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Eight-Ingredient Eye Remedy,*National Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas* (Tianjin Formula).,For sudden onset of “fire eye,” characterized by swelling and pain in both eyes, cloudiness or opacity obscuring vision, pterygium invading the cornea, photophobia, and redness and erosion around the eyes.
Weeping Willow Ointment,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 130.,For all types of sores and swellings.
Qingqing San,*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 33.,White, turbid discharge.
Xiao Mangcao Powder,From *Shenghui*, Volume 25.,Effective for all types of wind disorders.
Family Secret Sweet Dew Decoction,*Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 4.,For heat-induced cholera, severe abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea, restlessness and agitation, and loss of consciousness.
He Shou Wu Powder,From *Collected Insights from Reflection*.,Toothache due to kidney deficiency, with swelling of both cheeks and inability to swallow food.
Apricot Kernel Frost Pill,From *The Profound Secrets of the Divine Realm*, Volume 15.,For leg ulcers that have persisted for years without healing.
Ti Jiao Dan,From *Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.,Scrofula.
Wind-Seizing Life-Saving Pill,*Secretly Transmitted Formulas for Leprosy*.,“Cowhide Leprosy.” The skin appears like cowhide, is black in color, and is neither painful nor itchy; the skin is thick and numb.
Asafoetida Pills,From *Chen’s Secrets of Pediatrics*.,For malaria.
Aconite and Five-Flavor Powder,From *Xu Renze’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 25 of *Wai Tai*.,Water-and-grain dysentery; dysentery with no regular pattern; undigested food; abdominal pain; symptoms triggered by exposure to cold.
Wu Qin Jiao Powder,*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 8.,For physical weakness with wind invasion, causing opisthotonos; soreness and pain in the hands and feet; clammy skin; generalized body pain; loss of eyebrows; wind invading the limbs and all meridians; body swelling and deafness; palpitations, a sense of fullness in the chest, and shortness of breath; … Read more
Huangxiao Decoction,From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 61.,Yellowish discharge from the lungs; restlessness and thirst with a strong desire to drink water; and constipation.
Yuxian Wubi Pills,From *Formulas of the Ruizhu Hall*, Volume 5.,Scrofula.
Tianma-Fangfeng Pills,From *The Comprehensive Compendium of Medical Principles*, Volume 5.,For rheumatic paralysis, wandering or localized pain in the limbs and joints, hemiplegia due to stroke, or dizziness caused by stagnation of wind-heat from internal or external sources.
Gum-Opening Pill,From *Preserving Life and Nourishing the Essence*, Volume 8.,For pediatric dysentery.
Immortal’s Organ-Nourishing Decoction,From *Bai Yi*, Volume 6.,For all types of dysentery.
Decoction of Cinnamomum Twig with Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell,*Jin Gui* (The Golden Chamber), Volume 1.,For men with seminal emission, women with erotic dreams, spontaneous sweating and night sweats, and enuresis. A taut and tight sensation in the lower abdomen, coldness in the genitalia, dizziness (or, according to one version, pain around the eyes), hair … Read more
Hemorrhoid Ointment,From *The Treasure of Family Health*, cited in *Comprehensive Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 296.,Thirteen types of hemorrhoids.
Jin-Yu Baohe Decoction,From *Yichun Shengyi*, Volume 4.,Dry-induced diarrhea, dry throat with thirst, abdominal pain, and white, sticky stools.
Night-Bright Sand Pill,From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 12).,For abdominal distension due to the “Five Wastes” syndrome, accompanied by dry eyes and excessive sleepiness.
Tian Zhen Dan,*Medical Inventions*, Volume 7.,For yang deficiency in the lower jiao, chronic cold in the umbilical region and abdomen, legs swollen as large as a dou, scrotum swollen as large as a sheng, and muscles that are hard and do not yield to pressure.
Drink to Relieve Acute Pain,From *The Jade Case*, Volume 6.,For all types of carbuncles.
Mica Powder,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 77.,Chronic diarrhea persisting for years without resolution.
White Quartz Powder,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 92.,White, frothy urine.
Longzhu Powder,For heat in the heart and lungs causing thirst, with a flushed face and dry mouth; also treats swelling and pain in the throat.