Qianghuo Decoction

Holly Formula，From *Pu Ji Fang* (Volume 73), citing *Hai Shang Fang*.，Red eyes.

Cooling Seven-Ingredient Decoction，*Six Books of Medical Essentials*, Volume 30.，Hemoptysis; pulse: weak and soft at the Cui position, with a rapid rhythm.

Black Plum Decoction，From *Wai Tai*, Volume 5, citing *Bei Ji Fang*.，For malaria-induced fever accompanied by dysentery and intense thirst.

Rhinoceros Horn Diaphragm-Cooling Powder，*The Correct Transmission of Dermatology*.，Rash has appeared, accompanied by internal heat and constipation.

Ginseng and Black Plum Powder，From *Jin Gui Yi* (Supplement to the Golden Chamber), Volume 3.，For deficiency malaria and chronic malaria, characterized by shortness of breath and loss of appetite; also treats exertion-induced malaria that flares up upon physical exertion and persists for years without resolution.

Asafoetida and Galangal Pills，From the “Hong Family Collection of Proven Formulas,” citing a formula by Shangguan Zhubo.，Indications: Weakness of the three epigastric regions, accumulated cold in the middle jiao, impaired spleen function, slow digestion of food, frequent indigestion after eating, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, stabbing pain in the flanks, vomiting and … Read more

Pills for Insomnia in the Elderly，*Collection of Inherited Surgical Techniques*.，For insomnia in the elderly.

Cold-Repelling and Stomach-Warming Ointment，*Li Ye*.，For stomach disorders characterized by loss of appetite, distension and pain in the chest and abdomen, vomiting, nausea, belching, and a sour sensation when swallowing; a sallow complexion and emaciation; lethargy and a tendency to lie down; and cold pain in the lower back and spine.

Perilla Leaf and Coptis Decoction for Resolving Rashes，*Record of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 10.，Due to stagnant lung fire, rashes appear all over the body; these are not large, bright red patches, but rather fine, small spots densely clustered together. The skin over the rashes is sometimes itchy and sometimes painful.

Modified Yi Gong San，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 403.，For smallpox in children.

Si Shun Pills，From *Classified Collection of Medical Formulas*, Volume 57, citing *Illustrated Guide to Shanghan*.，In the Shao Yin stage, after more than ten days, diarrhea persists; hands and feet are slightly cold; in cases of shanghan, there is no fever, the pulse is deep, the patient suffers from restlessness, remains silent, and avoids light; there … Read more

Miraculous Fumigation Formula，From *Shenghui*, Volume 60.，For chronic hemorrhoids and fistulas that have persisted for years.

Burdock and Musk Powder for Promoting Urination，*Yi Ji*, Volume 8.，For sandy or stony dysuria, where urine appears as small clumps and is accompanied by distension and pain.

Fasting Powder，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 10.，

Qi-Regulating Fangfeng Decoction，From *Discrimination of Internal and External Injuries*, Middle Volume.，Wind-heat invades the lung, causing severe stagnation of lung qi, pain in the shoulders and back, sweating, and frequent but scanty urination.

Camphor and Musk Pills，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 283.，

Modified Dampness-Clearing Stomach-Ling Decoction，From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*.，Shingles (damp-excess type “waist-wrapping fire rash”), eczema (damp sores), psoriasis (damp-cold type “white patches”).

Nourishing Yin and Reducing Fire Pills，*Huoren Xintong*, Volume 2.，Three Types of Consumption. Caused by excessive mental exertion, resulting in an imbalance between yin and yang, with thirst above and turbidity below.

Grass Ash Powder，*New Compilation of Mei’s Proven Formulas*, Volume 5.，For smallpox lesions that have become ulcerated.

Fuyang Dan，From *Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 4.，For cold-induced fever with a pale face, cold limbs, distension in the chest and abdomen, and a deep, fine pulse.

Baiqian Decoction，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 90.，For consumptive cough, shortness of breath with chest congestion and heat, and expectoration of pus and blood.

“Drawing-the-Knife” Noodles，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 188.，Hemoptysis.

Ginger Wine，Formula from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Vol. 2); name cited in *Comprehensive Record of Holy Remedies* (Vol. 40).，Note: For unstoppable dysentery accompanied by abdominal cramps so severe that the patient feels on the verge of death.

Earthworm Powder，*Compendium of Traumatology*, Volume 7.，For life-threatening injuries or gout.

Gu Gen Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.，Loss of primordial yang in youth, compounded by premature sexual activity; failure to observe sexual abstinence, resulting in damage to the outer canthus; the canthal orifice fails to close, allowing wind and cold to penetrate; internal qi becomes deficient, making it difficult to ward off external … Read more