Perilla and Apricot Porridge

Quansheng Zhibao Pill，*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.，For men with kidney deficiency and seminal emission, accompanied by lower back and leg pain; and for women with postpartum deficiency of blood and qi, accompanied by mental weakness.

Garlic and Fermented Soybean Soup，The formula is from *Qianjin* (Volume 9); the name appears in *Wai Tai* (Volume 4).，For malaria and warm pathogens.

Tong Shen Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 54.，For deficiency-cold in the Upper Jiao with uncontrollable dry retching.

Great Eight-Wind Decoction，*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 8.，For external toxic wind, stubborn bi syndrome, paralysis of the hands and feet, hemiplegia, or cases where the body is too weak to withstand the condition; or when wind invades the five viscera, causing a dazed and confused state,excessive talkativeness and forgetfulness, and occasional bouts of terror; or … Read more

Red Ring Powder，*Yonglei Qianfang*, Volume 20.，For children with feverish convulsions and nighttime crying, excessive saliva, and restlessness; also treats heatstroke-induced stupor.

Wuxian Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 144.，For injuries to tendons and bones.

Da Bi Bo Pills，*Ji Feng*, Volume 12.，For spleen deficiency, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, poor appetite, and weakness.

Medicinal Formula，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 15.，For chronic, long-standing sores caused by the “two cuts of Yangmei” that have been exposed to the elements for years—even leading to rotting flesh, oozing pus and exudate, an unbearable stench, and excruciating pain—first take Poria Decoction, then use this formula.

Shun Ni Dan，From *Lu Fu Jin Fang*, Volume 1.，For cholera with muscle cramps, unceasing vomiting and diarrhea, indigestion with retained fluid, gastrointestinal disharmony, abdominal colic, and stagnant qi causing discomfort.

Juhong-Dendrobium Decoction，*Huiyue*, Volume 7.，When the stomach is not in harmony, sleep is disturbed.

Pill for Relieving Gastric Reflux and Regulating Qi，From *Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing*.，Indications: Qi reversal with chest fullness, esophageal stricture, dysphagia, regurgitation, and vomiting in the evening after breakfast.

Authentic Chongming Powder，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 67), citing *Supplementary Records to the Classic of Xiu Yue and Lu Ban*.，

Ju Xian Decoction，From *Yidi*, Volume 6.，Malaria, where pathogenic factors have penetrated the yin aspect.

Formula for Dissolving Stagnant Blood，*Huiyue*, Volume 15.，Postpartum lochia retention, leading to stagnant blood seeping into the large intestine and causing the passage of fresh blood; and stabbing pain in the abdomen, but without tenesmus or a sensation of heaviness in the lower back.

Sesame Oil and Wine，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 92.，For stroke with facial paralysis.

Miraculous Bean Ointment，*Comprehensive Essentials of Health Preservation*, Volume 16.，For children with persistent malaria.

Yiben Zishen Pills，*Zhun Sheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 7.，For blurred vision and impending cataracts.

Five Tigers and Two Chen Decoction，From *The Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 4.，For hoarseness, severe wheezing, and excessive phlegm.

Kidney-Strengthening Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 51.，Excess kidney qi, pain along the spinal column, fatigue, and reluctance to speak.

Saliva-Promoting Powder，*Jin Gui Yi* (Supplement to the Golden Chamber), Volume 4.，For sudden, uncontrollable delirium or mania, or sudden onset of phlegm-induced convulsions accompanied by shortness of breath and collapse.

Ding-Fu Powder，From *Puji Fang*, Volume 36, citing *Danliao*.，Cold-induced vomiting and gastric reflux, as well as vomiting shortly after eating. This occurs because water cannot overcome fire and returns to the spleen; when the spleen cannot accept it, vomiting ensues.

Trifoliate Orange Peel, Gardenia, and Rhubarb Decoction，From *Illustrated Songs on Cold Damage: A Guide to Saving Lives*, Volume 4.，Fever following the resolution of food stagnation in typhoid fever.

Yilian Powder，From *Pian Yu Xin Shu*, Volume 5.，For children with a mouth full of red sores.

Head-Turning Pill，From *The Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 4.，For pregnant women with deficiency of qi and blood, resulting in irregular fetal movement, a weak fetus unable to turn its head, hands and feet emerging first, and a difficult labor.

Worm-Fishing Pill，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 93.，For consumptive diseases caused by “transmitted corpses,” emaciation and weakness, constant redness of both cheeks, coughing and shortness of breath, fullness and oppression in the chest, weakness in the limbs, and dreams of copulating with ghosts.