Eight-Ingredient Hernia Formula

Sea Clam Decoction，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 10.，Dampness-related conditions, swelling and fullness of the limbs, surging vital energy, intense fever throughout the body, and difficulty urinating.

Decisive Diarrhea Decoction，*Qian Jin*, Volume 15.，For cold dysentery with retained fluid beneath the chest and heart.

Universal Miracle Ointment，From *Secrets of the Medicine Chest*.，For skin ulcers and sores.

Black Plum Pill，A formula by Zhang Huan, cited in *New Book for the Very Young*, Volume 17.，For childhood malaria characterized by chills but no fever.

White Lead Ointment，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 182.，For malignant sores on a child’s head.

Ziyun Powder，From *The Collection of Precious Formulas for Laryngology*, Volume 1.，For sores in the mouth, nose, and throat.

Xinguang No. 2，*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Rice-field dermatitis.

Barley Decoction Powder，From *The New Book on the Care of Infants* (Vol. 14), citing *Mr. Mao’s Prescriptions*.，For pediatric typhoid fever complicated by convulsions.

Qinghuang Decoction，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 73, citing *Formulas from the Sea*.，Redness and pain in the eyes.

Yimu Dan，*Ken Tang Medical Treatise*, Volume 2.，

Danggui Liu Huang Decoction，*Compendium of Measles Disorders*, Volume 3.，For cases where heat forces out sweat and there is blood deficiency.

Danggui Decoction，From *Zhunsheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 7.，Persistent tearing of the eyes.

Five-Mineral Regenerating Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 38.，For men suffering from the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries,” chronic weakness and emaciation, and conditions that have not responded to prolonged medical treatment.

Musk Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 172.，Pediatric cerebral malnutrition. The scalp is shiny and taut; the hair is dry and clumped together; the head feels hot as fire; sores may appear on the head; or the cheeks and face may be swollen and sunken.

Wang Buliu Xing Powder，Quoted from Haozhong’s Formulas in Volume 22 of *Qianjin*.，For abscesses and swellings that fail to ulcerate, causing extreme distress and despair; or for abscesses, carbuncles, and various other swellings that have already ulcerated.

Ginseng and Black Plum Powder，From *Jin Gui Yi* (Supplement to the Golden Chamber), Volume 3.，For deficiency malaria and chronic malaria, characterized by shortness of breath and loss of appetite; also treats exertion-induced malaria that flares up upon physical exertion and persists for years without resolution.

“Lift-Head” Herb Paste，*Surgical Mysteries Revealed*, Volume 12.，For scrofula that has already ruptured.

Adzuki Bean Leaf Soup，Formula from *Classified Materia Medica* (Vol. 25), citing *The Physician’s Guide to Dietary Therapy*; name found in *The Holy Compassion* (Vol. 96).，Frequent urination.

Kidney-Draining Areca Nut Powder，*Shenghui*, Volume 7.，Excessive heat in the kidneys, distension and stagnation in the lower abdomen, pain in the lower back and spine, and stiffness in the shoulders and back.

Modified Wuling Decoction，*Straight Talk on Pediatrics*, Volume 5.，Cholera with vomiting and diarrhea in summer and autumn, accompanied by latent summer heat; red face and lips, with a sensation of thirst.

Lung-Cleansing Powder，From *Yifang Leiju* (Vol. 119), citing *Xiu Zhen*.，For cough with excessive phlegm and impaired lung qi.

Spleen-Fortifying Powder，*Ben Shi*, Volume 4.，Deficiency of spleen qi, accompanied by edema.

Salt and Ginger Decoction.，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 5.，For dry cholera, where the patient feels the urge to vomit but cannot, or the urge to have a bowel movement but cannot, and is near death.

Miraculous Remedy for Tinea Versicolor，*A Concise Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine Dermatology*.，Tinea versicolor.

Enhanced Sanhuang Pills，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 3.，For cases of epigastric distress caused by stagnant fire.