More Herbs Formulas
Xiangfu-Wuyao Powder,From *Explanation of Warm-Heat Syndromes*.,A disorder of liver qi, characterized by spleen cold and liver hyperactivity.
Rhubarb and Magnolia Bark Decoction,*Direct Pointers to Hao Jing*, Volume 2.,For bloody or white diarrhea occurring within 1–2 days, accompanied by abdominal pain that resists pressure, tenesmus, and a firm, strong pulse.
Ginger, Atractylodes, and Two Seeds Decoction,From *Yichun Shengyi*, Volume 4.,Spleen distension, frequent retching, restlessness and fatigue in the limbs, heaviness making it difficult to bear one’s own clothes, and restlessness while lying down.
Xiao Baolong Pills,*Comprehensive Record of Sacred Remedies*, Volume 34.,For summer heat-induced headaches, chest and heart distress, dizziness, nausea, and loss of appetite.
Peach-Red Four-Ingredient Decoction,*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*, citing Zhang Xiangnan.,For premature menstruation caused by blood stasis complicated by heat, characterized by purple menstrual blood that is thick and sticky with clots, abdominal pain that worsens with pressure, a pale red or slightly purplish tongue with a yellow and dry coating, and a deep, rapid, or … Read more
Tissue-Regenerating Formula,From *The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 2.,For fistulas.
Ginseng and Atractylodes Paste,*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 1.,In cases of abscesses, carbuncles, and back sores, the patient suffers from severe deficiency of qi and blood following a major discharge of pus.
Bamboo Shavings and Persimmon Calyx Decoction,From *Ma Ke Huo Ren*, Volume 3.,For hiccups caused by excess fire in measles.
Gardenia Six-Ingredient Powder,From *Formulas of Xu Renze*, cited in Volume 3 of *Wai Tai*.,For epidemic diseases or typhoid fever where the condition persists after sweating and purgation induced by chicken-egg decoction.
Drink for Promoting Free Flow,From *Yu’an*, Volume 5.,For blood deficiency and intestinal dryness causing severe constipation.
Alum and Scorpion Powder,*Puji Fang*, Volume 294.,Neck swelling, also known as goiter.
Five-Gallbladder Ointment,The formula is from *Shenghui* (Volume 33); the name appears in *Dongyi Baojian: Chapter on External Forms* (Volume 1).,For blurred distant vision, frequent seeing of dark spots, and signs of developing cataracts.
Chaihu Decoction with Rhubarb, Mangxiao, and Mulberry Cuttlefish Bone,From *Qianjin Yi* (Supplement to the Thousand Gold Prescriptions), Volume 9.,For cases of cold damage that have not resolved, with fullness in the chest and flanks accompanied by vomiting; afternoon-onset tidal fever and slight diarrhea; and where the condition has not resolved after taking the Chaihu with … Read more
Calm-the-Heart Calamus Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 90.,For qi deficiency with palpitations; speaking causes fatigue and shortness of breath.
Yuzhen Decoction,*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 10 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).,All types of cold-induced disorders, phlegm-induced nausea, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, cramping pain in the navel and abdomen, bitter taste in the mouth with loss of appetite, and lack of enjoyment in food.
Essence-Consolidating Pills,From *Yifang Yijian*, Volume 9.,For nocturnal emissions where other treatments have proven ineffective.
Genital Erythema,*Zhun Sheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 7.,For corneal opacities, hemorrhage in the pupil, pterygium, and ulcerative conjunctivitis.
Cucumber and Trichosanthes Pill,From *Danxi’s Heart Method*, Volume 2.,For food stagnation, phlegm obstruction, and shortness of breath.
Chuanxiong Decoction,From *Compendium of Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 1.,For wind-cold invasion causing chest fullness, headache, cough with phlegm, aversion to cold, and high fever—symptoms resembling typhoid fever—with a floating and slow pulse.
Milk-Vine Ointment Formula,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 167.,Failure of the Fontanelle to Close in Infants.
Tortoise Shell and Cypress Pill,Formula from *Danxi’s Heart Method*, Volume 2; name cited in *Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.,For chronic bloody stools leading to deficiency, with weakness and pain in the lower back and legs, as well as bleeding from leprosy sores and ulcers.
Reed Root Decoction,*Popular Internal Medicine*.,Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Gui Yuan Decoction,*The Classic of Dian Dian*, Volume 1.,Chronic illness leading to dysuria, difficulty urinating, redness, swelling, and pain, with frequent oozing of pus and serous fluid.
Astragalus and Atractylodes Decoction,From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume Middle.,For women experiencing heaviness in the limbs, spontaneous sweating that rises to the head and then recedes, aversion to wind, headache, and restlessness with fever.
Chicken and Aconite Decoction,From *Records of Compassionate Insights on Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 14.,For deficiency of qi and blood, where smallpox lesions are pale in color and sunken at the center.
Licorice, Wheat, and Jujube Decoction,Zangzao. Mental confusion, frequent feelings of sadness and the urge to cry, inability to control oneself, restless sleep; in severe cases, abnormal speech and behavior, frequent yawning, red tongue with little coating.Currently used for hysteria and neurasthenia attributed to deficiency of both the heart and spleen with liver qi stagnation; for epilepsy and mania resulting from chronic depression and boredom, accompanied by insomnia every night; during episodes, the patient experiences chills and fever, tremors, incoherent speech, mental confusion, inability to stay in bed, and uncontrollable weeping; and for infants who cry incessantly.