Liu Shen Decoction

Powder for Inducing Labor and Preventing Malpresentation，From *Shenghui*, Volume 77.，Difficult labor. When delivery has not occurred after 2–3 days, accompanied by irregular breathing and abdominal pain.

Chuoyao Powder，*Lecture Notes on Traditional Chinese Medicine Laryngology*.，Diphtheria. The patient is normally robust but has contracted wind-heat; the throat presents with white ulcers or red swelling, accompanied by unbearable pain; the gums are decayed; there is halitosis; the tongue is scorched; the face is flushed; the lips are chapped; there is a high fever; thirst … Read more

Double Crow Powder，*Introduction to Obstetrics*, Volume 3.，For excessive postpartum lochia, severe debility, high fever, and a dry mouth.

Zhi-Shu Er-Chen Decoction，*Yi Tong*, Volume 23.，Phlegm-fluid retention in the spleen and stomach, with discomfort in the chest and diaphragm.

Cow Bile Throat-Relieving Pills，From *Excerpts from the Treatise on Epidemic Diseases*.，Critical cases of throat swelling and pain.

Great Yin-Nourishing Pill，*Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth*, Volume 1.，For those with blood deficiency and qi weakness who are unable to nourish and replenish the essence to form a fetus, or who have suffered repeated miscarriages or given birth to children with short lifespans, or who experience deficiency-heat, night sweats, poor appetite, and excessive vaginal discharge … Read more

Toxic-Expelling and Life-Preserving Decoction，*Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*, Volume 8.，Gangrene results from deep-seated cold and chronic chill, with yin toxins attacking the joints of the toes. If the toe cannot be extended when flexed, the disease lies in the tendons; if it cannot be flexed when extended, the disease lies in the bones. It … Read more

Qingping Decoction，From *One Hundred Questions on Gynecology*, Volume 1.，For women with blood deficiency presenting with a dry mouth and throat, accompanied by a strong desire to drink.

Incense Sticks to Ward Off Plague，From *Li Ye*.，Use to fumigate against the toxic fumes of snakes and insects, miasma, and epidemics among livestock.

Scutellaria Heart Pills，*Formulas of the Ruizhu Hall*, Volume 14.，For women over 49 years of age, when menstruation should have ceased, but who experience monthly bleeding or excessive, unstoppable flow.

Ningxin Decoction，*The Book of Sincerity*, Volume 16.，All cases of nighttime crying and various forms of fright.

Miraculous Life-Restoring Ointment，From *Ruizhutang Fang*, cited in *Yifang Leiju*, Volume 176.，Effective for treating boils, carbuncles, abscesses, and toxic sores; chronic leg ulcers; injuries from blows, falls, or fractures; hidden toxins erupting on the back; wounds from knives or axes; arrowheads lodged in the flesh; and bites from snakes or dogs.

Modified Blood-Activating and Pain-Relieving Powder，*Secret Essentials for Treating Injuries*，For swelling and pain due to a fracture.

Amomum Wine，From *Puji Fang*, Volume 29, citing *Zhuanan Fang*.，Kidney deficiency with cold, frequent urination.

Jiebi Decoction，From Hua Tuo’s formula, cited in *Qianjin Yi* (Supplement to the Thousand Gold Prescriptions), Volume 22.，Toxicity from minerals may manifest 20 or 30 years after exposure; symptoms may include shivering as if from cold, an appetite for food, or a loss of appetite. If toxicity arises from ingesting purple quartz, symptoms include feverish oppression, … Read more

Seven Wonders Decoction，*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 9.，Eye disorders.

Bingxin Powder，*Zongfu of Laryngology*, Volume 5.，Deficiency of Shao Yin water fails to nourish the sovereign fire, causing yin fire to boil over, resulting in sores in the throat and loss of voice.

Male Mouse Droppings Pills，*Shenghui*, Volume 66.，For scrofula caused by heat toxins, where the mass is hard and refuses to dissipate.

Yufu Pills，*Ji Sheng*, Volume 2.，For men and women with spleen and stomach deficiency, all types of vomiting, and both chronic and acute gastroparesis.

Nanxing Erchen Decoction，*Zheng Yin Mai Zhi*, Volume 1.，For lower back pain caused by internal injury with stagnation of phlegm and saliva.

Lei Dao San，From *Liangpeng Huiji*, Volume 2.，Obstruction of urination and defecation is caused by heat accumulation in the upper and lower burners.

Green Wax Ointment，*Comprehensive Collection of Proven Formulas for Internal and Surgical Diseases*.，For all types of unexplained swellings and abscesses that have already ruptured but have not healed over a long period.

Five-Ingredient Tonifying Decoction，*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 19.，For deficiency and exhaustion of the five viscera, shortness of breath, coughing and retching due to injury, and depression and deficiency.

Gold Powder Ointment，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 131.，For back abscesses, boils, and sores.

Dampness-Draining and Spleen-Clearing Powder，From *Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 5.，For damp-heat in the spleen and stomach, often manifesting as redness and erosion of the upper and lower eye sockets.