Kudzu Root and Four Substances Decoction

Shangqing Pill，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，For unbearable headaches caused by wind-phlegm.

Acanthopanax Bark Decoction，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Jilin Formula).，For kidney wind with deficiency-cold, dribbling urine; women with vaginal coldness, emaciation, and intermittent pain in the lower back and knees; as well as paralysis and stiffness.

Fengqi Powder，*Ten Thousand Gold Prescriptions for Gynecology*.，For women suffering from dysphagia.

Bitter Powder，From *Essentials for Nurturing Life*, cited in Volume 26 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，For children with dampness in the spleen, resulting in unceasing diarrhea and the inability to digest grains; also treats diarrhea caused by malnutrition.

Mung Bean and Fermented Soybean Soup，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 349.，Postpartum weakness, emaciation, shortness of breath, and fatigue, accompanied by chills and fever resembling malaria, are collectively known as “ru lao.”

Jade Frost Powder，From *Zhunsheng: Gynecology*, Volume 2.，For women with transient fever, restlessness, thirst, headache, and phlegm gushing forth like a spring.

Wood Fragrance Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 90.，For deficiency-related cold syndrome, fullness and distension in the chest and abdomen, intestinal rumbling and abdominal pain, and reduced appetite.

Tianxiong Ointment，*General Essentials of Health* (Wei Sheng Zong Wei), Volume 5.，For children with deficiency-wind-induced slow convulsions and spasms.

Yiguang Powder，*Clinical Notes on Ophthalmology*.，Excessive liver fire combined with deficiency of kidney water depletes true yin, causing the pupils to gradually shrink.

Cangzu Powder，Formula from *Danxi’s Heart Method*, Volume 4; name cited in *A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages*, Volume 10.，Pain in the epigastric region.

Xilai Ganlu Decoction，From *The Mystic Pearls of Chishui*, Volume 28.，At the onset of smallpox fever, if the fever persists for more than five days without subsiding, the smallpox lesions appear red or purplish, accompanied by thirst and dry, hard stools; it also treats restlessness and fever during the rash phase, dry mouth, cough, dry and … Read more

Decoction to Warm the Lower and Clear the Upper，*Experienced Formulas of Mr. Xu Xiaopu*，Summer Heat in Children (commonly known as “Zhu Xia,” more common in southern regions), characterized by persistent fever, a dry and burning sensation on the forehead, cold feet, restlessness, thirst with excessive drinking, and clear, copious urine. The pathogenesis lies in pathogenic … Read more

Modified Eight-Ingredient Decoction，From *Pian Yu Dou Zhen*, Volume 7.，For cases where qi and blood are inherently deficient, unable to carry the toxin to the surface, resulting in smallpox eruptions appearing 4–6 days past the expected time.

Yu Liang Pills，*Secretly Transmitted Formulas for Leprosy*.，For the Five Labors and Seven Injuries, with abdominal distension and fullness; jaundice with weakness in the limbs; leukorrhea in women; symptoms of blood deficiency; and chronic malaria with abdominal masses.

Tooth-Strengthening Powder，*Compilation of Various Secret Formulas Based on Clinical Experience*.，Pain from wind, fire, or toothworms.

Pill for Removing Gray Hair and Strengthening Yang，*Record of Shared Longevity*, Volume 1.，

Decoction for Relieving Exterior Symptoms，From *Treatise on Cold and Heat Disorders*, Volume 5.，For wind-cold common colds occurring in all four seasons, characterized by nasal congestion, a hoarse voice, or unceasing nasal discharge, accompanied by fever, aversion to cold, headache, and body aches.

Jade Frost Ointment，From *The Classic of the Middle Cavity*, Volume 2.，For all cases of heat-toxin causing throat obstruction.

Leprosy Ointment，*Comprehensive Collection of Proven Formulas for Internal and Surgical Diseases*.，For wind-heat-induced swelling on the face or body, accompanied by itching as if insects were crawling, dry skin, intermittent white flaking, and bouts of extreme itching; when scratched, the skin may ooze sulfur-like fluid or become raw and bleed, causing unbearable pain.

Cypress Branch Powder，*Elbow-Back* (Volume 8).，During epidemics.

Throat-Clearing and Vitality-Nourishing Pills，From *The Red Water Mystic Pearl*, Volume 3.，Plum-kernel-like dyspnea.

Supreme Emperor’s Longevity, Ten Thousand Victories, and Soul-Reclaiming Powder，From *The Classic of the Middle Storehouse*, Volume 2.，For those emaciated from exhaustion and near death.

Miraculous Formula for Dry Throat Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 62.，For diaphragmatic qi stagnation; throat obstruction; coughing with shortness of breath; excessive phlegm causing wheezing and chest fullness; and obstruction of the respiratory tract preventing the proper rise and fall of qi.

Astragalus Powder.，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 31.，Following a case of cold damage, the patient is weak and lacks appetite, with unceasing sweating.

Formula for Clearing Heat，From *Qian Jin*, Volume 15.，Regarding cases where both the upper pulse’s Yin and Yang are full, this indicates that both the Foot-Taiyang and Yangming meridians are full. Symptoms include spleen distension, a hard abdomen with pain radiating to the flanks, stagnation of stomach qi, difficult bowel movements, occasional diarrhea, abdominal pain, heat … Read more