Miraculous Decoction for Treating Hernias

Eight-Ingredient Shengmai Decoction，From *Records of Insights into Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 1.，For hemiplegia due to stroke.

Salt and Dried Plum Decoction，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 301.，Dampness and itching in the scrotum with peeling skin.

Nourishing and Astringent Pills，*Hui Chun*, Volume 6.，For cases of qi sinking following uterine hemorrhage, or leukorrhea, accompanied by severe distension and pain in the lower abdomen.

Toxic-Expelling and Life-Preserving Decoction，*Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*, Volume 8.，Gangrene results from deep-seated cold and chronic chill, with yin toxins attacking the joints of the toes. If the toe cannot be extended when flexed, the disease lies in the tendons; if it cannot be flexed when extended, the disease lies in the bones. It … Read more

Duck Intestine Decoction，*Qianjin Yi* (Supplement to the Thousand Gold Prescriptions), Volume 15.，For hair loss. Heat attacking the chest and back, vomiting, restlessness, and oppression; falling into a deep sleep upon lying down; discomfort in the limbs when feeling hot; alternating chills and fever; and difficulty with urination and defecation.

Sanling-Pengshu Pills，From *Pocket Guide to Pediatrics*, Volume 7.，For food stagnation, abdominal masses, and breast lumps.

Hand-Gripped Pill，From *The Great Treasure of Health*, Volume 1, citing *Formulas from the Conggui Hall*.，In cases of typhoid fever complicated by yin syndrome, or abdominal pain so severe it feels like death due to sexual activity,

Spring Revival Powder for Epidemic Fevers，From *Guidance on Epidemic Diseases*.，Cold-damp cholera. Symptoms include vomiting and diarrhea, a deep pulse, cold limbs, sunken eyes, and progressive wasting of the muscles.

Changchun Formula，From Volume 2 of Nian’s *Collected Proven Effective Formulas*.，Kidney deficiency with cold essence.

Decoction for Activating Meridians and Dispelling Cold，From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，For meridians affected by cold, causing tremors in the limbs.

Musk and Pig Gallbladder Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 18.，For children suffering from various forms of wasting disease and emaciation, ulcerated gums, or abdominal pain caused by intestinal parasites, who fail to gain weight despite ample intake of breast milk and food.

Cooling Relief Powder，From *The Complete Collection on Survival from Cold Damage*, Volume 4.，For “Large-Head” Shanghan, where all three Yang channels are affected by pathogenic factors, manifesting in the head, face, ears, eyes, and nose. Swelling and pain in the head, eyes, ears, and nose.

Five Immortals Decoction，*Elucidation of Ophthalmology*, Volume 3.，Audible wheezing due to phlegm in the chest and diaphragm, with blurred vision in both eyes.

Prunus mume Root Bark Pills，From *Shenghui*, Volume 34.，For exposed and protruding tooth roots caused by wind-heat.

Infant-Protecting Hundred-in-One Ointment，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*.，For children suffering from malnutrition, chronic diarrhea, dysentery, or coughs who refuse to take medicine; as well as for treating injuries from falls or blows to the hands, feet, shoulders, and back, and for cold-damp beriberi causing unbearable pain.

Fetal Bone Powder，*Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 7.，For the first episode of labor pains:

Silver Jujube, Ginger, Cinnamon, and Rhubarb Decoction，*Explanation of Warm-Heat Diseases*.，For dysentery with stools that are pure black like lacquer, accompanied by the passage of stagnant blood.

Nuzhen Decoction，From *Yichun Shengyi*, Volume 2.，For kidney heat and dryness manifesting as cloudy urine, painful urination, weakness in the lower back and legs, and chronic lower-body wasting syndrome.

Xiaozhenxin Powder，*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 14.，For deficiency of heart qi manifesting as palpitations due to deficiency, fear and anxiety, sadness, preoccupation, mental confusion, and a state of constant alarm and startle.

Qianyang Huoxue Decoction，From *Zhang Jiachun’s Diagnosis and Treatment of Ophthalmic Disorders*.，“Cloud and Mist Obscuring the Eyes” Syndrome. Yin deficiency with excessive fire; blood fails to follow the meridians; faint red phantoms; dizziness and vertigo; redness of the cheekbones and tongue; insomnia and night sweats; fine and rapid pulse.

Huayun Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 6.，For cases where pathogenic heat is internally retained and stagnant, failing to manifest outwardly; when the heat reaches its peak, it produces rashes, and the body appears as if covered by a red cloud.

Immortal Jade Maiden Powder，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 10.，(Black, dried) (Black, processed).

Hernia-Resolving Decoction，Proven Formula，Indicated for hernias caused by qi stagnation and cold congealing.

Chuanlian Pills，*General Essentials of Health Preservation*, Volume 13.，For cold in the stomach causing worm activity, pain in the chest and abdomen, and worm activity in the upper, middle, and lower jiao due to deficiency.

Jinghuang Powder，From *Ming Yi Zhi Zhang*, Volume 5.，Sudden vomiting caused by heat in the upper burner.