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Gualou-Lian Pills，From *Simple Formulas*, citing *Formulas for Health Preservation* (see *Compilation of Medical Formulas*, vol. 125).，For diabetes with frequent urination that is slippery like oil.

Indian Yellow Dan，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 382.，For children with convulsive wasting accompanied by fever, who experience palpitations and fright while sleeping at night.

Qi-Regulating and Fragrant Powder，*Ju Fang* (Official Formulas), Volume 3 (with additions from various renowned formulas by Wu Zhige).，For qi that fails to rise and fall properly, resulting in vomiting, nausea, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, and distension in the flanks; as well as for conditions caused by excessive alcohol or food, such … Read more

Ginseng Nourishing the Blood Decoction，*Taiping Huimin Heji Jufang* (Song Dynasty)，Warmly tonifies qi and blood; calms the spirit and harmonizes the stomach. Indicated for conditions caused by deficiency of qi and blood, presenting with symptoms such as palpitations, forgetfulness, fever, spontaneous sweating, dry throat and lips, loss of appetite, fatigue, emaciation, hair loss, shortness of breath, … Read more

Eight Winds Powder，*Formulae of the Imperial Medical Bureau*, Volume 1.，For wind-pathogen rising upward, causing dizziness and blurred vision, stiffness and pain in the limbs, or itchy and painful skin sores; also for treating cold stagnation leading to disharmony, nasal congestion, and a hoarse voice; and for cases where, after the eruption of sores or rashes, … Read more

Eight-Ingredient Shengmai Decoction，From *Records of Insights into Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 1.，For hemiplegia due to stroke.

Milk-Suppressing Pills，From *Gu’s Medical Pathways*, Volume 5.，When a child drinks milk without restraint, causing stagnation in the epigastric region and resulting in vomiting—whether vomiting immediately after feeding or shortly thereafter.

Rabbit Droppings Powder，Formula from *The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 10; the name is found in *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 28.，For children with smallpox or measles who develop a corneal opacity.

Xiang Sha Ping Wei Pills，From *Baoming Gejue*, Volume 21.，For food stagnation with diarrhea, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, foul-smelling stools, and sour-smelling dampness: first use purgative methods to eliminate accumulated stagnation; once the sour and foul odors have completely subsided, treat with this formula.

Chaihu Hot Decoction，From *Shān Fán Fāng*, cited in Volume 16 of *Wài Tái*.，Liver exhaustion. Heat-induced oppression, obstruction of the Guan and Ge channels, loss of mental focus, qi rebelling upward into the chest, and unrelenting, intense heat.

Phlegm-Clearing Four-Ingredient Decoction，From *Ye’s Gynecology*, Volume 2.，Eclampsia.

Jing-Fang Baidu Powder，*Comprehensive Treatise on Measles*, Volume 5.，Early Stage of Measles.

Ginkgo and Trichosanthes Powder，*Medical Classifications*, Volume 7.，Abscess in the epigastric region, tenderness below the chest, and vomiting of pus.

Wulong Detoxifying Powder，*Hui Chun*, Volume 8.，For contusions, regardless of severity; as well as for boils causing festering flesh extending to the leg, accompanied by swelling, a sallow complexion, unbearable pain, sleeplessness day and night, chills and high fever throughout the body, and a state of panic and terror.

Soothe-the-Feet Decoction，*The Profound Secrets of the Divine Realm*, Volume 8.，Ulcers caused by stagnant bone toxins.

Infant Spleen-Strengthening Powder，From *National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Datong Formula).，For spleen and stomach deficiency, loss of appetite, and emaciation.

Heat-Dispelling Decoction，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 385.，For infants over 100 days old suffering from a high fever accompanied by convulsions.

Lanjin Pills，*San Yin*, Volume 10.，

White Atractylodes Eight-Ingredient Powder，From *Wai Tai*, Volume 8, citing *Shan Fan Fang*，For stomach deficiency manifesting as hunger, cold, and pain.

Tonifying and Activating the Meridians Pill，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Tianjin Formula).，For trauma and contusions, deficiency of qi and blood, aching of tendons and bones, and difficulty moving.

Tianxiang Decoction，From *Bai Yi*, Volume 5.，Phlegm-fluid retention.

Itching and Discharge Decoction，*Mirror of Surgical Medicine*.，Vaginal erosion in women, also known as “hidden insect” sores.

Ginger Wu-Ling Decoction，From *Yi Bian*, Volume 2.，In the spring, drinking large amounts of cold water damages the spleen, while excessive alcohol consumption damages the qi.

Liver-Nourishing and Meridian-Activating Decoction，From *Huiyue*, Volume 15.，Postpartum stroke caused by blood deficiency failing to nourish the liver, resulting in “wood” (liver) agitation and “wind” (stagnation) disturbance, manifested as opisthotonos, mental confusion, and collapse.

Phlegm-Fire-Dispelling Pills，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 3.，Epigastric distension and discomfort. Internal phlegm-fire agitation, as if food were obstructing the diaphragm, causing restlessness.