Mendong Pills

Phlegm-Clearing and Asthma-Relieving Pills，From *Liangpeng Huiji*, Volume 1.，Wheezing.

Jianmin Peppermint Oil，From *National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Yuxian Formula).，For scorpion stings and bee stings, scalding with hot water or burns, wind-heat toothache, suppurating otitis externa, itchy or painful eyes, dry and blurry vision, and sudden redness and swelling of the eyes.

Purple Ore Powder，*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 16.，For menorrhagia.

Decoction for Eliminating Stagnation，*The Classic of Dian Dian*, Volume 3.，For jaundice and swelling caused by alcohol intoxication, accompanied by shortness of breath and coughing, as well as swelling and distension in the lower abdomen with stagnation that has not responded to medication; after purgation, use this formula for recuperation.

Two Ginger Pills，From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 16).，For arthralgia with chills and fever resembling malaria; also treats malaria.

Honey Chestnut Pills，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 22), name cited in *Shengji Zonglu* (Vol. 15).，Wind-epilepsy. Regardless of age, this condition is caused by accumulated heat, wind, and phlegm attacking the heart.

Snake-Bite Ointment，From *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Zhouhou Fang), Volume 8.，For abscesses and swellings, stagnant blood from traumatic injuries, postpartum blood stasis, various disorders of the ears and eyes, and “ox-jaw” and “saddle” sores.

Eight Generals Capturing the King Pills，From *Extraordinary Formulas Beyond Surgical Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，For all types of boils and abscesses on the back, as well as ulcers and hemorrhoids that have developed into fistulas.

Stomach-Stimulating Appetite Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 5.，Loss of appetite. Cravings for food before it is served, but aversion upon seeing it; when forced to eat, a sensation of fullness and slight distension and oppression in the upper abdomen.

Emergency Ointment for the Scalp，*Shenghui* (Volume 85).，For infantile convulsions.

General’s Powder，From *The Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.，For knife wounds.

Spleen-Strengthening and Phlegm-Resolving Decoction，*He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 3.，For malaria.

Four Herbs Pain-Relieving Decoction，*Zhun Sheng: Yao Yi* (Treatise on Surgical Medicine), Volume 6.，Injuries involving blows, falls, impacts, or bruises accompanied by swelling and pain.

Zuo Jin Decoction，*Essentials for Those Unfamiliar with Medicine*, Volume 2.，Liver fire causing pain in the flanks.

Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace and Pork Stomach Pills，From *Secrets of Infant Care*, Volume 4.，For children suffering from malaria, with abdominal distension, fever persisting year after year, and at risk of developing chronic wasting disease.

Da Chuanwu Pills，From *Collected Effective Formulas for Back Ulcers*.，Back Abscess.

Xiaobo One Gold Ingot，From *Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.，

Three-God Oil，Formula from *Guang Bi Ji*, Volume 3; name cited in *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 4.，Sores from sitting on hard surfaces, and all types of malignant sores.

Medicine for Black Sores，From *The Secret Book of Throat Remedies*: *Appendix*.，Sore throat.

Fragrant Cotton Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 194.，For bloating caused by witchcraft.

Northern Jujube Powder，Quoted from *Formulas for the Very Young* in Volume 10 of *The Great Compendium of Medical Formulas*.，For childhood “running horse” malnutrition.

Decoction for Regulating Reversal，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 9.，Persistent worry and irregular eating habits have damaged the spleen and stomach, resulting in a sallow, dull complexion—particularly around the lips—a sensation of hunger in the chest, yet aversion to food upon sight, and shortness of breath.

Pepper and Fermented Black Bean Pills，Formula from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Zhouhou Fang), Volume 4; name cited in *Formulas of the Emaciated Immortal for Saving Lives* (Luxian Huoren Fang).，For persistent undigested food and retained fluid that cannot be eliminated, causing abdominal distress. Edema.

Yan Si Wine，From *Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology*, Volume 1.，

Scutellaria and Gardenia Decoction，*General Treatise on Cold-Induced Diseases*, Volume 3.，Headache, high fever, and restlessness; caused by summer heat toxicity.