Ru Sheng Decoction

Cinnamon and Clove Qi-Harmonizing Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 72.，Fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm.

Acanthopanax Bark Wine，Quoted from *Shān Fán Fāng* in Volume 16 of *Wài Tái*.，For tendon-joint numbness (jin bi), accompanied by a tendency toward sadness and melancholy, a pale complexion, a buzzing sensation in the limbs, stiffness and spasms in the hands and feet, sudden and violent movements when extending or retracting, and shifting abdominal pain.

Decoction for Nourishing the Lungs and Promoting Metabolism with Added Ginseng，From *Fu Qingzhu’s Gynecology: Postpartum Section*, Volume 2.，For postpartum debility complicated by exogenous wind-cold contracted within ten days, presenting with a heavy cough accompanied by phlegm, or fever, headache, and profuse sweating.

Coptis and Dang Gui Powder，From *Direct Decisions on Pediatric Medicines and Syndromes*, Volume 2; Coptis added.，Heat in the Heart Meridian or heat transmitted from the Heart to the Small Intestine. Thirst, flushed face, restlessness and heat in the chest, craving for cold drinks, sores on the mouth and tongue; dark, scanty, and painful urination.

Shi Bai Sheng Bingzi，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 25.，

Carp and Poria Decoction，Formula from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Zhouhou Fang), Volume 3; name cited in *Comprehensive Formulas for Universal Relief* (Puji Fang), Volume 193.，Swelling extending into the abdomen, causing a sensation of fullness and distension, and interfering with eating and drinking. Stone Water.

Nine Winds Decoction，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 115.，Various wind-related disorders.

Snake Yellow and Purple Gold Pill，*Ji Feng*, Volume 19.，For water retention, fluid accumulation causing shortness of breath, with a sensation of fluid about to be expelled, and hardness beneath the heart.

Flowing Water Decoction，From *Xiaopin Fang*, cited in Volume 17 of *Wai Tai*.，For restlessness and insomnia due to deficiency.

Cinnabar and Human Tooth Powder，From *Records of the Essentials of Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 14.，Smallpox lesions are red, purple, or black and sunken; the patient grinds their teeth and shivers, and the smallpox fails to erupt.

Liver-Nourishing Powder，*Complete Book of Ophthalmology*, Volume 3.，Black Wind Internal Obstruction.

Ginseng Calming the Spirit Pills，From *Records on Smallpox and Heart Disorders*, Volume 18.，For children with insomnia and mental fatigue.

Ephedra and Magnolia Decoction，From *Guide to Formulas*, cited in *Universal Remedies* (Vol. 160).，Spleen-related cough. Coughing causes pain under the right rib cage, radiating to the shoulder and back; in severe cases, the patient cannot move, and movement triggers coughing; aversion to wind; floating pulse.

Goral Decoction，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 78.，Heat in the liver and lungs surges into the eyes, causing a red membrane to droop. At the onset of the condition, a red membrane forms along the upper edge of the “qi wheel,” drooping down to the “wind wheel” and covering the pupil, accompanied by tearing, pain, and … Read more

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

Thorn Pills，Quoted from *Shenshi’s Formulas* in Volume 16 of *Wai Tai*.，For various forms of deficiency-syndrome debility characterized by frequent dreams or spontaneous seminal emission.

Formula for Exterminating Demons and Burning Medicinal Substances，*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 9.，For a woman who has had sexual relations with a ghost.

Baijiang Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 79.，Postpartum blood and qi surging, causing lower back pain that radiates to the abdomen, as if pierced by an awl or knife.

Golden Pearl Phlegm-Resolving Pills，*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 4.，For headaches with dizziness and vertigo, mental confusion and bewilderment, chest and diaphragm distress, thick and sticky nasal discharge and saliva, cough with heavy phlegm, and difficulty swallowing.

Ginseng and Purple Gold Pills，From *Effective Prescriptions for Women*, Volume 7.，For women with disharmony of the Nutritive and Defensive Qi, stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen, distension and fullness in the chest and diaphragm, and inability to eat or drink.

Heat-Clearing and Yin-Nourishing Herbal Tea，From *Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，

Pain-Relieving Elixir，*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 1.，For heart pain caused by internal heat.

Preparation Method for Qingjin Dan，*Eight Notes on Nurturing Life*, Volume 18.，For coughs caused by phlegm-fire.

Gui Ming Ointment，From *Bai Yi*, Volume 16.，For boils on the back—whether red or not, with or without a head, itchy or painful.

Toad Decoction Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 172.，For childhood wasting disease. Symptoms include alternating chills and fever, dry and withered skin and hair; despite eating well, the child remains emaciated and appears listless and dull.