Heat-Clearing Herbal Tea Substitute

Er Chen Si Wu Decoction (with Tianma, omitting Shu Di)，*Essentials of the Collection of Discussions on Syndromes, Causes, and Formulas*, Volume 1.，Dizziness due to blood deficiency and excessive phlegm.

Chicken White Powder，From *The Ten Convenient and Effective Formulas*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 215.，For deficiency-heat in the bladder, passing sand and stones, and painful, obstructed urination.

Er Ai San，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 125.，Goiter.

Musk and Rhinoceros Horn Decoction，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 32 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，Poison from witchcraft.

Bai Ji and Lotus Stamen Powder，From Dai’s Formula, cited in *Zhunsheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 3.，Hemoptysis.

Labor-Inducing Powder，*Secret Transmission from the Blue Sack*.，Difficult labor.

Ginseng Stomach-Soothing Powder，From *Dongyuan’s Prescriptions of Proven Efficacy*, Volume 4.，For chronic convulsions resulting from deficiency-heat in the spleen and stomach, accompanied by vomiting and diarrhea, as well as sores on the mouth and tongue and tongue-flicking.Wind-heat in the stomach. Caused by excessive doses of the hot herb croton seed (Ba Dou) damaging the spleen and … Read more

Sour Jujube Seed and Scutellaria Decoction，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 32.，Used for residual fever that has not dissipated after a cold, resulting in insomnia.

Ginseng-Angelica Decoction to Promote Bowel Movements，*Eight Methods of Medical Practice*, Volume 2.，Internal injury caused by diet.

Pepper Melon Pills，*Direct Pointers*, Volume 4.，Internal symptoms of beriberi.

Angelica and Toxin-Resolving Decoction，*Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 6.，For cases of hard, dry stool that cannot be passed, accompanied by abdominal pain and constipation.

Yellow Cow Liver Powder，Quoted from *Shenshi Fang* in Volume 21 of *Wai Tai*.，For chronic blindness.

Steamed Jingjie Leaves，*Chuanya Waibian*, Volume 2.，Persistent rheumatic pain in the feet.

Jingxiao Liying Powder，*The Great Compendium of Medical Formulas*, Volume 5.，Rheumatic foot swelling.

Liver-Suppressing and Mass-Resolving Decoction，*Biàn Lǎn*, Volume 1.，When masses have persisted for a long time and ascend to affect the eyes, causing dryness and blurred vision, or when a membrane forms to obscure the cornea.

Si Ling San，From *Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 24.，For stroke with phlegm obscuring the orifices of the heart, mania, delirium, agitation, mental confusion, profuse phlegm and saliva, and the five types of epilepsy caused by heart wind.

Qianghuo-Chaihu Decoction，*The Great Exposition on Cold Damage*, Volume 3.，Diseases of the Shaoyang and Taiyang channels, characterized by alternating chills and fever, vomiting of bitter substances, deafness, pain in the flanks accompanied by hiccups, aversion to cold, and headache.

Miraculous Formula for Retracting the Penis，From *Supplementary Treatise on Surgical Diseases*, Volume 2.，Effective for all types of fistulas, as well as red abscesses and hemorrhoidal fistulas.

Menstrual Regulation Ointment for Women，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Jinan Formula).，For irregular menstruation, abdominal pain due to yin cold, and red or white vaginal discharge.

Decoction for Stopping Collapse and Treating Dysentery，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 7.，For dysentery caused by damp-heat; after several days, abdominal pain subsides, but pus- and blood-like discharges are expelled in intermittent bouts; hands and feet are cold and numb; and vital energy is on the verge of depletion.

Scutellaria and Coptis Stomach-Harmonizing Decoction，From *Jin Jian*, Volume 63.，Swallow’s Nest Sores. These appear on the lower jaw, resembling clusters of millet or beans; they are itchy, hot, and painful, and resemble weeping sores that have broken open.

Ginseng Nourishing Vitality Pills，From *Baoming Gejue*, Volume 12.，For men and women suffering from deficiency of both qi and blood, low vitality, spleen-stomach deficiency, and emaciation.

Amber Pill for Stopping Dysuria，*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.，For pathogenic heat in the bladder, characterized by red, scanty, and painful urination; a slow, trickling, turbid flow; and a stinging pain in the urethra.

Stomach-Calming Pills，From *Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.，For chronic or recent wheezing and coughing.

Two Atractylodes and Four Poria Decoction，*Yi Tong*, Volume 17.，Various conditions of dampness-induced swelling and fullness, pain throughout the body, fever and restlessness, and difficulty with urination and defecation.