Tongming Decoction

Rhubarb and Gardenia Decoction，*Treatise on General Diseases of Cold Damage*, Volume 3.，For heat-toxin invading the eyes, causing redness, pain, and the formation of a corneal opacity, resulting in loss of vision.

Authentic Zhike Powder，From *Treasures of Family Heritage*, Middle Volume.，For mania resembling malaria, as well as conditions involving obstruction of the five diaphragms and qi stagnation, accompanied by spleen qi stagnation. Stagnation of qi and blood, abdominal distension or parasitic infestation, emaciation with a sallow complexion, and a distended abdomen as taut as a drum.

Blood-Resolving Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Vol. 151.，For women with blood stasis in the abdomen and irregular menstrual cycles.

Phlegm-Combating Pills，From the *Ruizhutang Formulary*, Volume 2, citing a formula from the Wanyan Prefectural Magistrate.，For severe phlegm accumulation.

Compound Mitong Formula，*A Concise Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine Dermatology*.，Vitiligo.

Anal Protection Ointment，From *Medical Compendium*, cited in *Medical Compendium* (Vol. 74).，Hemorrhoids.

Angelica Ointment，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 19.，Effective for various conditions caused by wind, cold, and dampness, as well as arthralgia and pain in the bones and muscles.

Bingluo Powder，From *Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 6.，Dark moles on the face.

Wound-Sealing Formula，*Zhun Sheng: Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 6.，For injuries caused by knives or axes, such as slashed throats, severed ears, split lips, lacerated abdomens, or crushed scrotal skin from falls.

Decoction for Clearing the Orifices and Improving Vision，*Clinical Notes on Ophthalmology*.，For cases of sudden blindness (central retinal vein thrombosis) in the early stage characterized by a pattern of deficiency-collapse.

Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Clearing Dryness，From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，In cases of warm disease where the exterior syndrome has already resolved, the patient may not experience loose stools, or may present with wheezing or coughing, frequently expectorating phlegm and saliva; there is definite external invasion by excess heat, yet the pulse … Read more

Lùchī Kǎ Pills，*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.，For children with persistent coughing, with coughs occurring in succession dozens of times; in severe cases, accompanied by coughing up blood, hoarseness, and facial swelling.

Golden Cicada Shedding Its Shell Wine，From *Effective Formulas for People and Themselves*.，For syphilis sores.

Formula for Soaking Belladonna，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 140.，Removes thorns.

Crimson Alum Pills，From the *Compendium of Chinese Internal Medicine*, Part II.，Jaundice.

Chicken Egg Soup，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 190.，For an unstable pregnancy.

Formula for Hu Jin Cao，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 302.，Stagnant blood in the five viscera, the nourishing and defensive qi, muscles, and skin.

Zhenjin Powder，From *Pocket Guide to Pediatrics*, Volume 2.，Infantile “Fetal Redness” of the Eyes. If a newborn’s eyes are not washed thoroughly, impure fluid may accumulate in the corners of the eyes, causing the eyelids to become red and ulcerated, a condition that persists into adulthood.

Aconite and Glutinous Rice Decoction，From *The Golden Chamber* (Volume 1).，Cold qi in the abdomen, rumbling and sharp pain, fullness and distension in the chest and flanks, and vomiting.

Wind-Injury Plaster，From *Convenient Formulas for Remote Villages*.，Pain in the joints caused by wind-induced damage.

Qingjie Pills，*New Book on Smallpox Vaccination*, Volume 3.，For smallpox lesions: When toxic qi is excessively congested, causing the eruption to be sluggish; or when the eruption is dense and accompanied by severe fever and restlessness—typical symptoms of a febrile syndrome in typhoid fever.

“Sleep Soundly” Powder，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 8.，For those with deficiency-induced timidity of the heart and gallbladder, suffering from insomnia day and night, and for whom all other treatments have failed. For restlessness due to deficiency and loss of willpower, caused by insufficiency of heart qi.

Formula 7，Formula from *The Jade Balance of Sha and Distension*, Middle Volume; name cited in *The Complete Book of Sha Syndromes*, Volume 2.，Postpartum Shā pain.

Ruyi Wine，From *The Comprehensive Treatise on Surgical Diseases*, Volume 7.，All types of abscesses, carbuncles, and toxic sores.

Fermented Black Bean Decoction，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 306.，During the spring and summer months, there is a type of multicolored caterpillar found among trees and on walls that is extremely poisonous. If a person comes into contact with it, the caterpillar releases tiny hairs onto the hands and feet; these penetrate from the skin to … Read more