Forsythia Decoction for Reducing Swelling

Tiao Zhong Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 32.，Persistent indigestion following a cold.

Naozi Powder，From *Zhun Sheng: Pediatrics*, Volume 9.，For children with a persistent cough due to a cold, accompanied by difficulty swallowing.

Silver-Colored Lóngshí Pills，From *Treasures of Family Heritage*, Middle Volume.，For chest constriction and visceral obstruction.

Gardenia, Coptis, Trifoliate Orange, and Platycodon Decoction，*The Great Compendium of Cold Damage*, Volume 3.，Pain in the chest and flanks due to internal heat, obstruction of the respiratory tract, alternating chills and fever, cough with counterflow of qi, sweating, and a deep, rapid pulse.

Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace and Black Plum Pills，From *Huo Ren Xin Tong*, Volume 1.，For malaria.

Membrane-Healing Powder，From *Supplement to the Essentials of Traumatology*, Volume 3.，For external eye injuries resulting in protrusion of the oily membrane.

Ginseng, Aconite, and Poria Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 1.，For cases in the depths of winter where internal cold causes alternating vomiting and diarrhea accompanied by fever.

Minor Bupleurum Decoction，*Shanghan Dabai* (Comprehensive Explanation of Cold Damage), Volume 2.，Shaoyang tidal fever, occurring between the hours of Yin and Mao; initially accompanied by slight chills followed by fever, with sweating and a string-like pulse.

Frankincense Cake，*Yi Tong*, Volume 53.，For headaches caused by qi stagnation that are unbearable.

Si Fang San，*Science of Traumatic Injuries*.，Joint pain resulting from old injuries or exposure to wind, cold, and dampness.

Yellow Chicken Soup，*Yi Tong*, Volume 87.，For the elderly suffering from restlessness and thirst, yellow urine, and weakness.

Nephritis Decoction No. 2，*Clinical Medical Case Studies and Prescriptions*.，Chronic nephritis (Spleen-Kidney Yang Deficiency type). Generalized edema; soreness and weakness in the lower back and knees; scanty urine; aversion to cold with cold extremities; pale, plump, and tender tongue with tooth marks; deep, fine, and weak pulse.

Pills for Dissolving Accumulations and Preserving the Middle，From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 4.，When the Qi of the Zang-Fu organs and the Ying-Wei systems is out of harmony, phlegm and food stagnation accumulate in the hidden recesses of the stomach and intestines, obstructing the flow of Qi. This causes pain in the chest, abdomen, and … Read more

Regulating the Middle and Supporting the Interior Powder，*The Book of Sincerity*, Volume 15.，For malignant abscesses, carbuncles, and boils characterized by deficiency of both qi and blood, where the toxin is trapped and difficult to expel, and the lesion is slow to ulcerate and heal.

Decoction for Clearing the Liver, Brightening the Eyes, and Removing Obstructions，*Explanation of Ophthalmology*, Volume 3.，For wind-heat eye disorders characterized by redness, swelling, and cloudiness of the cornea that have persisted for 3–5 months without resolution.

Gengsu Ointment，*The Classic of the Middle Jiao*, Volume 2.，For all types of unpredictable, malignant sores that are about to ulcerate.

Gualou Tuoli Powder，*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 64.，For ulcers with severe toxicity or injuries from blows or falls.

Qianghuo and Guizhi Decoction，From *Essence of Ancient Formulas*, Volume 1.，For epidemic common cold with chills and fever, a tongue without coating or with a slippery white coating, a sticky and foul-smelling mouth, and cold limbs without sweating.

Pill for Removing Cataracts，*Zhun Sheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 7.，For all types of opacities in the eye.

Taiyi Guihun Powder，From *The New Book on the Care of Infants*, Volume 10, citing *The Ji Family’s Inherited Formulas*.，Chronic conditions, convulsions, and various epileptic disorders.

Black Bean Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 136.，For sores and scabies.

Three Saints Decoction，From Volume 5 of *Zhu’s Collection of Proven Formulas*, citing a formula by Xiao Xingzhi.，For phlegm-induced cough.

Zhizhong Decoction，*Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 6.，Indigestion, headache, fever, and no body aches.

Realgar and Wood Fragrance Pills，From *Bo Ji*, Volume 2.，For men and women alike suffering from all types of cold qi, piercing pain, or conditions that have developed into masses—which may appear and disappear irregularly and cause severe pain when they flare up.

“Removing the Fire from Under the Cauldron” Powder，*A Concise Handbook of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，For stomatitis caused by deficient fire. Symptoms include a pale-red mouth, white patches with fine spots throughout the mouth, mild ulceration, visible cracks, night sweats, no thirst, loose stools, frequent urination, a red tongue without coating, and a weak pulse.