Purslane Topical Application Formula

Yin-Nourishing and Blood-Activating Decoction，*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.，Delayed menstruation due to blood heat with stasis. Menstrual flow is scant and purplish in color; accompanied by abdominal distension, restlessness and heat, dry mouth, a yellow tongue coating, and a rapid pulse.

Four-Ingredient Detoxifying Decoction，From *A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 28.，When hemorrhoids protrude upward, it indicates severe heat in the large intestine, causing them to contract and rise.

Decoction for Clearing the Heart and Eliminating Toxins，*Complete Book of Experience in the Treatment of Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 6.，Toxic accumulation in the heart and intestines causes qi and blood to congeal, which then permeates the meridians and manifests on the skin as red threads running through the affected area—or as a single red line—accompanied … Read more

Eight-Treasure Brightening Powder，From *Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Sha Shi Formula).，Wind-heat obstructing the upper part of the body causes conjunctival inflammation, resulting in redness, swelling, and pain in the eyes, as well as hot tears and sensitivity to light.

Jin Yu Gao，*A Concise Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine Dermatology*.，Neurodermatitis.

Chai-Qin-Gualou-Shaoyao Decoction，From *Si Sheng Xuan Shu*, Volume 4.，Shaoyang rash syndrome, with dizziness, deafness, a bitter taste in the mouth, a dry throat, chest pain, and fullness in the flanks.

Three-Dried Shells Wine，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 37.，Blood in the stool.

Bing Sha Dan，*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 4.，A red line appears inside the nose; even the slightest movement causes excruciating pain.

Crucian Carp Sashimi，From *The Compendium of Medical Formulas*, Vol. 238, citing *The Essential Guide to Dietary Medicine*.，Postpartum dysentery with bloody and white stools, pain in the navel and abdomen, and loss of appetite.

Pus-Draining and Pain-Relieving Ointment，From *Shenghui*, Volume 63.，For all types of boils and abscesses on the back that have ruptured and cause constant pain day and night.

Pregnancy-Stabilizing Iron-Shield Powder，From *Effective Prescriptions for Women*, Volume 12.，Fetal restlessness.

Toxic-Removing Ointment，From *Collected Medical Formulas*, Vol. 190, citing *The Classic of Repairing the Moon and the Carpenter’s Art*.，Scrofula.

Decoction of Dragon, Musk, and Purple Reishi，From *The Complete Works of the Yongle Era* (Vol. 13879), citing *Collected Verified Remedies for Wind Disorders*.，For all cases of stroke and paralysis, spasms and convulsions, slurred speech, and congestion due to phlegm and saliva.

Liver-Clearing and Blood-Activating Decoction，*Integrative Chinese and Western Dermatology*.，Liver heat with blood stasis; chronic dermatitis of the scrotum or vulva, or exudative erosive dermatitis with recurrent episodes; bitter taste in the mouth; taut pulse; yellow tongue coating with a bitter taste.

Shu Jie San，*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 9.，Liver qi stagnation, complicated by an external pathogen; feeling oppressed and drowsy; suddenly contracting wind-cold, with fever, cough, and incessant expectoration.

Ginseng Stomach-Soothing Powder，From *Dongyuan’s Prescriptions of Proven Efficacy*, Volume 4.，For chronic convulsions resulting from deficiency-heat in the spleen and stomach, accompanied by vomiting and diarrhea, as well as sores on the mouth and tongue and tongue-flicking.Wind-heat in the stomach. Caused by excessive doses of the hot herb croton seed (Ba Dou) damaging the spleen and … Read more

Wood Fragrance, Ginseng, Ginger, and Bitter Orange-Atractylodes Pills，From *Treatise on the Spleen and Stomach*, Volume 2.，

Life-Saving Pill，*Records of Smallpox and Measles* (Ren Duan Lu), Volume 14.，Smallpox. Cold qi rising upward, body feeling cold, smallpox lesions appearing grayish-white and sunken, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, vomiting, watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, and cold hands and feet.

Throat-Wrapping Powder，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 2.，For throat inflammation.

Decoction for Reducing Fever and Harmonizing the Blood，*Xingyuan*, Volume 6.，For thin individuals with pain under the ribs due to blood stasis, accompanied by chills and fever and frequent anger.

Stomach-Nourishing Pills，From *Yu’an*, Volume 4.，For spleen and stomach deficiency with cold, loss of appetite, and regurgitation with vomiting.

Wax and Alum Needles，From *Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.，Insert into the fistula.

Tu Liu，Formula from *The Jade Balance for Shā and Distension*, Middle Volume; name cited in *The Complete Book of Shā Syndromes*, Lower Volume.，Shā Syndrome, hemiplegia.

Kidney-Fortifying and Spleen-Activating Pills，From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 4.，For deficiency of both spleen and kidney primordial qi, or when “water” lacks “earth” to store and discharge it, resulting in diarrhea and bloating; or when there is no “fire” in the upper burner to digest and transform food, leading to a sensation of fullness after … Read more

Facial Paste，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 3.，For cold dysentery characterized by pale stools and absence of thirst.