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Guishen Pill ("Return-to-Kidney Pill") is a kidney-yin-nourishing formula from Jingyue Quanshu (Complete Works of Zhang Jingyue) by the Ming-dynasty physician Zhang Jingyue. It is composed of Shudihuang (processed Rehmannia) 8 liang (240 g), Huaishanyao (Chinese yam), Shanzhurou (cornus fruit), Fuling (Poria), Gouqizi (lycium fruit), Chao…

Yinchenhao Tang comes from Zhang Zhongjing's Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) of the Han Dynasty. The formula is composed of: Yinchenhao (Artemisiae Scopariae Herba) 6 liang (one Han-Dynasty liang converts to 15 g today), Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus) 14 pieces, Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma,…

Wutou Tang (Aconitum Decoction) comes from the Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Coffer), a classic formula collected by the Han-dynasty physician Zhang Zhongjing. Its composition is: Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), Baishao (Paeoniae Alba Radix), Huangqi (Astragali Radix), and Zhigancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix preparata),…

Danggui Buxue Decoction is a classic formula by Li Dongyuan, one of the four great masters of the Jin-Yuan period. Its composition is: Huangqi (Radix Astragali) 1 liang (30 g), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 2 qian (6 g), with 2 slices of Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis…

In the Yifang Leiju (Collection of Medical Formulas) there is a formula quoted from the Xianchuan Jiyin Fang (Immortal-Transmitted Formulas for Women) called Xiaotong Wan (Pain-Eliminating Pill). The formula consists of 5 qian (15 g) of dried lacquer (Ganqi), 1 liang (30 g) of galangal…

Danggui Moyao Wan (Dong Quai-Myrrh Pill) comes from Chen Ziming's Furen Daquan Liangfang (Complete Effective Prescriptions for Women) of the Song dynasty; in the Shengji Zonglu (General Records of Divine Assistance) it is also called "Danggui Wan." The formula consists of 30 g of Angelica…

In Chen Jie's Huisheng Ji (Collection of Life-Reviving Prescriptions) of the Qing dynasty there is a formula called "Diyu Yin" (Garden Burnet Drink) for treating intestinal abscess of the large and small intestine. The formula consists of 500 g of garden burnet root (Diyu), 60…

The formula of Yangxue Shengfa Capsule (Blood-Nourishing Hair-Growing Capsule) comes from Volume I of the 2005 edition of the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China. Its ingredients are: prepared rehmannia root (Shudihuang), Angelica sinensis / dong quai (Danggui), Notopterygium (Qianghuo), Chaenomeles fruit (Mugua), Sichuan…

Liu Miao Yin (Six-Marvel Drink) comes from the Ming-dynasty physician Sun Wenyin's Dantai Yu'an (Jade Records of the Cinnabar Platform). Composition: Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, processed with ginger and alum), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, stir-fried in ginger juice), Zhiren (Gardeniae Fructus, stir-fried in…

In the Shaoxing supplementary formulas of the Taiping Huimin Heji Jufang (Taiping Peaceful Benevolent Dispensatory Formulary) there is a formula called Qisheng San (Seven-Wonder Powder). It consists of: Xuduan (Dipsaci Radix), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex), Bixie (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma),…