Shu Xian Dan

Ephedra, Coptis, and Adzuki Bean Decoction，*Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For damp-heat jaundice complicated by exterior pathogens.

Chaihu Huazhi Decoction，From *Medical Lamp of Transmission*, Volume 1.，Wind-heat syndrome. Characterized by shortness of breath, thirst, excessive sleepiness, and uncoordinated limbs.

Liver-Calming Decoction，*Supplement to the Essentials of the Guanjù Formulas*, Volume 3.，Fullness and distension beneath the left flank; tension and discomfort in the tendons of the lower back.

Pork Kidney and Shepherd’s Purse Decoction，*Qian Jin*, Volume 21.，In cases of “qiangzhong” (excessive sexual arousal), where the penis becomes erect and vigorous, and semen is discharged spontaneously without sexual intercourse; or in cases where, following diabetes insipidus, abscesses and boils immediately develop—all these are caused by “stone heat.” Deficient heat in the middle jiao descends … Read more

Sulfur-Cinnabar Dan，*Ji Feng*, Volume 13.，Indications: Abdominal distension as if a drum; the abdominal pulse is markedly pale-yellow; when tapped with a finger, it sounds hard and hollow; when pressed, it does not indent; the limbs are emaciated; and bowel movements are loose.

Xiao Shen Dan，From *Baopuzi: Inner Compilation*, Volume 11.，

Acacia Flower Powder，*The Golden Mirror*, Volume 40.，Intestinal wind, visceral toxicity with bloody stools. Heat injures the yin collaterals; when heat combines with wind, it causes intestinal wind, with bloody stools that are mostly clear; when heat combines with dampness, it causes visceral toxicity, with bloody stools that are mostly turbid.

Huixian Rescue-from-Suffering Pill，From *Shenghui*, cited in Volume 62 of *Puji Fang*.，For obstruction and blockage of the throat, making it difficult to swallow; bone lodged in the throat.

Tongkuai Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 7.，For dysentery caused by damp-heat, characterized by intense thirst with a constant urge to drink; discomfort after meals; mental distress; difficult bowel movements; and stools that are a mixture of red and white—resembling pus but not pus, resembling blood but not blood.

Fuhu Dan，*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 1 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).，For left-sided paralysis and right-sided weakness.

Nourishing Body Fluids Decoction，Adapted from a formula used by the Oncology Department of Guangzhou Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, as cited in *Famous Formulas Through the Ages*.，Post-radiotherapy reactions to nasopharyngeal carcinoma, manifested as dry mouth, dry tongue, nausea, and decreased appetite; low white blood cell count; congestion and edema of the oropharyngeal mucosa; erosion; … Read more

Bamboo Yellow Decoction，*One Hundred Effective Surgical Treatments*, Volume 1.，For various conditions involving toxic eruptions accompanied by restlessness and thirst.

Southern Pole Longevity Decoction，From *Preserving Life and Nourishing the Essence* (Volume 8).，For acute convulsions in children, characterized by rolling eyes, clenched jaw, head shaking, opisthotonos, phlegm, coughing, wheezing, and fever.

Fu Yi Powder，*Shenghui*, Volume 88.，Ghost-induced illness in children.

Qi-Restoring and Nourishing Decoction，*Secret Manual of Prenatal and Postnatal Care*, Volume 2.，Shortness of breath and wheezing after childbirth.

Xuanmei Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 380.，For children with malnutrition-related illness and abdominal pain.

Lithospermum and Akebia Powder，From *The New Book on Smallpox Vaccination*, Volume 12.，For smallpox with fever and scanty, reddish urine.

Throat-Clearing Coptis Detoxification Decoction，From *Medical Explorations* (Yixue Tanli Ji), Volume 4.，For early-stage redness, swelling, and pain in the throat, with a faint and rapid pulse.

Wu Bai Zhu Powder，From *Essentials of Obstetrics from the Family Treasure of Health*, Volume 4.，

Yin Yu Wine，*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 7.，Severe dizziness and vertigo; blurred vision with inability to see; or falling to the ground and losing consciousness, regaining consciousness only after half a day; jaw clenched shut and unable to open; paralysis on one side of the body; stiffness, numbness, and pain, with inability to move; swollen … Read more

Xuan Sheng Chun Powder，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 8.，Erectile dysfunction.

Qi Shou Huoxiang Pills，*The Golden Mirror*, Volume 65.，For chronic nasal congestion with profuse, thick nasal discharge.

Great Activating-Meridians Pill，From *Shengji*, cited in Volume 1 of *Lantai Guifan*.，Effective for all types of stroke-induced paralysis, atrophy and numbness, phlegm-induced syncope, stiffness and pain, wandering abscesses, injuries from falls or blows, childhood convulsions and epilepsy, and amenorrhea in women.

Facial Correction Powder，Formula from *Compendium of Materia Medica* (Ben Cao Gang Mu), Volume 30; name cited in *The Golden Mirror* (Jin Jian), Volume 63.，Freckles (dark and dry).

Ephedra Decoction for Stopping Sweating, Promoting Circulation, and Relieving Wind-Arthralgia，Quoted from *Shān Fán Fāng* in Volume 16 of *Wài Tái*.，Extreme heat in the flesh, muscle numbness, a creeping sensation as if a mouse were running over the body, depletion of body fluids, open pores, and profuse sweating indicate spleen wind; the flesh appears discolored, and … Read more