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Dysentery-Stopping Powder，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Shenyang Formula).，For bloody dysentery that has persisted for a long time without healing, rectal prolapse with bloody stools, qi deficiency with sinking of the viscera, and chronic diarrhea or dysentery.

Chengqi Decoction，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 96.，For acute spasm and constipation lasting 10 or more days.

Newly Added Jade Maiden Decoction，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，Liver fire combined with gallbladder fire transforms into wind that rises and wanders; the Chong Qi ascends and impacts the heart, causing pain and heat in the chest. In severe cases, this manifests as coughing due to Qi, hiccups, or syncope, known as Chong-induced cough, … Read more

Peach Kernel and Rhubarb Decoction，From *Cui’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 7 of *Wai Tai*.，For unbearable pain in the chest and abdomen resembling a food-induced illness; or for sudden onset of severe food-induced illness causing agitation and stabbing pain so intense it feels like death.

Two Blues Powder，*Compendium of Surgical Medicine*, Volume 1.，For all cases of burning heat, redness, swelling, and pain caused by yang toxicity where pus has not yet formed; for residual toxins from epidemic diphtheria or measles; and for diffuse swelling of the neck and throat that has not yet suppurated.

Hu Lou Decoction，Formula by Lin Tianqing, cited in Volume 15 of *Dongtian Aozi*.，Hemorrhoids with fistula.

Decoction of White Mulberry Bark，*New Book on the Care of Infants*, Volume 16.，For children with a persistent cough that does not heal, where a single coughing fit causes them to lose consciousness; or for cases of lung injury accompanied by hemoptysis.

Citrus Peel and Licorice Decoction，Formula from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Vol. 2); name cited in *Formulas from the Outer Pavilion* (Vol. 3).，In cases of typhoid fever with unceasing retching and belching, the underlying cause is latent heat in the stomach, which leads to chest fullness and subsequent qi reversal; when qi reverses, belching occurs. If, … Read more

Xia Chen’s Six Gentlemen Decoction，*Direct Pointers from Hao Jing*.，For coughs caused by spleen deficiency resulting from overwork and fatigue, with poor appetite and thin, easily expelled phlegm.

Deer Antler Powder Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 185.，

Crab Claw Powder，Formula from *Wai Tai*, Volume 33, citing *Xiaopin Fang*; name found in *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 343.，For emaciated individuals seeking to terminate a pregnancy.

Cherry Powder，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 307.，For all types of snake bites.

Skin Rash-Resolving and Stomach-Harmonizing Decoction，*Complete Book on Measles*, Volume 3.，Rash appears 2–3 days after the onset of diarrhea.

Green Onion White and Angelica Decoction，From *Wai Tai*, Volume 33, citing *Gujin Luyan*.，For abdominal pain during pregnancy—whether due to cold or fetal movement.

Modified Qianghuo Decoction，*Huiyue*, Volume 3.，For wind-cold invasion manifesting as headache, body aches, aversion to cold, high fever, a floating and tight pulse, and absence of sweat; also for pathogenic factors arising from seasonal imbalances.

Chicken Spur Decoction，From *Bu Ju: Lower Collection*, Volume 12.，Fever caused by alcohol consumption.

Pine Resin Powder，*Shenghui* (Volume 23).，For rheumatic arthritis characterized by persistent pain in the tendons, bones, and joints that has not healed for a long time.

Yulian Pills，From *Bai Yi*, Volume 6.，For spleen-related dysentery and witchcraft-induced dysentery.

Rice Bran and Ground Yuzhi Paste，*Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*.，Subacute and chronic hypertrophic skin diseases, neurodermatitis, eczema, etc.

Cinnabar Seven Treasures Powder，*Zhang’s Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*, Volume 15.，Postpartum blood deficiency with inability to speak.

Ginseng and Rhinoceros Horn Powder，From *The New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 20), citing *The Zhuang Family’s Inherited Prescriptions*.，For children with disharmony of the Nutritive and Defensive Qi and deficient heat in the Upper Jiao, which, when prolonged, transforms into muscle heat; if the muscle heat persists, it evolves into chronic wasting disease, … Read more

Secretly Transmitted Sweet Dew Decoction，From *The Jade Key*, Volume 1.，When true yin is depleted, fire burns the lungs; blood loss due to deficiency leads to internal heat manifesting as throat sores or laryngeal thrush.

Black Rhinoceros Decoction，From *General Essentials of Health Preservation*, Volume 6.，For pediatric stroke affecting the heart and lungs, as well as wind-spasm disorders.

Strophanthus Ointment，*Zhunsheng: Gynecology*, Volume 5.，For postpartum stroke characterized by spasms and stiffness in the tendons and meridians of the limbs, and numbness of the body.

Dispel Pathogenic Factors and Tonify Qi Powder，*Comprehensive Treatise on Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 3.，When smallpox lesions have been oozing pus for 3 days, the condition is in the Lung Meridian.