Shu Mai Decoction

Decoction for Harmonizing the Middle and Regulating Qi，*Panzhu Ji*, Volume 2.，Fetal Prolapse. Fetal heat causes qi to rise in reverse; the fetus presses upward toward the heart, resulting in loss of consciousness.

Hemostatic Secret Red Pill，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Shenyang Formula).，Indications: Hemoptysis due to liver qi rebellion or stomach qi rebellion; blood-streaked sputum; flank pain with hemoptysis; massive coughing up of blood; coughing up blood-streaked sputum; purplish-black blood; nosebleeds with spurting blood; hemoptysis due to physical exertion; palpitations and shortness of breath; metrorrhagia … Read more

Nasal-Sealing Pills，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 1.，For those who vomit upon smelling medicine and for whom no other remedies are effective.

Victory Pill，From *National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Sha Shi Formula).，For alcohol- or food-induced indigestion, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea; common cold and epidemic toxins; chest and abdominal distension and pain; dizziness and lightheadedness from travel by car or boat; and difficulty adjusting to a new environment.

Hu Lou Decoction，Formula by Lin Tianqing, cited in Volume 15 of *Dongtian Aozi*.，Hemorrhoids with fistula.

Jingfang Detoxification Formula，From *New Treatise on Fungal and Contagious Diseases*.，For syphilis or Amomum sores on the body.

Mutton and Raw Rehmannia Decoction，*Qianjin*, Volume 3.，Abdominal pain three days after childbirth.

Xianluan Labor-Inducing Formula，From Volume 5 of Nian Shi’s *Collected Proven Effective Formulas*.，

Luozhao Pills，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 41.，Excess phlegm causing wheezing.

Cinnamon Twig and Peony Decoction，From *The Collection for Preserving Life*, Middle Volume.，Malaria. Combined disease of the Taiyang and Yangming channels, characterized by excess Yang and deficiency of Yin, internal fullness and external deficiency, with severe alternating chills and fever, regardless of the sequence of symptoms.

Rhinoceros Horn Yellow Pills，From *Complete Collection of Surgical Life-Preserving Methods*, Volume 4.，Breast cancer, transverse mass, scrofula, phlegm nodules, wandering abscess, lung abscess, small intestine abscess.

Chuanxiong and Danggui Nourishing Vitality Decoction，From *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 16.，Blood-induced syncope. For cases of vomiting or epistaxis accompanied by loss of consciousness and syncope.

Nourish Blood and Strengthen the Root Decoction，From *The Classic of Dian Dian*, Volume 3.，For chronic, long-standing illness characterized by emaciation, parched and withered hair and skin, a large, forceful, and taut pulse, persistent abdominal pain, and reduced appetite.

Decoction for Reducing Fever and Tonifying Qi，*Xingyuan*, Volume 6.，For obese individuals with pain under the ribs and alternating chills and fever due to qi deficiency.

Modified Xiexin Decoction，*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 3.，Dysentery with locked jaw. The pulse on the left hand is fine and rapid, while the pulse on the right hand is taut; accompanied by dry retching, abdominal pain, tenesmus, and incomplete evacuation of feces.

Phlegm-Expelling Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 9.，The patient has a preference for sour foods; due to excessive consumption of green plums, he developed a phlegm-fluid retention disorder. The phlegm-fluid retention causes pain as it rises and falls with the breath; during the day, the chest and diaphragm feel as if pierced by a knife, … Read more

Head Plague Decoction，From *Classified Treatments for Syndromes*, Volume 1.，Severe Head Plague. Damp-heat injures the crown of the head, causing swelling as large as a measuring bucket; the swelling is red and headless, or may form nodules with a base, leading to profuse sweating and a sensation of steam rising from the body. At onset, there … Read more

Yugan Decoction，From *The Compendium of Medical Formulas*, Volume 198, citing *The Essential Book*.，

Red Peony Powder，From *Jianyao Jizhong Fang*, cited in Volume 10 of *Yifang Leiju*.，Heat in the spleen, with parched lips, foul breath, and an unquenchable thirst.

Jade Elixir Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 66.，Coughing, shortness of breath, and labored breathing with interrupted breaths.

Ling Sha Gui Ming Dan，*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 10.，For children with accumulated pathogenic heat, characterized by persistent low-grade fever, flushed cheeks, dry mouth, restlessness in the chest and diaphragm, difficulty expelling phlegm, restless sleep, or episodes of fright and epilepsy accompanied by drooling and convulsions. Also indicated for cases of undigested food stagnation … Read more

Achyranthes and Rehmannia Powder，Formula from *Wai Tai* (Vol. 12), citing *Guang Ji*; name found in *Ji Feng* (Vol. 12).，For masses, abdominal masses, and stagnant qi, accompanied by an inability to eat and concomitant weakness and emaciation.

Winter Melon Rind Powder，*Collection of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 8.，Traumatic injuries.

Xiang Sha Ping Wei Pills，From *Baoming Gejue*, Volume 21.，For food stagnation with diarrhea, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, foul-smelling stools, and sour-smelling dampness: first use purgative methods to eliminate accumulated stagnation; once the sour and foul odors have completely subsided, treat with this formula.

Lingzi Pills，From *The Complete Book of Madness*.，Leprosy.