Rescue-the-Left Decoction

Huangjing Powder，*Mirror of Ancient and Modern Medicine*, Volume 5.，For fever and coughing with retching in cases of cold damage.

Pill for Relieving Stagnant Qi with Seaweed and Tangerine Peel，*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 17.，For wind-deficiency-induced chest fullness, bladder deficiency and cold, qi surging upward to the lungs, rapid and irregular breathing, and alternating sensations of tightness and relief in the throat.

Warming the Channels and Nourishing Vitality Decoction，*Yi Chun Sheng Yi*, Volume 4.，Wind-Bi. Blood fails to nourish the tendons; wind invades the joints and collaterals.

The Huainan King’s Secret Formula for Abstaining from Grain and Attaining Immortality，*Shenghui*, Volume 94.，

Fire-Line Ointment，*Selected Essences of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 8.，For the initial stage of a swollen abscess.

Sheep’s Hoof Root Ointment Formula，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 18.，Vitiligo.

Zhuangxiong Powder，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 13); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 141), quoting *Shibian Liangfang*.，For chest constriction due to cold damage, with qi obstruction, suffocation, and restlessness.

Dragon-Egg Ointment，*Shenghui*, Volume 68.，For thorn injuries.

Ghost-Expel Decoction，*Fu Qingzhu’s Gynecology*, Volume 1.，There are women whose abdomens appear as if they are pregnant, yet they do not give birth for an entire year, or even for two to three years. Such women have a sallow and gaunt complexion, their skin and flesh are emaciated, and their abdomens are as large as a … Read more

Xiaoyao Powder，From *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 20.，Day and night deficiency heat, with a faint and fine pulse.

Kudzu Flower Detoxifying Decoction，*Examination of the Yaohan* (Vol. 5).，For the syndrome of yellow sclera and blurred vision. The patient has a fondness for alcohol and indulges in hot, drying, fishy, and greasy foods, resulting in severe damp-heat. Turbid qi overwhelms the clear yang qi, causing it to rise into the eye’s “wheel,” resulting in a … Read more

Internal Decongestant Coptis Decoction，*Complete Book of Experience in the Treatment of Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 9.，Boils and abscesses.

Ginseng Xiaoyao Powder，From *Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 4.，For women who are weak and convalescing after suffering from cold-induced illness or physical exhaustion.

Pine Needle Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 134.，For cracked hands and feet due to cold.

Cough-Relieving Decoction，*A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 1.，Cough due to exterior syndrome.

Chestnut-Husk Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 124.，For bone fragments lodged in the throat that cannot be dislodged.

Dan Xian Yi Liang Pills，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.，For syphilitic sores; for those with a collapsed nose, drooping eyebrows, slack tendons, and curled bones.

Ginseng, Atractylodes, and Aconite Decoction，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 8.，During urination, sudden chills and shivering lead to loss of yang.

One-Stroke Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 137.，Dry psoriasis.

Decoction for Clearing Fire and Cooling the Diaphragm，*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.，Indicated for accumulated heat causing restlessness, sores on the mouth and tongue, swelling and pain in the throat, and dry stools.

Stomach-Clearing Pill，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 169.，For cold-induced stagnation.

Water-Separating and Edema-Reducing Powder，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 14.，In children with a rash, excessive thirst leading to uncontrolled drinking, fluid retention that does not resolve, unceasing vomiting, which then progresses to diarrhea and dysentery, restlessness with wheezing and coughing, difficulty urinating, scrotal edema, pain in the flanks with weak tendons, and abdominal distension.

Modified Minor Bupleurum Decoction Combined with Gentian Liver-Draining Decoction，From *Essentials of Formulas and Syndromes*, Volume 3.，Excess liver fire with costal pain.

Plum Root Bark Powder，From *Qianjin*, Volume 22.，For boils and abscesses on the back, as well as minor scrofula.

Stomach Qi Pain Tablets，*Shanghai Pharmaceutical Standards*.，Stomach pain due to cold, chest and abdominal distension, acid regurgitation, and indigestion.