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Five Reishi Pills，From *Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 9.，For severe phlegm-induced mania, wandering edema, masses, nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath, swelling, chest pain extending to the lower abdomen, and dysphagia.

Jade Complexion Powder，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 9.，For small sores on the face, or acne, pimples, and itchy skin.

Brightness Eye Wash Formula，*Research on Medical Formulas*, Volume 5.，For redness and soreness around the eyes caused by wind-heat.

Bone-Mending Black Gold Powder，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 8.，

Water-Separating and Diarrhea-Stopping Pill，From *Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing*.，For spleen deficiency with fluid retention, difficulty urinating, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.

Pills for Floating and Drooping Corneas，*The Golden Mirror*, Volume 77.，Symptoms of floating and descending cataracts: At the onset of the condition, there is neither itching nor pain; a white film appears within the pupil. When viewed in dim light, the cataract appears large; when viewed in bright light, it appears slightly smaller, with no trace … Read more

Tianma Shenmiao Pills，From *The Family Traditions of the Wu Clan*, cited in *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Volume 975.，For convulsions.

Secretly Transmitted Wax and Alum Pills，From *The Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 9.，

Spider Ointment，*Essentials of Medical Literature*, Volume 9.，For “Galloping Tooth Scrofula.” Symptoms initially manifest as bad breath, progressing to blackened teeth; over time, the gums become ulcerated, fresh blood gushes forth, and in severe cases, all teeth fall out.

Enhanced Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Moistening Dryness，Formula by Wang Weichuan, cited in *A Thousand Family Remedies*, Volume 2.，Summer-dampness with latent fire injures yin and transforms into dryness, resulting in a dry and cracked tongue.

Eye-Brightening Four-Ingredient Decoction，*Lu Fu’s Prohibited Formulas*, Volume 3.，For blood deficiency with dim vision and floaters.

Purple Kudzu Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 82.，Wind-toxin from beriberi clashes with the vital energy of the viscera, causing acute distension in the chest and abdomen.

Third Formula: Immortal Blood-Activating Decoction，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 109.，Severe wind syndrome. If the first and second formulas prove ineffective, this formula should be administered.

Fermented Soybean Wine，*Shenghui*, Volume 97.，Wind-dampness in the lower jiao, causing pain in the lower back and legs, and weakness when walking.

Qi-Regulating Ointment，From *Li Ye*.，Qi stagnation, qi reversal, bloating, and qi-related pain.

Rheumatic Ointment，*Selected Essays on Surgical Diseases*, Volume 8.，For rheumatic pain; also treats contusions and bruises.

Ginseng and Atractylodes Powder，*Essentials of Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 22.，For diarrhea and thirst associated with smallpox.

Qingjin Ganjie Decoction，From *Essentials of Treating Deficiency* (Vol. 2).，Deficient consumptive dry cough.

Miraculous Mercury Pills，*Shenghui* (Volume 49).，In cases of qi deficiency in the viscera, irregular diet, excessive consumption of raw or cold foods that cannot be digested—which then clash with the qi of the viscera, coalesce into a mass, and settle firmly between the abdomen and the stomach, remaining immovable—if left untreated for many years, the mass … Read more

Nasal-Sealing Pills，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 1.，For those who vomit upon smelling medicine and for whom no other remedies are effective.

Universal Purple Gold Ointment，*Hui Chun*, Volume 8.，For injuries from falls or blows; pain in the hands, feet, shoulders, and back; as well as cold-dampness, beriberi, and wind-toxin causing unbearable pain; for diarrhea, dysentery, coughing, hemoptysis, and chest pain.

Goose Feather Tube Eye Medicine，*Formulas and Ingredients of Traditional Chinese Medicine*.，For red eyes caused by wind-fire, with orbital ulceration, swelling, and pain; a membrane obscuring the pupil; photophobia; and excessive eye discharge.

Pills for Eliminating Masses and Removing Accumulations，*New Compilation of Mei’s Proven Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，For all types of distension and stagnation, including qi stagnation, alcohol-induced stagnation, and food stagnation.

Pus-Draining and Tissue-Regenerating Ointment，From *Shenghui*, Volume 63.，For all types of boils and abscesses on the back, pain following ulceration, and wounds that fail to heal.

Shenghua Anshen Decoction，From *The Treasure of Childbirth*.，Sudden deficiency of qi and blood after childbirth leaves the spirit and soul without a foundation, leading to incoherent speech and frequent hallucinations. Do not attribute this to ghostly or evil influences; rather, it is a sign that the postpartum pain has not yet subsided.