Mo Chou Decoction

Jinlian Wine，From *Liangfang Hebi*, Volume 1.，Persistent, unstoppable bleeding from the stool like a stream of water.

Immediate-Effect Throat Powder，Supplement to *The Purple Treasure Collection of Laryngology*.，For all throat conditions.

Immortal Longevity Wine，*A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 8.，For the elderly suffering from deficiency of both qi and blood, with weakness in the lower body, poor appetite, and resulting consumption disease.

Dissolving Stagnation Powder，From *Essence of Ancient Formulas*, Volume 2.，For abscesses and carbuncles characterized by stagnant qi and blood stasis, presenting as hard lumps in the early stages; or for phlegm-induced nodules.

Baosheng Decoction，From *Ten Thousand Gold Prescriptions for Gynecology*.，For pregnancy-related nausea and aversion to food, absence of menstruation, occurring between the 2nd and 3rd months; presenting with symptoms resembling illness but without an underlying disease; a floating and large pulse that is uniform across all six positions; a drowsy and listless state; aversion to the smell … Read more

Secretly Transmitted Doumen Powder，*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 6 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).，For eight types of toxic dysentery characterized by cramping pain in the viscera, discharge of pus and blood (red or white), passing of stagnant blood, the formation of clots, or a mixture of five colors; frequent episodes … Read more

Musk Upper-Clearing Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 3.，Indicated for accumulated heat in the upper burner, difficulty swallowing, red eyes, dry mouth, and dark, scanty, and painful urination.

Fennel and Melia Five-Ingredient Powder，From *Jin Jian*, Volume 42.，For bladder hydrocele with difficulty urinating.

Zhishi Pills for Relieving Stagnation，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 5.，For epigastric fullness, phlegm-induced regurgitation, nausea, retching, diaphragmatic distension, persistent hangover, stagnation of undigested food, distension and fullness in the flanks, difficulty swallowing, shortness of breath, and cough. Jaundice.

Xuanfu Decoction，From *Cui’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 18 of *Wai Tai*.，For beriberi. Symptoms include stubborn numbness and loss of sensation, weakness and limpness in both legs, swelling and lack of strength in the legs; in severe cases, distension in the lower abdomen, fullness and obstruction in the chest, vomiting upon seeing food, or paralysis of … Read more

Hair-Fire Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 4.，Diseases caused by stagnant fire manifest as shortness of breath; a sensation of fullness and oppression in the flanks, abdomen, chest, back, face, and limbs; occasional vomiting; swelling and pain in the throat; dry mouth and a bitter taste on the tongue; sudden, intermittent pain in the … Read more

Rhubarb and Calomel Decoction，From *The Golden Chamber* (Volume Middle).，Damp-heat jaundice, with a vivid, tangerine-like yellow complexion; abdominal distension with sweating; thirst; constipation; scanty urination; a thick, yellow tongue coating; and a deep, full, or slippery, rapid pulse; or damp-heat-induced turbid dysuria, etc. Restlessness, a burning sensation in the chest, abdominal distension with a sensation of … Read more

Spleen-Nourishing Decoction，From *Yi Chuan Sheng Yi*, Volume 4.，Dampness-induced distension and pain in the spleen. The spleen is inherently damp earth; when cold pathogens invade it, cold and dampness congeal, forming a “heavy yin” condition, resulting in distension and pain from below the epigastrium to the navel.

Regulating and Tonifying Pills，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 28.，Severe leprosy.

Horn Thorn Porridge，*Complete Collection of Surgical Life-Preserving Methods*, Volume 4.，Transverse mass.

Decoction of Ma Ya Xiao，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 123.，For “dog’s throat” syndrome—characterized by blocked breathing, swelling, pain, and near-fainting.

Liangning Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.，For those who habitually indulge in sexual excess, overtax their minds with worry, suffer from a lack of harmony between the heart and kidneys, experience unceasing nocturnal emissions, feel a constant thirst for water, find relief even after drinking copiously, cannot rest peacefully in bed, are easily … Read more

Fire Dragon Pill for Bone Setting，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 309.，For all types of contusions, bruises, and injuries involving bone fractures, tendon pain, and swelling.

Formula for Clearing the Upper Burner, Relieving Pain, and Clearing Eye Opacity，From *Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，Eye disorders caused by wind pathogens or blood stasis. Red threads in the white of the eye, blurred vision—especially severe in the left eye—and occasional swelling of the eyelids.

Formula for Stopping Vomiting of Purple and Gold Discharge，From *The Collection for Infant Care*.，For all cases of uncontrollable vomiting in children.

Sophora Branch Wine，From *Shenghui*, Volume 60.，For hemorrhoids that have persisted for several years without healing.

Soybeans Soaked in Wine，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 93.，For stroke with paralysis of the limbs.

Qi-Soothing Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 66.，For lung-related cough with phlegm and saliva, shortness of breath, fullness in the chest, and edema.

Decoction to Clear the Mind and Nourish the Fire，From *He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 5.，Spleen deficiency with excessive fire, leading to nocturnal emissions and seminal leakage.

Pig Gallbladder Wine，*New Compilation of Mei’s Proven Prescriptions*, Volume 18.，Jaundice caused by a sudden illness.