Four Fragrances and Three Grains Decoction

Assist-Metal Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 4.，For chronic cough that does not resolve, where herbs to tonify the kidneys and nourish yin have proven ineffective, and the patient instead experiences a diminished appetite; even when forced to eat, the food fails to digest, and phlegm is coughed up incessantly.

Medicinal Wontons，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 198), citing *Formulas for Health Preservation*.，Malaria with unpredictable attacks.

Decoction for Resolving Phlegm and Harmonizing the Stomach，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 5.，Spring-type fever. Catching a cold in the spring months, accompanied by delirium, tidal fever, and a slippery pulse.

Chuanxiong-Shu Decoction，From *Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 6.，For smallpox on the third day, when the pustules have flattened and are no longer raised to the touch.

Decoction of Asarum，Formula from *Shenghui*, Volume 36; name cited in *The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 60.，Bad breath and swollen, painful teeth (caused by hidden parasites).

Alum and Sulfur Pills，*Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*, Volume 5.，In Yangming syndrome, where stagnant heat is trapped internally and cannot be expelled, Yang-type jaundice develops. Symptoms include sweating only on the head, with no sweating elsewhere on the body; the sweat stops at the nape of the neck; difficulty urinating; thirst with a desire to … Read more

Horn Soap Bark Pills，*The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 4.，For sycosis and tinea, as well as goose-foot eczema.

All-Purpose Divine Ointment，From *Compilation of Remarkable Formulas*, Volume 2.，Effective for all types of toxic sores; also treats wind-induced paralysis and osteoarthritis of the knees.

Miraculous and Highly Effective Pill，From *National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Jinan Edition).，For chronic diarrhea with watery stools.

Chuanxiong-Xian Pill，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 4.，For chronic or recent beriberi, swelling and pain in the legs and knees, or sores caused by the disease’s progression.

Four-Ingredient Menstrual Regulation and Pain Relief Powder，*A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages*, Volume 11.，For women experiencing abdominal pain several days before or after the onset or end of menstruation.

Fangfeng San Sha Decoction，From *Yu Heng on Shā and Distension*, Volume 2.，For shā caused by wind.

Abdominal Distension Pills，From *Formulas Recorded in History*, Volume 2.，For diarrhea in children.

Enhanced Ginseng and Aconite Qi-Restoring Powder，*De Xiao* (Effective Remedies), Volume 16.，Men and women suffering from internal cataracts in the eyes, with wind in the brain, resulting in dim vision, no eye discharge, dilated pupils, and a runny nose with clear discharge. This is caused by deficiency of the Kidney meridian and exhaustion of primordial qi.

Cold-Dispelling and Pain-Relieving Pill，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Yuxian Formula).，Cold pain in the epigastric region, qi stagnation and discomfort, abdominal pain due to food stagnation, abdominal pain from overeating, heartburn and a sensation of fullness, internal injury from consuming raw or cold foods, penetrating cold pain, and bloating associated with malaria.

Medicine for Circulating Sores，*Compendium of Pills, Powders, Ointments, and Elixirs*.，For swollen sores, ulcers, and boils.

Zuo Jing Pills，From *Su Shen’s Effective Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，For various disorders of the tendons and bones, uncoordinated movements of the hands and feet, and inability to walk or move.

Xian Shu Mu Gua Pills，*Bai Yi*, Volume 11.，Beriberi.

Lung-Nourishing Decoction，From *The Book of Sincerity*, Volume 7.，Uncontrollable nosebleeds.

Baoshou Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 9.，For wind-heat rashes where the body is not painful, the limbs are not stiff, the mind is clear, and the patient is occasionally able to speak.

Peach Kernel Facial Wash Formula，From *The Secret Records for Prolonging Life*, cited in *The External Pavilion*, Volume 32.，

Aconite Ointment for Head Massage，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 16.，For dizziness and vertigo.

Indian Yellow Dan，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 382.，For children with convulsive wasting accompanied by fever, who experience palpitations and fright while sleeping at night.

Realgar Ointment for Topical Application，*Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 10.，For various itchy sores along the hairline and hives on the skin causing unbearable itching.

Burdock Noodles，*Nourishing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.，For elderly patients suffering from stroke, with twitching of the mouth and eyes, restlessness, and agitation.