Si Xian San

Shi Junzi Pills，From *Collected Explanations of Medical Formulas*.，For abdominal pain caused by parasitic infestations or poisoning, as well as jaundice resulting from overwork, accompanied by a craving for tea, raw rice, charcoal, or soil. Also effective for the “Five Wasting Diseases,” roundworm infestations, disharmony of the spleen and stomach, distension and pain in the chest … Read more

Liver-Protecting Powder，*Hui Chun*, Volume 5.，For liver disease accompanied by internal cataracts.

Rebirth Powder，*Yang Family’s Collection of Prescriptions*, Volume 19.，When a child’s blisters are just appearing and suddenly turn purple, or become black and sunken, accompanied by shortness of breath and loss of consciousness.

Rehmannia Formula for Longevity，From *Shenghui*, Volume 94.，

Roasted Wheat Soup，From *Liangpeng Huiji*, Volume 2.，For various deficiencies and debility, as well as consumptive coughs with phlegm and wheezing.

Wound-Healing Powder，From *The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，For all types of moist, festering sores where the flesh has leveled but has not healed, as well as toxic sores where the flesh has leveled but the wound edges have not closed.

Pain-Relieving Five-Juice Ointment，From *The Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 29.，Pain caused by cold and dampness invading the meridians and blood vessels manifests in the arms, thighs, lower back, and the area between the waist and the Huantiao acupoint.

Wuling Decoction，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 79.，For water-retention disorders, regardless of how long they have persisted, characterized by severe swelling and labored breathing so severe that the patient can barely survive, take this formula within 100 days after recovery from the Fangji Decoction.

Calm and Settle Decoction，*Huiyue*, Volume 14.，For women who, during menstruation, are exposed to wind and cold, causing heat to enter the blood chamber and resulting in restless nights.

Duhuo-Xuduan Decoction，Quoted from *Gujin Luyan* in Volume 17 of *Wai Tai*.，For kidney qi deficiency resulting from sleeping on a cold, damp surface or exposure to drafts, leading to lower back pain that does not resolve easily; over time, the condition spreads to the legs and knees, causing cold-induced numbness, pain, weakness, heaviness, and stiffness; or … Read more

Fire-Clearing and Phlegm-Resolving Pills，From *Yu’an*, Volume 3.，For all conditions involving phlegm-heat and persistent, intractable coughs.

Smallpox Wash Decoction，From *The Authentic Transmission of Smallpox Medicine*, Volume 7.，

Five-Ingredient Ophiopogon Decoction，From *Essentials of Formulas and Syndromes*, Volume 3.，Hemoptysis.

Most Effective Powder，*Six Essentials of Medicine*, Volume 7.，For engorged breasts.

Processed White Pinellia，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 5.，For coughs caused by exposure to cold and phlegm retention.

Tongyang Shenghua Decoction，*Yichun Shengyi*, Volume 2.，Cold-induced cerebrospinal fluid leakage, blocked nasal passages, and intermittent discharge of thick, turbid nasal secretions.

Two-Miracle Rehmannia Pills，*Feng’s Treasure Chest*, Volume 11.，Treats turbid stools caused by internal stagnation of damp-heat.

Ophiopogon and Ginseng Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 163.，Postpartum weakness with thirst and a strong desire to drink.

Pain-Relieving Myrrh Powder，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 10.，For all types of contusions, bruises, and injuries, as well as pain in the tendons and bones.

Jindou Detoxifying Decoction，*Compendium of Medicine*, Volume 3.，Epidemic diseases.

Large Perilla Decoction，*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，For all types of qi disorders.

Stomach-Opening Decoction，From *The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，For diarrhea caused by deficiency-cold in the spleen and stomach, or even chronic diarrhea, persistent abdominal pain, and cold dysentery.

Shang Dan，From *Yuanhe Jiyong Jing*.，In men, this leads to loss of yang vitality and an inability to perform daily tasks; in women, it results in loss of yin vitality and an inability to conceive. Symptoms include heavy pain in the lower back and knees, deterioration of tendons and bones, a sallow complexion, mental fatigue and … Read more

Foot-Soaking Alum Decoction，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 244.，For foot swelling affecting the heart.

Baozhen Zhixie Pills，*A Clear Illumination of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 18.，Due to injury to the essence, the spirit becomes detached and the qi weak; the kidney qi fails to contain, causing the yang to float and refuse to retreat. This results in all qi rising, with blood in the collaterals overflowing … Read more