Thorn Root Decoction

Spleen-Strengthening and Skin-Moistening Decoction，*Differential Diagnosis of Symptoms in Traditional Chinese Medicine*.，For spleen deficiency with blood dryness and thickened skin.

Decoction for Moderate Tonification and Treatment of Consumption，From *The Collection of Bu Ju*, Volume 11 of the First Series.，For those who have not yet developed consumption but are on the verge of doing so.

Hair-Nourishing and Vitality-Enhancing Powder，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 8.，Hair loss from the beard and scalp.

Yehui Powder，From *Dongtian Aozi*, Volume 8.，For carbuncle toxicity.

Spleen-Nourishing and Vital-Pulse-Generating Powder，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.，Epistaxis, uncontrollable hematemesis, spleen-stomach deficiency, shortness of breath, and mental fatigue.

Kushen-Gardenia Pills，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 60.，Cereal jaundice.

Heat-Clearing and Calming Decoction，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 51.，For acute convulsions characterized by sudden onset of high fever, restlessness, flushed face and red lips, phlegm congestion with shortness of breath, clenched jaws, difficulty with urination and defecation, and a洪数 pulse.

Throat-Clearing Powder，*Compilation of Proven Formulas in Traditional Chinese Medicine*.，Red and white patches in the throat, with one or both tonsils affected.

Qin Jiao and Qiang Huo Decoction，From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume 2.，For hemorrhoids with a protruding mass that is unbearably itchy.

Eclipta and Plantain Paste，The formula is from *The Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Nourishing Life*, Volume 3; the name appears in *The Great Treasure of Health Preservation*, Volume 1.，Malaria.

Blue Indigo Powder，Formula from *Zhi Zhi* (Vol. 24); name cited in *Pu Ji Fang* (Vol. 3).，Sores caused by “jealous essence.”

Warming the Kidney Powder，*San Yin*, Volume 8.，Kidney deficiency with cold, impotence, pain in the lower back and spine, heaviness and weakness of the body, inability to bear pressure on the lower back and legs, muffled voice, and sudden depletion of yang qi.

Secretly Transmitted Modified Lizhong Decoction，From *Songya Medical Path* (Volume 2).，For cold in the middle burner, cold and numb hands and feet, or abdominal pain with vomiting; in severe cases, fainting, unconsciousness, and a deep, slow, and weak pulse.

Rhinoceros Horn, Antelope Horn, Bamboo, and Gypsum Decoction，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，Red Diaphragm Typhoid Fever. In cases of wind-damp seasonal toxins that first affect the Shaoyang and Yangming channels and are subsequently triggered by sudden exposure to cold, resulting in a combined disorder of the Three Yang channels, the symptoms resemble those of … Read more

Lettuce Seed Ointment，Formula by Zhang Rixin, cited in Volume 7 of *Compendium of Traumatology*.，

Modified Shengyang-Removing-Dampness Decoction，*Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 73.，Stomach cold, diarrhea, and intestinal rumbling.

Trichosanthes Pill，From *Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 13.，For diabetes with excessive urination.

Vaginal Suppository for Restoring Yang，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 335.，For women aged thirty who experience lower back pain before menstruation—which may be severe enough to cause abdominal pain as well—and whose menstrual flow is shortened by 2–3 days.

Summer Heat-Relieving Three Whites Powder，*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 2 (New Formulas Added in Baoqing).，For heatstroke and latent heat; excessive fluid intake; disruption of yin and yang; cholera-like vomiting; difficulty urinating; disharmony of the viscera; nausea and dizziness.

Heart-Clearing Pill，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 4.，Heart heat causing mania, with sudden bursts of joy and laughter, delusional rambling, scattered mental faculties, and hallucinations.

Prepared Rehmannia Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 29.，For deficiency-related internal injury, blood in the urine, pain in the vagina, and intermittent chills and fever.

Jincha Dendrobium Pills，*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 5.，Deficiency of true qi, weakness of the primordial organs, dizziness, facial swelling, dim vision, tinnitus, fatigue in the limbs, aching in all joints,dull pain in the soles of the feet, difficulty walking, emaciation, a sallow-black complexion, hair loss at the temples, swollen and itchy scalp, mental dullness … Read more

Peach Blossom Porridge，*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 3.，For cases of warm disease lasting 7–8 days or longer, characterized by a weak and rapid pulse, a crimson tongue with little coating, diarrhea occurring dozens of times a day with undigested food in the stool, and persistent fever.

Baosheng Pills，From *Xian Chuan Ji Yin Fang*, cited in *Yi Fang Lei Ju*, Volume 212.，For women in the early stages of pregnancy who experience fetal instability, characterized by frequent lying down, infrequent rising, and loss of appetite; or who suffer from persistent spotting or bleeding, or the discharge of yellowish-red fluid, accompanied by severe pain … Read more

Agarwood and Piper longum Powder，From *Bo Ji*, Volume 2.，For deficiency in the lower jiao with internal accumulation of cold; a taut and tight sensation in the abdomen and navel; pain radiating to the lower back; a sallow and waxy complexion; cold and numb hands and feet; a sensation of fullness and weakness in the flanks; … Read more