Sancai Pills

Zi Chen Xiao Ji Pills，*Appendix to the Classic of the Middle Treasury*.，For stagnation of qi in the spleen, damage caused by alcohol or food, undigested food, nausea and vomiting, discomfort in the chest and diaphragm, loss of appetite, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, lumps in the umbilical region and flanks, cold pain … Read more

Jincao Decoction，From *Dongtian Aozi*, Volume 6.，For abscesses in the upper flank, and also for treating liver abscesses.

Acorus Powder，*Yi Tong*, Volume 83.，For women with scanty or delayed menstruation, accompanied by swelling and pain in the genital area.

Jade Key，*Outline of the Treatment of Throat Stasis Syndromes*.，All throat disorders, including swelling, pain, and white necrotic discharge.

Imperial Medicinal Wine，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 28.，Leprosy.

Black Plum, White Vitex, and Asarum Pills，*Commentary on the Treatise on Malaria*.，Liver malaria.

Gold-Based Formulas，From *Differential Diagnosis of Various Fevers in Children*.，In children suffering from fright, with scattered qi and a wandering spirit, accompanied by fever; the fever is sure to be worse at night, with no exterior syndrome externally and no internal stagnation; only redness is observed on the forehead and between the eyebrows, and a bluish … Read more

Stomach-Harmonizing and Yin-Consolidating Decoction，From *Huiyue*, Volume 4.，For cases where stomach qi surges upward and the spleen fails to control the blood, resulting in epistaxis with profuse bleeding.

Ginseng and Atractylodes Elixir of Immortality，*Rescuing the Source of the Origin* (Jie Wei Yuan Sou), Volume 4.，Thirty-six types of severe wind disorders and various critical and life-threatening conditions.

Scrophularia and Cold Water Stone Decoction，From *The Song of Preserving Life: Annotations*, Volume 6.，Persistent “big-head” plague.

Evil-Expelling Powder，*Bo Ji*, Volume 5.，Scrofula. Caused by pathogenic wind and toxic qi invading the muscles and tissues, where they settle in areas of deficiency and coalesce into sores the size of plum, apricot, or jujube pits. Two or three such sores may cluster together beneath the skin and flesh, accompanied by intermittent chills and fever. … Read more

Black Jaundice Decoction，Formula from *A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 16; name cited in *The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.，Black jaundice.

Huanglian Wumei Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.，Due to irregular diet and disharmony of the Nutritive and Defensive Qi, pathogenic wind invades the viscera, leading to weakness of the stomach and intestines, diarrhea, borborygmi, distension of the abdomen and flanks, tenesmus, frequent bowel movements day and night, and loss of appetite.

Mulberry Powder，*Shenghui*, Volume 34.，

Oyster Paste，From *Collected Proven Formulas of the Zhu Family*, Volume 12.，For abscesses and swellings that have not yet formed pus.

Mercuric Oxide Formula，*Treatment of Fungal Ulcers*, Volume 2.，Chronic fungal infection.

Modified Dao Chi Xie Bai Powder，From *Zhang Jiachun’s Diagnosis and Treatment of Ophthalmic Disorders*.，Excessive heart and lung fire causes a pterygium to grow over the cornea. The pterygium is thick and red, with a tender, white, pointed, and thick tip; it causes a sensation of obstruction and stabbing pain, and the eye discharge is viscous.

Decoction for Unblocking the Kidneys and Eliminating Dampness，From *Fu Qingzhu’s Treatise on Men’s and Women’s Diseases: Men’s Diseases*, Volume 2.，Water accumulation in the bladder. Protruding eyes, gaping mouth, swollen feet, and shortness of breath.

Xuanfu-Banxia Decoction，From *Introduction to Obstetrics*, Volume 2.，For phlegm-fluid retention in the chest and diaphragm causing unceasing vomiting and a hard, full sensation beneath the heart.

Poria, Cinnamon Twig, Ginseng, Astragalus, Aconite, and Ephedra Decoction，*Golden Needles of Medicine*, Volume 8.，For smallpox lesions that are itchy, sunken, black, and depressed.

Formula for Massaging the Lower Back，*Shenghui*, Volume 44.，For chronic lower back pain caused by cold.

Seed Tonifying Pills，From *Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.，

Harmonizing the Blood and Resolving the Double Decoction，From *Yi Chun Sheng Yi*, Volume 3.，Malaria pathogen resides in the营 (Ying) level, with attacks occurring every other day.

Newly Formulated Jianbi Decoction，*Six Books on Medical Essentials*, Volume 20.，When cold and dampness invade a deficient constitution, causing stiffness in the joints, resulting in a heavy, aching body that worsens on overcast days, with a string-like and slow pulse—this is called “cold bi.”

Decoction for Tonifying the Spleen and Stomach, Clearing Yin Fire, and Raising Yang，*Treatise on the Spleen and Stomach*, Volume 1.，Improper diet damages the Stomach; overwork and fatigue injure the Spleen; when pathogenic fire invades, it gives rise to severe fever.