Vinegar-Infused Pomegranate Peel Decoction

Catfish Formula，*Nourishing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.，For elderly patients with the “Five Hemorrhoids”—characterized by persistent bleeding, anal swelling and pain, and progressive weight loss.

Xianglian Xiaoyao Powder，From *Medical Explorations* (Yixue Tanli Ji), Volume 5.，Dysentery with bloody and white stools accompanied by pain.

Dingpi Powder，From *Zhu’s Collection of Proven Formulas*, Volume 11.，Pain due to spleen stagnation in children.

Alum and Almond Decoction，*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Itching in the genital area.

Qingyuan Powder，*Record of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 13.，Hemorrhoids with bleeding. Excessive alcohol consumption causes heat to accumulate in the rectum without immediate release, leading to the formation of small, persistent hemorrhoids. Over time, the skin ruptures and blood flows out; during bowel movements, a small amount of blood is expelled first, followed by stool.

Tianma and Diyu Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 9.，For wind-induced heat rash, where there is no bodily pain, the limbs remain relaxed, and mental clarity is preserved.

Yin Yu Soaked in Wine，*Shenghui* (Volume 44).，For wind-dampness-induced lower back pain affecting the kidneys, with inability to bend forward or backward, numbness of the skin, and pain in the bone marrow.

Gardenia and Phellodendron Bark Decoction，From *Treatise on Cold and Heat Disorders*, Volume 5.，For cold damage where damp-heat is stagnant in the muscle-skin layer, presenting with fever and jaundice.

Amomum Decoction，From *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 15.，For large intestine deficiency, rectal prolapse, accompanied by heat, redness, and swelling.

Spleen-Invigorating Powder，From *Direct Pointers on Pediatrics*, Volume 2.，Chronic convulsions in children, with spleen deficiency causing loss of appetite.

Prunus mume Root Bark Pills，From *Shenghui*, Volume 34.，For exposed and protruding tooth roots caused by wind-heat.

Hundred-Year Pill，From *The Treasure of Health* (Weisheng Baojian), cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Puji Fang), Volume 210.，For malignant dysentery with mixed discharges and spleen-related diarrhea.

Five Injuries Pill，*Ji Feng*, Volume 22.，For injuries caused by falling from donkeys or horses, as well as fractures, sprains, and strains resulting in unbearable pain.

Anle Powder，*Essentials for Prolonging Life*, Volume 2.，For women with urinary dribbling caused by kidney deficiency and heat that impairs metabolic functions.

Euryale Seed Porridge，*Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 7.，

Fuzi Liu Yi Decoction，From *Zhengzhi Baojian*, Volume 11.，Chest pain accompanied by a burning sensation that has persisted for a long time without resolution.

Xiaohou Pills，From *Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.，Asthma.

Hawthorn Decoction，From *Clinical Medical Case Studies and Formulas*.，For dysentery.

Bile-Alum Powder，*The Direct Pointers*, Volume 21.，Severe heat from alcohol consumption, with swelling and obstruction of the throat.

Sugar Cane Porridge，*Nourishing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.，For elderly patients with cough due to deficiency-heat, dryness of the mouth and tongue, and thick, sticky nasal discharge and saliva; or during the convalescent phase of febrile diseases, for restlessness and thirst caused by insufficient body fluids, dryness of the lungs with cough, and dry, hard stools.

Houpo Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 47.，For regurgitation, distension and fullness in the flanks, and undigested food.

Sandalwood and Cardamom Powder，*Xingyuan*, Volume 6.，For hernia, with a taut pulse, a palpable mass in the lower abdomen, counterflow of heart qi, and persistent pain.

Toxicity-Dispelling and Qi-Regulating Pills，*Secretly Transmitted Formulas for Leprosy*.，Leprosy.

Pinellia and Coptis Decoction，*Treatise on Cold Damage*.，Indicated for the “pi” syndrome in typhoid fever, where there is a constitutional deficiency of stomach qi; or where vomiting or purgation has damaged the body’s vital energy, leading to disharmony in the stomach and intestines, disorder of the ascending and descending functions, fullness and distension beneath the heart … Read more

Dang Gui and Huang Qi Decoction，From *Zhang’s Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*, Volume 15.，For brain abscesses and back boils characterized by severe toxicity and swelling; and for toxic conditions affecting the anus in deficient patients. The sores and ulcers cause a dull, throbbing pain; due to qi deficiency, they cannot erupt, and the color turns purplish-black.