Stomach-Clearing and Center-Preserving Decoction

Huoxiang-Banxia-Xiling Decoction，Qing Dynasty, *Yi Yuan*，Aromatic herbs dispel turbidity; they regulate qi and drain dampness. Indicated for the early stage of damp-heat syndrome, characterized by fever without thirst, physical fatigue, chest oppression, a greasy sensation in the mouth, a white and slippery tongue coating, and a soft and slow pulse.

Pills for the Five Wasting Diseases in Well-Nourished Children，*Guide to Pediatrics*, Volume 4.，For bone wasting in children.

Two-Gui Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.，Tinnitus. A person may, while going about their daily routine, suddenly hear sounds of wind and rain in their ears, or sounds resembling the blare of drums and horns.

Black Plum Pills，*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 10.，Liver-related heat manifesting as malaria-like symptoms causes the patient’s complexion to turn ashen, with shortness of breath and a suffocating sensation, appearing as if dead; or, in cases of prolonged fever with slight tremors resembling malaria, the condition may persist for years without resolution.

Achyranthes Root Soaked in Wine，From *Shenghui*, Volume 69.，For women suffering from stroke-induced hemiplegia, characterized by paralysis of one side of the body, numbness and loss of sensation, stiffness of tendons and meridians, and inability to move.

Dongyuan’s Decoction for Clearing Summer Heat and Tonifying Qi，The formula is from Volume 4 of *The Meridians and Collaterals of Warm-Heat Diseases*; its name is cited in *Lecture Notes on Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas*.，For patterns of damp-heat where damp-heat has injured the qi, presenting with fatigue in the limbs, diminished vitality, fever with a high … Read more

Decoction for Clearing Toxins and Relieving Exterior Symptoms，*New Book on Smallpox Vaccination*, Volume 10.，In measles, the whites of the eyes are red; the voice is hoarse and the lips are swollen; there is restlessness and thirst; pain in the lower back and abdomen; bleeding from the mouth and nose; confusion; constipation and difficulty urinating; delirium … Read more

Blood-Nourishing and Stomach-Supporting Pills，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 5.，To be used after recovery from vomiting and gastric reflux.

Seven-Qi Decoction，From *Formulas for Treating Injuries and Fractures*.，For chronic, long-standing damage that has penetrated the meridians, where medication has proven ineffective; characterized by stiffness and tightness in the lower back and spine, coughing with phlegm, episodes of wind-induced fatigue, progressive emaciation, and recurrence of the condition every autumn.

Enhanced Forsythia and Cimicifuga Decoction，*Complete Book on Smallpox*, Volume 1.，In cases of excessive heat in smallpox lesions, the toxin has not yet been fully expelled.

Ginseng Nourishing the Wei Decoction，From *Zhengzhi Huibu*, Volume 2.，For cases of internal injury resulting from excessive physical labor and exertion, manifesting as fever; or for cases of qi depletion due to fatigue, presenting with fever and thirst, accompanied by a soft and rapid pulse.

Realgar Fumigation Formula，*Essentials of the Golden Cabinet*, Volume 1.，For anal erosion caused by the “fox-deception” condition.

Diaphragm-Relieving Decoction，Formula from *Classified Materia Medica* (Vol. 23), citing *Experienced Prescriptions*; name found in *Universal Remedies* (Vol. 184).，For cold qi below the diaphragm and bloating from excessive food or alcohol.

Turmeric Pills，*Shenghui* (Volume 71).，For women suffering from deficiency-cold, stagnation of blood and qi, chest and abdominal distension and fullness, prolonged absence of menstruation, loss of appetite, and emaciation of the limbs.

Enhanced Decoction of Angelica, White Peony, and Raw Rehmannia，From *Eight Methods of Medical Practice*, Volume 4.，Fever associated with smallpox.

Palm-Top Eye-Brightening Ointment，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 105.，For wind-heat affecting the eyes, causing red veins, pterygium, blurred vision, pain, and dryness.

Qingjiang Decoction，From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，Due to unceasing vomiting and epistaxis, the Ming Division becomes depleted, resulting in an inability to subdue Yang, which leads to fever; an inability to receive Qi, which leads to shortness of breath; or even the Chong Qi rising upward due to deficiency, causing hiccups and dizziness; … Read more

Ginseng and White Atractylodes Decoction，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 335.，For edema in women.

Frankincense and Papaya Pills，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 8.，Effective for all types of pain caused by beriberi, weakness and limpness in the legs and knees, difficulty walking, and inability to bend or straighten the limbs.

Lifting Essence Powder，*Guide to Prenatal and Childbirth Care*, Volume 1.，For joint pain in pregnant women.

Cucurbita Seed Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 103.，Red and painful eyes.

Qing Shang Pills，From *The Mystic Pearl of Chishui*, Volume 16.，Dizziness caused by phlegm-fire.

Two-Ingredient Disinfecting Powder，*Compendium of Surgical Medicine*, Volume 1.，For sores and ulcers caused by wind-damp-heat toxins, eczema, redness, swelling, itching, and pain, as well as venomous insect bites; hot boils, heat rash, acne, scabies, rashes, and itchy sores caused by wind-damp; throat inflammation caused by a snake coiling around the throat; and damp-heat toxins. Also for … Read more

Toxicity-Eradicating Pill，From *Collected Essays on Surgery*, Volume 4.，For intestinal parasites.

Golden Marrow Powder，From *The Mirror of Water Signs*, cited in Volume 25 of *Medical Heart Formulas*.，For acute malnutrition-induced dysentery in children, characterized by unceasing diarrhea—whether containing pus, blood, green, or yellow discharge—with the appearance of “spikes” on the body, hair loss, a dry nose, finger-biting, and a craving for bran, charcoal, or wall plaster.