Minor Chengqi Decoction with Added Raw Rehmannia and Cistanche

Evil-Repelling and Spleen-Activating Pills，From *Yi Ji*, Volume 8.，Yellow Edema Syndrome. Caused by exposure to damp, foul air, this condition affects the Spleen Meridian, resulting in generalized yellowing and swelling of the body. Eating causes chest tightness; urination is unimpeded; and physical activity leads to shortness of breath.

Piguangzi Pills，From *Shenghui*, Volume 21.，For tetanus, characterized by stiffness of the body, locked jaw, and eyes that will not open:

Golden Hairpin Decoction，From the formula of Master Tanfeng Xiao, cited in Volume 2 of *Effective Prescriptions for Women*.，For chronic uterine cold, frequent illness, and infertility, as well as various pre- and postpartum disorders.

Pork Fat Pills，*A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 4.，For gastric reflux, chronic constipation, or cases where excessive use of laxatives has depleted the blood, leading to worsening constipation.

Bi Sheng Bingzi，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 79.，Ten Types of Water Retention and Abdominal Distension.

Blue Ash Powder，*The Three Causes*, Volume 16.，Tight, dry, and cracked lips with sores; pale complexion.

Mu Xiang Shen Su Decoction，*The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 8.，For smallpox lesions that are about to erupt but have not yet done so, accompanied by convulsions.

Decoction to Nourish the Defensive Qi，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.，For deficiency syndromes: restless sleep, palpitations, forgetfulness, physical and mental exhaustion, and a sallow complexion.

Tianxian Decoction，From *Zhi Zhi*, Volume 18.，Pain in the arm caused by phlegm accumulation.

Lead White Frost Powder，*Xuanming Lun*, Volume 15.，Mouth sores in adults and children; tooth decay; foul breath and bleeding.

Boiled Lung Soup，From *Qian Jin*, cited in Volume 12 of *Surgical Mysteries Revealed*.，For pulmonary atrophy: coughing up pus and blood; spontaneous sweating; vomiting; excessive thirst; and difficulty with urination and defecation.

The Flying Sword Slays the Yellow Dragon，*Throat Medicine for Bestowing Blessings*, Volume 4.，For chronic abscesses that recur despite repeated treatments.

Secret-Transmitted Meridian-Following Pills，From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 1.，For wind-pathogen, cold, and dampness affecting the meridians and collaterals, leading to stagnation of qi and blood, pain caused by impaired circulation, and cramping of tendons and vessels.

Gansui Formula，Formula from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Zhouhou Fang), Volume 3; name cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Puji Fang), Volume 193.，Sudden swelling and distension of the body and face, with difficulty in urination and defecation.

Jianzhong Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 25.，Deficiency of spleen and stomach qi, vomiting with inability to retain food, distension and fullness in the umbilical region and abdomen, and undissolved masses.

Black Powder，*The Three Causes*, Volume 16.，Sudden swelling and rupture of the tongue.

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

Decoction for Restoring Yang and Softening Hardened Masses，From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*.，For chest abscesses, axillary abscesses, and all cases of yin-type abscesses characterized by swollen, hard, and nodular masses without changes in the surface skin.

Ophiopogon Lung-Clearing Decoction，From *Essentials of Rash Disorders*, Volume 2.，For persistent cough following a rash.

Divinely Bestowed Health-Preserving Powder，From *The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 1.，For abscesses and carbuncles on the back, brain abscesses, red tumors, scrofula, malignant and toxic boils, and the spread of damp phlegm; as well as all surgical conditions involving sores, regardless of yin or yang, exterior or interior, deficiency or excess, whether in the early … Read more

Decoction for Dispersing Spots，*Record of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 10.，Internal stagnation of lung fire, manifesting as a dense array of fine spots all over the body; the skin over the spots is sometimes itchy and sometimes painful.

Ginseng Pills，*The Yongle Encyclopedia*, Volume 1033, citing *Wang’s Collection of Prescriptions*.，For hemoptysis.

Xing Su Decoction，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 8.，For a heavy, rumbling cough; chest fullness and shortness of breath; a sallow, puffy complexion; nasal congestion with clear nasal discharge; aching and pain in the limbs and joints; as well as the onset of beriberi, characterized by swollen and weak legs, pain, and alternating chills and fever.

Tea-Dissolved Xiangfu Powder，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.，Intestinal wind and internal organ toxins.

Decoction for Preventing Disease with Ox Bile，*Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 378.，For childhood anxiety and for treating epileptic seizures that other physicians have been unable to cure.