Secret Formula: Coptis Decoction

Myrrh Pill，From *Xuanming Lun*, Volume 11.，For postpartum retention of lochia, absence of menstruation, and sharp, cramping pain in the lower back and abdomen; or for all cases of accumulated intestinal waste causing a hard, full sensation, distension, and pain that comes and goes; or for dry heat with sudden thirst, shortness of breath, confusion, and … Read more

Clove-Scented Pills，*Ji Feng*, Volume 20.，For chronic, long-standing stagnation; stagnant qi in the chest; distension and fullness in the chest, abdomen, and flanks; and all qi-related disorders.

Decoction for Clearing Heat and Stabilizing the Fetus，From *Liu Fengwu’s Gynecological Experience*.，For early pregnancy with spotting and bleeding, accompanied by lower back soreness and abdominal pain, due to fetal heat.

Duqi Decoction，From *Yizong Yiren Bian*，Functions to tonify the kidneys and anchor qi, as well as to astringe essence and stop seminal emission. Indicated for shortness of breath due to deficiency-induced inability to anchor qi, or chronic cough with a dry throat and shortness of breath, seminal emission, night sweats, and frequent urination.

Qingbu Decoction，From *Records of the Essentials of Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 9.，For smallpox with deficient fire, accompanied by sores on the mouth and tongue that are pale in color.

Pill for Dissolving Accumulations and Resolving Masses，*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 2.，For masses and lumps.

Kanli Sand，*Manual of Chinese Herbal Formulations*.，For numbness in the limbs, pain in the lower back and legs, pain in the tendons and bones, small intestine hernia, and cold-induced abdominal pain caused by exposure to wind and cold.

Jingfu Decoction，*Hui Chun*, Volume 7.，For all types of lumps and masses in children, accompanied by fever, dry mouth, dark urine, or diarrhea.

Taiyi Divine Pill，From *Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 24.，All diseases that cannot be treated by conventional medicine; poisons from toxic substances, witchcraft, miasma, foxes, rats, vipers, harmful fungi, pufferfish, and the like; consumption of the meat of dead cattle or horses; injuries from venomous snakes, dogs, or harmful insects; sudden onset of illness, plague, … Read more

Xiaoshi San，From *Comprehensive Treatise on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Diseases*, citing *Complete Book of Saving the World*.，Abdominal pain in children due to indigestion.

Decoction for Opening the Diaphragm and Resolving Phlegm，From *Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 36.，Qi stagnation and phlegm obstruction causing dysphagia and inability to swallow food.

Kidney-Warming and Spleen-Nourishing Decoction，From *Famous Prescriptions Through the Ages*, citing *Medical Case Records of Li Congfu*.，Deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach; prolonged diarrhea occurring day and night without regularity; shortness of breath and edema; trembling of the hands and feet; a sallow, dull complexion; dry tongue with a white coating; and a deep, taut pulse.

Menstrual Regulating Decoction，*Yi Tong*, Volume 84.，Kidney yin deficiency fails to restrain the “ministerial fire,” resulting in menstruation arriving prematurely and flowing excessively without ceasing.

Eight Immortals Gathering Pill，*Eight Notes on Nurturing Life*, Volume 18.，Hemorrhoidal Fistula.

Hua Hong Powder，*The Classic of the Middle Treasury: Appendix*.，Malignant sores.

Xuanjing Stone Formula，*General Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases*, Volume 6.，Headache due to cold damage.

Poppy Divine Powder，*Xuanming Lun*, Volume 9.，For persistent coughing, whether chronic or acute, occurring day and night.

Five Accumulations Cake，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 13.，For children suffering from malnutrition, food stagnation, parasitic infestation, meat stagnation, qi stagnation, or cold stagnation, presenting with abdominal distension as large as a drum, a sallow-yellow complexion and emaciation, diarrhea, and fever, who are unable to take oral medication.

Ling-Shu Decoction，From *Yu’an*, Volume 4.，For food stagnation that has congealed and accumulated in the stomach and intestines, accompanied by cold pathogens, resulting in unbearable abdominal distension and pain.

Soft-shelled Turtle Carapace and Changshan Wine，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 34.，For malaria characterized by chills followed by high fever once the chills subside.

Miraculous White Ointment，*Shenghui*, Volume 68.，For burns caused by scalding or fire, where pain is severe. In the early stages of scald or burn injuries, blisters form; as the heat toxin spreads, the area becomes red and painful; as the toxic energy accumulates, the tissue decays and turns into pus.

Five-Spice Pinellia Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 19.，For children with epigastric fullness and distension, impaired flow of qi, coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, vomiting, nausea, and loss of appetite.

Yiwei Dan，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in *New Book on the Care of Infants*, Volume 21.，For imbalance between cold and heat.

Erba Tongxuan Dan，From *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 30, citing a formula by Master Mei Dong.，For hemorrhoidal fistulas.

Taiyi Shenying Ointment，*Secretly Transmitted Formulas for Surgical Conditions*.，For back abscesses and boils, malignant wounds from beatings, injuries, chest pain, beriberi, and lower back pain.