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Yuli Ren Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 54.，For constriction of the Triple Burner, swelling and pain in the lower abdomen, and inability to pass urine or stool.

Pills for Stopping Bleeding and Improving Vision，*Complete Book of Ophthalmology*, Volume 4.，For hemorrhagic cataracts and external eye disorders.

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.

Lanqing Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 182.，For childhood erysipelas characterized by redness, swelling, and high fever that has not responded to any other treatments.

Fresh Agastache Dew，From *Formulas and Ingredients of Traditional Chinese Medicine*.，Stagnation of summer-dampness, chest tightness, and nausea.

Xiangfu Liu Junzi Decoction，From *Huichun*, Volume 3.，For spleen-related diarrhea: symptoms occur after eating until full; relief follows immediately after a bowel movement; pulse is fine.

Dunfu Cake，*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，For chronic diarrhea and dysentery, loose stools, and vaginal discharge in women.

Blood-Clearing Powder，From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*.，

Ox Bile Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 14.，For wind-induced palpitations, mental confusion, and hemiplegia.

Kudzu Root Detoxification Decoction，*Clinical Notes on Ophthalmology*.，Post-smallpox ocular complications (smallpox-induced keratoconjunctivitis). During the severe phase, patients experience high fever, headache with a sensation of redness and distension, uncontrollable hot tears, and photophobia.

Pu Ji Dan，*Compendium of Medicine*, Volume 3.，Indications: Cold invasion, heatstroke, common cold, stomach pain, abdominal pain, toothache, bloating, malaria, sudden convulsions, boils and abscesses, carbuncles, trauma-induced qi stagnation, and difficulty adapting to a new environment.

Sorrow-Relieving Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.，Dry Blood Consumption. Buddhist nuns, widows, unmarried women, and wives and concubines whose husbands have been away for a long time—all endure silent suffering and pent-up frustration, yearning for a man but unable to find one. Internal heat stirs secretly, drying up the yin fluids; once the … Read more

Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Strengthening Yang，*Huiyue*, Volume 9.，Weak pulse in the right cun position indicates deficiency of the true yang of the Gate of Life, resulting in the kidneys’ inability to transform qi, with upward surging energy resembling shortness of breath.

Five-Color Decoction，From *The Profound Secrets of the Divine Realm*, Volume 9.，Skin ulcers around the waist.

Ephedra Detoxification Decoction，*Record of Compassionate Insights on Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 10.，Smallpox lesions that are purplish-black and sunken.

Er Mendong Decoction，From *Yi Tong*, Volume 42, citing *Ji Cheng*.，For hemoptysis due to kidney deficiency; for lung injury with hemoptysis or coughing up blood.

Laxative Ointment，From *San Yin*, Volume 16.，For red, dry, and gritty eyes, with a film obscuring vision and frequent hot tears.

Chuanjiu Pills，*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 8.，For qi deficiency, pain in the lower back and legs, frequent urination, and loss of appetite.

Jianbu Huqian Pills，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Tianjin Formula).，Pain in the limbs, weakness and flaccidity of tendons and bones, soreness in the lower back and legs, and cold-dampness in the scrotum.

Crossbow String Powder，*Qianjin Yi*, Volume 20.，For injuries caused by bows or crossbows, where the tendons are stiff and the limb cannot be bent or straightened.

Wax-Resin Ointment，*Treasury of Eastern Medicine: Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 8.，For frostbite sores.

Four-Ingredient Coptis Pills，From *Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 13, citing *Han’s Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*.，For the five types of malnutrition and the eight types of dysentery.

Acacia and Mugwort Wash，From *Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology*, Volume 2.，For nodules on the breasts or breast abscesses in postpartum women.

Wu Ai Pills，Volume 4 of *Effective Prescriptions of Su and Shen*.，For uncontrolled diarrhea due to spleen qi deficiency, swelling of the limbs, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, and shortness of breath preventing sleep.

Great Wood Fragrance Powder，*Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 380.，For children with qi-deficiency malnutrition, abdominal distension like a drum, accompanied by high fever from morning until evening.