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Indications: Opens the nine orifices. Warms the intestines and stomach. Clarifies the ears and eyes. Expels dampness. Dispels wind, drives out phlegm, directs Qi downward, dissipates accumulations. Resolves toxicity. Treats Jin Kou Li (dysentery with inability to eat), Huo Luan (cholera-like syndrome with vomiting and diarrhea), and Zhuan Jin (muscle cramps). Rescues from sudden death. Treats Dian Xian (epilepsy), cold and degeneration of the Blood Sea in women, Beng Zhong (metrorrhagia), Tai Lou (fetal leakage), Tai Dong (fetal restlessness), Ban Chan (miscarriage).

Changpu Wan (Acorus Pill): Chang Pu (Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii), Yuan Zhi (Radix Polygalae), Gui Xin (Cortex Cinnamomi) each 1 liang; Suan Zao Ren (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae), Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng), Huang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis) each 5 qian. Grind into fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of Euryale Seed (Qian Shi). Take 1-2 pills per dose, dissolve and swallow with decoction of fresh ginger. Treats children unable to speak.

Chang Zi Formula: Chang Pu 1 liang, Fu Zi (prepared) 5 qian. Grind into fine powder. For each use, take a small amount, blend with oil, and drip into the ear canal; or blend with rice vinegar to form pills the size of an apricot kernel, wrap in cotton, and place inside the ear. Change three times daily. Treats ear pain.

Changpu Yizhi Wan (Acorus Wisdom-Enhancing Pill): Chang Pu, Jie Geng (Radix Platycodi) (both stir-fried), Yuan Zhi (soaked in ginger juice then stir-fried), Chuan Niu Xi (Radix Cyathulae) (wine-soaked), Ren Shen each 3 liang 7 qian 5 fen; Gui Xin 3 qian; Bai Fu Ling (Poria) 1 liang 7 qian 5 fen; Fu Zi (prepared) 1 liang. Grind into fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of Sophora Seeds (Wu Zi). Take 30 pills per dose before meals with warm wine. Treats forgetfulness, mental confusion, dissipates accumulations, relieves pain, calms the spirit and stabilizes willpower, clarifies ears and eyes.

Changpu San (Acorus Powder): Chang Pu 1 liang, Qin Jiao (Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae) 7 qian 5 fen. Grind into powder, take on an empty stomach. Treats scanty and stagnant menstruation, swelling and pain of the vaginal orifice. Additionally, stir-fry Zhi Shi (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus) until hot and frequently apply as a compress.

Changpu Jian (Acorus Decoction/Pill): Chang Pu, Kuan Dong Hua (Flos Farfarae), Ren Shen, Zi Wan (Radix Asteris), Gui Xin each 1 liang. Grind into fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of Soap Pod (Zao Jiao). Take 1 qian per dose, accompanied by powder of Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood), Yuan Zhi, Niu Huang (Calculus Bovis, 2 fen), She Xiang (Moschus, 5 li), Tian Zhu Huang (Bambusa Textilis Calamus), Xiong Huang (Realgar), Zhu Sha (Cinnabar) each 2 fen. Swallow with decoction of Bo He (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba) and Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens). Treats menstrual disorders in women caused by fright and alarm.

Pu Huang (Typhae Pollen, i.e., yellow pollen from catkins of Typha): Indications: Cools blood and invigorates blood, dissipates nodules and clears heat, breaks stasis and expels pus, unblocks collaterals, promotes urination, stops various pains in the heart and abdomen, treats prolapse, sores, You Feng (wandering wind/urticaria), swelling and toxicity of sores and boils, various swellings from falls and blows, Jin Chuang (metal wounds) bleeding.

Puhuang Wan (Typha Pollen Pill): Pu Huang, Kui Zi (Malvae Semen), Chi Fu Ling (Poria with Red Hostwood), Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae) each 1 liang; Che Qian Zi (Plantaginis Semen), Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) (lightly stir-fried), Ting Li Zi (Semen Lepidii et Descurainiae) each 7 qian 5 fen; Mai Dong (Radix Ophiopogonis), Sheng Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae) each 2 liang. Grind into fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of Sophora Seeds. Take 30 pills per dose before meals with rice water. Treats deficiency damage, heat in the bladder, continuous hematuria.

Puhuang San (Typha Pollen Powder): Pu Huang (lightly stir-fried) ground into powder. At intervals, sprinkle a small amount under the tongue, then gently press and sweep with a finger wrapped in a warm cloth moistened with warm water. After pressing, sprinkle again. Treats pediatric mouth ulcers, double tongue, night crying.

Another prescription: Pu Huang, Dong Kui Zi (Abutili Semen), Sheng Di Huang each 5 qian. Grind into powder. Take 1 qian per dose with one large cup of water, decoct until reduced to six-tenths, remove dregs, and take warm. Treats severe bladder heat, painful dysuria with blood.

Another prescription: Pu Huang, Tong Cao (Medulla Tetrapanacis), Jing Jie (Schizonepetae Herba), Che Qian Zi, Sang Bai Pi (Cortex Mori) (stir-fried), Hua Shi (Talcum), Deng Xin Cao (Medulla Junci), Chi Shao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra), Chi Fu Ling, Zhi Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) in equal proportions. Grind into powder. Take 2 qian per dose before meals, mixed with decoction of Cong Bai (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus) and Zi Su Ye (Perillae Folium). Treats heat in the heart and kidneys, urinary retention.

Another prescription: Pu Huang, Sheng Di Huang each 1 liang 5 qian; Huang Qin, Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong), Bai Zhi (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae), Xu Duan (Radix Dipsaci) each 1 liang; Zhi Gan Cao 3 fen. Grind into powder. Take 3 qian-bi (measure for powder) per dose with warm wine on an empty stomach, 3-4 times daily. Treats metal wound bleeding, abdominal distension nearing death. If the jaw is clenched, pry open the mouth and administer. Add Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) 1 liang 5 qian, mix and take together.

Another prescription: Pu Huang 2 liang, ground into powder. Take one Fang Cun Bi (square-inch measure) per dose. Treats hematochezia.

Another prescription: Pu Huang, Lu Rong (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum), Dang Gui ground into powder, decoct with water and take. Treats continuous metrorrhagia in women.

Another prescription: Pu Huang, take 3 qian per dose, blended with egg white. Treats urinary retention due to reversed bladder (Zhuan Bao).

Another prescription: Pu Huang powder 3 qian, decoct with wine and take.

[Text fragment]: ...each 5 qian, ground into powder. Apply a small amount to the affected area for each use. Treats hemorrhoidal fistulas.

Puhuang Heishen San (Typha Pollen Black Divine Powder): Pu Huang, Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), Sheng Jiang each 1 liang; Xiang Fu (Cyperī Rhizoma) 4 liang; Hei Dou (Glycine Max) 1 sheng (roasted, skin removed). Grind into powder. Take 2 qian per dose before meals, blended with child's urine (Tong Bian). Treats postpartum Qi and Blood stagnation, wind-deficiency chronic cold, all Qi and Blood disorders, unresolved lochia after childbirth, hardness and pain of the "child pillow" mass (uterine hematoma). For fetus dead in the uterus, use 1 he of black beans, boiled in vinegar until cooked, blend and take 7 fen. The warmth aids expulsion. For retained placenta, blend with child's urine and wine decoction. For postpartum lochia stagnation, blood syncope rushing to the heart, blurred vision, clenched jaw, unconsciousness, blend with warm wine. Within five days postpartum, blend with rice water. For threatened miscarriage with continuous bleeding, or discharge of yellow-red fluid, heavy lower back and abdominal pain, take with warm wine. Also take Ai Tang, Liu Wu Tang, An Tai Yin, etc. When conception first occurs, if Qi is excessive causing oppression, vomiting of phlegm-saliva, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, use Ban Xia Tang, or Er Chen Tang. For miscarriage due to sexual activity, or habitual miscarriages leading to frequent mid-trimester bleeding, take with warm wine. For pregnancy where gestational age is insufficient but labor seems imminent, take with Zhi Mu decoction. For pregnancy where the fetus presses upward against the heart, take with Chuan Xiong Tang. (Note: The rhizome and fruit of Acorus are powerful medicines for inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, cecum, uterus, and bladder, specifically pointed out here.)