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Xuanwu Ointment,*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 13.,For childhood abdominal masses.
Mutton Spine Bone Soup,Formula from *Classified Materia Medica* (Vol. 17), citing *The Mirror of the Dietary Physician*; name found in *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 31).,Kidney deficiency with cold, resulting in inability to move the lower back and spine.
Qi Ben Decoction,Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 3); name cited in *Qianjin Yi* (Vol. 6).,For postpartum shortness of breath and women’s “ben-tun” syndrome; chronic exhaustion; deficiency of organ qi; restlessness in the chest; and a sensation below the Guanyuan acupoint as if carrying five thousand coins.
Carp Stomach,From *Nourishing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.,For elderly patients with ascending beriberi, chest tightness, restlessness, and mental confusion; also treats water retention.
Moisturizing Decoction to Replace Tea,*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.,For conditions of intense heat in warm diseases that scorch the yin fluids of the lung and stomach, causing dryness and thirst in the mouth, coughing up white foam, and a dry, stagnant, and unpleasant sensation.
Decoction to Boost Yang and Relieve Itching,From *Corrections to Medical Forest*, Volume 2.,Used when, 6–7 days after the onset of smallpox, unrelenting itching occurs; scratching causes no bleeding; also treats loss of voice and hoarseness.
Achyranthes and Four Substances Decoction,*Jin Jian*, Volume 40.,Blood in the urine.
Boiled Guang Meng Decoction,From *Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 47.,Cardiac hernia, chest pain, and cold limbs due to deficiency.
Formula for the Three Herbs with Asarum,*Qian Jin*, Volume 5.,For infants with cranial suture separation.
Zhi Ren Dan,*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.,Nourishes the middle qi.
Musk Toxin-Expelling Powder,*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Shenyang Formula).,For epidemic rashes where macules and papules fail to erupt, with internal toxic heat, mental confusion and restlessness, alternating chills and fever, vomiting, and red, swollen muscles.
Four-Processed Melia Fruit Pills,*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Hohhot Formula).,For Qi stagnation and mass accumulation.
Bright Sulfur Ointment,Formula from *Zhi Zhi* (Vol. 21); name cited in *Pu Ji Fang* (Vol. 53).,Deafness.
Four Substances Decoction with Codonopsis and Atractylodes,From *Essentials for Those Unfamiliar with Medicine*, Volume 4.,For postpartum blood deficiency with body pain that is relieved by pressure.
Kidney-Draining Pills,*Selected Essays on Skin Rashes*, Volume 2.,For kidney deficiency with a protruding forehead and a洪而实 pulse.
Lingzhi Wine,From *Zhi Zhi*, Volume 6.,Sudden pain in the chest and abdomen.
Decoction for Nourishing Yin, Protecting the Lungs, Relieving Asthma, and Soothing Cough,From *The Handy Guide*, Volume 3.,Consumptive disorders. Blood in sputum, or hemoptysis or hematemesis.
Safflower Four-Ingredient Decoction,From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 10.,For women with arm pain resembling paralysis.
Qilixiang Decoction,From *Ji Feng*, Volume 12.,Swelling and sores on the legs and knees.
Stomach-Protecting and Spleen-Soothing Decoction,From *Medical Explorations* (Vol. 5).,Jaundice. This condition arises from stagnant qi accumulating internally and lodging in the spleen and stomach, preventing the qi of these organs from functioning properly. Over time, the spleen and stomach become deficient and weakened; the discoloration caused by this dysfunction first affects the spleen and stomach, and … Read more
Coix Seed Rice,From *Guangji Fang*, cited in Volume 7 of *Wai Tai*.,Cold Qi.
Su Jie Pills,From *The New Book on Smallpox Vaccination*, Volume 3.,For fever lasting 1–2 days during smallpox eruption or for intermittent fever in typhoid fever.
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.
Ling Shu Bao Chan Hei Shen Dan,*Compilation of Various Secret Formulas Based on Clinical Experience*.,For various conditions following a miscarriage.
Five-Spice and Trifoliate Orange Decoction,From *Qianjin*, Volume 5.,For children afflicted by wind-heat, with nodules as hard as sesame seeds; the sores are itchy and, when scratched, the skin peels off and fluid oozes out; or for those with recurrent outbreaks covering the entire body, including the head and face, year after year.
Willow Bark Ointment,For cases where, after the healing of various sores, scar tissue or excess flesh remains; or for scrofula and wind-induced nodules.