Substitute for Kongqing

Reduced-Ingredient Kidney Qi Decoction，*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.，During pregnancy, frequent and scanty urination, followed by an inability to urinate; distension and pain in the lower abdomen, making it impossible to lie down; pale complexion; edema of the face and limbs; general fatigue; dizziness and aversion to cold; soreness and weakness in the lower back and … Read more

Gui-Shen Decoction，Formula by Zhang Yuan-su, cited in Volume 7 of *Xingyuan*.，For deficiency of yin and blood, resulting in an inability to contain the intestines, leading to the downward flow of damp-heat and prolapse of the anus.

Nourish the Kidney and Activate Blood Decoction，Formula attributed to Wang Fusheng, as cited in *A Thousand Family Remedies*.，Benign prostatic hyperplasia complicated by urinary retention, attributed to the accumulation of blood stasis and pathogenic heat in the lower jiao.

Goji Berry and Acorus Wine，*Qian Jin*, Volume 7.，For sudden onset of paralysis, uncoordinated limbs, unsteady gait, a tight mouth, and inability to bend or stretch the limbs.

Miraculous Decoction，From *Yu’an*, Volume 4.，For abdominal pain accompanied by diarrhea.

Toxin-Extracting Seven-Treasure Powder，*Ben Shi*, Volume 6.，For boils and abscesses.

Fulonggan Decoction，From *Ten Convenient and Effective Formulas*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 215).，Hematuria.

Four-Ingredient Powder，From *Chuanxin Shiyong Fang*, Volume 3.，Boil on the back.

Wild Fennel Ointment，*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Vitiligo.

Red Ocher Decoction，From *Wai Tai*, Volume 25, citing *Shan Fan Fang*.，For heat in the lower jiao or dysentery with pus and blood.

Ten-Fragrance Revival Pill，From *Chunjiao Ji*, Volume 3.，For phlegm-induced syncope or stroke, with a crooked mouth and eyes, clenched jaws, unconsciousness bordering on death, or various forms of mania and delirium.

Decoction of Weeping Willow Branches，From *Shenghui*, Volume 32.，For wind-induced red eye.

Moisturizing Body Pills，*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 1.，For various wind-induced disorders characterized by paralysis of the hands and feet, mental confusion, slurred speech, deviation of the mouth and eyes, tight and spasmodic tendons and veins, aching joints, dizziness and vertigo, restlessness and agitation, forgetfulness and mental confusion, and congestion of phlegm; as well as … Read more

Jinling Grass Decoction，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 50.，

Ba’erbu Decoction，*Essentials of Diet and Nutrition*, Volume 1.，

Eji Ma Huang Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 15.，For epidemic diseases lasting 3 days, where the exterior syndrome has not resolved and heat-toxin is transmitted, accompanied by vomiting or coughing.

Effective Ointment，From *Rumen Shiquin*, Volume 15.，For sores, ulcers, and abscesses.

Angelica Decoction，From *The Collection of Life-Preserving Formulas*, Volume Middle.，For malaria characterized by fever and eye pain, with more heat than cold, restless sleep, and a long pulse—in cases where residual pathogenic factors remain after treatment with Da Chai Hu Decoction.

Internal Support and Antiseptic Powder，*Zhun Sheng: Shanghan* (Treatise on Standard Principles: Cold Damage), Volume 7.，For abscesses on the jaw—whether already ruptured or not yet ruptured—that contain pus which cannot be resolved.

Enhanced Dragon-Stone Powder，From *New Compilation for the Relief of the Masses*, Volume 3.，Dental caries.

Zhehuang Decoction，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 165.，Postpartum blood wind with generalized edema.

Frankincense Antiseptic Powder，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 8.，For all types of injuries, fractures, contusions, and falls resulting in severe swelling and unbearable pain.

Burdock Root Decoction，From *Collected Works on the Care of Infants*, Volume 2.，If sweating is incomplete, residual toxins remain in the pericardium, causing drowsiness after recovery, and even twitching of the hands and feet, or alternating chills and fever.

Immortal Formula: Life-Saving Pill，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 60), citing *Formulas from the De Sheng Hall*.，For laryngeal spasm, swollen tongue, tonsillitis (both unilateral and bilateral), laryngeal obstruction, or accidental ingestion of chicken or fish bones, bamboo or wooden skewers, and all acute throat conditions.

Astragalus and Schisandra Powder，*Xingyuan*, Volume 5.，Coughing up blood leading to consumption, eye pain, fatigue in the limbs, and weakness in the feet and knees.