Pain-Relieving Decoction

Cherry Decoction，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 3.，For heatstroke.

Astragalus and Red Peony Decoction，*Corrections to Medical Literature*, Volume 2.，Paralyzed legs, various sores and ailments, or conditions resulting from debility due to illness.

He Rong San Pills，*The Golden Mirror*, Volume 64.，Symptoms of deficiency of vital energy. These lesions often occur in front of or behind the ears, or on the shoulders and neck. Initially, they resemble phlegm nodules; they do not move when pressed, are hard as stone, and the skin color remains normal. They gradually grow larger … Read more

Two Golds Decoction，*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 2.，For cases of jaundice and swelling caused by damp-heat rising in summer and autumn, with external dryness due to the season and internal accumulation of food and fluid.

Xianggui Zhitong San，*Lushuang Ji*, Volume 2.，Pain in the chest and abdomen in pregnant women.

Eight-Pills Formula，From *Yixin Fang*, Volume 25, citing *Chan Jing*.，In children with epigastric fullness, presenting with a sallow complexion, emaciation, and a lack of appetite; where food intake fails to promote growth and flesh; accompanied by a restless and oppressed sensation in the chest; intermittent chills and fever; distension of the five viscera; pain in the … Read more

Raw Kudzu Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 189), citing *Formulas for Saving Lives*.，For unstoppable nosebleeds.

Stomach-Harmonizing Decoction，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 20.，For a weak spleen and stomach prone to digestive disturbances; symptoms include difficulty swallowing, fullness and distension, stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, belching of putrid odors and sour regurgitation, vomiting, nausea, as well as phlegm-induced vomiting due to deficiency during pregnancy and slow digestion of food and drink.

Perilla Seed Pills，From *Jin Xiao Fang*, cited in Volume 10 of *Wai Tai*.，For shortness of breath, abdominal distension, undigested food, and symptoms suggestive of cholera or cough.

Persian Powder，From *Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.，For genital sores and syphilis.

Ginger and Perilla Decoction，*Xu’s Seven Treatises on Pediatrics: Discourse on Fever*.，In children presenting with a pale face, dark lips, shivering, cold fingers, goosebumps, or vomiting of milk.

Qianjin Baotong Pills，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 13.，Mass accumulation.

Blood-Activating and Liver-Nourishing Decoction，*Clinical Notes on Ophthalmology*.，Indicated for the “Flower-like Opacity with White Deposition” syndrome. Both eyes are slightly red; the sclera is sunken; white membranes accumulate in layers, resembling snowflakes; there is a dull ache and a sensation of dryness and soreness; and hot tears flow frequently.

Capsella and Wood Fragrance Powder，From *Xuanming Lun*, Volume 8.，Severe internal and external damp-heat, edema and abdominal distension, red and scanty urine, and loose stools.

Salt and Vinegar Decoction，From *Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 9.，For vomiting, diarrhea, and muscle cramps accompanied by dizziness and cold limbs, where the condition is life-threatening within moments.

Emergency Wind Ointment，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 9 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，

Throat Fungus Decoction，From *New Treatise on Fungal Infections*.，Fungal sores cause the throat to gradually rot away, making it difficult to swallow food and drink.

Five Poisons Ointment，From *Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.，For all types of unexplained swellings and toxic sores.

Danfan Pills，*Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 1.，For chronic diarrhea unresponsive to other medications.

Fire-Pricking Elixir，Formula from *Research on Medical Formulas* (Vol. 5); name cited in *Effective Emergency Treatment Formulas*.，For all cases of throat obstruction and constriction, where life hangs by a thread.

Stagnant Blood Decoction，*Authentic Treatise on Pulse and Symptoms*, Volume 1.，Stagnant blood due to external causes.

Ji Ji Huo Tan Decoction，From *Records of Insights into Miscellaneous Disorders*, Volume 1.，For headaches with cold extremities and cold sweats, phlegm accumulation in the uterine vessels, fixed gaze and clenched jaw, and cold hands and feet not extending beyond the elbows and knees—indicating yin deficiency with internal heat.

White Robe Pills，From *Hui Chun*, Volume 8.，For men, women, and children who have accidentally swallowed wheat awns, needle pricks, or copper coins; for fish bones or other foreign objects lodged in the throat; or for throat obstruction, swelling, and pain—all of which can lead to death within moments.

Willow Branch Decoction with Fangfeng Pills，From *Shenghui*, Volume 24.，For severe wind-induced diseases characterized by sores and swellings on the body, accompanied by itching and pus discharge, where the wind-toxin is extremely severe.

Qi-Strengthening and Blood-Nourishing Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 159.，For retained placenta after childbirth, or when affected by wind and cold, resulting in stagnation of blood and qi; or in cases of physical exhaustion and inability to move, with the placenta remaining in the uterus.