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Ginseng and Poria Transformation Cake，From *The Mystic Pearl of Chishui*, Volume 13.，For indigestion.

Modified Lianyang Dan，From *Experienced Effective Formulas*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 224.，For various conditions of deficiency and insufficiency, and disharmony between the heart and kidneys.

Black Cloud Decoction，*Yi Tong*, Volume 98.，For women with yellow, dry hair.

Throat-Blowing Pill，*The New Book on Smallpox Vaccination*, Volume 4.，When smallpox lesions in the throat have ulcerated and formed pits.

Danggui-Huanglian Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 47.，Cold in the stomach and heat in the intestines, with abdominal distension and loose stools.

Peony Toxin-Resolving Decoction，From *Complete Record of Medicine*, Vol. 491, citing *Complete Book of Pediatrics*.，Smallpox rash accompanied by chills and teeth-gnashing.

Miraculous Formula for Fetal Movement，From *Formulas of Zhang Wenzhong*, citing *Effective Formulas of Prince Xu* (see *Wai Tai*, Volume 33).，For pregnancy complications such as fetal distress, unstable fetal movement, abdominal pain with bleeding, or fetal death in utero; as well as postpartum blood deficiency, persistent lochia, and metrorrhagia; excessive blood loss from gunshot wounds, falls, … Read more

Chaihu-Fuling Decoction，*Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 233.，Abdominal distension and emaciation, with inability to eat.

Tianhuang Pills，From *Essential Readings on Medicine*, Volume 9.，Phlegm in the Heart Meridian is called “hot phlegm.” Symptoms include a洪 pulse, a flushed face, restlessness and fever, heart pain, a dry mouth and dry lips, and a tendency to laugh frequently; the phlegm is thick and forms lumps.

Zanglian Pills for Treating Hemorrhoids，*National Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas* (Hangzhou Formula).，Indications: Damp-heat in the large intestine; bloody stools that persist over time; frequent hunger despite eating; both acute and chronic hemorrhoids accompanied by pain and itching; anal prolapse and swelling; as well as internal organ toxins.

Pills to Overcome Natural Limitations，From *Collected Formulas of the Crane-Feeding Pavilion*.，Five Labors and Seven Injuries, the Nine Types of Chest Pain, various forms of bloating, chest, diaphragm, and abdominal pain, deficiency-induced edema, internal injury and exhaustion, trauma from falls and blows, shortness of breath upon walking, pain throughout the body, seminal emission and impotence, bloody … Read more

Bone-Penetrating Golden Thread Universal Ointment，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 313.，For sores and swellings.

Qi-Dispelling Powder，From *Bo Ji*, Volume 3.，Dysuria. Edema, or swelling of all four limbs, making it impossible to sit or lie down.

Xiaochuan Dan，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 13.，A phlegm mass forms in the neck and nape, hard as stone; over time, it transforms into scrofula, oozing pus and blood. Before one mass has dissipated, another grows; before one has healed, another ulcerates—sometimes below the ear, sometimes in the clavicular fossa, or above and below … Read more

Zhike-Qianhu Decoction，From *Ma Ke Huo Ren*, Volume 3.，Cough and shortness of breath following measles.

Black Plum Paste Pills，From *Secret Records for Prolonging Life*, cited in Volume 25 of *Wai Tai*.，For cold, white-pus dysentery and indigestion.

Decoction for Dispelling Stagnation and Regulating Qi，From *Yu’an*, Volume 4.，Qi stagnation that fails to disperse, abdominal distension and fullness.

Cimicifuga Detoxifying Decoction，*The Golden Mirror*, Volume 74.，Yellow-discharge sores, shaped like millet grains, accompanied by itching and pain; when ruptured, they ooze yellow fluid and spread to form patches.

Recipe for Ox Saliva，*Zhun Sheng: Pediatrics*, Volume 1.，Trismus in children.

Pig’s Hoof Decoction，*Qianjin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 6.，

Cornus, Atractylodes, and Du Zhong Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 7.，A long-standing habit of excessive alcohol consumption has led to the accumulation of damp-heat, which has developed into dysentery. Although there are no symptoms of severe diarrhea, the patient suffers from persistent loose stools that persist for months on end without resolution.

Lotus Decoction Powder，From *General Essentials of Health* (Volume 15).，For children suffering from thirst and restlessness.

Great Penetrating Blue Gold Pill，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 5.，For stroke.

Enhanced Toxin-Resolving Decoction，*Complete Book of Experience on Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 6.，For lower-body sores that have become gangrenous and sunken, forming a depression; or for the foreskin swollen like a chicken gizzard; or for skin manifestations resembling spots or rashes, indicating an impending outbreak of sores.

Modified Seven Treasures Decoction，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Vol. 197.，For all types of malaria characterized by more heat than cold.