Liangsheng Decoction

Stomach-Warming Ointment，From *New Compilation of Proven Formulas*, Volume 4, citing a formula by Linwu Shanren.，For epigastric pain.

Formula for Clearing Acne and Redness Around the Eyes，*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 4.，Two fleshy growths have formed inside the eye, each 1 cun long and as thick as an incense stick, protruding outward; this is caused by fire in the liver and gallbladder, leading to the growth of these abnormal masses.

Qi-Tonifying and Stomach-Harmonizing Decoction，*Compendium of Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 7.，Paralysis and weakness.

Epicranium Pill，From *National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Shenyang Formula).，For mania and agitation, incoherent speech, uncontrollable weeping, violent rage and cursing, singing and dancing uncontrollably, and mental confusion.

Agarwood Qi-Descending Decoction，*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 3 (Shaoxing Supplementary Formulas).，Liver qi stagnation, impaired spleen function, fullness and oppression in the chest and epigastrium, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite; in women, irregular menstruation and distension and pain in the lower abdomen.

Seven Treasures Heart-Cleansing Powder，From *One Hundred Questions on Infants and Children*, Volume 2.，For children with fever and skin sores; also treats convulsions.

Heart Cough Decoction，From *Tui Si Ji Lei Fang Ge Zhu* (Annotated Songs on Formulas from the *Tui Si Ji*).，Heart-Cough: Coughing causes chest pain; there is a sensation of a lump in the throat; in severe cases, the throat swells and becomes obstructed.

Skin-Cleansing Decoction，*The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 4.，After recovery from syphilis, if the entire body develops scrofula resembling leprosy with unbearable itching, or in cases of poisoning by talcum powder.

Rat Droppings and Fermented Soybean Decoction，Formula from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Zhouhou Fang), Volume 2; name cited in *Wai Tai*, Volume 2, quoting *Records of Verified Remedies Through the Ages* (Gujin Luyan).，For illnesses arising from seasonal epidemics and various cases of relapse due to exertion. For those who have recently recovered from illness and experience … Read more

Secret Formula for the “Gu Zhen Dan” from Wuyun Palace，*He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 2.，For the Five Types of Exhaustion.

Guihun Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 10.，Thinking of a lover all day long, yet unable to see them, causes stagnation of the heart and liver qi, leading to the mingling of dreams and reality. Day after day, longing turns into nightly dreams; feeling as if one has been lost, one eventually feels as though … Read more

Hairline Powder，*Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhu Renkang*.，For folliculitis, impetigo, or infected eczema.

Jade Maiden’s Flying Flower Powder，From *Wei Ji Bao Shu*, Volume 2.，For boils and abscesses.

Rose Root Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 123.，For sores in the throat and pharynx, accompanied by unbearable pain in the tongue and cheeks.

Yuntai Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 155.，For pain throughout the body, including the lower back and legs, caused by the invasion of wind-damp-toxin.

Great Wind-Dispelling Pill，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 1.，For stroke.

Greatly Effective Activating-Meridians Pill，From *Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 2.，Various forms of rheumatic bi syndrome, pain in tendons and bones, pain in the lower back and arms, facial paralysis (twisting of the mouth and eyes), difficulty walking, and stiffness of tendons and meridians.

Bai Gong Decoction，From *Pocket Guide*, Volume 1, citing *Formulas from Clinical Experience*.，For typhoid fever with diarrhea; also treats chronic bloody diarrhea caused by blood heat.

Qu Powder with Wine，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 212.，For chronic cold dysentery where the stool is not pure white—caused by prolonged exposure to cold environments, leading to a long-standing condition that has caused both the spleen and stomach to become cold—with 50–60 bowel movements day and night and unbearable pain in the upper and lower … Read more

Aged Rice Pills，From *Yifang Yijian*, Volume 9.，Effective for all types of hemorrhoids and fistulas.

Yinchen Jian Dan Decoction，*Dian Dian Jing*, Volume 3.，Yellow swelling caused by alcohol intoxication, accompanied by shortness of breath and coughing, as well as swelling and distension in the lower abdomen.

Perilla and Kudzu Decoction，*A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 2.，In the early stages of measles, 2–3 days before the rash appears, the patient experiences chills and high fever, a runny nose with clear discharge, body aches, vomiting and diarrhea, coughing and shortness of breath, red cheeks and red eyes, … Read more

Angelica Root Tip Decoction，From *A Clear Illumination of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 3.，For cases of atrophy accompanied by stagnant blood.

Spleen-Contracting Decoction，*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 2 (New Formulas Added in Baoqing).，For patients who, following a bout of cholera, have developed restlessness and thirst due to excessive intake of heat-inducing medications. For summer heat syndrome with restlessness, thirst, agitation, and oppression; and for both dry and wet types of cholera.

Zhui Feng Ointment，*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.，Pain in the muscles and bones, numbness in the limbs, difficulty walking, and weakness in the lower back and knees.