More Herbs Formulas
Xiaozhoutu Powder,From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 75), citing *Shi Yuanduan’s Effective Prescriptions*.,For acute swelling and obstruction of the throat.
Daochi Decoction,*New Book on Smallpox Vaccination*, Volume 12.,During smallpox, with scanty urine, restlessness and thirst, and sudden fright.
Poria Heart-Nourishing Decoction,From *Hui Chun*, Volume 4.,For profuse sweating from the heart.
Liver-Harmonizing Decoction (Variant),From *Jisheng*, cited in Volume 6 of *Yifang Dacheng*.,Excessive or uncontrolled emotions lead to liver qi imbalance, allowing pathogenic factors to invade the spleen and stomach; symptoms include distension and fullness in the epigastrium, extending to the flanks with a sense of oppression and fullness, dizziness, and vomiting; the pulse is floating and … Read more
Fragrant Coptis and Pork Stomach Pills,*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.,For bone-wasting, wasting disease, and emaciation; consumptive dysentery.
Dragon Musk, Indigo, and Gold Pills,From *The New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 19), citing *The Zhuang Family’s Inherited Prescriptions*.,For tidal fevers and night sweats; abdominal distension due to malnutrition or roundworm infestation; diarrhea and dysentery; and skin sores and scabies.
Black Lead Powder,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 99.,Recurrent infections with pinworms that cannot be completely eradicated will, over time, cause the face to turn sallow and a constant feeling of hunger in the heart.
Chuanxiong-Fuzi Decoction,*Danxi’s Heart Method*, Volume 2.,For disharmony of qi and blood, epistaxis, hematemesis, qi-induced syncope and headache in men, and headaches caused by excessive qi in women, as well as postpartum headaches.
Akebia and Fennel Pills,From *Ji Feng*, Volume 12.,For small intestine colic and bladder colic with unbearable pain.
Salt Decoction,*Complete Record of Medicine*, Volume 325.,For coughing and retching, as well as all phlegm-related conditions.
Rhubarb and Pharbitis Powder,From *The Collection for Preserving Life*, Volume Middle.,The energy of the “mutual fire” (xiang huo) roams through the viscera, causing severe constipation.
Formula for Fetal Retention,*Ye’s Gynecology*, Volume 2.,During the fourth or fifth month of pregnancy, symptoms such as coughing, heat in the palms and soles, and restless fetal movement are collectively known as “Zi Sou” (pregnancy cough).
Ginseng, Atractylodes, and Aconite Decoction,*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 8.,During urination, sudden chills and shivering lead to loss of yang.
Prolapsed Anus Powder,*The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 2.,Hemorrhoids.
Bogu Dan,*Traditional Chinese Medicine: Science of Traumatology*.,Traumatic injuries, fractures.
Harmonizing Qi and Stabilizing the Fetus Decoction,*Essentials of Prenatal and Childbirth Care*, Volume 1.,For pregnant women who are prone to anger and experience chest distension and fullness, and for whom herbs such as Wuyao, Xiangfu, and Shaoren—which are used to regulate qi—actually exacerbate the sensation of fullness and oppression.
Zuanbai Decoction,*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 13.,For a suppurating abscess on the back that has ulcerated to the point where internal organs are visible, with a black, sunken wound bed; the patient is unable to lie down and experiences thirst with a strong desire to drink—this condition is attributed to yin deficiency that cannot … Read more
Zhi Ni Decoction,*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 1.,Cold pathogen invades the Kidney and simultaneously affects the Small Intestine; lower abdominal pain; cold and numbness in both feet; constitutional weakness with internal cold; cold and numbness in both feet; abdominal pain with urinary retention.
Jubao Ointment,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 11.,For all types of convulsions in children, characterized by high fever, excessive salivation, mental confusion, eyes rolling upward, twitching of the hands and feet, and excessive sleep accompanied by frequent startles.
Formula for Washing the Eyes with Cassia Seeds,The formula is from *Qianjin* (Volume 6); the name is found in *Qianjin Yi* (Volume 11).,The eyes are hazy and cannot see clearly.
Perilla Seed and Sesame Seed Porridge,From *Yi Tong*, Volume 69, citing *Ji Sheng*. An alternative name for “Sesame and Perilla Seed Porridge” in *Ben Shi*, Volume 10.,For postpartum women with depression, profuse sweating, and constipation, as well as for the elderly and those with various deficiencies suffering from wind-induced constipation.
Musk and Ox Bile Pills,From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 5).,For acute and chronic convulsions in children, and chronic spleen wind.
Li’an Powder,*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.,Acute spleen pain.
Corrosive Pills,From *Remaining Treatises on Surgical Diseases*, Volume 2.,For all types of abscesses and carbuncles in the early stage of rupture where necrotic tissue has not yet sloughed off.
Pill for Expelling Parasites,From *Yu’an*, Volume 4.,For various intestinal parasites causing a sallow complexion, emaciation, weak and frail limbs, abdominal distension, reduced appetite, heart pain from worm bites, and masses or masses.
Scutellaria and Coptis Decoction,Residual heat following smallpox, with borborygmi, abdominal pain, tenesmus, and a sensation of incomplete evacuation.