Heart-Regulating Decoction

Winter Melon Porridge，From *Therapeutic Porridge Formulas*, citing *The Porridge Manual*.，Edema and abdominal distension; difficulty urinating; including acute and chronic nephritis, edema, ascites due to cirrhosis, edema caused by beriberi, obesity, summer heat-induced restlessness, dry mouth and thirst, lung-heat cough, and phlegm-induced wheezing.

Malania Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 136.，For wind-toxin attacking the muscles and causing skin swelling.

Qianjin Phlegm-Resolving Pills，From *Hui Chun*, Volume 2.，Phlegm-fluid retention.

Alum and Mugwort Decoction，*Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 4.，Severe leprosy.

Liver-Calming and Lung-Nourishing Decoction，*Direct Pointers to Hao Jing*.，Liver yang surging into the lung, phlegm of a bluish-gray color, and a cough characterized by the sound of “wood striking metal.”

Astragalus and Pueraria Decoction，From *Zhengzhi Huibu*, Volume 3.，Alcohol-induced stagnation, with internal heat and aversion to cold.

Throat Pill，From *Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Shenyang Formula).，Swelling and pain in the throat, tonsillitis (single or bilateral), dry throat and hoarseness, stomach heat with mouth sores.

Ginseng and Angelica Decoction for Descending the Child，*Gu’s Medical Classic*, Volume 4.，For cases where the pubic symphysis does not open during labor, and the fetus reaches the birth canal but cannot be delivered.

Mercury Powder，From *Collected Medical Formulas*, Volume 164, citing *Wu’s Collection of Proven Formulas*.，To treat poisoning by the five metals, manifested as red eyes and restlessness.

Scutellaria and Notopterygium Decoction，From *Huiyue*, Volume 6.，Pain in the brow ridge, with external invasion by wind-cold and internal accumulation of stagnant heat, sometimes accompanied by phlegm-dampness.

Lead Sulfide Steam Decoction，*Ophthalmology Treasure Trove*, Volume 4.，Swelling of the eyelids.

Chuanxiong and Chaihu Decoction，Volume 2 of *The Complete Book on the Treatment of Rashes* quotes from *The Blue Sack Manual*.，Fever following a rash occurs at regular intervals; if left untreated for a long time, it develops into a mass or tumor. When the fever strikes, the patient experiences a burning sensation throughout the body, thirst, … Read more

Tianshui Wuling Powder，From *Baoming Gejue*, Volume 19.，For summer cholera accompanied by fever and a strong desire to drink water.

Atractylodes-Shenqu Pills，From *Ten Convenient and Effective Formulas*, cited in Volume 22 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.，

Chuan Tian Xiao San，*Ji Feng*, Volume 21.，For unpredictable throat ailments.

Decrease Fire and Resolve Phlegm Pills，From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Mo Bao Zhai*.，Various diseases caused by phlegm-fire.

Da Chaihu Bie Jia San，From *Bo Ji*, Volume 1.，For consumptive emaciation, labor-induced malaria, and the “Five Labors.”

Yi Mo San，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 291.，Scrofula.

Taiyang Ermiao Pills，From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 3.，For conditions of flaccidity and weakness due to damp-heat. When damp-heat is in the exterior, the body feels heavy; there is wandering, shooting pain; the head feels as if wrapped; the face is swollen and congested; urine is yellowish-red; the hands and feet feel hot; and … Read more

Secret Formula for Clearing Dizziness and Removing Cataracts Pills，From *Essential Formulas for Prolonging Life*.，For eye conditions involving corneal opacities.

Ginseng and Angelica Decoction，*Essentials of Gynecology*, Volume 5.，Postpartum restlessness and thirst result from deficiency of blood and body fluids, or from consuming inappropriate acidic or alkaline foods.

Ginseng and Atractylodes Paste，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 1.，In cases of abscesses, carbuncles, and back sores, the patient suffers from severe deficiency of qi and blood following a major discharge of pus.

Xingfeng Powder，From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 1.，Qi disharmony results from pathogenic factors of wind, cold, and dampness settling in the hands and feet, causing numbness, heaviness in the head with one-sided pain, fatigue during daily activities and movement, lassitude in the limbs, weakness in the shins, and intermittent pulling pain. Whenever … Read more

Decoction for Tonifying Qi, Raising Yang, and Harmonizing the Middle，From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume Middle.，Wind-heat sinking downward impedes the flow of yang qi. Closing the eyes causes numbness throughout the body, which lessens during the day and worsens at night. Upon waking and opening the eyes, the numbness gradually subsides and eventually ceases. If … Read more

Ten Virtues Powder，From *Qi Bo’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 3 of *Yixin Fang*.，For wind-induced disorders, vertigo, wind affecting the head and face, stroke-induced leg weakness, rheumatic arthralgia and weakness, diminished semen due to sexual overexertion, chest pain from typhoid fever, and sudden onset of cold-related illness.