More Herbs Formulas
Orange Peel Decoction,Formula from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Vol. 3); name cited in *Direct Pointers* (Vol. 5).,Sudden loss of voice; voice choked and unable to speak. Various types of stabbing pain, as well as initial symptoms resulting from exposure to wind, cold, heat, or dampness. Also effective for conditions caused by excessive alcohol or food, … Read more
Erqi Xiangru Decoction,From *Lingnan Health Prescriptions*, Middle Volume.,For all types of summer heat toxicity.
Secret-Transmitted Fragrant Coptis Pills,From *Zhi Zhi Fu Yi*, Volume 14.,For all types of dysentery accompanied by pain, as well as chronic dysentery leading to debility and unstoppable discharge of pus and blood.
Sour Jujube, Ginseng, and Poria Decoction,*Comprehensive Treatise on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Diseases*.,Night sweats in children.
Salt-Infused Powder,From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 301.,For genital sores and malignant ulcers.
Yin Hua Powder,From *Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 3.,For “running horse tooth” stomatitis that has become gangrenous and is near death.
Facial Cleansing Formula,From *The Secret Treasures of the Orchid Chamber*, Volume 2.,For dark spots on the face, or sores, or acne, heat rashes, and similar conditions.
Changyu Decoction,From *The Collection of Bu Ju: Upper Volume*, Volume 10.,For deficiency of blood in the liver and spleen, with blood deficiency accompanied by internal heat, where the use of Angelica sinensis, Atractylodes, and Bupleurum is contraindicated.
Cinnabar and Stiff Silkworm Powder,From *The Book of Sincerity*, Volume 6.,For children with clenched jaws, umbilical wind, or abdominal cramping.
Ephedra and Aconite Decoction,*The Golden Chamber* (Volume Middle).,In cases of water retention, the pulse is deep and small.
Tangerine and Ginger Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 40.,After cholera, restlessness and inability to lie still. In children, post-dysentery debility with heat in the palms and soles, even if the dysentery has not yet ceased.
Red Bean Formula,*Nourishing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.,For elderly patients with water retention, bloating, and chest tightness, as well as swelling of the hands and feet, shortness of breath, and a sensation of fullness and restlessness.
Peach Blossom Decoction for Clearing Turbidity,From *Yi Chun Sheng Yi*, Volume 3.,In cases of female exhaustion syndrome (lao zhan) characterized by bladder urgency, lower abdominal distension, generalized jaundice, a dark spot on the forehead, heat in the soles of the feet, and black stools that are occasionally loose—these symptoms result from stagnant blood that fails … Read more
Divine Rhinoceros Decoction,*Essentials of Infectious Diseases*, Volume 4.,When the heat-toxin of cholera rages intensely, it disturbs the mind, causing delirium, mania, and restlessness, with the patient flailing their arms and kicking their legs; in severe cases, they may grasp at the air while clutching their clothes.
Liver-Nourishing Decoction,From *Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 1.,When sexual intercourse occurs during the regular menstrual cycle and the stagnant blood fails to be expelled, the semen is ejaculated into the uterine orifice. The semen and blood then mix, enter the Conception Vessel, and remain within the uterus. In mild cases, this results in … Read more
Poria and Pepper Seed Pills,From *Ji Feng*, Volume 18.,Edema of the body and face, whether due to deficiency qi, wind-cold qi, water-retention qi, or swelling extending into the abdomen, causing pain, fullness, and distension, and interfering with food intake.
Peppermint Decoction Pills,*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 1.,For numbness throughout the body, aching in all joints, dizziness and vertigo, nasal congestion and headache, hoarseness, stiffness in the neck and back, itchy skin, or the appearance of a hidden rash; as well as lung heat causing a fishy odor in the throat, spleen heat causing … Read more
Licorice, Platycodon, and Gardenia Decoction,*Complete Record of Medical Works*, Volume 493.,Restlessness and insomnia due to smallpox.
Pu Huang Tong Yu Decoction,*Six Books of Medical Essentials*, Volume 30.,For postpartum cases where cold invasion and blood stasis obstruct the discharge of lochia, presenting with fever, distension, severe abdominal pain, and a rough, forceful pulse.
Shen-Shu Xie Fei Decoction,*Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 2.,Damp-heat obstructing the lungs, causing shortness of breath and coughing, with a deep and rapid pulse.
Ginseng and Pinellia Pill,Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 16 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.,For children with phlegm-related cough.
Formula for Treating Boil Erythema,*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.,For boils and carbuncles.
Pinellia, Southern Star, and White Aconite Pills,*Classified Compilation of Medical Manuscripts*, Volume 10.,For phlegm-induced dizziness, headache, nausea, and vomiting of sour fluid.
Cress and Mulberry Bark Powder,From *Ma Ke Huo Ren*, Volume 3.,For measles during or after the resolution phase, characterized by a distended chest and shortness of breath due to severe heat in the Lung Meridian causing distension.
Miraculous Insect-Blue Mulberry Branch Powder,*Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 22.,Consumptive diseases.
Pain-Relieving Powder,For swollen and knotted areas on the scalp.