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Liang Hui’s Da Jin Dan，*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.，Indicated for severe heat in the lungs and stomach, toxic abscesses with swelling and pain, sores on the mouth and tongue, dry nose with nosebleeds, dry and hard stools, and dark, scanty, and painful urination.

Ji Yin Bai Bu Pills，*Yi Bian*, Volume 4.，For women suffering from exhaustion due to overwork, deficiency of qi and blood, disharmony between yin and yang, alternating chills and fever, pain in the chest and abdomen, as well as various deficiencies and debilities before and after childbirth.

Hu Yan Ointment，From *Li Ye*.，For cases where the abscess has already ruptured.

Fire-Directing Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.，Yin E. Fire from the Shao Yin Kidney rises upward, causing swelling and pain in the throat that is milder during the day and worse at night. A swelling also forms in the throat, resembling a Yang syndrome, but the pain is not severe. The patient feels … Read more

Guide Herbs，Quoted from the *Classic of the Pure Maiden* in Volume 34 of *Wai Tai*.，For women with green masses.

Iron Powder Decoction，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 53); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 176).，For unrelenting thirst and mental agitation.

Decoction for Resolving Dampness and Clearing Fire，*Family Instructions on Laryngology*, Volume 2.，Damp-heat and wind-fire ascend to affect the throat orifices, causing sore throat and fever, accompanied by a slight sweat, restlessness, and thirst; the pulse is floating and slow or fine and rapid; the tongue coating is yellow and greasy; and the urine is scanty … Read more

Malaria-Stopping Pills，From *The Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.，For malaria.

Cold-Tonifying Pills，*Ji Sheng*, Volume 5.，For deficiency of kidney yin with dryness, where the body cannot tolerate potent tonics; symptoms include dry mouth and excessive thirst, itchy or deaf ears, lower back pain and weak legs, scanty and dark urine, and possibly difficult bowel movements.

Formula for Applying Tea Powder，Formula taken from *Classified Materia Medica* (Vol. 13), citing *Formulas Superior to Gold*; name found in *Comprehensive Record of Divine Remedies* (Vol. 149).，When a centipede’s urine comes into contact with the skin, it forms sores that initially resemble millet grains, gradually grow to the size of beans, and eventually become as … Read more

Cold-Repelling and Stomach-Warming Ointment，*Li Ye*.，For stomach disorders characterized by loss of appetite, distension and pain in the chest and abdomen, vomiting, nausea, belching, and a sour sensation when swallowing; a sallow complexion and emaciation; lethargy and a tendency to lie down; and cold pain in the lower back and spine.

Dark Remedy Decoction，*The Profound Secrets of the Divine Realm*, Volume 12.，”Sleeve-Hand” Scrofula. Appears on the neck of the glans penis, enclosed within the skin and not visible externally.

Qi-Consolidating and Wind-Repelling Decoction，From *Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 7.，For wind-heat shoulder and back pain, with frequent and scanty urination.

Huangyao Decoction，*Compendium of Divine Remedies*, Volume 119.，Swollen tongue and double tongue.

Mao Hua Decoction，From *Xiaopin Fang*, cited in Volume 2 of *Wai Tai*.，Epistaxis, hematemesis, and bloody diarrhea.

Tingzi Ointment，*Shenghui*, Volume 63.，Effective for all types of abscesses, boils, and malignant, painful sores.

Ash Wine，*Ji Feng*, Volume 12.，For severe pain in the lower abdomen caused by stomach qi deficiency, where hot medications have proven ineffective.

Modified Longdan Xiegan Decoction，*Explanations on Surgical Medicine*, Volume 7.，Damp-heat in the Liver Meridian, sores in the genital area, swelling and pain in the scrotum, red and scanty urine, abscesses caused by fecal toxins, and prolapse of the vagina in women.

Ginger and Magnolia Bark Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 54.，Deficiency of all three jiao.

Four Substances Decoction with Tongcao，*Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 5.，Fever due to milk production, occurring more than 3 days postpartum.

Decoction to Support the Zheng Qi and Eliminate Pathogenic Factors，*Huiyue*, Volume 15.，Postpartum malaria.

Two Anise Powder，From *Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 5.，Postpartum low back pain.

Pediatric Phlegm-Resolving Pills，From *Formulas and Ingredients of Traditional Chinese Medicine*.，For wind-phlegm cough.

Otter Liver and Golden Tooth Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 93.，For conditions such as “transmitted corpse syndrome,” “hidden lian syndrome,” “dangdang syndrome,” “bone-steaming syndrome,” and “cold-induced masses and masses”; for the five types of “corpse” infections that spread through contact; as well as for “gu” (magic) possession, warm malaria, heart pain caused by pathogenic invasion, and sudden … Read more

Ge Ye Ointment，From *Experienced Effective Formulas*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 276.，For internal and external leg ulcers.