Three Marvelous Ointments

Yang-Conserving Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 7.，Sweating syndrome.

Muxiang Tongqi Pills，From *One Hundred Questions on Gynecology*, Volume 1.，For stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen caused by qi stagnation.

Ben Tun Pills，From *Dongyuan’s Prescriptions of Proven Efficacy*, Volume 2.，Accumulations in the kidneys manifest in the lower abdomen and extend upward to the epigastrium, resembling a piglet; they may move up or down unpredictably. If left untreated for a long time, they cause shortness of breath, bone atrophy, and weakness; this formula also treats internal … Read more

Sedge Root Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 55.，Chest pain.

Gelatin-Mugwort-Covered Decoction，From *The Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*, citing a formula by Hu Zai-zi.，For stagnation in a deficient constitution causing injury to the middle burner, with pain radiating from the epigastrium to the flanks.

Mercuric Oxide Formula，*Treatment of Fungal Ulcers*, Volume 2.，Chronic fungal infection.

Liver-Clearing and Cloud-Dispelling Powder，From *He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 6.，Blurred vision, redness and opacities in the sclera, and impaired visual acuity.

Seven-Ingredient Pinellia Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 176.，For children with shortness of breath and unrelenting coughing and retching.

Shenghua Buyuan Decoction，From *The Treasure of Childbirth*.，

Jade Powder Pill，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.，For deficiency-cold in the stomach and intestines, characterized by diarrhea of undigested food, or stools that are pure white; intestinal slippage with loss of control; shortness of breath and extreme weakness; and a complete lack of appetite.

Liver-Regulating and Spleen-Tonifying Decoction，From *The Mystic Pearl of Chishui*, Volume 3.，For weakness of spleen and stomach qi, with wood overacting on earth, manifesting as a sour taste in the mouth.

Capsella Root Decoction，*Shenghui*, Volume 24.，For wind-induced hives on the body.

Modified Ginseng and Atractylodes Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 12.，For pregnant women with qi deficiency who have also been exposed to cold, presenting with aversion to cold and abdominal pain, and at risk of miscarriage.

Water-Infused Snow Pill，*Ji Feng*, Volume 12.，For spleen and stomach deficiency, abdominal distension, and reduced appetite; in severe cases, edema.

Emergency-Relief Decoction，*Record of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 13.，For a boil on the back.

Modified Dipsacus Pill，From *The Mystic Pearl of Chishui*, Volume 12.，Stagnation caused by cold and dampness, resulting in numbness and pain in the joints.

Black Tiger Ointment，*Zhunsheng: Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 3.，For scrofula and various skin sores.

Eclipta Wine，Formula from *Classified Materia Medica* (Vol. 11), citing *Mei Shi’s Formulas*; name found in *Comprehensive Record of Sacred Remedies* (Vol. 80).，For edema where the patient cannot sit or lie down, and the head, face, and body are all swollen; or for water retention causing yellowish swelling throughout the body.

Pinellia and Two Ingredients Pills，Formula by Xu Renze, cited in Volume 6 of *Wai Tai*.，For accumulated cold in the stomach causing vomiting, nausea, and inability to eat.

Modified Wuling Powder，*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.，For edema during pregnancy caused by dampness stagnation complicated by spleen deficiency, presenting with swelling of the limbs and face, chest tightness with loss of appetite, soreness in the lower back and weakness in the legs, infrequent and scanty urination, a white and greasy tongue coating, and a slippery … Read more

Ginseng Fever-Reducing Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 390.，For malaria with alternating chills and fever, accompanied by excessive phlegm in the chest and diaphragm.

Tooth-Strengthening General Powder，*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，For toothaches, dental injuries, and swelling caused by stomach fire.

Fu Yang Decoction，*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 3.，For Shaoyin triple malaria that has persisted without resolution, with aversion to cold and a desire to lie down, a pale tongue, and a faint pulse; during attacks, there is no thirst, indicating deficiency of both qi and blood.

Sanhe Pills，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 173.，For various forms of malnutrition in children, physical weakness, deficiency-induced vomiting, and loss of appetite for breast milk or food.

Cornus and Astragalus Pills，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 19.，For kidney deficiency. Symptoms include restlessness due to deficiency of the heart spirit, uncontrolled urination, emaciation of the limbs, loss of appetite, dry lips and tongue, and weakness in the feet and knees.