Mao Su Decoction

Decoction for Restoring Yang and Transforming Toxins，*Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 6, Part 1.，For smallpox with yin dryness, a history of vomiting and diarrhea, a deep and weak pulse, and hands and feet that should be cold but are instead hot—indicating extreme yin manifesting as yang.

Pork Marrow Paste，*Yi Tong*, Volume 91.，For smallpox lesions that do not shed or scabs that do not form.

Huiyan Ointment，*Eight Essays on Nurturing Life*, Volume 18.，For scrofula and phlegm nodules.

Grass Ash Powder，*New Compilation of Mei’s Proven Formulas*, Volume 5.，For smallpox lesions that have become ulcerated.

Datong Zhen Pill，*Shenghui*, Volume 70.，For women suffering from blood-wind and qi deficiency, disharmony of the meridians, intermittent abdominal pain, a sallow and haggard complexion, weakness in the limbs, mental confusion and lethargy, loss of appetite, and postpartum complications.

Ginseng and Poria Great Tonifying and Nourishing Decoction，*Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology*, Volume 2.，For cases where postpartum blood clots have dissipated, pain has subsided, but diarrhea persists with undigested food in the stool.

Papaya Fermented Powder，From *Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Fuzhou Formula).，For qi stagnation and abdominal masses.

Pills for Removing Horizontal Opacities from the Eye，*The Golden Mirror*, Volume 77.，Due to internal deficiency, liver pathogenic factors, and stomach heat rising to the brain, cerebral fluid flows downward into the eyes, causing internal cataracts. A horizontal opacity forms on the cornea—also known as “sword-ridge opacity”—shaped like the ridge of a sword, projecting outward from … Read more

Cui Sheng Gui San，*Essentials of Obstetrics from the Family Treasure of Health*, Volume 7.，For cases where delivery has not occurred within 3–5 days.

Four Fragrances and Three Grains Decoction，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 383.，For children with malnutrition-related injuries, severe diarrhea with fecal incontinence, and stools with a rancid, sour odor, with a foul smell detectable up to 2–3 chi away.

Decoction of Ginger, Angelica, Cinnamon, Ginseng, and Licorice，*Lü Fa*, Volume 2.，For sudden and severe cold invasion; after taking the Aconite and Dried Ginger Decoction or the Aconite, Dried Ginger, Angelica, and Cinnamon Decoction, when yang qi is about to return and the yin cold has been partially dispelled.

Mercury and Shepherd’s Purse Pills，The formula is from *Qian Jin* (Vol. 21); the name appears in *Pu Ji Fang* (Vol. 191).，For edema, where the body is thick and fleshy and does not indent upon pressure; in severe cases, the arms are so thick that sleeves do not fit; and for the ten types of severe … Read more

Tingli-Kushen Powder，From *The Book of Saving Lives*, cited in Volume 6 of *The Correct Transmission of Medicine*.，Chronic jaundice. Severe internal damp-heat, with red and scanty urine, occasional constipation, poor appetite, and no response to other medications.

Xiao Xingxing Pill，From *Direct Decisions on Pediatric Medicines and Syndromes*, Volume 2.，For sudden convulsions, epilepsy, tidal fevers, and various conditions of restlessness due to deficiency, as well as drug toxicity rising to the head, and restlessness with thirst.

Decisive Thirst-Relieving Decoction，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 19.，Persistent diabetes.

Perilla Decoction，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 80.，Water retention.

Zhi-Ju Ping-Wei Powder，From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 2.，Hiccups due to internal injury; food stagnation in the middle jiao.

Decoction for Cooling the Heart and Clearing the Liver，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 10.，Bleeding from both eyes.

Bin Huang Pills，*Gu Songyuan’s Medical Mirror*, Vol. 14.，For pain in the epigastrium and abdomen caused by parasites, with intermittent episodes of pain; white spots on the face; or vomiting of clear fluid; pain occurs when hungry despite eating light foods, but subsides when full after consuming rich foods.

Hemp Pills，From *Qianjin Yueling*, cited in *Yifang Leiju*, Volume 96.，For conditions following a stroke, characterized by wind obstruction and qi stagnation, yin deficiency and fluid depletion, hard and dry stools, emaciation, cold pain in the lower back and knees, weakness in the limbs, and generalized itching due to deficiency. Also for beriberi and all wind-related … Read more

Five-Spice Atractylodes Powder，*De Xiao*, Volume 19.，Lung abscess.

Liuwei Che’ao Powder，*Essentials of Surgery*, Volume 1.，For abscesses and carbuncles in their early stages; for sores with accumulated internal toxins, accompanied by severe constipation, in patients with robust vital energy.

Astragalus and Angelica Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 128.，Chronic stone abscess that has not healed.

Coptis Pill for Dispelling Masses，From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume 1.，Fullness and distension beneath the heart, stagnation that does not dissipate, restlessness and fever, shortness of breath and agitation.

Decoction of Dipsacus for Fresh Injuries，*Lecture Notes on Traditional Chinese Medicine Traumatology*.，Early and middle stages of fresh fractures.