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Four Herbs Pain-Relieving Decoction,*Zhun Sheng: Yao Yi* (Treatise on Surgical Medicine), Volume 6.,Injuries involving blows, falls, impacts, or bruises accompanied by swelling and pain.
Decoction for Calming the Mind and Restoring Sleep,From *Formulas for Prolonging Life*.,For various deficiency conditions.
Immortal-Transmitted Qi-Restoring Pill,*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.,For shortness of breath; chest, diaphragmatic, flank, hernia, lower back, leg, stagnant, and miasmatic qi disorders; as well as difficulties adapting to local climate and water; injuries caused by alcohol or food, loss of appetite, bloody or white dysentery, blood deficiency in women, and accumulation syndromes in children; and … Read more
Roasted Phellodendron Powder,*Yi Tong*, Volume 79.,Burns from hot liquids or fire.
Mu Fangji Decoction,From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.,For rheumatic disorders where wind predominates and transforms into heat. Symptoms include headache, fever, slight sweating, aversion to cold, aching and restless joints, heaviness and slight swelling of the body, scanty urination, and a floating and slow pulse.
Miraculous Fire Dragon Ointment,From *The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 4.,Dampness syndrome, dampness-induced pain in the hands and feet.
Ji Yin Bao Yuan Decoction,From *Supplement to the Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 3, citing *The Medical Bell*.,Irregular menstruation in women.
Jie Ling Pills,*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 10.,For pain caused by the “Ben Tun” syndrome, with curling of the hands and feet, and unbearable discomfort.
Stomach-Warming Ointment,From *Li Ye*.,Indicated for cold in the stomach causing loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, epigastric fullness, distension, and pain.
Liquidambar Resin Ointment,Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 68); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 300).,For skin tags.
Apricot Kernel Powder,From *Formulas for Guiding the Way to Complete Life*, Volume 4.,Cough with counterflow of qi, labored breathing with shortness of breath, flared nostrils; the patient is unable to lie flat; a sound like a waterfowl in the throat, coming and going intermittently.
Diyu Powder for Washing Ulcers,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 8.,For anal pain, itching, or swelling.
Zhuiyi Jue Ming Pills,*Secretly Transmitted Treatise on Ophthalmology: The Theory of Dragon Wood*, Volume 5.,Treats external cataracts with blood filling the pupil.
White Tiger Decoction with Atractylodes,From *The Book of Saving Lives*, Volume 18.,Damp-heat diseases: fever with chest fullness, profuse sweating, red tongue, and white, greasy coating; damp-heat with coldness in both lower legs, fullness in the chest and abdomen, profuse sweating, headache and eye pain, delirium, and a pulse that is soft and weak in the … Read more
Formula for Treating Wind-Induced Retained Fetus,From *Zhang Wenzhong’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 14 of *Wai Tai*.,Various wind-related conditions.
Enhanced Dayuan Decoction,*Eight Methods of Medicine*, Volume 2.,In years when epidemics are rampant, if one accidentally contracts wind-cold that triggers the epidemic; or in years without epidemics, if one contracts severe wind-cold that presents entirely like an epidemic; or in the initial stage of wind-cold or epidemic infection, resulting in exterior symptoms such as headache, … Read more
Ephedra Emergency Decoction,From *The Complete Book on the Treatment of Rashes*, Middle Volume.,When a rash is just breaking out but is suddenly blocked by wind-cold, causing half of it to recede, the body develops a fever that will not subside; the skin is cold on the outside and hot on the inside; cold and heat … Read more
Neiying Powder,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 4.,Weakness of stomach qi, uncontrolled movements of the viscera, dry retching, and loss of appetite.
Jujube Cake,*Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 1.,For malaria.
Decoction for Relieving Muscle Tension and Dispelling Summer-Heat,*Guide to Autumn Malaria*, Volume 1.,Wind-malaria complicated by summer-heat malaria. Alternating chills and fever, headache, thirst, dark urine, scorched-yellow tongue coating, and in severe cases, delirium; pulse is floating, slippery, and rapid.
Eight-Ingredient Pill for Red Eyes,From *Special Teachings on Ophthalmology*.,A membrane obscures the eyes, resembling a hanging curtain.
Gelatin and Mugwort Prenatal Protection Powder,From *New Compilation of Mei’s Proven Prescriptions*, Volume 4.,For pregnant women who have suffered a sudden fall, bump, or bruise, resulting in fetal movement and unstoppable vaginal bleeding.
Wan Jin Dan for Removing Necrotic Tissue,From *Treatise on the Principles of Treating Boils and Abscesses*.,For abscesses with necrotic tissue.
Cinnabar Decoction,From *Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 22.,For heart palpitations caused by pathogenic heat.
Three Saints Dìfú Decoction,From *Dongtian Aozi*, Volume 11.,Wind-heat sores appear on the limbs, chest, and flanks. Initially, they resemble lumps, causing unbearable itching; scratching leads to open sores, and in severe cases, fresh blood may ooze profusely—resembling scabies but not actually being scabies.
Purple Kudzu Pills,Amenorrhea, a mass below the navel, gradual wasting away, and inability to eat or drink.