Sparrow Porridge

Facial Cleansing Formula，From *The Secret Treasures of the Orchid Chamber*, Volume 2.，For dark spots on the face, or sores, or acne, heat rashes, and similar conditions.

Bailian Powder，*Elucidations on Pediatrics*, Volume 2.，Heat in the heart and spleen causes sores on the tongue.

Great Toxin-Expelling Powder，From *Xuanming Lun*, Volume 10.，For concurrent infections of cold and heat.

Immortal Palm Pills，*Selected Treatises on Surgical Diseases*, Volume 6.，For goose-palm-shaped rashes.

Modified Xiangru-Poria Decoction，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 3.，For summer heat and heatstroke, with symptoms of cholera, fever, and thirst.

Mu Xiang Bu Er Pills，From *Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 6.，For dysentery—whether the stool is red, white, or a mixture of red and white.

Wu Lan Decoction，Formula sourced from *Wai Tai* (Vol. 36), citing a recipe by the Liu family; the name is found in *Youyou Xinshu* (classical edition, Vol. 14), citing *Shanghan Zhengzhi*.，For children with epidemic fever, presenting with headache and high fever.

Qi-Nourishing and Hemostatic Decoction，*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.，Qi Deficiency with Spotting During Pregnancy: Intermittent bleeding in relatively large amounts; mental fatigue; mental exhaustion and shortness of breath; loss of appetite; distension in the lower back without abdominal pain; pale-red tongue with a thin coating; slippery and slow pulse.

Carp Poultice，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 180.，Enlarged “wood tongue” in children.

Laxative Decoction (Also Known as Chengqi Decoction)，*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 2.，For Yangming warm disease where purgation fails to clear the obstruction, the left cun pulse is firm and tight, the urine is red and painful, and there is intermittent severe restlessness and thirst.

Formula for Severe Cough，From *Compendium of Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 5.，Dispersion of lung qi, leading to prolonged cough and loss of voice.

Soapberry Decoction Pills，*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 23.，Internal hemorrhoids, with lumps forming inside the anal canal, accompanied by alternating chills and fever.

Ren Zhong Huang Powder，From *A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 17.，For coughing up phlegm mixed with blood, accompanied by restlessness and bone-consuming fever.

Miraculous Papaya Decoction，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 8.，Beriberi caused by wind-damp-toxin invading the lower meridians when the body is deficient.

Talc and Akebia Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 184.，Rush stone causes agitation; dysuria with a burning sensation.

Blood-Activating and Toxin-Clearing Decoction，*Clinical Notes on Ophthalmology*.，Cup-like Swelling Syndrome (Inflammatory Eyelid Swelling): Redness and pain in both eyes, photophobia, itchy eyelids, firm swelling, hot tears like boiling water, red blisters on the eyelid margins, and scant bleeding upon puncture; also treats Spiral Protrusion Syndrome: The eyelid margins are highly swollen and protrude asymmetrically, with mild … Read more

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.

Chai-Ling Si-Wu Decoction，*Essential Formulas and Discussions on Measles*.，Persistent low-grade fever following the resolution of a rash; due to failure to treat early, it has developed into a malnutrition syndrome characterized by abdominal distension, afternoon fever, and headache.

Green Alum Pills，From *Collected Proven Formulas*, cited in *The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 6.，For jaundice with swelling.

Sulphur Formula，From *Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 3.，For red vitiligo.

Coptis and Lead White Ointment，From *Jiyuanfang*, cited in Volume 34 of *Wai Tai*.，For women and young girls with small, shallow, hot sores on the nipples; when scratched, yellow fluid oozes out, and the condition spreads and persists, resisting all other treatments; for children with scalp sores resembling a lunar eclipse, as well as fatty sores … Read more

Miraculous Formula for Internal Dissolution，From *The Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 25.，For bone abscesses.

Garlic Paste for Drawing Out Toxins，*Guide to Throat Disorders*, Volume 4.，Acute throat conditions.

Spleen-Strengthening Decoction，From *Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 10.，For spleen qi deficiency: during the hottest days of summer, one feels drowsy and listless, lacks appetite, has no energy, has little desire for delicious food, experiences abdominal distension, and suffers from diarrhea upon slight exposure to cool air.

Chaihu-Lily Decoction，*Six Treatises on Cold Damage*, Volume 3.，After recovery from shanghan, if the patient experiences drowsiness, fever, thirst, incoherent speech, and mental confusion, as well as lily-induced post-recovery fatigue.