Shengchao Decoction

Two-Ingredient Fried Pills，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 6.，

Sanmiao Powder，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 67.，For umbilical abscesses where the navel is neither painful nor swollen but intensely itchy, with occasional discharge of yellow fluid that spreads to form patches; for damp-heat flowing and accumulating, yellow-fluid sores, and all types of warm-toxin sores.

Cinnabar and Polygala Pills，*Ben Shi*, Volume 2.，For palpitations. For postpartum stroke-induced mania, restlessness when lying down or sitting up, or phlegm and saliva surging upward.

Pinellia Wine，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 119.，If the tongue swells and fills the mouth, obstructing breathing—a condition that can be fatal within moments—immediately pierce it with a finger to drain the foul blood; a fine needle may also be used to make an incision. Then administer this remedy.

To be made into pills:，*Illustrated Treatise on Chinese Bone-Setting*.，For contusions and injuries, accompanied by bleeding.

Qianjin Huatie Pills，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 3.，Mass accumulation. A hard, stone-like mass in the abdomen that occasionally causes pain; abdominal distension and fullness; irregular menstruation—occurring early or late, with heavy or scant flow, or complete absence; frequent discharge of leukorrhea; nighttime fever; and a rapid, taut pulse.

Two Golds Decoction，*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 2.，For cases of jaundice and swelling caused by damp-heat rising in summer and autumn, with external dryness due to the season and internal accumulation of food and fluid.

Yin-Nourishing, Dampness-Resolving, and Joint-Relieving Pills，*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，For joint pain caused by kidney deficiency with invasion of wind-dampness.

Duckweed and Gypsum Decoction，From *Si Sheng Xuan Shu*, Volume 2.，For epidemic fever with body pain, a floating and tight pulse, restlessness, shortness of breath, and absence of sweating; or for the initial stage of an epidemic rash with severe Taiyang syndrome.

Infant-Protecting Calming Pills，*National Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas* (Tianjin Formula).，For children with acute fever and convulsions, excessive heat with red eyes, mouth sores, dry stools, and reddish-yellow urine.

Bandage Formula，From *Eight Notes on Nurturing Life*, Volume 18.，For boils, abscesses, and carbuncles.

Five Pathogenic Factors Pills，Quoted from *Shenshi Fang* in Volume 13 of *Wai Tai*.，For madness caused by evil spirits and ghosts, characterized by delusional speech, frantic running, and a dazed state where the patient fails to recognize people.

Ba’an Pinellia Pills，*Xuanming Lun*, Volume 9.，For all types of coughs, whether chronic or acute; or for regurgitation of phlegm accompanied by wheezing; shortness of breath with wheezing; dry throat and intense thirst; difficulty passing urine and stool; pulmonary atrophy and consumptive weakness; fullness, distension, and acute pain in the chest and abdomen; diaphragmatic qi with … Read more

Bear Gall and Ginseng Decoction，*Selected Formulas for Emergency Treatment*.，Deficiency of original qi, epilepsy, syncope, and convulsions.

Qingzhong Decoction，From *Shíbiàn Liángfāng*, cited in *Pǔjì Fāng*, Volume 183.，For qi deficiency with stagnation, mental and physical fatigue, and a sensation of dizziness and blurred vision.

Kan Qi Dan，From *Selected Annotated Ancient Formulas*, Volume 2.，Men of the Shao Yin constitution—with thin earlobes and a pointed nose, sparse body hair, and cold essence—find it difficult to father children. This condition results from a deficiency of both Yin and Yang, which damages the spirit, vital energy, and blood, constituting a life-threatening illness.

White Angelica Decoction，*Feng’s Treasure Chest: Miscellaneous Disorders*, Volume 6.，Headaches due to blood deficiency.

Wu-Gui Decoction，*Jin Jian*, Volume 42.，For hernias caused by external cold penetrating the abdomen.

Miraculous Heart-Protecting Powder，*Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 12.，For carbuncle toxins attacking the heart, nausea with loss of appetite, and all types of swollen toxins.

Four-Ingredient Stone Milk Powder，From *Wai Tai*, Volume 9, citing *Gujin Luyan*.，For cold-induced cough, shortness of breath, chest fullness, and sputum with a foul odor containing pus and blood.

Pills to Rival the Sacred Way，*Shenghui* (Volume 25).，Effective for all types of wind disorders.

Peach Kernel Ear-Plugging Formula，Formula from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Vol. 6); name cited in *Comprehensive Record of Sacred Remedies* (Vol. 181).，For insects entering the ear.

Qi-Consolidating and Source-Restoring Decoction，*Essence of Ancient Formulas*, Volume 1.，For persistent night sweats.

Fu Yang Decoction，*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 3.，For Shaoyin triple malaria that has persisted without resolution, with aversion to cold and a desire to lie down, a pale tongue, and a faint pulse; during attacks, there is no thirst, indicating deficiency of both qi and blood.

Rheumatic Ointment，*Selected Essays on Surgical Diseases*, Volume 8.，For rheumatic pain; also treats contusions and bruises.