Two-Ingredient Pill

Salted White Plum Powder，From *Yi Tong*, Volume 63, citing a formula by Danxi.，Mouth sores.

Si Ni Decoction，*Treatise on Cold Damage*.，Indicated for cases of Taiyang syndrome in Shanghan where improper sweating has injured Yang, as well as for Yangming, Taiyin, Shaoyin, and Jueyin syndromes, and cholera, presenting with cold and numb extremities, aversion to cold with curled-up posture, vomiting without thirst, abdominal pain with loose stools, mental exhaustion with drowsiness,a … Read more

Castor Bean Formula，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 125.，A nodule under the neck gradually developing into a tumor.

Dongyuan’s Decoction for Clearing Summer Heat and Tonifying Qi，The formula is from Volume 4 of *The Meridians and Collaterals of Warm-Heat Diseases*; its name is cited in *Lecture Notes on Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas*.，For patterns of damp-heat where damp-heat has injured the qi, presenting with fatigue in the limbs, diminished vitality, fever with a high … Read more

Twelve-Ingredient Variant Powder，From *Chen’s Treatise on Formulas for Smallpox and Rash in Children*.，When smallpox lesions lack luster, do not swell, and the base is not red; the exterior is deficient, itchy, and sunken. When ulcers indicate yin excess and yang deficiency, accompanied by fever and thirst, cold hands and feet, a weak and feeble pulse, … Read more

Diaphragm-Penetrating Decoction，From *Pocket Guide*, Volume 2.，For disharmony of the spleen and stomach, qi stagnation in the epigastrium, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, obstruction and difficulty swallowing, belching and acid regurgitation, stabbing pain and distension in the flanks, vomiting and phlegm, and inability to swallow food or drink.

Decoction for Expelling Stagnant Blood Below the Diaphragm，From *Corrections to Medical Forest*, Volume 1.，For masses and lumps caused by stagnation, pain that remains localized, a sensation of abdominal heaviness when lying down, as well as kidney-related diarrhea and chronic diarrhea resulting from blood stasis.

Winter Melon Soup，From *Nourishing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.，For the elderly suffering from diabetes with feverish agitation, mental confusion, restlessness, and a sense of oppression.

Smallpox Toxin and Boil Ointment，*Straight Talk on Pediatrics*, Volume 6.，For smallpox toxins and smallpox boils.

Three-Combination Life-Saving Decoction，From *The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 11.，For difficult labor, or when delivery has not occurred after 1–2 days.

Stick-Removing Decoction，From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 1.，Weakness and lack of strength in the legs, making walking difficult.

Appendicitis Decoction，From *Clinical Medical Case Studies and Prescriptions*.，Acute appendicitis without suppuration, characterized by severe pain in the right lower abdomen, rebound tenderness, and in severe cases, fever and vomiting; thick, greasy tongue coating; and a forceful, rapid pulse.

Decoction for Eliminating Lochia and Clearing the Lungs，From *Yi Chun Sheng Yi*, Volume 4.，After childbirth, when lochia has not yet been expelled, the woman cannot sit for long periods and lies flat too early, causing stagnant blood to ascend to the lungs, resulting in shortness of breath, flaring nostrils, and a slight sweat on the … Read more

Wansheng Dan，Quoted from *Experienced Universal Relief with Modifications* in *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Vol. 11412.，For persistent corneal opacities that do not heal, resulting in a dark, cloudy membrane and stasis of blood.

Decoction for Rescuing Yin and Clearing Dysentery，From *The Collection of Compassionate Navigation*, Volume 2.，For critical conditions of yin deficiency caused by chronic dysentery, where internal heat persists, the tongue coating is charred black, and diarrhea is uncontrollable, indicating that the body’s vital energy is deficient and pathogenic factors are predominant.

Gui-Lian Powder，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 141), citing *Shi Yuan’s Effective Prescriptions*.，Imbalance between cold and heat, frequent episodes of bloody and purulent diarrhea, tenesmus, abdominal pain, inability to eat or drink, leading to a critical condition.

Baoguang Cooling Powder，From *National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Yuxian Formula).，For wind-fire eye ulcers characterized by sudden onset of redness and swelling, eye pain, itching, and photophobia.

Zhi-Bai Tian-Di Decoction，From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 2.，Cough due to Kidney Meridian deficiency, with a slippery and rapid pulse at the left cun position; deficiency of Yin essence, with shortness of breath and counterflow, and a thin and rapid pulse at both cun positions; deficiency of Kidney Yin, with difficulty urinating, and a … Read more

Xiao Yu Pills，*Ji Feng*, Volume 19.，For diabetes with uncontrolled urination.

Cinnamon Twig and Pueraria Root Decoction，From *Pian Yu Dou Zhen*, Volume 5.，For measles that appear as if caused by a sudden, prolonged storm and are accompanied by symptoms of a common cold.

Five-Flower Powder，*Compilation of Hua’s Medical Formulas*, Volume 2.，For all types of swollen abscesses, whether already ulcerated or not yet ulcerated.

Euphorbia and Yanhua Powder，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 54); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 191).，For 10 types of water-retention disorders characterized by swelling, distension, shortness of breath, and inability to sleep.

Xiao Zhibao Pills，*Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 69.，Wind-tooth disease.

Decoction of Mulberry Leaves，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 2.，For tearing when exposed to the wind, as well as redness, swelling, corneal opacities, and pain in the eyes.

Dangshu Powder，From *Treasure of Childbirth Formulas*.，For women after childbirth suffering from stagnant blood invading the heart.