Treatment for Cold-Induced Manic-Depressive Disorder

Ginseng and Red Ocher Qi-Calming Decoction，*Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，For deficiency of both yin and yang, with shortness of breath, rapid and forced breathing, and a risk of collapse; also treats kidney deficiency failing to retain essence, causing Chong Qi to rise and obstruct, resulting in the failure of stomach qi to descend … Read more

Er Bao Dan，From *Secrets of the Medicine Chest*.，

Formula for Regulating the Three Jiao，*Shanxi Traditional Chinese Medicine*，Aromatic herbs dispel turbidity, alleviate vomiting, subdue counterflow, and clear heat. Summer-heat and damp turbidity mutually obstruct the middle jiao, leading to disharmony of qi.

Add the Jiaodiaojian Powder，*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*，Acute eczema.

Sinking-Water Ointment，Formula cited from Le Dequan in *Shi Yuan Duan Xiao Fang* (see *Yi Fang Lei Ju*, Vol. 177).，For abscesses and boils characterized by swelling, heat, and persistent hardness and pain.

Atractylodes Decoction for Dampness Removal，From *The Secret Treasury of the Orchid Chamber*, Volume 2.，Fever in the afternoon, aversion to wind on the back, heaviness in the limbs, and urine that is either copious or scant and yellow in color; also treats fever following sweating.

Jusheng Pill，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 6 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，Children with a constitutional deficiency of qi and blood cannot nourish their hair, resulting in hair loss.

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

Decoction for Clearing the Muscles and Draining Dampness，*Complete Book of Experience on Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 1.，Sores resembling cat’s eyes appear on the face and throughout the body; they are glossy, without pus or blood, and in winter tend to appear near the shins; these are called “cold sores.”

Juanbi Decoction (Variant)，*Zhengzhi Baojian*, Volume 12.，Circulatory Bi Syndrome. It circulates up and down through the blood vessels, causing pain throughout the entire body.

Divine Effort to Aid Digestion Powder，Formula by Luo Zhiti, cited in *Compendium of Medicine*, Volume 25.，For abdominal masses, regardless of whether caused by qi, blood, or food stagnation.

Siqi Qi-Regulating Decoction，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 5.，Emotional disturbances and the four types of qi lead to dysphagia and gastric reflux.

Cinnamon Twig, Ginger, Poria, and Donkey-Hide Gelatin Decoction，*Selected Essentials of Medicine*.，Lumbar pain due to deficiency-cold.

Rejuvenation Pills，*Yi Shu*, Volume 12.，For bi syndrome.

Immortals’ Bee Hive Pills，From *Shenghui*, Volume 94.，

Purple Anti-Swelling Powder，*Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*.，Chronic erysipelas with swelling (unknown swollen abscess), erythematous and nodular conditions (gua teng chan).

Mulberry, Danpi, Goji, and Chrysanthemum Decoction，From *Gu’s Medical Pathways*, Volume 4.，Dizziness during pregnancy, known as “pregnancy vertigo,” results from rising liver fire and internal wind disturbance, leading to dizziness and a sensation of impending fainting.

Cinnamon and Millet Decoction，From *New Compilation for the Relief of the Masses*, Volume 7.，

Baoyuan Renru Decoction，*Compendium of Medical Essentials*, Volume 9.，For smallpox lesions that are swollen, with both qi and blood deficient, and the center sunken and pale in color.

Killing-Tumor Ointment，*The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.，For headaches and dandruff.

Stone Lotus Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 47.，For cold in the stomach causing retching.

Five Tigers Pill，From *Tongshou Lu*, Volume 4.，For chronic ulcers that refuse to heal and have formed fistulas over many years.

Medicinal Wine for Traumatic Injuries，*Secretly Transmitted Prescriptions for Bruises and Falls*.，Traumatic injuries.

Blood-Activating Powder，From *Xingyuan*, Volume 7.，A case of dysentery treated with astringent herbs, where stagnant blood flowed into the meridians, leading to the development of gout.

Five-Oil Paper-Separated Plaster，*One Hundred Effective Surgical Treatments*, Volume 1.，For various sores accompanied by pain and itching.