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White Boil Powder，*A Concise Handbook of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Eczema.

Disperse Pathogenic Factors and Regulate with Jingfang Powder，From *Shortcuts in Surgical Treatment of Ulcers*, Middle Volume.，Throat constriction, swelling and pain in the throat, stagnation and obstruction of wind-fire in the throat, phlegm sounds like the scraping of a saw.

Frog-and-Chicken Ash Powder，From *General Essentials of Health* (Volume 12).，For pediatric kidney wasting syndrome (hidden parasites), intestinal weakness, and parasitic erosion of the lower rectum and anus.

Plum Kernel Decoction，*Compendium of Holy Remedies*, Volume 129.，Intestinal abscess, with internal cramping and dull pain, and hard, difficult bowel movements.

Five Mu Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 91.，For consumptive debility with depletion of the营 (Ying) and 卫 (Wei) qi, deficiency of yang qi, shortness of breath and occasional startles, failure of food and drink to nourish the skin and muscles, and pain in the limbs; also treats various gynecological disorders.

Ginseng, Astragalus, and Ephedra Root Decoction，*Gu’s Medical Pathways*, Volume 4.，Postpartum spontaneous sweating and night sweats.

Decoction for Dispelling Dampness and Resolving Abnormalities，*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 4.，Dampness in the Spleen Meridian has coalesced into a mass; a large fleshy lump suddenly appears on the calf—neither a tumor nor flesh, yet not to be pressed by hand, for pressing it causes excruciating pain.

Bone-Clearing Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 11.，For women with infertility, dry mouth and tongue, bone-steaming night fever, a burning sensation throughout the body, and coughing with phlegm.

Atractylodes Pill，From *Yi Bian*, Volume 1.，Deficiencies of qi and blood; various forms of debility and exhaustion; phlegm congestion and qi stagnation throughout the body; rheumatic paralysis; blurred vision; lower back pain and dizziness; stiffness in the hands and feet; difficulty walking; seminal emission; turbid and difficult urination; and, in women, vaginal discharge (red or white) … Read more

Purple Decoction，From *Elbow-Back Prescriptions*, cited in Volume 14 of *Wai Tai*.，Stroke. Regardless of whether the patient is a man or a woman, in cases of stroke where the spine is stiff and the body is arched like a bow.

Ming Ma Powder，From *Compendium of Measles Disorders*.，When the toxic energy of measles becomes stagnant internally, causing the measles rash to linger and fail to erupt, the skin turns purplish, the pores are completely closed, the skin is dry, and the body remains feverish without sweating.

Dangui-Lian Pill，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 211.，For five-colored dysentery due to yin deficiency; for pregnant women with bloody dysentery, abdominal pain, threatened miscarriage, and a weak, rapid pulse.

Coptis to Eliminate Hidden Parasites Pills，From *Pian Yu Dou Zhen*, Volume 12.，For post-smallpox “fox-deception” syndrome, characterized by sores and ulcers on the lips and mouth, the patient being drowsy, silent, and lacking appetite, with a hoarse voice.

Zhu Xi San，*Effective Remedies*, Volume 10.，For “Zhong’e,” “Zhongwu,” and “Ghost Qi”—symptoms manifest when, late at night, one goes to the toilet, ventures into the wilderness, wanders through empty, cold rooms, or enters places where no one goes, and suddenly sees ghostly apparitions or inhales foul odors through the nose and mouth. The patient suddenly collapses … Read more

Astragalus External Support Powder，*The Profound Principles of the Divine Realm*, Volume 10.，Ulcers caused by the “Flipped-Flower” variety of bayberry.

Secret-Transmitted Coptis and Rehmannia Decoction，From *Songya Medical Path* (Volume 2).，For diabetes insipidus, where the heart pulse is often floating and the kidney pulse is often weak.

Large Horsefly Pills，*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 4.，For amenorrhea lasting 6–7 years, or swelling, fullness, counterflow of qi, abdominal distension, and mass-related pain.

Cassia and Plantain Seed Powder，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 112.，For internal cataracts with white opacities; when the condition has persisted for a long time and the toxic qi has not dissipated, causing the center of the eye to turn yellow.

Yingqi Fangfeng Decoction，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 5.，Wind-heat invades the lung, causing severe stagnation of lung qi, pain in the shoulders and back, sweating, and frequent but scanty urination.

Yu Dan Decoction，*Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 1.，Jaundice.

Wood Fragrance Qi-Regulating Powder，*Treasure of Health* (Weisheng Baojian), Volume 18.，Cold qi has凝结 into a mass, causing a distended, hard, and full abdomen with unbearable pain.

Pill for Expelling Toxins and Dissolving Tubes into Pus，From *Collection of Good Friends*, Volume 5.，Hemorrhoids with fistula.

Ghost-Repelling Pills，Formula by Liu Ciqing, cited in Volume 10 of *Qianjin Yi*.，For seasonal epidemics and miasmas.

Earth King Hemostatic Powder，From *Formulas of the Huizhitiang Hall*, Volume 2.，For hematuria.

Formula for Preserving the Fetus，From *Compilation of Medical Manuscripts*, Volume 19, citing a formula by the Nie family.，Lower back pain in pregnant women with measles.