Ox Gall Decoction

Plum and Peach Powder，The formula is from *Qian Jin* (Vol. 25), and the name appears in *Pu Ji Fang* (Vol. 308).，Treats water toxicity.

Mugwort-Sulfur Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 9.，Indicated for cold in the marrow and blood deficiency, lower back pain and weakness in the legs, as well as abdominal pain caused by exposure to cold, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, spontaneous sweating and shortness of breath, chronic deficiency of the lower jiao, and frequent urination; in women, … Read more

Cinnabar Double Pills，*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 393.，For infants and young children with hard, distended abdominal masses after feeding; high fever with convulsive crying; failure to gain weight despite breastfeeding; indigestion; diarrhea; and wasting of flesh and bone.

Rose and Remnant Grain Decoction，From *New Treatise on Fungal and Infectious Diseases*.，For toxic nodules and severe sore throat.

Atractylodes and Chrysanthemum Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 107.，Wind-heat eye disorder.

Puxiao Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 28.，Toxic qi from cold damage is congested in the upper jiao; toxic heat fails to dissipate, causing mania with a desire to run, or occasional prostration on the ground; the pulse at the left cun position is洪数 (thunderous and rapid).

Harmonizing Qi and Nourishing Blood Decoction，*Hui Chun*, Volume 5.，For hernia pain with underlying deficiency. The hernia flares up whenever the patient engages in physical labor; the pulse is deep and tight, hollow and large with no strength; the pain is mild but accompanied by a sensation of heaviness, sinking, and pulling.

Wuyao Qi-Regulating Powder，*Complete Book of Experienced Formulas for Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 1.，For throat inflammation causing tongue stiffness, hoarseness, and an inability to speak, often accompanied by the habit of holding the throat with one’s hand.

Bamboo Pith and Bamboo Leaf Decoction，*The Standard Rule: Pediatrics*, Volume 5.，Dry heaving; during the summer months, heat in the palms and soles, flushed face, craving for cold drinks, and vomiting of turbid fluid.

Moisturizing Muscle Ointment，From *Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 19.，Pain in the skin. Wind and cold qi stagnate in the skin and hair, causing blood to fail to nourish the surface of the muscles; the skin then becomes dry and painful, and the hands and feet appear as if they have no skin.

Tongbi Pills，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 1.，For stroke, left-sided paralysis and right-sided weakness, deviation of the mouth and eyes, hemiplegia, numbness and stiffness of the limbs, slurred speech, and all wind-related disorders.

Huangxue Ointment，From *Songfeng’s Discourse on Epidemics*, Volume 2.，For epidemic-induced delirium and jaundice.

Rehmannia Powder，Formula from *Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 2; name cited in *Collection of Childbirth and Pregnancy*, Volume 1.，Uterine Bleeding: Unstoppable bleeding during pregnancy.

Anti-inflammatory and Cataract-Removing Pills，*Selected Cases in Traditional Chinese Medicine*.，Red, swollen, and painful eyes; corneal opacity (corneal ulcer).

Camphor-Clearing-the-Diaphragm Decoction，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 1.，

Jade Ball，Formula by Zhou Houfeng, cited in *The Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 15.，For scabies.

Fumigation Formula for Boils，*Feng’s Treasure Chest: Surgery*, Volume 19.，For boils on the back.

Wind-Dispelling and Phlegm-Resolving Decoction，From *He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 1.，Sudden onset of wind-pathogen, slurred speech, deviation of the mouth and eyes, mental confusion, and hemiplegia with loss of sensation.

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

Stone Acorus Decoction，The formula is taken from *Yipan Zhu*, Volume 7, citing *Shishi Milu*; the name appears in *Weisheng Hongbao*, Volume 5.，For “Flower Epilepsy”: When a woman’s emotional desires go unfulfilled, causing the Liver’s Wood element to wither and internal fire to rage, she may suddenly suffer an epileptic seizure. Her pulse at the Cunkou … Read more

Lung-Draining Powder，From *Essentials of the Silver Sea*, Volume 1.，For sores or raised lesions on the eyelids that, after healing, develop into white opacities that persist for a long time.

Itch-Relieving Decoction，From *The Complete Formulas for Preserving Life*, cited in Volume 3 of *The Collection of Immortal Remedies*.，For children with a full-body rash of hives, dense as silkworm eggs, accompanied by unbearable itching.

Ox Gallstone Precious Pill，*The Profound Principles of the Divine Realm*, Volume 12.，For throat sores caused by yang fire.

Qi Zhen Pills，*Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 28.，Chronic accumulation of wind-obstruction causes a throbbing pain in the chest and heart region, with a pricking pain in the flanks and chest as if from needles; the patient cries out incessantly throughout the day; the six pulses are deep and hidden; and the area is so tender that … Read more

Skin-Tightening Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 386.，For all types of swelling that have already subsided after acupuncture treatment, accompanied by spleen and stomach deficiency.