Peach Kernel and Talc Decoction

Kidney-Fortifying and Spleen-Activating Pills，From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 4.，For deficiency of both spleen and kidney primordial qi, or when “water” lacks “earth” to store and discharge it, resulting in diarrhea and bloating; or when there is no “fire” in the upper burner to digest and transform food, leading to a sensation of fullness after … Read more

Spider Powder，From *Selected Essences of Surgical Treatises* (Vol. 5), citing *Effective Formulas*.，Internal and external hemorrhoids.

Shengjin Ointment，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 315.，Cold-induced tendinous and bone pain; injuries from falls, sprains, or blows; blood stasis; fractures and sprains of tendons and bones; stroke affecting the brain; headaches and damp-induced arthralgia; aching pain in bones and joints; numbness in the limbs due to pathogenic factors; stiffness in all joints; inability to flex … Read more

Xianggui Yutong Decoction，From *Ten Thousand Gold Prescriptions for Gynecology*.，Lower abdominal and lower back pain.

Cinnabar Cake，Quoted from the *Wang Family Manual* citing the Song Dynasty’s *Xishu Formulae* (see *New Book on the Care of Infants*, Volume 8).，For infantile convulsions, with intermittent fever and excessive salivation; coughing and vomiting; restlessness, oppression, irritability, and thirst; uncomfortable rashes; chest congestion; restless sleep; sudden fright and loud crying; dry eyes due to deficiency … Read more

River Bladder Pills，From *The Collection for Preserving Life*, Volume Middle.，Tetanus.

Perilla Qi-Regulating Decoction，From *The Complete Book of Experience in the Treatment of Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 3.，Renal Qi Wandering Wind. Wind-toxin injures the kidneys; the toxic qi wanders, descending to the legs and abdomen.

Eleven-Ingredient Seven-Boil Post-Meal Pills，From *Fan Wang’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 7 of *Wai Tai*.，Heat in the hands and feet; cold hernia in the abdomen; inability to eat or drink; frequent pain in the chest and abdomen.

Rhubarb and Peony Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 30.，Taiyang-stage cold damage that has progressed inward along the meridians, with internal accumulation of stasis-heat; symptoms include blood stasis, forgetfulness, and mania-like behavior.

Four Sages Boil-Relieving Pill，From *Tongshou Lu*, Volume 3.，For smallpox and carbuncles.

Yishou Bitian Ointment，From *Hui Chun*, Volume 4.，For deficiency-cold in the lower jiao, the five labors and seven injuries, hemiplegia, or deficiency-cold in the lower body, bladder disorders, soreness and numbness in the feet and knees, and erectile dysfunction. Also for red and white leukorrhea, sandy urine, metrorrhagia, and boils and abscesses.

Saussurea and Ginseng Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 52.，Wind-toxin affecting the kidneys, attacking the limbs, head, and face; sores on the lower back and knees; bitter taste in the mouth and dry tongue; dark and emaciated appearance; phlegm, saliva, and nasal discharge; intermittent fullness and oppression beneath the heart; lethargy in the limbs and joints; presenting symptoms … Read more

Shu Mu Sheng Tu Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.，Emotional stagnation and stagnation of Liver Qi lead to muscle spasms and bone pain, with a sensation of a lump lodged in the throat that cannot be swallowed. After taking medications such as Wuyao Shunqi San, the patient developed facial paralysis, was unable to … Read more

Substitute for Didao Decoction，*Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 8.，For stagnant blood.

Clove buds，*Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 2.，Pterygium in the eye, obstruction of the pupil, freckles, and rosacea on the face.

Preparation of Wound Healing Powder，From *Wai Tai*, Volume 29, citing *Shen Shi Fang*.，For wounds.

Decoction for Dispelling Wind and Regulating Qi，From *The Universal Formulas for Relief* (Vol. 94), citing *Secret Formulas from the Haidai Residence*.，Hemiplegia, stiffness of tendons and meridians, soreness in the shins, fatigue of the limbs, deviation of the mouth and eyes, and slurred speech; as well as damp-bi syndrome manifesting as generalized bone pain or numbness … Read more

Bile Duct Stone-Expelling Decoction No. 1，From *New Acute Abdominal Disorders*, citing a formula from Zunyi Medical College.，Biliary tract infection; gallstone disease (damp-heat pattern).

All-Purpose Divine Ointment，From *Compilation of Remarkable Formulas*, Volume 2.，Effective for all types of toxic sores; also treats wind-induced paralysis and osteoarthritis of the knees.

Decoction for Clearing the Diaphragm and Resolving Phlegm，From *Supplement to the Essentials of Formulas for Observing and Collecting*, Volume 4, citing *Comprehensive Treatise on Diagnosis and Treatment*.，For qi stagnation and phlegm obstruction causing dysphagia and inability to swallow food.

Chaihu Jia Gui Decoction，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 4.，For half-exterior, half-interior syndrome, night sweats, and fever with an aversion to removing clothing; or for cases where the abdomen is neither distended nor hard but there is a sense of fullness and oppression beneath the heart—known as “zhi jie”—and for Shao Yang malaria with alternating chills and … Read more

Rui Zhu Decoction，From *The Profound Secrets of the Divine Realm*, Volume 6.，Boils on the back of the hand.

Decoction for Nourishing Yin, Clearing Toxins, and Relieving Dysentery，From *The Collection of Compassionate Guidance*, Volume 2.，For dysentery in children following smallpox or measles, where toxic heat has not yet been cleared, presenting with a flushed face and warm hands and feet.

Powder for Treating Malnutrition，From *Renji Liangfang*.，For lower-body sores.

Stomach-Regulating and Middle-Jiao-Nourishing Decoction，From *Xian Chuan Ji Yin Fang*, cited in *Yi Fang Lei Ju*, Volume 219.，For women who, due to exposure to cold and heat pathogens, have accumulated pathogenic factors in the zang-fu organs, resulting in bloody or white diarrhea and abdominal pain.