Six-Ingredient Decoction

Yinqiao Decoction，*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 2.，For Yangming warm disease, where there is no sweating after purgation and the pulse is floating.

Minor Jianzhong Decoction，*The Handy Guide*, Volume 1.，Abdominal pain.

Jiyang Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 1.，For cold damage contracted in winter, where profuse sweating has resolved the fever, accompanied by mild abdominal pain and an inability to bend or straighten the lower back.

Spleen-Nourishing and Calming Powder，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 52.，For startle-induced diarrhea. In children with weak constitution who have been startled, resulting in restless sleep at night and startle reactions during the day, with diarrhea consisting of stool as thick as glue and greenish in color like moss.

Powder for Calming Convulsions and Relieving Spasms，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Shenyang Formula).，For sudden collapse with loss of consciousness; stroke resulting in aphasia; poisoning by various toxic substances; epidemic toxins causing restlessness; vomiting, nausea, and abdominal distension; pathogenic factors invading the pericardium; mental confusion and delirium; dizziness and vertigo; palpitations and insomnia; … Read more

Ginger Wine，Formula from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Vol. 2); name cited in *Comprehensive Record of Holy Remedies* (Vol. 40).，Note: For unstoppable dysentery accompanied by abdominal cramps so severe that the patient feels on the verge of death.

Thirst-Relieving Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 176.，For diabetes.

Ephedra Ointment，From *Collected Formulas of the Crane-Feeding Pavilion*.，For all types of pus-filled sores, scabies, and eczema caused by wind, cold, dampness, or toxins—including those resulting from infection—or for sores caused by damp-heat or damp toxins from prolonged sitting on a hard surface.

Heart-Calming and Phlegm-Resolving Pills，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 390.，For malaria with excessive phlegm.

Supreme Sage’s Complete Efficacy Decoction，From *Shenghui*, cited in *Puji Fang*, Volume 159.，For chronic or recent coughs, excessive phlegm, shortness of breath, pulmonary atrophy with emaciation and wasting, inability to sit or lie down, and cases where other treatments have proven ineffective.

Eight-Ingredient Erchen Decoction，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.，Phlegm-fire triggered by exertion: In cases where phlegm-fire is pre-existing, even slight exertion can induce chills and fever, presenting entirely like typhoid fever. In mild cases, the condition resolves on its own after a week of rest; in severe cases, nodules form in the neck, armpits, arms, and groin, … Read more

Agarwood, Cinnamon, Reed, and Ba Pills，*Medical Levels*, Volume 8.，For奔豚 (raging qi), hernia with one-sided descent, swelling, hardness, and pain accompanied by cold numbness.

Modified Xiang Sha Sheng Hua Decoction，From *Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology*, Volume 2.，Postpartum abdominal pain has subsided, but vomiting persists.

Palm Leaf Decoction，From *Selected Formulas of Renowned Physicians (Sequel)*.，For the initial onset of stroke with numbness in the hands and feet.

Powder for Warding Off Warm Diseases and Strengthening the Muscles，From *Yuanhe Jiyong Jing*.，

Liu Cheng Decoction，*Treatise on Epidemic Fevers*, Volume 1.，For patients who have recovered from a warm epidemic, presenting with deficiency of the Three Yin channels, dryness and weakness of the large intestine, and constipation lasting several days, with no other symptoms.

Bai Bao Pills，*Compendium of Holy Remedies*, Volume 141.，For bleeding hemorrhoids and sores around the anus.

Minor Musk Pills，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 44.，Indicated for disharmony of the spleen and stomach, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, and slow digestion of food.

Great Lepidium Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 80.，For edema accompanied by shortness of breath preventing sleep, with swelling of the head, face, and entire body.

Gold-Flat Water Wash，*A Concise Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Skin Diseases in Traditional Chinese Medicine*.，Psoriasis, an itchy skin condition.

Decoction for Tonifying Qi and Nourishing Blood，From *A Compendium of Ancient Formulas*, Volume 2.，For abscesses that have been swollen and diffuse for many days, with the edges spreading and the center flattened.

Xuanhu Liuhe Decoction，From *The Collection for Preserving Life*, Volume 2.，For women with coldness below the navel, abdominal pain, and pain in the lower back and spine.

Formula for Inducing the Eruption，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 1.，Effective for all cases of stroke-induced paralysis, facial and ocular deviation, slurred speech, difficulty walking, contracted tendons and veins, and joint pain.

Ginseng, Licorice, Cinnamon, Aconite, Safflower, and Indigo Decoction，From *Si Sheng Xuan Shu*, Volume 3.，For smallpox or carbuncles that are hard as stone.

Enhanced Nourishing the Organs Decoction，From *De Xiao*, Volume 6.，Recurrent Dysentery. Caused by excessive consumption of alcohol, meat, and roasted or braised foods, leading to dysentery that flares up unpredictably.