Gypsum Powder

Liver-Soothing and Stomach-Strengthening Powder，*Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines and Prepared Medicines* (Nanjing Formula).，Liver qi stagnation, stabbing pain in both flanks, epigastric discomfort with belching, indigestion, reduced appetite with bloating, acid regurgitation and vomiting, intestinal distension with lack of bowel movements, dry and difficult stools.

Cypress Leaf and Astragalus Powder，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 37); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 188).，Hemoptysis that persists day and night.

Chuanxiong Pills，*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 1.，For headaches accompanied by a sensation of spinning; restlessness, irritability, and fever; stiffness in the neck and shoulders; soreness and fatigue in the shoulders and back; aching pain in the limbs; itchy skin; dizziness and eye pain; nasal congestion and a hoarse voice; and facial paresthesia resembling the … Read more

Formula for Jade Maiden Decoction: Omit Achyranthes and Prepared Rehmannia; Add Fine Rehmannia and Scrophularia，*Treatise on the Differentiation of Warm Diseases*, Volume 1.，For spring heat or autumn dryness, high fever with thirst, restlessness and agitation, a yellow tongue coating with a crimson tongue, or skin rashes, or even hemoptysis or epistaxis—all cases where both qi … Read more

Wind-Dispelling Ointment for Sores，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 272.，For sores.

Castor Seed Powder，*Shenghui*, Volume 83.，For children suffering from stroke with uncoordinated limbs, where other medications have proven ineffective.

Scallion and Fermented Soybean Porridge，*Shenghui*, Volume 97.，For the five types of exhaustion and seven types of debility, bodily heat, shortness of breath, and aching and pain in the limbs.

Liver-Soothing, Lung-Regulating, and Pulse-Harmonizing Ointment，*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，Liver qi stagnation, distending pain in the chest and flanks, and disharmony of the meridians.

Atractylodes, Cinnamon, Cardamom, and Poria Decoction，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 1.，The Shao Yin meridian enters the Kidney and also extends into the Small Intestine, causing pain in the lower abdomen and coldness and numbness in both feet.

Xiao Huan Dan，*Effective Formulas of Su and Shen*, Volume 9.，For back sores, boils, and abscesses—all types of suppurative swellings.

Modified Wujin Powder，From *Ten Thousand Gold Prescriptions for Gynecology*.，For postpartum blood deficiency and weakness, wind-cold invasion, alternating chills and fever, aching limbs, and dizziness.

Shi Shui San，From *Xiaopin Fang*, cited in Volume 10 of *Yixin Fang*.，Edema.

“Pungent-Character Toxin-Resolving Pills”，*Complete Book of Experiences on Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 13.，Syphilis, when stagnant in the Large Intestine and Lung meridians, manifests as throat tinea, often accompanied by excessive phlegm and spitting. Over time, it develops into a “white ant” lesion, gradually eroding the nasal bridge until it becomes sunken; or it may cause tinea … Read more

Pig Lung Powder，From *Formulas for Infants and Young Children*, cited in Volume 30 of *The New Book on the Care of Young Children*.，For coughing and wheezing in young children; in severe cases, accompanied by nosebleeds.

Shun Ni Wan，From *Fan Wang’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 12 of *Wai Tai*.，Chronic cold-induced mass accumulation with qi reversal causing inability to eat.

Blood-Activating and Pain-Relieving Wash，*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，Lower back pain.

Aloe Vera Pill for Eliminating Malnutrition，*The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 3.，For “galloping tooth decay,” where the tooth roots rot, gradually turning black and decaying, emitting a foul, unbearable odor.

Summer-Heat Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Decoction，From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhu Renkang*.，To treat heat rashes and boils on the head and face in children.

Hermit’s Mutton Soup，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 353), citing *Formulas for Emergency Treatment*.，For spontaneous sweating, fatigue, loss of appetite, and sudden stagnation of qi and blood leading to confusion and disorientation.

White Rabbit Pill for Summoning Corpse-Eating Worms，*Medical Compendium*, Volume 78, citing *The Blue Sack*.，Corpse-eating worms.

Great Four-Spirit Decoction，*Ji Feng*, Volume 13.，Chronic cold.

Trichosanthes Root Decoction，*Compendium of Divine Remedies*, Volume 23.，Following an episode of cold damage, toxic qi rises and attacks the body, causing dryness and a deficiency of body fluids, resulting in intense thirst and a strong urge to drink.

Qima Porridge，*Essentials of Diet and Nutrition*, Volume 1.，

Hehuan Decoction，*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 64.，For a lung abscess with a wound that has not healed for a long time.

Chongwei Seeds Pills，From *The Compendium of Medical Formulas*, Volume 65, citing *The Treatise on the Eye by Bodhisattva Nagarjuna*.，For corneal opacities and pain following a febrile illness.