Eighteen Ingredients for Frontier Officials

Kidney-Strengthening Decoction，*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 5.，Decline of kidney yin, swelling of hands and feet, abdominal distension resembling ascites, puffiness of the face and eyes, skin that appears to be oozing fluid; when pressed with a finger, it does not feel like mud but sinks inward to form a pit; upon lifting the finger, … Read more

Fragrant Red Decoction，From *Medical Practitioners’ Essential Methods*.，For malaria with attacks occurring at the Hour of You.

Three Marvelous Formulas，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 4.，All types of scabies.

Compound Mitong Formula，*A Concise Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine Dermatology*.，Vitiligo.

Millet Soup，From *The Record of the Heart* (Jingxin Lu), cited in Volume 12 of *Prescriptions from the Heart of Medicine* (Yixin Fang).，For diabetes.

Qianghuo Eye-Cloud-Dispelling Pills，From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume 1.，Internal eye opacity; a bluish-white opacity at the inner canthus of the right eye, with a faint white opacity at the outer canthus; headache; dilated pupils; sensation of heat in the head and aversion to heat; dry, hard stools; normal urination; headaches and eye distension when exposed … Read more

Huangdan Pills，From *Shenghui*, Volume 84.，Pediatric malaria, characterized by alternating chills and fever, and body tremors.

Yi Qi Dan，From *The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，Deficiency-cold of the spleen and kidneys, frequent loose stools, abdominal pain, impotence, and aversion to cold.

Tonglü Powder，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 34 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，Mouth sores.

Zhike Chopped Powder，From *Zhi Zhi*, Volume 17.，For heat-related syndromes with distension and fullness.

Decoction for Worm-Induced Abdominal Pain，From *The Authentic Treatise on Pulse and Symptoms*, Volume 1.，Pain caused by intestinal parasites.

Shenying Pills，*Treasury of Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 6.，When chronic consumptive disease persists for a long time, old blood fails to be expelled and new blood fails to be generated; qi becomes stagnant and blood dries up, transforming into the syndrome of dry blood consumption.

Modified Eucommia Decoction，*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Vol. 349.，Postpartum edema; sudden deficiency of organ qi; external pathogens combined with internal injury; stagnation of blood and qi; or abdominal pain with vomiting and diarrhea.

Ruling Pills，From *De Xiao*, Volume 13.，

Decoction of Asparagus Root，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 8.，For wind-obstruction in the lungs, cough with thick phlegm, blocked qi in the throat and diaphragm, and cloudiness in the head and eyes.

Pill for Dispelling Pathogenic Qi，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 2.，For typhoid fever with no sweating, headache, fever, body aches, and dry mouth.

Asparagus Root Porridge，From *Therapeutic Porridge Formulas*, citing *Discussions on Diet and Nutrition*.，For patients with tuberculosis presenting symptoms of kidney yin deficiency, yin deficiency with internal heat, low body fluids and dry mouth; lung yin deficiency, lung deficiency with heat, dry cough with little or no phlegm, blood-streaked sputum, as well as low-grade fever in the … Read more

Poria and Ginger Decoction，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 4.，For cases of abscess formation or complete gangrene of the penis.

Coix Seed, Aconite, and Patrinia Powder，*The Golden Chamber* (Jin Gui), Volume Middle.，In cases of intestinal abscess, the body appears scaly and rough, the abdominal skin is taut, and upon palpation it feels soft and swollen; there is no mass in the abdomen, no fever, and the pulse is rapid. This indicates the presence of pus … Read more

Wood Fragrance and Peach Kernel Pill，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 31 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，For children suffering from heart-attacking roundworms, causing unbearable pain.

Tooth-Strengthening Pill，*Hui Chun*, Volume 5.，

Great Stomach-Nourishing Decoction，From *San Yin*, Volume 11.，Dietary factors injure the spleen; undigested food remains in the stomach; food eaten in the morning is vomited in the evening, and food eaten in the evening is vomited in the morning; there is rising qi accompanied by heat, cold and numbness in the limbs, and disharmony of the … Read more

Chuanhuo Powder，From *De Xiao*, Volume 9.，Edema caused by water retention.

Great Jade Beauty Pill，From *Chuanyaya Waibian*, Volume 3.，For freckles and scrofula.

Agastache Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 47.，For regurgitation, vomiting, ascending deficiency qi, chest and abdominal pain, and frequent vomiting of sour fluid.