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(Tao Ren Cheng Qi Tang) Consists of five ingredients: Licorice Root (Gancao), Mirabilite (Mangxiao), Rhubarb (Dahuang), and Cinnamon Twig (Guizhi). [Peach Kernel (Tao Ren) 50 seeds (skin and tip removed, ground), Rhubarb (Dahuang) 4 liang, Mirabilite (Mangxiao), Cinnamon Twig (Guizhi), and Licorice Root (Gancao) each 2 liang. Mirabilite, Rhubarb, and Licorice Root constitute the Tiaowei Chengqi Decoction (Stomach-Regulating Purging Decoction). Since intense heat combats with blood, Peach Kernel is added to moisten dryness and soothe the Liver; since the exterior syndrome has not been resolved, Cinnamon Twig is added to harmonize the meridians and release the exterior.] This formula is indicated for fullness and distension in the lower abdomen caused by heat accumulation in the Bladder, and is most suitable for manic-like symptoms due to Blood Stasis retention. (Lower abdominal distension with normal urination indicates Blood Stasis retained in the Lower Jiao; fever due to retained blood causes manic-like behavior.)

(Shaoyao Dan) Consists of Peony Root (Shaoyao), Rehmannia Root (Shengdihuang), Moutan Cortex (Danpi), and Rhino Horn (Xijiao). [Rehmannia Root (Shengdihuang) 0.5 liang, White Peony Root (Baishao) 1 liang, Moutan Cortex (Danpi) and Rhino Horn (Xijiao) each 0.25 liang. Take 5 qian per dose.] It treats conditions where blood rises due to stomach heat and fire pathogen interference. It is effective for macules, jaundice, and Yang Toxicity. [Rhino Horn is very cold, clearing stomach heat and heart fire; White Peony is sour and cold, harmonizing yin-blood and dispersing liver fire; Moutan Cortex is bitter and cold, draining latent fire from the blood; Rehmannia Root is very cold, cooling blood and nourishing kidney water, aiming to calm hyperactivity in all meridians.] If bleeding is caused by anger, add Bupleurum Root (Chaihu) and Scutellaria Root (Huangqin) to comprehensively drain liver fire.

(Hezi San) Uses Chebula Fruit (Hezi) to astringe, combined with Trichosanthes Fruit (Gualou), Pumex (Haishi), and Gardenia Fruit (Zhizi). [Chebula Fruit (Hezi) (roasted for flesh), Trichosanthes Seed (Gualouren) (oil removed), Pumex (Haishi) (sand removed), Gardenia Fruit (Zhizi) (charred black), Indigo Naturalis (Qingdai) (water-floated) in equal parts, made into honey pills, swallow slowly in the mouth. Add Apricot Seed (Xiren) if cough is severe. Indigo Naturalis clears liver and drains fire; Gardenia clears lungs and cools heart; Trichosanthes moistens dryness and lubricates phlegm; Pumex softens hardness and stops cough; Chebula astringes lungs and stabilizes panting. Hemostatic herbs are not used because once fire recedes, bleeding stops on its own.] Made into Indigo Naturalis honey pills to be held in the mouth and dissolved, it cures cough with hemoptysis.

[Angelica Sinensis Tail (Guiwei), Peach Kernel (Tao Ren), and Immature Bitter Orange (Zhishi) gather together.] Add Sanguisorba Root (Diyu), Alisma Rhizome (Zexie), and Gleditsia Sinensis Thorn (Zaojiaozhi), made into paste pills, to treat bloody hemorrhoids and difficult defecation. [Dryness and constipation in the Large Intestine cause difficult defecation.] Qinjiao (Gentian Root), Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome (Baizhu), Angelica Sinensis Tail (Guiwei) (wine-washed), Peach Kernel (Tao Ren) (ground), and Sanguisorba Root (Diyu) each 1 liang; Immature Bitter Orange (Zhishi) (bran-stir-fried), Alisma Rhizome (Zexie), and Gleditsia Sinensis Thorn (Zaojiaozhi) (burned to retain nature) each 5 qian, made into paste pills. Angelica Sinensis Tail and Peach Kernel invigorate blood; Qinjiao and Gleditsia Thorn moisten dryness; Immature Bitter Orange drains stomach heat; Alisma Rhizome drains dampness; Sanguiorba Root breaks stasis and stops bleeding; Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome dries dampness and boosts qi. There is also a Cangzhu Fangfeng preparation that moistens blood, dispels wind, and dries dampness for peace. [This base formula removes Baizhu, Guiwei, and Diyu, adding Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu), Saposhnikovia Root (Fangfeng), Rheum Palmatum (Dahuang), Phellodendron Bark (Huangbai), and Areca Seed (Binglang), named Qinjiao Cangzhu Decoction. Removing Zhishi, Zaojiaozhi, and Diyu, adding Saposhnikovia Root (Fangfeng), Cimicifuga Rhizome (Shengma), Bupleurum Root (Chaihu), Citrus Reticulata Pericarpium (Chenpi), Glycyrrhiza Preparata (Zhi Gancao), Phellodendron Bark (Huangbai), Rheum Palmatum (Dahuang), and Carthamus Flower (Honghua), named Qinjiao Chufeng Decoction; both have identical indications.]