Yin-Nourishing Four Substances Decoction

Supreme Holy Taiyi Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 5.，Stroke-induced paralysis, hemiplegia, deviation of the mouth and eyes, slurred speech, a dazed and disoriented state, palpitations and delirium, restlessness at night;or generalized numbness, with the skin insensitive to pain or itching; inability to lift the limbs; the body feeling as heavy as stone; stiffness in the lower back … Read more

Secret-Recipe Angelica Paste，*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 9.，For the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries,” all forms of extreme deficiency and exhaustion, and weakness of the spleen and stomach.

Huanggualou Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 73.，For hemorrhoids in women.

Xuan Gui Pills，Formula from *Danxi’s Heart Method*, Volume 4; name cited in *Direct Pointers with Addenda*, Volume 6.，For pain in the epigastric region caused by stagnant blood.

Universal Remedy for Relieving Suffering Ointment，From *The Continuation of the Collection of Life-Saving Formulas*, Volume 2.，Five Labors and Seven Injuries; abdominal distension and fullness; pain in the heart and stomach caused by qi stagnation; paralysis on the left and weakness on the right; unilateral and bilateral headaches;cold-damp beriberi, weak and bent knees, seminal emission and … Read more

Atractylodes Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 21.，In cases of cold-induced hidden pathogenic yin, with chest and diaphragm oppression and fullness, erratic vomiting and retching, and cold extremities.

Taiyi Golden Lock Pill，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 185.，For instability of vital energy, various deficiencies and debilities, various Qi disorders, and chronic, debilitating cold-related ailments.

Great Blood-Activating Pill，From *Formulas for Treating Injuries and Fractures*.，For contusions, fractures, shattered bones, and torn tendons; pain and swelling; stagnant blood in the abdomen spreading to the limbs; restlessness and discomfort; boils and abscesses on the back; and rotting of muscles and flesh;various wind-related disorders, paralysis on the left or right side, and numbness in … Read more

Peach Seed Powder，*Shenghui*, Volume 83.，For children suffering from “zhong’e” (sudden illness), presenting with hardness and tightness in the chest and abdomen accompanied by pain, a bluish-black complexion, and constipation.

Moonlight Pills，*Insights into Medicine*, Volume 3.，For yin-deficiency cough.

Great Detoxifying Decoction，From *Selected Formulas of Renowned Physicians*.，For syphilitic sores, joint pain, or festering genital ulcers—regardless of whether the condition is recent or chronic and difficult to cure.

Xue Jian Decoction，*Yu’an*, Volume 5.，For hernias that frequently cause localized, well-defined pain and contain stagnant blood.

Toon Bark Ointment，*The Great Treasure of Health*, Volume 1.，Abdominal masses.

Lithospermum and Fructus Aurantii Decoction，From *Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 65.，Slow-healing sores; inverted blisters.

Gai Zicheng’s Eye Medicine Formula，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 21.，For headaches.

Shen’s Beraemia Decoction，From *A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 29.，Caused by cold and dampness, resulting in swelling and pain in the legs, with sores that become swollen and ulcerated, making it impossible to walk; the pulse is deep and slow.

Formula for Removing Boils，From *Convenient Formulas for Military Campaigns*, Volume 2.，Boils.

Python Wine，*Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 25.，Various wind-induced pains and numbness, leprosy, scabies, and malignant sores.

Xingwu Gypsum Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 45.，For one-sided or bilateral headaches, and headaches with pain radiating to the eyes.

Spleen-Nourishing Decoction，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 12.，For disharmony of the spleen and stomach, resulting in poor appetite and fatigue.

Qianfu Pills，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 19.，Treats dampness; also treats the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries” in both men and women, particularly in severe cases.

Liver-Calming and Fire-Clearing Decoction，From *Shenshi Yaohan*, Volume 4.，For dilation of the iris due to deficiency.

Decoction for Dispelling Wind and Resolving Phlegm，From *Yu’an*, Volume 5.，Postpartum blood deficiency with obstruction by wind-phlegm, presenting symptoms that seem like a food poisoning but are not.

Purple Flower Powder，From *The Jade Key*, Volume 1.，Mouth sores in children.

Secret-Transmitted Ten Seeds Pills，From *The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 2.，For men with deficient kidney essence, women with insufficient liver blood, as well as the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries,” mental confusion, nocturnal emissions, and phantom sexual encounters; hemorrhoids and hernias; and various debilitating ailments.