Pills for Draining Dampness and Relieving Kidney Distension

Great Tonifying and Life-Preserving Decoction，From *The Complete Book of Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 1.，For smallpox lesions that are red, firm, and plump, and which feel as if they are about to rupture when pressed with a finger. The smallpox sores are hollow and shell-like, resembling bran, with no fluid visible inside.

Scorpion and Aconite Decoction，From Volume 10 of *The Great Compendium of Medical Formulas*, citing a formula by Tang.，Convulsions. Twitching of the hands and feet, with excessive saliva rising and accumulating.

The Priceless Elixir，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 13.，Ear discharge.

Radish and Soapwort Powder，*Medical Compendium for the Masses*, Volume 6.，Five Types of Abdominal Distension.

Tiao Yuan Powder，*Compendium of Medicine*, Volume 2.，Weakness of the spleen and stomach.

Ointment for Wounds from Canes，Formula from *Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 8, citing *Sun Tianren’s Collection of Effective Formulas*; name found in *Mirror of Ancient and Modern Medicine*, Volume 16.，For blood-wind leg ulcers, cane-wound sores, and stubborn sores.

Cloud-Dispelling and Cataract-Removing Pills，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 81.，For all cases of blurred vision.

Tiewei Powder，*Danxi’s Heart Method*, Volume 5.，Boils, carbuncles, and swollen abscesses.

Ginseng and Poria Stomach-Harmonizing Pills，From *The Song of Preserving Life: Annotations*, Volume 19.，For weakness of the spleen and stomach with persistent diarrhea.

Daqing Decoction，From *The Collection of Bu Ju*, Volume 16 of the First Series.，Excess heat in the Spleen Meridian: the area is not hot to light touch, nor is it hot when pressed firmly down to the tendons and bones; it is neither light nor heavy, but lies between light and firm pressure—indicating heat in the … Read more

Xuanqi Decoction，*The Secret Treasury of the Orchid Chamber*, Volume 1.，Wind-heat combined with phlegm obstructing the upper body, causing headache, dizziness, and pain along the brow ridges.

Sour Jujube Porridge，From *Essentials of Dietary Therapy*, Volume 2.，For debility with restlessness and inability to sleep.

Red Gold Ingot，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 3.，For acute and chronic convulsions in children.

Phlegm-Resolving and Stomach-Regulating Pill，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 4.，Indicated for stroke, vertigo, sore throat, headaches, and asthma.

Eye-Brightening and Yin-Nourishing Pills，*Yu’an*, Volume 3.，For all eye disorders caused by depletion of kidney yin.

Decoction for Dispelling Stagnation and Unblocking the Meridians，From *Methods for Treating Damp-Heat Epidemics*, Volume 2, citing *Medical Supplements*.，For damp-heat conditions causing swelling, where dampness is stagnant in the collaterals; the affected area feels firm upon palpation; abdominal distension persists; and digestive-promoting medications have proven ineffective—particularly in cases where the condition has long been present and … Read more

Modified Intestinal-Moistening Pills，From *Songyai Yijing*, Volume 2.，For abdominal pain caused by indigestion.

Golden Frost，*A Concise Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine Dermatology*.，Psoriasis, eczema, vitiligo.

Da Cheng Decoction，From *Formulas for Treating Injuries and Fractures*.，For men with severe injuries, stagnant blood that fails to dissipate, abdominal distension, obstruction of urination and defecation, and blood rising to the heart and abdomen, causing agitation and confusion leading to death.

Difuzi Powder，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 33); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 81).，Eye heat and blurred vision.

Compound Coptis Powder，*A Concise Handbook of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Thrush.

Raw Ophiopogon Decoction，*Qian Jin*, Volume 24.，Scattering of hair; sudden onset of sores on the body.

Huanglian-Weiling Decoction，From *Essentials of Miscellaneous Diseases*, citing *Compendium of Medical Classics*.，For diarrhea caused by exposure to heat, consumption of greasy and hot foods, or drinking impure alcohol.

Family Secret Meridian-Regulating Decoction，From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 2.，For internal injury-induced vomiting of blood and epistaxis caused by yin deficiency with rising fire, resulting in blood rising with the fire and irregular menstrual flow.

Kulong Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 6.，Used for mania caused by Yangming fire, characterized by abdominal distension preventing sleep, a flushed and hot face, and delusional visions and speech.