Lotus Powder

Head Plague Decoction，From *Classified Treatments for Syndromes*, Volume 1.，Severe Head Plague. Damp-heat injures the crown of the head, causing swelling as large as a measuring bucket; the swelling is red and headless, or may form nodules with a base, leading to profuse sweating and a sensation of steam rising from the body. At onset, there … Read more

Seven-Grain Powder，From *Lu Fu’s Prohibited Formulas*.，Coughing fits.

Malaria-Stopping Pill，*Insights into Medicine*, Volume 3.，To be taken after two or three episodes of malaria.

Xiaoshi Decoction，From *Selected Medical Case Records of Zheng Qiao*.，Liver qi stagnation, epigastric pain, bloating, poor appetite, indigestion, costal pain, white tongue coating, and a string-like, slippery, and weak pulse or a string-like, thin, and weak pulse.

Enhanced Wu-Ji Decoction，From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 2.，Deficiency of spleen yin causes the “fire within the earth” to overpower the “metal,” leading to internal injury and hemoptysis.

Sleep-Inducing Red Powder，From *The New Book on the Care of Infants* (Vol. 9), citing *Family Treasures*.，For infants and young children suffering from acute or chronic convulsions, weakness and twitching of the hands and feet, staring eyes, and twisting of the mouth and eyes.

Fire Dragon Ointment，*Explanations on Surgical Procedures*, Volume 3.，For conditions caused by invasion of wind, cold, and dampness toxins, resulting in muscle spasms, bone pain, or pain in the limbs and joints; for pain in the meridians caused by the accumulation of damp phlegm, or inability to walk; and for pain associated with “crane-knee wind” or … Read more

Clove, Gelatin, and Mugwort Decoction，From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume Middle.，Uncontrollable metrorrhagia and menorrhagia. This is caused by deficiency of heart qi resulting from overwork and irregular diet. Shortly after the menstrual period, both the two-chi pulses are taut, tight, and forceful; upon palpation, they lack strength. The patient subjectively feels a sensation of ice … Read more

White Aconite Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 17.，For acute and chronic convulsions in children, characterized by intermittent fever, excessive salivation, and shortness of breath.

Divine Unity Formula，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 182.，For stagnation of qi and blood, deficiency-cold in the lower jiao, difficulty urinating, swelling and distension of the limbs, or hernia causing a surging sensation, with stabbing pain in the limbs, abdomen, and ribs.

Four-Ingredient Decoction for Eliminating Impurities，From *Lu Fu Jin Fang*, Volume 3.，For disharmony of stomach qi causing spontaneous vomiting, inability to retain food, and no substance being vomited.

Stomach-Calming and Anti-Vomiting Decoction，*Complete Book on the Treatment of Smallpox*, Volume 13.，Smallpox with unceasing vomiting due to deficiency.

Yu Gui Pills，From *Simple Formulas*, citing *Ye’s Record of Verified Formulas* (see *Compendium of Medical Formulas*, Volume 5).，Deficiency of heart qi.

Secret-Recipe White Turbidity Pills，From *Selected Precious Family-Transmitted Formulas by Ding Ganren*.，Red and white turbid discharges that persist for a long time without healing; or conditions that develop into dysuria, classified as the five types of dysuria: qi dysuria, blood dysuria, fatigue dysuria, stone dysuria, and heat dysuria; or cases where damp-toxin or heat-toxin accumulates in … Read more

Incredibly Effective Ox Bile Pills，*Shenghui*, Volume 25.，Effective for all types of wind disorders.

Chilblain Ointment，From *Secrets of the Medicine Chest*.，During the severe cold of winter, when the skin becomes dry and cracked, resulting in frostbite with stagnant blood.

Duhuo and Safflower Decoction，From *Yu Heng on Rash and Distension*, Volume 2.，Fever and distension result from blood stasis.

Camphor and Gastrodia Decoction，*Formulae of the Imperial Medical Bureau*, Volume 1.，For all types of wind disorders, including paralysis and flaccid paralysis; hemiplegia; deviation of the mouth and eyes; slurred speech and excessive salivation; mental confusion; or stiffness and spasms of the tendons and meridians; numbness throughout the body; pain in all joints; and trembling of … Read more

Da Chuanwu Pills，From *Collected Effective Formulas for Back Ulcers*.，Back Abscess.

Enhanced Sheng Tie Luo Decoction，*Miscellaneous Golden Records of Medicine*.，Most suitable for insomnia with frequent dreaming caused by “deficient fire.”

Honey and Marrow Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 147.，For poison from a “gu” (magical curse). Stiff and painful abdomen; sallow and ashen complexion; symptoms that fluctuate unpredictably.

Ginseng Qi-Restoring Decoction，*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 20.，Deficiency-cold in the lower jiao, uncontrolled loss of body fluids, shortness of breath to the point of near collapse.

Huaihuang Decoction，From *Essential Formulas*, cited in Volume 4 of *The Treasure of Eastern Medicine: External Disorders*.，Intestinal wind, visceral toxicity.

Pill for Removing Boil Toxins，From *Revised Compendium on the Treatment of Boils*, Volume 2.，For all types of carbuncles, even severe cases with jaundice.

Qilixiang Decoction，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 12.，Swelling and sores on the legs and knees.