Castor Bean Formula

Throat-Clearing Pills，From *One Hundred Effective Surgical Formulas*, Volume 2.，Sore throat.

Ointment for Damp Sores，From *The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 8.，For those who, in recent years, have suffered from damp-toxin conditions in the knees, soles of the feet, and tops of the feet—causing unbearable pain and difficulty walking—

Tendon-Nourishing Pills，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 89.，For falls and sprains, muscle spasms and cramps, swollen and thickened tendons, tendon contractures and bone dislocations, stagnation of blood and meridians; to disperse swelling, bruising, and pain.

Bone-Setting and Qi-Regulating Decoction，*Illustrated Treatise on Bone Setting*.，Various types of contusions and injuries.

Wind-Dispelling and Intestinal-Moistening Pills，From *The Pocket Guide*, Volume 1, citing *The Holy Beneficence*.，Disharmony of the Three Jiao, chest fullness and oppression, impaired ascension and descent of qi, slow digestion of food, dryness and涩ness in the stomach and intestines, and hard, constipated stools.

Heart-Nourishing Powder，*Oral Discussions on Saving Infants*, Volume 20.，For children with deficient heart qi, presenting with a dazed and confused demeanor.

Angelica Sinensis Blood-Nourishing Powder，From *The Essence of the Silver Sea*, Volume 2.，For women with liver deficiency who, during menstruation, experience eye pain, swelling, dryness, and difficulty opening the eyes, as well as headaches, dizziness, and opacities on the cornea—which may appear as small as a grain of millet or as white, sunken patches resembling flower … Read more

Spleen-Strengthening, Digestion-Promoting, and Metabolism-Enhancing Decoction，From *Fu Qingzhu’s Gynecology: Postpartum Section*, Volume 1.，For women with postpartum indigestion after blood clots have been expelled.

Five Stones and Astragalus Pills，From *Gujin Luyan*, cited in Volume 17 of *Wai Tai*.，For the Five Labors and Seven Injuries, and all forms of deficiency.

Boiled Barley Powder，From *Bo Ji*, Volume 1.，Imbalance of the Nutritive and Defensive Qi, frequent night sweats, aching and soreness in the limbs, fluctuating appetite, emaciation, and a sallow complexion.

Cang Salt Decoction，*Yi Tong*, Volume 27.，For coughing and retching, as well as all phlegm-related conditions.

Secret Formula: Wan Ying Pills，From *The Mystic Pearls of Chishui*, Volume 4.，For intestinal worms and pain caused by accumulated gas or masses; also for malnutrition in children.

White Ointment，*Classified Collection of Medical Formulas*, Vol. 187, citing *Effective Formulas Based on Experience*.，

Tianlü Powder，*A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 2.，For residual toxins from a rash congested in the eyes, causing blisters that have ruptured and resemble ringworm, or for conditions such as “child’s ear” sores.

Tianhuang Powder，*Mirror of Ancient and Modern Medicine*, Vol. 14.，After a case of smallpox, excessive consumption of sweet foods, as well as heat resulting from undigested food and malnutrition, can cause sores to form inside the mouth and on the lips, swelling and ulceration of the gums, and even tooth loss, accompanied by an unbearable foul … Read more

Astringent Intestinal Powder，From *One Hundred Questions on Infants and Children*, Volume 8.，For children with chronic dysentery and prolapsed large intestine that cannot be retracted:

Cedar Wood Decoction，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 4.，Lacquer-induced skin sores.

Umbilical Wind Powder，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Tianjin Formula).，For umbilical wind, convulsions, undigested food and retained fluid, vomiting with frothy saliva, abdominal distension, and abdominal pain.

Longevity Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 393.，For children with weak spleen and stomach.

Shechuang Decoction，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 301.，Scrotal Dampness.

Liver-Nourishing Bai Zi Ren Powder，*Shenghui*, Volume 3.，Deficiency-cold of liver qi, distension and fullness in both flanks, stiffness and tightness of tendons and vessels, pain in the lower back, knees, and lower abdomen, pale complexion, and locked jaw.

Donkey-Hide Gelatin and Coptis Decoction，*Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology*, Volume 1.，For pregnant women with dysentery, if measures to stabilize the pregnancy are taken, the dysentery worsens; if the dysentery is treated, the pregnancy may be at risk. This decoction should be taken.

Raw Reed Root Decoction，Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 16); name cited in *Wai Tai* (Vol. 2).，For retching and dry heaving after a cold, with inability to eat.

Tianma Decoction Pills，From *Bo Ji*, cited in Volume 2 of *Su Shen’s Effective Prescriptions*.，For wind-induced disharmony, bone pain, or red, itchy rashes that persist despite prolonged treatment, leading to cold-induced arthralgia and weakness of the tendons and bones.

Black Divine Pills，*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.，Menstrual abdominal pain, distension and fullness in the chest and flanks, and postpartum headaches.