More Herbs Formulas
Qingyu Erchen Decoction,From *Hui Chun*, Volume 3.,Acid regurgitation piercing the heart, accompanied by acid reflux and epigastric discomfort.
Sweat-Stopping Red Pills,From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 212.,For internal heat causing bloody stools, accompanied by abdominal cramping and a sensation of incomplete evacuation.
Guaranteed-to-Work Wine,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 139.,For wounds and stroke.
Enhanced Grass-Gold Pill,From *The Handy Guide*, Volume 3.,For various deficiencies and general debility.
Summer-Heat-Relieving Decoction,From *Ru Yi Fang*, cited in Volume 201 of *Pu Ji Fang*.,During the hot summer months, consumption of raw or cold foods leads to vomiting, diarrhea, and leg cramps.
Rice Spoon Powder,From *He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 4.,Chronic diarrhea.
Water Lotus Decoction,From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 198), citing *Essential Household Remedies*.,
Calm-Mind Decoction,From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.,In men, excessive mental exertion leads to heart deficiency, restlessness of the heart, upward surging of heart fire, a disruption of the balance between water and fire, and the wide opening of the kidney gate, resulting in nocturnal emission. Symptoms include thirst, a dry tongue, a red … Read more
Longjin Decoction,*Zhun Sheng: Pediatrics*, Volume 4.,For children with unhealed injuries to the head, face, or limbs resulting from falls or blows, followed by the sudden onset of smallpox—a condition known as “breaking the jar to clarify the broth.”
Ginseng and Astragalus Lactation-Promoting Decoction,*Gu’s Medical Pathways*, Volume 4.,For cases occurring several days postpartum where not a single drop of milk is produced, due to blood deficiency and qi depletion.
Kidney Soup,*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 3.,Postpartum exhaustion, weakness and shortness of breath, chills and fever resembling malaria, limb pain, and sallow complexion.
Scutellaria and Anemarrhena Decoction,Formula from *Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2; name cited in *Yi Tong*, Volume 44.,Fire-induced cough. A summer cough characterized by audible phlegm, fire-induced redness of the face.
Ginger and Cinnamon Decoction,*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 6.,Stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen.
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.
Coptis and Alum Ointment,*Explanation of Ophthalmology*, Volume 3.,For chronic eye conditions with floating opacities where one dares not apply strong medications.
Nuzhen-Mistletoe Decoction,From *Selected Proven Formulas*.,Indicated for cancer with patterns of qi deficiency and yin deficiency. Characterized by prolonged illness leading to physical debility and depletion of vital essence and qi; symptoms include palpitations, shortness of breath, soreness in the lower back and weakness in the legs, pale complexion, dizziness and vertigo; the tongue is pale … Read more
Stone Dragon Root Pills,*Shenghui*, Volume 7.,Deficiency of kidney qi, attacked by wind-cold; qi deficiency of the zang-fu organs; impaired vision and hearing; emaciation; soreness and pain in the lower back and legs; loss of appetite; and frequent, watery urination.
Rooster Soup,*Qianjin*, Volume 2.,In the third month of pregnancy, if the patient experiences chills, green stools, fever, difficulty urinating, urine that is either not red or yellow, sudden fright, anxiety, or anger—leading to sudden collapse—these conditions affect the meridians, causing abdominal distension and severe pain around the navel, or pain in the lower back, followed … Read more
Decoction for Intestinal Abscess,From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 4.,Toxic intestinal abscess with abdominal pain as if being pierced by a awl, so severe that one dares not even touch the area for fear of death.
Astragalus Five Liang Decoction,*Ji Feng*, Volume 19.,Yellow sweat.
Cinnamon Porridge,From *Therapeutic Porridge Recipes*, cited in *Porridge Recipes*.,Deficiency of kidney yang, aversion to cold, cold extremities, impotence, frequent urination with clear, copious urine, and a weak, feeble pulse; deficiency of spleen yang, cold pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, reduced appetite, loose stools, vomiting, borborygmi and abdominal distension, indigestion, as well as cold-dampness-induced low … Read more
Huangqin Liu Yi Pills,From *Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 96.,Rectal prolapse due to accumulated heat.
Zhishi Paste,From *The New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 37), citing *Formulas for Infants and Children*.,For childhood rashes and swelling.
Abdominal Distension Remedy,From *Essentials of Formulas and Syndromes*, Volume 2.,For abdominal distension.
Pepper Seed Pills,From *Quansheng Zhimi Fang*, Volume 3.,Edema. Swelling of the body, thighs, and calves; pain encircling the navel; inability to move; movement causes fluid to accumulate; also known as “Fu Liang.” “Stone Water”: the abdomen is distended like a drum; firm to the touch; intermittent abdominal pain; initially manifests as slight swelling beneath the … Read more
Kidney-Nourishing and Heart-Nourishing Pills,Deficiency of Heart and Kidney Qi; obesity with weakness and blood deficiency; ascending deficient fire; mouth sores; and cases where symptoms persist despite prolonged use of cooling medications.