Ginger and Licorice Decoction

Exquisite Pain-Relieving Decoction，From *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 30.，Swollen and hard anal abscess that neither subsides nor ruptures, accompanied by unrelenting pain.

Acacia Pod Decoction Pills，From *Essentials of Surgical Medicine*, Volume 2.，For sores, abscesses, scrofula, scabies, tinea, redness, swelling, and other skin lesions.

Gardenia Paste，Quoted from *Selected Marvelous Medical Formulas* in *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Volume 1037.，Pediatric “Yanghuo Dan” (a type of rash) appears on both flanks and under the armpits.

Ointment for Abdominal Masses，*The Handy Guide*, Volume 4.，Pediatric chronic disorders.

Medicinal Go Stones，*Ben Shi*, Volume 4.，Pain in the lower back and legs; qi stagnation.

Wuyao Qi-Regulating Powder，*Complete Book of Experienced Formulas for Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 1.，For throat inflammation causing tongue stiffness, hoarseness, and an inability to speak, often accompanied by the habit of holding the throat with one’s hand.

Sanfan Ointment，From *Li Yue*.，Tumors.

Compassionate Rescue Pill，From *Dianyao Fang*, cited in *Puji Fang*, Volume 375.，For acute and chronic convulsions.

Mulberry Branch and Qin Jiao Decoction，From *The Complete Collection of the Blue Satchel*, Volume 1.，Pain in the shoulders, arms, and elbows.

Modified Huangtu Decoction，Formula cited from Hu Zai-zi in *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，Cold-dampness in the small intestine. Bleeding before defecation, with blood that is scattered and dark purple, or pale red in color; weak stomach with loose stools; and no history of hemorrhoids or fistulas.

Bright Eye Drops，From *Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing*.，For sudden onset of “fire eye,” characterized by redness and swelling of the eyes, cloudiness or haze, and stinging itching around the eyes.

Decoction for Clearing Metal and Moistening Dryness，From *Shortcuts in Surgical Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 2.，Throat ringworm.

Rhinoceros Horn and Ginseng Decoction，*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 16.，For vomiting and retching, deficiency of stomach qi, pathogenic wind-heat, and inability to eat.

Mica Stone Powder，From *Collected Medical Formulas*, Volume 141, citing *Wang’s Collection of Proven Formulas*.，Chronic red-and-white dysentery that has not healed.

Five-Ingredient Diaphragmatic Qi Pills，From *Ben Shi*, Volume 3.，Qi stagnation, food stagnation, anxiety, overwork, and excessive worry can lead to the Five Types of Diaphragmatic Qi Obstruction.

Eight-Ingredient Formula for Treating Erythema，*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.，For liver hyperactivity due to intense anger, excessive lung heat, hemoptysis, epistaxis, and blood-streaked sputum.

Angelica and Rehmannia Decoction for Moistening Dryness，From *The Complete Collection on Shanghan and Preservation of Life*, Volume 3.，Dryness of the stomach and intestines, with constipation.

Ginger and Lotus Root Decoction，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 39.，Cholera with uncontrollable vomiting and thirst.

Lip-Protecting Pills，From *The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 4.，

Imperial Favor Forget-the-Cane Pills，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 242.，For dry and wet beriberi.

Double Immortals Toxin-Resolving Ointment，From *Miscellaneous Remarks on Treating Uncommon Conditions: Essential Formulas for Emergency Use*.，If a child develops a toxic sore on the third day after birth—fine as needle-pricks, red as a crimson cloud—which merges into a single patch after three days, causing the skin to peel off at the slightest touch and the entire … Read more

Zhonghuang Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 178.，For children with bloody or white diarrhea, reduced appetite for breast milk or food, and abdominal pain with a sensation of fullness and oppression.

Gallnut Powder，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 8.，For all types of swollen abscesses and early-stage mastitis.

Decoction for Clearing Heat, Resolving Stagnation, and Eliminating Toxins，*The Golden Mirror of Smallpox and Measles: Illustrations*.，Smallpox. Heat-toxin congested in the upper jiao, causing oppression and restlessness in the chest and diaphragm, high fever with thirst, the patient throwing off clothes and blankets, and smallpox lesions appearing vivid purple or deep red.

Enhanced Buddha’s Hand Powder，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 7.，For postpartum fainting, loss of consciousness, blackouts, and tinnitus; also treats stroke-induced loss of consciousness, foaming at the mouth, and convulsions of the hands and feet.