Snake Shedding Decoction

Kidney Inflammation Decoction No. 1，*Clinical Medical Case Studies and Prescriptions*.，Acute nephritis. Generalized edema, soreness and pain in the lower back, scant and yellow urine, thin white tongue coating, and a floating and rapid pulse.

Tianxiong Pills，From *Collected Medical Formulas*, Volume 10, citing *Concise Formulas for the Benefit of the Masses*.，For kidney deficiency with accumulated cold qi, weakness in the legs and knees, difficulty walking, and loss of appetite.

Assist-Function Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 9.，Recitation injures the qi; when the qi is injured, the lungs become deficient, the pores become deficient as well, resulting in coughing and fever.

Garlic and Cinnabar Formula，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 52); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 198).，Cold malaria: trembling of the hands and feet, chills, and a pale face.

Ointment for the Scalp，From *Guangji Fang*, cited in Volume 15 of *Wai Tai*.，For headaches accompanied by confusion, nasal congestion, dizziness, and blurred vision.

Tianluo Cake，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 63.，Sore throat.

Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Stopping Diarrhea，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 7.，Kidney yin is insufficient to restrain fire, leading to thirst and a desire to drink water, followed by sudden severe diarrhea—occurring 1 to 10 or more times a day, or even several dozen times; day and night combined, diarrhea may occur hundreds … Read more

Nasal Plug Gan Sui Powder，*Shenghui*, Volume 37.，Nasal congestion with inability to smell odors.

Decoction of Aconite Root，*Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 1.，Weakness in the arms and hands; numbness and loss of sensation; uncoordinated movement of the hands and feet; combined wind and dampness; various disorders of the tendons and bones; pain so severe that the limbs cannot be lifted.

Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Clearing Dysentery，From *The Collection of Compassionate Guidance*, Volume 2.，Dysentery.

Ziping Compound，*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Leprosy.

Sanling Decoction Pills，*Discussions on the Care of Infants and Children*, Volume 17.，For infants and young children suffering from indigestion caused by raw, cold, greasy, or heat-toxic foods, resulting in stagnation in the spleen and stomach that remains undigested for a long time, manifesting as abdominal heat with cold feet, epigastric fullness, and alternating chills and … Read more

Eight-Spirit Ointment，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 22.，For all types of malignant sores.

Sea Float Stone and Talc Powder，*Medical Records for the Masses*, Volume 2.，For childhood asthma, all types of wind-dampness and dry-heat conditions, coughing, phlegm, and wheezing. Also effective for adults.

Decoction for Clearing the Heart and Moistening the Lungs，From *Secret Manual of Prenatal and Childbirth Care*, Volume 1.，For severe heat accumulation during pregnancy, manifesting as restlessness and thirst.

Saposhnikovia and Schizonepeta Powder，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 11.，When wind-toxin attacks the eyes, it often causes blurred vision and unceasing cold tears.

Sulfur Fire-Nourishing Pills，From *Li Ye*.，For men with cold-induced impotence and weakness, accompanied by cloudy discharge and nocturnal emissions; for women with a cold and deficient uterus, accompanied by red or white vaginal discharge; and for cold-induced diarrhea.

Stir-Fried Powder Pills，From *Effective Remedies*, Volume 4.，Accumulated phlegm-lump masses, lodged between the chest and abdomen, causing stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen; if left untreated for a long time, they may lead to dry heaving and reduced appetite.

Qianghuo and Gypsum Powder，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.，For long-standing or recent internal and external opacities of the eye, blurred vision due to wind-heat, curled eyelashes, all eye diseases, and headaches.

Fennel Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 94.，For acute hernia, to relieve pain in the lower abdomen.

Zhen Dan Powder，From *Cui’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 34 of *Wai Tai*.，Itching in the genital area resembling the presence of worms, accompanied by restlessness and agitation.

Blood-Stasis-Expelling Life-Saving Pill，*Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology by Chen Su’an*, Volume 5.，After childbirth, when the infant has been delivered but the placenta has not been expelled, or when the mother is exhausted after delivery and unable to exert herself further, and during the interval between menstruation, external cold invades the body, causing obstruction of the blood … Read more

Saofeng Decoction，*Record of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 2.，For genuine stroke, where pathogenic and healthy forces clash, causing sudden collapse; the patient spits phlegm and saliva, raves and screams, sits and stands on their own, walks unaided, fails to recognize people, develops spots on the body, and after several days, these spots turn into sores and boils.

Cunjin Pills，From *Zhi Zhi*, Volume 18.，For “Ben Tun” syndrome and pain caused by various hernias.

Decoction for Calming Turmoil，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 1.，For cold damage occurring in the winter months, where, after sweating and vomiting, a major purgation is administered, yet the body remains feverish as if on fire, with cold extremities and a faint, gasping breath, as if on the verge of death.