Jianzhong Decoction

Astragalus and Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Decoction，*Formulas of the Taiping Huimin Hujiju Bureau*, Volume 5，Tonifies qi and nourishes yin; clears and dispels deficient heat. Indicated for deficiency-related wasting disease with superimposed heat, emaciation, fatigue in the limbs, heat in the palms, soles, and chest, dry mouth and throat, flushed cheeks and palpitations, afternoon and evening tidal … Read more

Apricot Kernel Paste Decoction，*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 10.，Cough with phlegm regurgitation. Cold pathogenic factors affecting the lungs, causing chest and diaphragm discomfort, and swelling and pain in the throat.

Huanming Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 108.，Cloudiness and halos in the eyes, blurred vision and dryness, and pain in the blood stasis-affected tissues.

Wind-Dispelling and Nourishing Blood Decoction，From *Medical Lamp of Transmission*, Volume 1.，For mild cases of smallpox characterized by slight chills and low-grade fever, a fine, weak, and rapid pulse, and recurrence after recovery—this is caused by heat arising from dampness, and when heat reaches its peak, it gives rise to wind.

Wind-Repelling Decoction，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 1.，For all wind-related disorders, regardless of whether they are acute or chronic.Hemiplegia, deviation of the mouth and eyes, slurred speech, mental confusion, excessive phlegm and saliva, and difficulty swallowing; as well as wind-deficiency headaches and dizziness, a sensation of spinning as if about to fall, or palpitations … Read more

Alcohol-Detoxifying Pill，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 4.，Excessive alcohol consumption, resulting in fever throughout the body, dry mouth, intense thirst, and scanty, reddish urine.

Internal Support and Forsythia Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 273.，For fish-eye carbuncles, purple-inkstone carbuncles, and various other types of carbuncles that have just appeared—where the skin color remains unchanged, there is no pain, the lesion does not move when pressed or shaken, and the patient experiences alternating chills and fever.

Monkey in a Cave，From *Supplement to the Treatise on Surgical Diseases*, Volume 2.，Effective for all types of hemorrhoidal fistulas and fistulas resulting from abscesses and boils.

Three-Ingredient Detoxifying Powder，*Essentials for Infant Care*, Volume 15.，For sores and ulcers with heat-toxin and bleeding, or cases caused by constitutional heat-toxin or mineral-based toxins.

Miraculous Bone-Penetrating Ointment，*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 313.，In recent years, it has been effective for all types of malignant sores and toxic abscesses.

Physalis Wine，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 95.，Difficulty urinating, with a sensation of fullness and oppression.

Xialing Powder，From *Yu’an*, Volume 6.，For children with alternating vomiting and diarrhea.

Forsythia and Fangfeng Decoction，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 43.，Pediatric smallpox.

Curcuma Decoction for Dissolving Hardened Masses，*Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 39.，For central fullness and abdominal distension, with an internal mass as hard as stone and shaped like a plate, preventing the patient from sitting or lying down; accompanied by difficulty in urination and defecation, shortness of breath, a sallow complexion, and generalized edema.

Wei’ai Pills，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 1.，For abscesses, boils, and ulcers accompanied by spleen and stomach deficiency, aversion to all flavors of food, and cases where previous treatments to stimulate appetite and promote eating have been ineffective.

Rhubarb and Pharbitis Powder，From *The Collection for Preserving Life*, Volume Middle.，The energy of the “mutual fire” (xiang huo) roams through the viscera, causing severe constipation.

Powder for Eliminating Abscesses and Sores，From *The Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 4.，Sores on the head and face.

Zhongru Pills，Quoted from *Shenshi Fang* in Volume 10 of *Wai Tai*.，For all types of coughs, shortness of breath, chest fullness, inability to sleep day or night, and severe debility.

Ginger-Asafoetida Pills，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 67.，Effective for all types of qi disorders, including women’s blood and qi disorders.

Red Peony Root Powder，*Shenghui*, Volume 91.，In children with “Wang Luan” sores—characterized by small, sesame-seed-like lesions covering the entire body, accompanied by pus, alternating pain and itching, and occasional high fever—

Wu-Chen Decoction，*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 3.，For vomiting, diarrhea, and muscle cramps; pain from masses and masses; swelling from wind-water toxins; cold wind paralysis; sudden abdominal pain from evil influences; poison from witchcraft; stagnant qi and ghostly influences; undigested food; epidemic miasma; cold qi attacking the bladder and kidneys; difficulty bending or stretching the … Read more

Rhinoceros and Antelope Horn Powder，*Preserving Life and Nourishing the Essence*, Volume 8.，Smallpox lesions: purple-black and withered; the condition has turned black and is attributed to the Kidney; the body feels as if scorched by fire; no diarrhea is present.

Lead-Mercury Ointment，From *Jie Wei Yuan Sou*, Volume 4.，For wind-induced leprosy with blood deficiency, stiffness and spasms in the hands and feet, internal dryness and emaciation, and bones as thin as sticks.

Goose Feather Tube Eye Medicine，*Formulas and Ingredients of Traditional Chinese Medicine*.，For red eyes caused by wind-fire, with orbital ulceration, swelling, and pain; a membrane obscuring the pupil; photophobia; and excessive eye discharge.

Modified Decoction for Clearing Heat, Cooling the Blood, and Expelling Malaria，Formula from *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*; name cited in *A Thousand Family Remedies*, Volume 2.，Autoimmune dermatitis caused by long-standing damp-heat transforming into toxins that invade the营 (ying) level, combined with an external invasion by toxic pathogens.