Harmonizing the营 Decoction

Liver and Kidney Nourishing Decoction，Formula attributed to Guan Youbo, cited in Chapter 4 of *Famous Formulas Through the Ages*.，For chronic, protracted hepatitis with long-term abnormal liver function, classified as liver-kidney yin deficiency. Symptoms include soreness and weakness in the lower back and legs; pain in the hepatic region upon exertion; restless sleep with frequent dreams; … Read more

Huangbai San，From *Hui Chun*, Volume 8.，Burns from hot liquids or fire.

Three Flowers and Five Seeds Pills，From *Fushou Jingfang*.，For kidney qi deficiency and blood weakness, with wind-toxin ascending to attack the eyes, causing blurred vision that, if left untreated for a long time, leads to cataracts.

Ginseng and Eight Ingredients Decoction，From *Records of Insights into Miscellaneous Disorders*, Volume 1.，Excessive yin repels yang, resulting in true cold internally and false heat externally. Symptoms include persistent high fever, thirst without desire to drink, restlessness and agitation, constipation, a tongue black as ink, blood-tinged urine, and a pulse that is either deficient and rapid … Read more

Er Shu San，From *Zhunsheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 7.，Stiff eyelids, eye pain, and corneal opacities.

Amaranth and Jujube Powder，From *Effective Emergency Remedies*.，Tooth decay. In mild cases, it causes pain at the tooth roots; in severe cases, it leads to tooth loss.

Flour-Based Toxin-Eliminating Powder，From *Selected Formulas of Renowned Physicians (Sequel)*.，For long-standing or recent syphilitic sores that have become toxic.

Rhubarb Heat-Clearing Decoction，*Wai Tai*, Volume 6, citing *Shan Fan Fang*.，Excessive heat in the middle jiao causes obstruction; the upper and lower parts are blocked, resulting in a state of isolation and stagnation; the patient cannot vomit or defecate, experiences a distended and bloated abdomen, and suffers from shortness of breath.

Pigeon Blindness Powder，*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 20.，For those who cannot see in the dark.

Cangfang Decoction，*Shanghan Dabai* (Comprehensive Treatise on Cold Damage), Volume 1.，Stiff neck, most commonly caused by wind-dampness.

Shenying Ointment，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 126.，For scrofula that has already ruptured, with the ulcer spreading and a continuous discharge of pus and fluid, as well as all types of malignant sores.

Nasal-Plugging Soapberry Powder，*Shenghui*, Volume 37.，For nasal obstruction.

Walnut Decoction，*The Great Treasure of Health*, Volume 3.，

Qi-Expelling Pills，Quoted from *Formulas for Universal Relief Based on Clinical Experience with Modifications* in *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Volume 14948.，For women with deficiency of blood and qi, masses in the lower abdomen, pain that radiates to the heart, and swelling, distension, and oppression in the vulva; for men with hernia and a … Read more

Green Onion and Honey Decoction，From *Feng’s Secret Treasury of Remedies*, Volume 3.，Constipation due to deficiency in infants.

Chaihu Da Huang Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 21.，For cases of cold damage lasting an excessive number of days, with heat stagnating internally, manifesting as a sense of oppression in the chest, or the onset of pain, delirium and incoherent speech, restlessness with a desire to run about, inability to sleep, and obstruction of both urination and … Read more

Fragrant Toad Pill，From *Selected Marvelous Medical Formulas*, cited in Volume 379 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.，For various forms of wasting disease characterized by emaciation, a distended abdomen with prominent tendons, sparse hair, and thin legs.

Miraculous Dragon’s Blood Ointment，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 12.，For boils, abscesses, back sores, and all types of malignant ulcers, regardless of how long they have existed; as well as soft boils that have become purulent, injuries from snakes, tigers, dogs, scorpions, scalds, burns, cuts, or blows from axes; tetanus; internal injuries from fractures; and blood … Read more

Red Sorghum Powder，From *Zhu’s Collection of Proven Formulas*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 26.，For difficulty urinating and shortness of breath.

Pills for Black and White Leprosy，From *Jiyuan Fang*, cited in Volume 30 of *Wai Tai*.，In cases of black leprosy with aversion to wind, where the patient first notices changes in the skin—such as a creeping sensation resembling an itch or the movement of insects, or seeing objects before the eyes like hanging threads—speech is incoherent, … Read more

Ginseng and Astragalus Decoction，From *Jiegu Jiazhen*.，For deficiency syndromes.

White Wu-ti Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 100.，Stabbing pain caused by Qi stagnation.

Decoction for Consolidating Qi and Stopping Saliva，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.，For a man with central qi deficiency who has not yet collapsed but experiences numbness in the right hand, slurred speech, and foaming at the mouth.

Dufu Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 395.，For children with vomiting, diarrhea, and loss of vital energy, cold limbs, abdominal pain, and sluggish eyes.

Enhanced Dampness-Eliminating Pills，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 98), citing *Secret Formulas Based on Clinical Experience*.，For beriberi.