Vermilion and Gold Decoction

Ox-Bile Upper-Clear Pills，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Lanzhou and Tianjin Formulas).，Dizziness and confusion; sudden onset of conjunctivitis; sores on the mouth and tongue; swelling and pain in the throat; toothache; sores on the head and face; dry, hard stools; fever and thirst.

Modified Xixin Powder，*Zhang Jiachun’s Diagnosis and Treatment of Ophthalmic Disorders*，Stagnant fire in the heart invades the lung, ascends to attack the Qi Wheel, and manifests as fire-induced eye sores. Initially, granules protrude outward from the deep layers of the sclera; they are round like pomegranate seeds or oval like flat beans, dark red or purplish-red … Read more

Formula for Preserving the Fetus，From *Compilation of Medical Manuscripts*, Volume 19, citing a formula by the Nie family.，Lower back pain in pregnant women with measles.

Four-Ingredient Detoxifying Decoction，From *A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 28.，When hemorrhoids protrude upward, it indicates severe heat in the large intestine, causing them to contract and rise.

Jisheng Lotus Pollen Powder，From *Huichun*, Volume 4.，Hemorrhoidal fistula.

Enhanced Xiao Ji Decoction，*Essentials of Formulas and Syndromes*, Volume 3.，Blood in the urine.

Effective Ointment，From *Rumen Shiquin*, Volume 15.，For sores, ulcers, and abscesses.

Eight-Spirit Ointment，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 22.，For all types of malignant sores.

Xinghuang Decoction，From *The Mystic Pearl of Chishui*, Volume 14.，Heart Wind.

Da Jinyang Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 93.，Indicated for bone-steaming syndrome, pulmonary atrophy; various forms of witchcraft-induced possession and obstruction; poisons from insects, snakes, bees, and scorpions; malignant sores and tumors; sudden heart pain caused by evil influences; obstruction of urination and defecation; distension of the chest and abdomen; epidemic sores and miasmic toxins; and accumulated pathogenic … Read more

Harmonizing Qi and Nourishing Blood Decoction，*Hui Chun*, Volume 5.，For hernia pain with underlying deficiency. The hernia flares up whenever the patient engages in physical labor; the pulse is deep and tight, hollow and large with no strength; the pain is mild but accompanied by a sensation of heaviness, sinking, and pulling.

Liver-Nourishing and Meridian-Activating Decoction，From *Huiyue*, Volume 15.，Postpartum stroke caused by blood deficiency failing to nourish the liver, resulting in “wood” (liver) agitation and “wind” (stagnation) disturbance, manifested as opisthotonos, mental confusion, and collapse.

Cistanche Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 185.，For deficiency of the lower jiao, abdominal pain, and loss of appetite.

Diuretic Pills，*Direct Pointers*, Volume 17.，For edema and ascites.

Summer-Heat-Clearing and Restorative Decoction，From *Huiyue*, Volume 12.，Symptoms include fever due to summer heat, loose stools, thirst, sweating, abdominal pain, and dark urine.

Ash Paste，From Hu Gong’s Porridge Formula, cited in Volume 18 of *The Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*.，

Poplar Bark Wine，*Wai Tai*, Volume 19, citing *Bi Xiao Fang*.，Effective for beriberi and paralysis, as well as all types of wind disorders, including chronic wind-induced stiffness and spasms of the hands and feet. Also effective for abdominal distension with hard masses as solid as stone that have persisted for years without improvement.

Immortal-Transmitted Tooth-Forming Pill，From *The Collection of Immortal Insights*, Volume 2.，

Zhishi-Xie Bai-Gui Zhi Decoction，*The Golden Chamber* (Jin Gui), Volume 1.，Chest bi syndrome, epigastric fullness, qi stagnation in the chest, chest fullness, and a sensation of rising pain from the flanks to the heart.

Phlegm-Descending Pills，*Compendium of Medical Principles*, Volume 21.，Indicated for stagnation of the Triple Burner Qi, manifested as epigastric fullness, coughing with thick, sticky sputum, facial flushing, red eyes, general fatigue, and loss of appetite.

Tobacco Extract Ointment，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 4.，For venomous snake bites.

Yangzang Dan，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.，For deficiency of spleen qi, chronic, unrelenting diarrhea, and instability of the stomach and intestines, leading to the “Five Types of Diarrhea.”

Ni Fen Pills，From *Shenghui*, Volume 88.，For infantile mastalgia: lumps under the ribs that do not dissipate.

Four Substances and Zhen Decoction，From *Secret Manual of Gynecology by the Song Family*.，For postpartum fever due to blood deficiency.

Boiled Pear Soup，*Shenghui*, Volume 96.，Wind-heat attacking the heart, causing restlessness, confusion, and mental agitation.