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Great Polygala Pills，*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 3.，For postpartum deficiency of the heart, palpitations beneath the heart, restlessness of the mind, a dazed and confused state, cramping and pain in the abdomen, restless sleep at night, and shortness of breath with a sensation of tightness in the chest.

Great Tortoise Pills，From *Outline of Surgical Mysteries*, Volume 12.，For scrofula.

Decoction for Clearing the Heart and Regulating the Spleen，*Huiyue*, Volume 4.，Indicated for ascending real fire due to cold damage, presenting with erosion of the mouth and tongue, dry stools, red urine, and a forceful, surging pulse.

Ba Shi Pill，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 210), citing *Formulas for Emergency Treatment*.，For dysentery caused by qi.

Chuanlian-Anise Powder，From *Formulas of the Ruizhu Hall*, Volume 2.，Pain due to small intestine hernia.

Decoction for Dispelling Yin and Eliminating Toxins，*The Profound Secrets of the Celestial Caverns*, Volume 5.，Boils on the shoulder and upper back that have already ruptured, presenting with yin-type symptoms.

Wei Yuan Decoction，*Zhun Sheng: Pediatrics*, Volume 4.，Smallpox lesions.

Red Pepper Pills，From *Shenghui*, Volume 98.，Deficiency-cold in the lower jiao, pain in the umbilical region and abdomen, and frequent, scanty urination.

Furnace Ash Ointment，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.，Effective for all types of unexplained swellings and abscesses, malignant sores, external hemorrhoids, scrofula, and skin nodules.

Agarwood Qi-Regulating Pills，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 113), citing *Secret Formulas Based on Clinical Experience*.，Indications: Alternating chills and fever due to mass accumulation; fullness and distension in the chest and abdomen; stabbing pain in the flanks; vomiting and cold phlegm; stagnant qi that refuses to disperse; pain in the joints throughout the body; intermittent chills … Read more

Eternal Light Wine，*Formulas of the Hall of Cultivating Blessings*, Volume 2.，Hemorrhoidal fistula.

Liangxiao Decoction，*The Book of Sincerity*, Volume 16.，For children with feverish restlessness and fetal convulsions with internal agitation.

Decoction for Raising Yang and Harmonizing the Middle，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 4.，Yang deficiency with excessive Yin; no wind pathogen is present. The patient experiences numbness throughout the body when closing the eyes, which is less severe during the day and worsens at night; the numbness gradually subsides upon waking and opening the eyes. Occasionally, there … Read more

Ginseng and Buddha’s Ear Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 232.，For debility due to overwork, coughing with hemoptysis, deficiency-heat, shortness of breath, and pain in the flanks.

Four-Seed Eye-Brightening Powder，*Clinical Notes on Ophthalmology*.，For pupillary constriction. The pupils of both eyes are as small as millet grains; there is no pain or itching, and vision is blurred.

Chenqi Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 93.，Effective against: possession by spirits, flying spirits, qi stagnation, masses and accumulated qi, shortness of breath, edema, beriberi, ghost-induced poison and witchcraft, undigested food, a sensation of a double-layered cup in the abdomen, or the “nine worms”; in women, red or white vaginal discharge; skin ulcers; abdominal distension with emaciation; and … Read more

Toxic Masses Pill，From *Guang Biji*.，For abscesses.

Baoyuan Qingjiang Decoction，From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，In cases of vomiting blood and epistaxis, the patient exhibits deficiency of the Lower Jiao, with depleted middle qi; as a result, the Chong Qi and Stomach Qi rise in reverse due to deficiency. The pulse is string-like, hard, and taut, yet appears to have underlying … Read more

Coptis Monobotanical Decoction，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 133).，For persistent cold damage where the condition has not resolved, and there is concern that excessive medication may have caused difficulty with urination and defecation, as well as restlessness and agitation due to deficiency.

Fragrant Chuanxiong and Erchen Decoction，*Causes, Symptoms, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 2.，Accumulation of cold phlegm, chest fullness and distension, deep and slow pulse.

Dendrobium and Achyranthes Decoction，From *The Jade Ruler of Gynecology*, Volume 4.，Postpartum leg pain.

Formula for Regulating Qi and Dispelling Dampness and Phlegm，From *Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 12.，A condition of bi syndrome caused by the convergence of the three pathogenic factors: wind, cold, and dampness.

Trichosanthes Seed Decoction，*Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine Through the Ages*.，Lung abscess. Coughing up thick sputum that is foul-smelling and pus-like, with yellow and red streaks; in severe cases, coughing up white blood; dry and rough palms; dull skin; rapid and forceful pulse.

Qi Snake Wine，*Selected Ancient Formulas Tested by Yu*.，For stroke caused by alcohol consumption, hemiplegia, deviation of the mouth and eyes, numbness and stiffness of the skin, and pain in the bones and joints; as well as chronic scabies, tinea, and malignant sores and leprosy.

Snake-Bite Powder，From *Ghost’s Legacy*, Volume 2.，Internal injuries from gunshot wounds.