Raw Four-Ingredient Decoction

Huoxin Dan，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 1.，In cases of winter cold (shanghan) where, after 12 days, sudden cold extremities (jue) occur—leaving the patient looking like a corpse, with intense heat in the chest but limbs as cold as ice—

Er Chen Mu Tong Decoction，From Danxi’s formula, cited in *Yi Tong*, Volume 68.，Guan Ge. Inability to eat or drink; obstruction of both urination and defecation.

Decoction for Clearing Heat and Purifying the Lungs，From *Compendium of Measles Disorders*, Volume 4.，Measles, accompanied by rapid, wheezing breathing and phlegm-induced wheezing, caused by pathogenic heat obstructing the channels, preventing the eruption of the rash.

Rhubarb and Euphorbia Decoction，From *The Golden Chamber* (Volume 2).，For women after childbirth, where fluid and blood have congealed in the blood chamber, causing the lower abdomen to feel full and hard like a lump; as well as for men and women suffering from abdominal distension, urinary retention, or urinary tract infections, accompanied by pain and … Read more

Bi Yun Powder，*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，For headaches, brain aches, thick and sticky eye discharge, as well as itchy, stuffy nose caused by wind.

Surgical Toad Venom Pills，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Nanjing Formula).，For early-stage carbuncles, abscesses, and brain abscesses.

Bin-Gui Decoction，*Complete Record of Medical Works*, Volume 183.，Chest pain.

Pain-Relieving Thunder-Fire Needle，From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 1.，When cold and dampness flow into the meridians and joints, they cause pain and numbness. The pain may be localized or wander unpredictably. It may also result from deficiency of qi and blood, leading to cold and an inability to circulate; when compounded by external invasion of … Read more

Toothache-Relieving Powder，*Ten Methods of Surgery*.，Toothache.

Stone Lotus Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 47.，For cold in the stomach causing retching.

Chuan Gui Decoction，From *He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 7.，Pain in the chest and abdomen due to blood stasis, accompanied by fever and aversion to cold.

Da Feng Yin Decoction，*Shenghui*, Volume 45.，For edema, numbness, cramping, swelling, and pain in the legs, or loss of sensation, with inability to straighten the limbs.

Quanzhi San，*Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 4.，For finger injuries caused by pinching.

Realgar Pain-Relieving Ointment，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 11.，For toothache.

Burdock Pill，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 362.，Children with spleen heat often produce excessive saliva.

Decoction for Clearing Fire and Resolving Phlegm，*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 4.，For cases of qi deficiency with phlegm-heat.

Vermilion Yellow Pill，*General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 12).，For children with heart-related malnutrition complicated by fright, presenting with fever, restlessness, thirst, night sweats, and emaciation.

Sheng Pills，From *The New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 31), citing *Tan’s Extraordinary Sacred Formulas*.，Although the condition may have initially been a case of “hair-related canker,” if wind-heat has invaded and the accumulation has not been fully cleared, leading to accumulated heat and toxic stagnation in the heart, even if treated with decoctions … Read more

Decoction to Nourish Earth and Subdue Wood，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，Typhoid fever complicated by diarrhea.

Ginger Tea Decoction，From *The Collection of Immortal Remedies*, Volume 1.，For diarrhea and dysentery.

Mouthwash Rehmannia Powder，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 9.，For spleen heat or wind-heat rising upward, causing swelling, pain, or sores in the throat, obstruction, or a swollen tongue.

Tear-Stopping Decoction，From *Zhang Jiachun’s Diagnosis and Treatment of Ophthalmic Disorders*.，For excessive liver and gallbladder fire, with sticky, turbid tears and a sensation of heat in the eyes.

Amber Nourishing Heart Pill，*Zhun Sheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 5.，Deficiency of qi and blood, resulting in inadequate nourishment of the heart and spirit; palpitations and anxiety; insomnia and forgetfulness; shortness of breath and fatigue; spontaneous sweating and dry mouth; dizziness and restlessness; and a lackluster complexion. Deficiency of heart blood, or palpitations and anxiety. Restlessness whether … Read more

Xuanfu Juice，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 139.，Wounds from metal projectiles.

Divine Angelica Powder，From Volume 10 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*, citing a formula by Zheng Yu.，For convulsions and epilepsy accompanied by phlegm in the throat, high fever in the limbs, constipation and difficulty passing urine or stool, and mental agitation.