Sesame Seed Decoction

Wei Zhen Decoction，*Ben Shi*, Volume 2.，For men and women whose original qi is depleted and exhausted, whose nourishing and defensive qi are weak, whose true yang is unstable, whose Triple Burner is out of harmony, and who exhibit excess above and deficiency below—manifesting as nightmares of sexual intercourse with ghosts, night sweats upon waking, a … Read more

Eight Immortals Longevity Cake，*Collected Works on Medicine: Supplement*, Volume 2.，

Muscle-Relaxing Powder，From *Zhi Zhi*, cited in Volume 154 of *Pu Ji Fang*.，Pain throughout the body and stiffness in the limbs caused by wind invading the blood.

Tumor-Resolving Jade Powder，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 66.，Throat tumors.

Dao Chi Gan Lu，*Gu’s Medical Path* (Vol. 6).，Tongue Fungus.

Kehua Powder，Formula from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Zhouhou Fang), Volume 7; name cited in *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy* (Yuyuan Fang), Volume 8.，

Bai Shan’s Formula，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 308.，Sores caused by centipede urine.

Juniper Powder，From *Selected Formulas of Renowned Physicians (Sequel)*.，For all types of hernias accompanied by cramping.

Decoction for Clearing the Liver and Subduing Fire，*The Jade Case*, Volume 6.，Ear Ulcer.

Huang Tingzi，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 23.，For chronic convulsions in children.

Jianci Powder，*Zhun Sheng: Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 5.，Sha Zhe Ma (疒其).

Acacia Bud Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 112.，Loss of vision, night blindness, and cataracts (both internal and external).

Jiaogang Rehmannia Decoction Pills，*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 9 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).，For women before or after childbirth who see black spots before their eyes; or who immediately become delirious, as if seeing ghosts; who fail to expel the placenta; who lose their voice and cannot speak; who experience … Read more

Decoction for Calming the Mind，*Xingyuan*, Volume 7.，Incoherent speech, frequently laughing or joking without signs of madness—indicative of heart deficiency.

Ginseng-Qu Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 62.，Diaphragmatic Qi. Indigestion of undigested food, Qi attacking the flanks causing pain, spitting phlegm, and discomfort in the chest and heart region.

Decoction for Clearing the Heart and Draining Fire，*Clinical Notes on Ophthalmology*.，Both outer corners of the eyes are red, the eyelids are slightly swollen, hot tears flow constantly, and there is a slight sensation of pain and itching.

Formula for Washing Hemorrhoids，From *Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 95.，For mild hemorrhoids.

Rescue Pupil Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 6.，The eyes do not hurt, but the pupils grow progressively smaller each day, accompanied by a dry mouth and a bitter taste on the tongue.

Qinglong Decoction，*Treasury of Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 12.，Yellowing of the eyes caused by an excess of wind-pathogen in the Yangming Meridian, which manifests along the meridian.

Boil Ointment，*Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhu Renkang*.，For carbuncles and boils.

Rehmannia Wine，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 2.，Pain in the bones of the hands and feet.

Tongcao Powder，From *Wai Tai*, Volume 22, citing *Gujin Luyan*.，Nasal polyps.

Pills for Treating Turbid Urine，From *The Collection of Scales and Claws*, Volume 2.，For deficiency of both the heart and kidneys, characterized by startled awakenings and palpitations during sleep; spontaneous sweating; restlessness, shortness of breath, sadness, and melancholy; excessive thirst with a constant desire to drink; alternating red and white discharge with severe stagnation and turbidity; … Read more

Modified Shu Nian Zi Decoction，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 4.，For smallpox and carbuncles.

Three-Juice Decoction，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 37); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 189).，For unstoppable nosebleeds accompanied by a feeling of suffocation so severe it seems one might die.