Four-Fold Decoction

Shen Gong Decoction，*Ophthalmology Treasure Chest*, Volume 4.，Various types of cataracts.

Palm-Closing Powder for Topical Application，From *Dànliáo Fāng*, cited in *Pǔjì Fāng*, Volume 272.，For sores on the body that do not respond to any other medication.

Cold Water Golden Elixir，From *Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 7.，For swollen abscesses, malignant sores, phlegm-induced fullness, chronic phlegm, gastric reflux with dysphagia, and typhoid fever.

Yuanming Poyun Pills，From *Feng’s Treasure Chest*, Volume 6.，Effective for all eye ailments, both chronic and acute.

Huagai Decoction，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 65.，For coughing and shortness of breath.

Minor Loquat Leaf Powder，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 14.，For summer heat and latent heat; excessive fluid intake; cold damage to the spleen and stomach; undigested food; fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm; retching and nausea; dizziness and blurred vision; dry mouth and intense thirst; fatigue and lethargy; and complete loss of appetite; or for … Read more

Eye-Tightening Pill，*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.，Deficiency of both qi and blood, causing eye pain; the pupils are larger than the iris; vision is impaired, perceiving small objects as large.

Dao Chi Xie Xin Decoction，From *Six Treatises on Cold Damage*, Volume 3.，In cases of Shanghan with classical symptoms, where the epigastrium is not hard, the abdomen is not distended, urination and defecation are normal, and there is no fever or chills, but heat has transmitted to the Heart (Hand-Shaoyin), causing Heart-fire to rise and oppress … Read more

Xingxiong Powder，*Sources of Pediatric Diseases*, Volume 1.，For children with fever due to “bianzheng,” or cough with phlegm and saliva, and a stuffy nose with a hoarse voice.

Peony and Yellow Earth Decoction，From *Medical Golden Needle*, Volume 8.，Bloody stools in smallpox patients.

Pill Decoction of Pinellia and Ten Herbs，Formula by Xu Renze, cited in Volume 3 of *Wai Tai*.，Epidemic diseases. If a decoction of eight ingredients, including raw reed root, is administered and the symptoms persist without abating—with the patient gradually losing appetite, the chest and abdomen becoming hard and knotted to the touch, and at times, … Read more

Beeswax Ointment，Formula by Ye Xinyang, cited in *Complete Record of Medicine*, Volume 374.，For chronic toxic ulcers, syphilitic abscesses, internal and external gangrenous sores, and festering lesions on the body.

Liver and Kidney Nourishing Decoction，Formula attributed to Guan Youbo, cited in Chapter 4 of *Famous Formulas Through the Ages*.，For chronic, protracted hepatitis with long-term abnormal liver function, classified as liver-kidney yin deficiency. Symptoms include soreness and weakness in the lower back and legs; pain in the hepatic region upon exertion; restless sleep with frequent dreams; … Read more

Coptis and Akebia Pills，From *Rumen Shiquin*, Volume 12.，Excess heat in the Heart Meridian, which worsens at the Summer Solstice.

Bi Sheng San，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 15.，For women with blood and qi deficiency, postpartum thirst and dryness, all forms of blood-related disorders causing delirium, eyes appearing like blood-filled sacks, stagnant blood surging upward, and bleeding from the mouth and nose.

Tooth-Retaining Powder，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 24.，A foreign body in a child’s eye.

Thousand Gold Ointment for Relieving Fullness，Quoted from Xue Bingxun’s prescription in Volume 3 of *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*.，For abdominal masses.

Wu-Chen Powder，From *Guide to Malaria in Miasma-Affected Regions*, Volume 2.，For malaria with stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen.

Mu Xiang Shen Su Decoction，*The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 8.，For smallpox lesions that are about to erupt but have not yet done so, accompanied by convulsions.

Decoction for Sore Throat with Sweet Plums，From *Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 2.，Throat obstruction and throat wind are often caused by excessive consumption of alcohol, fishy, pungent, or rich foods, as well as phlegm-fire arising from emotional disturbances; when they occur, they extend to the neck and cause swelling of the head and face. Also used … Read more

Miraculous Decoction，From *New Treatise on Fungal and Infectious Diseases*.，For all types of fungal sores.

Cangdi Pill，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.，For bleeding caused by heat toxins.

Pill for Expelling Pathogenic Factors，The formula is from *Shenghui* (Vol. 52); the name appears in *Puji Fang* (Vol. 200).，For malaria, with alternating chills and fever that come and go at irregular intervals.

Bamboo Shoot Powder Decoction，Formula from *Elbow-Back Prescriptions* (Vol. 5); name cited in *Universal Relief Prescriptions* (Vol. 299).，For malignant sores on a child’s body or sores on the head.

Decoction for Damp-Heat Obstruction，From *Famous Prescriptions Through the Ages*, citing *Selected Experiences of Veteran Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners*.，Fox-Deception Disease (Oral-Ocular-Genital Syndrome). Redness and pain in the eyes; ulcers on the sides of the tongue; and ulcers on the genitals or in the perineal region.