Black Medicine

Goat Kidney Wine，*Comprehensive Collection of Proven Formulas for 100 Internal and Surgical Diseases*.，Weakness in the legs and feet, making it difficult to walk even a single step; difficulty conceiving.

Lizhong Huatan Pills，*Ming Yi Za Zhu* (Miscellaneous Writings of a Ming Physician), Volume 6.，For deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach with internal retention of phlegm, manifesting as vomiting and poor appetite; or loose stools, difficulty digesting food, and coughing up phlegm.

Jade Belt Immortal Ointment，From *The Complete Collection of Qingnang*, Volume 1.，Effective for all types of toothache, malnutrition-related ailments, and loose teeth that prevent eating.

Bu Qin Wan，From *Compilation of Obstetrics and Gynecology*, Volume 1.，

Five Stones Life-Preserving Powder，*Qianjin Yi* (Supplement to the Thousand Gold Prescriptions), Volume 22.，For all diseases of deficiency and debility, emaciation, coughing and shortness of breath, heat in the bones, restlessness and pain in the limbs, or intestinal rumbling, abdominal colic, difficulty with urination and defecation, reddish-yellow urine, persistent sharp pain around the navel, dizziness and … Read more

Bald Chicken Powder，Formula attributed to Dong Xuanzi, cited in Volume 28 of *Yixin Fang*.，For men suffering from the “Five Exhaustions and Seven Injuries,” resulting in impotence and inability to perform sexual duties.

Wind-Awakening Decoction，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 1.，For stroke-induced convulsions.

Six Immortal Sons Pills，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 6.，For men whose vital energy and blood have declined—those under fifty with gray or white patches in their beards and temples, or younger men with beards and temples that are grayish-yellow.

New Safe Remedy，*New Book on Caring for Children*, Volume 7.，For chronic convulsions in children, where the child loses consciousness during an episode.

Opium Wine，From *Collected Formulas of the Crane-Feeding Pavilion*.，For internal injuries from falls or blows, rheumatic pain, aching joints, and various physical ailments such as strained backs and bruised qi.

Blood-Nourishing and Tendon-Nourishing Pills，From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*.，

Zou Huang Dan，From *Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 3.，A boil turns yellow and swells, leading to death in the blink of an eye.

Pinellia Phlegm-Resolving Pills，From *The Treasure of Family Health*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 164.，For phlegm-obstruction manifesting as nausea and vomiting, dizziness and blurred vision, palpitations and chills in the back, arm pain, drooling, cough, and discomfort in the chest and diaphragm.

Tortoiseshell Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 7.，For stroke-induced aphasia and mental confusion; also treats sudden onset of aphonia due to evil influence.

Heat-Sticky Skin，*Hui Chun*, Volume 8.，Uncontrollable bleeding from a gunshot wound.

Huangkuizi Powder，Formula from *Formulas from the Sea*; name cited in *The Jade Ruler of Gynecology*, Volume 3.，For women experiencing difficult childbirth.

Miraculous Remedy for Toxic Abscesses，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 3.，Effective for sycamore-induced toxin that causes putrefaction and foul odor, or for severe and rapidly worsening putrefaction of the throat, lips, or nose.

Cat’s-Eye Herb Ointment，From *Medical Explorations* (Vol. 6).，Sores under the chin, also known as “rat sores.” This condition commonly affects young people; a nodule suddenly forms under the chin, ranging in size from that of a jujube to that of a mung bean. Over time, more and more nodules form; once they rupture, they become extremely … Read more

Flaxseed Oil，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 14.，Deafness.

Long Gourd Wan’an Powder，From *Yuxiao Formulas*, cited in Volume 3 of *Yonglei Qianfang*.，Alcohol-induced stagnation.

Wind-Relieving Ointment，*Science of External Injuries*.，For skin fissures such as “goose-foot eczema,” neurodermatitis, and chapped sores, characterized by dryness and itching.

Atractylodes and Pinellia Decoction，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 8.，For stomach deficiency with retained fluid, phlegm-induced nausea, epigastric fullness and stabbing pain, pain in the flanks, dizziness and blurred vision, fatigue in the limbs, and complete loss of appetite.

Four Saints Xuan Ding Powder，From *Essentials of Surgery*, Volume 2, citing *Secretly Transmitted Empirical Formulas of Renowned Physicians*.，For carbuncles occurring on the limbs, where the condition is mild, stagnant blood accumulates both internally and externally, obstructing the flow of the Nuturing and Defensive Qi, leading to carbuncles forming on both shoulders.

Jiu Huang Dan，From *Secrets of the Medicine Chest*.，For abscesses and carbuncles that have already ruptured but are draining poorly, accompanied by swelling and pain; or for lymph node tuberculosis.

Bear Fat and Tiger Bone Ointment，From *Collected Formulas of the Crane-Feeding Pavilion*.，