Pills for Chronic Illness

Toxicity-Clearing and Blood-Cooling Decoction，*Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*，In surgical infectious diseases, when toxic heat invades the nutritive blood, this corresponds to the sepsis stage.

Rujin Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 397.，In children with frequent alternating diarrhea and dysentery, loss of appetite, excessive thirst, stools mixed with pus and blood, abdominal pain, tenesmus, and a restless mind with body heat.

Miraculous Ginseng and Frankincense Powder，*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 6 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).，For deficiency and weakness of the viscera’s qi, imbalance between cold and heat, and stagnation in the viscera leading to dysentery—manifesting as the passage of fresh blood, a discharge resembling soybean juice, a discharge resembling fish … Read more

Miraculous Bone-Healing Pill，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 309.，Fractures.

Fragrant Snake Wine，From *Secretly Transmitted Formulas for Leprosy*.，For “Finger-Amputation Leprosy,” in which the tendons and bones first rot, followed by damage to the ten fingers—beginning with swelling of the fingers and the oozing of fluid from beneath the nails—the fingers will fall off joint by joint within a year; this formula also treats syphilis, all … Read more

Celestial Spirit Pill，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 398.，For children with chronic malnutrition-related dysentery that has not healed for a long time, accompanied by emaciation of the limbs or restlessness and palpitations.

Gold-Dust Cinnabar Ointment，*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 10.，For children with pathogenic heat in the Heart Meridian, presenting with flushed cheeks, excessive thirst, restless sleep, delirium and mania, difficulty swallowing phlegm, and mental confusion; for adults with accumulated phlegm-heat, restlessness in the heart and diaphragm, swollen and sore throat, and sores on the mouth and … Read more

Taiyuan Decoction，*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，For cases of deficiency of both qi and blood with fetal instability, characterized by faint and weak pulses in all six positions, mental confusion, fatigue, and all signs of deficiency.

Chai-Ling Er-Miao Decoction，From *Medical Lamp of Transmission*, Volume 1.，For rheumatic conditions with persistent pain in the lower body.

Bamboo Leaf and Heart-Clearing Decoction，*Zhun Sheng: Shang Han* (Treatise on Standard Rules: Cold Damage), Volume 5.，In cases of typhoid fever where heat invades the heart, causing restlessness, agitation, and shivering.

Great Sage Poria Powder，From *De Xiao*, Volume 14.，For pregnancy-related shortness of breath, or restlessness and shouting; palpitations and mental agitation; frequent startling during sleep; distension of the flanks; abdominal fullness with tight, painful cramping extending to the navel; restlessness whether sitting or lying down; and shortness of breath that causes fetal distress.

Newly Formulated Aloe Vera Decoction for Black Fever to Eliminate Malnutrition，*Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Black-Heat Diseases*.，Black-Heat Disease (Yang-type). Decaying tooth decay, swelling and distension of both cheeks; in severe cases, swelling of the entire face.

Decoction for Expelling Blood and Breaking Up Stagnation，From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*.，Deep-seated embolic phlebitis (blood bi), abdominal blood stasis (blood mass), abdominal masses (masses).

Enhanced Decoction for Resolving Stasis and Dissolving Hardened Masses，Formula from *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhu Renkang*; name found in *A Thousand Families’ Wonderful Formulas*, Volume 2.，Cystic acne. Accumulated heat in the spleen and stomach is further transmitted to the lungs; over time, phlegm and blood stasis accumulate to form sores.

Spirit-Revitalizing Pill，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.，For severe convulsive disorders caused by blood deficiency.

Pain-Relieving Thunder-Fire Needle，From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 1.，When cold and dampness flow into the meridians and joints, they cause pain and numbness. The pain may be localized or wander unpredictably. It may also result from deficiency of qi and blood, leading to cold and an inability to circulate; when compounded by external invasion of … Read more

Highly Effective Point-Illuminating Ointment，From *Discussions on the Care of Infants and Children*, Volume 19.，For skin rashes and eye ailments.

Erzhen Powder，From *Zheng’s Family-Transmitted Gynecological Prescriptions: Ten Thousand Gold Formulas*, Volume 4.，Postpartum lochia retention with postpartum abdominal pain.

Enhanced Four-Spirit Pills，*Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，Abdominal pain and diarrhea at dawn.

Xu Ling Decoction，From *Baoming Gejue*, Volume 3.，Diarrhea and vomiting during the summer season, accompanied by restlessness, thirst, and a desire to drink water. In children, a “yang-summer” syndrome with a weak pulse.

Home-Style Chive Seed Pills，*San Yin*, Volume 12.，Enuresis in children and adolescents; in men, severe deficiency with decline of yang qi, cloudy white urine, and nocturnal emissions.

Ginseng and Astragalus Spleen-Tonifying Decoction，*Essentials of Surgery*, Volume 4.，Lung abscess with spleen qi deficiency, characterized by prolonged coughing with purulent sputum, or epigastric fullness and loss of appetite. Lung abscess.

Divine Ash Powder，From *Lu Fu Jin Fang*, Volume 2.，For difficulty urinating.

Formula for Goiter Using Kelp，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 125.，For the five types of goiter.

Hai Fu Decoction，From *Essentials of Obstetrics*, Volume 2.，For cases where slight pain persists after pus has drained from an intestinal abscess.