Phlegm-Clearing Four-Ingredient Decoction

Coptis and Donkey-Hide Gelatin Pills，From *Essentials for Nourishing Life*, cited in Volume 29 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，For acute dysentery with severe urgency, pus and blood in the stool, and unbearable abdominal pain.

Qiding Powder，*New Book on Child Care*, Volume 6.，Failure of smallpox lesions to erupt.

Seven-Part Decoction，*Treatise on Epidemic Diseases*, Volume 1.，For patients who, after recovering from an epidemic disease, exhibit deficiency of the true yang of the Mingmen, with a slow, fine, and weak pulse, and who experience diarrhea at dawn or after midnight.

Bian Que’s Jade Vase Pills，*Selected and Annotated Ancient Formulas*, Volume Middle.，For severe cold-related illnesses, deficiency of the Gate of Life fire, sudden collapse of yang qi, and cold-induced abdominal distension.

Baohe Taihe Pills，From *Hao Yazi Sheng* (Volume 7).，For chronic abdominal masses in the frail.

Qiangzhong Decoction，From *Jisheng*, cited in *Yifang Leiju*, Volume 130.，Disharmony of the spleen and stomach, caused by consuming raw or cold foods or drinking excessive amounts of cold liquids, often leads to abdominal distension, fullness and oppression beneath the heart, difficulty eating, and, in severe cases, abdominal pain.

Swelling-Resolving and Lactation-Promoting Powder，*Principles of Surgical Treatment*, Volume 2.，Boils and swellings. Abscesses on the back, regardless of location (upper, lower, left, or right), as well as all types of painful ulcers, swellings, and toxic conditions.

Sheep’s Hoof Root Powder，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 74.，All types of tinea.

Cinnamon and Peach Decoction，From *Yi Ji*, Volume 9.，For occasional exposure to wind-cold during menstruation, presenting with fever and abdominal pain without cramping.

Qingning Ointment，*Yi Ji*, Volume 8.，Lung affected by fire, resulting in cough and hoarseness.

Stomach-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Decoction，End of Volume, *Precious Guide for the Treatment of Smallpox in Children*.，Oral and dental sores following a febrile illness.

Cinnamon, Longan, and Pig Offal Decoction，Formula from *Zongfutang Fang*, Volume 2; name cited in *Yixue Shizhaiyi*, Volume 7.，Pus and blood in the stool, occurring several times a day and night, a chronic condition lasting several years.

Yege Snake-Bite Ointment，From *Wai Tai*, Volume 29, citing *Zhou Hou Fang*.，Wounds from metal projectiles.

Dried Persimmon Pills，From *Essentials of the Crimson Pouch*.，For intestinal bleeding.

Aged Tea Porridge，From *Therapeutic Porridge Formulas*, citing *Dietary Therapy Materia Medica*.，Indigestion, excessive consumption of greasy foods, excessive alcohol intake, dry mouth and intense thirst, excessive sleepiness, and dysentery with red and white stools.

Pine and Ginger Powder，*Guide to Throat Disorders*, Volume 4.，Throat disorders characterized by yin deficiency with excessive fire.

Talc and Licorice-Platycodon Decoction，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 117), citing *Formulas of the Bao Family*.，For internal heat in the viscera, qi stagnation with dryness and thirst, restlessness and irritability of the mind, a bitter taste in the mouth and parched lips, discomfort in the throat and diaphragm leading to swelling and pain, difficult urination, … Read more

Dusheng Pill，*The Jade Key*, Volume 1.，Effective for all types of teething sores, including those that cause the cheeks to swell and the lips to crack.

Formula for Mental Disturbance，From *Formulas of the Huizhitiang Hall*, Volume 2.，Epilepsy caused by phlegm invading the orifices of the heart.

Mouthwash Decoction，*Shenghui*, Volume 38.，Milk Stone Eruption. Caused by excessive eating and drinking, leading to toxic heat rising upward and causing sores on the mouth and tongue.

Longevity Star Ingots，*The Book of Sincerity*, Volume 8.，For infantile convulsions and erysipelas with fever.

Qi-Regulating Cake，From *Ming Yi Zhi Zhang*, Volume 5.，For qi stagnation and discomfort, with a sensation of chest and diaphragm obstruction and pain after eating.

Niantou Powder，*The Yongle Encyclopedia*, Volume 1033, citing *Experienced Universal Relief with Modifications*.，For children with obstruction of urination or defecation.

Ear-Clearing Formula，From *Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 58.，For deafness due to kidney deficiency, accompanied by a sound in the ear resembling wind and water or the ringing of bells and drums.

Shengjincao Decoction Formula，*Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*.，Indicated for scleroderma, varicose veins of the lower extremities, and elephantiasis.