Velvet Flower Powder

Decoction for Activating Stagnant Blood and Regulating Qi，From *A Brief Treatise on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Diseases*.，In children, crying, sudden anger, or trauma can lead to qi stagnation and blood stasis, which obstruct the flow of qi and cause wheezing, a grayish-dark complexion, cyanosis of the lips, chest oppression, difficulty breathing, shortness of … Read more

Modified Xu Ming Decoction，From *Six Treatises on Cold Damage*, Volume 3.，For beriberi resembling shanghan (typhoid-like fever), presenting with headache, fever, aversion to cold, pain in the joints, constipation, vomiting, and weakness in the legs making it impossible to move.

Life-Extending and Treasure-Protecting Pill，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 6.，

Stomach-Clearing and Stagnation-Resolving Decoction，From *The Collection of Compassionate Guidance*, Volume 2.，Epidemic Fever. No headache or body aches; no aversion to cold; isolated fever; spontaneous sweating and thirst—these are symptoms indicating no exterior pathogen. The stagnation is entirely confined to the Yangming channel, and the pulse is soft and not rapid.

Bing She Sha Pills，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Nanjing Formula).，For conditions caused by exposure to cold or heat, such as shang syndrome, abdominal distension, abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea, as well as sudden collapse and unconsciousness.

Liver-Draining and Hemp-Seed Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 32.，Heat-toxin attacking the eyes, causing dryness and pain.

Pig’s Tooth and Soapberry Pills，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 31); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 229).，Heat-induced exhaustion. Or coughing and shortness of breath, distension in both flanks, loss of appetite, hard and difficult bowel movements, dry heat in the heart, and a state of confusion and restlessness.

Qi-Distributing and Heart-Nourishing Decoction，*San Yin*, Volume 8.，Stagnation of heart qi, palpitations, a sensation of suffocation, swelling of the limbs, and shortness of breath.

Dill Powder，Formula from *Collection of Convenient and Practical Experiences*; name cited in *The Great Treasure of Health* (Vol. 3).，Small intestine hernia.

Duan Ge San，From *Yixin Fang*, Volume 9, citing *Xiaoyan Fang*.，For phlegm-related disorders.

Transparent Realgar Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 65.，For toothache.

Eucommia and Pork Stomach Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 90.，For consumptive disorders with cramping pain in the chest and abdomen, and emaciation of the body.

Seven-Star Heart-Cleansing Powder，From *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Volume 8020, citing *Experienced and Universal Remedies for All Conditions*.，For adults and children suffering from bone-consuming fever and exhaustion, with dry and withered skin, thick and sticky phlegm, pain in the limbs, a flushed face and dry lips, restlessness, disturbed sleep, or occasional coughing.

Golden Pearl Phlegm-Resolving Pills，*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 4.，For headaches with dizziness and vertigo, mental confusion and bewilderment, chest and diaphragm distress, thick and sticky nasal discharge and saliva, cough with heavy phlegm, and difficulty swallowing.

Poria, Cinnamon, Ginseng, Licorice, Angelica, and Aconite Decoction，From *Si Sheng Xuan Shu*, Volume 3.，Persistent cold extremities and vomiting or diarrhea.

Mulberry Branch and Qin Jiao Decoction，From *The Complete Collection of the Blue Satchel*, Volume 1.，Pain in the shoulders, arms, and elbows.

Enhanced Chuanxiong-Danggui Decoction，*Jin Jian*, Volume 46.，Uterine Obstruction. For pregnant women experiencing lower abdominal pain due to cold affecting the blood in the uterus.

Chonghe Zisheng Pills，From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 2.，When the stomach is strong but the spleen is weak, food cannot be properly digested and transformed after eating, causing qi to rise in reverse to the chest region; even without eating, a sensation of fullness and distension persists. Over time, the five viscera fail to receive … Read more

Ginseng and Black Plum Decoction，*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Vol. 3)，The sour and sweet flavors generate yin, strengthen the spleen, and stop dysentery. Indicated for chronic dysentery that has depleted yin, presenting with thirst, a dry tongue, mild fever, and a mild cough.

Universal Poison-Expelling Needle-Tip Pills，From *Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 3.，For malignant sores on the back of the head.

Qianghuo-Burdock-Dandelion-Mint Decoction，*Clinical Manual of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas*.，Exogenous fever, such as influenza, upper respiratory tract infections, tonsillitis, mumps, etc.

Sandalwood-Diverting-Qi Decoction，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 181.，Indicated for qi stagnation, edema of the limbs, abdominal distension and fullness, distension and tightness in the diaphragm and flanks, upward surging of deficient qi, foul-smelling and turbid urine, and mental confusion.

Jingfang Qingbiao Decoction，*Gu’s Medical Pathway*, Volume 5.，Pediatric smallpox cases caused by wind obstruction, heat stagnation, and pathogenic turbidity, resulting in a fever lasting more than 3 days, where the expected rash has not appeared, and the patient is afebrile and averse to wind.

Snake and Scorpion Life-Sustaining Decoction，*Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 1.，For acute stroke with sudden onset of wind syndrome, locked jaws, mental confusion, deviation of the mouth and eyes, loss of consciousness, difficulty in expectorating phlegm, and rattling sounds in the throat.

Cough-Relieving Pills，*Research on Medical Formulas*, Volume 2.，Chronic cough with loss of breath.