The “One-Drink-Black” Formula

Pill to Revive the Dying and Save Children，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 34.，When a child’s smallpox rash, 5–6 days after onset, turns entirely black or charcoal-gray in color, the crown of the head sinks in and does not rise, and food is vomited immediately upon entering the mouth—this is known as a “deteriorated … Read more

Stagnant Blood-Resolving Decoction，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 4.，For all types of injuries.

San Yi Ointment，From *The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 2.，For blood-wind-induced leg sores.

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

Er Shen Pills，*Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 1.，For pain in the lower back and knees, and itching all over the body.

Elm Bark Decoction for Promoting Urination and Clearing Heat，*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 20.，For kidney heat manifesting as a burning sensation in the scrotum, yellowish-red urine accompanied by difficulty in urination; and for women experiencing difficult childbirth.

Spleen-Fortifying Powder，*Records of Smallpox and Measles by Ren Duan*, Volume 8.，Persistent diarrhea.

Decoction for Restoring Vitality，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 11.，A woman whose menstrual period arrives earlier than usual and experiences extremely heavy flow is often thought to suffer from extreme blood heat. Yet who would have known that this is actually due to an excess of water and fire in the kidneys? When fire is … Read more

Remarkable Formula for Regulating Menstruation，From *Yu’an*, Volume 5.，Amenorrhea.

Zelan Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 151.，For women with irregular menstruation, prolonged discomfort, bodily heat, heavy joints, and progressive emaciation.

Jinzhuang Powder for Lacerations，From *Miraculous Formulas for Traumatic Injuries*.，For lacerations and blows from a staff.

Powder for Treating Malnutrition，From *Renji Liangfang*.，For lower-body sores.

Four Substances Decoction with Additions，From *Essentials for Those Unfamiliar with Medicine*, Volume 1.，For cases of “crane-knee wind” with yin deficiency.

Fox-Expel Pill，*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 3.，Fox Hernia.

Toxicity-Dispelling Decoction，*Zhun Sheng: Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 1.，For abscesses and boils in their early stages, before swelling and hardening have fully developed. Also for injuries caused by a horse falling.

Blood-Stabilizing Powder，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 14.，For all types of knife wounds with unstoppable bleeding.

Apricot Kernel Powder Pills，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.，For diarrhea and dysentery.

Pediatric Stomach Wind Pills，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 24.，For bloody stools and inability to tolerate milk or food.

Watermelon-Based Toxin-Eliminating Pill，From *The Record of the Cock’s Crow*.，For abscesses and sores that have just ruptured.

Rescue-the-Righteous Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.，Excessive weeping leading to illness, followed by malaria; deficiency of both yin and yang, with severe fatigue and exhaustion.

Wind-Dispelling and Toxin-Eliminating Powder，*Complete Book of Ophthalmology*, Volume 4.，For wind-induced pulling and deviation of the eye, accompanied by external opacities, that have persisted for years.

Wind-Dispelling and Fire-Suppressing Decoction，From *Yu’an*, Volume 3.，Swelling and pain between the teeth.

Qi-Nourishing and Metal-Clearing Decoction，From *Jin Jian*, Volume 66.，Throat tumor.

Five Dragons Needle，From *Formulas of the Huizhitiang Hall*, Volume 2.，For “Crane’s Knee” and “Half-Limb Wind,” as well as unnamed swellings and toxic sores, and initial stages of injuries from falls or strains.

Qingxia Powder，From *The New Book on the Care of Infants*, Volume 25, citing *The Wu Family’s Inherited Prescriptions*.，For dental caries in children.