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Earth Locust Decoction，*Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*.，Subacute eczema, chronic eczema, plant-induced photodermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis.

Perilla and Black Plum Decoction，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 267), citing *Formulas from the De Sheng Hall*.，

Achyranthes and Salvia Wine，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 81.，For beriberi. Upon the onset of winter, one suffers from numbness and weakness in the feet; or pain in the tendons and bones making it impossible to bend or stretch; numbness and loss of sensation in the skin; swelling, fullness, and a sense of oppression in the joints of … Read more

Miraculous Rash Remedy，From *Chuanya Waibian*, Volume 3.，Shā Syndrome.

Er Yi San，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 76.，Dysentery with pus and blood.

Decoction for Relieving Pain and Calming the Mind，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.，For extreme heart pain, such that the patient feels life is not worth living, cries out all night long, and weeps profusely.

Compound Eclipta Prostrata Ointment，*A Concise Handbook of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Rice-field dermatitis.

Ji Kun Da Zao Pills，Formula by Danxi, cited in *Essentials of Obstetrics*.，For those with an inherent deficiency of qi and blood, unable to retain the essence and achieve conception; or those at risk of miscarriage, or whose children do not live long; or, after conception, those experiencing deficiency-heat with spontaneous sweating, poor appetite, and excessive … Read more

Viburnum Decoction，*The Complete Record of Holy Remedies*, Volume 61.，For jaundice caused by fright.

Cockle Leaf Soup，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 184), citing *The Essential Guide to Dietary Medicine*.，Bleeding from the five types of hemorrhoids.

Shen Medicine，From *Secret Collection on the Throat*.，

Sweet Shepherd’s Purse Decoction，From *Treatise on General Diseases of Cold Damage*, Volume 5.，For pediatric typhoid fever, cough, phlegm congestion in the chest and diaphragm, and a gurgling sound in the throat.

Throat-Blowing Decay-Resolving Pill，*Family Instructions on Laryngology*, Volume 4.，Throat Sore.

San Sheng San，From *Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 4.，For headaches in men and women—regardless of whether they are one-sided or on both sides, acute or chronic—especially during the summer months when patients wish to wrap their heads in thick cotton.

Flying Snow Decoction，From *Shenghui*, Volume 10.，For typhoid fever accompanied by nosebleeds of several sheng that will not stop.

Shenzao Powder，*Extraordinary Formulas Beyond Surgical Prescriptions*, Volume 4.，Hemorrhoids.

Pills for Raising Yang and Regulating the Menstrual Cycle，From *Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 4.，For scrofula.

Sanling Myrrh Pills，From *Shi Yuan Duan Xiao Fang*, citing a formula by Du Zimao (see *Yi Fang Lei Ju*, Vol. 112).，For long-standing, accumulated masses and fullness accompanied by pain and oppression.

Ginseng and Astragalus Decoction for Strengthening the Middle，From *The Treasure of Eastern Medicine: Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 4, citing *A Collection of Medical Formulas*.，For deficiency-syndrome with shortness of breath, fatigue in the limbs, and poor appetite.

Shouyang Biyun Ointment，From *Yi Tong*, Volume 61.，For ingrown eyelashes and swollen, ulcerated blepharitis.

Zhi Xiao Decoction，*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 6.，Gastric atrophy, accompanied by intense thirst and uncontrolled drinking—drinking dozens of bowls at a time before feeling slight relief in the stomach; otherwise, a sensation of restlessness in the chest, as if insects were burrowing inside, with frequent hunger. Thirst subsides after eating but becomes even more … Read more

Wind-Dispelling One-Character Powder，*Yi Tong*, Volume 9.，For lacerations with bleeding, early-stage tetanus, headaches, migraines, common colds, malignant sores, snake bites, dog bites, scorpion stings, and wounds from beatings accompanied by bleeding.

Madder-Plum Pills，*Ben Shi*, Volume 5.，Epistaxis occurring at irregular intervals.

Pill to Revive the Dying and Save Children，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 34.，When a child’s smallpox rash, 5–6 days after onset, turns entirely black or charcoal-gray in color, the crown of the head sinks in and does not rise, and food is vomited immediately upon entering the mouth—this is known as a “deteriorated … Read more

Three-Yellow Toxin-Eliminating Powder，*Mirror of Ancient and Modern Medicine*, Volume 15.，For sores such as impetigo and sycamore-berry sores.