Eight-Ingredient Gypsum Powder

Substitute Moxibustion Pills，From *Pocket Guide*, Volume 4.，For women with red or white vaginal discharge, chronic abdominal cold and pain, irregular menstrual cycles, a sallow complexion, pain in the hands and feet, weakness in the limbs, and prolonged infertility.

Ginger Gel，*Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，For pain in the limbs caused by exposure to cold, or numbness and loss of sensation due to cold stagnation obstructing the blood vessels.

Fragrant Snake Wine，From *Secretly Transmitted Formulas for Leprosy*.，For “Finger-Amputation Leprosy,” in which the tendons and bones first rot, followed by damage to the ten fingers—beginning with swelling of the fingers and the oozing of fluid from beneath the nails—the fingers will fall off joint by joint within a year; this formula also treats syphilis, all … Read more

Purple Jade Hairpin Ointment，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 27.，Corn.

Modified Huangtu Decoction，Formula cited from Hu Zai-zi in *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，Cold-dampness in the small intestine. Bleeding before defecation, with blood that is scattered and dark purple, or pale red in color; weak stomach with loose stools; and no history of hemorrhoids or fistulas.

Scutellaria and Antelope Horn Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 106.，Pain in the “crab’s eye” area.

Night-Blooming Jasmine Branches Infused in Wine，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 8.，For stroke, characterized by uncoordinated limbs and difficulty in flexing and extending due to contractures.

Cinnabar Calming Powder，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，Heart disorders. For men and women with long-standing deficiency of heart blood and disharmony between yin and yang, manifesting as anxiety and worry, restless sleep, mental confusion, heat in the palms and soles, aching joints, a flushed face, dizziness and blurred vision, ringing in the ears, wandering qi … Read more

Ice Plum Supernatant Pills，*Encyclopedia of Chinese Medicine*.，For heat stagnation in the heart and liver, sores on the mouth and tongue, swelling and pain in the throat, and hoarseness.

Asthma and Phlegm-Resolving Pills，*A Study of Thirteen Surgical Formulas*，For chronic asthma with excessive phlegm and cough; or for coughs caused by the common cold, accompanied by phlegm, wheezing, and shortness of breath.

Oyster Shell and Coptis Pills，*Bo Ji*, Volume 4.，For children with malnutrition-induced qi deficiency, characterized by puffy face and head, diarrhea, sallow complexion, tufted hair, distension of the chest and abdomen, and prominent blue veins on the abdomen.

Formula for Draining Pus and Quenching Thirst，*Wai Tai*, Volume 38.，When the abscess is severe and the patient suffers from thirst and a dry mouth.

Coptis and Peony Decoction，*Complete Book on the Treatment of Smallpox*, Volume 14.，For smallpox accompanied by diarrhea with a predominance of red stool, or vomiting followed by diarrhea.

Liver-Nourishing and Pregnancy-Supporting Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 11.，For women with excessively restless liver blood who, after becoming pregnant, experience nausea and vomiting, crave sour foods to quench their thirst, feel aversion to food, and feel fatigued and sleepy.

Gypsum and Atractylodes Decoction，From *The Great Treatise on Cold Damage*, Volume 1.，Damp-heat with body pain.

Spirit-Dissolving Pill，*Secret Manual of Ningguan*, Volume 1.，For women who are physically weak, have insufficient blood and dry body fluids, and experience retained placenta with blood stasis in the lower abdomen.

Menstrual Regulation and Nourishing Blood Decoction，From *Supplement to the Inner Canon*, Volume 1, citing *Secret Formulas Based on Clinical Experience*.，Ammenorrhea due to blood deficiency.

Dampness-Dispelling and Pain-Relieving Decoction，From *Yu’an*, Volume 5.，Dampness-induced hernia. One testicle is larger than the other, accompanied by unbearable pain.

Feibu Decoction，From *The Jade Case*, Volume 5.，Extreme postpartum weakness, with legs too weak to walk.

Stagnation-Resolving Pills，*The Treasure of Health* (Weisheng Baojian), Volume 4.，For all types of injury manifesting as fullness, distension, and stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, with undigested food stagnation. For women with blood and qi deficiency causing pain in the chest and abdomen, accompanied by severe constipation.

Angelica for Relieving Pain Combined with Perilla Seed Decoction for Regulating Qi，From *Essentials of Formulas and Syndromes*, Volume 3.，For shoulder and back pain with severe damp-heat.

Honey-Decocted Itch-Relief Pill，Formula from *The Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 4; name cited in *The Comprehensive Treatise on Surgical Medicine*, Volume 23.，For anal itching.

Phlegm-Resolving and Stagnation-Relieving Decoction，*Causes, Symptoms, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 1.，Internal injury, with the mouth clenched shut and inability to speak.

Asthma-Relieving Formula，From *Practical Traditional Chinese Medicine*.，Cough with sputum, yellow and thick sputum, chest tightness and shortness of breath, inability to lie flat, yellow tongue coating, and a floating, slippery, and slightly rapid pulse.

Cold-Dispelling Decoction，From *Ten Convenient and Effective Formulas*, cited in Volume 23 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.，For spleen cold and weak stomach, with vomiting, nausea, and distending pain in the abdomen and flanks.