Reed Ash Ointment Recipe

Dampness-Eliminating Medicinal Oil，From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*.，Acute eczema (rheumatic sores), contact dermatitis.

Peace Decoction，*New Book on Smallpox Vaccination*, Volume 12.，Cases where smallpox fails to erupt due to exposure to impurities.

Red-and-White Pills，*Hui Chun*, Volume 8.，For scrofula that has not yet ruptured.

Frankincense Paste，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 135.，Ulcers and sores.

Bitter Wormwood and Pear Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 194.，Treats water-poisoning.

Saposhnikovia Root Decoction，*A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 26.，Shoulder and arm pain extending to the arm, gradually descending to the Huantiao acupoint, the thigh, and the knee, caused by deficiency of the collaterals.

Decoction for Restoring Yang and Transforming Toxins，*Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 6, Part 1.，For smallpox with yin dryness, a history of vomiting and diarrhea, a deep and weak pulse, and hands and feet that should be cold but are instead hot—indicating extreme yin manifesting as yang.

Wuhe Decoction，From *The Book of Care for Infants and Children*, Volume 2.，For erysipelas in children, wind-heat sores, swollen lips, erythematous wandering swelling, febrile rashes in children, wind-heat sores, and tight, swollen lips in children.

Seven Fresh Herbs Nourishing Yin Decoction，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For summer-heat-induced cold syndrome, where stagnant heat has risen to the yang aspect and, after resolution, yin fluids are severely depleted.

Ji Yin Decoction，From *Essentials of Surgery*, Volume 4.，Ulcers of a purely yang nature, characterized by swelling, pain, and fever.

Cardamom Jianzhong Decoction，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 390.，Various forms of malaria in children.

Qi-Regulating Fragrant Perilla Decoction，*Wind-Consumption and Ascites*，In cases of edema caused by Qi stagnation, the pulse is deep and hidden, or there may be abdominal distension and shortness of breath.

Floating Duckweed and Scutellaria Decoction，*Complete Book on the Treatment of Epidemics*, Volume 5.，For warm epidemics with body pain, a taut pulse, restlessness, and absence of sweat.

Zhi-Du Congee，*Constant Advice for the Elderly*, Volume 5.，For alcohol intoxication, restlessness and fever, and thirst.

Dysentery Treatment Pills，From *Essentials of Danxi’s Therapeutic Methods*, Volume 2.，For dysentery.

Tuoli Wending Decoction，*The Treasure of Health* (Weisheng Baojian), Volume 13.，Cold envelops the skin and hair, obstructing the meridians and preventing their free flow; heat is trapped within the nutritive blood, accumulating to form red swelling. The pain is unbearable, accompanied by aversion to cold and fever, or radiating pain throughout the limbs. In cases of … Read more

Pear Tree Branch Powder，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 47); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 203).，For unrelenting vomiting and diarrhea due to cholera, accompanied by muscle cramps and the onset of milkstone.

Cimicifuga and Gentiana Decoction，*Explanations of Ophthalmology*, Volume 4.，Pus-discharging eye condition in children due to malnutrition.

Fire-Subduing and Metal-Calming Decoction，*Huiyue*, Volume 4.，For cases of intense fire rising upward, scorching the lungs, causing severe coughing and restlessness, with a洪大 pulse.

Xiao Dingxin Decoction，*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 14.，For debility and emaciation, with weak and startled heart qi and frequent nightmares. For heart exhaustion with deficiency-cold, manifesting as palpitations, confusion, and forgetfulness; nightmares and startled awakenings; and mental instability.

Trichosanthes Fruit Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 154), citing *Formulas for Saving Lives*.，Chest fullness. Pain in the chest radiating to the back and flanks, accompanied by shortness of breath and a sense of oppression.

Qilin Blood Powder，*Illustrated Treatise on Bone Setting*.，Fractures.

Xiao Yigong Powder，From Yang’s Formula, cited in *Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 23.，For internal deficiency with vomiting and diarrhea during smallpox; for sunken smallpox lesions.

Saliva-Dispersing Decoction，From *Simple Formulas*, citing *Ye’s Formulas* (see *Pocket Edition*, Volume 1).，For stagnation of wind-phlegm, shortness of breath and fullness in the epigastrium, nausea, and difficulty in swallowing saliva.

Siwu Kuandong Pills，Quoted from *Xiaopin Fang* in Volume 36 of *Wai Tai*.，For children with coughs that improve during the day but worsen at night, so severe at first that they cannot catch their breath or even cry.