Xiaodao Erchen Decoction

Cinnamon Twig Detoxifying Decoction，From *Pian Yu Dou Zhen*, Volume 10.，During the cold of winter, when clothing is thin and insufficient, and one is exposed to cold winds that cause stagnation, the smallpox lesions fail to erupt as they should.

Powder and Sweat Formula，From *The Complete Record of Holy Remedies*, Volume 31.，Night sweats result from the pores being open and loose.

Modified Fuyuan Hezhong Paste，*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，For chronic spleen deficiency characterized by chest tightness, belching, a sensation of fullness and rumbling in the abdomen, poor appetite, and indigestion, accompanied by kidney deficiency.

A Remedy That Wipes Out Scabies，*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.，For dry scabies, scabies with severe blisters, and wet scabies, accompanied by unbearable itching.

Papaya and Perilla Powder，From *Xingyuan*, Volume 7.，Pain due to beriberi.

Gou Teng Powder，Formula from *Jingxiao Chuanbao* (Vol. 1); name cited in *Shenghui* (Vol. 77).，For eclampsia during pregnancy and postpartum convulsions. During the 8th–9th month of pregnancy, if fetal movement is unstable, or if, due to exertion or exhaustion, the patient experiences pain in the chest and abdomen, a pale complexion, cold sweat, and near-fainting. In … Read more

Kidney-Draining Pills，*Selected Essays on Skin Rashes*, Volume 2.，For kidney deficiency with a protruding forehead and a洪而实 pulse.

Salt and Vinegar Decoction，From *Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 9.，For vomiting, diarrhea, and muscle cramps accompanied by dizziness and cold limbs, where the condition is life-threatening within moments.

White Fish Wine，Formula taken from *Wai Tai* (Vol. 15), citing *Formulas for Emergency Treatment*; the name is found in *Compendium of Materia Medica* (Vol. 41).，For childhood epilepsy.

Gui Kui Decoction，From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume 1.，Symptoms include a sensation of fire in the eyes, aversion to sunlight and heat, dryness and difficulty opening the eyes, tightness in the inner corners of the eyes, blurred vision, and tearing when exposed to wind.

Lingbao Elixir，From *Shenghui*, Volume 25.，For all types of wind disorders, locked jaws, and sudden death due to “corpse-like stupor”; or for those who have suffered from injuries from falls or blows for many years and experience pain on overcast days, rendering them unable to move.

Decoction to Warm the Lower and Clear the Upper，*Experienced Formulas of Mr. Xu Xiaopu*，Summer Heat in Children (commonly known as “Zhu Xia,” more common in southern regions), characterized by persistent fever, a dry and burning sensation on the forehead, cold feet, restlessness, thirst with excessive drinking, and clear, copious urine. The pathogenesis lies in pathogenic … Read more

Poison-Dissolving Pills，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 3.，For blood-related parasitic disorders, abdominal distension as large as a basin, and masses or lumps caused by stagnation.

Decoction for Tonifying Qi and Resolving Phlegm，From *The Classic of Dian Dian*, Volume 2.，Abdominal pain caused by alcohol intoxication, accompanied by screaming as if in a frenzy, loss of consciousness, pain and convulsions in the limbs, and drooling.

Qianjin Pills，*Qianjin Yi*, Volume 20.，For “Hundred Ghosts” disease, wind invasion, dreams of communicating with spirits, abdominal distension caused by pathogenic factors, malignant swelling and gas, and sudden stroke.

Imperial Ginger and Perilla Pills，From *Chuanxin Shiyong Fang*, Volume 1.，For heatstroke-induced nausea, headache, and restlessness.

Scabies-Relieving Pill，*The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 4.，For the five types of scabies and eight types of tinea that have persisted for a long time without healing.

Astragalus Fourteen-Ingredient Pills，From *Xu Renze’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 27 of *Wai Tai*.，For diabetes. Frequent urination, copious urine output accompanied by thirst; gradually increased food and drink intake; gradual loss of muscle mass; lack of energy; and pale complexion.

Regulating and Descending Decoction，From *Bai Yi*, Volume 5.，Severe qi stagnation.

Xian Tao Pills，*Effective Remedies*, Volume 13.，For men and women suffering from numbness in the hands and feet, intermittent pain, stagnation of qi in the lower back and knees causing unrelenting pain; or a cold, numb body due to impaired circulation of blood and qi, accompanied by unbearable twitching and cramping, as well as paralysis and … Read more

Jingjie Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 10.，For those who have eaten rotten meat to stave off hunger, resulting in a full and distended chest and diaphragm, vomiting and diarrhea, pain in the large intestine as if cut by a knife, and uncontrollable diarrhea leading to death.

Green Wind Antelope Decoction，*The Golden Mirror*, Volume 77.，For internal cataracts with established symptoms of excess “Green Wind.”

Voice-Restoring Pungent-Sweet Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 66.，For lung deficiency caused by wind-cold invasion, presenting with a hoarse voice, rapid and labored breathing, shortness of breath, and coughing.

Two-Citrus Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 46.，

Qingfeng Antelope Decoction，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 77.，For chronic internal eye obstruction that has progressed to “blue wind” with excess.