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Instant-Effect Powder，*New Book on Child Care*, Volume 2.，For corneal opacities.

Black-and-White Powder，From *The Collection for Preserving Life*, Volume 2.，For women suffering from severe postpartum pelvic pain.

Apricot Kernel and Aster Pills，Formula from *Wai Tai* (Vol. 10), citing *Cui’s Formulas*; name found in *Ji Feng* (Vol. 11).，For cough due to lung heat, accompanied by shortness of breath and wheezing so severe that the patient cannot sit or lie down, swelling of the body and face, loss of appetite, and difficulty urinating.

Ginseng and Millet Decoction，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 63.，For dry retching and inability to eat.

Qingshen San Fire Decoction，*Pian Yu Dou Zhen*, Volume 12.，When smallpox has not fully erupted and the rash has receded, causing toxic fire to invade internally and result in fever and convulsions.

Pills for Nourishing Fluids and Calming the Spirit，From *Essentials of Ophthalmology*, Volume 2.，Deficiency of kidney yin leads to the upward surge of ministerial fire, causing the spirit’s light to manifest spontaneously like lightning—or, in severe cases, like flames—resulting in restlessness of the mind. Over time, this leads to a hazy, unfocused gaze and diminished vision.

Xu Si Zhuang Yuan Dan，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 7.，For deficiency syndromes, erectile dysfunction, excessive indulgence in youth, chronic cold, disharmony between the heart and kidneys, difficulty conceiving, seminal emission and leukorrhea, the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries,” and all forms of deficiency.

Yi Sao Guang Powder，From *Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Fushun Formula).，For yellow-water sores caused by damp-heat toxins, where the skin is eroded and oozes yellow fluid, spreading uncontrollably; affecting the head, face, and ear lobes, with widespread contagion and resulting in bald patches.

Gardenia, Green Onion, and Fermented Soybean Decoction，*The Great Treasure of Health*, Volume 5.，For pregnant women with febrile illnesses presenting with red-black rashes, blood-like urine, and shortness of breath to the point of near death.

Xiao Yan Honey Decoction，From *Shenshi’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 14 of *Wai Tai*.，Intolerance to wind, opisthotonos; “flying corpse” entering the abdomen, causing colicky pain and loss of consciousness, with intermittent episodes and muscle rigidity; Shaoyin-type cold damage, with locked jaw and difficulty speaking.

Amber Pills for Calming the Mind and Soothing the Heart，*Shenghui* (Volume 69).，For women afflicted by wind-pathogen invading the heart, manifesting as incoherent speech and a dazed state of mind, which progresses to mania or madness with unpredictable episodes.

Life-Extending Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 186.，

Huangyaozi Powder，From *Experienced Formulas*, cited in Volume 3 of *Pocket Guide*.，Chronic eczema that has persisted for years.

Decoction for Dissolving Rashes and Clearing Toxins，*Saving Lives in the Treatment of Measles*, Volume 1.，When the sovereign fire of the Heart Meridian is excessive and toxins attack internally, leading to a condition where, despite the administration of dispersing and detoxifying agents for the paralysis syndrome, the paralysis does not subside and rashes appear instead.

Bu Zhong Xiong Wei Decoction，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 15.，For wind-deficiency with alternating chills and fever; exhaustion and damage to the Chong and Ren meridians; irregular menstruation; sudden heavy bleeding or spontaneous uterine bleeding; heaviness in the lower back with abdominal cramping; and persistent, dripping urination; as well as excessive postpartum blood loss, weakness and … Read more

Toxin-Seeking Five-Tiger Pill，*Lectures on Surgery*.，For syphilis sores and toxins affecting the bone marrow, tendons, and joints.

Garlic Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 89.，For consumptive disorders: profuse night sweats, emaciation, loss of appetite, fatigue, and persistent cough.

Seven Emotions Decoction，From *Essentials of Gynecology*, Volume 3.，For cases of internal injury during pregnancy caused by the Seven Emotions, resulting in fetal restlessness.

Frankincense and Huang Gao Ointment，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 313.，Ulcers and sores.

Scutellaria Pill，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 36); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 299).，For sores in the mouth and on the tongue.

Bai Zhu Pills，*Compilation of Wu’s Medical Formulas*, Volume 5.，Damp-heat descending to the lower burner.

Dendrobium and Astragalus Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 187.，For weakness of the spleen and stomach qi, profuse diarrhea due to cold in the abdomen, rumbling in the abdomen, frequent loose stools, reduced appetite, and excessive fatigue with a strong desire to sleep.

Kulong Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 6.，Used for mania caused by Yangming fire, characterized by abdominal distension preventing sleep, a flushed and hot face, and delusional visions and speech.

Ginseng and Oat Decoction，*Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 5.，For postpartum cases where yin is deficient internally and yang qi is excessively vigorous externally, resulting in uncontrollable sweating.

Xiang Sha Kuan Zhong Decoction，From *Medical Compendium* (Zhunsheng: Categorized Formulas), Volume 3, citing *Comprehensive Principles of Medicine*.，For qi stagnation with chest fullness and sensation of obstruction, or stomach pain caused by cold.