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Xie Family White Pills from Qingzhou，*Direct Pointers on Pediatrics*, Volume 4.，For various types of epilepsy in children, common cold with cough, and cold-induced malaria.

Zheng’s Worm-Expelling Powder，From *Yonglei Qianfang*, Volume 20.，For children suffering from unbearable chest pain caused by insect bites.

Single Treasure Paste，From *Collected Proven Formulas of the Zhu Family*, Volume 12.，Soft or hard boils; various heat-toxin blisters and sores.

Galangal and Agastache Decoction，From *Lingnan Health Formulas*, Volume 2.，Summer heat combined with exposure to cold, leading to cholera-like symptoms.

Ginseng and Cyperus Powder，*San Yin*, Volume 13.，Restless heart qi, various deficiencies and debility, heaviness in the limbs, melancholy, frequent strange dreams at night, night sweats and seminal emission, fear and palpitations, unpredictable mood swings, dry mouth and throat, thirst with a desire to drink water, reduced appetite, emaciation, gradually progressing to consumptive disease.

Black Jujube and Clove Powder，Formula from *Zongfutang Fang* (Vol. 3); name cited in *Yixue Congzhong Lu* (Vol. 3).，Treats vomiting due to stomach cold and also cold malaria.

Chest-Relieving and Qi-Regulating Powder，From *The Complete Book of Madness*.，For leprosy patients who, after taking Gan Zi Wan, experience chest congestion and excessive phlegm.

Lung-Relieving Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 5.，A common cold contracted in the spring, presenting with headache, nasal congestion, and fever.

Pills for Clearing the Eyes and Nourishing the Liver，From *Formulas of the Huizhi Hall*, Volume 2.，Photophobia with excessive tearing; corneal opacity invading the cornea; symptoms that come and go intermittently; a chronic condition that has not resolved.

Cuscuta Seed Pills，*Jufang*, Volume 5.，Deficiency of kidney qi; the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries”; tightness and cramping in the lower abdomen; aching and soreness in the limbs; a sallow, dark complexion; dry lips and mouth; dim vision and tinnitus; palpitations and shortness of breath; nightmares and fright; mental fatigue; erratic mood swings; sadness and melancholy; … Read more

Perilla Ointment，From *The Secret Records of Mothers and Children*, cited in Volume 23 of *Prescriptions from the Heart of Medicine*.，In cases of difficult labor—where delivery has lasted 3–5 days without success, with the fetus positioned transversely or vertically, or with one hand or one foot protruding—and despite trying every possible method, the delivery remains unsuccessful.

Hezhong Dashun Decoction，*Yichun Shengyi*, Volume 2.，Guang Ge. Isolated yang energy erupts, obstructing the passage of food and drink; in severe cases, it causes hiccups.

Mulberry Leaf Formula，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 398.，Pediatric rectal prolapse.

Dampness-Eliminating Erchen Decoction，From *The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 2.，Abscess on the buttocks, known as “mounting and dismounting.”

Ginseng, Astragalus, Cinnamon, and Schisandra Decoction，From *Si Sheng Xuan Shu*, Volume 3.，For smallpox lesions with flat tops.

Left Gold Decoction with Aged Rice，Formula from *Collected Explanations of Medical Formulas*; name cited in *Annotated Songs on Categorized Formulas from the Collection of Reflections*.，For lockjaw dysentery, where the patient vomits as soon as the decoction enters the mouth.

Cinnamon Twig and Astragalus Decoction，From *The Golden Chamber* (Volume Middle).，In cases of yellow sweat, the lower legs feel cold. If the body feels heavy but the heaviness subsides immediately after sweating, the patient will eventually experience body twitching; once twitching occurs, chest pain follows, and sweating will occur from the waist up but not below. … Read more

The King of Huainan’s Pill from the Pillow，Quoted from *Records of Verified Remedies Through the Ages* in Volume 17 of *Wai Tai*.，For the five types of exhaustion, the six extremes, and the seven injuries; disharmony of stomach qi manifesting in the five viscera; deficiency-related labor with urination that is either difficult or frequent, causing excessive … Read more

Tonic for Relaxing Tendons and Activating Meridians，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Jinan Formula).，Numbness of the body, stiffness and cramping of the hands and feet, difficulty walking, and difficulty extending the arms.

Precious Elixir，From *Collection of Effective Prescriptions*, Volume 1.，For toxic sores causing throat ulceration, tongue base detachment, and perforation of the hard palate.

Xuanhuang Dan，*Research on Medical Formulas*, Volume 6.，For the elderly with an internal accumulation of cold phlegm.

Labor-Inducing Pill，From *Shen’s Prescriptions Based on Clinical Experience*.，

Liu Xian San，From *Ma Ke Huo Ren*, Volume 4.，For those with deficient and impaired stomach qi following opium withdrawal, unable to tolerate grains; or for those who have vomited roundworms and have weakness in both the spleen and stomach.

Ding-Chen Diaphragm-Penetrating Pills，*National Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescriptions* (Kunming Formula).，

Nine-Treasure Pill，*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.，For children with wind-cold common cold, headache, fever, unresolved lung heat, and cough with excessive phlegm.