Luffa Porridge

Kidney-Tonifying and Diuretic Decoction，*Shenghui*, Volume 7.，Kidney deficiency and exhaustion, coughing and shortness of breath, restlessness and pain in the limbs, pain radiating from the lower back to the upper back, dark complexion, frequent pain in the bones, reddish-yellow urine, impaired hearing and vision, and weakness and emaciation.

Ginseng and Yu Yuliang Pills，*Ji Feng*, Volume 15.，Weakness of the Chong and Ren Vessels, disharmony of the Nourishing and Defensive Qi, or Yin overpowering Yang, resulting in uterine cold and stagnation of blood circulation. Menstrual flow fluctuates between heavy and light, or occurs early or late; intermittent pain in the umbilical region and abdomen; a … Read more

Qingming Pill，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 9.，For conditions where the upper part is hot and the lower part is cold, with cloudiness and dark spots in the vision, causing objects to appear hazy.

Wind Pills，From *The Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.，For leprosy and all wind-related conditions.

Black Toad Pill，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 23 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，For children suffering from wind-induced malnutrition and emaciation, who shake their heads and rub their eyes, with all meridians stiff and tense.

Longing Pill，From *Shenghui*, Volume 56.，Cat-Ghost Syndrome. Upon seeing a cat or civet, or hearing related sounds, the patient experiences stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen.

Xinguang No. 2，*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Rice-field dermatitis.

Hansa Powder，From *Thirteen Essays on Medicine*, Volume 12.，For sand poisoning.

Throat Ointment，From *Wai Tai*, Volume 2, citing *Shen Shi Fang*.，For sore throat and stiff tongue following a cold, with residual heat rising upward.

Saussurea and Cardamom Pills，*Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 5.，In cases of chronic weakness of the spleen and stomach with deficiency-cold of the central qi, cold phlegm and cold liquids become stagnant in the chest, leading to fullness and discomfort, a queasy sensation with the urge to vomit, acid regurgitation, bloating, belching of putrid odors, and … Read more

Pills for Calming the Spirit and Consolidating Essence，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Shenyang Formula).，Nocturnal emissions, weakness with night sweats, palpitations and tinnitus, restlessness, dizziness, mental exhaustion, fatigue and weakness, and disturbed sleep.

Three-Ingredient Pill，From *The Complete Book of Experience on Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 6.，Tinea.

Glutinous Dog，From *The Living Heart Prescriptions of the Emaciated Immortal*.，

Cinnabar Topical Application Formula，Formula taken from *Wai Tai* (Vol. 26), citing *Guang Ji Fang*; name found in *Sheng Ji Zong Lu* (Vol. 143).，Hemorrhoids with fistulas; abscesses and sores.

Astragalus and Notopterygium Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 13.，When the heart and spleen are afflicted, essence and blood become deficient; when wind pathogens invade, the condition progressively worsens.

Summer-Heat-Clearing and Restorative Decoction，From *Huiyue*, Volume 12.，Symptoms include fever due to summer heat, loose stools, thirst, sweating, abdominal pain, and dark urine.

Decoction for Warming the Kidneys and Stopping Vomiting，From *Fu Qingzhu’s Gynecology*, Volume 2.，For women experiencing nausea and the urge to vomit after childbirth, with occasional vomiting.

Decongesting and Promoting Flow Decoction，From *Yichun Shengyi*, Volume 3.，Water-Accumulation Chest Syndrome.

Aloe and Coptis Pills，*Essential Formulas and Discussions on Measles*. An alternative name for the “Aloe Vera Pills” from *Essential Discussions on Measles*.，

Modified Four-Ingredient Cimicifuga Decoction，*The Golden Mirror of Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 1.，Chickenpox and erythematous measles.

Black Plum Pills，*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 10.，Liver-related heat manifesting as malaria-like symptoms causes the patient’s complexion to turn ashen, with shortness of breath and a suffocating sensation, appearing as if dead; or, in cases of prolonged fever with slight tremors resembling malaria, the condition may persist for years without resolution.

Infant Eczema Wash，*A Concise Guide to Dermatology in Traditional Chinese Medicine*.，Infant eczema.

Hemp Seed Powder for Clearing the Lungs，*Shenghui*, Volume 6.，For lung and qi stagnation, chest oppression, coughing, restlessness, and shortness of breath, with constipation.

Modified Liu Jun Decoction，*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 9.，Kidney deficiency with invasion by pathogenic factors; the pathogenic factors do not immediately enter the kidneys but lodge in the lungs.

Liver-Clearing and Stagnation-Resolving Decoction，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 3.，Damp-heat in the Liver Meridian, causing swelling and pain in the penis, with painful and difficult urination.