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Major Bupleurum Decoction with Scrophularia and Rehmannia，From *Si Sheng Xuan Shu*, Volume 4.，For Shaoyang rash disorders that have partially spread to the Yangming stomach and intestines, presenting with vomiting and diarrhea.

Miraculous Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 79.，Ten Types of Dampness.

Decoction for Calming the Heart Qi，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 43.，Excessive heat in the heart qi, with intense fire that consumes the essence of the metal element; the lungs are affected by pathogenic factors from the heart, thereby generating phlegm; the pulse is洪大 (vigorous and large), or the lung pulse is微 (weak), with the heart pulse present.

Longdan Qinggan Decoction，*Gu Songyuan’s Medical Mirror*, Volume 6.，For cases where pathogenic heat has invaded the Jueyin channel, manifesting as restlessness, abdominal distension, testicular retraction, excessive thirst, rising qi, chest pain and heat, hunger without desire to eat, and vomiting of roundworms after eating.

Secretly Transmitted Five Wasting Diseases Powder，From *The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 10.，For children suffering from the “Five Wasting Diseases” with intermittent fever, sallow complexion, emaciation, restlessness, thirst, vomiting, and diarrhea; a distended abdomen with visible blue veins; hands and feet as thin as sticks; and mental fatigue and palpitations.

Processed Apricot Kernels，From *Eight Notes on Nurturing Life*, Volume 13.，For coughs caused by lung qi deficiency, to relieve shortness of breath, and to address stagnation in the spleen and abdomen, as well as distress in the chest and abdomen.

Black Crossbow Arrow Pill，From *Formulas of the Ruizhu Hall*, Volume 2.，For rheumatic conditions.

Ginseng, Atractylodes, Ginger, and Cinnamon Decoction，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Diseases*, citing *Medical Discourses*.，Chronic diarrhea in children, with a flushed complexion, fever, and thirst, is attributed to extreme deficiency of the spleen and stomach and the dissipation of yang qi outward.

Pickled Mustard Greens，The formula is from *Extensive Notes* (Vol. 3); the name appears in *The Collection of Immortal Insights* (Vol. 4).，Lung abscess. Lung atrophy.

“A Thousand Gold Is Not Worth a Cake”，From *Formulas of the Huizhiting Hall*, Volume 2.，For stiffness and contractures of the hands and feet, or lameness lasting more than ten years.

Cancer-Eliminating Tablets，*Diagnosis and Prevention of Tumors*.，Tongue cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, brain cancer, esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, osteosarcoma, breast cancer, cervical cancer, etc.

Madder Root Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 18.，For febrile diseases accompanied by unrelenting diarrhea with pus and blood.

Decoction for Internal and External Relief，*Huiyue*, Volume 5.，For epidemic fever with macules, where a slight pathogenic factor still remains.

Yin-Nourishing and Heart-Tonifying Decoction，From *The Posthumous Writings of Shen Zhai*, Volume 7.，The Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian is inherently weak by constitution. During the day, mental exertion and emotional strain, and at night, sexual activity that depletes essence, cause the vital energy to become deficient and unable to nourish the spirit. This leads to fire invading the … Read more

Curcuma Decoction for Dissolving Hardened Masses，*Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 39.，For central fullness and abdominal distension, with an internal mass as hard as stone and shaped like a plate, preventing the patient from sitting or lying down; accompanied by difficulty in urination and defecation, shortness of breath, a sallow complexion, and generalized edema.

Zhu Ru Lian Powder，*Records of Smallpox and Measles by Ren Duan*, Volume 8.，Dry retching.

Shu Zhong Pills，From *Treatise on Hidden Yin*, Volume 1.，For “Hidden Yin” syndrome characterized by fullness and obstruction beneath the heart, with a sensation of fullness and oppression upon palpation.

Bu Zhong Hua Du Decoction，From *The Complete Book of Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 2.，Abdominal distension due to indigestion following smallpox.

Minor Bupleurum Decoction with Gardenia，*Yuji Weiyi*, Volume 45.，Jaundice, alternating chills and fever, with the entire body turning yellow.

Peony Porridge，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 190.，For children with abdominal masses or masses.

Licorice with Honey，From *Essentials of the Crimson Pouch*.，Sores on the glans penis.

Yi Liang Qing Mai Decoction，*Gu’s Medical Pathway*, Volume 6.，Plum-shaped sores.

Gua Sha Dan，*Collected Proven Formulas of the Zhu Family*, Volume 8.，For men and women suffering from various deficiencies and weakness, restlessness of the heart, disturbed sleep, pain in the hands and feet, stiffness in the lower back and knees, and difficulty walking; for women with edema affecting the heart, causing vomiting of medicine and food, … Read more

Achyranthes Root Soaked in Wine，From *Shenghui*, Volume 69.，For women suffering from stroke-induced hemiplegia, characterized by paralysis of one side of the body, numbness and loss of sensation, stiffness of tendons and meridians, and inability to move.

Large Bamboo Leaf Decoction，From *Gujin Luyan*, cited in Volume 16 of *Wai Tai*.，For consumptive disorders with external heat, following various illnesses; consumptive restlessness preventing sleep; bone-penetrating fever; a sallow-yellow complexion; dry mouth and irritability; shortness of breath and weakness; loss of appetite; failure to gain weight despite eating; phlegm-heat in the chest; and a sensation … Read more