Black Soybean Formula

Nuzhen Powder，*Complete Book of Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 1.，The complexion appears like dust or grime; over time, it turns coal-black; the skin is withered and lacks luster; or black spots of varying sizes may appear, level with the skin’s surface.

Decoction of Plantain Seeds，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 159.，Difficult labor.

Lung-Nourishing Snow Pear Paste，Formula by Hu Zai-zi, cited in *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For dry cough with hemoptysis due to lung dryness, hemoptysis due to pulmonary atrophy, and lung abscess where the acute phase has subsided but residual heat remains.

Black Fragrant Powder，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 192), citing *Wu’s Collection of Proven Formulas*.，For intractable sores.

Aromatic Decoction to Disperse Foul Odors，*Famous Doctors, Famous Formulas*，Aromatizes and dispels foul odors; dries dampness and transforms turbidity. Indicated for bad breath and non-oral halitosis syndromes attributed to damp-heat in the spleen and stomach. Symptoms include bad breath, dry mouth with thirst but no desire to drink or drinking that does not quench thirst, decreased … Read more

Honeysuckle Ointment，From *Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 18, citing *The Hidden Treasures of Heaven and Earth*.，Effective for all types of swelling and pain, wounds from blades, and malignant sores.

Sweat-Stopping Pill，*Compendium of Medicine*, Volume 3.，For profuse sweating on the forehead after overeating.

Decoction for Dispersing Masses，From *A Clear Illumination of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 11.，Hernia and Masses. Caused by damp-heat invading the Yangming channel and transmitting to the Taiyang channel, presenting with fever, aversion to cold, distending pain in the lower abdomen, as well as pain in the small intestine and bladder regions, … Read more

Decoction for Draining the Lungs and Clearing the Liver，From *Zhang Jiachun’s Diagnosis and Treatment of Ophthalmic Disorders*.，Indicated for cases where lung fire overpowers the liver, manifesting as redness and swelling of the sclera, white opacities with central depression, and sudden onset around the iris.

Shang Jian San，*Pulse Causes and Treatment*, Volume 2.，For external sores and abscesses with swelling and heat, where the root is not deeply embedded, the pulse is floating, and pathogenic factors are vigorous, they will inevitably invade the interior.

Dampness-Removing and Fire-Clearing Decoction，From *Clinical Notes on Ophthalmology*.，Yin-Yang Leak Syndrome (dacryocystitis), characterized by swelling, redness, and itching, with a constant flow of clear, yellow fluid from the outer canthus.

Eye-Clarifying Lingzhi Pills，From *Long Mulun’s Ophthalmology* by Daoist Master Baoguang.，For blood-related disorders and eye opacities that come and go unpredictably.

Phlegm-Resolving Powder，From *New Book on Child Care*, Volume 9.，For pediatric conditions such as convulsions, alternating chills and fever, and smallpox, complicated by phlegm leading to other illnesses.

Yanghe Xijiao Pills，From *Classification and Treatment of Syndromes*, Volume 8.，For scrofula caused by qi stagnation and phlegm accumulation in the Liver and Gallbladder meridians, where the pathogenic factors are deeply rooted and difficult to resolve.

Eight Winds Fangfeng Powder，*Qianjin*, Volume 8.，When a severe wind invades the lungs, causing lung cold and deficiency, it results in hoarseness, trembling when exerting oneself, and a state of sluggishness, weakness, and emaciation.

Secret-Transmitted Bi Yun Ointment，From *Songya Medical Path* (Volume 2).，Leg Ulcers.

Chaihu Qingji Powder，*Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 1.，For women during their regular menstrual period who are suddenly afflicted by external pathogens taking advantage of a weakened constitution, presenting with sudden dryness of the mouth and throat, and intense fever in the hands and feet.

Sha Gan Bao Tong Pills，*Shenghui* (Volume 86).，For all types of malnutrition in children, characterized by emaciation, dry hair, scorched-yellow hair, and internal heat with restlessness.

Major Wind-Dispelling Powder，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 20), citing *Divine and Ingenious Formulas for Complete Healing*.，For a stroke patient on the verge of death, with wind attacking the body and the five viscera, resulting in slurred speech and clouded consciousness.

Hu Mo San，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 67.，For deep abscesses, as well as boils and carbuncles occurring in soft, hollow areas such as the ribs, chest, flanks, waist, and abdomen, particularly when they are on the verge of rupturing but have not yet done so.

Xunluxiang Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 44.，For spleen and stomach deficiency, undigested food, distension and fullness in the flanks, discomfort in the chest and diaphragm, pulling pain in the heart and abdomen, and loss of appetite.

Ben Tun Poria Decoction，From *Jiyuan Fang*, cited in Volume 12 of *Wai Tai*.，For shortness of breath, deficiency of the five viscera, cold qi causing cold extremities and counterflow, abdominal distension and fullness, qi rushing and surging through the chest and diaphragm, episodes where one feels as if one’s breath is about to cease, loss of … Read more

Deer Hoof Soup，From *Essentials of Diet and Nutrition*, Volume 2.，For various wind-induced deficiencies, pain in the lower back and legs, and inability to walk.

Decoction for Eliminating Dampness and Dispelling Pathogenic Factors，From *The Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 2.，Pathogenic factors are lodged between the skin and muscles and refuse to dissipate on their own.

Palm Leaf Decoction，From *Selected Formulas of Renowned Physicians (Sequel)*.，For the initial onset of stroke with numbness in the hands and feet.