Gu Shen Decoction

Decoction for Rescuing Collapse and Revitalizing the Mother，*Fu Qingzhu’s Gynecology*, Volume 2.，Postpartum shortness of breath.

Binhu White-flowered Snake Wine，*Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 43.，For stroke caused by alcohol consumption, hemiplegia, deviation of the mouth and eyes, numbness and stiffness of the skin and muscles, and pain in the bones and joints; as well as chronic scabies, tinea, and malignant sores and leprosy.

Poria and Pepper Seed Pills，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 18.，Edema of the body and face, whether due to deficiency qi, wind-cold qi, water-retention qi, or swelling extending into the abdomen, causing pain, fullness, and distension, and interfering with food intake.

Tiantong Pills，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Vol. 234.，For abdominal masses, stabbing pain in the flanks, emaciation, and loss of appetite; as well as the “Eight Winds” and “Twelve Bi Syndromes,” and deficiency of qi and blood.

Modified Stomach-Harmonizing Decoction for Clearing Heat，*Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 107.，For internal injury caused by damp-heat and rich, greasy foods, resulting in bad breath, loose teeth on the verge of falling out, or unstoppable bleeding.

Salt-Paste Formula，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 40.，For cholera with muscle cramps affecting the abdomen.

Huangfu Pills，From *The Universal Remedies* (Vol. 36), citing *The Family Treasure of Health*.，For gastric reflux and vomiting.

Apricot and Atractylodes Life-Sustaining Decoction，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 98), citing *Shi Yuanduan’s Effective Prescriptions*.，A combination of wind, cold, and dampness causes foot bi syndrome, characterized by severe pain; the patient is unable to turn over in bed; the affected area may be swollen or thin; and there is intense pain accompanied by muscle spasms.

Spleen-Regulating Decoction，*Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 12.，Postpartum indigestion, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, alternating chills and fever, and loss of appetite.

Qianjin Zhike Decoction，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 397.，Hemorrhagic dysentery.

Han Fangji Ointment，From *Shenghui*, Volume 45.，For wind-toxin-induced beriberi, with tight and stiff tendons and veins, swelling, fullness, and pain.

Hemp Root Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 139.，For wind-induced disorders following traumatic injuries, unbearable bone pain, as well as injuries from falls or blows resulting in stagnant blood in the chest and abdomen, causing distension and shortness of breath.

Angelica and Aloe Decoction，*Six Treatises on Medicine*, Volume 18.，For cases of internal accumulation of liver fire, impaired digestion due to deficient stomach qi, pain and distension in the flanks and abdomen, constipation, and a rapid, forceful pulse.

Sacred Powder Decoction，*Danxi’s Heart Method*, Volume 5.，For chronic sores that are festering, foul-smelling, and rotting, causing unbearable pain; also treats chronic sores in children.

Aconite Six-He Decoction，*Yuanrong*.，For blood deficiency with cold, accompanied by blood in the stool; leukorrhea in women, with pain in the abdomen or genital area; or typhoid fever during pregnancy, presenting with abdominal pain, a cold body, stiffness in the limbs, and a deep, slow or deep, weak pulse.

Great Purple Gold Vine Bark Powder，*De Xiao* (Effective Remedies), Volume 18.，For contusions, fractures, and internal injuries to the lungs and liver; unstoppable hemoptysis; or stagnant blood accumulating internally, causing distension and oppression in the chest and abdomen.

Formula for Reducing Swelling，From *Qianjin* (Vol. 22).，For boils, carbuncles, and abscesses.

Raw Rehmannia and Moutan Bark Decoction，From *Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine Through the Ages*, Volume 2.，For a rapid pulse with internal heat, accompanied by coughing up phlegm mixed with blood.

Wang Jun’s River Cart Formula，From *Eight Notes on Nurturing Life*, Volume 3.，

Clear Fish Decoction，*Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 4.，Toxic sores around the anus (fish-mouth sores), in the early stages before rupture

Pepper-Flour Dumplings，From *The Book on Nurturing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.，For the elderly suffering from cold-induced chest pain, vomiting, loss of appetite, and restlessness.

Tianliao Decoction，From *Shenghui*, Volume 25.，Effective for all types of wind-related disorders.

Human Milk Porridge，From *Shou Shi Qing Bian*, Volume 2.，For dryness syndromes.

Tian Gen Yue Ku Ointment，*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 5.，For those with damage to both Yin and Yang in the Lower Jiao and impairment of the Eight Extra Meridians, where recovery is not immediate but the stomach qi remains robust and there are no signs of damp-heat; for men suffering from … Read more

Green-White Powder，From *The Profound Secrets of the Divine Realm*, Volume 12.，Nasal sores, kidney sores, scalp sores, and ear sores.