Spleen-Regulating Pills

Dragon-Subduing Pill，From *Ming Yi Zhi Zhang*, Volume 7.，Manic disorders. These arise when intense anger stirs the liver wind, or when great fright stirs the heart fire, or when pre-existing phlegm suddenly causes fire to rise—rising without descending—thereby obstructing the heart’s orifices and obscuring the spirit’s clarity, preventing it from flowing freely. The mind loses its … Read more

Formula for Calming the Liver and Clarifying Vision，*Yi Tong*, Volume 61.，For liver deficiency causing tearing when exposed to wind.

Pustule-Draining and Tissue-Regenerating Pill，From *Secret Formulas of Miraculous Medicines*, Volume 2.，For scrofula.

Chaihu-Yujin Decoction，Proven Formula，Regulates the liver and harmonizes the stomach. Indicated for belching caused by liver injury due to anger or depression, liver qi invading the stomach, and upward rebellion of stomach qi. For frequent epigastric distension, omit Chai Hu and add Dai Zhe Shi; for a bitter taste in the mouth and epigastric discomfort, add … Read more

White Broad Bean Decoction，Formula from *De Xiao* (Vol. 10); name cited in *Pu Ji Fang* (Vol. 251).，

Tiger Struggle Powder，*Lectures on Traditional Chinese Medicine Surgery*.，Tuberculosis of the bones and joints, whether ulcerated or not.

Mercury Ascending Ointment，From *The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 2.，For bone-attaching abscesses accompanied by pain.

Jianmu Dan，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.，When kidney fire invades the lung, and lung fire combines with kidney water, it causes eye disease; within a few days, a film forms, spreading from the bottom upward. The film appears pale green in color, and the pain in the pupil is unbearable.

Kelp Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 132.，For sores around the lips.

Toxic-Expelling and Life-Preserving Decoction，*Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*, Volume 8.，Gangrene results from deep-seated cold and chronic chill, with yin toxins attacking the joints of the toes. If the toe cannot be extended when flexed, the disease lies in the tendons; if it cannot be flexed when extended, the disease lies in the bones. It … Read more

Decoction of Mulberry Bark and Root，From *Shuanfan Fang*, cited in Volume 16 of *Wai Tai*.，For lung consumption with fever and lung parasites causing lung disease.

Iron Hammer Pills，*New Treatise on Fungal Infections*.，For fungal sores, genital ulcers, and pain in the tendons and bones.

Redbud Powder，*The Profound Secrets of the Divine Realm*, Volume 11.，Ji Zao Dan.

Jade-Dust Rice，From *Shenghui*, Volume 96.，For latent heat in the chest, restlessness and oppression, dry mouth, and counterflow of qi.

Chuanxiong-Xixin Decoction，*San Yin*, Volume 15.，For headaches caused by exposure to cold, consumption of raw or cold foods, qi deficiency, or phlegm-induced syncope—characterized by a splitting headache accompanied by dizziness, a sensation of fainting, and intermittent vomiting; as well as all types of headaches, phlegm-induced syncope, fluid-induced syncope, kidney-induced syncope, and qi-induced syncope, including unbearable unilateral … Read more

Dry Skin Ointment，*Traditional Chinese Medicine: Surgery*.，For eczema and anal itching.

Decoction for Damp-Heat Obstruction，From *Famous Prescriptions Through the Ages*, citing *Selected Experiences of Veteran Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners*.，Fox-Deception Disease (Oral-Ocular-Genital Syndrome). Redness and pain in the eyes; ulcers on the sides of the tongue; and ulcers on the genitals or in the perineal region.

Cinnabar Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 85.，For infants who, within one month after their first birthday, suddenly suffer from chronic convulsions or other unexplained symptoms.

Tianshui Wuling Powder，From *Baoming Gejue*, Volume 19.，For summer cholera accompanied by fever and a strong desire to drink water.

Golden Jujube，From *Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 1.，For stroke-induced aphasia, left-sided paralysis and right-sided weakness, deviation of the mouth and eyes, and loss of consciousness; as well as tetanus with locked jaw and opisthotonos; or bites from rabid dogs.

Red Adzuki Bean Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 140.，An arrowhead embedded in the flesh that cannot be removed.

Great Modified Jianzhong Decoction，From *Collected Medical Formulas*, Volume 212, citing *Shi Yuan’s Effective Prescriptions*.，For women before and after childbirth suffering from deficiency of qi and blood, irregular menstruation, pain in the navel and abdomen, alternating chills and fever, spontaneous sweating, dry mouth, and intense thirst.

Jade Shavings Powder，*San Yin*, Volume 16.，For fever due to cold damage, accompanied by excessive salivation, cold extremities, and retained heat in the Yang meridians, with unbearable headache and dizziness.

Miraculous Formula for Black Beard，From *The Family Treasure of Health*, cited in Volume 49 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.，

Major Magnolia Bark Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 45.，For deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach, with bloating after meals and undigested food and water.