Two-Mother Decoction

Blood-Excess Decoction，*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 134.，For Shaoyin syndrome with qi-induced syncope and epistaxis.

Heart-Calming and Evil-Expelling Powder，From *Discussions on the Care of Infants*, Volume 20.，For children with nighttime crying, restlessness, and cold abdominal pain.

Steamed Jujube Formula，From *The Direct Pointers*, Volume 18.，Unbearable pain in the small intestine.

Plantain Topical Application，*Compendium of Sacred Remedies*, Volume 182.，In children with fire-type erythema, the condition spreads beneath the skin, causing redness resembling a burn; within moments, blisters filled with serous fluid form.

Detoxifying and Draining the Spleen Decoction，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 4.，Snail-blister caused by wind-dampness attacking the Spleen Meridian. Often occurs on the hands and feet; the affected area suddenly feels as if on fire, followed by the appearance of purple, white, or yellow blisters that gradually enlarge, causing distending pain and restlessness.

Zhengliao Xiaofeng San，*Complete Book of Ophthalmology*, Volume 5.，External ocular disorders caused by fetal wind and erysipelas.

Cimicifuga and Six-He Decoction，*Yuanrong*.，For pregnancy-related typhoid fever: if the condition persists beyond the expected menstrual period after purgation, with warm toxins causing a rash resembling brocade patterns. For infections contracted during pregnancy where heat is stagnant and unresolved, presenting with sore throat, deafness, coughing fits, fever, and thirst, accompanied by rashes or macules, as well … Read more

Decoction to Assist Fire and Nourish Earth，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.，For spleen deficiency resulting in impaired transformation and transportation, causing a sensation of fullness and oppression in the chest; over time, this solidifies into a mass—neither quite a mass nor a mass, neither quite a mass of stagnation nor a mass of … Read more

Xiao Qinglong Decoction (without Ephedra, with Poria Added)，Formula from *Treatise on Cold Damage*; name cited in *Illustrated Songs on Cold Damage: A Guide to Saving Lives*, Volume 4.，For cold damage where the exterior syndrome has not resolved, with fluid retention beneath the heart, dry retching, fever accompanied by cough, scanty urination, and fullness in the … Read more

Three Whites Decoction for Promoting Vitality，*A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 8.，For deficiency-syndrome consumptive diseases characterized by white phlegm, gastric distension with loss of appetite, undigested food, foul-smelling stools, and emaciation.

Coptis, Cyperus, and Peach Kernel Pills，From *The Song of Preserving Life* (Baoming Ge Kuo), Volume 27.，For children with food stagnation, phlegm-fluid retention, blood clots moving in the flanks, rumbling sounds in the abdomen, abdominal distension and discomfort, dizziness, and fever.

Ding-Chen Diaphragm-Penetrating Pills，*National Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescriptions* (Kunming Formula).，

Tooth-Brushing Powder，*Essentials of Formulas and Syndromes*, Volume 4.，Toothache.

Kudzu and Ginseng Decoction，From *The Complete Record of Holy Remedies*, Volume 31.，Following sweating, vomiting, or purgation due to cold damage, residual fever persists, accompanied by headache, a sensation of fullness and oppression, and dry mouth.

Hulian-Chuanxiong-Danggui Decoction，*Guide to Pediatrics*, Volume 4.，For children with chronic malnutrition, restlessness and heat in the palms and soles, intermittent fever, night sweats and nocturnal thirst, poor appetite, bone-consuming fever, emaciation, thirst accompanied by diarrhea and a desire to drink water, abdomen hard as stone, a sallow complexion, coughing, wheezing, and fever, or sputum containing streaks … Read more

Eji Ma Huang Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 15.，For epidemic diseases lasting 3 days, where the exterior syndrome has not resolved and heat-toxin is transmitted, accompanied by vomiting or coughing.

Yirong Ointment，From *Shenghui*, Volume 40.，For facial sores and (black, dry) dark, itchy rashes.

Master Lü’s Miraculous Ointment，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 7.，For all types of boils, abscesses, swellings, and toxic sores; various kinds of pain; chronic leg ulcers and stubborn tinea; external symptoms of blood-induced madness; and tumors.

Great Four-Divine Pill，*Ji Feng*, Volume 28.，For weakness in the middle epigastrium, frequent digestive distress, and stagnation of qi.

Maple-Scented Powder，*Shenghui* (Volume 6).，For wind-toxin stagnation in the lungs, manifesting as blisters on the skin and face—which may resemble sesame or bean seeds—accompanied by severe itching; scratching causes redness and pain, or the blisters may rupture into sores.

Li Zongzai’s Medicinal Wine，From *Essential Formulas for Prolonging Life*.，For coughs due to deficiency.

Aster and Fritillary Bulb Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 159.，For chronic cough with a wheezing sound in the throat, so severe that the patient cannot sit or lie down when an attack occurs.

Citrus Peel Porridge，From *Shenghui*, Volume 97.，Beriberi. Oppressive fullness in the chest and heart, shortness of breath, and loss of appetite.

Weiru Wine，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 184.，If the milkstone causes a reaction and the other ingredients prove ineffective,

Formula for Phlegm-Fire，From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Mo Bao Zhai*, Volume 1.，Effective for all cases of phlegm-fire in men, women, the elderly, and children.