Qianghuo Decoction for Relieving Summer Heat

Xiao Jinya Powder，From *Qian Jin*, Volume 12.，For malaria in the south, epidemic-induced weakness in the legs, and wind-pathogen or ghost-induced ailments.

Duckweed and Groundsel Decoction，*A Concise Handbook of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Wind-cold type urticaria. The rash is pale white, scattered, small, and slightly red; it flares up when exposed to cold and subsides with heat; the patient fears wind and presents with concomitant exterior syndrome symptoms; the tongue coating is thin and white; the pulse is floating … Read more

Er Xian Pill，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 18.，For scrofula.

Hair-Fire Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 4.，Diseases caused by stagnant fire manifest as shortness of breath; a sensation of fullness and oppression in the flanks, abdomen, chest, back, face, and limbs; occasional vomiting; swelling and pain in the throat; dry mouth and a bitter taste on the tongue; sudden, intermittent pain in the … Read more

Liver-Dispersing Powder，From *Yin Hai Jing Wei*, Volume 2.，Liver heat, with red, swollen, and painful eyes.

First Revitalizing Pill，*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.，For contusions and bruises, strained lower back, and pain due to blood stasis.

Honey Powder Ointment，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 241), citing *Wu’s Collection of Proven Formulas*.，Numb tongue.

Qi-Transformation Decoction，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 8.，Dysuria caused by exposure to dampness, characterized by heaviness in the lower body and no pain in the urethra; the urine is clear rather than cloudy.

Plum Blossom Egg，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 4.，Scrofula.

Modified Huangqin-Zhimu Decoction，*Complete Book of Skin Diseases*.，Lung sores resulting from prolonged coughing.

Canglian Pills，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.，Fever due to damp phlegm.

Fragrant Angelica and Atractylodes Powder，From *Guide to Gynecology*.，For bloody or white diarrhea before and after childbirth.

Lan Yu San，*Concise Medical Compendium*.，Fire pathogen rises upward; the lung is overcome by the Metal element, causing a desire to weep and hiccups.

Wang Buliu Xing Powder，Quoted from Haozhong’s Formulas in Volume 22 of *Qianjin*.，For abscesses and swellings that fail to ulcerate, causing extreme distress and despair; or for abscesses, carbuncles, and various other swellings that have already ulcerated.

Yin-Nourishing and Blood-Generating Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.，Blood deficiency fails to nourish the tendons, resulting in numbness on the left side of the body, slurred speech, and drooling from the corners of the mouth.

Wan Jin Ointment，*Compilation of Effective and Proven Formulas*, Volume 1.，For red eye caused by “Lan Xian Feng.”

Zhi Cao Decoction，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 1.，For cold damage in the winter months lasting 8–9 days, with abdominal pain, diarrhea containing pus and blood, sore throat, and occasional restlessness in the chest.

Areca Nut and Tangerine Peel Decoction，Formula from *Classified Materia Medica* (Vol. 13), citing *Mei Shi’s Formulas*; name found in *A Clear Illumination of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases* (Vol. 17).，Heartburn, epigastric discomfort.

Bone-Setting and Tendon-Restoring Pill，Quoted from *Yonglei Qianfang* in Volume 79 of *Yitong*.，

Tui Yun San，From *Huichun*, Volume 5.，A film obscures the pupil.

Liver-Soothing and Depression-Relieving Pills，*National Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas* (Shenyang Formula).，Indigestion of undigested food, acid regurgitation and epigastric discomfort, hiccups and retching, chest tightness and discomfort, epigastric distension and pain, and stabbing pain in both flanks.

Blood-Nourishing and Qi-Regulating Decoction，*Compiled Medical Manuscripts*, Volume 6.，Lung distension with cough, or inability to sleep on either side, with shortness of breath upon movement—these are caused by phlegm mixed with stasis blood.

Asthma-Relieving and Cough-Suppressing Syrup，*Henan Provincial Drug Standards*.，Asthmatic bronchitis, chronic bronchitis.

Fennel and Kidney-Nourishing Decoction，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 10.，Left-sided hernia, with a mass the size of a chicken or duck egg.

Yin-Nourishing and Spleen-Tonifying Decoction，*The Posthumous Writings of Shen Zhai*, Volume 7.，Excessive worry leading to mental exhaustion, or irregular diet damaging the spleen, or unchecked anger damaging the liver,resulting in the Liver’s Wood element overpowering the Spleen, which in turn stirs Fire. This manifests as heat in the right flank; or a lightning-like sensation of heat … Read more