Tried-and-True Pills

Rehmannia and Chrysanthemum Decoction，Formula adapted from Yang Shen’s *Famous Formulas of Ancient and Modern Times*.，Toothache due to yin deficiency with stomach heat.

Myrrh and Amber Powder，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 16.，For women with deficiency of qi and blood with cold, abdominal distension around the navel, and amenorrhea.

Pearl and Realgar Life-Saving Powder，Formula by Xu Dan’an, cited in Volume 4 of *The Great Treasure of Health*.，For sore throat and measles.

Liver-Nourishing and Kidney-Tonifying Paste，*Feng’s Treasure Chest: Miscellaneous Disorders*, Volume 11.，

Wolf’s-bane Ointment，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 131.，For boils on the back. The sore resembles a bunch of grapes; after rupturing, it leaves countless sores.

Mahuang Decoction for Inducing Sweating，From *Guangji Fang*, cited in Volume 3 of *Wai Tai*.，For epidemic fevers with intense fever and restlessness.

Medicinal Pork Trotter Wash，From *Essentials of Surgery*, cited in *Collected Medical Formulas*, Volume 174.，For use after an abscess or carbuncle has ruptured.

Decoction for Acute Pain，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 2.，For severe, acute chest pain.

Pig’s Suspended Hoof Qinglong Wusheng Ointment，*Wai Tai*, Volume 16, citing *Shan Fan Fang*.，Lung deficiency and exhaustion lead to the formation of hemorrhoids in the intestines, known as intestinal hemorrhoids. A painful lump appears near the anus; it is triggered by alternating chills and fever, tends to protrude, and only retracts after a long time, eventually … Read more

Shuangquan Powder，From *Introduction to Obstetrics*, Volume 2, citing *Comprehensive Treatise on Diagnosis and Treatment*.，Swelling of the limbs in pregnant women.

Ox Gallbladder and Rhinoceros Horn Pills，From *Selected Works on Pediatrics*, Volume 26.，For children with lung congestion and a dry nose.

Sea-Paulownia Bark Soaked in Wine，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 129.，For abscesses caused by the accumulation of heat, toxins, and wind, resulting in swelling, pain, and an inability to walk.

Five Tigers Descend from Xichuan，From *Extraordinary Formulas Beyond Surgical Prescriptions*, Volume 3.，For blood-wind tinea, scabies, and various skin sores caused by prolonged sitting on hard surfaces.

Gallbladder-Connecting Pills，*Elucidation of Ophthalmology*, Volume 3.，Conjunctivitis, mouth sores.

Jincao Decoction，From *Dongtian Aozi*, Volume 6.，For abscesses in the upper flank, and also for treating liver abscesses.

Sheep Spine Soup，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 189.，Chronic cold in the lower jiao.

Selaginella and Donkey-Hide Gelatin Powder，From *Treasures of Family Heritage*, Volume 2.，Hemoptysis, hemoptysis.

Nasi Licorice Pills，*Shenghui*, Volume 37.，For a boil on the bridge of the nose accompanied by pain, swelling, and a sense of fullness.

Zhu-Po Calming Powder，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Jinan Formula).，For pediatric acute convulsions with phlegm-induced syncope and facial paralysis; phlegm-induced wheezing and cough; mouth and tongue sores; and five-heart flushing, among other symptoms.

Cunjin Pills，From *Zhi Zhi*, Volume 18.，For “Ben Tun” syndrome and pain caused by various hernias.

Pus-Draining and Pain-Relieving Ointment，From *Shenghui*, Volume 63.，For all types of boils and abscesses on the back that have ruptured and cause constant pain day and night.

Yunli Decoction，From *De Xiao*, Volume 4.，For physical weakness with severe shortness of breath, epigastric fullness and obstruction, vomiting and diarrhea, inability to retain fluids, and rapidly progressing symptoms.

Lung-Nourishing and Life-Sustaining Pill，From *Yichun Shengyi*, Volume 3.，For cough due to lung deficiency, accompanied by mild fever on the body surface, fatigue, shortness of breath, occasional surges of internal heat, and bleeding or sore throat.

Topical Powder，*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，For skin diseases and erysipelas.

Jujube Paste Pills，From *Ben Shi*, Volume 2.，Xiben, located beneath the right flank and as large as a cup, causes chills and fever, shortness of breath and coughing, and the development of abscesses and boils.