Seven-Steamed Pills

Wind-Dispelling Chuanxiong and Danggui Powder，*Six Books on Medical Essentials*, Volume 30.，For postpartum common cold with a floating and涩 pulse.

Forsythia and Angelica Root Decoction，From *The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，For all cases of unexplained abscesses, erysipelas, and wandering abscesses accompanied by heat symptoms.

Shengling Powder，From the *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 348), citing a formula by Mr. Wei.，Postpartum blood deficiency with loose pores; due to profuse sweating and exposure to wind, the patient experiences a locked jaw that cannot be opened, a stiff and straightened back resembling an epileptic seizure, head shaking accompanied by a ringing sound, and … Read more

Liver-Relieving and Stomach-Clearing Decoction，From *The Collection of Compassionate Navigation*, Volume 2.，For use during outbreaks of lock-throat plague, characterized by chest distension and oppression, generalized body aches, aversion to cold, and sudden throat obstruction so severe that not even a drop of water can be swallowed.

Dry Decay Decoction，From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Middle Volume.，For weakness and paralysis of the limbs, or hemiplegia, with a pulse that is extremely faint, fine, and weak.

Minor Aster Pills，*Wai Tai*, Volume 10, citing *Gujin Luyan*.，For shortness of breath, nighttime coughing and retching, and excessive production of turbid sputum.

Living Water Worry-Free Powder，From *Ten Thousand Gold Prescriptions for Gynecology*.，For a woman in labor with a transverse presentation and a stillborn fetus in the womb.

Modified Seven Treasures Decoction，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Vol. 197.，For all types of malaria characterized by more heat than cold.

Small Thistle Decoction，From *Jisheng*, cited in Volume 28 of *Yuji Weiyi*.，For blood-stasis-induced dysuria in the lower jiao, characterized by frequent urination, red,涩, hot, and painful urination, hematuria, a red tongue, and a rapid, forceful pulse. Currently used for conditions such as acute glomerulonephritis. Hematuria accompanied by intermittent pain in the penis.

Kuoqing Decoction，From *The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，Indicated for conditions such as stagnation in the Triple Burner, distension and fullness in the chest and diaphragm, obstructed airways, difficulty urinating, generalized edema in individuals whose vitality has not yet declined, or isolated abdominal distension caused by excess qi rather than fluid retention.

Pepper, Aconite, Fragrant Magnolia, and Poria Pill，*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.，For spleen and stomach disorders.

Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Clearing the Lungs，*The Jade Key*, Volume 1.，A white, rotten-looking coating forms in the throat—known as “white coating on the throat.” At onset, there may or may not be fever; the nose is dry and the lips are parched; there may or may not be a cough; a clear nasal passage … Read more

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.

Cardamom Seed Decoction，From *Guangji Fang*, cited in Volume 6 of *Wai Tai*.，For vomiting and inability to retain food, with qi rising in the abdomen.

Crucian Carp Porridge，From *Shenghui*, Volume 97.，Postpartum bloody or white dysentery, pain below the navel, and loss of appetite.

Intestinal Consolidation Decoction，From *Records of the Transmission of Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 17.，Chronic, persistent diarrhea.

Nasal Gourd Seed Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 17.，For headaches associated with febrile illnesses.

Gualou-Perilla Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 9.，Phlegm-fluid retention. Caused by excessive consumption of green plums; phlegm-fluid rises and falls with the breath. During the day, the chest and diaphragm feel as if pierced by a knife; by evening, the chest and diaphragm pain subsides, but the knees (or knee bones) become severely painful.

Mu Xiang Jian Xian Pills，From *Discrimination of Internal and External Injuries*, Volume 2.，For pain and fullness in the chest and abdomen caused by ingesting raw, cold, or hard foods.

Enhanced Green Alum Pills，From *Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，Jaundice.

Baopo Pills，From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 9.，For various deficiencies in both men and women; women’s headaches; men’s qi deficiency and weakness; expectoration of phlegm; beriberi; lower back pain; and deficiency-cold in the lower jiao.

Pill for Expelling Phlegm and Dampness，From *Nourishing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.，For the elderly experiencing chest and diaphragm discomfort or occasional fullness and oppression in the spring.

Goji-Poria Pill，Formula attributed to Zeng Shuaigan, cited in Volume 7 of *The Great Compendium of Medical Formulas*.，For men with kidney deficiency and depletion, where fluids fail to rise, resulting in dim vision, blurred distance vision, and the gradual development of cataracts.

Bamboo Sap Er Chen Decoction，*Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 1.，Stroke with phlegm stagnation in the epigastric region.

Jigangzi Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 172.，For children suffering from innocent malnutrition, characterized by a sallow complexion, straight hair, frequent high fevers, and failure to gain weight despite eating.