Universal Formula for Treating Scrofula

An Tu Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 10.，Excessive liver qi causes the liver (wood) to overpower the spleen (earth); the earth qi cannot expand, resulting in rumbling in the intestines that persists all day, accompanied by belching and acid regurgitation with no respite.

Shengmai Dihuang Decoction，*The Golden Mirror*, Volume 40.，For consumptive diseases where excessive fire overpowers metal.

Formula for Resolving Phlegm Pills，From *Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，For men and women suffering from coughs due to deficient fire, asthma with phlegm expectoration, fullness and distension in the chest and diaphragm, belching, and all phlegm-related conditions.

Ginseng, Astragalus, and Deer Antler Decoction，From *Dictionary of Formulas*, citing *New Methods for Treating Children*.，In the early stages of smallpox, there is no severe fever; the complexion is slightly red or shows red spots; the skin feels slightly tender; and after 4–5 days, the rash has not yet erupted. The complexion appears haggard, resembling but … Read more

Ten Great Remedies，*Chuanya Bu*, Volume 2，For contusions and injuries.

Frankincense and Blue-Leafed Plantain，*Yuji Weiyi*, Volume 15.，Effective for all types of swollen abscesses and malignant sores.

Moisturizing Qi Decoction，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 163.，For postpartum shortness of breath and difficulty swallowing.

Xuanhuang Fever-Relieving Powder，*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 5.，For springtime colds characterized by delirium, tidal fevers, and a slippery pulse.

Xiangji Decoction，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 39.，Constipation.

Xianjie Decoction，*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 2.，When a fever first arises but has not yet manifested in the head, eyes, mouth, or tongue.

Shiquan Dabu Decoction，*Collected Works on Pediatric Medicine*, Volume 5.，Cold in the blood and deficiency of qi, with smallpox lesions appearing pure white.

Purple Ore Powder，*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 16.，For menorrhagia.

Pearl and Amber Yi Yuan Powder，From *Secrets of Health Preservation*, Volume 2.，For men, women, and children suffering from excessive heat in the six腑, upper-burner restlessness and thirst, chest tightness and agitation, mental confusion, dry mouth and tongue, constipation, red stools, and heatstroke.

Milk Wind Powder，*Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine* (1980: 11: 78).，Cracked Nipples. The nipples are cracked or the areola is split, causing pain like being pierced by a needle; touching them causes bleeding or the discharge of yellow mucus, and the pain and itching are particularly unbearable during breastfeeding.

Blood-Expelling and Heart-Nourishing Decoction，*Zhunsheng: Gynecology*, Volume 5.，Loss of voice and inability to speak after childbirth. After childbirth, the heart and lung orifices are invaded by blood, and the patient also contracts a common cold.

Tonifying and Nourishing Decoction，From *Jilüe*, cited in Volume 4 of *Dongyi Baojian: Miscellaneous Diseases*.，For deficiency-syndrome with concurrent depletion of both qi and blood, as well as the “Five Labor” and “Seven Injuries.”

Camphor-Clearing-the-Diaphragm Decoction，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 1.，

Miraculous Ointment for Raw Flesh，*Effective Remedies*, Volume 19.，For abscesses and carbuncles that have become gangrenous, as well as various sores that have become toxic.

Jianyuan Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.，Myopia.

Bing-Zi Huaduo Pills，*Complete Book of Experience on Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 13.，Syphilis, presenting with symptoms affecting the interior and exterior, front and back of the Heart Meridian.

Tongli Decoction，From *Yi Chun Sheng Yi*, Volume 3.，Chronic cough with simultaneous dysfunction of the Three Jiao. Cough accompanied by abdominal distension, loss of appetite, profuse nasal discharge and vomiting, facial swelling, and counterflow of qi.

Decoction of Asarum，Formula from *Shenghui*, Volume 36; name cited in *The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 60.，Bad breath and swollen, painful teeth (caused by hidden parasites).

Ointment for Leg Ulcers，From *Shen’s Prescriptions Based on Clinical Experience*, Volume 1.，For internal and external leg sores, as well as “blood wind ant nests.”

Dewdrop Pills，*Ji Feng*, Volume 14.，When wind-cold invades the stomach and intestines through a state of deficiency, causing undigested food and drink, diarrhea, abdominal and flank distension due to deficiency, and damp-toxin in the stomach and intestines—with stools resembling soybean juice or the passage of stagnant blood, occurring day and night without restraint.

Decoction for Clearing Summer-Heat and Stabilizing Reversal，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 6.，For summer heat injury with persistent dampness, spontaneous sweating, coldness in both feet extending below the knees, abdominal distension and fullness, and loss of consciousness.