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Decoction for Clearing Fire and Relieving Pain,From *Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 5.,Anger and emotional stagnation transform into fire, causing unbearable pain in the heart and stomach—a condition commonly seen in women. Symptoms include thirst with a strong desire to drink, constipation, sudden severe pain followed by temporary relief, and a sensation in the chest and … Read more
To disperse a boil,From *Secrets of the Medicine Chest*.,Spreading abscess with swelling, numbness, and pain.
Yuxian Lixiao Decoction,*Formulas for Reliable and Practical Use*, Volume 2.,For all types of severe dysentery—whether the stool is red or white, or a mixture of pus and blood—accompanied by tenesmus, cramping pain in the navel and abdomen, or the passage of stool in five colors, or stool resembling fish brains; occurring day and night without … Read more
Rhubarb and Peony Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 30.,Taiyang-stage cold damage that has progressed inward along the meridians, with internal accumulation of stasis-heat; symptoms include blood stasis, forgetfulness, and mania-like behavior.
Atractylodes Decoction for Regulating the Middle,*Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 1.,Accumulated cold in the viscera, causing intermittent diarrhea after the start of summer, or lower abdominal pain.
Secret Essence Pill,*Compendium of Sacred Remedies*, Volume 198.,
Jieji Decoction,*Treatise on the Subtleties of Cold Damage*, Volume 1.,For cases of shanghan where both yin and yang are in excess, with a floating and rapid pulse in both hands—or a tight or slow pulse—and strong pulses in all three positions; accompanied by absence of sweat and aversion to wind; occurring from the beginning of … Read more
White Flower Snake Ointment,From *Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 43, citing *Ji Feng’s Emergency Formulas*.,For disharmony between the Nutritive and Defensive Qi, with a deficiency of Yang and an excess of Yin, resulting in sluggish movement of the hands and feet.
Pork Fat Wine,*Wai Tai*, Volume 16, citing *Shan Fan Fang*.,Liver exhaustion with extreme tendinous strain, leading to contractures, numbness, and weakness; obstruction and fullness in the flanks; and dry, brittle skin and hair. Liver exhaustion with deficiency-cold causes obstructive and sluggish flow, blockage and lack of passage, with withered hair and a sallow complexion. Bone … Read more
Magnetite Soaked in Wine,*Shenghui*, Volume 36.,Wind-deficiency, with a constant, restless buzzing in the ears, leading to deafness and an inability to hear others’ voices.
Erqi Xiangru Decoction,From *Lingnan Health Prescriptions*, Middle Volume.,For all types of summer heat toxicity.
Five Treasures Pill,*Lecture Notes on Traditional Chinese Medicine Laryngology*.,Throat obstruction, sore throat, laryngeal inflammation, and tonsillitis.
Aconite Qi-Nourishing Decoction,From Ye’s formula cited in *Simple Formulas* (see *Compendium of Medical Formulas*, Volume 3).,For men with qi deficiency in the Yuan Zang organ and dissipation of true yang, presenting with constant ringing in both ears, cold pain in the navel and abdomen, dizziness and blurred vision, fatigue in the limbs, frequent and thin … Read more
Gui Rong Pills,*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.,For depletion of essence and blood, a sallow-black complexion, deafness and dim vision, dry mouth and excessive thirst, lower back pain and weak legs, cloudy white urine, dryness above and cold below, and inability to tolerate potent tonics.
Zhongdan,From *Yuanhe Jiyong Jing*.,For chronic debility and long-standing deficiency; extreme physical weakness and emaciation; insufficiency of the Nutritive and Defensive Qi; frequent startles, confusion, and stupor; external heat in the Upper Jiao; cold phlegm in the stomach and diaphragm causing a desire to drink; epigastric fullness and distension after overeating; weakened spleen and stomach qi … Read more
Detoxifying and Cooling Powder,From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.,Red Diaphragm Typhoid Fever. The chest and diaphragm are red, swollen, hot, and painful; purple blisters appear externally; the edges of the tongue coating are red; the center is yellow, rough, and spiky; or, in severe cases, black spots may appear interspersed with the yellow coating.
Hemorrhagic Dysuria Powder,From *Selected Formulas of Renowned Physicians: Continuation*.,Hematuria.
Life-Sustaining Wind-Relieving Decoction,*Qianjin*, Volume 14.,For stroke-induced delirium and vertigo, loss of consciousness, rambling speech, and a swollen, protruding tongue.
Agarwood and Notopterygium Decoction,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 245.,For beriberi, constipation (both severe and mild), or when symptoms ascend to the abdomen and affect the heart, causing pain, swelling, and distension.
Xiaosheng Powder,From *Zheng’s Family-Transmitted Gynecological Prescriptions Worth Ten Thousand Gold*, Volume 2.,
Detoxifying and Plague-Repelling Pill,From *Yifang Yijian*, Volume 4.,For wind-cold common colds in all four seasons, accompanied by headache and fever, as well as epidemic diseases, mountain mists, and miasma.
Jade Lock Pill,From *Ji Feng*, Volume 14.,For men suffering from diseases of the kidneys or small intestine, as well as those who have consumed excessive amounts of alcohol, presenting with loose stools mixed with green foam, accompanied by frequent bowel movements.
Three-Bean Milk,From *Records on Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 19.,Smallpox toxin. Post-smallpox abscesses with initial redness and swelling.
Dog Bone Ointment Formula,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 135.,Fistula.
Gypsum Powder,From *Shenghui*, Volume 17.,For febrile illnesses lasting one day, with headache and high fever.
Nourishing the Child and Relaxing the Tendons Powder,Alcohol-induced weakness of the tendons, trembling of the hands and feet, and numbness and distension of the meridians.