Formula for Blackening Beards

Lisheng Butter and Okra Ointment，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 157.，For cases where labor has not commenced after several days of pregnancy, or where delivery is not proceeding smoothly and no other remedies have provided relief.

Fucan Pills，*General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 12).，For various forms of malnutrition in children, diarrhea, dysentery, convulsions, and other ailments that have not healed for a long time, as well as emaciation and weakness following weaning, where the child grows increasingly frail and the condition is untreatable.

Jiedan Decoction，From *Classification of Syndromes and Treatment Methods*, Volume 2.，For phlegm-heat invading the lungs, causing severe wheezing and shortness of breath, leading to loss of voice.

White Snake Pills，From *New Treatise on Fungal and Contagious Diseases*.，To treat toxic reactions from bayberries and chronic, debilitating illnesses.

Jujin Pills，*Yang Family’s Private Collection of Prescriptions*, Volume 13.，For bloody stools caused by accumulated heat or alcohol toxicity, accompanied by fever, restlessness, abdominal heat and pain, thirst, forgetfulness, a dry tongue, blurred vision, and a string-like, rapid pulse.

Recipe for Adzuki Beans，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 188.，For dysentery with watery stools following a cold.

Magnolia and Cinnamon Decoction，From *Wai Tai*, Volume 6, citing *Bi Xiao Fang*.，For thirst, dry mouth, and persistent abdominal pain following cholera.

Four Jin Pills，*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 1 (Shaoxing Supplementary Formulas).，Deficiency of the Kidney Meridian manifesting as pain radiating down to the lower back, legs, and feet; swelling and itching of the legs and knees; inability to bend or straighten the limbs; weakness and lack of strength in the feet, making it difficult to … Read more

Sunflower Seed Ruzheng Powder，The formula is from *Sun Zhenren’s Maritime Formulas*; the name appears in *The Continuation of the Medical Lamp*, Volume 15.，For women experiencing difficult childbirth.

Angelica and Forsythia Decoction，*Hui Chun*, Volume 5.，For dental disorders where opening the mouth to catch a draft causes severe pain, there is wind-pathogen in the stomach and intestines; if opening the mouth emits an unbearable stench, there is accumulated heat in the stomach and intestines.

Toxicity-Eliminating and Swelling-Resolving Decoction，From *Xingyuan*, Volume 7.，Goiter manifesting in the neck and nape.

Zhenyang Pill，From *A Concise Explanation of Medical Formulas*, Volume 4.，Erectile dysfunction.

Male Duck Wine，From *Formulas of the Huizhitiang Hall*, Volume 2.，For swelling.

Ginger, Scutellaria, and Four Substances Decoction，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 44.，If menstruation arrives early, with scanty, stilted flow and a bright red color, this indicates excessive heat causing blood stasis.

Black Pepper Decoction，*San Yin*, Volume 11.，For cholera with vomiting and diarrhea.

Da Zao Gu Zhen Ointment，*Feng’s Treasure Chest: Miscellaneous Disorders*, Volume 14.，Erectile dysfunction.

Eucommia and Ginger Decoction，*Compendium of Sacred Remedies*, Volume 55.，Nine types of chest pain.

Zeqi Powder，*Shenghui*, Volume 6.，Excessive lung qi causing symptoms in the head, face, and limbs; edema; phlegm rising from the chest and diaphragm; inability to eat or drink.

Jingxiong Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 382.，For children with intermittent diarrhea caused by malnutrition.

Dali Zi Decoction，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 3.，

Ten-Ingredient Atractylodes Decoction，From *New Book on the Care of Infants*, Volume 11, citing *Formulas for Infants and Young Children*.，For children with heat in the abdomen and cold in the upper chest, accompanied by projectile vomiting, rumbling and distension in the abdomen, startled crying, and in severe cases, epileptic seizures with convulsive contractions—symptoms that come and … Read more

Heart-Protecting and Supportive Decoction，From *Zhi Zhi Fu Yi*, Volume 22.，Boils and abscesses.

Jue Ming Dan，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 18 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，For children whose eyes have been affected by toxic fumes following a rash or smallpox.

Ginger and Green Onion Compress，*Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 2.，At the onset of typhoid fever, food stagnation is inevitable. If, upon palpation of the patient’s chest and abdomen, there is a slight sensation of distension, oppression, or pain, this indicates the disease. If food and drink remain stagnant over time, it can develop into “chest constriction” … Read more

Green Salt Ointment，*Shenghui*, Volume 33.，For corneal opacities, red blood vessels, and pterygium.