More Herbs Formulas
Formula 7,Formula from *The Jade Balance of Sha and Distension*, Middle Volume; name cited in *The Complete Book of Sha Syndromes*, Volume 2.,Postpartum Shā pain.
Camphor and Gastrodia Decoction,*Formulae of the Imperial Medical Bureau*, Volume 1.,For all types of wind disorders, including paralysis and flaccid paralysis; hemiplegia; deviation of the mouth and eyes; slurred speech and excessive salivation; mental confusion; or stiffness and spasms of the tendons and meridians; numbness throughout the body; pain in all joints; and trembling of … Read more
Liver-Regulating and Kidney-Nourishing Decoction,*Siming Xinfǎ*, Volume 1.,Pain in the epigastric region accompanied by dry, hard stools indicates deficiency of liver blood.
Proven Formula for Typhoid Fever,From *The Handy Guide*, Volume 1.,For typhoid fever with a floating and tight pulse and no sweating.
Iron Pillar Staff Pills,From the formula of Mr. Zhang of Linqing, cited in *Yanxia Shengxiao Fang* (see *Yifang Leiju*, Vol. 238).,For postpartum blood-wind syndrome in women, with pain in the lower back and legs; for boils on the back; and for headaches.
Shark Skin Powder,From *Jiyuan Fang*, cited in Volume 28 of *Wai Tai*.,For cases of possession by ghosts or gu, and for toxic conditions with unpredictable manifestations.
Tiger’s Eye Decoction,From *Ren Cun Fang*, cited in Volume 38 of *Pu Ji Fang*.,For bloody stools and bloody discharge due to purulent toxins, in patients who have been emaciated for years.
Yellow Alum Pills,From *Shenghui*, Volume 60.,For swollen and painful hemorrhoids with persistent discharge of pus and blood.
Qianghuo Dampness-Draining Decoction,*Treasury of Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 12.,Dampness stagnation transforming into heat, resulting in jaundice, alternating chills and fever, vomiting, thirst, dysuria, poor appetite, and inability to sleep soundly.
Qi-Descending Pill,From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 3.,For summer heat combined with cold injury, resulting in a disruption of yin and yang, epigastric fullness and distension, headache, and nausea.
Zhi Ni Wan,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 5.,For stagnant cold, accumulated fluid, and vomiting of phlegm and water—regardless of whether the condition is cold or hot—when the patient is unable to eat.
Equisetum and Rongpi Decoction,*Zhejiang Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine* (1983; 6: 257).,Pityriasis versicolor, tinea manuum, and onychomycosis.
Tianyuan Jiesui Dan,From *Zhun Sheng: Pediatrics*, Volume 5.,For men aged 17–18 or 20–30 who suffer from a deficiency of yang and original qi, resulting in smallpox lesions that appear densely clustered and contiguous, and who seek a potent and invigorating remedy.
Fermented Soybean Pills,*General Essentials of Health*, Volume 15.,For evil pathogenic influences causing chills and fever.
Malt Powder Porridge,*Nourishing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.,For the elderly with spleen deficiency and weak vital energy, who suffer from indigestion and irregular diarrhea.
Supreme Thirst-Quenching Powder,Quoted from Wang’s work in Volume 28 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.,For children with vomiting and diarrhea due to qi deficiency, resulting in depletion of body fluids, leading to malnutrition, restlessness, and unquenchable thirst; they drink water incessantly, have a swollen face and puffy feet, a distended abdomen and a … Read more
Poria Transformation Cake,From *The Treasure of Eastern Medicine: Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 4, citing *A Collection of Medical Formulas*.,For internal injuries, spleen and stomach deficiency, and loss of appetite.
Sight-Restoring Decoction,*Complete Book of Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 1.,Eye disorders. Itching, swelling, and pain in the eyes; corneal opacities; nocturnal pain in the eyeballs; red veins in the eyes; and excessive tearing due to liver deficiency, etc.
Shan Sheng Gui Ming Dan,From *Shenghui*, Volume 85.,For children with tetany, excessive drooling, and uncontrollable convulsions.
Anise and Golden Bell Pills,From *Bai Yi*, Volume 15.,For “Ben Tun” syndrome.
Liver-Calming and Heat-Clearing Herbal Tea,From *Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.,Liver heat rising upward, causing a sensation of blockage and stuffiness in the right ear.
Fetal Stabilizing Formula Like the Sacred Pill,*The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 10.,Fetal restlessness.
Citrus Peel and Licorice Decoction,Formula from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Vol. 2); name cited in *Formulas from the Outer Pavilion* (Vol. 3).,In cases of typhoid fever with unceasing retching and belching, the underlying cause is latent heat in the stomach, which leads to chest fullness and subsequent qi reversal; when qi reverses, belching occurs. If, … Read more
Atractylodes and Coix Seed Decoction,From *Yi Chun Sheng Yi*, Volume 1.,Relieves spasms. When heat pathogens are retained by dampness, causing heaviness in the body, stiffness in the joints, and fever that persists despite sweating.
Goose-Yellow Powder,From *Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 3.,Syphilis sores. For extensive ulceration with profuse, foul-smelling pus and severe pain.
Ginseng Tonifying Voice Decoction,Hoarseness following smallpox.