Four Beasts Decoction

Deer Antler and Coix Seed Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 397.，For persistent red and white dysentery with abdominal pain.

Emergency Mung Bean Pills，From *Comprehensive Treatise on Smallpox and Measles*.，For heatstroke and heat exhaustion during the summer months, abdominal pain, cholera with muscle cramps, “sheep’s wool” carbuncles, intestinal colic, and dysentery.

Wind-Dampness-Dispelling Powder，From *Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，For skin diseases caused by blood heat.

Decoction of Gold，*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 376.，For children suffering from epileptic seizures, regardless of whether the condition is classified as yin or yang.

Kidney-Nourishing Decoction，Proven Formula，Nourishes the kidneys, replenishes essence, promotes diuresis, and eliminates dampness.

Suquan Pills，*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 4.，For men with frequent urination.

Guanzhong Pills，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 76.，For dysentery with pus and blood caused by latent heat.

Ginger and Honey Drink，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 47.，Excessive heat in the stomach, accompanied by vomiting, restlessness, and inability to eat or drink.

Forsythia Toxin-Eliminating Ointment，*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.，For early-stage skin ulcers characterized by redness, swelling, pain, aversion to cold, and high fever.

Miaojing Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 155.，For pregnancy-related distension and fullness in the flanks, abdominal pain, vomiting, and loss of appetite.

Gold Coin Decoction，From *Yin Hai Jing Wei*, Volume 1.，Redness and ulceration of the eyelid margins. This results from the accumulation of damp-heat in the spleen earth, which fails to transform dampness; the interplay of damp and heat then manifests between the eyelid margins, causing photophobia and tearing, with fluid accumulating within the eyelid margins, leading … Read more

Ginseng Kidney-Tonifying Decoction，Quoted from *Shān Fán Fāng* in Volume 16 of *Wài Tái*.，For kidney deficiency due to overwork and cold, with urinary obstruction, stiffness in the lower back and spine, reduced appetite, and gradual loss of strength.

Formula for Calming the Mind and Stabilizing the Spirit，Quoted from *Guangji Fang* in Volume 15 of *Wai Tai*.，For mania and loss of reason caused by wind-pathogen.

Shi Shui San，From *Xiaopin Fang*, cited in Volume 10 of *Yixin Fang*.，Edema.

Enhanced Ganju Decoction，From *The Comprehensive Compendium of Medical Principles*, Volume 8.，Loss of voice due to wind-cold.

Cinnabar and Gold Foil Powder，*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 10.，For children with pathogenic heat in the heart and diaphragm, manifesting as restlessness, startle responses, irritability, thirst, confusion, palpitations, disturbed sleep, delirium, mania, and memory loss; sores on the gums; swollen and painful throat; sores on the mouth and tongue; as well as cough with … Read more

Tight-Skin Pills，From *Mei’s New Compilation of Proven Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，For abdominal distension.

Quan’an Powder，*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 10.，After a febrile convulsion, residual symptoms persist, and the patient feels listless.

Decoction of Bai Liang San，From *The Compilation of Medical Formulas*, Volume 65, citing *The Treatise on the Eye by Bodhisattva Nagarjuna*.，For floating opacities and corneal opacities.

Astragalus Jianzhong Decoction，The formula is from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Vol. 4); the name appears in *Thousand Gold Prescriptions* (Vol. 17).，For men and women suffering from debility due to chronic overwork or failure to recover to normal health after a serious illness—manifesting as heaviness and sluggishness in the limbs, aching and soreness in the bones … Read more

Mulberry and Chrysanthemum Cold Relief Tablets，*Manual of Chinese Herbal Formulations*.，For common cold due to wind-cold, characterized by fever, headache, cough, thirst, and sore throat.

Five-Flower Alcohol-Clearing Decoction，*Dian Dian Jing*, Volume 3.，For alcohol-induced asthma with phlegm and fluid mixed with cold, pale face with body heat, cold extremities, unrelenting thirst, constipation, and retained urine—indicating pathogenic heat within the body—administer this decoction for regulation after the condition has been somewhat stabilized with the “Supporting Yang and Aiding Yin Decoction.”

Jade-Red Paper-Lined Ointment，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 37.，For wounds from caning and severe torture involving wooden clubs, as well as injuries from falls and blows.

Salicylic Acid and Dried Plum Paste，*A Concise Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine Dermatology*.，Corns.

Summer Heat Relief Tablets，*Commonly Used Chinese Patent Medicines*.，For summer heat-induced rashes, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea, dizziness, chest tightness, and confusion.