Rice Decoction

Holy Star Pill，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 8 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，All types of epilepsy.

Xiao Danggui Pills，*Ji Feng*, Volume 13.，For constipation and difficulty in defecation in deficient patients.

Decoction for Tonifying the Middle and Stabilizing the Fetus，*Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth*, Volume 1.，Spontaneous vaginal bleeding during pregnancy with unstoppable bleeding, or intermittent spotting at the time of the expected menstrual period.

Wind-Calming Decoction，From *Research on Medical Formulas*, Volume 5.，For wind-heat toothache with a preference for cold and aversion to heat.

Phoenix Pearl Pill，From *The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 3.，Deafness.

Decoction of Two Ling and Two Zhu，*A Concise Explanation of Medical Formulas*, Volume 2.，Dampness-related syndromes.

Horn Thorn Porridge，*Complete Collection of Surgical Life-Preserving Methods*, Volume 4.，Transverse mass.

Willow Branch Bath Decoction，Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 5); name cited in *Puji Fang* (Vol. 384).，For infants aged one month to five months who experience alternating chills and fever.

Hua (Ni Chong) Pills，*Classification and Treatment of Syndromes*, Volume 7.，Worms have eroded the anus, with sores on the upper lip; mild itching in the anus, and maggots appear after defecation.

Lisheng Butter and Okra Ointment，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 157.，For cases where labor has not commenced after several days of pregnancy, or where delivery is not proceeding smoothly and no other remedies have provided relief.

Juqing Jubai Powder，Formula from *The Book of Saving Lives*, Volume 19; name cited in *The Subtle Meanings of the Jade Mechanism*, Volume 39.，For spasm syndromes. For women who experience spasm due to blood deficiency following childbirth, or who suffer convulsions from a stroke after sweating.

Jingming Powder，From *Secretly Transmitted Treatise on Ophthalmology: The Theory of Dragon and Wood*, Volume 7.，For external ocular conditions caused by ascending wind-toxin, manifesting as eye pain, redness, and swelling; or itching and erosion of the eyelids and inner corners of the eyes, often accompanied by hot tears, blurred vision, and dryness.

Gardenia and Trichosanthes Decoction，*Commentary on the Treatise on Malaria*.，Damp-Malarial Fever.

Yángmíng Decoction，From *Selected Formulas of Renowned Physicians: Continuation*.，For presbyopia, weakness of the eyes, deficient middle qi, and inability to eat or drink.

Homemade Jianyin Decoction，From *Essentials of Laryngology*, Volume 2.，For throat disorders, watery diarrhea, and various types of dysentery.

Eight-Ingredient Decoction for Harmonizing Qi，From *Essentials of Gynecology*, Volume 1.，For women aged 17 or 18 with spleen and stomach deficiency, resulting in stagnation of qi and blood and obstruction of the meridians—causing menstrual delays ranging from half a month to 100 days or half a year—who exhibit a sallow-yellow complexion, loss of appetite, alternating chills … Read more

Oil-Based Scalp Crust Ointment，*Insights into Surgical Mysteries*, Volume 12.，Blood-wind sores.

Modified Mu Xiang Liu Qi Decoction，From *Baoming Gejue*, Volume 16.，For persistent qi hernia.

Pearl and Gastrodia Pill，*Danxi’s Heart Method with Appendices*, Volume 22.，For convulsions caused by excessive phlegm-heat and clenched jaws.

Blood-Cooling and Wind-Dispelling Medicinal Wine，From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 6.，Blood deficiency with internal heat; when heat reaches its peak, it generates wind; or an external invasion by pathogenic factors that linger in the meridians, leading to excess qi and intense fire. Internally, this causes pain; externally, it results in sores and eczema. Appetite remains … Read more

Spirit-Dissolving Pill，*Secret Manual of Ningguan*, Volume 1.，For women who are physically weak, have insufficient blood and dry body fluids, and experience retained placenta with blood stasis in the lower abdomen.

Gourd-Extract Wine，*Corrections in Medical Literature*, Volume 2.，Abdominal distension and generalized edema.

Qinglong Dan，From *The Prescriptions of the Emaciated Immortal for Saving Lives*.，For blocked, swollen, and painful throat, and both or either tonsil.

Qinghua Decoction，From *The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，For postpartum women experiencing fever due to “fire,” uncontrolled blood flow caused by blood heat, or various “fire” symptoms resulting from yin deficiency. Also for dysphagia caused by alcohol consumption.

Stomach-Warming and Qi-Regulating Decoction，From *Chen’s Secrets of Pediatrics*.，For children suffering from cold invasion or indigestion accompanied by vomiting.