Jie-Miao Decoction

Shenghui Orange Peel Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 33.，For beriberi following a cold, with chest fullness and oppression, and rapid, labored breathing.

Seven-Star Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 10.，For infectious epidemics characterized by sudden severe swelling at the corners of the eyes, sudden onset of chills and fever, severe swelling and pain in the throat, rambling speech, and intense thirst.

Four Fragrances and Three Grains Decoction，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 383.，For children with malnutrition-related injuries, severe diarrhea with fecal incontinence, and stools with a rancid, sour odor, with a foul smell detectable up to 2–3 chi away.

Brain-Nourishing and Weakness-Revitalizing Decoction，From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Middle Volume.，For paralysis and hemiplegia of the limbs, with a pulse that is extremely faint, fine, and weak, and where the condition has not improved despite prolonged medication.

Si Wu Decoction with Scutellaria and Atractylodes，From *Collected Explanations of Medical Formulas*.，Excessive menstrual flow.

Stone Heather Decoction，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 4.，Beriberi.

Calm-the-Mind Decoction，From *The Collection of Compassionate Guidance*, Volume 2.，After suffering from dysentery, the heart and kidneys are depleted; yin deficiency causes insomnia, restlessness of the spirit, and frequent startling dreams at night.

Agarwood and Dendrobium Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 71.，Accumulated cold in the kidneys, with qi rising from the lower abdomen causing pain that radiates upward to the chest and flanks.

Lung-Clearing and Diuretic Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 7.，Damp-heat in the bladder凝聚 into jaundice; urine is released only in drops; the lower abdomen is distended; both feet are edematous; and the entire body is jaundiced.

Erhe Pills，*The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 4.，Effective for all types of malignant tinea on the body and face.

Talc and Apricot Kernel Decoction，*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Volume 2)，Clears heat and removes dampness; promotes circulation and facilitates diuresis. Indicated for summer-heat and latent summer-heat affecting all three burners, manifested by a grayish-white tongue, chest fullness and oppression, tidal fever, vomiting and nausea, restlessness and thirst, spontaneous diarrhea, sweating, and scanty urine.

Decoction for Nourishing Earth and Dissolving Masses，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 7.，If a person occasionally consumes food that is difficult to digest and then suddenly hears something alarming, the qi becomes stagnant and fails to disperse, making it difficult to digest the food; consequently, phlegm envelops the food, forming a mass.

San Yi Cheng Qi Decoction，*Essentials of Smallpox Treatment*, Volume 22.，For smallpox with excess heat syndrome, characterized by pure yang without yin.

Pain-Relieving Wine，From *Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 3.，For pain caused by the combined effects of wind, cold, dampness, and fire, resulting in wandering pain throughout the tendons and bones, as well as pain associated with conditions such as Baihu and Lijie.

Preparation of Black Beans，From *Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing*.，Deficiency of kidney yin, mental exhaustion, emaciation, nocturnal emissions and seminal leakage, and aching pain in the lower back and legs.

Well Spring Stone Powder，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 25 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，Eye sores: Pathogenic heat attacks the eyes, causing opacities that damage the cornea and pupil.

Seven-Ingredient Powder for Genital Ulcers，From *Essence of Ancient Formulas*, Volume 2.，For syphilis sores.

Internal-Dissolving Qianghuo Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Vol. 126.，For scrofula caused by the accumulation of wind-heat toxins.

Enhanced Four Substances Decoction，*A Concise Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine Dermatology*，Urticaria of the deficient-heat pattern presents with pale-red, sparsely distributed rashes; afternoon feverish spells that often occur at night; a red tongue with a thin coating; and a string-like pulse.

Dongyuan’s Decoction for Clearing Summer Heat and Tonifying Qi，The formula is from Volume 4 of *The Meridians and Collaterals of Warm-Heat Diseases*; its name is cited in *Lecture Notes on Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas*.，For patterns of damp-heat where damp-heat has injured the qi, presenting with fatigue in the limbs, diminished vitality, fever with a high … Read more

Soapberry Paste Pills，From *Essentials of Surgical Treatment of Ulcers*, cited in *Compendium of Medical Formulas*, Volume 180.，For wind-toxin scrofula.

Decoction for Opening the Pores，Volume 3 of *Preliminary Treatise on the Special Treatment of Measles*, citing *A Balanced Approach to Measles and Rash*.，Measles.

Bai Lian Ointment，From *Ghost’s Legacy*, Volume 5.，For heat rashes and scrofula.

Xing-Su Powder，*Medical Case Records of Wu Jutong*.，Headache; pulse floating and taut, not excessively tight; no sweating.

Toad Decoction Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 172.，For childhood wasting disease. Symptoms include alternating chills and fever, dry and withered skin and hair; despite eating well, the child remains emaciated and appears listless and dull.