Minor Five-Ingredient Decoction Pills

Holly Decoction，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 249.，Swelling of the external genitalia that does not subside.

Kang Le Decoction，From *Secret Essentials of the Blue Sack*, Volume 2.，For scrofula.

Erfang Decoction，*The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 3.，“Crane-Knee Wind” (Hexi Feng) results from exposure to cold and dampness following dysentery, or from wading through water or walking on frost, leading to pain and numbness in both feet—as if being cut by a knife or bitten by a tiger—with swelling of the knee joints and an … Read more

Rongzhi Pills，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 6.，For various conditions of deficiency and weakness.

Black Donkey Head Formula，*Nourishing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.，For elderly patients with stroke who experience dizziness and vertigo, stiffness and rigidity of the body, pain in the tendons and bones, heat in the hands and feet, and restlessness of the mind.

Yanghe Qipi Ointment，*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，Chronic spleen deficiency affecting the kidneys.

Pepper and Alum Powder，*Lu Fu Jin Fang*, Volume 2.，Stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen.

Enhanced Si Ni San，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，When the pathogenic factor of Shanghan transmits to the Shaoyin channel, fire is restrained by water; yang qi becomes internally stagnant and cannot be released outward; water qi surges upward and descends, leading to cold extremities, dry cough, palpitations, loose stools, scanty urine, abdominal pain with … Read more

Toxin-Resolving Ointment，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 65.，For toothache and swollen cheeks.

Cardamom Seed Decoction，From *Guangji Fang*, cited in Volume 6 of *Wai Tai*.，For vomiting and inability to retain food, with qi rising in the abdomen.

Emergency Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Vol. 115.，For centipedes or other insects that have entered the ear.

Miraculous Da Tong Pills，*Shenghui* (Volume 49).，Masses and masses.

Milk-Withdrawal Powder，*Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 7.，Pain in the arms caused by exposure to dampness while sitting or lying down, or by the hands being left outside the covers and catching a chill while sleeping.

Xinwu Powder，From *The Jade Key*, Volume 1.，Throat inflammation.

Shenjie Ointment，From *The Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 15, citing a formula by Zheng Zhongshan.，For all types of intractable sores, as well as internal and external gangrenous sores that have persisted for many years without healing.

Kuei-Ha Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 92.，For children with genital atrophy.

Mutton Formula，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 189.，For dysentery with fatigue.

Qiangchai Decoction，*A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 22.，Eye pain caused by wind-fire, with sudden onset and severe pain.

Nian San Powder，*Lu Fu Jin Fang*, Volume 1.，For typhoid fever, headache, body aches, fever, chills, and absence of sweat.

Phlegm-Resolving and Throat-Opening Powder，From *Essentials of Treatment*, Volume 2.，For throat disorders caused by wind-phlegm or phlegm rising due to stroke.

Decoction for Dissolution and Tonification，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 7.，For masses and lumps associated with pregnancy, as well as cases where the condition is unclear whether it is related to pregnancy or not.

Purple Bamboo Shoot Tea Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 59.，Chronic dysentery with red and white stools.

Amber Pills for Calming the Mind and Soothing the Heart，*Shenghui* (Volume 69).，For women afflicted by wind-pathogen invading the heart, manifesting as incoherent speech and a dazed state of mind, which progresses to mania or madness with unpredictable episodes.

Rhinoceros Horn, Antelope Horn, Bamboo, and Gypsum Decoction，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，Red Diaphragm Typhoid Fever. In cases of wind-damp seasonal toxins that first affect the Shaoyang and Yangming channels and are subsequently triggered by sudden exposure to cold, resulting in a combined disorder of the Three Yang channels, the symptoms resemble those of … Read more

Spleen-Invigorating Pills，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.，For chronic spleen deficiency where the patient cannot tolerate food; immediately after eating, there is intestinal rumbling and abdominal cramping, which subsides only after all food is expelled; symptoms are absent when fasting; this condition has persisted for years.