Siwu Decoction

Pregnancy and Childbirth Siwu Decoction，*Lu Fu Jin Fang* (Prohibited Formulas of the Lu Mansion), Volume 3.，Pain in the lower back and hips before and after childbirth.

Wujin Powder，From *Tongshou Lu*, Volume 3.，Excessive uterine bleeding.

Dandelion Ointment，*Formulas of the Huizhiting Hall*, Volume 4.，Various toxic sores, scrofula, smallpox, and carbuncles.

Lung-Tonifying Ejiao Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 6.，For lung qi deficiency manifested as shortness of breath, a weak cough, and weakness in the limbs.

Cold-Resisting Ointment，From *The Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 10.，For those with a weak constitution who experience chills in the back, or who are reluctant to remove clothing even in summer; for women who, after childbirth, have had wind invade their meridians, resulting in persistent cold pain; or for cold pain in the … Read more

Surgical Ointment，From *A Compendium of Ancient Formulas*, Volume 2.，For contusions, bruises, and severe burns or scalds.

Yin-Nourishing Bi Zi Pills，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.，For women with blood deficiency, scanty menstruation or amenorrhea, skin heat, bone pain, progressive weight loss, and a rapid pulse.

Fanliu Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 135.，Toxic swelling.

Yu Zha Granules，*Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine*.，Coronary heart disease with angina pectoris; hypertriglyceridemia.

Qianghuo Jieyu Decoction，From *Records of Smallpox and Measles* (Volume 13).，Smallpox is caused by the combined attack of wind and cold; the toxin is severe and obstructed, unable to reach the surface. The eruption is slow; symptoms progress from fever to the appearance of spots. Within three days, the patient experiences coarse breathing, shortness of breath, … Read more

Chicken Gizzard Stomach-Regulating Pills，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Shenyang Formula).，For children suffering from the “Five Wasting Diseases” (wuchan) and emaciation, who have consumed excessive amounts of greasy or cold foods leading to stagnation and indigestion, manifesting as vomiting, diarrhea, pain, or bloating, or abdominal pain due to phlegm accumulation.

Qianghuo-Fangfeng-Chaihu Decoction，From *Shanghan Dabai*, Volume 1.，For exterior pathogens affecting both the Taiyang and Shaoyang meridians, accompanied by a stiff neck.

Pharbitis and Red Adzuki Bean Decoction，*San Yin*, Volume 17.，Swelling and stiffness in the hands and feet during pregnancy.

Ji Yin Powder，*Dian Dian Jing*, Volume 4.，Symptoms include redness and swelling of the eyes, profuse hot tears that do not dry, swelling and pain in both eyes, itching in the corners of the eyes, foul-smelling discharge from the nose, dizziness, lightheadedness, swelling of the head, and headache.

Method for Washing and Soaking the Legs in Cases of Beriberi，*Medical Inventions*, Volume 8.，Foot swelling results from internal dampness that cannot be expelled outward.

Rehmannia and Ginseng Decoction，From *Xingyuan*, Volume 5.，Heat in the heart and diaphragm, excessive thirst, dry throat, and a flushed face.

Ghost-Expel Decoction，*Fu Qingzhu’s Gynecology*, Volume 1.，There are women whose abdomens appear as if they are pregnant, yet they do not give birth for an entire year, or even for two to three years. Such women have a sallow and gaunt complexion, their skin and flesh are emaciated, and their abdomens are as large as a … Read more

Fu Hua San，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 46), citing *Formulas from the Sea*.，For headaches.

Centipede Decoction，*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 17.，Malignant stagnation. Pathogenic qi moves back and forth; heart pain radiates to the back; or it may penetrate the skin, moving erratically; accompanied by a sensation of heat, restlessness and pain in the limbs, emaciation, and shortness of breath.

Yinchen Decoction for Treating Jaundice，*Gu Songyuan’s Medical Mirror*, Volume 10.，All forms of jaundice caused by dampness.

Modified Yinqiao Powder，From *Direct Pointers to Hao Jing*.，For winter fever, spring fever, wind-induced fever, and measles, presenting initially with chills, fever, cough, and pain in the flanks.

Sanhe Jiangfu Decoction，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For typhoid fever with epigastric fullness, originating from the Yin meridians, with stagnation injuring the middle jiao, presenting with a corpse-like appearance and cold extremities.

Red Lead Powder，From *The Treasure of Family Health*, cited in Volume 381 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.，Treats “running horse teeth” (a type of malnutrition-related oral condition).

Red-Clearing Decoction，From *Introduction to Obstetrics*, Volume 4.，For various eye ailments characterized by redness, swelling, pain, and ulceration.

Medicinal Red Beans，From *Mei’s New Compilation of Proven Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，Edema caused by water retention.