More Herbs Formulas
Decoction for Tonifying Deficiency and Restoring Vital Energy,*De Xiao* (Effective Formulas), Volume 8.,For anxiety, worry, and excessive mental strain; erratic mood swings; loss of appetite due to overwork; or irregular diet leading to muscle wasting; deficiency of the Nutritive and Defensive Qi; invasion by external pathogens entering the meridians; resulting in headache, dizziness, and confusion; … Read more
Tobacco Paste Powder,*Classified Collection of Medical Formulas*, Volume 78, citing *Continuation of Formulas for Saving Lives*.,Ear discharge.
Jingjin Dixian Pills,Formula attributed to Tao Yinju, cited in *Yi Jian* (see *Yongle Dadian*, vol. 11620).,For men and women suffering from the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries,” with deficient kidney qi. Symptoms include mental exhaustion, difficulty walking, loss of appetite, ringing in the ears and blurred vision, and dry skin. For women with cold internal … Read more
Three-Ingredient Tianxiong Powder,Quoted from *Fan Wang’s Formulas* in Volume 16 of *Wai Tai*.,For men with deficiency and seminal emission.
Yupingfeng Powder,From *Jiu Yuan Fang*, cited in *Yi Fang Lei Ju*, Volume 150.,For exterior deficiency with spontaneous sweating and susceptibility to wind pathogens; or for skin withering caused by damage from wind, rain, cold, and dampness.
Leek White and Ginseng Powder,Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 47); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 203).,For cholera with deficient stomach qi and unceasing dry retching.
White Aconite Decoction,From *Supplement to the Essential Formulas of Guanju*, Volume 10, citing *Essential Formulas of Pediatrics*.,Sudden Cough. In children, coughing immediately causes choking and gasping, with continuous, unrelenting coughing; the face turns red when coughing; the cough stops upon vomiting; the cough persists for a long time; the eyes swell, and the whites of … Read more
Yuhong Ointment,*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 7.,For swollen, toxic sores and boils.
Stomach-Lifting Powder,From *Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 9.,For diarrhea—3–4 bowel movements per day, loose stools in small amounts, and yellow urine.
Silkworm Alum Powder,*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 300.,Cracked feet.
Formula for Washing Hemorrhoids,From *Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 95.,For mild hemorrhoids.
Bile-Angelica Sugar-Decoction Powder,From *Zhunsheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 7.,Blood filling the pupil, causing sudden redness and pain in the eyes, or the formation of a corneal opacity.
Plum and Ginger Powder,*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.,For uncontrollable bleeding due to organ toxicity; for women with metrorrhagia or menorrhagia.
Pill for Expelling Pathogenic Factors and Calming the Spirit,*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 28.,For epilepsy, hemiplegia, hair-related disorders, and joint-related disorders.
Scorpion and Centipede Powder,*The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 1.,For cases where wind-toxin prevails, the ulcer is tight and hard, and no pus is present despite the application of an ointment.
Burnt Cinnabar Powder,From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 184), citing *Wu’s Collection of Proven Formulas*.,Fistula.
Dragon’s Saliva Decoction,*Puji Fang*, Volume 320.,For women suffering from abdominal distension, oppression, vomiting, loss of appetite, and difficulty swallowing.
Yi Jin San,From *Simple Formulas*, citing Li Bo-shan’s formula (see *Collected Medical Formulas*, Vol. 79).,Lung heat, nasal congestion, and thick nasal discharge.
Four Shedding Powder,*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 12.,For leg ulcers.
Anti-Wheezing Decoction,Formula attributed to Zhuang Yizhou, cited in *A Thousand Family Remedies*.,For bronchial asthma resulting from deficient lung qi and an unstable defensive qi, with warning signs preceding an attack.
Elixir for Expelling Pathogenic Factors,*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 13.,Scrotal Abscess. Caused by a young man’s indulgence in alcohol and sexual excess, resulting in an abscess forming beneath the scrotum and in front of the anus.
Dragon Returns to the Sea Powder,From *The Complete Collection on Diphtheria*.,Acute cases of diphtheria of the cold nature.
Two Blues Powder,*Compendium of Surgical Medicine*, Volume 1.,For all cases of burning heat, redness, swelling, and pain caused by yang toxicity where pus has not yet formed; for residual toxins from epidemic diphtheria or measles; and for diffuse swelling of the neck and throat that has not yet suppurated.
Yan Zhen Ointment,*Li’s Medical Mirror*, Volume 4.,Dysphagia. Gastric reflux.
Secret-Recipe Pear Juice Drink,From *Songya Medical Path* (Volume 2).,For sore throat and heat-induced throat pain, sores on the mouth and tongue, and boils on the back.
Rheum Six-He Decoction,For typhoid fever during pregnancy presenting with hard stools, reddish urine, abdominal distension, and a deep, rapid pulse—indicating a primary Yangming or Taiyang syndrome—and for cases of visceral constipation with difficult, scanty bowel movements.