Ginseng and Astragalus Decoction for Consolidating the Exterior

“Pungent-Character Toxin-Resolving Pills”，*Complete Book of Experiences on Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 13.，Syphilis, when stagnant in the Large Intestine and Lung meridians, manifests as throat tinea, often accompanied by excessive phlegm and spitting. Over time, it develops into a “white ant” lesion, gradually eroding the nasal bridge until it becomes sunken; or it may cause tinea … Read more

Cough-Relieving Jade Powder，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 3.，For chronic cough.

Divine Yellow Powder，From *Feng’s Treasure Chest: Miscellaneous Disorders*.，For children with a cold in the brain, accompanied by serous discharge from the nostrils that persists for a long time and is accompanied by a foul odor.

Atractylodes and Aconite Decoction，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 241, citing *Hai Shang Fang*.，For cold-damp beriberi and all types of pain in the tendons, bones, hands, and feet.

Formula for Painful Diarrhea，*Danxi’s Heart Method*, Volume 2，Tonifies the spleen and drains the liver. Treats liver hyperactivity with spleen deficiency, intestinal rumbling and abdominal pain, loose stools, abdominal pain upon defecation, a thin white tongue coating, and an irregular pulse at both Guan positions—string-like yet slow.

Realgar Ointment for Topical Application，*Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 10.，For various itchy sores along the hairline and hives on the skin causing unbearable itching.

Decoction for Expelling Deficiency，From *The Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 4.，Qi deficiency complicated by wind-dampness, resulting in numbness of the hands.

Qi-Supporting and Cry-Stopping Decoction，From *Fu Qingzhu’s Gynecology*, Volume 2.，For fetal crying due to qi deficiency during pregnancy: at 7–8 months of gestation, the fetus suddenly cries in the womb, accompanied by a dull ache in the lower back.

Huanguang Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.，After an episode of ocular inflammation, the eyes may not be painful but appear pale red; however, the patient remains sensitive to light and averse to sunlight, just as during episodes of eye pain.

Silkworm Sand Decoction，*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Urticaria of the deficient-heat type. The rash is pale red and sparsely distributed; there are afternoon feverish spells, often occurring at night; the tongue is red with a thin, bitter coating; the pulse is string-like.

Suiqing Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.，When longing is knotted in the heart and the soul wanders in dreams, one gradually loses the appetite for food and drink, speech becomes incoherent, and one feels dazed and disoriented. One longs to sleep all day, the complexion becomes haggard, and the spirit is depressed. Consequently, … Read more

Harmonizing the营 Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 1.，In the winter months, a patient contracts cold damage; the pathogenic factor attempts to enter the Yangming channel but is rejected by it. By the seventh day, the fever has not subsided, and the patient continues to ramble incoherently.

Thunder Fire Divine Needle，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 3.，Wind, cold, and dampness toxins invade the meridians, causing diffuse swelling without a defined center; the skin color remains unchanged, but there is pain in the tendons and bones, making it difficult to sit or stand, and the patient cannot lie down comfortably.

Lung Injury Decoction，*Qianjin Yi* (Supplement to the Thousand Gold Prescriptions), Volume 15.，Insufficiency of lung qi causes shortness of breath; coughing up pus and blood prevents sleep. There is pain beneath the ribs.

Decoction of Mulberry Bark and Root，From *Shuanfan Fang*, cited in Volume 16 of *Wai Tai*.，For lung consumption with fever and lung parasites causing lung disease.

Ash Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 165.，Postpartum urinary retention.

Decoction for Nourishing Blood and Moistening Tendons，From *Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 5.，Postpartum spasms.

Soft-Shelled Turtle Shell and Achyranthes Decoction，*A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 15.，Malaria of the Foot Jueyin Meridian. Lower back pain; fullness in the lower abdomen; difficulty urinating resembling dysuria; feelings of fear; frequent sighing; chills followed by fever; in severe cases, a sallow complexion as if on the verge … Read more

Wen Ge Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 84.，For children with cold in the chest, accompanied by counterflow of qi and vomiting.

Castor Bean Ointment Recipe，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 18.，For skin sores and wind-induced conditions, where mottled patches resembling tinea suddenly appear on the cheeks, neck, and nape.

Xiangfu Pill，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 6 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，For children whose teeth do not erupt.

Internal Tonifying Angelica Decoction，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 212), citing *Wu’s Collection of Proven Formulas*.，For the eighteen types of blood- and qi-related pain in women.

Ginseng, Four Ling, and Five Peel Powder，*Commentary on the Compiled Treatise on Smallpox* (Vol. 3).，Post-smallpox edema. Abdominal discomfort, loose stools, and swelling of the face and entire body.

Miraculous Guanyin Relief Pill，*Feng’s Treasure Chest: Miscellaneous Disorders*, Volume 19.，Effective for all conditions caused by wind, cold, and dampness that manifest as wandering pain, cramping of the hands and feet, infantile convulsions, facial paralysis (twisting of the mouth and eyes), and abdominal masses or attacking pain in women—regardless of how long the condition has persisted. … Read more

Stomach-Clearing and Fragrant Pills，*The Treasure of Health* (Weisheng Baojian), Volume 4.，For conditions caused by consumption of cold food and drink, such as fullness, oppression, and pain in the chest and abdomen, as well as chronic conditions like mass accumulation, abdominal masses, and hard lumps that have not healed for a long time.