Gān-Jú-Xuán-Shēn Decoction

Plaster for Relieving Masses，From *Collected Formulas of the Crane-Feeding Pavilion*.，Effective for all Qi-related disorders, masses, masses with blood clots, and abdominal distension and pain caused by stagnation.

Gu Bu Decoction，*Compendium of Medical Essentials*, Volume 10.，Foot ulcers caused by deficiency of spleen and kidney yin with damp-heat descending. The condition begins at the big toe, initially presenting with itching and pain, followed by blackening of the toenail; gradually, the flesh turns black and the condition spreads to the instep.

Liu Jing San，From *Xian Chuan Ji Yin Fang*, cited in *Yi Fang Lei Ju*, Volume 218.，Women suffering from leg pain and lower back pain, so severe that they cannot turn over in bed, moaning incessantly day and night, and possibly experiencing fever. All these symptoms result from exposure to dampness during menstruation, causing stagnation of … Read more

Pill for Clearing the Bowels and Preserving Essence，From *Ji Ming Lu*.，For kidney-related fire, where depleted essence obstructs the orifices, causing internal heat, difficult urination, and turbid, scab-like discharge.

Lily Solidifies Gold Pills，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Fushun Formula)，For lung diseases accompanied by coughing, blood-streaked sputum, afternoon fever, bone-consuming fever, night sweats, dry cough without sputum, and wheezing with hoarseness.

Apricot Kernel Paste Decoction，*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 10.，Cough with phlegm regurgitation. Cold pathogenic factors affecting the lungs, causing chest and diaphragm discomfort, and swelling and pain in the throat.

A-Ai Pills，*Yi Tong*, Volume 84.，Particularly effective for excessive uterine bleeding in elderly women.

Youli Decoction，*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 9.，Qi deficiency of the heart and gallbladder, with invasion by wind-pathogen, manifesting as aversion to cold and shivering.

Atractylodes and Angelica Decoction Pills，From *The New Book on the Care of Infants*, Volume 7, citing *Wang’s Collected Works*.，Fetal cold causing abdominal pain; crying out at night; the body stiffens and arches, resembling epileptic seizures; incessant vomiting (visible from the mouth); foul-smelling stools; and failure to gain weight despite ample intake of breast milk and … Read more

Yu Ji Decoction，From *Introduction to Obstetrics*, Volume 3.，For generalized swelling and distension, skin that is glossy and translucent, difficulty urinating, and cases unresponsive to other treatments.

Qi-Nourishing and Spleen-Strengthening Pills，*Six Essentials of Medicine: Compendium of Treatment Methods*, Volume 1.，Weak spleen unable to transport and transform; fatigue in the limbs; sallow complexion; bland taste in the mouth and tinnitus; poor appetite.

Pill for Nourishing Yin, Benefiting the Kidneys, and Warming Essence，*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，For nocturnal emissions, a cold and damp scrotum, and scanty, clear semen.

Qu-Zhi Decoction，From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，For leg pain due to liver deficiency, with a weak pulse on the left side.

Ginseng, Astragalus, and Aconite Decoction，*Huiyue*, Volume 6.，Pale face and cold nose indicate severe deficiency of yang qi. Spontaneous sweating.

Liu’s Ointment for Traumatic Injuries，*Compendium of Traumatology*, Volume 8.，Traumatic injuries.

Sulfur-Areca Nut Powder，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.，For itchy rheumatic sores on the scrotum and both legs.

Xanthium Seed Powder，*Jisheng Fang*，Dispels wind and relieves pain; clears and opens the nasal passages. Indicated for nasal discharge with persistent turbid mucus. The original formula is used for nasal discharge caused by ascending wind-pathogen. Clinically, this formula may be modified to treat acute and chronic rhinitis, sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis—provided the condition is attributed to … Read more

Phlegm-Resolving and Suffering-Relieving Pill，From *Family Instructions on Laryngology*, Volume 1.，For typhoid fever and epidemic diseases, regardless of whether they are in the initial, transitional, or terminal stages; as well as for “big-head plague,” red eyes and swollen throat, ulcerated throat with red rashes, and toxic rashes.

Preservative Decoction，From *A Study of Thirteen Surgical Formulas*.，For hemorrhoids that have prolapsed.

Gui Shen Wan，*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，For deficiency of kidney water and true yin, resulting in depleted essence and insufficient blood; characterized by soreness in the lower back, weakness in the legs, a haggard appearance, and symptoms of seminal emission and diminished yang.

Dahe Powder，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 19.，For children with skin sores and blisters, as well as during epidemics of typhoid fever or seasonal epidemics, when residual pathogenic factors remain after recovery, manifesting as intermittent fever, alternating chills and fever, a strong desire to lie down, restlessness, and mental confusion.

Pearl and Realgar Life-Saving Powder，Formula by Xu Dan’an, cited in Volume 4 of *The Great Treasure of Health*.，For sore throat and measles.

Modified Shen Shu San，*Repository of Clinical Experience*，Headache due to Taiyin wind-dampness; abdominal distension with loss of appetite; thirst and dry throat but unwillingness to drink water; or vomiting of phlegm and saliva; heaviness of the body and joint pain; a sallow, dull complexion; and a floating, slow pulse.

Qi-Strengthening and Blood-Nourishing Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 159.，For retained placenta after childbirth, or when affected by wind and cold, resulting in stagnation of blood and qi; or in cases of physical exhaustion and inability to move, with the placenta remaining in the uterus.

Three-Fragrance Pill，From *The New Book on Infant Care*, Volume 27, citing a formula by Zhang Huan.，For vomiting associated with fright.