Ginseng, Poria, Schisandra, and Peony Decoction

Ten-Diaphragm Qi Powder，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 4.，Ten types of diaphragmatic qi stagnation: cold-induced, wind-induced, qi-induced, phlegm-induced, heat-induced, anxiety-induced, grief-induced, fluid-induced, food-induced, and joy-induced; as well as upper chest wheezing, phlegm, and cough. If left untreated over time, these conditions may lead to chest congestion and gradual wasting away.

Neem Decoction，Formula from *Qianjin* (Volume 22); name cited in *Shenghui* (Volume 65).，For chronic skin sores and eczema that have persisted for years without healing.

Divine Heart-Nourishing Pill，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 6.，Deficiency of heart qi, mental instability, a dazed and easily startled state, restlessness due to deficiency, insomnia, a withdrawn disposition, aversion to human voices, and all symptoms of heart deficiency.

Ganlu Powder，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Shenyang Formula).，For common cold with fever, heatstroke with vomiting and diarrhea, mental confusion, abdominal distension due to indigestion, headache with retching, and aching joints.

Diao Zhong Gui Qi Decoction，From *Gu’s Medical Pathways*, Volume 6.，For postpartum abscesses or ulcers where pus and exudate persist, accompanied by physical debility and poor appetite.

Great Five-Spice Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 136.，When toxic qi is trapped within the muscles, causing swelling, pain, chills, and fever, severe cases can be fatal within a few days.

White Peony and Licorice Decoction，*Eight Methods of Medical Practice*, Volume 3.，Stomach pain resulting from yin deficiency and blood dryness, with uncontrolled liver qi causing wood to overcome earth. The pain is located above the navel and in the abdomen, between the chest and diaphragm; it comes and goes intermittently. When it subsides, the patient feels … Read more

Cough-Relieving Ointment，From *Yijianzhi Yi* (Knowing Medicine at a Glance), Volume 3.，For kidney deficiency with internal heat, manifested as hemoptysis, spitting blood, or the spontaneous expectoration of blood clots, blood flakes, or blood streaks without prior coughing.

Snake Shedding Powder，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 183), citing *Divine and Ingenious Formulas for Complete Cure*.，Hemorrhoids. Nodules form around the anus, accompanied by chills and fever, with unrelenting pain.

Decoction for Greatly Nourishing Qi and Blood，From *Compilation of Effective and Proven Formulas*, Volume 1.，For cases where amniotic fluid has been released but the birth canal remains closed, and the fetus is retained and fails to descend.

Tianyi Pills，From *The Posthumous Writings of Shen Zhai*, Volume 7.，Cough with phlegm and hemoptysis caused by yin deficiency with internal heat or phlegm accumulation and heat stagnation.

Five-Gallbladder Crescent-Moon Cataract-Removing Pills，*Jin Jian*, Volume 77.，For ocular conditions such as the “Crescent-Shaped Internal Obstruction.” This arises when accumulated heat from cerebral wind invades the eyes. Exhaustion of both the liver and kidneys leads to a crescent-shaped white haze appearing on the upper half of the pupil, faintly resembling a new moon, which then curves … Read more

An Zang Decoction，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 3.，Caused by the inversion of the liver lobe, resulting in unharmed eyes but an inverted visual perception of all objects.

Perilla and Honey Decoction，From *Formulas for Decoctions*, cited in Volume 13 of *Medical Heart Formulas*.，For all types of thirst.

Siwu Decoction for Treating Dysentery，From *Lu Fu Jin Fang*, Volume 3.，For chronic dysentery with red and white stools caused by deficiency-cold.

Qinlian Ermu Pills，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 2.，For cases where heart fire acts erratically, forcing the blood to boil; when externally exposed to cold, it congeals into a blood tumor; the affected area appears slightly purple or slightly red, with a mixture of soft and hard textures; the skin is faintly visible, with red thread-like … Read more

Zhaozong Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 1.，In cases of cold damage during the winter months, after 6–7 days the disease transmits to the Shaoyin channel; the Shaoyin Kidney Palace becomes severely depleted, and kidney qi cannot descend to be stored in the Qihai. Instead, it surges and threatens to disperse, resulting in a … Read more

Tangerine, Apricot, and Sesame Seed Pills，From *Zhi Zhi*, Volume 7.，Difficulty swallowing, dry and hard stools.

Perilla and She-poppy Phlegm-Resolving Pills，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 53.，For children with cough due to food stagnation and constipation; for children with phlegm-fluid retention and severe wheezing, with a sound like the roar of the tide or the scraping of a saw; for children with dry phlegm—characterized by abundant, dry, and sticky phlegm, counterflow of … Read more

Astringent Decoction，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 10.，For postpartum blood stasis and excessive menstrual bleeding in women.

Toxicity-Eliminating Decoction，From *Zongfu of Laryngology*, Volume 3.，For epidemic diphtheria where the disease has already penetrated the interior and the condition is extremely critical.

Dingfen Pills，From *Huo Ren Xin Tong*, Volume 2.，For chest pain.

Licorice Decoction，*Shenghui* (Volume 17).，For febrile diseases where toxic qi attacks the stomach, causing unceasing vomiting and retching.

Supreme Elixir for Rescuing from Syncope，From *The Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 6.，Postpartum blood-induced syncope with loss of consciousness.

Kudzu Root and Bupleurum Decoction，*Essentials of Shanghan* (Volume 1).，Shanghan. When the pulse in both hands is floating, rapid, and taut; if the pulse strength is weak before the Guan position and strong after it; with aversion to wind but no spontaneous sweating; and the illness occurred between Qingming and Mangzhong.