Four Substances Decoction for Relieving Pain

Seven-Bark Powder，From *Ji Sheng*, Volume 4.，For edema.

Shangqing Bai Fuzi Pills，*Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 1.，For severe wind-phlegm conditions characterized by headache, dizziness, vertigo with a sensation of fainting, retching and nausea, mental confusion and restlessness, clouded consciousness, fatigue and pain in the limbs, stiffness in the neck, and numbness in the hands and feet.

Chui Feng Powder，*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 1 (New Formulas Added in the Baoqing Era).，Chronic headaches, whether unilateral or bilateral; long-standing deficiency of the liver, resulting in weakness of blood and qi; headaches caused by wind-toxin rising to the head; dizziness and blurred vision; restlessness, irritability, and fever; aching in all joints; mental confusion … Read more

Sheng-Huai Ascending-Descending Decoction，From *Famous Prescriptions Through the Ages*, Volume 6, citing *Medical Case Records from the Sea of Yi Ping*.，Qi deficiency with sinking, persistent abdominal pain that worsens in paroxysms, a mass that does not shift upon palpation, intermittent passage of red and white stool mixed with bloody fluid, unbearable heaviness and distension, and inability … Read more

Lip-Nourishing Decoction，From *Complete Book of Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 2.，Dryness on the lips that gradually cracks open and becomes painful, due to spleen heat.

Mulberry, Orange, and Apricot Kernel Decoction，*Yi Ji*, Volume 7.，Pathogenic factors invade the Lung Meridian; stagnant heat transforms into fire, or Wood and Fire overcome Metal, resulting in blood in the phlegm.

Ziyun Powder，From *The Collection of Precious Formulas for Laryngology*, Volume 1.，For sores in the mouth, nose, and throat.

Three Wonders Pills，From *Selected Formulas of Renowned Physicians: Continuation*.，For hemoptysis, hematemesis, and hematochezia.

Deer Paste，From *Formulas for Acute Malnutrition*.，For fetal toxin-induced head sores, where the head is covered with pus and blood, emitting a foul odor, with a profuse, watery discharge that spreads to the limbs, accompanied by pain or itching.

Scutellaria and Four Substances Decoction，From *The Book of Nurturing Children*, Volume 2.，Various skin sores, erysipelas, and red, itchy nodules.

Mulberry Bark Bone-Healing Pill，From *Compilation of Wu’s Medical Formulas*.，Fractures.

Ephedra, Coptis, and Adzuki Bean Decoction，*Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For damp-heat jaundice complicated by exterior pathogens.

Black Tiger Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 13.，Excessive sexual indulgence, compounded by anger and depression, allows fire to exploit vulnerabilities, leading to the accumulation of latent toxins and the formation of unnamed swellings—whether unruptured or already ruptured.

Anmai Decoction，From *Collection of Pregnancy and Childbirth*, Volume 1.，Fetal distress due to physical exertion; restless fetus.

Frankincense and Shaofan Powder，From *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 28.，For scabs that are about to fall off but do not; for feverish, raging smallpox; and for incessant pus and fluid oozing all over the body.

Gypsum and Zhimu Decoction，*The Great Explanation of Cold Damage*, Volume 4.，Feverish illness with a rash; red eyes and delirium; sore throat and restlessness; a rash resembling brocade patterns; aversion to heat rather than cold; persistent fever; deep and rapid pulse.

Lily and Talc Powder，From *The Golden Cabinet*, Volume 1.，For Lily Disease with red, scanty, and painful urination and a hard, tight sensation below the navel.

Thousand-Li Decoction，*Yuanrong*.，

Roasted Green Pills，From *Medical Formulas Compiled by Category* (Vol. 129), citing *Medical Forest Formulas*.，Dampness.

Achyranthes and Black Plum Four-Ingredient Decoction，*Eight Methods of Medical Practice*, Volume 4.，For women with excessive uterine bleeding (bengzhong) caused by damage to the yang collaterals, resulting in blood rising to the upper body and manifesting as vomiting or nosebleeds.

Decoction for Nourishing the Wei and Nourishing the Blood，From *Treatment of Latent Heat Syndrome*.，For the late stage of latent heat syndrome, characterized by mild fever, slight thirst, mild pain in the head and neck, weakness and paralysis of the limbs, inability to sit up, and a rapid yet weak pulse.

Five Epilepsies Penetrating Clarity Pills，From *Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 9.，Epilepsy.

Four Gentlemen Decoction with Peony and Galangal，From *This Matter Is Hard to Know*.，For vomiting, diarrhea, and muscle cramps, accompanied by abdominal pain and a heavy sensation in the body, with a deep and fine pulse.

Fenxinqi San，*Compiled Medical Manuscripts*, Volume 9.，Abdominal distension caused by intense anger.

Formula 425，From *Liu Fengwu’s Gynecological Experience*.，Amenorrhea caused by blood deficiency and kidney deficiency, or Sheehan’s syndrome.