Twenty-Five Herbs

Toad Palace Pills，From *Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 51, citing *The Secret Treasures of Heaven and Earth*.，

Formula No. 1 for White Patches，From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhu Renkang*.，Progressive stage of psoriasis.

Jade Marrow Asthma-Relieving Pills，From *Records of Compassionate Insights on Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 9.，Excess phlegm causes wheezing.

Acacia Branch Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 104.，For acute red eye with blurred vision, pain, and a sensation of fullness accompanied by tearing.

Decoction for Dissolution and Tonification，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 7.，For masses and lumps associated with pregnancy, as well as cases where the condition is unclear whether it is related to pregnancy or not.

White Tiger Decoction with Additions，From *Three Hundred Collected Effective Formulas*.，Ghost Fire Pill. Wind-heat in the Yangming meridians of the hands and feet; the face first becomes red and swollen, then gradually spreads downward from the head, extending to the body, which also becomes red and swollen.

Decoction for Tonifying Both Qi and Blood，*Huiyue*, Volume 12.，Spasms are caused by sweating and diarrhea, resulting in deficiency of both qi and blood; the six pulses are weak or floating, large, and lacking strength.

Tuoli Yihuang Decoction，*Essentials of Surgery*, Volume 4.，In cases of skin ulcers caused by deficiency-cold of the spleen earth, where water overpowers earth, leading to a lack of appetite or vomiting and diarrhea.

Eczema Powder，From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhu Renkang*.，For eczema and dampness in the feet.

Formula for Boiling Cinnabar，*The Authentic Transmission of Smallpox Medicine*, Volume 7.，For smallpox with fever or red spots.

Daohe Decoction，*Ji Feng*, Volume 25.，

Bamboo Leaf and Poria Decoction，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 67.，Yang-type cold with counterflow of qi, oppression in the chest and diaphragm, intense anger and rage, appearing as if in a state of madness.

Ginseng, Atractylodes, and Two Chen Decoction，From *Ye’s Gynecology*, Volume 2.，For pregnancy cases where, after a heavy meal, qi injures the fetal cord; the cord is weak and unable to support itself, pressing down on the bladder and causing urinary retention and abdominal distension.

Sympathetic Pills，From *Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，All diseases caused by qi disorders; personal and professional setbacks; disappointment regarding fame and fortune; depression and distress; emotional distress; loss of appetite; sallow complexion and emaciation; tightness in the chest and diaphragm; oppression and discomfort; and all women’s ailments.

Pills to Counteract Old Cistanche，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 186.，For kidney deficiency and cold wind in the Dan Tian.

Toxicity-Dispelling Cooling Ointment，From *Shenghui*, Volume 61.，For an abscess in its early stages, with swelling and throbbing.

Cinnamon and Asarum Pills，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 49.，For lung cold with combined internal and external pathogenic factors, manifested by profuse clear nasal discharge and an inability to speak.

Reed Worm Decoction，*General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 10).，When drinking milk (visible in the mouth) causes vomiting and the milk does not enter the stomach.

Hongxia Powder，From *The Complete Formulas for Infant Care*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 375.，For acute and chronic convulsions in children, characterized by intermittent episodes, profuse salivation, and unpredictable onset and remission.

Zhengxiao Pill，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 10.，Excessive fire in the pericardium, causing uncontrollable, unprovoked laughter, or laughing to oneself in private—behavior unlike one’s usual disposition.

Modified Qi-Regulating Pills，From *Fushou Jingfang*.，For diarrhea with bloody stools.

Powder for Treating Rotten Hooves，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 132.，Tianzhu Sore: Appears on the Dazhui acupoint along the spine, about the size of a coin, red in color, with a continuous discharge of yellow fluid.

Miraculous Efficacy Powder，From *Formulas of the Ruizhu Hall*, Volume 5.，Scabies.

Boil “Qianjin” (Thousand Gold) in water to make a decoction，From *Formulas for Emergency Treatment* (Zhouhou Fang), Volume 2.，For those on the verge of death due to an epidemic. For patients who, after 4–5 days of illness, present with chest constriction, fullness, pain, and high fever.

Ginseng and Radish Decoction，From *Huoyou Kouyi*, Volume 20.，For children with abdominal distension and pain caused by ingesting arsenic-laced pills, presenting with thirst, restlessness, swelling of the head and face, abdominal distension, shortness of breath, inability to sit or lie down, emaciation and exhaustion, and persistent chills and fever.