More Herbs Formulas
Ephedra Decoction of Ten Herbs Pills,Formula by Xu Renze, cited in *Wai Tai*, Volume 9.,Weak lung qi, which, if left untreated for a long time, will lead to lung atrophy; coughing day and night without ceasing; sputum as white as snow, with fine, thick, and sticky foam; shortness of breath with rising breath; alternating chills … Read more
White Areca Nut Powder,From *Wei Ji Bao Shu*, Volume 2.,For boils and abscesses.
Feishuang Dan,From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 392.,Effective for all cases of deficiency-related intestinal stagnation, bloody diarrhea, tenesmus, and cramping pain in the navel and abdomen.
Jade Vase Decoction,From *Essentials for Those Unfamiliar with Medicine*, Volume 2.,For upper-body conditions.
Ganlu Ointment,Quoted from *Experienced Universal Relief Formulas with Modifications* in *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Vol. 11412.,Effective for all eye diseases, including blurred vision, corneal opacities, redness, swelling, itching, and pain.
Qingge Powder,From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 381.,Lung Malnutrition (i.e., Qi Malnutrition). Caused by irregular breastfeeding, which leads to stagnant heat damaging the lungs; wind-dampness then takes advantage of the deficiency to invade the skin and hair, entering the blood vessels. Sores appear on both sides of the nose, accompanied by dampness, itching, and ulceration; this … Read more
Blood-Activating Ointment,*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.,For contusions and bruises, boils, abscesses, and carbuncles—whether already ruptured or not—characterized by severe redness, swelling, and protrusion; those that have become ulcerated over time; and those that have failed to heal for a long period.
Ma Lin Bath Decoction,Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 24); name cited in *Shengji Zonglu* (Vol. 11).,Hives.
Curcuma Pills,From *Chuanyaba*, Volume 2.,For abdominal distension.
Li Shen Dan,From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.,For conditions such as lower bladder hernia and small intestine hernia.
Miraculous Holy Pill,*Direct Pointers on Pediatrics*, Volume 2.,For infantile epilepsy. Symptoms include vomiting of milk, fever, foul-smelling stools, a sallow complexion, abdominal distension, and convulsions.
Wu-Ji Decoction,*Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 3.,Spleen heat, resulting in an inability to distinguish between clear and turbid substances; fluid leaks into the large intestine, causing unceasing diarrhea with undigested food and water in the stool. There may be gurgling sounds in the abdomen, with or without pain; no urine is passed; and swelling … Read more
Decoction for Nourishing the Meridians and Consolidating the True Qi,From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume Middle.,For women with persistent leukorrhea that flows unceasingly, unresponsive to other treatments, and a faint pulse at the Cui position of the pericardium—the condition lies in the Dai Meridian.
Cow Bile Diaphragm-Opening Decoction,*Treasury of Health* (Weisheng Baojian), Volume 8.,For cases of wind-stroke diagnosed within 1–2 days as a “full” pattern, caused by wind-phlegm.
Zirong Pills,From *Essentials for Childbirth and Lactation*.,For women with constitutional weakness, delayed menstruation, blood clots, hardness below the navel, and persistent pain.
Tussilago Ointment,*The Golden Mirror of Smallpox and Rash*, Volume 1.,Chronic cough with phlegm that will not subside.
Lead-Pot Wine,*Lectures on Surgery*.,Accidental ingestion of caustic substances such as mercury oxide or glycyrrhizic mercury to treat syphilis can cause the toxin to penetrate the meridians and bones, resulting in sores in the mouth and teeth, or aching, pain, and contractures in the tendons and bones. Over time, these conditions may lead to ulceration; if … Read more
Chuanxiong-Huang Decoction,From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 3.,Excessive wind-heat, dizziness, red eyes, and difficult bowel movements.
Eggplant Root Soaked in Wine,*Shenghui*, Volume 25.,For wind-toxin attacks, pain in the bone marrow of the lower back and legs, cold and numb skin, and stiffness of tendons and meridians preventing flexion and extension.
Ginseng Nourishing Vitality Decoction,From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 2.,After suffering from a cold due to cold, residual toxins have not dissipated; they rise to the head and neck, causing nasal congestion and a heavy sensation in the body; when anger rises, there is often blood flowing from the top of the head into the … Read more
Mystical Powder,From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 42.,Heat in the bladder is often caused by fever due to the weather; symptoms include swelling, redness, and pain in the external genitalia; dry, difficult bowel movements accompanied by a desire to drink water; and abdominal pain upon palpation around the navel.
Blue Detoxifying Pills,*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 8 (supplemented by Wu Zhige with renowned formulas from various schools).,For accumulated heat in the five viscera, toxic qi rising upward, distress and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, swelling and pain in the throat, red eyes and abscesses, heat in the head and face, dry lips … Read more
Baopo Pills,From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 9.,For various deficiencies in both men and women; women’s headaches; men’s qi deficiency and weakness; expectoration of phlegm; beriberi; lower back pain; and deficiency-cold in the lower jiao.
Plum and Black Bean Decoction,*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.,For intestinal abscesses with alternating chills and fever, as well as lung abscesses with unceasing coughing up of pus and blood.
Antimalarial Decoction,*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 12.,For all types of malaria and chronic malaria.
Harmonizing Malaria Decoction,Malaria affecting the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian: In the early stages of the disease, the patient feels weak and listless; the chills are not severe, nor is the fever; the patient dislikes seeing people, and feels anxious upon seeing them; when feverish, profuse sweating occurs; there is a bitter taste in the mouth and deafness; the chest and flanks feel distended, oppressed, and painful; the patient may or may not vomit—these are symptoms of a condition that is neither entirely exterior nor entirely interior.