and Calming Pills，From *Fushou Jingfang*.，For various conditions of deficiency, mental confusion, mental fogginess, qi deficiency, forgetfulness, and palpitations.

Divine Formula for Bone Setting，From *Collection of Good Friends*, Volume 5.，Traumatic injuries.

Fangfeng Jiedu Decoction (from *The Complete Book of Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 2)，*Complete Book on Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 2，Rash appears during warm weather.

Decoction to Clear Heat，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 74); name cited in *Effective Formulas for Women* (Vol. 14).，For pregnancy-related heat syndrome, with severe fever lasting 6–7 days and difficulty with urination and defecation.

Castor-Chrysanthemum-Er Chen Decoction，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For cases where external wind, accompanied by phlegm, disturbs the crown of the head, causing the room to spin when the head is raised, frequent dark spots before the eyes, objects appearing to move, and sudden fainting.

Five-Seed Mustard Wind-Dispelling Pills，From *Jie Wei Yuan Sou*, Volume 3.，For severe wind-induced conditions.

Cucumber Leaf Decoction，From *Yixin Fang*, Volume 20, citing *Lu Yan Fang*.，For cases where the hair turns yellow after ingesting realgar, accompanied by fever, toxic heat, and a sensation of heat and oppression in the chest; or for generalized jaundice where the patient must bathe in water continuously throughout the day without respite.

Pine Resin and Sulfur Pills，*Essentials of Gynecology*, Volume 1，For persistent red and white vaginal discharge or leukorrhea that has not healed over a long period, without signs of fever.