Shen’s Head Plague Decoction

Castor Bean Formula，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 125.，A nodule under the neck gradually developing into a tumor.

Decoction for Clearing Heat, Nourishing the Liver, and Harmonizing the Collaterals，From *Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，For dizziness and mild headache due to liver heat, with blurred vision.

Yiyang Powder，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 12.，Swelling and pain in the lower abdomen caused by an invasion of dampness and cold.

White Jade Toad Pills，From *Jie Wei Yuan Sou*, Volume 3.，For leprosy.

Ointment for Various Ulcers and Sores，From *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Zhouhou Fang), Volume 5.，For various types of ulcers and sores.

Modified Decoction for Clearing Heat and Resolving Abscesses，Formula from *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*; name cited in *A Thousand Family Remedies*, Volume 2.，A neck abscess caused by the obstruction of heat-toxin and the blockage of qi and blood.

Er Dan Decoction，From *Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 6.，For diabetes with excessive thirst, where the thirst fluctuates between severe and mild.

Cao Dan Powder，Formula from *Zhi Zhi* (Vol. 21); name cited in *Yi Tong* (Vol. 62).，For rosacea and nasal skin tags, as well as facial acne and freckles.

Formula for Dispelling Dampness and Resolving Phlegm，*The Jade Case*, Volume 5.，Aching pain in the lower back.

Black Feather Powder，*The Treasure of Health* (Weisheng Baojian), Volume 13.，For accidental penetration of the skin by a needle or piece of iron.

External Dispersing Formula，From *The Book of Care for Infants and Children*, Volume 2.，In newborns, if the umbilical protrusion appears more than ten days after birth—whether painful or painless—the infant will cry incessantly if it is painful; in young children, a combination of warm and febrile pathogens may cause swelling of the genitalia and scrotum.

Guan Eye-Clearing Pills，*Medical Levels*, Volume 8.，For all types of parasitic infestations.

Taihe Pills，From *Hui Chun*, Volume 2.，For deficiency of vital energy and spleen-stomach qi, loss of appetite, emaciation, weakness in the limbs, and a sallow complexion.

Lingmiao Decoction，From *Collected Medical Formulas*, Volume 133, citing *Wu’s Collection of Proven Formulas*.，Sand in the Urine.

Toxin-Eliminating Powder，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 3.，

Gansui-Binlang Powder，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 386.，For edema and water retention in children.

Astragalus and Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Powder，*Ju Fang* (Official Formulas), Volume 5 (with additions from various renowned formulas by Wu Zhige).，For deficiency-related consumptive disease with external heat, emaciation, fatigue in the limbs, heat in the palms, soles, and chest, dry mouth and throat, flushed cheeks and palpitations, afternoon and evening tidal fevers, night sweats, discomfort in … Read more

Goat Bone Powder，From *The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 9.，For toothache caused by kidney deficiency with wind-heat.

Xanthium Fish，*Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 6.，Epidemic Wind.

Seven-Star Herb Powder，*Yi Ji*, Volume 8.，For various eye diseases where vision has not yet been lost.

Family Secret Lung-Warming Decoction，From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 3.，For wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath, with lung congestion preventing sleep, caused by cold in the lungs.

Two-Day Tonifying Pill，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 5.，For deficiency of both the spleen and kidneys, with excessive fluid accumulation; swelling begins in the upper body, followed by the lower body; over time, the entire body becomes swollen; the patient experiences shortness of breath and coughing, making it impossible to lie down; the lower … Read more

Castor Bean and Garlic，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 2.，Deafness.

Diarrhea-Treating Harmony-Preserving Pills，From *Collected Works on the Care of Infants*, Volume 3.，For pediatric dysentery where food stagnation has not been fully resolved, or in cases where purgation was not previously administered, and the patient now has spleen deficiency precluding further purgation.

Cinnamon Paste，*Collected Insights on Surgical Treatments* (Formulas for Home-Use Ointments, Pills, and Powders).，Effective for all types of cold-damp arthralgia, mammary phlegm, mammary nodules, and scrofula.