Xiangzhi Decoction

Chenjiao Powder，From *The New Book for the Very Young*, citing *Wang’s Collection of Prescriptions* (see *The Great Code of Yongle*, vol. 1033).，For children vomiting blood.

Tendon-Relaxing Pills，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 240.，For wind obstructing the airways, causing stagnation of qi; stiffness and spasms of the tendons and vessels, making it difficult to bend or stretch; also treats pain and itching caused by beriberi.

Motherwort Decoction for Stopping Crying，From *Gu’s Medical Pathways*, Volume 4.，Fetal Cry. For cases occurring during the 7th–8th month of pregnancy where the fetus suddenly cries within the womb.

Almond and Pinellia Decoction，From *Xuanming Lun*, Volume 9.，Lung atrophy, uncontrollable wheezing with phlegm, persistent cough, and in severe cases, alternating chills and fever.

Zhui Feng Ying Tong Pills，*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 1 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).，All wind-related disorders, including left-sided paralysis and right-sided weakness, hemiplegia, deviation of the mouth and eyes, locked jaw, slurred speech, tight and spasmodic tendons and vessels, pain in all joints, symptoms that rise to the head … Read more

Bai Lian Pills，Formula from *Shenghui*, Volume 73; name cited in *Jisheng*, Volume 6.，For women with persistent white vaginal discharge and for unmarried women with deficiency-cold in the Chong and Ren meridians.

Reformulated Purple Gold Pill，*Supplement to the Essentials of Traumatology*, Volume 3.，Effective against all toxic pathogens from filth, foul odors, summer heat, mountain mists, and miasma that obstruct the viscera and meridians, causing unconsciousness and vomiting.

Amber Calming Pills，From *He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 5.，For loss of mental composure, mania, and delirium.

Arisaema and Aconite Six Gentlemen Decoction，*Lü Fa*, Volume 5.，Phlegm-fluid retention. Chronic convulsions.

Raw Dendrobium Wine，From *The Secret Record of Longevity*, cited in Volume 16 of *Wai Tai*.，For wind-induced arthralgia with weak legs and cold, painful lower back and hips.

Chaihu Xiaozhong Decoction，From *Outline of Surgical Mysteries*, Volume 12.，Severe swelling caused by a sword wound.

Lung-Nourishing Tablets，From *Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing*.，Deficient heat in the lung qi, cough with copious phlegm, shortness of breath, dry throat, and deficiency of body fluids.

Immortal Bone-Penetrating Pill，From *Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 75.，For unbearable pain in the lower back and legs.

Precious Life-Restoring Pill，From *Compilation of Effective Prescriptions from Practical Experience*.，Vomiting and diarrhea, numbness in the hands and feet, muscle and abdominal pain, phlegm-related conditions.

Pill of Hidden Fire with Mercury, Sulfur, and Purple Powder，*Shenghui* (Volume 95).，Effective for all types of cold-induced disorders, regurgitation and vomiting of food, cold-induced blood and qi disorders, and cold-induced fatigue and common colds. Effective for all cold-related illnesses.

Fritillaria Congee，From *Recipes for Longevity Medicinal Porridges*, citing *Zisheng Lu*.，Chronic bronchitis in the elderly, emphysema, cough, and shortness of breath.

Blood-Activating and Toxin-Clearing Pills，From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*.，

Life-Saving Pill，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 35), citing *Formulas for the Care of Infants*.，For acute and chronic convulsions in children where other medications have proven ineffective, as well as for confusion, severe symptoms, and headaches or brain pain.

Zhi-Bai Si-Wu Decoction，*Ye’s Gynecology*, Volume 1.，Damage to the Chong and Ren Vessels, resulting in blood depletion and amenorrhea. Alternatively, accidental ingestion of pungent and heating substances may lead to blood depletion and latent fire in the Chong and Ren Vessels. For cases of premature menstruation where the patient has previously mistakenly taken pungent, heating, or … Read more

Decoction for Painful Dysentery，From *Compendium of Medicine*, Volume 1.，For dysentery characterized by restlessness, thirst, and fever; scanty, dark red urine; distension and pain in the lower abdomen; tenesmus and a sensation of incomplete evacuation; with apparent vitality and robust constitution; and a rapid, full, slippery, and forceful pulse.

Huai Zhong Dan，From *Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 16, citing *Tan Xian’s Collection of Effective Formulas*.，For internal abscesses with putrid blood, accompanied by a particularly foul odor and cold pain in the navel and abdomen.

Zhu-Wei Pill，From *Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 23.，For malaria.

Decoction for Regulating Reversal，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 9.，Persistent worry and irregular eating habits have damaged the spleen and stomach, resulting in a sallow, dull complexion—particularly around the lips—a sensation of hunger in the chest, yet aversion to food upon sight, and shortness of breath.

Purslane Compound，From *Formulas by Zhu Renkang*，Clears heat and eliminates toxins. Indicated for external pathogenic toxins stagnating in the skin and muscles. Shingles (herpes zoster).

One Drop of Gold Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 15.，For headaches caused by wind, as well as unilateral and bilateral headaches.