Ophiopogon and Sesame Seed Decoction

Xiao Wuyu Dan，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 297.，For hemorrhoids and fistulas.

Longevity Star Pills，*Insight into the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 6.，Phlegm obscures the orifices of the heart, causing speech to be incoherent and memory to be poor.

Acacia Leaf Decoction，Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 6); name cited in *Shengji Zonglu* (Vol. 116).，Nasal obstruction; the nose is blocked but occasionally clears slightly.

Aloe Vera Decoction for Eliminating Tooth Decay，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 4.，For children with “running horse teeth” stomatitis, characterized by fever, labored breathing, decaying gums with a foul odor, and sores that pierce the cheeks and rupture the lips.

Chuanxiong-Wu Yao Powder，*Six Books of Medical Essentials*, Volume 30.，For postpartum qi stagnation headaches with a deep and涩 pulse.

Secret-Transmitted Malaria Pill，From *Collected Proven Formulas of the Zhu Family*, Volume 2.，Malaria.

Zhen Ting Powder，From *Xuanming Lun*, Volume 14.，For children with convulsions and wheezing, abdominal distension, and cough.

Five-Ingredient Ophiopogon Decoction，From *Essentials of Formulas and Syndromes*, Volume 3.，Hemoptysis.

Su Xue Dan，*Complete Book on the Treatment of Epidemics*, Volume 5.，Yangming syndrome with fever, eye pain, dry nose, insomnia, chest distress, and thirst.

Dang Gui and Jing Jie Powder，From *Zhi Zhi*, Volume 21.，Toothache.

Qiangzhong Decoction，From *Jisheng*, cited in *Yifang Leiju*, Volume 130.，Disharmony of the spleen and stomach, caused by consuming raw or cold foods or drinking excessive amounts of cold liquids, often leads to abdominal distension, fullness and oppression beneath the heart, difficulty eating, and, in severe cases, abdominal pain.

Four-Ingredient Moistening and Guiding Decoction，From *Miscellaneous Notes on Medicine*.，For men with deficiency of essence and blood, women with depletion of qi and blood, and the large intestine lacking moisture, resulting in hard, infrequent stools.

Decoction for Relieving Pain and Calming the Mind，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.，For extreme heart pain, such that the patient feels life is not worth living, cries out all night long, and weeps profusely.

Smallpox-Preventing Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 14.，On the 7th–8th day of smallpox, when spleen and stomach qi are weak, liver blood is insufficient, the sores have flattened with thin serous discharge, and appetite has slightly decreased.

Ten-Ingredient Decoction，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 193.，Dampness and water retention, causing generalized severe swelling.

Modified Astragalus Decoction，From *Zhang Jiachun’s Diagnosis and Treatment of Ophthalmic Disorders*.，The eyelid is swollen like a ball. At the onset, there is no pain or itching, no heat or redness; the eyelid is swollen and appears like a suspended ball. There is weakness in lifting the face, with slight drooping. On palpation, it feels soft … Read more

Liver-Clearing and Stagnation-Resolving Decoction，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 3.，Damp-heat in the Liver Meridian, causing swelling and pain in the penis, with painful and difficult urination.

Qi-Nourishing Pill，*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 5 (New Formulas Added in Baoqing).，For various deficiencies and debility, depletion of spleen essence, instability of true yang, disharmony of the Triple Burner, excess above and deficiency below, phlegm and fluid accumulation in the epigastrium rising upward, dizziness and vertigo,the “Eight Winds” and “Five Bi” syndromes; or sudden … Read more

Li Zhu Dan，*Medical Inventions*, Volume 7.，For yang deficiency in the lower jiao, characterized by cold pain in the umbilical region and abdomen, and coldness and counterflow in the lower legs. For weakness of original qi in the lower jiao, manifested as lower abdominal pain, dry and rough skin, and spontaneous urination.

Decoction for Relaxing the Collaterals and Dispelling Wind，From *Preliminary Discussions on Warm Diseases*.，After recovery from an exogenous pathogen, when the fever has subsided and the exterior pathogen has been resolved, but generalized aches and discomfort, fatigue, and weakness persist and refuse to resolve. Used for chronic rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatic low back pain.

Pigeon Droppings Poultice，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 2.，Chronic wasting diseases caused by pathogenic factors.

Enhanced Yueju Pills，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 2.，For stagnation syndrome.

Huang Seng San，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Vol. 301.，For chronic skin sores.

Three-Yellow Blood-Nourishing Decoction，From *The Secret Treasures of the Orchid Chamber*, Volume 1.，For hemoptysis or epistaxis, accompanied by all six pulses being large, a hollow sensation upon palpation, palpitations and easily startled, a flushed face, and heat in the upper body. For unstoppable epistaxis with a soft and rapid pulse.

Skin-Cleansing Powder，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 12.，For wind-heat invading the body, causing skin itching, urticaria, sores, scabies, and tinea; where scratching causes oozing, with unceasing spread; or sudden swelling due to wandering wind-pathogen. Urticaria.