Pomegranate Root Decoction

Qi-Dispersing Powder，From *The Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 6.，Qi-induced distension. This is swelling caused by qi deficiency; it resembles water retention but is not actually water retention. The symptoms are identical to those of water retention, but upon palpation, the skin and flesh do not feel as soft as mud. The swelling invariably … Read more

Ginger Half Powder，From *Records of the Transmission of Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 17.，For convulsions, uncontrollable vomiting, and cases on the verge of developing chronic convulsions.

Mutton Liver Congee，From *Yi Tong*, Volume 87.，For liver deficiency in the elderly.

Modified Chuanxiong-Bai Zhi-Xiang Su Powder，From *Experienced Effective Formulas*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 242.，In the early stages of beriberi, the condition manifests as a single tendon running from the shin bone to the buttocks and lower back, caused by exposure to wind-dampness.

Ginseng, Ophiopogon, and Rehmannia Pills，From *Chengfang Biandu*.，For deficiency of both Metal and Water, yang deficiency with excessive fire, body fluids in the lungs scorched by fire, and bone-steaming consumptive fever.

Spleen-Fortifying and Intestine-Stabilizing Pills，*The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 8.，For prolonged, unrelenting diarrhea, as well as uncontrolled spleen-related diarrhea.

Scrophularia, Licorice, and Platycodon Tea，*Manual of Chinese Herbal Formulations*.，Indicated for itchy throat, dry cough without phlegm, and thirst with a dry throat caused by deficiency of lung yin.

Siwu Dry Ginger Decoction，From *Collection of Maternal and Prenatal Medicine*, Volume 2.，Postpartum liver deficiency with costal pain.

Rhubarb and Sodium Silicate Decoction，Quoted from *Xu Renze’s Formulas* in Volume 27 of *Wai Tai*.，Sudden, severe constipation; stiffness and pain in the bones and muscles; internal heat and restlessness; dry, parched lips and mouth.

Ten-Scent Ointment，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 9.，For scabies and itchy rashes all over the body.

Decoction for Promoting Saliva Production, Quenching Thirst, and Nourishing Body Fluids，*Fu Qingzhu’s Gynecology: Postpartum Compilation*, Volume 1.，Postpartum restlessness, dry throat with thirst, accompanied by difficulty urinating.

Ephedra, Two Cinnamon Twigs, and One Small Qinglong Decoction，*Commentary on the Treatise on Malaria*.，Cold Malaria.

Sour Jujube Seed Wine，From *Shenghui*, Volume 45.，For pain caused by beriberi.

Experienced Tuhe Powder，From *A Concise Compendium on the Plague*.，Plague; carbuncles; and in children, boils with white blisters or weeping sores.

Great Toli Powder，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 9.，Boils on the back, abscesses, and carbuncles.

Achyranthes Wine，Quoted from *Chuanxin Fang* in Volume 13 of *San Yin*.，For kidney-related wind-toxin invasion causing piercing pain, unbearable lower back pain, or lower back pain due to damp-heat, accompanied by a taut and rapid pulse.

Divine Immortal Universal Elixir，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 289.，For boils on the back, carbuncles, and all types of malignant sores.

Xiangsu Zhengwei Pills，*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.，For children with colds or heatstroke, headache and fever, as well as symptoms of milk withdrawal or indigestion, such as vomiting and diarrhea.

Cold Water Gypsum，*Shenghui*, Volume 62.，For abscesses and boils on the back, where heat toxins violently attack the muscles, causing unbearable redness, swelling, and pain—whether on the verge of forming pus or already containing pus—as well as wind-heat toxins in the joints that are about to form an abscess.

Kezhi-Fuzi Pills，From *Elucidations on Pediatrics*, Volume 4.，For diarrhea in children.

Buddha’s Hand Pills，From *Collection of Effective Formulas*, Volume 1.，Liver and stomach qi pain, beriberi, and bloating.

Longdan Decoction，*Compendium of Divine Remedies*, Volume 108.，For headaches and blurred vision.

Heat-Clearing Decoction，From *The Collection of Life-Preserving Remedies*, Volume 2.，For sudden redness and swelling of the eyes.

Mung Bean and Frankincense Tuoli Powder，From *Emergency Moxibustion Methods*.，

Decoction for Dispelling Wind and Regulating Qi，From *Jiegu Ruchao* (Bone Setting and Joint Reduction).，For injuries to the chest, liver, epigastrium, kidneys, or sternum; fractures of the skull; crushing injuries to the scrotum; or contusions or fractures accompanied by fever and chills.