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Puxiao Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 28.，Toxic qi from cold damage is congested in the upper jiao; toxic heat fails to dissipate, causing mania with a desire to run, or occasional prostration on the ground; the pulse at the left cun position is洪数 (thunderous and rapid).

Golden Toad Pills，*Shenghui* (Volume 86).，For children suffering from the “Five Wasting Diseases,” characterized by a hot head and dry eyes, a protruding chest and thin legs, a large head and distended abdomen, a sallow complexion and dry nose, startle episodes, palpitations, and night sweats, as well as emaciation and irregular fluctuations between chills and fever.

Scrophularia Decoction，*Compendium of Holy Remedies*, Volume 171.，For pediatric febrile convulsions.

Cold-Repelling and Stomach-Warming Ointment，*Li Ye*.，For stomach disorders characterized by loss of appetite, distension and pain in the chest and abdomen, vomiting, nausea, belching, and a sour sensation when swallowing; a sallow complexion and emaciation; lethargy and a tendency to lie down; and cold pain in the lower back and spine.

Chui Feng Bai Pills，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 6.，For tetanus, characterized by alternating chills and fever with restlessness, resembling the symptoms of typhoid fever.

Purple Kudzu and Cinnamon Twig Decoction，*Complete Book of Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 1.，For smallpox lesions accompanied by fever, aversion to cold, and body tremors: this indicates an inherent deficiency of exterior qi, where the pathogenic toxin of the lesions is unable to emerge and lingers between the skin pores, resulting from a struggle between pathogenic … Read more

Anemarrhena and Gypsum Decoction，*The Great Compendium of Cold Damage*, Volume 3.，Exterior pathogenic factors have been resolved; internal heat with spontaneous sweating.

Decoction for Harmonizing the Middle and Warming the Exterior，*New Book on Smallpox Vaccination*, Volume 8.，For cases where, as smallpox lesions are subsiding, the body feels chilly and the feet are cold, and the deficient yang fails to consolidate the lesions, resulting in a failure to resolve when they should.

Seven-Ingredient Pinellia Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 176.，For children with shortness of breath and unrelenting coughing and retching.

General of Fortified Defenses，From *De Xiao*, Volume 19.，For abscesses that have already formed or are in the early stages, where internal-dissolving medications have been ineffective after 3–5 days of use, or for individuals over 40 years of age with deficient qi and blood.

Red Fragrant Powder，*A Concise Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine Dermatology*.，Rosacea.

Hundred-Branch Ointment，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 372), citing *Direct Pointers on Pediatrics*.，For infantile convulsions.

Thuja Tea，*Yi Tong*, Volume 62.，For chronic nasal redness due to lung fire that has not responded to other treatments.

Atractylodes Re-decoction Powder，From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume Middle.，A combination of cold and dampness, causing pain on the right side of the head and aversion to cold. Stiffness in the neck muscles and spine; pain in the shoulders, back, shoulder blades, and eyes; pain in the knee joints; weakness; and a heavy, labored gait. Pain … Read more

Coptis and Poria Decoction，From *Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 3.，Constipation and urinary retention during pregnancy.

Bile-Angelica Sugar-Decoction Powder，From *Zhunsheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 7.，Blood filling the pupil, causing sudden redness and pain in the eyes, or the formation of a corneal opacity.

Three-Seed Qi-Descending Decoction，From *Medical Explorations* (Vol. 5).，Plum-Kernel Qi.

Decoction Combining Elimination and Tonification，*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 2.，For qi deficiency with phlegm stagnation, resulting in lumps forming in the body that do not dissipate.

Crab Juice，Formula from *Shenghui*, Volume 36; name cited in *Puji Fang*, Volume 53.，Deafness.

Miraculous Asafoetida Powder，From *The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 6.，For epigastric fullness and abdominal masses.

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.

Erhai Pills，*Zhun Sheng: Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 5.，Qi goiter.

Yellow Hen Soup，From *Shenghui*, Volume 81.，For women suffering from postpartum weakness and abdominal pain.

Sanguisorba Compound，*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Burns.

Minor Bupleurum Decoction with Cinnamon，From *Illustrated Songs on Cold Damage: A Guide to Saving Lives*, Volume 4.，Malaria with fever and a desire to keep warm; fever without thirst. Malaria with sweating.