Pills for Treating (疒颓)

Xiaochuan Dan，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 13.，A phlegm mass forms in the neck and nape, hard as stone; over time, it transforms into scrofula, oozing pus and blood. Before one mass has dissipated, another grows; before one has healed, another ulcerates—sometimes below the ear, sometimes in the clavicular fossa, or above and below … Read more

Pork Stomach with Ground Black Pepper，*Medical Records for the Common People*, Volume 8.，For women suffering from cold in the menstrual system, with intermittent pain during menstruation.

Cypress Seed Wine，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 7.，For loss of voice and inability to speak due to stroke.

Blood-Resolving Decoction，*A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 28.，Injuries caused by straining while carrying heavy loads, falls, or other trauma; menstrual stagnation in women; or retained lochia after childbirth—all these conditions result in stagnant blood. The pain is localized, and the pulse is invariably hollow and涩 (thready).

Qi-Relieving Erchen Decoction，*Huiyue*, Volume 14.，When one’s emotional desires are unfulfilled, qi becomes stagnant and blood stasis occurs, leading to amenorrhea.

Ziheche Powder，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 30.，For hemoptysis and restlessness due to cold damage.

Stagnation-Dispelling Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 154), citing *Treasured Formulas for Health Preservation*.，For unbearable lower back pain.

Lantern Flower Ointment，From *Bai Yi*, Volume 19.，For children who cry at night: symptoms include heat and dryness, red urine, a warm mouth with sweat, and crying while arching the back.

Myrrh Ointment，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 10.，For sprains and strains of the tendons and bones accompanied by pain.

Gua Di Powder，From *Wai Tai* (Vol. 4, Annotations), citing *Fan Wang’s Formulas*.，Internal accumulation of heat toxins leading to jaundice;infantile umbilical wind with clenched jaw; epidemic toxic heat that pervades the viscera and sinks into the marrow, potentially manifesting as jaundice—including yellow, black, red, white, grain-induced, or horse-jaundice—with shortness of breath leading to sudden death; alcohol-induced … Read more

Yuanhua Powder，From *Selected Essentials of Medical Formulas*, cited in Volume 64 of *The Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*.，Various types of toothache caused by wind and parasites.

Gardenia Liver-Clearing Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 5.，For cases of excessive heat during spring warmth leading to a spring cold, with afternoon tidal fevers, no aversion to cold, and the patient speaking to oneself as if seeing ghosts.

Ginseng and Geja Powder，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 10.，For consumptive cough with hemoptysis, tidal fevers, night sweats, and loss of appetite.

Tiao Rong Decoction，*A Clear Illumination of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 5.，Hematoma. Edema of the limbs; there must be red marks or crimson streaks between the skin and flesh.

Five Tigers Searching the Mountain Formula，*Collection of Good Friends*, Volume 5.，For the initial stage of anal abscess.

“Experience Like a Sage Decoction”，From *Yuji Weiyi*, Volume 1.，For stroke-induced numbness and shooting pains throughout the body, dizziness, headache, locked jaw, twitching of the hands and feet, excessive salivation, and confusion; as well as tetanus, injuries from rabid dogs, snakes, scorpions, etc., and gunshot wounds with unstoppable bleeding.

Equisetum Decoction for Dispelling Obstruction，*Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine*，Dispels dampness and clears heat. Indicated for pediatric damp-heat and fever.

Aconite and Eight Herbs Decoction，Formula from *Qian Jin* (Vol. 8); name cited in *San Yin* (Vol. 3).，For wind-cold-damp bi syndrome with unbearable pain in the joints of the limbs; for sores and ulcers with depletion of yang qi, aversion to cold, vomiting, and diarrhea, accompanied by cold extremities.

Detoxifying Qi Liang Decoction，From *Hui Zhi Tang Experienced Formulas*, Volume 3.，Yangmei Sores. For both acute and chronic cases involving bone pain and ulceration, in robust individuals.

Purple Cloud Ointment for Hemoptysis，*Compendium of Various Secret Formulas Based on Experience*.，Hemoptysis.

Pill for Eliminating Parasites and Relieving Pain，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.，Parasites have damaged the epigastric region, causing chronic heart pain that fluctuates in severity—generally more severe when hungry and less severe when full.

Wood Fragrance Kidney-Tonifying Pills，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 3.，Testicular torsion, also known as “wooden kidney,” is a condition that causes neither pain nor itching but gradually enlarges; it is a particularly stubborn ailment that impedes movement and often leads to disability. It is also indicated for various types of hernias that do not frequently recur, … Read more

Chaihu Shengma Decoction，*Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 3.，For cough and hoarseness due to cold damage, or sore throat.

Junzi Pill，*General Essentials of Health Preservation*, Volume 12.，For fever due to malnutrition and wasting disease, finger-biting and nail-chewing, sparse hair and abdominal distension, loss of appetite for breast milk or food, emaciation, weakness, and loose stools without restraint, a craving for dirt, as well as diarrhea accompanied by fever and startle reactions.

Bitter Cane Powder，From *The Collection for Preserving Life*, Volume 2.，After falling from a height, accompanied by profuse drooling and dizziness; or after childbirth, when stagnant blood fails to dissipate or forms a mass.