Eight Jin Pills

Citron Paste，From *The Zheng Family’s Inherited Gynecological Prescriptions Worth Ten Thousand Gold*, Volume 5.，Effective for chronic phlegm-fire coughs, hoarseness due to thick phlegm, and irregular breathing.

Miraculous Platycodon Decoction，From *Surgical Insights* (Volume 12).，Lung abscess. Cough with dull pain in the chest and diaphragm; swelling and fullness in both flanks; dry throat and mouth; restlessness, irritability, and excessive thirst; occasional discharge of turbid, foul-smelling sputum.

Gentle Harmonizing Pill，*Ophthalmology Treasure Chest*, Volume 4.，For stagnant blood in the eyelids that fails to dissipate, or for pain associated with corneal opacities.

Citrus Peel and Zhi Shi Decoction，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，For cough due to cold phlegm.

Chuanxiong-Pu Huang-Hei Shen Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief* 357.，for cases of fetal death in utero and rupture of the placental cord.

Poria and Alisma Decoction，*Qianjin Yi*, Volume 17.，For profuse diarrhea accompanied by scanty and difficult urination.

Beijing Red Powder Ointment，From *Zhao Bingnan’s Collection of Clinical Experience*.，For psoriasis in the inactive phase (blood-dryness type white patches), calluses, neurodermatitis (chronic tinea), and ulcerated areas where necrotic tissue has not yet sloughed off after the rupture of an abscess.

Taiyi Divine Elixir，From *Jie Wei Yuan Sou*, Volume 4.，For severe wind-related and infectious diseases.

Decoction for Nourishing the Fetus，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 12.，A pregnant woman experiences thirst and sweating; she drinks large amounts of cold water, becomes restless and delirious, and suffers from abdominal and lower back pain, leading to fetal restlessness and the threat of miscarriage. This is due to intense stomach fire that has dried … Read more

Mountain Spirit Longevity Pills，*Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology*, Volume 1.，For men of robust age with insufficient True Yang who are unable to father children, or young women who have never conceived, or those who conceive but suffer miscarriages, or those who give birth to daughters instead of sons, or those whose children are stillborn, or … Read more

Five Bi Pills，*Essential Formulas for Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 3.，For those suffering from stroke with severe pain, whether throughout the body or in the hands and feet.

Zhike-Qianhu Decoction，From *Ma Ke Huo Ren*, Volume 3.，Cough and shortness of breath following measles.

Four-Ingredient Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 71.，Chronic, long-standing “Bentun Qi” (a type of abdominal distension) that occasionally attacks the bladder, causing sharp pain.

Agarwood Pills，*Shenghui* (Volume 50).，Qi Stagnation in the Diaphragm.

Qi-Tonifying and Blood-Nourishing Decoction，*Compendium of Medicine*, Volume 2.，Stroke, with paralysis of both arms and legs.

Minor Bupleurum Decoction with Raw Rehmannia，From *Yunqi Zi’s Collection on Preserving Life*, Volume 2.，For postpartum alternating chills and fever with a string-like pulse, this indicates a Shaoyang pattern.

Cimicifuga and Rhubarb Decoction，*Treatise on General Diseases of Cold Damage*, Volume 3.，Toxic qi following an epidemic causes swelling and pain in the hands and feet, as if they were about to fall off; this will inevitably lead to the formation of abscesses and pus.

Tiao Yuan Gu Biao Decoction，From *Pian Yu Dou Zhen*, Volume 11.，For smallpox lesions with superficial deficiency, where the scabs adhere to the skin and flesh and do not fall off.

Coptis Summer-Heat-Relieving Pills，*Collected Explanations of Medical Formulas*.，For summer heat with restlessness, thirst, and excessive phlegm-heat.

Roasted Green Pills，From *Medical Formulas Compiled by Category* (Vol. 129), citing *Medical Forest Formulas*.，Dampness.

Fei Huang Powder，Quoted from *Fan Wang’s Formulas* in Volume 24 of *Wai Tai*.，Treats chronic abscesses and malignant sores.

Three-God Oil，Formula from *Guang Bi Ji*, Volume 3; name cited in *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 4.，Sores from sitting on hard surfaces, and all types of malignant sores.

Fifteen-Year-Old Decoction，Formula from *Qian Jin* (Vol. 5); name cited in *Yi Bu Quan Lu* (Vol. 441).，For children under 15 years of age with heat accumulation, excessive phlegm, and reduced appetite.

Five Saints Decoction，*Introduction to Obstetrics*, Volume 4.，For various types of dysuria.

Five-Seed Internal Dissolution Pills，From *The Comprehensive Compendium of Medical Principles*, Volume 5.，For hernia.