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Cuiqing Pills,*Yuji Weiyi*, Volume 15.,For brain abscesses, back abscesses, malignant sores, and ulcerations.
Red Ocher Noodles,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 189.,Persistent cold dysentery.
Xiao Chen She Decoction Pills,*General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 13).,Chronic undigested food stagnation, fullness, oppression, and body heat.
Haisi Powder,*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.,Pain in the spleen, hernia pain.
Two Anise Powder,From *Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 5.,Postpartum low back pain.
Eight Treasures Decoction for Nourishing Yin,*Essentials of Surgery*, Volume 4.,Sores such as scrofula resulting from deficiency of the Three Yin Meridians of the Foot.
Great Tortoise Pills,From *Outline of Surgical Mysteries*, Volume 12.,For scrofula.
Da Tong Pills,*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 1.,For stroke-induced aphasia, facial paralysis with deviation of the mouth and eyes, and left-sided paralysis with right-sided weakness; for common cold-induced headaches accompanied by cerebral wind, generalized swelling of the head, face, and limbs, and wind-heat-induced swelling and pain; for phlegm-obstruction in the chest and diaphragm, dizziness, and mental … Read more
Two Treasures Powder,From *Simple Formulas*, citing *Formulas for Nourishing Life* (see *Compilation of Medical Formulas*, Vol. 224).,In cases of an unstable pregnancy, with restlessness whether sitting or lying down.
Jiao-Mo Pills,From *Shenshi Yaohan*, Volume 6.,Blurred vision with excessive tearing.
Immortal Pillow,Formula by Ding Qitai, cited in *The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.,
Xiao Yan Honey Decoction,From *Shenshi’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 14 of *Wai Tai*.,Intolerance to wind, opisthotonos; “flying corpse” entering the abdomen, causing colicky pain and loss of consciousness, with intermittent episodes and muscle rigidity; Shaoyin-type cold damage, with locked jaw and difficulty speaking.
Modified Xuanfu Dazhe Decoction,From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.,Liver qi rebelling: mild cases present with belching and chest fullness; severe cases present with hiccups and abdominal distension.
Xiao Zhi San,*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 4.,Two fingers suddenly sprout from the sole of the foot, causing unbearable pain.
Great Blood-Activating Pills,*Zhunsheng: Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 6.,For contusions, injuries, broken bones, torn tendons, blood stasis with swelling and pain, paralysis and intractable numbness, aching limbs, and all forms of gout.
Yin-Nourishing and Heart-Tonifying Decoction,From *The Posthumous Writings of Shen Zhai*, Volume 7.,The Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian is inherently weak by constitution. During the day, mental exertion and emotional strain, and at night, sexual activity that depletes essence, cause the vital energy to become deficient and unable to nourish the spirit. This leads to fire invading the … Read more
Ginseng and Asarum Decoction,From *Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 64.,For children with common cold and fever, nasal congestion, cough, and epidemic rashes.
Shan Shen and Mai Dong Decoction,*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Vol. 1).,For dryness injuring the lung and stomach, or deficiency of yin and body fluids in the lung and stomach, manifesting as a dry throat and thirst, or fever, or a dry cough with scant phlegm. Currently used for conditions such as tracheitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, pleurisy, … Read more
Five-Linh Decoction,*Gu Songyuan’s Medical Mirror*, Volume 15.,Dysuria.
Xian Yiliang Decoction,*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.,For wind-toxin caused by bayberries, or accidental ingestion of mercury carbonate, resulting in paralysis, pain in the tendons and bones, inability to move or walk, or damage to muscles and bones.
Ox Bile Heart-Clearing and Diaphragm-Cooling Pills,From *Yifang Leiju* (Vol. 259), citing *Huoyou Kouyi*.,For infants and young children exhibiting any of the “Four Symptoms and Eight Signs”—such as sudden restlessness in the meridians or body, phlegm and saliva, a tendency to seek warmth by drawing cotton toward a fire, or internal and external heat—
Enhanced Seven-Grain Purple Gold Pill,From *A Study of Thirteen Surgical Formulas*.,For cold phlegm-induced asthma that flares up during rain, making it impossible to sit or lie down and preventing food intake; also treats mania caused by cold phlegm.
Diaphragm-Relieving Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 47.,Stomach upset; unable to eat.
Extraordinary Efficacy Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 25.,On the fourth or fifth day of a cold-induced fever, following a severe purgation, the patient experiences a sensation of fullness and distension in the epigastrium, accompanied by labored breathing and a feeling of impending asphyxiation.
Ephedra and Anemarrhena Decoction,From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.,For typhoid fever without sweating.
Ginseng and Aconite Decoction for Draining Dampness,Sitting or lying on damp ground, exposed to rain and dew, resulting in heaviness of the body, weakness in the legs, joint pain, fever with aversion to cold, difficulty urinating, and loose stools. The skin and pores are not tightly sealed, making one susceptible to wind-dampness; the body feels restless and painful, with inability to bend or stretch; there is profuse sweating and aversion to wind; the head and eyes feel heavy and dizzy; the neck and back are stiff and tense; the hands and feet experience intermittent coldness; there is numbness throughout the body; and the limbs are slightly swollen.