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Muxiang Binglang Wan is an empirical formula of Zhang Zihe, the founder of the purgation school among the Four Great Masters of the Jin-Yuan dynasties. This formula is recorded in Zhang Zihe's Rumen Shiqin (Confucians' Duties to Their Parents). Muxiang Binglang Wan is composed of:…

Cough caused by lung heat produces yellow, thick, foul-smelling sputum, and in severe cases may contain blood streaks. The patient has a red face, hot air exhaled from the nose, dry and painful throat, dry mouth and parched tongue, yellow greasy tongue coating; some patients…

"Yulin Baokun Dan" is a contemporary effective gynecological formula, recorded in the Tianjin section of the National Collection of Chinese Patent Medicine Prescriptions (Quanguo Zhongcheng Yao Chufangji). Its composition is: Yimucao (Leonuri Herba) 500 g; Cu Xiangfu (vinegar-processed Cyperi Rhizoma) 120 g; Sheng Baishao (raw…

"Zhimu Wan (Anemarrhena Pill)" is recorded in the Prescriptions from the Universal Benefit Bureau (Puji Fang). Its composition is: Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Chuanbeimu (Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus), Tinglizi (Descurainiae Semen, stir-fried until yellow), and Xingren (Armeniacae Semen, peeled), in equal parts. The above herbs are ground…

The Comprehensive Records of Holy Beneficence (Shengji Zonglu) includes a formula called "Huang Gan Wan" for treating harm caused by drunkenness. It is simple in composition: equal parts of Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex, coarse bark removed) and Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix), ground together into powder, then formed…

Professor Zhu Chenyu held that, according to traditional TCM theory, the teeth belong to the kidney and the gums to the stomach; therefore all toothache or gingival swelling and pain should be treated by nourishing the kidney and clearing heat, and by clearing and draining…

Jinshui Liujun Jian (Metal-Water Six-Gentlemen Decoction) comes from Zhang Jingyue's Jingyue Quanshu of the Ming dynasty. Its composition: Chinese angelica (danggui) 2 qian (6g), prepared rehmannia (shudihuang) 3–5 qian (9–15g), tangerine peel (chenpi) 1.5 qian (4.5g), pinellia (banxia) 2 qian (6g), honey-fried licorice (zhigancao) 1…

The Waitai Miyao (Arcane Essentials from the Imperial Library) records a formula called "Zhihan Fenyao" (Antiperspirant Powder). Its composition is: oyster shell (muli) 60g (dry-fried), prepared aconite (fuzi, paojing) 15g, ephedra root (mahuang gen) 60g. The herbs are ground together into a fine powder, then…

Academician Tong Xiaolin has an empirical anti-aging formula composed as follows: Yinyanghuo (Epimedii Folium, horny goat weed) 90 g, Shanzhuyu (Corni Fructus, dogwood fruit) 90 g, Lurong (Cervi Cornu Pantotrichum, deer antler) 30 g, Guijiaojiao (Testudinis Carapacis Colla, tortoise-shell glue) 30 g, Huangjing (Polygonati Rhizoma)…

Formula 1: Yiqi Ziyin Jiedu Tang (Qi-Boosting, Yin-Nourishing, Toxin-Detoxifying Decoction) Composition: Sheng Huangqi (raw Astragali Radix) 30 g, Daqingye (Isatidis Folium) 30 g, Baihuasheshecao (Hedyotidis Herba) 30 g, Yiyiren (Coicis Semen) 30 g, Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix) 15 g, Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix) 15 g, Mudanpi (Moutan…