Pill for Warding Off Illness and Prolonging Life

Enhanced Eight Immortals Paste，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 3.，For weakness of the spleen and stomach, low energy, loss of appetite, lack of hunger despite eating, and general good health. It is particularly effective for those with chronic illnesses characterized by spleen deficiency, poor appetite, vomiting, and diarrhea.

Yinchen Zhuyu Decoction，*Essentials of Shanghan* (Volume 2).，For yin-type jaundice, administer this decoction when symptoms have not subsided after taking Yinchen-Fuzi Decoction and the pulse is hidden.

Formula for Descending Qi，*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 17.，Qi stagnation and abdominal distension.

White Dragon Pills，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 299.，For all types of oral sores.

Tu Jili Powder，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 9.，Toothache, swollen gums, and loose teeth.

Cimicifuga Stomach-Clearing Decoction，*The Great Exposition on Cold Damage*, Volume 2.，Heat in the blood division of the Yangming channel, presenting with thirst, epistaxis, and macules; however, the thirst persists despite fluid intake; or heat accumulation from a diet rich in fatty and starchy foods, manifesting as bad breath, parched lips, and decaying teeth.

Cinnabar Cake，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 13.，For severe constipation.

Rub-to-Dissolve Borneol Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 371.，For chronic convulsions in children and episodes of phlegm-induced seizures.

Itch-Relieving Pill，*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 4.，When fire from the kidneys and liver accumulates in the ear, causing itching, pricking the ear with a grain of rice is insufficient to relieve the itch; the patient will instinctively want to pierce the base of the ear with a knife to find relief; otherwise, the … Read more

Fragrant Ginseng Decoction，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in *New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 27).，For vomiting due to cold phlegm.

Decoction for Tonifying the Middle and Harmonizing Blood，From *Collected Insights from Reflection*.，Epilepsy.

Xiao Xiang Jiao San，*Effective Remedies*, Volume 18.，For torn tendons.

Cinnamon Twig and Ephedra Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 11.，For yang-toxin cold damage characterized by sweating on the nape and back, stiffness, and aversion to wind.

Nourishing Elixir Paste，Formula by Xue Yipiao, cited in *Commentary on Stroke* (Vol. 3).，For stroke. For cases where internal wind has just subsided and phlegm obstruction has been resolved.

Red Powder，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 23.，For wind-induced convulsions.

Milk-Nourishing Angelica Powder，From *Secrets of Infant Care*, Volume 2.，Fetal Cold. If the mother suffered from frequent febrile illnesses during pregnancy and took cold or cooling medications, the child may inherit this condition. After birth, the infant may appear drowsy and sleep excessively; occasionally, while suckling, the infant may pass white stool. Alternatively, if the infant … Read more

Heqi Pills，From *Formulas of the Ruizhu Hall*, Volume 2.，For small intestine colic and low back pain; hernias characterized by a transverse, hard, and taut mass that encircles the navel and radiates outward, accompanied by stabbing pain in the lower abdomen.

Taiping Yangfei Pills，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Lanzhou Formula).，For tracheal inflammation, asthma, lung deficiency or atrophy, blood-streaked sputum, and distension and fullness in the chest and diaphragm.

Sanhe Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 45.，For spleen-related jaundice with restlessness and thirst.

Bingxiao Powder，From *Supplement to the Treatise on Surgical Diseases*, Volume 2.，Leg Ulcers in Men and Women.

Sōufēng Powder，From *The Great Compendium of Medical Formulas*, Volume 5, citing a formula by Ouyang Kangshu.，Edema.

Wind-Dispelling Pills，From *Fujifang* (Vol. 91), citing *Haishang Mingfang*.，For sudden stroke with slurred speech, excessive phlegm, inability to lift the limbs, and a dazed, unfocused state; or for physical weakness with wind, or susceptibility to dampness, causing a sensation of floating in the air.

Mercury Powder，From *Collected Medical Formulas*, Volume 164, citing *Wu’s Collection of Proven Formulas*.，To treat poisoning by the five metals, manifested as red eyes and restlessness.

Summer Heat Decoction，From *The Medical Compendium* (Vol. 72), citing *The Collected Works*.，Latent summer heat in the Heart Meridian, manifested as red and turbid urine.

Xiao Rong Pills，From *The Pocket Guide*, Volume 4, citing *Formulas for the Very Young*.，Heat accumulated in the womb, causing generalized muscle weakness.