Four Substances Decoction for Resolving Phlegm

Wanfu Xuming Decoction，*Record of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 13.，For wounds where the vital energy has not yet been severed; or where the skin is broken and blood flows profusely; or where the flesh is torn and the intestines have prolapsed; or where an arrowhead has penetrated the skin; or where a knife has severed a finger … Read more

“A Thousand Gold Is Not Worth a Cake”，From *Formulas of the Huizhiting Hall*, Volume 2.，For stiffness and contractures of the hands and feet, or lameness lasting more than ten years.

Borax Powder，*Treatise on General Diseases of Cold Damage*, Volume 3.，Pain and obstruction in the throat and pharynx.

Decoction of Egg Whites，From *Yixin Fang*, Volume 6, citing *Shanfan Fang*.，For bone-related conditions with bitterness, restlessness, and fever.

Pills for Dissolving Accumulations and Preserving the Middle，From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 4.，When the Qi of the Zang-Fu organs and the Ying-Wei systems is out of harmony, phlegm and food stagnation accumulate in the hidden recesses of the stomach and intestines, obstructing the flow of Qi. This causes pain in the chest, abdomen, and … Read more

Raw Rhinoceros Horn and Gastrodia Pill，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 7.，Treats all types of wind disorders, including weakness and dragging of the hands and feet, numbness of the limbs, aching and pain in the joints, facial asymmetry, phlegm-induced slurred speech, and palpitations with anxiety.

Modified Xiangru-Poria Decoction，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 3.，For summer heat and heatstroke, with symptoms of cholera, fever, and thirst.

White Plum Powder，Formula from *The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 8; name cited in *The Comprehensive Treatise on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Diseases*.，Mouth sores in children.

Five-Weakness Decoction，*Insights into Medicine*, Volume 3.，Wasting of the Five Zang Organs.

Pain-Relieving Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 10.，For hernias, small intestine colic, and women’s blood and qi disorders accompanied by unbearable pain.

Pepper and Kidney Soup，*Shenghui*, Volume 97.，Chronic cold in the lower jiao, leading to deficiency and debility.

Peng Zu Deer Antler Pills，From *Zhang’s Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*, Volume 14.，

Purgative Powder，*Concise Medical Compendium*.，Constitution and Qi.

Decoction to Support the Gallbladder and Promote Urination，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.，Gallbladder qi is obstructed due to fright; essence cannot be discharged, leading to white turbid discharge and pain in the urethra, as if pricked by needles.

Iron Sand and Oyster Shell Decoction，*Introduction to Obstetrics*, Volume 3.，For women who, due to pent-up anger, experience restlessness of the mind and spirit, speak incoherently, and appear to be possessed by evil spirits.

Kushen Decoction for Expelling Toxic Heat，From *Shān Fán Fāng*, cited in Volume 2 of *Wài Tái*.，If the epidemic rash persists for 5 days without abating—and before reaching 7 days—toxic heat affects the skin and flesh, causing pain in the limbs.

Mo Ji San，*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.，For children with accumulated masses, abdominal distension and hardness, a sallow and listless complexion, and loss of appetite.

Salt Decoction for Empty Stomach，*Clinical Notes on Ophthalmology*.，Redness of the outer canthus (canthus conjunctivitis). Both outer canthi are red, the eyelids are slightly swollen, hot tears flow constantly, and there is a slight sensation of pain and itching.

Areca Nut Diaphragm-Relieving Pills，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 164, citing *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*.，Indicated for cases where phlegm from the five types of fluid ascends and causes syncope, with phlegm and saliva obstructing the passages, resulting in shortness of breath and difficulty lying on one’s back.

Hernia-Expelling Decoction，*Compendium of Medicine*, Volume 3.，For hernias caused by upward surging of qi. Constipation; qi surging upward.

Ganju Shegan Decoction，*Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 6.，Sore throat without swelling.

Miraculous Dry Pill，From *Supplements to the Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 2, citing *The Collection of Yan Shi’er*.，

Shatoufu，From *Jiyuan*, cited in Volume 2 of *Xiannian Ji*.，For patients with long-standing rectal bleeding who are in critical condition.

Lung-Soothing Ointment，From *Xingyuan*, Volume 8.，Ulcerative fistulas.

Heat-Clearing and Meridian-Unblocking Decoction，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 7.，For women with amenorrhea, regardless of whether the condition is due to deficiency or excess, cold or heat, or whether it is acute or chronic.