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Bathing Powder for Longevity，From *Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 54.，For men with chronic cold and dampness in the lower jiao, manifesting as nocturnal itching on both sides of the scrotum—which brings relief when scratched but causes pain when left alone—leading to sores that ooze fluid and cause severe distress; and for women with dampness in the … Read more

Decoction for Removing a Stuck Tube，*Xu’s Commentary on the Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 2.，For a genital ulcer on the back that is hard and on the verge of rupturing but has not yet ruptured, with pus and toxins unable to escape, causing restlessness and a sensation of heaviness as if carrying a stone.

Tooth Decay Powder，*Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 22.，Tooth decay.

First Bamboo Sap Decoction，*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 7.，Beriberi. Weakness and numbness in both legs, or muscle cramps; loss of sensation in the skin and flesh; abdominal distension resembling swelling that does not indent upon palpation; aversion to food and drink; or sensitivity to cold.

Shou Xiao San，From *Yuji Weiyi*, Volume 15.，For necrotic tissue in carbuncles.

Green Onion White Pills，*The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.，For women suffering from abdominal pain and amenorrhea due to cold stagnation.

Wind-Dispelling Chuanxiong and Danggui Powder，*Six Books on Medical Essentials*, Volume 30.，For postpartum common cold with a floating and涩 pulse.

Ginseng, Zhi, and Zhu Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 164.，For phlegm and fluid retention.

Soft-Shelled Turtle Shell Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 90.，Cough due to the Five Exhaustions, with sputum containing pus and blood; hoarse voice; progressive wasting; and loss of appetite.

Difu-Rhubarb Decoction (from *Wai Tai*, Volume 33, citing *Xiaopin Fang*)，*Wai Tai*, Vol. 33, citing *Xiaopin Fang*，For dysuria due to real heat; during pregnancy, dysuria with a burning sensation and discomfort in the umbilical region and abdomen.

Great Spleen-Strengthening Cake，*Compilation of Effective and Proven Formulas*, Volume 1.，For diarrhea.

Modified Turmeric Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 76.，For dysentery with red or white stools, whether hot or cold, and bloody diarrhea.

Pinellia and Ginseng Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 39.，For cholera with abdominal distension and fullness, and a sensation of fullness and obstruction beneath the heart.

Phlegm-Resolving and Asthma-Relieving Decoction，*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.，For conditions of excessive damp-heat and phlegm, accompanied by coughing, shortness of breath, distension and fullness of the lungs, and fluttering sensations in the flanks.

Scar-Removing Ointment，From *The Mysteries of Surgical Medicine*, Volume 12.，For cases where smallpox has healed but the toxin has not fully dissipated; the scabs have fallen off completely, leaving only scars—whether dark, uneven, or scratched into sores.

Gan-Huang Decoction，*The Collection of Divine Remedies*, Volume 4.，For a suspended abscess that has not yet formed pus.

He Shou Wu Porridge，*Popular Medicine* (1980; 7:22).，For age-related hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis, and constipation.

Ointment for Toxin Accumulation，From *Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 34.，For abscesses and gangrene.

Decoction for Mild Wind-Induced Disorders，From *Shenghui*, Volume 45.，For edema-induced numbness and cramping, wind-toxin invasion, and pain in the lower back and legs.

Qi-Distributing and Heart-Nourishing Decoction，*San Yin*, Volume 8.，Stagnation of heart qi, palpitations, a sensation of suffocation, swelling of the limbs, and shortness of breath.

Coptis Antiseptic Decoction，From *Shortcuts in Surgical Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 1.，Fetal toxin, internal heat with dry mouth, and severe restlessness.

Lung-Regulating Ointment，From *De Xiao*, Volume 19.，For acute lung abscess with difficulty coughing or spitting and a sensation of tightness and obstruction in the chest and diaphragm.

Ox Bile and Pig’s Milk Ointment，Formula from *De Xiao* (Vol. 11); name cited in *Pu Ji Fang* (Vol. 361).，A child who was startled while still in the womb and developed convulsions before reaching one month of age.

Eight-Ingredient Ginger Decoction，From *Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 5.，For coughs in children.

Schizonepeta Detoxifying Decoction，*A Clear Illumination of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 2.，When rashes appear in infants and are accompanied by smallpox, this is due to the vigorous pathogenic toxins agitating the zang-fu organs. The toxins rush toward the hundred orifices; with an excess of blood but a deficiency of qi, the blood … Read more