Twelve-Ingredient Decoction

Stone Acorus Decoction，The formula is taken from *Yipan Zhu*, Volume 7, citing *Shishi Milu*; the name appears in *Weisheng Hongbao*, Volume 5.，For “Flower Epilepsy”: When a woman’s emotional desires go unfulfilled, causing the Liver’s Wood element to wither and internal fire to rage, she may suddenly suffer an epileptic seizure. Her pulse at the Cunkou … Read more

Eight-Year-Old Decoction，Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 5); name cited in *Yibu Quanlu* (Vol. 441).，For children aged 8 and older with heat-induced stagnation and phlegm-dampness, resulting in loss of appetite and spontaneous diarrhea.

Enhanced Shuanghe Decoction，From *De Xiao*, Volume 7.，For intestinal bleeding due to deficiency.

Da Toubei Decoction，*Qianjin Yi*, Volume 17.，Weakness in the legs, swelling and fullness throughout the body, shortness of breath, and inability to sleep day or night.

Liver-Nourishing and Pregnancy-Supporting Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 11.，For women with excessively restless liver blood who, after becoming pregnant, experience nausea and vomiting, crave sour foods to quench their thirst, feel aversion to food, and feel fatigued and sleepy.

Xiang Sha Si Wu Decoction，*Ye’s Gynecology*, Volume 2.，For spontaneous vaginal bleeding during pregnancy due to blood deficiency with heat.

Amber and Pearl Eight-Treasure Pill，From *Experienced and Extraordinary Formulas*, Volume 1.，For all types of damp sores.

Chicken Heart Pills，From *The Book of Sincerity*, Volume 11.，For pediatric liver-related wasting disease, characterized by a sallow-yellow complexion, rubbing the nose and eyes, biting the nails, and drinking water.

Decoction for Dispelling Stasis and Harmonizing Injuries，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 88.，For all types of contusions and injuries involving stagnant blood accumulation.

Chicken Egg Pill，*Eight Notes on Nurturing Life*, Volume 13.，

Bihe Decoction，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 5.，For inability to tolerate food and drink, vomiting upon smelling food, or vomiting due to chronic gastric deficiency.

Goji Berry Decoction Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 185.，

Cinnamon Twig Decoction with Added Aconite and Cinnamon，*Treatise on the Differentiation of Shanghan and Epidemic Diseases*, Volume 5.，In Taiyang-type Shanghan, the pulse at the cun position is floating and large; a floating pulse indicates wind, and a large pulse indicates yin deficiency. Wind causes a slight fever, and deficiency causes cramping in both lower legs. … Read more

Yang Ye Formula，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 226.，For all kinds of deficiency and debility, exhaustion of qi and blood, and conditions arising from chronic and severe illness that have led to diaphragmatic qi stagnation, stabbing pain in the flanks, a sensation of fullness and obstruction in the chest and heart, undigested food in the stomach, … Read more

Mass-Dissolving Pills，From *Bo Ji*, Volume 2.，For qi stagnation.

Water Smartweed Powder，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 48.，For chronic pulmonary asthma with shortness of breath, making it impossible to sit or lie down, accompanied by thick, sticky saliva.

Tonglü Powder，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 34 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，Mouth sores.

Zhike Pills，From *Shenghui*, Volume 21.，For hemiplegia, mental agitation, and slurred speech.

Decoction for Relieving Stagnation，From *A Clear Illumination of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 18.，Lung stagnation; the injury is in the Qi level.

Decoction for Treating Epidemic Diseases，From *Essentials of the Collection of Formulas Based on Causes and Symptoms*, Volume 3, citing a formula by Wang Yungu.，Epidemic conditions.

Decoction for Clearing the Heart and Harmonizing Malaria，From *The Collection of Compassionate Guidance*, Volume 2.，Malaria affecting the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian and the Hand-Jueyin Pericardium Meridian. In the early stages of the disease, patients experience restlessness and internal heat, craving clear water; however, drinking it causes increased chills, while external heat is not severe.

Dasheng Powder，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 3.，

Inner Solid Dan，*Xuanming Lun*, Volume 12.，

Throat-Irrigating Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.，Throat Eczema. It occurs between the pharynx and larynx, causing throat pain. The condition invariably begins with itching, accompanied by a flushed face and hot ears that are unbearable. Subsequently, when swallowing saliva, one frequently feels dryness and must swallow repeatedly to find relief. Over time, a … Read more

Worm-Eliminating Pills，*Essentials of Smallpox Treatment*, Volume 8.，For cases of measles or smallpox complicated by roundworm infestation.