Indigo Flower Powder

Honey and Aconite Decoction，*San Yin*, Volume 9.，For pain in the chest and abdomen, accompanied by vomiting or diarrhea resembling cholera; or for conditions caused by exposure to dampness and cold, where pathogenic wind enters the abdomen, resulting in cramping and sharp pain; and for hernia attacks.

Hemp Seed and Red Adzuki Bean Decoction，*Qian Jin*, Volume 22.，For toxic swelling of unspecified location, with severe toxic symptoms; may present with a reddish complexion and aversion to cold, or stabbing pain and restlessness in the chest and abdomen.

Small Peony Decoction Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 330.，For women with chronic uterine cold, metrorrhagia and metrorrhagia with red or white discharge, intermittent pain in the navel and abdomen, and infertility.

Jade Elixir Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 66.，Coughing, shortness of breath, and labored breathing with interrupted breaths.

Ginseng and Aconite Decoction for Restoring Yang，*Records of Compassionate Insights on Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 14.，For smallpox characterized by pure yin without yang, with grayish-white, sunken pustules; thin skin and clear exudate; diarrhea and cold extremities; and qi deficiency.

Pinellia and Magnolia Decoction，From *The Secret Treasures of the Orchid Chamber*, Volume 1.，Symptoms include fullness and distension in the middle burner, with an internal mass as hard as stone and shaped like a plate, preventing the patient from sitting or lying down; difficulty with urination and defecation; shortness of breath; a sallow complexion; and generalized … Read more

Cang-Sha Phlegm-Resolving Pills，From *Wan’s Gynecology*, Volume 1.，For cases of excessive phlegm combined with deficiency of qi and blood, where menstruation occurs only once every several months. Damp phlegm with leukorrhea.

Pregnancy-Stabilizing and Diaphragm-Cooling Decoction，From *Secret Manual of Prenatal and Obstetric Care*, Volume 1.，For heat-induced vomiting in pregnant women.

Kidney-Tonifying Rehmannia Pills，*Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 13.，For diabetes.

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.

Preparation of Baihu Decoction，From *The Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 3.，Yangming Stomach Fire. In mild cases, it causes extreme thirst; in severe cases, it leads to delirium.

Raw Huang Ointment，From *Direct Decisions on Pediatric Medicines and Syndromes*, Volume 2.，For fever, as well as fever caused by common cold or malnutrition.

Qi-Lifting Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 55.，When qi fails to rise and fall, the nine orifices become blocked, causing ear pain, swelling, and deafness, with pus oozing from the base of the earwax.

Astragalus Internal Support Powder，From *A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 22.，For the elderly and infirm suffering from facial swelling, do not use purely purgative formulas.

Shougong Wanquan Decoction，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 9.，For painful abscesses, back boils, and various toxic sores that have ruptured and discharged pus; when the toxic energy has been exhausted, qi and blood are deficient, muscle tissue fails to regenerate, the wound does not close, and residual symptoms are about to arise from the clear … Read more

Formula for a Trichosanthes Rind Compress，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 141.，In cases of sudden onset of hemorrhoids with a visible head, accompanied by unbearable pain.

Han Fangji Powder，Formula from *Wai Tai* (Vol. 11), citing *Zhou Hou Fang*; name found in *Pu Ji Fang* (Vol. 179).，Diabetes with emaciation of the skin and muscles; or deficiency-heat causing uncontrollable muscle spasms; frequent urination; excessive thirst and consumption of water without feeling satisfied.

Ling Shi Powder，*Shenghui*, Volume 87.，For pediatric eye sores with the formation of a membrane obscuring the pupil and threatening blindness.

Divine Rhinoceros Pill，*Secret Transmission of Medical Efficacy*, Volume 1.，For epidemic fever: pathogenic heat invades the营 (ying) level, causing body fluids to dry up and fluids to become depleted; cold transforms into fire; high fever persists for ten days without abating; the patient is delirious and speaks incoherently; a rash appears; the tongue is crimson, dry, … Read more

Seven Treasures Eye-Penetrating Ointment，Quoted from *Experienced Universal Relief with Modifications* in *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Vol. 11412.，For corneal opacities, blurred vision, redness, swelling, and pain in the eye.

Wolf’s-tooth Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 73.，For women with metrorrhagia, unstoppable bleeding, and a sensation of emptiness and oppression in the chest.

Spleen and Kidney Tonifying Decoction，*Medical Lamp of Transmission*, Volume 7.，For diarrhea.

Tongyou Powder，From *Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 5.，Postpartum blood loss depletes yin; body fluids are exhausted internally; the stomach and intestines become dry; yang qi becomes excessively vigorous; heat accumulates in the large intestine, bladder, and small intestine, leading to obstruction of urination and defecation.

Gansui Formula，Formula from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Zhouhou Fang), Volume 3; name cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Puji Fang), Volume 193.，Sudden swelling and distension of the body and face, with difficulty in urination and defecation.

Shixing Pills，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 10.，For men who have long suffered from internal stagnation and are unable to conceive a child.