Mangxiao Decoction

Decoction for Nourishing the Meridians and Consolidating the True Qi，From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume Middle.，For women with persistent leukorrhea that flows unceasingly, unresponsive to other treatments, and a faint pulse at the Cui position of the pericardium—the condition lies in the Dai Meridian.

Four-Gallbladder Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 112.，For crescent-shaped cataracts where the opacity resembles congealed fat, thicker on one side and thinner on the other, resembling a crescent moon, following acupuncture treatment; and for cataracts with jujube-blossom-like opacities following acupuncture treatment.

Six-Ingredient Pills，From *Shenghui*, cited in *Puji Fang*, Volume 176.，For diabetes.

Xianglian Hewei Decoction，From *Jin Jian*, Volume 42.，For cases of dysentery where the severity has greatly subsided after initial treatment.

Stomach-Warming and Intestine-Fortifying Pills，From *New Book on the Care of Infants*, Volume 28.，For childhood diarrhea.

Astragalus and Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Decoction，*Formulas of the Taiping Huimin Hujiju Bureau*, Volume 5，Tonifies qi and nourishes yin; clears and dispels deficient heat. Indicated for deficiency-related wasting disease with superimposed heat, emaciation, fatigue in the limbs, heat in the palms, soles, and chest, dry mouth and throat, flushed cheeks and palpitations, afternoon and evening tidal … Read more

Spotted Camphor Bead Pills，From *Xingyuan*, Volume 5.，For deficiency-syndrome with insufficiency of essence and blood, emaciation and exhaustion, leukorrhea and seminal emission, restlessness of the mind, night sweats, and lethargy.

Aconite and Musk Oil，From *The Yongle Encyclopedia*, Volume 8841, citing *Essentials for Mountain Dwellers*.，

Imperial Da Jin Dan，*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.，For lung qi deficiency with heat, cough, asthma, and excessive phlegm with shortness of breath that has persisted for a long time without resolution.

Family-Transmitted Chuanxiong-Danggui Decoction，From *The Song of Preserving Life: Summary*, Volume 16.，Various Hernias.

Qi-Nourishing and Spirit-Calming Decoction，From *Hui Chun*, Volume 4.，Caused by the combined influence of the Seven Emotions and the Six Excesses, resulting in heart deficiency, frequent dreaming at night, restless sleep, confusion, fright, and phlegm-induced convulsions.

Ganju Shengma Decoction，From *The Complete Book on the Treatment of Rashes*, Volume 2.，Rectal prolapse following a rash, caused by accumulated heat in the large intestine that descends and forces the rectum out, presenting with swelling, hardness, and pain; occasional bleeding; or small, thin stools; red lips and dry teeth; a firm abdomen; and a forceful, … Read more

Zhen Huang San，*Danxi’s Heart Method with Appendices*, Volume 22.，For childhood “running horse” malnutrition.

Ramie Porridge，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 190.，Used for fetal instability and abdominal pain during pregnancy.

Hot Dip in Broth，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 65); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 300).，Finger Swelling. When the qi of the five viscera flows into the twelve meridians and heat surges to the fingers without receding, the fingers first swell, becoming hot and painful to the touch, with a color that is not dusky; subsequently, pus … Read more

Lead and Gold Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 14.，For wind-pathogen affecting the heart.

Fly Powder，From *Yin Hai Jing Wei*, Volume 1.，The liver is damaged by pathogenic heat due to deficiency; the meridians are stagnant; yin and yang are out of harmony; and the nutritive and defensive qi do not circulate freely. This causes night blindness in both adults and children, with an inability to see objects during the … Read more

Powder for Clearing Kidney Heat with Red Poria，*Shenghui*, Volume 7.，Indicated for excess heat in the kidneys, discomfort in the abdomen and flanks, restlessness and fullness in the chest and diaphragm, stiffness and tightness in the lower back, and heat and pain in the soles of the feet.

Miraculous Mercury Pills，*Shenghui* (Volume 49).，In cases of qi deficiency in the viscera, irregular diet, excessive consumption of raw or cold foods that cannot be digested—which then clash with the qi of the viscera, coalesce into a mass, and settle firmly between the abdomen and the stomach, remaining immovable—if left untreated for many years, the mass … Read more

Raw Rehmannia and Gardenia Decoction，*Ma Ke Huo Ren*, Volume 3.，Heart fire rising, causing nosebleeds.

Tonifying Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 219), citing *Formulas from the Hall of Auspicious Bamboo*.，For pain in the lower back and knees.

Raw Ophiopogon Decoction，*Qian Jin*, Volume 24.，Scattering of hair; sudden onset of sores on the body.

Si Xuan Powder，From *Direct Pointers with Addenda*, Volume 26.，For stroke with phlegm obscuring the orifices of the heart, mania, delirium, agitation, mental confusion, profuse phlegm and saliva, and the five types of epilepsy caused by heart wind.

Divine Efficacy Decoction，From *Yu’an*, Volume 6.，A lump in a woman’s breast, initially the size of a coin, causing no pain or itching; after three to five years, the surrounding area becomes red and swollen; when it ulcerates, there is no pus, only clear fluid oozing out, forming a depression resembling a cave.

Chengze Pills，From *Qianjin*, Volume 2.，For the thirty-six disorders of the lower jiao in women, including infertility and the inability to bear children.