Water-Cutting Pills

Plantain Seed Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 103.，For wind-heat in the liver and kidneys, manifested as redness, swelling, drooping, and pain in the eyes, with the formation of a protruding membrane.

Modified Qingxin Decoction，From *Xingyuan*, Volume 7.，Excessive heat in the heart causing restlessness; red, turbid discharge resembling fatty grease.

Tuberculosis Ointment，From *Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.，Phlegm-induced scrofula.

Modified Xiaoyao Powder，*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.，For pregnancy with fetal restlessness, or abdominal pain with vaginal bleeding, accompanied by depression, irritability, anger, distending pain in the flanks, occasional hot flashes, belching, poor appetite, or vomiting of bitter or sour substances; pulse is string-like and slippery.

Houttuynia Ointment，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 40, citing *The Great Compendium of Medical Formulas*.，Anal prolapse due to internal organ heat.

Convulsions-Relieving Powder，*Ji Feng*, Volume 24.，Wind-induced convulsions.

Edema-Relieving Decoction，From Zhang’s Formula, cited in Volume 12 of *The New Book on Smallpox Vaccination*.，Edema following smallpox.

Qi-Relieving Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.，The patient has a robust constitution and has always enjoyed drinking liquor. A sudden outburst of anger caused excessive fire to injure the liver, resulting in a deviation of the mouth and eyes, resembling a stroke. However, the patient has never collapsed, maintains a good appetite, and … Read more

Bell-Removing Pills，Quoted from Wang Jilao in *Bai Yi*, Volume 15.，Small intestine hernia.

Peach and Owl Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 100.，Indications: Unbearable stabbing pain in the abdomen caused by a “corpse-escaping ghost.”

Tianmai Erdong Powder，*Song of Preserving Life* (Baoming Ge Kuo), Volume 8.，Hemoptysis.

Changsheng Pills，*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 17.，For children with chronic convulsions, squinting, stiffness in the neck and back, and clenched jaws.

Mingjin Decoction，*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 10.，Loss of Voice. Excessive heart fire consumes the lung metal, causing severe thirst, a dry tongue with no saliva, cracked lips, and a dry throat, ultimately leading to loss of voice.

Qilin Jie Powder，*Shenghui*, Volume 61.，For all types of abscesses and swellings that have ruptured into open sores with pus mixed with thin, clear fluid.

Citrus Peel Powder，From *Collected Medical Formulas*, Volume 53, citing *Divine and Ingenious Formulas for Complete Cure*.，For persistent vomiting and retching due to stomach deficiency.

Qingsi Powder，From the “Compendium of Medicine,” Volume 29, citing a formula by Dongyuan.，

Decoction for Restoring Vitality，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 20.，For qi stagnation, uncontrollable vomiting, loss of appetite, a dark complexion with yellow eyes, and progressive wasting—which may be mistaken for malaria.

Enhanced Xiao Jianzhong Decoction，*San Yin*, Volume 9.，Unbearable, stabbing pain in the epigastrium and abdomen; the pain subsides with light pressure but resolves completely with firm pressure—all indicative of a deficiency-cold pattern—in cases where treatment with warming herbs, acupuncture, or moxibustion has failed to bring relief.

Scatter-Epidemic Decoction，*Record of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 10.，Epidemic fever. Symptoms include headache and dizziness, distension of the chest and diaphragm, expectoration of yellow phlegm, discharge of turbid fluid from the nose, or the appearance of red macules on the body; or skin turning charred black; or vomiting saliva resembling red blood; or the abdomen swollen as … Read more

Duqi Pills，*Zheng Yin Mai Zhi* (Causes, Symptoms, Pulse, and Treatment), Volume 3.，Deficiency of both the Lung and Kidney, manifesting as coughing, shortness of breath, hiccups, seminal emission, and lower back pain. Lung deficiency with body swelling; the Lung Qi is unable to contain and regulate, leading to diarrhea, shortness of breath, and coughing; a sallow … Read more

Four Gentlemen with Angelica and Peony Decoction，*Ye’s Gynecology*, Volume 2.，Pregnancy with insufficient blood, inability to nourish the fetus, abdominal pain relieved by pressure, and a weak pulse.

Jinhong Tablets，From *Formulary Science*, citing a formula from Shanghai Longhua Hospital.，Acute appendicitis.

Pig’s Trotter Ointment，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 134.，Apply to the affected area until it softens.

Lung-Purifying and Vitality-Nourishing Decoction，From *A Concise Explanation of Medical Formulas*, Volume 6.，For coughs occurring within 7 days after childbirth.

Ten-Xuan Powder for Dissolving Toxins, Draining Pus, and Nourishing Internally，*Jufang* (Official Formulary), Volume 8 (Shaoxing Supplementary Formulas).，For all types of abscesses, boils, sores, and carbuncles. For smallpox lesions in children where the root of the toxin lies internally—whether due to deficiency of qi and blood, or invasion by wind-pathogens and foul toxins—causing the toxin to … Read more