Mr. Chengzhai’s Miraculous Pills

Acacia and Astragalus Decoction，From *New Compilation of Proven Prescriptions*, Volume 15.，For malnutrition-induced wasting syndrome with dry mouth and excessive internal heat.

Poria and Cinnamon Twig Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 25.，Following sweating therapy for typhoid fever, excessive fluid intake has caused palpitations beneath the heart.

Modified Ginseng and Perilla Decoction，From *Wan’s Gynecology*, Volume 2.，For cough during pregnancy, where the condition first manifests as aversion to wind and cold, fever with a cold sensation in the nose, or a runny nose with clear discharge.

Ephedra, Aconite, and Asarum Decoction，*Treatise on Cold Damage*.，Constitutional yang deficiency complicated by exogenous wind-cold; characterized by absence of sweat, aversion to cold, fever, curled-up posture, white tongue coating, and a deep pulse. Also treats kidney-related cough and cold-induced syncope with headache.

Emergency Pills，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Shenyang Formula).，For summer heatstroke, headache and body heat, chills and fever, vomiting and diarrhea, cold extremities, abdominal colic, whole-body convulsions, epidemic rashes, childhood smallpox, red-and-white dysentery, and infantile convulsions.

Donkey-Hide Gelatin and Scutellaria Four Gentlemen Decoction，From *Ye’s Gynecology*, Volume 2.，For fetal movement in pregnant women.

Decoction for Clearing Heat and Overcoming Dampness，*Zheng Yin Mai Zhi*, Volume 4.，For bodily dampness with abdominal pain, rumbling in the intestines, alternating episodes of pain and diarrhea, and a string-like, rapid pulse.

Divine Mechanism Pill，*Ye’s Gynecology*, Volume 4.，“Ba” Disease. If a woman already has a young child who cannot yet walk and becomes pregnant again, and the child drinks this breast milk, the child will develop “Ba” disease, causing the child to become jaundiced, emaciated, and skeletal, with a lackluster spirit and a withered, exhausted body.

Gooseberry Ointment，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 172.，For children with bleeding from tooth decay, foul-smelling and decayed gums; as well as wind-induced toothache, wandering tooth decay, and cavities.

Wujia Siling Powder，From *The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 4.，For injuries caused by falls or blows.

Mercuric Oxide Paste，*Chuanya Neibian*, Volume 3.，For children who eat mud.

Ginseng, Poria, and Amber Powder，From *Zhang’s Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*, Volume 14.，Painful and scanty urination, with pain radiating from the penis to the lower flanks.

Heart-Saving Divine Pill，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 1.，In cases of cold damage during the winter months, if, after 12 days, sudden cold extremities occur—leaving the patient appearing as if dead, with a burning sensation in the chest but limbs as cold as ice—there are instances where the condition persists for 3–4 days without … Read more

Blue Hemp Decoction，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 214.，For urinary disorders with stagnant blood and unstoppable rectal bleeding.

Ten-Fragrance Pain-Relieving Pills，*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.，Indicated for qi stagnation and obstruction, epigastric pain, chest fullness, and abdominal distension.

Xuanying Pills，*Shenghui*, Volume 25.，For all types of wind disorders.

Yulian Powder，From *Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.，Consumptive diseases.

Goose Stone Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 387), citing *Formulas for the Care of Infants*.，For children with cough, excessive phlegm obstructing the airway, and wheezing in the throat.

Chaihu and Mulberry Bark Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 66.，For coughing, shortness of breath, restlessness, alternating chills and fever, and aching pain in the limbs, with symptoms worsening at night.

Elm Root Powder，From *Dongtian Aozi*, Volume 16.，For tiger bite injuries accompanied by profuse bleeding, ulceration, and pain.

Cinnamon Bark and Tangerine Peel Decoction，*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 5.，A child has not eaten for 5–6 days and is experiencing qi reversal.

Ginseng Qi-Tonifying Decoction，From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume 2.，For heat-induced depletion of original qi, numbness in both hands, fatigue in the limbs, lethargy, and a strong desire to lie down.

Sesame Seed Intestinal-Moistening Decoction，From *Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 5.，For postpartum cases of excessive blood loss leading to depletion of body fluids and dryness and constipation of the stomach and intestines, resulting in fecal impaction.

Ginseng Balancing Decoction，*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 8.，Inability to speak due to kidney deficiency.

Emergency Formula for Applying Goat’s Hoof Root，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 137.，For all types of wind-induced tinea and various forms of tinea with itching that cannot be relieved by scratching.