Shepherd’s Purse Porridge

Rhubarb Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 87.，For men and women suffering from cold-induced debility. Symptoms include emaciation, indigestion, fullness and distension in the chest and abdomen, vomiting and regurgitation of acid, a sallow and withered complexion; in severe cases, there is constant pain in the chest and abdomen, diarrhea with bloody stools, cold extremities, and aching joints.

Wansheng Dan，Quoted from *Experienced Universal Relief with Modifications* in *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Vol. 11412.，For persistent corneal opacities that do not heal, resulting in a dark, cloudy membrane and stasis of blood.

Great Leprosy Pills，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.，For the early stages of leprosy, characterized by multicolored sores all over the body, with no sensation of pain or itching, and numbness in the hands and feet.

Liver-Nourishing Wine，*Qian Jin*, Volume 11.，It is effective for liver deficiency with cold, or miscellaneous ailments such as excessive tearing.

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

Yuzhu Powder，Formula attributed to Dai Ren, cited in Volume 49 of *Yuji Weiyi*.，Amenorrhea; retained lochia; intestinal toxicity; body pain due to blood stasis from trauma; menstrual obstruction with abdominal distension or pain; painful scabies; stomach heat with excessive thirst, accompanied by a strong appetite yet progressive weight loss.

Yuanquan Decoction，*Huiyue*, Volume 2.，For blood deficiency with consumptive fever and bone-steaming fever, heat in the palms and soles, dry stools, and yellow, scanty, and painful urination.

Four-Ingredient Platycodon Decoction，Formula from *Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2; name cited in *Yi Tong*, Volume 44.，A dry cough indicates phlegm stagnation and fire pathogen in the lung. Those who are frustrated or dissatisfied may suffer from this condition.

Decoction for Relieving Diaphragmatic Obstruction and Harmonizing the Middle，From *The Handy Guide*, Volume 2.，For epigastric distension and qi stagnation, inability to swallow food, and vomiting.

Atractylodes, Aconite, and Saposhnikovia Decoction，*Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 98), citing *Shi Yuanduan’s Effective Prescriptions*.，Pain and heaviness in the limbs and joints, inability to turn over in bed; pain and numbness due to beriberi; spontaneous sweating with a desire to wear warm clothing; or slight swelling of the body.

Qi-Stabilizing Powder，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 25.，In cases of cold damage, there is often unceasing vomiting and retching.

Boil-Resolving Decoction，*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 2.，For minor abscesses.

Seaweed Decoction，*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 18.，Cough accompanied by diarrhea; fullness and tightness in the chest with shortness of breath; occasional palpitations; reluctance to move the limbs; heat in the hands and feet; loss of appetite; pain in the shoulders and back; and occasional chills.

Diarrhea-Treating Harmony-Preserving Pills，From *Collected Works on the Care of Infants*, Volume 3.，For pediatric dysentery where food stagnation has not been fully resolved, or in cases where purgation was not previously administered, and the patient now has spleen deficiency precluding further purgation.

Goat Spine Porridge，From *Nourishing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.，For the elderly with weak spleen and stomach qi who have lost their appetite due to overwork.

Lotus Pod and Fructus Aurantii Decoction，*Selected Essentials of Surgical Medicine*, Volume 5.，Hemorrhoids.

Peppermint Pills，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 158.，For pregnant women experiencing stagnation of qi and blood that affects the body, causing sores and itching.

Four Substances Decoction for Tonifying Deficiency，*Huiyue*, Volume 14.，For thin individuals with blood deficiency, gradually decreasing menstrual flow, and a weak, lifeless pulse.

Pì Huà Dān，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 393.，For disharmony of the spleen and stomach, or due to frequent startles and crying, resulting in the formation of a hard mass (suanpi) and pain under the ribs.

Ji Yin Bao Yuan Decoction，From *Supplement to the Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 3, citing *The Medical Bell*.，Irregular menstruation in women.

Peony Pills，From *Jingxin Lu*, cited in Volume 12 of *Yixin Fang*.，For abdominal distension and constipation.

Decoction for Eliminating Malnutrition and Detoxifying，From *Miscellaneous Remarks on Remedies for Uncommon Conditions: Essential Formulas for Emergency Use*.，Dental caries following smallpox.

Xing-Shu Pills，From *A Clear Illumination of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 14.，Tea-induced stagnation. Caused by a compulsive habit of drinking tea or a fondness for eating dried tea leaves, resulting in stagnation; characterized by a sallow complexion and a chest that alternates between feeling empty and distended.

Yunli Decoction，From *De Xiao*, Volume 4.，For physical weakness with severe shortness of breath, epigastric fullness and obstruction, vomiting and diarrhea, inability to retain fluids, and rapidly progressing symptoms.

Cheng’s Formula for Wind-Heat，From *Insights into Medicine*, Volume 2.，Diseases caused by spring warmth and summer heat present with symptoms of fever and headache, similar to those of true cold damage; however, patients do not experience aversion to cold but rather thirst.