Jiao-Lian Decoction

Indigo Natural and Bile Star Decoction，*Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 2.，Dizziness due to phlegm-fluid retention; slippery and rapid pulse at the left Guan position; phlegm in the liver and gallbladder.

Dried Willow Bark Powder，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 61); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 287).，For an abscess that has not yet formed a head, presenting with redness, swelling, and pain.

Yizhi Fire-Decoction Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 208.，Deficiency of spleen and kidney qi, cold and exhausted spleen essence, uncontrollable loose stools due to deficiency, and inability to eat.

Phoenix-Feather Powder for Inhalation，*Family Instructions on Laryngology*, Volume 3.，For diphtheria complicated by external pathogenic factors.

Decoction of Donkey-Hide Gelatin, Licorice, and Plow Paste，*Explanation of Warm-Heat Diseases*.，For cough due to lung deficiency in warm epidemics.

Burnt Cinnabar Pills，From *Selected Compilations of Pediatrics*, Volume 19.，For children with food stagnation or milk stagnation, presenting with chills and fever every afternoon, coughing, and hardness under the ribs; or for epilepsy caused by fetal fright.

Turtle and Oyster Shell Divine Ointment，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.，For qi deficiency with loss of yang, sudden collapse resembling a stroke, unceasing spontaneous sweating, and reluctance to speak.

Cock’s Crow Powder，From *Formulas for Traumatology*.，For blood stasis from trauma attacking the heart, with a pulse that has ceased and the patient on the verge of death.

Mimenghua Powder，*Formulae of the Imperial Medical Bureau*, Volume 7.，For conditions caused by wind-pathogen invasion, characterized by blurred vision in both eyes, excessive tearing and photophobia, wind-rash on the eyelids, difficulty opening the eyes due to dryness and stiffness, itching or pain, gradual formation of opacities, impaired vision, as well as migraines radiating to both eyes, … Read more

Enhanced Er Chen Decoction，From *Dongyi Baojian: Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 4. Quoted from *Yifang Jilue*.，Acid regurgitation.

Chestnut Leaf Wash，*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Lacquer-induced dermatitis.

Aconite and Zhi Shi Pills，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 13.，For retained fluid.

Acanthopanax Bark Wine，Quoted from *Shān Fán Fāng* in Volume 16 of *Wài Tái*.，For tendon-joint numbness (jin bi), accompanied by a tendency toward sadness and melancholy, a pale complexion, a buzzing sensation in the limbs, stiffness and spasms in the hands and feet, sudden and violent movements when extending or retracting, and shifting abdominal pain.

Modified Blood-Activating and Pain-Relieving Powder，*Secret Essentials for Treating Injuries*，For swelling and pain due to a fracture.

Oyster Shell Decoction，Quoted from *Treatise on Cold Damage* in Volume 5 of *Wai Tai*.，For female malaria with a predominance of cold.

Oil Formula，From *Wai Tai*, Volume 1, citing *Cui’s Formulas*.，For typhoid fever on days 3–5, with signs of jaundice.

Zhongzhou Tonifying Powder，*Huiyue*, Volume 13.，For all cases of spleen-stomach deficiency-cold, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, fatigue, diarrhea with belching, and after the expulsion of parasitic worms.

Prepared Gold Powder，From *The Precious Mirror of Health*, Volume 18.，For women with uncontrollable uterine bleeding.

Cloud-Dispelling and Vision-Restoring Pills，*Hui Chun*, Volume 5.，Internal cataract.

Ginseng and Black Plum Decoction，*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Vol. 3)，The sour and sweet flavors generate yin, strengthen the spleen, and stop dysentery. Indicated for chronic dysentery that has depleted yin, presenting with thirst, a dry tongue, mild fever, and a mild cough.

Black Powder for Intestinal Wind，*Jufang*, Volume 6 (New Formulas Added in Baoqing).，Due to deficiency of the Nutritive and Defensive Qi, wind-pathogens and cold qi invade the viscera; or due to consumption of raw or cold foods, overindulgence in roasted or fried foods, or excessive alcohol consumption, leading to accumulated heat in the intestines. This results … Read more

Three-Harmony Sweet Dew Decoction，From *Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 33.，For diabetes.

Six Fragrances Ointment，*The Treasure of Eastern Medicine: Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 9.，For winter frostbite and chapped skin.

Wheat，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 101.，Scars on the face.

Qing Shen Yang Rong Decoction，From *Xingyuan*, Volume 8.，Mental confusion and drowsiness; feeling unrefreshed every morning; aversion to bright light and the sound of people speaking; symptoms improve only by the afternoon; frequent abdominal pain; a heavy, dizzy sensation in the head; and startled awakenings during sleep. The symptoms become particularly severe with physical exertion or … Read more