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San Jia San，*Treatise on Epidemic Fevers*, Volume 2.，This formula is indicated for cases where latent pathogenic factors of an epidemic have already erupted, but the patient’s vital energy is too weak to expel the external pathogens. The invading pathogens are firmly entrenched in the blood vessels, causing the host and pathogenic factors to intermingle. Symptoms … Read more

Milk-Promoting Decoction，*Dongtian Aozi*, Volume 12.，Nasal sores. Sores form inside the nose, causing unbearable itching; speech becomes slurred, and the voice is muffled.

Cinnabar Pills，From *Pocket Guide*, Volume 3.，For hemorrhoids, fistulas, and similar sores.

Ziyang Black Powder，From *A Hundred Questions on Infants and Children*, Volume 1.，Treats high fever in children due to “bianzheng” syndrome, as well as fever caused by typhoid fever.

Six-to-One Bone-Setting Powder，*Science of External Injuries*.，For the middle and late stages of a fracture.

Modified Stomach-Clearing Powder，*Essentials for Infant Care*, Volume 1.，In children, excess fire in the spleen and stomach causes thirst, sores on the mouth and tongue, or swelling and pain of the lips and mouth, ulceration of the gums, inflammation extending to the head and face, or chills and fever, or a thickened tongue with “horse teeth,” … Read more

Crucian Carp Ointment Formula，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 133.，For spreading sores and tinea.

Miraculous Formula for Lower Back Pain，From *Zongfutang Fang*, Volume 2.，Lower back pain.

Didi Sheng Huang Ointment，*Shenghui* (Volume 63).，For all types of malignant and toxic sores and swellings.

Spleen-Strengthening and Dampness-Removing Decoction，*Differential Diagnosis of Symptoms in Traditional Chinese Medicine*.，For blisters on the palms and soles and cracked skin caused by spleen deficiency with excessive dampness.

Xiangge Decoction，*Yi Ji*, Volume 7.，For oppression and discomfort in the chest and diaphragm during the hot summer months, or for vomiting and diarrhea.

Donkey-Hide Gelatin and Atractylodes Powder，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 15.，

Fragrant Tea Powder，*Lu Fu Jin Fang*, Volume 2.，For headaches caused by a surge of qi to the brain.

Miraculous Pills for Boil Toxins，From *Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.，For carbuncles.

Atractylodes, Angelica, Cinnamon, and Licorice Decoction，*Record of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 12.，For postpartum blood deficiency and lower abdominal pain.

Great Strength-Enhancing Pills，*Collected Effective Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，

Enhanced Dampness-Dispelling Decoction，*Zhun Sheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 4.，Stiffness and pain in the neck and shoulders.

Effective Powder，*Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 3. One source cites *Rui Zhu Tang Fang*.，For lower-body sores; chronic sores caused by qi deficiency that have not responded to treatment for many years.

Dao Yin Pills，*Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 11.，Take with water.

Decoction of Cinnamon Twig with Added White Peony, Fangfeng, and Fangji，*This Matter Is Difficult to Know*.，For spasm-related disorders characterized by fever, a deep and fine pulse, and abdominal pain.

Tongyou Decoction，*Treatise on the Spleen and Stomach*, Volume 2.，Dry heat in the stomach and intestines damages yin fluids, disrupting the functions of descent and communication, leading to dysphagia, constipation, and abdominal distension. When heat first affects the spleen and stomach, the pylorus becomes obstructed, causing upward surging; the esophageal sphincter fails to open, resulting in … Read more

Roasted Yellow Wheat Flour，From *Essentials of Diet and Nutrition*, Volume 2.，For diarrhea and loose stools due to an unstable stomach and intestines.

Jianzhong Decoction with Papaya and Bupleurum，From *This Matter Is Hard to Know*.，For vomiting, diarrhea, muscle cramps, pain under the ribs, and a string-like pulse.

Worm-Expelling Formula，From *Chuanyaba*, Volume 2.，

Dan Zhi San，Formula from *De Xiao* (Vol. 19); name cited in *Pu Ji Fang* (Vol. 300).，Frostbite causing gangrene and sores on the feet.