Purslane Poultice Recipe

Gaiyun Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 188.，Hemoptysis.

Yi Yi San，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 64); name cited in *Compendium of Materia Medica* (Vol. 50), quoting *Record of Renowned Physicians*.，For carbuncles at the fish navel that are the color of black beans.

Decoction for Clearing Heat and Overcoming Dampness，*Zheng Yin Mai Zhi*, Volume 4.，For bodily dampness with abdominal pain, rumbling in the intestines, alternating episodes of pain and diarrhea, and a string-like, rapid pulse.

Ink-Scented Pills，*Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 7.，For women who have been unable to conceive for a long time, have irregular menstruation, or have experienced miscarriages or incomplete labor over several months.

Pear Soup Porridge，From *Shenghui*, Volume 97.，For children with wind-heat in the heart, presenting with confusion, restlessness, and a sense of oppression, and an inability to eat.

Clear the Muscles and Eliminate Toxins Decoction，*Complete Book of Experience in the Treatment of Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 3.，Purple scabies.

Decoction for Dispelling Both Wind and Fire，*Essence of Ancient Formulas*, Volume 1.，Headache, pain in both Taiyang regions.

Xiao Bai Decoction，From *Sun’s Medical Case Records*, Volume 1.，Epidemic syndrome with fever and diarrhea. The six pulses are洪大 (vigorous and large); the complexion is red on the inside and black on the outside; the lips are dry; the center of the tongue is black with a coating; the patient is unconscious.

Decoction for Clearing the Heart and Draining Fire，*Clinical Notes on Ophthalmology*.，Both outer corners of the eyes are red, the eyelids are slightly swollen, hot tears flow constantly, and there is a slight sensation of pain and itching.

Umbilical Application Powder，From *Songfeng’s Discourse on Epidemics*, Volume 2.，For pregnant women with epidemic fever who fear harm to the fetus.

Silver Elixir Pill，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 251), citing *Secret Essentials for Preserving Childhood Health*.，For children who experience frequent nighttime startles, or suffer from diarrhea or dysentery, and have a lack of appetite.

Pork Poultice，*Compendium of Divine Remedies*, Volume 183.，When a milkstone eruption occurs, causing the eyes to swell, ache, and remain closed.

Baopo Pills，From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 9.，For various deficiencies in both men and women; women’s headaches; men’s qi deficiency and weakness; expectoration of phlegm; beriberi; lower back pain; and deficiency-cold in the lower jiao.

Palm Rub Paste，*Complete Record of Medical Works*, Volume 373.，For scabies.

Aconite Formula，*Guide to Prenatal and Childbirth Care*, Volume 7.，For cholera resulting from deficiency of qi and blood, or from food indigestion and exposure to cold, where the pain has subsided but the hands and feet remain cold.

Miraculous Ghost-Wailing Ointment，*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 313.，Effective for cane-wound injuries that are painless, do not swell, and leave no scars, as well as for boils, chronic malignant sores, swellings caused by toxins, and conditions resulting from wind, cold, heat, or dampness—particularly those accompanied by unbearable pain.

Chaihu-Fangfeng Decoction，*The Great Compendium of Shanghan* (Volume 2).，For exterior pathogens affecting the Shaoyang and Yangming channels.

Dingming Yizhi Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 83.，For children with coughing, retching, shortness of breath, and wheezing.

Phlegm-Resolving and Cough-Relieving Pills，From *Formulas After a Viper Bite*.，Sudden onset of wind-induced cough.

Smallpox Eruption Pill，From *Collected Explanations on Measles and Smallpox*, Volume 6.，For cases where smallpox has just broken out and the condition is critical.

Mallow and Talc Powder，*Comprehensive Essentials of Health Preservation*, Volume 16.，Difficulty urinating accompanied by restlessness and agitation.

Hunyuan Ointment，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 88.，For contusions and injuries, fractures, dislocations, and pain caused by stagnant blood.

Miraculous Black Jade Pill，*Appendix to the Classic of the Middle Treasury*.，For chronic and acute intestinal wind, hemorrhoids, and fistulas; for unbearable headaches; and for those with intestinal worms.

Liver-Calming and Qi-Regulating Decoction，*Hui Chun*, Volume 5.，For pain in the flanks, as well as pain in the lower abdomen extending to the area around the navel, and for internal and external pain associated with hernias.

Ping Shui Pills，Formula from *Qian Jin* (Volume 21); name cited in *Jia Shu Fang*.，For edema due to excess patterns and constipation of both the large and small intestines. For alcoholics with deficient heat who have been exposed to drafts or consumed cold water, resulting in abdominal swelling and distension in the genital region; or for … Read more