Spleen-Nourishing Decoction

Agarwood Harmonizing the Middle Pills，*Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 4.，For phlegm-fluid retention and qi stagnation, vomiting of saliva and froth, and difficulty tolerating porridge-based medications.

Shengjin Black Ointment，*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 313.，For boils and abscesses on the back, and all kinds of malignant sores and carbuncles.

Sealed Tiger Bone Ointment，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 310.，Fractures.

Decoction for Tonifying the Spleen and Stomach, Clearing Yin Fire, and Raising Yang，*Treatise on the Spleen and Stomach*, Volume 1.，Improper diet damages the Stomach; overwork and fatigue injure the Spleen; when pathogenic fire invades, it gives rise to severe fever.

Tiger Bone and Papaya Pills，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 1.，For excessive alcohol consumption leading to stagnation of cold and dampness, disharmony of the meridians, damage to qi and blood, and pain radiating to the tendons and bones—with pain being milder during the day and worse at night—or for pain caused by exposure to … Read more

Scallion and Bean Wash Decoction，From *Jiyuanfang*, cited in Volume 20 of *Wai Tai*.，Caused by deficiency-heat or heat from taking mineral tonics; sleeping exposed to wind and dew; cold and dampness injuring the muscles; or heat obstructing the interior, leading to the development of a “hot wind-water” disease.Swelling and fullness in the chest and abdomen; shortness … Read more

Cimicifuga Stomach-Wind Decoction，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.，For deficiency-wind syndrome characterized by loss of appetite, numbness, clenched jaws, involuntary eye twitching, and facial swelling due to stomach wind.

Blood-Activating and Wind-Dispelling Ointment，*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，Spasms around the mouth and eyes.

Duhuo Wine，From *The New Book on the Care of Infants and Young Children*, Volume 12, citing *Infants and Children*.，For childhood epilepsy with frequent episodes.

Supreme Yin-Yang Elixir，*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 4.，Those who indulge in rich and sumptuous foods, those who have lost their sense of purpose, those with a lack of harmony between the heart and kidneys, and those with depleted yin and yang—especially when compounded by worry, depression, anger, and outbursts—will find that their qi … Read more

Gupi Qingge Powder，From *Ma Ke Huo Ren*, Volume 3.，For cases where post-hemp toxicity has spread to the Lung Meridian, with latent fire in the lungs, deficiency of the Metal element causing the lung leaves to wither, and symptoms of shortness of breath and incessant coughing.

Gypsum Bath Decoction，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 378.，For a child on the verge of a seizure, with a high fever as intense as fire.

Tiger Tibia Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 10.，Wind-toxin, soreness and pain in the feet and knees, inability to walk, retching and vomiting of food, aversion to cold, and a sensation of heaviness.

Qiangsu Decoction，From *Yu’an*, Volume 5.，Postpartum typhoid fever.

Modified Lizhong Pills，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.，

Bright Moon Pills，From *Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 5.，

Hernia-Relieving Powder，From *The Collection of Reviving Life*, Volume 1.，For one-sided hernias and the seven types of hernias, with swelling of the scrotum and pain radiating to the lower abdomen that is unbearable.

Formula for Removing Plaque from Pig’s Teeth，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 148.，Bitten by an oyster worm.

Fengdong Decoction，From *The Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 1.，Numbness in the hands and feet.

Tu Liu，Formula from *The Jade Balance for Shā and Distension*, Middle Volume; name cited in *The Complete Book of Shā Syndromes*, Lower Volume.，Shā Syndrome, hemiplegia.

Aconite Ointment，*Qianjin Yi*, Volume 24.，For all types of boils and abscesses on the back causing unbearable pain, dry mouth, intense thirst, and loss of appetite.

Chuanxiong-Danggui Liver-Draining Decoction，*Wan’s Gynecology*, Volume 3.，Postpartum blood stasis flowing into the Liver Meridian, causing distension and pain under the ribs that cannot be pressed.

Chicken Bone and Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Pills，From *Formulas for Infants and Children*, cited in Volume 22 of *New Book on the Care of Young Children*.，For emaciated children with abdominal masses, hardness and fullness in both flanks, intermittent pain, and failure to gain weight despite eating.

Tongche Pills，From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 2.，For cold accumulation in the intestines, characterized by intermittent sensations of heaviness and cold pain in the lower abdomen, with a deep and taut pulse in both shǐ positions; or for cases of warm disease with chest constriction resulting from anger, eating a heavy meal while exposed … Read more

Tissue-Regenerating Ointment，*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 64.，