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Shangqing Pills for Oral Dissolution，*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.，For conditions caused by summer-heat invasion, characterized by internal heat, restlessness and thirst, dry mouth and throat, loss of voice or hoarseness, and insufficient production of body fluids.

Stemona Wash，*A Concise Handbook of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Tinea corporis.

Decoction of Raw and Prepared Rehmannia，*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.，Hemoptysis. If the blood does not come out suddenly, there must first be unceasing coughing; the patient feels a sensation of air trapped below the throat that cannot be stopped, and relief is only achieved after coughing up the blood. This is due to … Read more

Wheat and Red Bean Drink，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 188.，For diabetes.

Ginseng Stomach-Opening Decoction，*The Direct Pointers*, Volume 6.，Disharmony of the spleen and stomach, with loss of appetite.

Ginseng-Scorpion Paste，From *Direct Pointers on Pediatrics*, Volume 1.，For fetal convulsions in infants.

Life-Nourishing Pill，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 381), citing *Fu’s Formulas for Saving Infants*.，When the five types of malnutrition affect the internal organs, causing sores on the tongue and mouth.

Menstrual Regulation Wine，From *Yifang Yijian*, Volume 1.，For irregular menstruation, disharmony of qi and blood, inability to conceive, or for those who have given birth once but have not menstruated for many years.

Tong Shen San，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 37); name cited in *Shengji Zonglu* (Vol. 70).，For nosebleeds that persist day and night, pallor of the face, and drowsiness and confusion.

Poria and Amber Pills，From *Shenghui*, cited in Volume 3 of *Xiu Zhen*.，Dampness invades the lungs, causing generalized edema; fullness and distension in the middle jiao; impaired ascension and descent of qi; coughing and shortness of breath; and difficulty urinating.

White Lead Ointment Formula，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 133.，For various sores with watery toxins causing swelling.

Wood Fragrance and Magnolia Bark Decoction，From *Xuanming Lun*, Volume 13.，For hemorrhoidal fistulas, rectal prolapse, cold in the stomach and intestines, distension and weakness in the abdomen and flanks, and loss of appetite.

Cassia Seed Compound，*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，For leprosy.

Five-Spirit Pill，From *Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 7.，Snakebites.

Two Seeds Decoction，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 7.，Postpartum depression with profuse sweating and constipation; wind-induced obstruction in the elderly and those with general debility.

Peach and Honey Paste，From *Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 13.，Lower back pain.

Miraculous Formula for Removing Corneas，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 11.，For internal eye opacities.

Du Zhi Pills，From *Complete Collection of Surgical Life-Preserving Formulas*, Volume 4.，For external hemorrhoids.

Miraculous and Highly Effective Ointment，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 7.，For all types of unexplained swellings and toxic sores, as well as severe ulcers and malignant abscesses, whether already ruptured or not.

Zhao Riao’s Formula，*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 22.，For carbuncles and painful abscesses.

Clove Mass-Dissolving Powder，From *Rumen Shiquin*, Volume 12.，Mastitis with mass formation, commonly known as “milk spleen.” In children, this presents as emaciation, feverish muscles, a sallow complexion, a distended abdomen, and possibly vomiting or diarrhea; blue veins may be visible on the abdomen, and the flanks may be hardened and swollen, resembling the shape of a … Read more

Intestinal Moistening Decoction，*The Jade Case*, Volume 5.，Postpartum dryness of the large intestine causing constipation.

Saliva-Adjusted Powder，*Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 15.，If blisters appear in the anus, accompanied by itching and pain, this is a symptom of wind-toxin spreading.

Qingdi Tuihuo Decoction，From *The Mysterious Pearl of Chishui*, Volume 28.，When smallpox erupts accompanied by fever, it is called “fire enveloping the sprout.”

Modified Longdan Decoction，*Complete Record of Medicine*, Volume 409.，Internal heat in children.