Pills for Draining Yin Fire

Spleen-Nourishing Pills，From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume 1.，Indicated for deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach, abdominal pain, uncontrollable loose stools, and undigested food in the stool. Also indicated for epigastric distension and pain, cold-induced diarrhea, indigestion, qi reversal with belching, vomiting and acid regurgitation, sallow complexion and emaciation, afternoon tidal fevers, fatigue with poor appetite, … Read more

Abdominal-Relieving Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.，For those who have consumed excessive amounts of raw, cold, or charred foods, or hard-to-digest items, resulting in food stagnation in the intestines; constipation preventing evacuation; dry feces remaining in the abdomen causing pain; and severe pain upon palpation.

Si Bei San，From *Bo Ji*, Volume 2.，For disharmony of the spleen’s original qi and disharmony of the stomach’s qi, manifesting as dry retching and nausea.

Secret Essence Pills，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 6.，In cases of inherent deficiency of kidney water and true yin, with excessive heart fire and uncontrolled yang, the heart’s desires are swiftly aroused; this affects the kidneys, leading to rapid discharge.

Pili Decoction，From *The Heart Book of Bian Que: Divine Formulas*.，Weakness of the spleen and stomach, leading to diarrhea caused by consumption of raw or cold foods; undigested grains; bloating, pain, or fullness; pain in the chest and flanks extending to the heart; distension in both flanks; isolated abdominal distension; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea;Stroke and … Read more

Astragalus Powder.，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 31.，Following a case of cold damage, the patient is weak and lacks appetite, with unceasing sweating.

Dang Gui Ming Dan，From *The New Book for the Young* (Volume 10), citing *Formulas from the Spiritual Garden*.，For sudden onset of cold-induced convulsions, heart-related epilepsy, infantile “heavenly hook” syndrome, febrile convulsions, and malnutrition-induced fever.

Decoction for Clearing Fire，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 6.，Fire is stagnant within the viscera; it seeks to escape but cannot. The skin and orifices of the entire body feel as if being pierced by needles, and there is pain both inside and outside the joints, which is slightly relieved by patting with cold water.

Decoction for Clearing the Diaphragm and Relieving Stomach Distension，From *The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 5.，Stomach discomfort; lack of appetite.

Shenghua Yqi Decoction，From *The Treasure of Childbirth*.，Postpartum shortness of breath—resembling but not quite wheezing, with interrupted breathing—may be accompanied by phlegm and heat, or by headache, fever, and aversion to cold, resembling an exogenous pathogen invasion.

Divine Eye Remedy，*The Classic of the Middle Treasury: Appendix*, Volume 8.，Eye disorders.

Perilla Leaf Decoction for Dissolving Masses，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 4.，For wheezing resulting from a combination of internal injury and external pathogenic factors; emotional distress leading to qi stagnation; and phlegm-mucus congestion—which may resemble torn cotton or a plum pit—that cannot be coughed up or swallowed, accompanied by severe fullness and distension, and shortness of … Read more

Cicada Sheds and Licorice Decoction，From *Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 65.，Childhood Erythematous Rash.

Soybean and Perilla Decoction，From *Zhi Zhi*, Volume 26.，Heat in the Upper Jiao, coughing up or vomiting stasis blood, restlessness, and dry thirst.

Newly Modified Eight-Ingredient Rehmannia Decoction，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，Shortness of breath due to kidney qi deficiency; shortness of breath worsens with movement; lower back pain and cold feet; difficulty urinating; kidney fluid rising to the surface as phlegm, coughed up as froth with a salty taste.

Decoction for Tonifying Yang and Suppressing Yin，*Clinical Notes on Ophthalmology*.，A condition of daytime blindness in which both eyes are painless and not red, the pupils appear normal, and the eyes appear healthy to the outside observer; however, the patient sees clearly at night but is blind during the day.

Ox Tooth Powder，*The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.，Effective for all types of abscesses and toxic sores, large sores in their early stages, dysentery, sores on the head, and cracked feet.

Longhui Pills，From *A Clear Illumination of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 22.，For excessive liver fire manifesting as red, dry, and painful eyes.

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.

Enhanced Achyranthes Blood-Stasis-Dispelling Powder，*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.，For premature menstruation caused by blood stasis with a predominance of cold.

Chaihu Qingre Decoction，*Jin Jian*, Volume 59.，The rash has subsided, but residual heat remains in the muscle layer.

Dragon Soaring Decoction，From *Treatise on Obstetrics*, Volume 1.，For pregnant women who experience intense anger leading to sudden qi reversal, accompanied by vomiting blood or nosebleeds, or sudden chest pain.

Four Whites Powder，From *Ren Cun Fang*, cited in Volume 33 of *Pu Ji Fang*.，Deficiency-cold conditions, phlegm-induced wheezing and coughing caused by diet; leukorrhea in women; and leukorrhea and seminal emission in men.

Ji Gan San，*Complete Book of Ophthalmology*, Volume 6.，Constant tearing.

Rust and Chicken-Neck Pills，*Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，For women with irregular menstruation; physical weakness, coughing and wheezing, or intermittent chills and fever.