Formulas Name : Suo Shi San
Chinese Name : 锁匙散
Camphor 2 fen 5 li, Calcium Nitrate 1 liang 5 qian (must be “qiangxiao” type; calcination is preferable).
*The Secret Key to Laryngology*, Volume 1.
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.
Throat disorders, bilateral tonsillar swelling.
Inhale the powder.
Suo Shi San，*The Secret Key to Laryngology*, Volume 1.，Throat disorders, bilateral tonsillar swelling.
Toxicity-Resolving Decoction (Minor Formula)，From *Gujin Yiche* (Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 3.，Leg abscesses caused by emotional distress and stagnation.
Eucommia Compress，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 1.，For cold-toxicity typhoid fever with cold extremities.
Honey-Boiled Cinnabar Decoction Pills，*Ji Feng*, Volume 29.，
Cypress Branch Oil，*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 20.，
Head-Warming Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 363.，Infants with an elongated head, a large fontanelle that has not closed, withered and small hands and feet, inability to walk, a soft and weak crown of the head, a thin body, and a shiny face.
Ointment for Swelling, Toxins, Sores, and Boils，From *Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 7.，For boils and abscesses.
Two Ginseng Decoction，*The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 3.，Tooth bleeding resulting from deficient fire in the Stomach Meridian, accompanied by gum decay and a continuous oozing of pale blood.
Lung-Clearing Paste，From *New Book on the Care of Infants* (Vol. 33), citing a formula by Zhang Huan.，Nasal obstruction with inability to smell odors; difficult exhalation. May also cause polyps.
Charred Owl Powder，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 24), citing *Wu’s Collection of Proven Formulas*.，Treats tetanus; also effective for acute headaches in both men and women.
Soft-Shelled Turtle Head and Leg Pills，From *New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 22), citing *Prescriptions for Infants*.，For children with abdominal cramping and hardness under the ribs.
“Unparalleled Golden Cloud Pill”，*Yi Tong*, Volume 61.，For all chronic corneal opacities.
Celestial Horse Powder，*Orthodox Treatise on Rash Diseases*.，Mouth ulcers, dental caries.
Enhanced Qiong Yu Paste，*Medical Convenience*, Volume 1.，For deficiency syndromes.
Manbai Decoction，Formula from *Essentials of Clinical Practice in Traditional Chinese Medicine*; name cited in *Famous Formulas Through the Ages*.，Chronic leukemia. Symptoms include dizziness, tinnitus, palpitations, shortness of breath, poor appetite, sallow complexion, edema, soreness and pain in the lower back, fatigue and weakness, hot flashes, abdominal distension, alternating constipation and loose stools, a pale or … Read more
Dubu Powder，From *Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 14, citing *Extraordinary Formulas Beyond the Canon*.，Pain in the heart and spleen caused by qi stagnation; stagnation in the epigastric region; a single point of pain in the soft area of the chest—arising from qi and cold—which may persist for life.
Taiyi Divine Pill，From *Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 24.，All diseases that cannot be treated by conventional medicine; poisons from toxic substances, witchcraft, miasma, foxes, rats, vipers, harmful fungi, pufferfish, and the like; consumption of the meat of dead cattle or horses; injuries from venomous snakes, dogs, or harmful insects; sudden onset of illness, plague, … Read more
Ginseng, Poria, and Amber Powder，From *Zhang’s Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*, Volume 14.，Painful and scanty urination, with pain radiating from the penis to the lower flanks.
Decoction for Clearing Stomach Heat，*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 16.，For excessive heat in the Stomach manifesting as severe headaches, an inability to sweat resembling warm malaria, dry lips and mouth, frequent retching, mastitis, and swelling and pain in the supraclavicular region and armpits.
Yellow-Extracting Formula，From *Xianchuan Wai Ke Ji Yan Fang* (Collected and Verified Formulas for Surgical Medicine from the Immortals’ Traditions).，Boils.
Family-Transmitted Great Bright Ointment，*Hui Chun*, Volume 5.，Indications: corneal opacities, corneal erosion, red opacities, pterygium, hemorrhage in the pupil, tearing in the wind, photophobia, blurred vision, and persistent pain.
Cuscuta Powder，From *Guide to Formulas*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Vol. 236.，Bone-steaming syndrome.
Shengsheng Ru Sheng Pills，*Essential Guide to Obstetrics from the Family Treasure of Health*, Volume 6.，For difficult labor, transverse presentation, or breech presentation.
Golden Lock and Jade Mystery Pill，*Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 9.，Just before dawn, one will inevitably experience loose stools; this is known as “kidney-induced diarrhea.”
Secret Formula: Purple Gold Ointment，From *The Universal Remedies* (Vol. 86), citing *The Maritime Formulas*.，For all eye ailments.
Great Cleansing and Cooling Powder，*Treatise on the Differentiation of Cold Damage and Epidemic Fevers*, Volume 4.，For cases of warm disease characterized by severe heat in the exterior, interior, and triple burner, with chest fullness, pain in the flanks, deafness, red eyes, bleeding from the mouth and nose, dry lips and tongue, a bitter taste in … Read more
Suo Shi San,Throat disorders, bilateral tonsillar swelling.