Like a Divine Elixir

Gui Zhi Er Yue Bi Yi Decoction，*Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For Taiyang syndrome characterized by fever, aversion to cold, and a faint, weak pulse.

Schisandra and Pueraria Decoction，From *Ma Ke Huo Ren*, Volume 3.，For measles where pathogenic heat is congested in the lungs, causing fever and shortness of breath.

Gardenia Capsule，*Compendium of Divine Remedies*, Volume 140.，A splinter is embedded in the fingernail, causing pain but unable to be removed.

Ghost’s Lament Powder，The formula is from *Wai Tai* (Vol. 36), citing a formula by Liu Juanzi; the name is found in *Pu Ji Fang* (Vol. 197), citing *Sheng Hui*.，For childhood malaria; for intermittent malaria characterized by fever without chills.

Orpiment Ointment，*A Concise Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine Dermatology*.，Eczema.

Jujube and Coptis Paste，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 73.，For red eyes accompanied by unbearable pain day and night.

Tooth-Opening Powder，From *Direct Pointers on Pediatrics*, Volume 1.，

Black Fungus Porridge，From *Recipes for Longevity Medicinal Porridges*.，For middle-aged and elderly individuals with physical weakness, consumptive cough with blood-streaked sputum, pulmonary tuberculosis with yin deficiency and internal heat, as well as chronic rectal bleeding and bleeding from hemorrhoids.

Goiter-Piercing Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 294.，For hard, nodular goiters.

Cicada Shedding Powder，From *Essentials of Medical Literature* (Yilin Cuanyao), Volume 9.，For night crying caused by wind-heat.

Liuqu Pills，From *Yuanhe Jiyong Jing*.，Weakness of qi and blood; disharmony of stomach qi; inability to eat or drink; undigested food after eating; weakness of the limbs; multiple ailments attacking simultaneously; frequent lying in bed in a dazed state.

Five-Ingredient Black Plum Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 35.，For chronic malaria that has not responded to repeated treatments, with the patient having been emaciated and weak for years, presenting symptoms similar to those of a chronic wasting disease.

Jiangzhen Powder，*Shenghui*, Volume 65.，For chronic malignant sores that constantly ooze pus and fluid.

Decoction for Stopping Collapse and Treating Dysentery，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 7.，For dysentery caused by damp-heat; after several days, abdominal pain subsides, but pus- and blood-like discharges are expelled in intermittent bouts; hands and feet are cold and numb; and vital energy is on the verge of depletion.

Longdan Xiegan Pills，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Lanzhou Formula).，

Major Purgative Decoction，From *The Authentic Treatise on Pulse and Symptoms*, Volume 1.，For severe constipation.

Modified Redness-Relieving Powder，From *Zhang Jiachun’s Diagnosis and Treatment of Ophthalmic Disorders*.，Early-stage prolapse of the red membrane: a thin, opaque membrane originating from the upper part of the sclera, with red filaments extending from it; it gradually thickens and enlarges, invading the limbus and even obscuring the pupil, thereby affecting vision. At the end of the … Read more

Toxin-Dispelling Powder，From *A Compilation of Pediatrics*, Volume 21.，For various wind-heat conditions in children where yin-toxin has already formed swollen nodules—whether they have not yet ulcerated or are just beginning to erupt. After a child suffers from convulsions, wind travels with the qi, blood follows the qi’s direction, and toxic qi accumulates in the skin, manifesting … Read more

Internal Dissolving Divine Pill，From *The Profound Secrets of the Divine Caverns*, Volume 14.，For boils and malignant sores.

Zuanbai Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 13.，For a suppurating abscess on the back that has ulcerated to the point where internal organs are visible, with a black, sunken wound bed; the patient is unable to lie down and experiences thirst with a strong desire to drink—this condition is attributed to yin deficiency that cannot … Read more

Qi-Regulating Decoction，From *Yi Jian*.，Chronic cough, sudden onset of cough, and shortness of breath due to qi deficiency.

Artemisia Leaf Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 157.，Halfway through the postpartum period, with persistent lochia and symptoms of chest tightness and shortness of breath.

Ba Xuan Decoction，*New Book on Child Care*, Volume 9.，For common cold with headache, fever, and chills.

Hua Sheng Pills，From *The Precious Book of the Tang Family*, cited in Volume 399 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.，Hernia. Pain in the small intestine extending upward to the lower back, causing the spine to curve; inability to eat or drink; jaundice; inability to stand upright.

Paper Mulberry Bark Decoction，*Shenghui*, Volume 88.，For children with water retention, characterized by swelling and distension that does not subside.