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Modified “Chasing Boils and Averting Death Decoction”，*Zhun Sheng: Treatise on Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 2.，For carbuncles, as well as abscesses, back sores, and malignant ulcers characterized by intense redness, swelling, and pain, or for “purple wandering wind” and “red wandering wind.”

Ningmian Powder，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 9 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，For children with chronic convulsions and spasms who cannot sleep peacefully.

Ginseng and Aconite Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 47.，Cold stomach qi, loss of appetite.

Yi Wan Chun，From *Yu’an*, Volume 6.，For smallpox lesions that are sunken at the top and do not fill with fluid.

Injury Revitalizing Powder，From *Collected Formulas of the Crane-Feeding Pavilion*.，For injuries from falls or blows, including torn tendons and fractures.

Bitiandan，From *Yin Hai Jing Wei*, Volume 2.，Effective for chronic and recent cases of “rotten eyelid” (eyelid inflammation).

Milk-Vine Ointment Formula，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 167.，Failure of the Fontanelle to Close in Infants.

Two-Ingredient Pill，*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 1.，For bloody stools and blood in the urine.

Minor Musk Pills，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 44.，Indicated for disharmony of the spleen and stomach, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, and slow digestion of food.

Stewed Ginger Pills，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 12.，For a cold stomach.

Sacred Atractylodes Decoction，*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，For occasional food or drink-induced disorders, such as vomiting or diarrhea, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, or pain in the flanks; or for cases where excessive use of purgative or purging herbs has damaged the vital energy of the viscera, presenting symptoms similar to … Read more

Qiushi Huanyuan Pill，From *Ten Convenient and Effective Formulas*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 222.，For all kinds of cold-related ailments, as well as severe cases of chronic cold-induced debility and exhaustion.

Bear Soup，*Essentials of Dietary Therapy*, Volume 1.，Wind-induced bi syndrome with numbness; beriberi.

Modified Anemarrhena Decoction，From *Zhun Sheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 7.，For wandering wind syndrome.

Tonggu Decoction，*Effective Formulas for Women*, Volume 5.，For various deficiency-related wasting diseases, emaciation and weakness, aching pain in the lower back and waist, restlessness, shortness of breath, and coughing; spitting pus or vomiting blood; excessive thick phlegm obstructing the throat; disturbed sleep; chest tightness and shortness of breath; profuse night sweats; brittle hair and tinnitus; cold … Read more

Family Secret Xiangru Decoction，From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 2.，For vomiting caused by summer heat. Indicated for dizziness, blurred vision, sudden onset of vomiting, fever with chills, restlessness and intense thirst with a strong desire to drink, dry lips and teeth, abdominal pain, scanty and reddish urine, and a weak, large pulse.

Snake and Scutellaria Decoction，*A Concise Guide to Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Acute eczema.

Prunus mume Seed Pill，*General Essentials of Health*, Volume 14.，Effective for all types of swelling. For children with malnutrition and shortness of breath accompanied by swelling and distension.

Xuanqi Decoction，*The Secret Treasury of the Orchid Chamber*, Volume 1.，Wind-heat combined with phlegm obstructing the upper body, causing headache, dizziness, and pain along the brow ridges.

Decoction for Promoting Blood Circulation and Dispelling Stagnation，*Yidi*, Volume 1.，For injuries from falls, blows, or fractures that cause blood stasis, accompanied by swelling, pain, and fever.

Green Mung Bean Porridge，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 133), citing *The Essential Guide to Dietary Medicine*.，Scanty and painful urination with a trickling flow.

Great Tonifying Essence Decoction，*Huiyue*, Volume 10.，Severe deficiency of qi and blood, with original qi on the verge of depletion, manifesting as sudden drowsiness, unsteadiness, and other symptoms.

Bamboo Pith and Bamboo Leaf Decoction，*The Standard Rule: Pediatrics*, Volume 5.，Dry heaving; during the summer months, heat in the palms and soles, flushed face, craving for cold drinks, and vomiting of turbid fluid.

Recipe for Boiled Threads，From *Xu Ping’s Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 8.，For all types of hemorrhoids and the five goiters and six tumors—particularly those with a small base and a large head or surface.

Shengying Ointment，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 192), citing *Shi Yuanduan’s Effective Prescriptions*.，For various swellings, malignant sores, carbuncles, and toxic swellings accompanied by pain and oppression.