Licorice and Ephedra Decoction

Shu Zhong Yi Yuan Decoction，From *Yu’an*, Volume 5.，For qi deficiency with epigastric fullness, abdominal distension, a condition that is loose in the morning and tight in the evening, and a distended abdomen with prominent blue veins.

Huangzhong Pills，*Formulas for the Family School*.，For constipation accompanied by restlessness, palpitations, and epigastric fullness.

Sugar Cane Porridge，*Nourishing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.，For elderly patients with cough due to deficiency-heat, dryness of the mouth and tongue, and thick, sticky nasal discharge and saliva; or during the convalescent phase of febrile diseases, for restlessness and thirst caused by insufficient body fluids, dryness of the lungs with cough, and dry, hard stools.

Cucumber Leaf Decoction，From *Yixin Fang*, Volume 20, citing *Lu Yan Fang*.，For cases where the hair turns yellow after ingesting realgar, accompanied by fever, toxic heat, and a sensation of heat and oppression in the chest; or for generalized jaundice where the patient must bathe in water continuously throughout the day without respite.

Sacred Ash Powder，The formula is from Volume 3 of *Hui Chun*; its name appears in Volume 5 of *Dong Yi Bao Jian: Miscellaneous Diseases*.，For dysphagia and regurgitation.

Powder for Clearing Epidemic Fever and Neutralizing Toxins，*Yi Zhen Yi De* (Insights on Epidemic Rashes), Volume 2.，All conditions characterized by excessive heat, with both exterior and interior symptoms pronounced, accompanied by mania, restlessness, and mental agitation; dry mouth and sore throat; severe fever with dry retching; delirium and insomnia; hematemesis and epistaxis; and the appearance … Read more

Worm-Expelling Pills，From *Insights into Medicine*, Volume 3.，For consumptive disease caused by a contagious pathogen.

Fragrant Fish-Bladder Decoction，*Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages*, Volume 15.，For sycamore-berry sores and chronic, intractable joint and bone pain.

Zhu Feng Powder，*Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.，

Cold-Dispelling Powder，From *Yichun Shengyi*, Volume 3.，For the initial onset of intermittent malaria with external cold pathogens.

Li Zhu Dan，*Medical Inventions*, Volume 7.，For yang deficiency in the lower jiao, characterized by cold pain in the umbilical region and abdomen, and coldness and counterflow in the lower legs. For weakness of original qi in the lower jiao, manifested as lower abdominal pain, dry and rough skin, and spontaneous urination.

Chai-Ling Er-Miao Decoction，From *Medical Lamp of Transmission*, Volume 1.，For rheumatic conditions with persistent pain in the lower body.

Whole Toe Decoction，From *Mirror of Surgical Medicine*.，Toxic abscess on the toes.

Zhen Tai Pills，*Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，For paralysis, hemiplegia, and various forms of numbness and stiffness.

Xiangru Decoction，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Vol. 199, citing *Yi Fang Ji Cheng*.，For malaria, heatstroke, cholera, dysentery, and headache.

Purple Snow，From *Qianjin Yueling*, cited in *Yifang Leiju*, Volume 195.，Effective for a hundred wind-heat disorders, warm malaria, epidemics, and the five types of stagnation and convulsive epilepsy.

Black Gold Ointment，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 314.，For boils, abscesses, and swollen, toxic sores.

Licorice and Roasted Ginger Decoction，From *Essentials for Those Unfamiliar with Medicine*, Volume 2.，For severe vomiting or nosebleeds accompanied by signs of external cold.

Liu Jun Jian Pi Decoction，From *Medical Lamp of Transmission*, Volume 2.，For mania and delirium, where the pulse becomes deep and fine after clearing heat; or for epilepsy characterized by delusional speech, incessant laughter, and uncontrollable depression, with a deep, small, and weak pulse.

Blood-Stopping Pill，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 37.，For intestinal bleeding.

Cardamom and Seven Jujubes Decoction，From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 2.，Malaria caused by miasma.

Huanxing Powder，From *Compilation of Extraordinary Formulas*, Volume 2.，In children, mastalgia begins in the hands and feet, then spreads to the abdomen and back, persisting without resolution.

Wall Soil Powder，*Qian Jin*, Volume 24.，Anal prolapse.

Kidney-Strengthening Decoction，*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 5.，Decline of kidney yin, swelling of hands and feet, abdominal distension resembling ascites, puffiness of the face and eyes, skin that appears to be oozing fluid; when pressed with a finger, it does not feel like mud but sinks inward to form a pit; upon lifting the finger, … Read more

Modified Baidu Powder，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 2.，For epidemic diseases caused by celestial influences, characterized by swelling of the head and face, difficulty swallowing, dry tongue and mouth, aversion to cold, and high fever. This formula is applicable to epidemics occurring in all four seasons.