Pain-Relieving Black Powder

Yanghe Decoction，From *Complete Collection of Surgical Life-Preserving Methods*, Volume 4.，For “crane’s knee wind,” “bone-adhering ulcers,” and all types of yin ulcers. Symptoms include diffuse swelling without a defined center, aching pain without heat, unchanged skin color, no thirst, a pale-white tongue coating, and a deep, fine pulse.

Cough Powder，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Chongqing Formula).，

Sulfur Cake，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.，Insect bites and cold sores respond well to heat therapy and soaking in hot water.

Er Miao Decoction，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 2.，Pain in the tendons and bones, or pain in the lower back caused by the flow of damp-heat.

Brain-Clearing Coptis Ointment，From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，For eye disorders caused by heat.

Snail Pills，*Shenghui*, Volume 66.，For hard, swollen scrofula nodules.

Baiwei Decoction，From *Quansheng Zhimi Fang*, Volume 3.，For blood-induced syncope with sudden collapse: the patient feels no discomfort beforehand but suddenly appears as if dead, with the body motionless, unresponsive and unaware of others, eyes closed and unable to open, mouth clenched and unable to speak; or the patient may seem conscious but averse to hearing … Read more

Double-Yu Powder，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 4.，For cold-damp beriberi.

Ephedra and Gypsum Decoction，From *The Complete Book on the Treatment of Rashes*.，For all cases where the rash appears superficially, with faint redness on the cheeks that does not fully emerge, appearing and disappearing rapidly, accompanied by fever, restlessness and thirst, shortness of breath, mental confusion, loss of consciousness, delirium and mania, a dry body with … Read more

Clear Rash Decoction，From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，For children with a rash accompanied by heat in both the exterior and interior, or restlessness with a desire to drink, or a sore throat and hoarseness, or wheezing and coughing.

Ginseng and Amber Pills，From *Zhunsheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 5.，For mania, epilepsy, and delirium; palpitations and insomnia; a dazed and restless state; loss of mental clarity and delirium; and uncontrollable outbursts of grief or joy.

Toxic Masses and Tissue Regeneration Powder，From *The Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.，For lower-body sores.

Qi-Regulating Fragrant Sand Decoction，From *The Purple Treasure Collection of Laryngology*, Volume 2.，Sore throat.

Fragrant Cardamom Six Gentlemen Decoction，From *Wenzheng Zhigui*, Volume 3.，For cases of warm disease where repeated purgation has damaged the central qi, resulting in unceasing vomiting, a tongue without coating, profuse sweating, and restlessness.

Smallpox Eruption Pill，From *Collected Explanations on Measles and Smallpox*, Volume 6.，For cases where smallpox has just broken out and the condition is critical.

Yanghe Xijiao Pills，From *Classification and Treatment of Syndromes*, Volume 8.，For scrofula caused by qi stagnation and phlegm accumulation in the Liver and Gallbladder meridians, where the pathogenic factors are deeply rooted and difficult to resolve.

Chaihu Zhike Decoction，From *Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 15.，For children with a rash, abdominal distension, and shortness of breath.

Harmonizing Supreme Elixir，From *The Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 2.，Guan-Ge Syndrome.

Donkey-Hide Gelatin Porridge，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 259.，Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy.

Modified Six-Pillar Decoction，From *Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 22.，For various diseases with severe conditions and prolonged discharge of pus and blood.

Ten-Fragrance Revival Pill，From *Chunjiao Ji*, Volume 3.，For phlegm-induced syncope or stroke, with a crooked mouth and eyes, clenched jaws, unconsciousness bordering on death, or various forms of mania and delirium.

Rhododendron Flower Pills，Formula from *Compendium of Materia Medica* (Vol. 17), citing *Continuation of Trusted Prescriptions*; name found in *A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases* (Vol. 16).，Pain caused by wind-phlegm obstruction.

Coix Seed and Bamboo Leaf Powder，*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 2.，Dampness stagnating in the meridians, with fever, body pain, profuse sweating, spontaneous diarrhea, and white rashes on the chest and abdomen—indicating a combination of internal and external pathogenic factors.

Castor Bean Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 79.，For abdominal distension and edema.

Disinfecting Five Saints Decoction，From *The Mystic Pearl of Chishui*, Volume 30.，Swelling and pain due to anal abscess.