Red Ocher Pills

Decoction for Nourishing the Kidneys and Clearing Fire，From *Random Notes on Clinical Practice*.，Priapism. Symptoms include a marked and persistent erection during sexual intercourse without ejaculation; after intercourse, the penis remains erect. However, nocturnal emissions may occur during periods of excessive fatigue. The tongue coating is white and greasy, and the pulse is deep and fine.

Wood Fragrance and Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 88.，For consumptive disorders with alternating chills and fever, loss of appetite, sores in the mouth and on the tongue, fatigue in the limbs, restlessness in the palms, soles, and chest, and dull, lackluster skin.

Jin Zhu Lü Yun Oil，From *The Compendium of Medical Formulas* (Volume 83), citing *The Complete Book of Essential Remedies*.，

Dried Persimmon Pills，From *Essentials of the Crimson Pouch*.，For intestinal bleeding.

Silver Thread Powder，*One Hundred Effective Treatments in Surgery*, Volume 1.，

Aconite Topical Application Formula，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 293.，Ulcers that ooze pus during the day and close at night.

Mandarin Orange Wine，*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 312), citing *The Comprehensive Record of Holy Remedies*.，Injuries from falls, blows, or twists; lumbago; stagnant blood and stasis; pain so severe that bending or stretching is impossible.

Pungent, Moistening, and Muscle-Relaxing Decoction，*Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume 1.，The symptoms of diabetes have just subsided; only dry mouth and an inability to strain during bowel movements remain.

Decongestant Decoction，From *The Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 4.，When heat from the Metal element of the Lung becomes congested in the nose and cannot be released, causing the nose to swell to the size of a fist and pain so severe it feels like death. Nasal sores.

Ning Shui Shi Wine，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 9.，Effective for the Eight Winds, the Twelve Bi Syndromes, hemiplegia with loss of coordination, indigestion with cold deficiency, the Five Labors, and the Seven Injuries. Also effective for postpartum ailments in women and irregular menstruation.

Five Spirits Powder for Raising Qi，*Guang Biji*, Volume 3.，Toxic swelling of the head and face.

Xanthium Herb Ointment，*Chinese Leprosyology*.，For leprosy and all rheumatic conditions.

Black Wood Pill，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 296.，To treat visceral toxins, intestinal wind, hemorrhoids, fistulas, and bloody diarrhea.

Sun and Moon Radiance Powder，*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.，For sudden onset of “fire eye,” characterized by redness and swelling of both eyes, cloudiness obscuring the pupils, photophobia, and erythema and erosion around the eyes.

Ganju Decoction，From *Baoming Gejue*, Volume 17.，Lung abscess, with coughing up pus and blood.

“One Hundred Liang of Gold”，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，Pain due to kidney qi deficiency.

Sour Jujube Decoction，From *Secret Records for Prolonging Life*, cited in Volume 17 of *Wai Tai*.，For restlessness due to deficiency and inability to sleep; qi rising from beneath the ribs to the heart.

Pushi Liuhe Decoction，From *Collected Explanations of Medical Formulas*.，For cases of deficiency-induced distension and fullness following typhoid fever during pregnancy, in patients with an inherent deficiency of the Yangming channel.

Blood-Nourishing and Menstrual-Bleeding-Stopping Decoction，*Fu Qingzhu’s Gynecology: Postpartum Compilation*, Volume 1.，Postpartum menorrhagia.

Di Yu and Fang Feng Powder，From *The Collection for Preserving Life*, Volume Middle.，For traumatic injuries complicated by wind syndrome, where the condition is half exterior and half interior, with slight sweating on the head but no sweating on the body.

Spleen-Protecting Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 5.，For a cold caught in the spring months, accompanied by fever and unceasing vomiting.

Wax and Honey Pills，From *Formulas for Infants and Young Children*, cited in Volume 29 of *New Book on the Care of the Very Young*.，For various types of diarrhea in infants, including discharge of pus and blood, accompanied by unceasing chills and fever.

White Reed Decoction，From *The Source of the Hearts of the Four Sages*, Volume 4.，For sporadic episodes of vomiting fresh blood.

Cough-Relieving Pill，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 6.，For dry-lung cough with incessant phlegm production, dull complexion, and shortness of breath upon minimal exertion.

Shengqi Yiyin Decoction，From *A Concise Explanation of Medical Formulas*.，Vaginal discharge following childbirth.