Medicinal Decoction

Disinfecting Red Jade Ointment，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Vol. 347, citing *Formulas from the De Sheng Hall*.，Apply to swollen and painful breasts.

Ginseng, Fritillary Bulb, and Tangerine Peel，*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.，For spleen-stomach deficiency-heat, loss of appetite, cough with copious phlegm, and obstruction of the airways.

Musk and Tea Bud Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 44.，For persistent headaches unresponsive to other medications.

White Discharge Tablets，*Manual of Chinese Herbal Formulations*.，Indicated for leukorrhea, vaginal discharge, and metrorrhagia caused by spleen deficiency and damp-heat descending.

Coptis Monobotanical Decoction，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 133).，For persistent cold damage where the condition has not resolved, and there is concern that excessive medication may have caused difficulty with urination and defecation, as well as restlessness and agitation due to deficiency.

Major Bupleurum Decoction with Asparagus and Anemarrhena，*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 9.，For cold damage persisting for 7–8 days without resolution, accompanied by silent restlessness, dry feces in the abdomen, and delirium.

Xuanfeng Laoya Powder，*Yi Tong*, Volume 64.，

Anemarrhena Fetal-Nourishing Decoction，From *Ten Thousand Gold Prescriptions for Gynecology*.，Fetal Descent Syndrome. During the 7th–8th month of pregnancy, when the fetus feels as heavy as a stone, walking is difficult, the spleen and stomach are weak, and there is occasional shortness of breath with a sensation of pressure in the heart, chest distension, coughing, or fetal … Read more

Frankincense Bone-Healing Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 309.，For a broken bone.

Poppy Decoction，*General Essentials of Health* (Wei Sheng Zong Wei), Volume 11.，Treats bloody and non-bloody dysentery.

Phellodendron Wine，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 3.，Those with excessive “phase fire” who are fond of drinking alcohol may develop sores.

Qingsha Powder，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 37 of *The New Book on Infant Care*.，For heat-toxin sores on the body and face of children.

Silkworm Cocoon Powder，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.，For scrofula that has already ruptured.

Astragalus Qi-Nourishing Decoction，*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 9.，For various conditions of deficiency and fatigue.

Ginseng and Plantain Seed Decoction，*Zheng Yin Mai Zhi*, Volume 4.，Qi deficiency with difficulty urinating. Due to weak bladder qi failing to reach the lower orifices, symptoms include timidity and mental distraction, a sallow and withered complexion, faint speech, no signs of internal heat, lips that are not chapped, no thirst, a desire to urinate but … Read more

Herbal Aconite Decoction，*Complete Guide to Prescriptions for Preserving Life*, Vol. 3, citing *Guide to Prescriptions*.，Qi-induced fainting. The patient experiences fainting without dizziness; upon onset, they collapse to the ground in a dazed state and recover after a short while. This is caused by the disruption of the Nutritive and Defensive Qi, the turbidity of qi … Read more

Ginseng, Astragalus, and Four Saints Powder，*Zhang’s Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*, Volume 15.，Smallpox. Stomach deficiency with poor appetite, fever, and thirst, accompanied by delayed eruption.

Atractylodes Ointment，From *Ghost Remedies*, Volume 5.，Apply the warm decoction to areas of the body where the flesh has become rotten or decayed.

Trichosanthes Pill，From *Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 33.，For the three types of wasting diseases.

Wen Gu Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 5.，For a cold caught in the spring months, accompanied by spontaneous sweating and free flow of urine.

Liver-Nourishing Fangfeng Powder，*Shenghui*, Volume 3.，For liver deficiency with cold, manifested as dizziness, headache, stiffness in the limbs, and restlessness in the chest and diaphragm.

Rhubarb Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 87.，For men and women suffering from cold-induced debility. Symptoms include emaciation, indigestion, fullness and distension in the chest and abdomen, vomiting and regurgitation of acid, a sallow and withered complexion; in severe cases, there is constant pain in the chest and abdomen, diarrhea with bloody stools, cold extremities, and aching joints.

Dampness-Induced Malnutrition Powder，From *Dongyi Baojian: Chapter on External Manifestations*, Volume 4, citing *De Xiao*.，For vaginal erosion in women.

Perilla and Alum Wash，*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Acute eczema.

Finger-Reattachment Formula，*Yi Tong*, Volume 93.，For severed fingers and other cuts to the skin.