Mantis Ointment

Ear Sores Powder，From *Compendium of Pills, Powders, Ointments, and Pills* (cited from a formula by Liu Hejian).，For pus discharge from the ear.

Clam Powder Ointment，*Chinese Journal of Dermatology* (1958; 3: 214).，Rosacea.

Kidney-Nourishing Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 11.，For women with kidney qi deficiency who are unable to conceive, accompanied by a lack of appetite, a feeling of fullness and lethargy after eating, a constant desire to sleep, and incessant moaning during sexual intercourse.

Motherwort Decoction，From *The Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 12.，For persistent postpartum lochia that causes pain in the chest and abdomen, or leads to dizziness, or alternating chills and fever.

Decoction for Clearing the Heart and Moistening the Lungs，From *Secret Manual of Prenatal and Childbirth Care*, Volume 1.，For severe heat accumulation during pregnancy, manifesting as restlessness and thirst.

Cataract-Removing Ointment，From *The Secret Treasury of the Orchid Chamber*, Volume 1.，For black and white corneal opacities.

Crow-Spear Powder，From *Zhun Sheng: Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 3.，”Crow’s Fork”: For toxic inflammation and swelling at the junction of the five fingers.

Pengshu Decoction，*The Complete Treatise on Medicine*, Volume 3.，Breast lumps.

Miraculous Coffin-Shattering Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 63.，For toxic sores, swelling, and pain in the throat.

Eye Medicine for Restoring Vision，*National Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas* (Jinan Formula).，For red, swollen eyes with congested red veins.

Blue Ash Powder，*The Three Causes*, Volume 16.，Tight, dry, and cracked lips with sores; pale complexion.

Great Kidney-Tonifying Decoction，*Qianjin Yi*, Volume 15.，Deficiency of kidney qi, with heavy pain in the lower back and waist.

Modified Mu Xiang Pills，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 82.，Edema, shortness of breath with raised shoulders, wheezing, and chest pain.

Feilong Asafoetida Hardness-Dissolving Ointment，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 4.，For conditions of tissue atrophy, goiters, breast cancer, and scrofula—where the initial toxic mass is hard as stone, the skin shows no redness, and the mass gradually enlarges over time, with or without pain, but has not yet ruptured.

Liu Du Decoction，*New Treatise on Fungal and Infectious Diseases*.，For fungal sores and pain in the tendons and bones, where other medications have been ineffective and the patient is physically weak and exhausted.

Xin Xiao Powder，*Xuanming Lun*, Volume 15.，When wind-heat invades the Yangming meridian, causing tooth decay, the gums become ulcerated, emitting a foul odor and bleeding; the discharge is yellow and putrid-smelling; there is a sensation of fullness and oppression; the teeth feel loose and painful; and the condition occurs at specific times.

Lung-Harmonizing Pills，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 13.，Heat in the Upper Burner, with a slight external invasion of cold; pathogenic factors stagnating in the Lung Meridian; the intermingling of cold and heat rising to the throat and diaphragm, resulting in unceasing cough; or pathogenic factors lingering for a long time, agitating the meridians; or the presence of … Read more

Mountain Goat Wine，From *The Profound Secrets of the Divine Realm*, Volume 12.，For an arrowhead that cannot be removed, or injuries from falls or blows.

Achyranthes and Rehmannia Powder，Formula from *Wai Tai* (Vol. 12), citing *Guang Ji*; name found in *Ji Feng* (Vol. 12).，For masses, abdominal masses, and stagnant qi, accompanied by an inability to eat and concomitant weakness and emaciation.

Huiyang Pill，From *Lu Fu Jin Fang*, Volume 2.，For yin-deficiency syndromes, cold and numb hands and feet, and pain in the chest and abdomen.

Eight-Spirit Decoction，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 13.，Indicated for fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, vomiting, and nausea.

Green Cloud Pills，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 91.，For consumptive disorders with masses beneath the heart, deficiency of vital energy, and cold pain below the navel; for women with blood and qi deficiency.

Yan’s Red Qilin Powder，*The Jade Key*, Volume 1.，Effective for all cases of throat obstruction, throat constriction, single or double tonsillar swelling, and other severe throat conditions.

Golden Bell and Phellodendron Powder，From *Gu Songyuan’s Medical Mirror*, Volume 13.，For all types of hernias caused by damp-heat.

Wolf’s-tooth Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 73.，For women with metrorrhagia, unstoppable bleeding, and a sensation of emptiness and oppression in the chest.