Universal Remedy for the Five Epidemics Pill

Dengying Powder，From *Xingyuan*, Volume 8.，For long-standing genital sores, chronic discharge, or pain in the tendons and bones—whether chronic or recently onset.

Formula for Nourishing Tendons and Relieving Leg Pain，From *Selected Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，Leg pain.

Shan Shen and Mai Dong Decoction，*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Vol. 1).，For dryness injuring the lung and stomach, or deficiency of yin and body fluids in the lung and stomach, manifesting as a dry throat and thirst, or fever, or a dry cough with scant phlegm. Currently used for conditions such as tracheitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, pleurisy, … Read more

Suhe Decoction，From *Gujin Luyan*, cited in Volume 32 of *Wai Tai*.，Dull, sallow complexion.

Mu Xiang Wan’an Pills，*Xuanming Lun*, Volume 4.，Effective for all conditions of wind-heat stagnation, stagnation of qi and blood, dizziness and blurred vision,nasal congestion and tinnitus, stiffness and fatigue of tendons and vessels, withering and atrophy of the limbs, difficulty swallowing, fullness and obstruction in the chest and diaphragm, pain and oppression in the abdomen and … Read more

Hu Lu Ma Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 79.，For postpartum restlessness and heat, with mental agitation and distress.

White Tribulus Powder，From *Essentials of the Silver Sea*, Volume 1.，For blurred vision and eye pain caused by liver wind; or red, dry, and watery eyes resulting from wind arising from liver-kidney deficiency-heat.

Smoke Pipe Formula，From *Yi Tong*, Volume 44.，Effective for all types of cold-induced coughs that occur in winter.

Two Ginger Pills，From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 16).，For arthralgia with chills and fever resembling malaria; also treats malaria.

Five Ginsengs Pill for Harmonizing the Middle，*Qianjin Yi*, Volume 19，For vomiting lasting ten years, restlessness in the hands and feet, emaciation with a sallow complexion, failure of food to build flesh and muscle, and indigestion following a heavy meal.

Blood Pressure-Lowering Ointment，*New Medicine* (1972; 7).，Primary hypertension. Symptoms include dizziness, headache, palpitations, and insomnia; the tongue is red, and the pulse is string-like.

Li Gu San，From *Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 40, citing *The Hidden Treasures of Heaven and Earth*.，

Fangfeng-Baiguan Decoction，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Vol. 149.，For wind-induced headache in typhoid fever, with a stiff neck, body aches, muscle heat, aversion to cold, cough, and shortness of breath.

Modified Kudzu Root and Ephedra Decoction，*General Treatise on Cold-Induced Diseases*, Volume 3.，Stiff-and-Soft Spasms.

Gongchen Pill，From Volume 18 of *Bai Yi*, citing a formula by Sun Lin.，This formula is for those in their prime whose vital energy remains deficient due to an inherent weakness, rather than due to debility or decline.

Xianchuan Ointment，From *Compilation of Extraordinary Formulas*, Volume 2.，For severe injuries from blows, stagnant blood, hiccups with refusal to eat, and cases accompanied by tissue necrosis.

Dangshen Paste，*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.，Deficiency of qi and blood; weakness of the spleen and stomach; aching and weakness in the limbs; mental fatigue.

Ma Xing Gan Shi Decoction，From *Compendium of Mashi Syndrome*, Volume 4.，For ma syndrome characterized by fever, distension and pain, and persistent coughing, resulting from the accumulation of cold and toxins leading to obstruction of the exterior.

Tonifying and Laxative Dendrobium Pills，From *Shenghui*, Volume 45.，Beriberi.

Yanghuo Powder，From *The True Explanation of Surgery*, Volume 1.，For tinea on the hands and feet and toxic sores.

Modified Chaihu Decoction，From *The Collection for Preserving Life*, Volume 2.，Postpartum menstruation has just ceased; the patient develops an unusual condition characterized by spasms in the hands and feet, gnashing of the teeth, and dizziness.

Da Wu San，*Danxi’s Heart Method with Appendices*, Volume 22.，For boils, abscesses, and toxic swellings in children.

Decoction for Unblocking Orifices and Activating Blood Circulation，From *Corrections to Medical Forest*, Volume 1.，Hair loss caused by blood stasis; sudden onset of conjunctivitis; rosacea; deafness; vitiligo; purpura; dental caries; consumptive diseases in men and women; malnutrition in children; headache; stubborn stiffness and stabbing pain in the bones, shoulders, chest, and diaphragm; stroke.

Toon Tree Powder，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 37.，Nausea caused by miasma, pain in the limbs, regurgitation of sour fluid, loss of appetite, aversion to cold with high fever, and a desire to drink water after a fever—these are known as “Black-Foot Miasma,” “Toad Miasma,” “Dumb Miasma,” “Yellow Reed Miasma,” and “Yellow Grass Miasma.”

Sichuan Pepper and Ginger Barley Decoction，*Selected Essentials of Medicine*, Volume 2.，Grain-induced fatigue with inability to eat. Lethargy and a tendency to lie down; a sensation of heaviness and restlessness in the limbs; abdominal distension with frequent hunger but inability to eat; symptoms recur after eating due to stagnation of the energy of grains.