Elixir for Black Beards

Er Hao Yi Qi Decoction，From *Compilation of Effective and Proven Formulas*, Volume 2.，For cases of mild distension due to deficiency of central qi, or a sensation of fullness caused by ingested air; in both conditions, accidental ingestion of qi-depleting medications has led to bloating.

Raw Tongxian Pill，*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 1.，Tongue severed.

Eye-Brightening and Vitality-Consolidating Pills，From *Yin Hai Jing Wei*, Volume 1.，For heart heat, deficiency of kidney yin, and diminished visual acuity.

Huangqi Gu Zhen Decoction，From *Collected Works on the Care of Infants* (Youyou Jicheng), Volume 4.，For children with qi deficiency and spontaneous sweating.

Black Plum Paste Pills，From *Secret Records for Prolonging Life*, cited in Volume 25 of *Wai Tai*.，For cold, white-pus dysentery and indigestion.

Shenwu Powder，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 200, citing *Hai Shang Ming Fang*.，Chronic malaria.

Dai-Ge Powder，Qing Dynasty, *Health and Hygiene: The Great Treasure*，Clears liver heat, resolves phlegm, and relieves cough. Indicated for liver fire invading the lungs, manifested as dizziness, tinnitus, coughing up blood-tinged sputum, discomfort in the throat, and pain in the chest and flanks; accompanied by a red tongue with a thick, yellow coating and a taut, … Read more

Goat Liver，*Shenghui*, Volume 97.，For weak spleen and stomach qi, inability to eat or drink, and emaciation of the limbs.

Yesterday’s Leaf Herb Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 109.，Blurred vision with black spots.

Modified Ba Zheng San，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 224), citing *Simple and Effective Formulas*.，Pregnancy with stagnation of heart qi, resulting in miscarriage at 8 months; edema of the hands and feet; acute pain and restlessness; and difficult labor.

Three-Yellow Pill，*Collection of Inherited Surgical Techniques*.，Wind-toxin-induced yellow water sores.

Empirical He Shou Wu Pills，*Yi Bian*, Volume 1.，For the elderly suffering from debility, deficiency of blood and vital energy, enuresis and urinary incontinence, premature graying of hair, the interplay of dampness and heat, pain in the lower back and waist, aching teeth and weak legs, difficulty walking, and blurred vision.

Root-Eradicating Pills，From *The Complete Book of Experience in the Treatment of Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 3.，Syphilis sores.

Modified Decoction for Clearing Heat and Resolving Abscesses，Formula from *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*; name cited in *A Thousand Family Remedies*, Volume 2.，A neck abscess caused by the obstruction of heat-toxin and the blockage of qi and blood.

Five Dragons Softening Gold Pill，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 228.，For various deficiencies and debilities in both men and women, the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries,” chronic cold in the lower jiao, pain in the lower back, legs, and knees, and leukorrhea in women.

Stalactite and White Quartz Pills，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 11.，For cough due to lung deficiency, chills in the back, poor appetite, and diarrhea.

Cinnabar, Alum, Beeswax, and Pomegranate Peel Pills，From *Medical Records for the Masses*, Volume 7.，Effective for all cases of chronic diarrhea unresponsive to other medications; also treats both bloody and mucoid dysentery.

Sophora Pod and Trifoliate Orange Peel Decoction，From *Zhun Sheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 6.，For hemorrhoids with fistula and rectal bleeding.

Inner Support Qianghuo Decoction，From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume 2.，Both the left and right cun pulses of the Foot-Taiyang Meridian are taut; upon palpation, they lack strength; abscesses have formed on the buttocks, which are hard, swollen, and extremely painful.

Chicken Shell Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Vol. 391, citing *Formulas for the Care of Infants*.，For a child suffering from severe distress and fullness in the heart, abdomen, chest, and intestines, with a sense of impending death.

Bitter Tansy Pills，*Treatise on Xuanming*, Volume 8.，For all conditions of water and dampness, where the entire body is swollen and distended to an unbearable degree.

“Moving Mountains and Crossing Seas” Pill，*Complete Book on the Treatment of Rashes*, Volume 2.，For abscesses or boils that develop in life-threatening locations following smallpox.

Decoction for Clearing Heat and Resolving Rashes，From *Collected Explanations on Measles and Smallpox*, Volume 6.，In cases of severe heat in the five viscera, where blood stasis fails to resolve, smallpox lesions are indistinct, and the base of the lesions is unclear.

Jade-Like Skin Powder，*The Treasure of Health* (Weisheng Baojian), Volume 20.，(Black and dry) Treats acne and itchy skin.

Zhui Feng Pills，*Collected Effective Formulas for Surgery Transmitted by Immortals*.，For men and women suffering from cold-induced bi syndrome with blood and qi deficiency, numbness and stiffness in the hands and feet, and symptoms spreading along the meridians, leading to “drum-spine wind.”