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Lotus Pod Powder，Formula from *Effective Prescriptions for Women*, Volume 1, citing *Experienced Prescriptions for Women*; the name appears in *Danxi’s Heart Method with Appendices*, Volume 20.，Unstoppable menstrual bleeding.

Qiangzhong Pills，From *San Yin*, Volume 13.，For deficiency-cold in the epigastric region, stagnation of cold phlegm, epigastric fullness and obstruction, impaired ascension and descent of qi, a bitter taste in the mouth with loss of appetite, and epigastric distension and fullness.

Egg Oil，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 2.，Scrotal eczema; various sores that are festering, unbearably itchy, or failing to heal; as well as tinea and scabies.

Xinxin Decoction，From *The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，For general heat in the Triple Burner and all forms of internal heat that are gradually becoming apparent but not yet severe.

Decoction for Cooling the Blood and Clearing Dryness，From *Supplement to the Essentials of Medicine*, Middle Volume.，Dry beriberi.

Miraculous Formula for Mild Measles，*Supplements to the Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 7.，

Cinnabar Cooling Diaphragm Pills，From *Discrimination of Internal and External Injuries*, Middle Volume.，For deficiency-heat in the Upper Burner, with a sensation of rising qi in the chest, throat, and diaphragm, as if smoke were rushing upward.

Fragrant Harmony Pills，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 14.，For malaria that has developed into a chronic condition.

Soybean Bran Formula，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 97.，For various forms of wind-damp arthralgia, muscle spasms and knee pain, accumulated heat in the stomach, mouth sores and restlessness, and difficult bowel movements.

Fire-Clearing Decoction，*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 6.，For those with Yangming fire-heat who have become delirious.

Diaphragmatic Qi Powder，*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 3.，Five types of diaphragmatic qi stagnation: obstruction of the Triple Burner, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, pain radiating from the back to the lower back, distension of the heart and abdomen, stabbing pain in the flanks, inability to swallow food or drink, obstruction and … Read more

Water-Boiled Golden Flower Decoction，From *Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 9.，Vomiting and diarrhea.

Realgar and Fangfeng Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 17.，For wind-phlegm, dizziness and pain in the head and eyes, as well as wind-qi obstructing the meridians, rising to the face, causing vertigo and blurred vision, and loss of appetite.

Black Pepper Red Pills，From *Ru Yi Fang*, cited in Volume 196 of *Pu Ji Fang*.，For jaundice caused by overeating on an empty stomach, which damages the stomach, leading to accumulated heat and blood stasis, abdominal distension, and emotional distress with palpitations.

Elephant Bone Powder，From *Xuanming Lun*, Volume 10.，For deficiency-heat in the spleen and stomach, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, undigested food and fluids, persistent belching, vomiting immediately after eating, cholera-like diarrhea with pus and blood, heaviness in the limbs, pain in the navel and abdomen, frequent nighttime awakenings, and loss of appetite.

Sea Mugwort Decoction，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 4.，Wind-Dampness. Due to blood deficiency, the skin and hair are deprived of nourishment; wind-heat takes advantage of this vulnerability to invade, causing hair to fall out in patches, the skin to become glossy, and itching as if insects were crawling on it. Alopecia areata.

Spleen-Nourishing and Calming Powder，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 52.，For startle-induced diarrhea. In children with weak constitution who have been startled, resulting in restless sleep at night and startle reactions during the day, with diarrhea consisting of stool as thick as glue and greenish in color like moss.

Two-Jiao Powder，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 4.，Cold and raw foods, as well as anger, damage the spleen, leading to tightness in the chest and diaphragm, difficulty urinating, and swelling of the face and limbs—conditions unresponsive to other medications.

Xiangxiong Powder，*The Classic of the Middle Treasury: Appendix*.，All types of headaches.

Stone Powder Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 389.，For children with nosebleeds that persist day and night, accompanied by headache and restlessness.

Gui Gan Wan，From *Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.，For bedwetting in children during sleep.

Fangfeng-Mutong Decoction，From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 3.，Indicated for abdominal distension due to wind-dampness.

Angelic Root and Scutellaria Decoction，From *Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 3.，Intestinal bleeding during pregnancy.

Detoxifying Decoction，Formula from Wang’s text, cited in *Essentials of Smallpox Treatment*.，For smallpox lesions on days 11–12, accompanied by fever, where the “dang’an” (red ring around the lesion) is absent or incomplete, or where scabs have fallen off without a “tuo’an” (supporting ring) forming.

Powder for Regulating Stomach Reversal，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 104), citing *The Complete Book of Essential Prescriptions*.，For gastroptosis.