Plantain Leaf Soup

Nasal-Plugging Soapberry Powder，*Shenghui*, Volume 37.，For nasal obstruction.

Ten Deities Ointment，*The Profound Secrets of the Divine Realm*, Volume 8.，Blood-wind sores.

Fu Huang Tablets，*A Concise Handbook of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Purpura.

Musk Antler and Dipsacus Powder，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 7.，For kidney qi deficiency and sexual dysfunction.

Astragalus Plaster，Formula by Liu Juanzi, cited in Volume 24 of *Wai Tai*.，For abscesses and swellings accompanied by heat.

Upper and Lower Two-Dispersing Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.，Damp-heat obstructing the upper and lower teeth, causing severe pain; the pain temporarily subsides when cool air is drawn into the mouth but recurs when the mouth is closed.

Ointment for Blisters and Boils，From *Hui Chun*, Volume 8.，For wounds caused by beatings.

Jing Sanling Decoction Pills，From *Bo Ji*, cited in *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 168.，For the five types of accumulation and six types of mass, blood and qi masses that come and go unpredictably, and all cases of disharmony due to qi accumulation.

Weeping Willow Powder，From Ding Anzhong’s formula, cited in Volume 9 of *New Book on Infant Care*.，For infantile convulsions, weakness with tremors and excessive salivation, as well as wind-heat obstruction causing swelling and pain in the throat.

Aconite Wind-Dispelling Paste，*Shenghui*, Volume 25.，For stubborn wind-induced arthralgia, paralysis of the lower back and legs, stiffness of the limbs, and unbearable pain from falling from a horse; as well as vitiligo and various skin sores, including beriberi.

Jiefeng Decoction，*Direct Pointers on Pediatrics*, Volume 1.，Infantile convulsions.

Rui Ren Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 109.，For pterygium of the eye.

Tea-Clearing Powder，*General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 16).，For malaria.

Ghost-Repelling Pill，From *Xuanming Lun*, Volume 13.，For malaria.

Duhu Powder，*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 13.，Hemorrhoids.

Decoction for Reversing Qi and Relieving Vomiting，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 1.，In the winter months, following treatment for cold damage involving sweating and purgation, if the patient subsequently experiences severe vomiting, counterflow of qi, a sensation of fullness and distress after vomiting, chest fullness and distension, frequent episodes of syncope, near-fainting to the … Read more

Gui Kui Decoction，From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume 1.，Symptoms include a sensation of fire in the eyes, aversion to sunlight and heat, dryness and difficulty opening the eyes, tightness in the inner corners of the eyes, blurred vision, and tearing when exposed to wind.

Spleen-Strengthening and Digestion-Promoting Decoction，From *Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology*, Volume 2.，For women who have resolved postpartum abdominal pain but still experience food stagnation and epigastric fullness.

Formula for Washing Swollen and Painful Hemorrhoids，From *Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 8.，For all types of hemorrhoids accompanied by swelling and pain.

Modified Fu Mai Decoction，*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 3.，In cases of warm disease where the pathogenic factor has been lingering in the Yangming channel for a long time—whether a purgative has already been administered or not—manifesting as fever, a flushed face, dry mouth and tongue, and in severe cases, blackened teeth … Read more

Water-Perilla Formula，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 47.，Dizziness caused by wind.

Yellow Ring Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 100.，In cases of pathogenic influences or ghostly disturbances, the pulse at the Renying and Qikou points will fluctuate between strong and weak.

Qi-Restoring Decoction，*Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 66.，Extreme exhaustion of the Triple Burner.

Formula for Applying Red Adzuki Beans，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 138.，Erysipelas the size of a palm, with the body appearing red, accompanied by pain, itching, and slight swelling.

Pepper Seed and Trichosanthes Decoction，*Yichun Shengyi*, Volume 3.，In cases of “suspended fluid,” fluid accumulates beneath the flanks; liver qi rebels, the lungs lose their ability to clear and regulate, and coughing causes pulling pain.