Reed Root Decoction

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Enhanced Shi Xuan Powder，*The Profound Principles of the Divine Realm*, Volume 14.，For skin ulcers caused by external invasion of wind-cold and internal deficiency of qi and blood.

Jinshui Liujunzi Decoction，From *Yimen Rufa*, Volume 2.，Cough.

Diuretic and Dampness-Draining Decoction，*Huiyue*, Volume 9.，Edema ascending from the feet; the six pulses are thin and slow; scanty urine; pain in the feet and knees.

Liao Ge Powder，From *Qian Jin*, Volume 18.，Phlegm accumulation above the heart, fluid retention due to cold, and chest oppression; also treats various forms of jaundice.

Jujube Seed and Gallbladder-Warming Decoction，*Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 5.，For postpartum mania caused by fright.

Poria and Two Chen Decoction，*A Hundred Questions on Infants and Children*, Volume 2.，

Xinyi-Jingjie Powder，From *Ming Yi Zhi Zhang*, Volume 8.，Persistent nasal discharge; a tendency to drink hot beverages leads to intense heat, compounded by wind-pathogen invasion, causing wind and heat to intermingle and fail to disperse, resulting in unceasing discharge of nasal secretions, tears, saliva, and phlegm.

Huixiangcao Powder，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 4.，Nasal hemorrhoids.

Stomach-Boiling Formula，From *Medical Explorations* (Vol. 4).，For prolonged wheezing and coughing, with accumulated phlegm that refuses to dissipate, accompanied by fever and chills throughout the body, which worsen in the afternoon.

White Snake Wine，From *Useful Formulas*, cited in *The Great Yongle Encyclopedia*, Volume 13879.，For wind-induced paralysis, pain in the bone marrow, lower back, and legs, and slight difficulty walking; accompanied by wandering wind-toxin causing uncontrollable itching and pain of the skin.

Er Yi San，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 76.，Dysentery with pus and blood.

Divine Cinnabar Plague-Repelling Pills，*Songfeng on Epidemics*, Volume 5.，

Trifoliate Orange Peel, Gardenia, and Rhubarb Decoction，From *Illustrated Songs on Cold Damage: A Guide to Saving Lives*, Volume 4.，Fever following the resolution of food stagnation in typhoid fever.

Breast Abscess Ointment，From *Collected Medical Formulas*, Vol. 219, citing *Wu’s Collection of Proven Formulas*.，For breast abscesses in women, as well as abscesses and boils on the back, all types of malignant sores, and injuries from blows or falls.

Astragalus and Raw Rehmannia Decoction，From *Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 10.，Rheumatism. Failure of yang qi to rise, fatigue in the limbs, wandering body pain, sweating in the genital area, and reluctance to speak.

Dried Ginger and Licorice Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 48.，For pulmonary wasting.

Moistening and Nourishing Four-Ingredient Decoction，From *The Jade Ruler of Gynecology*, Volume 4.，Postpartum fluid depletion with severe constipation.

Dendrobium Stomach-Clearing Powder，*Zhang’s Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*, Volume 15.，For vomiting following measles, with gastric deficiency leading to an inability to eat and heat stagnation.

Five-Juice Pills，From *The Great Treasure of Health*, Volume 1.，For sudden abdominal pain in summer and autumn, and watery diarrhea due to cholera.

Fire-Dropping Powder，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，Hernia.

Atractylodes and Er Chen Decoction，*Comprehensive Guide to Medical Principles*, Volume 9.，Menstrual obstruction caused by damp-heat.

Yuan Shou Pill，Formula by Zhang Hanggu, cited in *Collected Insights on Surgical Diseases*, Volume Middle.，For mastitis in its early stages or when it has already ruptured.

Bai Shang Decoction，From *Handbook for the Care of Infants*, Volume 2.，For wind-cold pathogens causing common cold, regardless of whether symptoms manifest as cold or heat.

Small Jujube Pill，From *Jie Wei Yuan Sou*, Volume 3.，For goose-palm wind, prickly wind, and rash wind.