Cicada Shell Powder

Golden Ox Stone-Expelling Decoction，*New Medicine* (1976; 4: 205)，Urinary tract stones.

Sheep Kidney Pills for Consolidating Essence and Promoting Conception，From Volume 2 of Nian Shi’s *Collected Proven Effective Formulas*.，

Proven Toad Venom Five Wasting Disorders Pills，Formula by Tao Guo-zuo, cited in *Yi Bian*, Volume 5.，For the five types of wasting diseases in children.

Shenyou Pill，From *Rumen Shiquin*, Volume 12.，For malaria caused by miasma and epidemic pathogens, accompanied by confusion, lethargy, and restlessness; epigastric pain centered over the heart; and sudden sprains or strains in the legs with swelling, heat, and pain as intense as fire. Also for edema.

Tongue-Protecting Pill，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.，When heart fire is excessively intense and the water of the kidneys fails to counterbalance it, causing unstoppable bleeding from the tongue, the tongue will inevitably become red and ulcerated. Red marks will appear within the cracks, and blood will flow from these marks. Although this condition … Read more

Black Sesame and Rehmannia Wine，From *Cui’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 21 of *Wai Tai*.，Wind-deficiency.

Agarwood Stagnation-Resolving Pills，*Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For disharmony of the spleen and stomach; overconsumption of raw, cold, or greasy foods leading to stagnation and failure to digest; fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm; pain in the flanks and abdomen; and all conditions involving qi, phlegm, mass, and stagnation.

Modified Xiao Qinglong Decoction，*Guide to Gynecology*.，For chronic cold-induced asthma, wheezing, and cough.

He Shou Wu Decoction No. 2，*Clinical Medical Case Studies and Prescriptions*.，Premature graying of hair in young adults, or premature graying of the beard and hair.

Jujube-Transforming-Hundred-Blessings Pill，From *The Collection for Preserving Life*, Volume 2.，For maculopapular rashes accompanied by severe constipation; for black, sunken smallpox lesions; and for shortness of breath, abdominal distension, and constipation.

Vitex Fruit Ointment，From *Guangji Fang*, cited in Volume 32 of *Wai Tai*.，For headaches accompanied by white dandruff, itching, hair loss, a heavy sensation in the head, and dizziness.

Pig Gallbladder with Alum，*New Compilation of Mei’s Proven Prescriptions*, Volume 1.，For isolated laryngeal tumors, laryngeal tinea, laryngeal abscesses with swelling and pain, and inability to swallow—where the patient’s life hangs by a thread.

Gallbladder-Soothing Decoction，*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 5.，Shāoyáng Spring Heat, caused by catching a cold during the spring months.

Ten-Ingredient Calming Pills，*Essentials for Infant Care*, Volume 2.，For mental deficiency with palpitations and anxiety, accompanied by crying at night.

Tianma-Hugu Powder，From *Bo Ji*, cited in Volume 15 of *Pu Ji Fang*.，Wind-related disorders of the Liver’s primordial energy: when ascending, they cause dizziness, headache, and pain in the head and eyes; when descending, they result in weakness in the lower back and knees, making walking difficult; or they may cause extensive swelling and itching; or … Read more

Modified Eight-Ingredient Bupleurum Decoction，From *Wan’s Gynecology*, Volume 1.，For amenorrhea, bone-steaming fever, and a weak pulse.

Tooth-Brushing Shell Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 121.，

Decoction for Soothing Nausea，*Classified Compilation of Medical Manuscripts*, Volume 10.，Phlegm stirred by fire, causing restlessness and agitation.

Modified Musk Powder for Tooth Ailments，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 9.，For those with deficient kidney qi and weak, brittle teeth.

Frankincense Divine Response Powder，*The Rhinoceros Candle Illuminating the Origins of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 30.，Pain under the ribs following a fall or blow.

Modified Da Qing Long Decoction，*Medical Explorations* (Yixue Tanli Ji), Volume 3.，In cases of exogenous cold pathogen invasion, where symptoms such as headache, fever, and aversion to cold persist for 4–5 days or 5–6 days, and the pulse at the Renying and Qikou positions is identical—both floating, forceful, and rapid, with the rate reaching as high … Read more

Sweet and Cold Qi-Tonifying Decoction，*Lü Fa*, Volume 2.，For cases of internal cold where, after taking medication, all symptoms have resolved but there remains a slight obstruction in the meridians, and where the administration of pungent-warm herbs fails to provide relief.

Labor-Facilitating Powder，*Ming Yi Zhi Zhang*, Volume 9.，Difficult labor resulting from sitting on the birthing mat too early or exerting too much effort.

Miraculous Five-Branch Ointment，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 16.，Effective for lower back pain, coughs, abdominal masses, and various types of skin infections.

Nourishing and Strengthening Earth Pills，From *The Complete Book on the Treatment of Rashes*, Volume 2.，Annual Pattern Note: Summer. In early summer, when pathogenic qi is prevalent, rashes may appear throughout the body. In some cases, the rash may subside prematurely due to wind, but the rash may not fully subside, causing heat toxins to attack … Read more