Miraculous Decoction for Treating Hernias

Curcuma Pill，From *New Book on the Care of Infants*, Volume 13, citing a formula by Zhang Huan.，For children suffering from stroke, with episodes of fever and profuse drooling.

Jiaojia Powder，Formula from *Compendium of Materia Medica* (Ben Cao Gang Mu), Volume 14, citing *Sheng Hui*; name found in *Zhun Sheng, Lei Fang*, Volume 5.，Postpartum stroke, loss of consciousness, foaming at the mouth, and convulsions of the hands and feet.

Cooling the Diaphragm and Attacking Toxins Powder，*Essentials of Smallpox Treatment*, Volume 10.，In cases of smallpox where heat-toxin is congested in the upper jiao, causing chest and diaphragm distress and high fever.

Red Lotion，*Ophthalmology Treasure Chest*, Volume 4.，Epidemic conjunctivitis.

Decoction for Itching，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 4.，For women with damp-heat descending to the lower burner, causing itching in the genital area and sores both internally and externally.

Polygonum cuspidatum Root Powder，*Traditional Chinese Medicine: Surgery*.，Burns.

Bailing Powder，From *Essentials for Those Unfamiliar with Medicine*, Volume 2.，For chickens with eye infections that prevent them from seeing at night.

Great Eight-Wind Black Snake Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 95.，Numbness due to wind, tingling of the skin, and stiffness and spasms in the hands and feet.

Astragalus Tonifying the Middle Decoction，*Medical Discoveries*, Volume 1.，For all cases of fullness and oppression beneath the heart, including those that have persisted for many years without resolution. The spleen and stomach are unable to drain dampness, resulting in internal fullness and external swelling.

Fetal-Promoting Powder，From *Six Treatises on Medicine*, Volume 29.，For a stillbirth before full term, accompanied by pain in the umbilical region and abdomen (??), a heavy, sinking sensation in the lower abdomen, and a rapid,涩 pulse.

Pestilence-Dispelling Powder，*New Book on Smallpox Inoculation*, Volume 12.，

Cypress Leaf Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 188, citing *Formulas from the Danliao Clinic*.，For hemoptysis and hematochezia, where the condition results from internal damage, or from overindulgence in alcohol and food, or from ruptured vessels in the heart or lungs, causing blood and qi to flow uncontrollably, with blood gushing forth like a spring from … Read more

Aconite and Fennel Powder，From *The Great Compendium of Medical Formulas*, Volume 7, citing *Dan Liao*.，Qi deficiency with accumulated cold, cramping pain in the chest and abdomen, diarrhea, and poor appetite.

Mutton Spinal Bone Porridge，*Shenghui*, Volume 97.，For deficiency-syndrome-induced emaciation and weakness.

Reed and Ginger Decoction，*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 10.，Excessive consumption of river pufferfish leads to blood toxicity invading the body, causing numbness of the tongue and chest tightness; in severe cases, abdominal distension with difficulty breathing, and an open mouth with no sound produced.

Dragon and Tiger Immortals Decoction，*Essentials for the Rapid Treatment of Epidemic Diphtheria*.，For extremely severe cases of diphtheria.

Great Kidney-Tonifying Decoction，*Qianjin Yi*, Volume 15.，Deficiency of kidney qi, with heavy pain in the lower back and waist.

Nourish the Kidney and Subdue Wind Decoction，*Yi Chun Sheng Yi*, Volume 1.，Kidney wind. Dizziness and vertigo; a sensation of something hanging in the chest; anxiety and fear of others; a constant desire to sleep under a blanket.

Minor Astragalus Powder，*Ji Feng*, Volume 19.，When wind-cold pathogens invade the Kidney Meridian and ascend to the Lung, preventing the smooth descent of Qi, the interaction of wind and Qi causes swelling of the face and eyes. The patient experiences no pain, shows no weight loss, and is unable to eat; the pulse is large and … Read more

Apricot and Atractylodes Life-Sustaining Decoction，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 98), citing *Shi Yuanduan’s Effective Prescriptions*.，A combination of wind, cold, and dampness causes foot bi syndrome, characterized by severe pain; the patient is unable to turn over in bed; the affected area may be swollen or thin; and there is intense pain accompanied by muscle spasms.

Bian Que’s Four Saints Powder，*The Authentic Transmission of Smallpox Medicine*, Volume 7.，When smallpox reaches its peak on the seventh or eighth day, with the pus not yet fully formed and the fire-toxin not yet resolved.

Four Substances Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Cooling the Blood，From *Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 63.，For hemorrhoids and rectal fistulas in the early stages caused by damp-heat.

Coptis and Watermelon Frost Eye Drops，*Concise Traditional Chinese Medicine Ophthalmology*.，Acute conjunctivitis, trachoma, etc.

Aconite and Glutinous Rice Decoction，From *The Golden Chamber* (Volume 1).，Cold qi in the abdomen, rumbling and sharp pain, fullness and distension in the chest and flanks, and vomiting.

Decoction for Generating Body Fluids and Relieving Atrophy，*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 6.，Lung atrophy. Stomach fire rises and scorches the lung metal day after day, leading to weakness and atrophy, an inability to stand, a desire to cough but an inability to do so, and a fear of coughing. When coughing does occur, it … Read more