Four-Combination Decoction

Qingchuan Decoction，From *The Secret Formulas of the Blue Sack*, Volume 2.，When a person develops a phlegm mass in the nape of the neck that is as hard as stone, over time it transforms into scrofula, oozing pus and blood. Before one mass has dissipated, another grows; before one has been seen, another ulcerates—whether beneath the … Read more

Fragrant Rouge Powder，From *Bai Yi*, Volume 12; the name appears in *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 300.，For ingrown nails that have penetrated the flesh and will not heal.

Black Ox and Rehmannia Decoction，From *Gu Songyuan’s Medical Mirror*, Volume 14.，For lower back pain due to blood stasis, where the pain is localized; movement feels like being pierced by an awl or knife; pain is milder during the day and worse at night; urination is normal; stools are black; and the pulse is涩 (thready).

Jie Dan，From *San Yin*, Volume 6.，For malaria.

Borneol and Coptis Ointment，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Hangzhou Formula).，For liver heat rising upward, causing red eyes that are difficult to open, photophobia, heat, pain, excessive tearing, redness and erosion along the eyelid margins, and opacities obscuring the cornea.

Eight-Pillar Decoction，*Hui Chun*, Volume 3.，For deficiency-cold in the stomach and intestines with uncontrollable loose stools.

Wild Yam Powder，From *The Prescriptions of the Emaciated Immortal for Saving Lives*.，

Three-Character Formula，*Journal of Practical Traditional Chinese Medicine*，Promotes digestion and regulates qi. Indicated for children with poor appetite, anorexia, and picky eating.

Fu Yan-nian Wine，From *Yuanhe Jiyong Jing*.，Effective for wind-cold-damp bi syndrome, severe wind-induced blood leprosy, alternating chills and fever caused by pathogenic factors, lingering pain and dribbling urine following urinary tract infections, nocturnal emissions and seminal emission, women with deficient blood, withered and haggard complexion, metrorrhagia and menorrhagia with red or white discharge, and general qi … Read more

Guang Meng Kui Jian Pills，*Treasure of Health* (Weisheng Baojian), Volume 19.，For children with food stagnation, fullness in the abdomen and flanks, fever, coughing, shortness of breath, and loss of appetite.

Heqi Decoction with Additions，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 212.，Clears blockages in both the upper and lower bowels; treats white diarrhea.

Bai Gong Decoction，From *Pocket Guide*, Volume 1, citing *Formulas from Clinical Experience*.，For typhoid fever with diarrhea; also treats chronic bloody diarrhea caused by blood heat.

Sweet Pills，From *Experienced Effective Formulas*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 193.，For edema and abdominal distension.

Chaihu Decoction Pills，*Shenghui*, Volume 27.，For consumptive diseases with bone heat, restless and painful joints, and restlessness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm.

Decoction of Kudzu Root to Promote Saliva Production，*Zhang’s Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*, Volume 15.，Thirst associated with smallpox.

Decoction for Regulating Qi and Dispelling Stasis，From *Fu Qingzhu’s Gynecology*.，For pregnant women who have suffered falls, blows, or contusions, resulting in a miscarriage with purple clots in the blood and near-fainting.

Water-Wood Nourishing Decoction，From *Yichun Shengyi*, Volume 4.，Liver heat causing gallbladder dysfunction, a bitter taste in the mouth, and insufficient blood to nourish the tendons, resulting in tendon stiffness and spasms, manifesting as tendon atrophy.

Brightness Eye Wash Formula，*Research on Medical Formulas*, Volume 5.，For redness and soreness around the eyes caused by wind-heat.

Emergency Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Vol. 115.，For centipedes or other insects that have entered the ear.

Decoction for Dispelling Epidemic and Neutralizing Toxins，*Lecture Notes on Traditional Chinese Medicine Laryngology*.，Wind-heat type diphtheria.

Decoction for Relieving Depression and Clearing the Liver，*Zhang Jiachun’s Diagnosis and Treatment of Ophthalmic Disorders*.，Wind-Wheel Protrusion. Caused by anger injuring the liver, with qi and blood carrying stagnant fire surging upward; the eyeball is swollen and painful, the sclera shows red threads and purple swelling, the “wind-wheel” protrudes, and sudden cracks appear on the surface … Read more

Decoction for Clearing the Diaphragm and Resolving Phlegm，From *Supplement to the Essentials of Formulas for Observing and Collecting*, Volume 4, citing *Comprehensive Treatise on Diagnosis and Treatment*.，For qi stagnation and phlegm obstruction causing dysphagia and inability to swallow food.

Eucommia Decoction，*A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 29.，When beriberi affects the abdomen, causing severe shortness of breath and a near-fatal condition.

Shunzheng Collection Fragrant Powder，From *The New Book on the Care of Infants*, Volume 10, citing *A Selection of Marvelous Medical Formulas*.，For the “White Tiger” syndrome in children.

Stasis-Resolving and Toxin-Clearing Decoction，*A Concise Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine Dermatology*.，Sun-induced dermatitis from exposure to amaranth; itching and stinging pain on the face, hands, and tops of the feet, followed by severe edema, facial swelling, eyes narrowed to slits, everted lips, and inability to flex the fingers; additionally, the skin appears dark red and glossy, … Read more