Imperial Palace Five-Spice Decoction for Relieving Diaphragmatic Constriction

Wanbao Decoction，From *Fu Qingzhu’s Gynecology*, Volume 2.，When a woman is giving birth, if a midwife’s hand enters the birth canal and injures the uterus, it may result in unstoppable spotting; she may wish to hold it in for a moment but is unable to do so.

Asafoetida Li Zhong Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.，For all types of stabbing pain caused by cold qi, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, cold stomach with vomiting, and cramping pain in the umbilical region and abdomen.

Peony and Cyperus Decoction，From *Introduction to Obstetrics*, Volume 4.，Postpartum diarrhea, shortness of breath, cold feet, intermittent fever, and sharp, painful bowel rumbling.

Emergency Relief Decoction，From *Yu’an*, Volume 3.，Take a small amount of the fine threads and let them form blisters on the mouth and tongue.

Calm-the-Mind and Fragrant Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 199.，

Spleen-Regulating and Vitality-Consolidating Decoction，*Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 7.，Consumptive disease.

Lan Ji Pills，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Datong Formula).，

Xiaofeng Shengshi Decoction，From *Medical Explorations* (Yixue Tanli Ji), Volume 4.，Swelling and pain on the top of the head—located on the crown, along the Governor Vessel, the Taiyang Meridian, or the Shaoyang Meridian—manifesting as a single swollen, painful mass. The pain resembles that of having a hair pulled out and is almost unbearable.

Method for Preparing Licorice，*Yi Tong*, Volume 81.，For painful, suspended abscesses or fever, regardless of whether the swelling has ruptured or not. For boils and carbuncles.

White Alum Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 120.，For toothache accompanied by wind-induced swelling and loosening of the tooth, with irregular episodes and tooth decay.

Gecko Decoction，From *The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 3, citing *The Blue Sack Formulas*.，Fever due to overwork.

Flesh-Dissolving Ointment，*A Study of Thirteen Surgical Formulas*.，For malignant sores and necrotic tissue.

Four-Ingredient Powder for Calming Pills，From *The New Book on Infant Care*, Volume 9, citing *The Zhuang Family’s Inherited Formulas*.，For acute and chronic convulsions.

Victory Pill，From *National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Sha Shi Formula).，For alcohol- or food-induced indigestion, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea; common cold and epidemic toxins; chest and abdominal distension and pain; dizziness and lightheadedness from travel by car or boat; and difficulty adjusting to a new environment.

Qi-Tonifying and Summer-Heat-Dispelling Pill，*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 6.，In the winter months, upon opening a chest to retrieve a cotton garment, one suddenly feels a wave of hot air assaulting the nose; shortly thereafter, restlessness, thirst, and vomiting occur, accompanied by chills and a sensation of internal heat; the patient dislikes food but craves … Read more

Clove and Ginseng Powder，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 47); name cited in *Puji Fang* (Vol. 243).，For cholera with deficient stomach qi and unceasing dry retching.

Moisturizing Decoction，*Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 4.，Wounds from beatings that have not healed after a long time.

Gardenia, Licorice, and Fermented Soybean Decoction，*Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For cases of restlessness and insomnia due to deficiency following sweating, vomiting, or purgation; if severe, the patient will toss and turn restlessly, feel deep distress in the heart, and have shortness of breath; or for stone-induced toxicity resulting from the consumption of stale rice, rotten meat, … Read more

Chuanxiong-Qianghuo Decoction，*Effective Treatments*, Volume 3.，Due to deficiency of the spleen, the patient drinks excessive amounts of water and fluids daily; the resulting retention of water and fluids—caused by the spleen’s inability to transform and transport them—flows into the meridians, manifesting as arm pain.

Zouma Cujin Pills，From *Chuanxin Shiyong Fang*, Volume 3.，For men with deficiency-cold in the lower jiao, weak vital energy, external cold invading the liver and kidneys, small intestine qi pain radiating to the flanks, unbearable pain encircling the navel, cold extremities, profuse cold sweats, inability to flex or extend the limbs, a sallow-yellow complexion, and symptoms … Read more

Enhanced Tianran Powder，From *A Study of Thirteen Surgical Formulas*.，After a scrofula ulcer has ruptured.

Cooking Broom Powder，*Shenghui*, Volume 24.，For wind-induced sores and ulcers, where white patches suddenly appear on the face and neck, resembling white tinea.

Heart-Calming and Will-Nourishing Elixir，From *The Treasure of Family Health*, cited in Volume 33 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.，Deficiency of Heart and Kidney Qi.

Ginseng Paste Decoction，*Pulse Causes and Treatments*, Volume 2.，Diaphragmatic Distension. Thirst in the Upper Jiao, with reluctance to drink much.

Decoction for Restoring Yang and Lifting Collapsed Qi，From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，For those with yang deficiency of the heart and lungs, accompanied by sinking of the vital qi, presenting with a cold sensation in the heart, tightness in the back, aversion to cold, and a constant sensation of shortness of breath.