Turtle-Expelling Decoction

Ginger and Flour Pills，*Ji Feng*, Volume 12.，For those with abdominal cold, inability to eat or drink, undigested food after eating, and emaciation.

Chuanxiong-Danggui Asthma-Relieving Decoction，From *Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 5.，In cases of excessive blood loss following childbirth, where the nourishing blood is suddenly depleted and the defensive qi lacks a center, leading to isolated accumulation and shortness of breath—this constitutes a condition of “isolated yang and severed yin,” characterized by a hidden pulse accompanied … Read more

Talc and Gypsum Powder，Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 10); name cited in *San Yin* (Vol. 10).，Postpartum jaundice.

Tianxiong Tonifying Pills，*Shenghui*, Volume 27.，For wind-induced debility, body pain and numbness, weakness in the hands and feet, deficiency of qi and blood, sallow complexion, mental lethargy, and loss of appetite.

Formula for Tiannanxing Plaster，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 145.，For contusions and injuries accompanied by stasis-heat pain.

Tianma Cakes，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 4.，For headaches caused by wind, fire, dampness, and phlegm rising upward, or by the toxicity of syphilis;It also treats dizziness and blurred vision, stiffness in the neck and back, aching and restlessness in the limbs, muscle twitching, ringing in the ears, nasal congestion with frequent sneezing, numbness of the … Read more

Huashan Stele Elixir，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Shenyang Formula).，For pain and fullness in the chest and flanks due to water retention; bloating and distension caused by qi stagnation and fluid accumulation; masses and abdominal distension; wheezing caused by retained fluid; and damp-toxin-induced beriberi.

Yinchen Jian Dan Decoction，*Dian Dian Jing*, Volume 3.，Yellow swelling caused by alcohol intoxication, accompanied by shortness of breath and coughing, as well as swelling and distension in the lower abdomen.

Modified He Xiaoyao Powder，*Six Books on Medical Essentials*, Volume 26.，For hematuria with a string-like, rapid, soft, and涩 pulse.

Platycodon and Fructus Aurantii Decoction，*De Xiao*, Volume 11.，Heat-induced fullness and distension, with tenderness upon palpation in the chest, diaphragm, and both flanks.

Toxicity-Eliminating and Tissue-Regenerating Powder，*Huiyue*, Volume 20.，After smallpox lesions have subsided and hardened, fever persists, accompanied by foul-smelling, putrid sores oozing pus and serous fluid.

Four-Huang Phlegm-Clearing Pills，The formula is from *Ji Ming Lu*; the name is found in *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For chest and diaphragm oppression, counterflow of qi with coughing and choking, and phlegm-obstructed asthma.

Chai-Lian Detoxifying Decoction，*Essential Formulas and Discussions on Measles*.，When measles fail to fully erupt and the toxin has not been completely expelled, the qi is forced upward by heat; when the heat reaches its peak, it causes red eyes, phlegm production, and wheezing.

Cowhide Glue Decoction，*Essentials of Surgical Medicine*, Volume 1.，Boils and abscesses.

Yuzhizi Pills，*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 5.，For deficiency of heart qi, unstable will and intention, dazed and bewildered expression, incoherent speech, palpitations, restlessness, and depression; deep sorrow and grief; frequent shifts between joy, anger, and fear; forgetfulness and insomnia; frequent strange dreams at night; waking with startles or night terrors; or episodes of mania … Read more

Five-Steamed Decoction，From *Wai Tai*, Volume 13, citing *Fan Wang’s Formulas*.，For consumptive fever, bone-steaming fever, and spontaneous sweating.

Jing Dai Decoction，From *The Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 1.，For symptoms of counterflow, where fire is stagnant and cannot be released, causing restlessness and agitation—this formula must be administered without delay.

Dew-on-Cheeks Ointment，From *Wen’s Effective and Time-Tested Formulas*.，For childhood rashes where the eruption has not appeared on both cheekbones.

Snake and Scorpion Powder，*A Concise Guide to Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Leprosy.

Ning Sou Bai Hua Paste，From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 3.，When the pores of the skin are not tightly closed, one is prone to catching colds and chills. Cold phlegm lodges in the lung orifices, obstructing the airways; phlegm and saliva accumulate and block the passages, causing unceasing coughing. Over time, this develops into wheezing … Read more

Jin-Yu Baohe Decoction，From *Yichun Shengyi*, Volume 4.，Dry-induced diarrhea, dry throat with thirst, abdominal pain, and white, sticky stools.

Spleen-Nourishing Pills，From *Essential Prescriptions*, cited in Volume 4 of *The Treasure of Eastern Medicine: Miscellaneous Diseases*.，

Eye-Cloud-Dissolving Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 19.，For children with skin rashes and corneal opacities.

Black Salt Top，From *Chuanyaya Neibian*, Volume 3.，Epidemics, chest pain, bloody diarrhea, malaria, and bone-wasting fever.

Rust and Chicken-Neck Pills，*Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，For women with irregular menstruation; physical weakness, coughing and wheezing, or intermittent chills and fever.