Raw Ingredients Siwu Decoction

Polygala Wine，*San Yin*, Volume 14.，For all types of abscesses and boils on the back, carbuncles, and malignant sores that are rapidly enlarging.

Empirical Addition: Qilin Frankincense Ointment，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 191), citing the *Formulas of the Ruizhu Hall*.，For all types of hard, swollen, and painful sores, as well as those with pus discharge, ulceration, and tissue necrosis; also treats necrotic tissue that fails to slough off.

Ginseng Tiao Yuan Decoction，From *Yu’an*, Volume 2.，Numbness throughout the body and fatigue in the limbs.

Surgical Ointment，From *A Compendium of Ancient Formulas*, Volume 2.，For contusions, bruises, and severe burns or scalds.

Zhengzhen Decoction，*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，Imbalance between yin and yang, failure of qi to rise and fall, deficiency of the lower jiao, and phlegm stagnation in the upper jiao.

Spleen-Clearing Decoction，From *De Xiao* (Effective Treatments), Volume 11.，For shortness of breath, malnutrition-related accumulation, and malaria.

Six-Ingredient Decoction with Blue Lead，*Treasury of Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 5.，Hemoptysis caused by excessive sexual indulgence that depletes the true essence of the kidneys, resulting in the surging of yang essence into the yin or the injury to yin causing yang to overflow.

Jianjie Powder，*Introduction to Obstetrics*, Volume 3.，For women experiencing prolonged labor lasting several days or retained placenta; as well as for common menstrual amenorrhea and pain in the lower abdomen.

Minor Scutellaria Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 21.，On the 8th or 9th day of a cold-induced fever, with constipation and mental agitation.

Decongestant Decoction，From *The Secret Treasures of the Orchid Chamber*, Volume 2.，Sword-wound ulcers. All types of unexplained swellings and toxic sores, as well as boils, abscesses, and scrofula on the back.

Life-Saving Night-Bright Sand Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 173.，For childhood malnutrition.

Miraculous Ointment for Masses，From *Easy and Simple Medical Formulas*, Volume 7.，For masses.

Secretly Transmitted Modified Tiao Zhong Decoction，From *Songya Medical Path* (Volume 2).，Heart pain (i.e., epigastric pain) caused by internal injury from depression, external invasion by pathogenic factors, and the accumulation of phlegm and fluid, which stagnates in the spleen and stomach and overflows into the pericardium.

Chu Gen Bai Pi Pills，From *The Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 8.，Damp-heat injures the spleen, causing prolonged, unceasing seminal emission.

Wind-Dispelling Pills，*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 1.，For stroke-induced paralysis, facial and ocular deviation, inability to move the limbs, stiff and numb muscles, and dizziness.

Qingjing Ointment，From *Special Teachings on Ophthalmology*.，Heat in the Heart Meridian surges upward to the brain, causing the eyes and temples to swell and ache as if pricked by needles.

Fusheng Powder，*The Treasure of Health* (Volume 20).，For sudden death, death by crushing, drowning, or any other untimely death, provided the chest remains warm.

Green Olive Cough-Relieving Pills，*National Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas* (Yuxian Formula).，For wind-cold coughs with excessive phlegm and dry heat in the Lung Meridian.

Formula for Clearing Acne and Redness Around the Eyes，*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 4.，Two fleshy growths have formed inside the eye, each 1 cun long and as thick as an incense stick, protruding outward; this is caused by fire in the liver and gallbladder, leading to the growth of these abnormal masses.

Nuzhen Powder，*Complete Book of Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 1.，The complexion appears like dust or grime; over time, it turns coal-black; the skin is withered and lacks luster; or black spots of varying sizes may appear, level with the skin’s surface.

Immortal Dew Plum，From *Extraordinary and Unconventional Formulas in Surgical Medicine*, Volume 3.，For severe throat conditions where the patient is near death.

Wuyao Wine，From *Effective Remedies*, Volume 9.，Onset of beriberi.

Four Yin Decoction，*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，Yin deficiency with consumptive disease, excessive “ministerial fire,” depletion of body fluids with restlessness and thirst, cough, hemoptysis, epistaxis, and excessive heat.

Stone Heather Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 26.，When the condition is severe, the body feels as if mice are running over it; or there may be wind-induced numbness, chapped lips and mouth, and discoloration of the skin.

Compound Formula with Smoky Poria，*Lecture Notes on Traditional Chinese Medicine Laryngology*.，A throat ulcer caused by residual toxicity from bayberries. Symptoms include redness, swelling, and pain in the throat; difficulty swallowing; excessive, thick, and sticky phlegm; and ulceration in the throat. In severe cases, the condition may spread to the nasal and ear passages, causing painful, … Read more