Main Formula for the Five Types of Retained Fluids

Formula for Reviving Mental Dullness，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 4.，For mental stupor. The patient remains shut indoors alone all day, muttering incomprehensibly. They may tightly sew their own clothes shut with needle and thread. They may or may not accept food and drink; they may go several days without eating without complaining of … Read more

Ginseng and Side-Berch Pills，From *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 9.，For intestinal bleeding.

Five Gypsum Formula，*Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhu Renkang*.，For eczema with minimal exudation.

Lianru Jiangfu Decoction，*Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For chronic liver disease that has invaded the collaterals, resulting in stagnant blood that fails to flow smoothly; this stagnation transforms into fire, causing stiffness and spasms of the tendons and vessels, shooting pain in the chest and flanks, and a string-like and涩 pulse.

Zhuangyuan Pill，From *The Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 8.，For forgetfulness.

Er Jia Longgu Decoction，Quoted from *Xiaopin Fang* in Volume 16 of *Wai Tai*.，For consumptive fever with spontaneous sweating, nocturnal emission, and dream-induced sexual intercourse; hemoptysis and coughing up blood; consumptive deficiency manifesting as seminal emission in men, dream-induced sexual intercourse in women, hemoptysis, diarrhea with undigested food, superficial heat with sweating, and insomnia; kidney yang … Read more

Priceless Treasure Ointment，*Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 8.，Erectile dysfunction in the elderly.

Pest-Avoiding Pills，*A Concise Explanation of Medical Formulas*, Volume 3.，

Cardamom Stomach-Harmonizing Powder，From *Yi Jian Fang*.，For spleen cold and epigastric fullness.

Newly Modified Kushen Decoction，From *Zhang Jiachun’s Diagnosis and Treatment of Ophthalmic Disorders*.，Wind-induced erythema and sores.

Spleen-Regulating and Vitality-Consolidating Decoction，*Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 7.，Consumptive disease.

Decoction for Dissolving Nodules，*Compendium of Medical Essentials*, Volume 10.，Yang Mold Toxin Accumulation.

Spirit-Nourishing Pills，*Supplement to the Inner Canon*, Volume 2.，For cases of yang-type collapse with a tendency toward anger, following the administration of Tie Luo Decoction or Danggui Chengqi Decoction to eliminate phlegm.

Ginseng and Huangqin Decoction to Warm the Gallbladder，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 4.，Deficiency and timidity of the heart and gallbladder, easily startled by events, restless sleep, qi stagnation generating phlegm, leading to various symptoms—such as shortness of breath, palpitations, and fatigue; or spontaneous sweating, swelling of the limbs, loss of appetite, and restlessness. Phlegm-fire.

Earth Marrow Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 198.，

Formula for Applying Carp Brain to the Eyes，*Shenghui*, Volume 33.，For cataracts.

Four Treasures Flower Powder，From *Essentials for Treating Sha Syndrome*.，Sha syndrome.

Decoction for Relieving Stagnation and Clearing Phlegm，*Medical Case Records of Ma Peizhi*，For treating liver abscesses six to seven days after onset, presenting with slight swelling of the flanks, possibly accompanied by coughing and constipation.

Highly Effective Powder for Erysipelas，From *Discussions on the Care of Infants* (Vol. 20).，For all types of erysipelas in children, as well as episodes of “dragon belt.”

Salt and Lard Decoction，The formula is from *Qianjin* (Vol. 22); the name appears in *Puji Fang* (Vol. 300).，Pain in the fingers as if they were about to fall off.

Schisandra Pill，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in *New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 23).，For spleen-related wasting disease, where the patient can eat but fails to gain muscle mass; or for diarrhea.

Heart-Protecting Pills，*Supplement to Traumatology*, Volume 3.，For emergencies caused by scalding or burns, toxic qi attacking the heart, or stagnant blood surging upward, resulting in fainting or critical injuries from falls or blows.

Shenli Decoction，*Shenghui*, Volume 7.，Deficiency-cold of the bladder and kidneys, with white, thick, and turbid urine, frequent urination at irregular intervals day and night, and pain in the lower back and flanks.

Modified Shou Xiao Pills，*Secrets of Infant Care*, Volume 4.，For children with “Wood Kidney” syndrome presenting with painless testicular swelling.

Qinpi Eye-Washing Formula，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 104.，Wind-toxin affecting the eyes, causing redness, pain, and heat due to deficiency.