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Yin Yu Wine，*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 7.，Severe dizziness and vertigo; blurred vision with inability to see; or falling to the ground and losing consciousness, regaining consciousness only after half a day; jaw clenched shut and unable to open; paralysis on one side of the body; stiffness, numbness, and pain, with inability to move; swollen … Read more

Pill for Eliminating Masses，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 255), citing *New Effective Formulas*.，For children with chronic malnutrition and abdominal distension, characterized by intermittent chills and fever, spontaneous sweating, intense thirst, a sallow and emaciated complexion, a distended abdomen with visible blue veins, edema of the head, face, and limbs, skin sores, bad breath, tooth sores, … Read more

Seaweed Decoction，*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 18.，Cough accompanied by diarrhea; fullness and tightness in the chest with shortness of breath; occasional palpitations; reluctance to move the limbs; heat in the hands and feet; loss of appetite; pain in the shoulders and back; and occasional chills.

Radish Tea，*Eight Methods of Medical Practice*, Volume 2.，For lung heat complicated by wind-cold, presenting with sore throat and dry cough.

Cowhide Ointment，From *Formulas After the Viper*.，For “crane’s knee” arthritis and dampness-related conditions.

Mu Xiang Quick-Qi Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 182.，Discomfort in the chest and diaphragm.

Pill for Regulating the Middle with Atractylodes，From *Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 5.，For conditions following severe illness, characterized by vomiting, diarrhea, restlessness, and thirst; for debility and qi deficiency resulting from cholera; and for vomiting and retching caused by alcohol intoxication.

Linhua Powder，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 12.，Primordial yang qi is deficient; kidney essence cannot control water, resulting in disrupted circulation.

Stuffed Steamed Duck，*Yi Tong*, Volume 87.，Symptoms include bloating due to water retention, edema, and scanty, difficult urination.

Nourish Yin and Clear the Lungs and Intestines，*Clinical Notes on Ophthalmology*.，Syndrome of Prolapsed Red Membrane (Trachoma-induced vascular opacity). Headache; red threads filling the eyes; unceasing hot tears; a red membrane arising from the upper edge of the sclera, extending downward to encroach upon the pupil; blurred vision accompanied by soreness and pain.

Ginseng Penetrating-the-Muscle Powder，*Complete Book on the Treatment of Smallpox*, Volume 13.，For smallpox lesions where the vital energy is deficient; within 3–4 days, no other symptoms are present, but the lesions remain hidden beneath the skin and do not erupt.

Pomegranate Decoction，From *Guangji Fang*, cited in Volume 26 of *Wai Tai*.，For tapeworms—worms as large as a horse-lily leaf, protruding incompletely from the lower region, causing the patient to gradually waste away.

Neem Fruit Ointment，*Lecture Notes on Traditional Chinese Medicine Surgery*.，For scalp ringworm characterized by intense itching, with blood clots or pus-filled scabs.

Zeqi Root Decoction，From *Wai Tai*, Volume 20, citing *Shen Shi Fang*.，Water retention in the five viscera causes coughing, retching, wheezing, and shortness of breath; a distended abdomen with rumbling sounds; swelling of both legs; “sleeping silkworm” swelling under the eyes; mild thirst; inability to sleep soundly; rapid, shallow breathing that subsides after a short while; … Read more

Pepper and Apricot Kernel Pills，From *The Collection of Immortal Remedies*, Volume 1.，For typhoid fever.

Palace-Formulated Rosehip Oil，Quoted from *Shanju Beiyong* in Volume 8841 of the *Yongle Dadian*.，

Shoutian Ointment，*Mirror of Ancient and Modern Medicine*, Volume 16.，For injuries from blows or falls accompanied by stagnant blood and blood stasis.

Erjiu Huanyuan Pill，*Resolving the Source of the Yuan* (Jie Wei Yuan Sou), Volume 3.，For critical and severe cases of wind-epidemic disease.

Shenbao Ji Ji Dan，*Direct Pointers on Pediatrics*, Volume 2.，Chronic convulsions in children.

Divine Elixir of Miraculous Response Pills，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 380.，For spleen-stomach malnutrition with masses, where qi accumulation forms lumps—perhaps the size of a small cucumber—lying across the abdomen, with prominent blue veins visible on both sides of the ribs, a distended and taut abdomen, thin and small hands and feet, a withered, sallow, and … Read more

Astragalus and Five-Flavor Powder，From *Xu Renze’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 25 of *Wai Tai*.，Dysentery. A mixture of pus and blood in the stool that is not very watery; each episode involves the simultaneous passage of pus, blood, and food, accompanied by mild abdominal pain.

Xiangfuzi Decoction，*Collected Proven Formulas of the Zhu Family*, Volume 10.，Heart pain in women.

Liver-Soothing, Lung-Regulating, and Pulse-Harmonizing Ointment，*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，Liver qi stagnation, distending pain in the chest and flanks, and disharmony of the meridians.

Silver Rust Powder，From *Dongtian Aozi*, Volume 11.，For newly formed blood tumors.

Milk-Inducing Tianjiang Powder，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 3.，For lactating mothers with deficient vital energy and scant breast milk, or those who have had their child for some time but still produce little milk.