Great Thistle Decoction

Scallion Saliva Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 46.，For headaches.

Tonifying Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 219), citing *Formulas from the Hall of Auspicious Bamboo*.，For pain in the lower back and knees.

Nourish the Kidney and Clear Turbidity Decoction，From *Zhang Jiachun’s Diagnosis and Treatment of Ophthalmic Disorders*.，Vision appears colored. In the later stages of the disease, symptoms include dim and grayish shadows, diminished brightness of the eyes, or may be accompanied by dizziness, tinnitus, lower back soreness, and nocturnal emission, with a deep and fine pulse.

Kai Mi San，*Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 7.，For women with epilepsy who sing at all hours, climb over walls and onto rooftops—a condition caused by the reverse flow of nourishing blood into the pericardium.

Yufeng Powder，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 272.，For sores caused by wind, cold, heat, or dampness.

Rongyan Decoction，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 186), citing *Guide to Formulas*.，Cardiac bi syndrome, chest pain. Kidney-related chest pain radiating to the lower back; frequent tremors; sensation as if something were striking the heart from behind; stooped posture; deep and tight pulse.

Detoxifying Cimicifuga Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 10.，For cases of Shanghan where the heat toxin has not been resolved and is about to manifest as rashes.

Mulberry Root Bark Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 59.，Extreme thirst. Uncontrollable thirst with water intake; puffiness in the head and face.

Qingzhi Dan，From *Gu’s Medical Pathways*, Volume 6.，For scalds and burns.

Tendon-Relaxing and Pain-Relieving Decoction，From *Lin Rugao’s Experience in Bone Setting*.，For localized swelling and pain resulting from all types of trauma.

Miraculous Recipe for Simmered Jujubes，From *Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 34, citing *Family Secrets*.，Yangmei Sores.

Diji Powder，From *The Mysteries of Surgical Medicine*, Volume 11.，For back abscesses and boils that have ruptured and are festering and painful.

Zuo Gui Decoction，*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，Deficiency of True Yin, characterized by soreness and pain in the lower back, seminal emission, night sweats, dry throat, and thirst; Yin deficiency with Yang excess, manifested as fever, restlessness, and thirst, with a weak pulse and deficient vital energy.

Fire-Nourishing and Depression-Relieving Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 4.，Symptoms of water stagnation: chest pain upon exposure to cold; heaviness in the lower back and abdomen; stiffness in the joints, making it difficult to bend or stretch; occasional cold extremities; abdominal distension with a hard, full sensation; and a sallow-black complexion.

Zhihe Decoction，From *Treatise on Cholera*, Volume 4.，Used when body fluids have not been replenished after cholera, presenting with a dry throat and tongue, scanty urine, and loose stools.

Silver-Liquid Acorus Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 15.，For wind-epilepsy with profuse salivation and diminished mental vitality.

Golden Pearl Pills，From *The New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 19), citing *Tan’s Extraordinary Sacred Formulas*.，For children suffering from palpitations and anxiety.

Cinnamon and Alum Poultice Formula，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 89); name cited in *Shengji Zonglu* (Vol. 180).，For children with a thick tongue, mouth sores, and drooling.

Chaihu Ointment，*Bo Ji*, Volume 1.，For the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries,” characterized by physical fatigue, gradual weight loss, slight difficulty walking, and loss of appetite.

Miraculous Four-Ingredient Decoction，*Annotated Collection of Effective Formulas for Women*, Volume 1.，Deficient heat in the Liver Meridian causes the blood to surge, resulting in prolonged, unstoppable metrorrhagia. Hot flashes occur after menstruation.

Scutellaria and Talc Decoction，From *Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 2.，Slow pulse with body pain; pale-yellow, slippery tongue; thirst but not much desire to drink, or no thirst at all; fever subsides with sweating, followed by a recurrence of fever; internal inability to metabolize the dampness from food and drink, combined with … Read more

Miraculous Tonifying Decoction，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 229.，For wind-induced debility and deficiency.

Pinellia, Licorice, and Cinnamon Decoction，*Family Instructions on Laryngology*, Volume 2.，Shāoyīn-type cold damage, characterized by sore throat, diarrhea, a deep and fine pulse, a white tongue coating, and no thirst.

Four Treasures Pills，*The Collection of the Unsettled* (Lower Volume), Volume 8.，For fever caused by damp phlegm.

Shusheng Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 284.，Effective for all types of abscesses, boils, and swellings that refuse to subside.