Empirical Talc Powder

Astragalus and Notopterygium Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 13.，When the heart and spleen are afflicted, essence and blood become deficient; when wind pathogens invade, the condition progressively worsens.

Decoction for Flank Abscess，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 4.，Flank abscess.

Zhishi and Jiegeng Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 61.，Chest bi syndrome. Hardness and distension beneath the heart; stabbing pain that prevents bending forward or backward; shortness of breath; coughing or spitting that triggers pain; inability to eat.

Decoction for Drying Phlegm，*Jin Jian*, Volume 41.，To dry phlegm.

Four Shedding Powder，*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 12.，For leg ulcers.

Akebia Paste，*Shenghui* (Volume 63).，For back abscesses and all types of boils, carbuncles, and sores.

Secret Immortal Formula for Dysphagia，From *The Comprehensive Compendium of Medical Principles*, Volume 3.，For dysphagia.

Modified Four Substances Decoction，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 408.，For blood heat manifesting as sores, swelling, and itching all over the body, as well as for those with chronically weak spleen and stomach who cannot tolerate cold-natured herbs such as rhubarb.

Skin-Moistening Pills，From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*.，Psoriasis (white patch disease), ichthyosis (snake-skin eczema), cutaneous amyloidosis (pine-bark eczema), erythrodermic pityriasis rubra pilaris, seborrheic dermatitis, and fissured eczema (goose-foot eczema).

White Tiger Ointment，From *Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.，For children with fever, cough, and phlegm.

Yangmei Single-Dose Powder，From *The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 4.，For Yangmei sores in patients with robust vital energy.

Saliva-Dissolving Pills，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 1.，For stroke, sudden collapse, phlegm and saliva obstructing the airways, and loss of consciousness.

Imperial Formula: Sanxian Powder，*Continuation of the Records of Medical Cases*, Volume 1.，Kidney Qi.

Dìkōng Dan，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 34.，For toxic syphilis, intractable skin ulcers, and scrofula.

Cinnabar Tooth-Brushing Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 34.，

Great Gold Foil Pills，From *Lingyuan Fang*, cited in Volume 11 of *Youyou Xinshu*.，For all types of wind-related disorders and epilepsy. For adults and children with epilepsy that occurs unpredictably, accompanied by foaming at the mouth, stiffness in the neck and back, and confusion.

Internal Toxin-Expelling Pill，*Effective Remedies*, Volume 19.，Sores and swellings.

Pill for Curbing Epidemics and Preserving Life，From *Liangfang Hebi*, Volume 1.，For abdominal pain with vomiting and diarrhea, cholera with syncope, and tenesmus.

Rinsing Decoction with Mangcao，From *Shenghui*, Volume 64.，For sores on the feet.

Ginseng and Cardamom Powder，Formula by Master Shi, cited in Volume 8 of *Effective Prescriptions for Women*.，For chronic, persistent diarrhea that has not responded to other medications.

Enhanced Xiehuang Powder，From *Yichun Shengyi*, Volume 2.，There is latent fire in the spleen, manifested as a dry mouth and chapped lips, restlessness, thirst, and frequent hunger; the heat is located in the muscles.

Green Onion White Decoction，*A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 18.，Yang Collapse. Following severe vomiting or diarrhea, the limbs become cold and numb, and the patient loses consciousness; or after sexual intercourse, there is pain in the lower abdomen and kidneys, the external genitalia contract, and cold sweat breaks out.

Baoyuan Huazhi Decoction，*Corrections to Medical Forest*, Volume 2.，For children with smallpox 5–6 days into the course, presenting with dysentery that is white, red, or a mixture of red and white; and for adults with acute or chronic dysentery.

Coiled Dragon Powder，*The Book of Active Heart*, Volume 2.，For rectal prolapse due to a “yang” syndrome.

Restoring Yang Ointment，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For cold-induced yin shā.