Imperially Bestowed Formula: Five-Spice Decoction

Chou Ling Dan，From *Collection of National Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Jilin Formula).，For epidemic cholera.

Decoction of Roasted Rhubarb，*The Three Causes*, Volume 13.，For prolapse, dislocation, or sprain; lower back pain preventing bending or stretching; stagnant blood and stasis; and unbearable pain.

Medicinal Wine for Scrofula，From *The Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 2.，For chronic scrofula nodules that have spread across the neck in a chain-like pattern and are stubbornly hard and resistant to rupture.

Cinnamon Paste，From *Shenghui*, Volume 37.，For nasal congestion accompanied by a constant runny nose.

Jieji Decoction，*Treatise on the Subtleties of Cold Damage*, Volume 1.，For cases of shanghan where both yin and yang are in excess, with a floating and rapid pulse in both hands—or a tight or slow pulse—and strong pulses in all three positions; accompanied by absence of sweat and aversion to wind; occurring from the beginning of … Read more

Taro Starch，*Outline of Surgical Treatises on Ulcers*, Volume 2.，Eye diseases, lower-body sores; also treats ulcers.

Shoulder-Lifting Powder，*Song of Life Preservation* (Baoming Ge Kuo), Volume 15.，Wind-heat invades the lungs, causing stiffness and pain in the shoulders and back.

Pain-Relieving and Anti-Inflammatory Powder，*A Concise Guide to Dermatology in Traditional Chinese Medicine*.，Phlebitis caused by intravenous infusion.

Atractylodes and Cinnamon Powder，From *Gujin Luyan*, cited in Volume 23 of *Wai Tai*.，Persistent sweating.

Taihe Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 13.，For wind-induced wasting and the five types of exhaustion and seven types of injury.

Lung-Harmonizing Decoction，From *Yu’an*, Volume 6.，For cough caused by wind-pathogen invasion, with copious phlegm and aversion to cold.

Crane Lice and Areca Nut Decoction，From *The Essential Effective Formulas*, cited in Volume 7 of *Wai Tai*.，Pain in the heart caused by hedgehog lice.

Miraculous Pill for Eliminating Mania，From *The Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 1.，For cases of mania where the patient behaves as if seeing ghosts; falls and loses consciousness; suffers a stroke and becomes mute; or falls from bed while lying down.

Six-Ingredient Decoction for Diverse Efficacy，*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，For spleen and stomach deficiency-cold with vomiting and diarrhea, complicated by dampness stagnation.

Raw Jujube Seed Decoction，*Huiyue*, Volume 7.，Excessive sleepiness due to gallbladder heat.

Purging Decoction，From *Simple Formulas for Difficult and Urgent Conditions*, Volume 1.，Eye disorders characterized by wind-heat causing redness and swelling, severe itching making it difficult to open the eyes, and tinea of the eye with ulceration.

Scallion-Penetrating Powder，From *Classified Collection of Medical Formulas*, Volume 78, citing *Dan Liao*.，Deafness.

Bu Zhong Hu Qian Pills，From *The Handy Guide*, Volume 3.，For deficiency of the Lower Jiao, weakness in the lower back and knees, mental fatigue, a sallow complexion, dizziness and blurred vision, seminal emission and nocturnal emissions, night sweats and spontaneous sweating, and all symptoms of deficiency.

Cinnamon-Scented Pills，*Collected Medical Formulas*, Vol. 130, citing *Ji Sheng*.，For abdominal distension and shortness of breath caused by excessive consumption of mixed fruits; for intermittent diarrhea, with a sensation as if there were a puppet inside the abdomen; and for masses, masses with solid centers, and abdominal lumps.

Worm-Calming Decoction，From *Supplement to the Essentials of Formulas for Observing and Treating Diseases*, Volume 3, citing *One Hundred Effective Formulas for Pediatrics*.，When roundworms are active, the patient vomits clear saliva.

Zhongbai Powder，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Fushun Formula)，Stomach fire rising upward, causing mouth sores and a烂 tongue; the affected areas become putrid and foul-smelling, accompanied by pain and excessive salivation.

Fangfeng-Shengma Decoction，*Collection of Good Friends*, Volume 3.，Toothache.

Quanzhi San，*Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 4.，For finger injuries caused by pinching.

Elsholtzia and Four Ling Powder，From *New Book on Treating Illnesses at Home*, citing *Collected Effective Prescriptions*.，For summer-heat and dampness, with fever, restlessness, thirst, and difficulty urinating.

Like Ice Powder，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 12.，Wind-pathogen and heat-toxin obstruct the muscles; the Nutritive and Defensive Qi fail to circulate, leading to accumulation and the formation of abscesses and swellings; the blood stagnates in the skin and interstices, appearing vermilion in color; wind follows the flow of Qi, wandering without a fixed location; pathogenic … Read more