Nourishing the True Decoction

Astragalus and Magnolia Powder，Formula from *Formulas for Emergency Care* (Zhouhou Fang), Volume 4; name cited in *Comprehensive Record of Sacred Remedies* (Shengji Zonglu), Volume 60.，Alcoholic jaundice. Characterized by heart distress and pain, swelling of the lower legs, yellow urine, and the appearance of red, yellow, or black spots after drinking alcohol—caused by severe intoxication followed … Read more

Chicken and Mugwort Decoction，The formula is from *Qian Jin* (Volume 2), citing *Xu Zhicai’s Monthly Formulas for Nourishing the Fetus*; the name appears in *Sheng Hui* (Volume 76).，In the second month of pregnancy, when yin and yang first begin to govern the meridians, cold may cause the fetus to wither and fail to develop, while … Read more

Thousand-Year Spot-Removing Decoction，From *Records of Smallpox and Measles* (Volume 13).，For smallpox with red, purple, or black spots.

Black Fungus Porridge，From *Recipes for Longevity Medicinal Porridges*.，For middle-aged and elderly individuals with physical weakness, consumptive cough with blood-streaked sputum, pulmonary tuberculosis with yin deficiency and internal heat, as well as chronic rectal bleeding and bleeding from hemorrhoids.

Jin Shi Ling，*Qianjin Yi* (Supplement to the Thousand Gold Prescriptions), Volume 18.，This formula treats fever caused by metal and mineral toxins.

Jujube Paste Pills，From *Ben Shi*, Volume 2.，Xiben, located beneath the right flank and as large as a cup, causes chills and fever, shortness of breath and coughing, and the development of abscesses and boils.

Fritillary Bulb and Scutellaria Decoction，From *Medical Explorations* (Yixue Tanli Ji), Volume 4.，For hemoptysis with a full and forceful pulse and dark purple blood.

Li Nu Powder，From *Proven and Effective Prescriptions from the Classic of Medicine*.，Effective for all types of lacerations and bruises.

Xianfeng Powder，From *Ophthalmology Essentials*, Volume 4.，For smallpox lesions affecting the eyes.

Blue Detoxifying Pills，*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 8 (supplemented by Wu Zhige with renowned formulas from various schools).，For accumulated heat in the five viscera, toxic qi rising upward, distress and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, swelling and pain in the throat, red eyes and abscesses, heat in the head and face, dry lips … Read more

Qi-Boosting and Urination-Promoting Decoction，*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.，Indicated for qi deficiency with sinking during pregnancy, resulting in difficulty urinating, distension and pain in the umbilical region and abdomen, a pale complexion with a bluish tinge, palpitations and shortness of breath, mental fatigue and poor appetite, a pale tongue with a white coating, and a deep, … Read more

Sapindus Ointment，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 4.，Swelling, toxins, and malignant sores.

Phlegm-Resolving Pills，*Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 2.，For phlegm and fluid retention that is deeply rooted and difficult to eliminate, in patients who are physically and mentally robust and whose vital energy has not yet declined.

Newly Formulated Xiangru Decoction，*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 1.，For summer-heat or warm-disease affecting the Hand Taiyin meridian, presenting with symptoms resembling cold damage: a洪大 pulse in the right wrist, a conversely small pulse in the left wrist, a flushed face, and thirst, but without sweating.

Appetite-Stimulating Decoction，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 23.，For abdominal pain in children caused by indigestion.

Saliva-Controlling Pills，From *Jisheng*, cited in *Yifang Leiju*, Volume 160.，For various types of epilepsy that have persisted for a long time without cure, with stubborn phlegm that accumulates and dissipates unpredictably, leading to various complications.

Sheng San Zi，*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 209.，For men and women with dampness affecting the spleen and stomach, cold stagnation in the epigastrium, frequent indigestion after eating, fullness and oppression in the chest, distension of the flanks, intestinal rumbling with a sensation of fullness due to deficiency,stiff pain in the lower abdomen, and rigidity … Read more

Yiyuan Qibao Dan，From *Eight Essays on Nurturing Life*, Volume 17.，

White Jade Pill，From *Baoming Gejue*, Volume 21.，

Camphor and Chili Tincture，*A Concise Guide to Dermatology in Traditional Chinese Medicine*.，Chilblains.

Eight-Pillar Decoction，*Hui Chun*, Volume 3.，For deficiency-cold in the stomach and intestines with uncontrollable loose stools.

Ear-Clarifying Rehmannia Pills，From *Compilation of Wu’s Medical Formulas*, Volume 1.，Ear disorders.

Lychee Fragrance Powder，From *The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，For severe hernia pain originating in the Qi level, manifested as pain in the lower abdomen.

Cardamom Decoction，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 6.，Vomiting, nausea, and loss of appetite.

White Agarwood Powder，*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 3 (*Newly Added Formulas of the Chunyou Era*).，For all conditions of cold qi attacking the heart and abdomen, causing distension and fullness in the flanks, belching with a sour taste and regurgitation of acid, chest and diaphragm obstruction, and reduced appetite.