Zhuangyuan Decoction

Xizheng Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 5.，A condition of cold extremities resulting from the interplay of yin and yang: cold extremities occur during the day and again at night; after subsiding at night, they recur during the day. The body feels as hot as fire, and phlegm produces audible sounds.

Angelica-Enriched Baoming Chengqi Decoction，From *The Collection of Compassionate Guidance*, Volume 1.，For cases of chest constriction characterized by dry stools and a deep, taut, and forceful pulse.

Kepi Pills，A secret formula cited in Volume 1 of *Pocket Guide*.，For deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach, undigested phlegm and fluid retention, chest and diaphragm oppression, vomiting, retching, wheezing, and coughing, as well as fatigue and headache.

Woodpecker Powder，From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 6).，Long-standing epilepsy.

Decoction for Clearing the Heart and Nourishing the Blood，*Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 7.，Manic-depressive disorder.

Nineteen-Ingredient Pill，From *Zhang Wenzhong’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 14 of *Wai Tai*.，All types of wind disorders.

Erfang Decoction，*The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 3.，“Crane-Knee Wind” (Hexi Feng) results from exposure to cold and dampness following dysentery, or from wading through water or walking on frost, leading to pain and numbness in both feet—as if being cut by a knife or bitten by a tiger—with swelling of the knee joints and an … Read more

Blood-Nourishing and Liver-Supporting Pills，From *The Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 12.，After childbirth, there is a sensation of fullness and distension in the left flank, making it painful to lie on that side.

Wood Fragrance Chopped Powder，*Family Treasure*.，For deficiency-related debility and weak vital energy, alternating chills and fever, loss of appetite, sores in the mouth and on the tongue, fatigue in the limbs, restlessness in the palms, soles, and chest, and dull, lackluster skin.

Yuanhusuo Powder，Formula by Zhu Renqing, cited in *Collected Proven Formulas of the Zhu Family*, Volume 3.，Pain in the small intestine.

Aconite Root Scalp Rub Powder，*San Yin*, Volume 2.，For headaches.

Divine Spleen-Harmonizing Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 380), citing *Formulas from the Desheng Hall*.，For pediatric spleen malnutrition (pi gan) where masses have formed beneath the skin, accompanied by fever and thirst, refusal to take milk or food, progressive wasting, and failure to respond to other medications.

Dried Ginger, Scutellaria, Coptis, and Ginseng Decoction，*Treatise on Cold Damage*.，In cases of cold-induced typhoid fever where the patient has already experienced cold-induced purgation, and the physician further induces vomiting or purgation; or in cases of cold obstruction where vomiting and purgation are forced upon the patient, resulting in immediate vomiting upon eating—this indicates a condition … Read more

Pill for Dissolving Accumulations and Resolving Masses，*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 2.，For masses and lumps.

Nian Zhu Pills，From *Supplements to the Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 8, citing *Zhang’s Essential and Effective Formulas*.，For a unilateral hernia with swelling and unbearable pain in the scrotum.

Three-Yellow-Two-Fragrant Powder，*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Vol. 1).，After applying the Water Lily Ointment for warm-toxin conditions, small yellow sores resembling millet grains may appear on the skin.

Rubia Decoction，*Compendium of Holy Remedies*, Volume 68.，For unstoppable hemoptysis.

Spleen-Draining Decoction，From *Yu’an*, Volume 6.，Thrush.

Enhanced Hangover-Relief Decoction，From *The Complete Book of Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 4.，For those who habitually consume alcohol, where toxins have obstructed the meridians, leading to a chronic recurrence of symptoms. The condition often manifests on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, or in the flexion and extension areas of the … Read more

The Crimson-Robed Messenger，*General Essentials of Health Preservation*, Volume 16.，For children with unrelenting malaria.

Atractylodes Wine，*Compendium for Prolonging Life*, Volume 2.，Various forms of rheumatism, sores and ulcers, and heavy sensation in the legs due to beriberi.

Changyu Decoction，From *The Collection of Bu Ju: Upper Volume*, Volume 10.，For deficiency of blood in the liver and spleen, with blood deficiency accompanied by internal heat, where the use of Angelica sinensis, Atractylodes, and Bupleurum is contraindicated.

Cold Decoction，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 1.，Symptoms include chills, fever, body aches, dizziness, and cough.

Five Blessings Ointment，*A Study of Thirteen Formulas in Surgery*.，For various yang-type sores, whether already ulcerated or not; as well as knife wounds, axe cuts, broken bones, and torn tendons.

Two Winter, Two Mother Powder，*Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For cases where heat has been dispelled but both body fluids and vital energy have been depleted, leading to stagnation of fluids that transforms into phlegm.