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Minor Menstrual Regulation Powder，*Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 5.，Postpartum blood deficiency with edema of the limbs and a sallow, waxy complexion; or postpartum convalescence mishandled, leading to external invasion by wind-dampness and qi-induced edema; or skin resembling a ripe plum with edema; or prolonged heat trapping dampness causing swelling, scanty urination, thirst, aversion … Read more

Jade Snow Powder，*Concise Medical Essentials*, Volume 5.，For swelling and pain in the throat, and 18 conditions involving single or bilateral tonsillitis.

Poria, Gardenia, and Artemisia Decoction，*The Treasure of Health* (Weisheng Baojian), Volume 14.，Grain-induced jaundice.

Five-Beauty Pill，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 11.，For women with kidney deficiency and excessive wood energy, who are thin and frail, have been unable to conceive for a long time, and who, after a single sexual encounter with a man, remain bedridden all morning.

Ointment for Severe Wind-Dampness，*Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 6.，For chronic and recent sores and scaly rashes, pus-filled sores, tinea, and goose-foot eczema.

Muscle-Relaxing and Immediate-Relief Powder，*Hui Chun*, Volume 5.，Pain in the limbs and joints.

Green Cloud Ointment，From *The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 6.，For scrofula that has spread and metastasized to the armpits, flanks, hands, and feet.

Two-Qi Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 79.，For edema and abdominal distension.

Cramp-Relieving Decoction，From *The Collection of Immortal Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，Leg pain with muscle cramps, radiating upward into the abdomen.

Frankincense Ointment for Hemorrhoids，From *Secretly Transmitted Formulas for Surgical Conditions*, citing *Li Fangyu’s Five Hemorrhoid Formulas*.，Hemorrhoids.

Warm Middle Decoction，*Compendium of Medicine*, Volume 3.，In cases of yin syndrome, the ulcer appears flat and sunken, with persistent numbness and minimal pain; the six pulses are deep and slow.

Blood-Nourishing and Skin-Moisturizing Decoction，From *Complete Book of Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 1.，Facial Itching. Currently used for skin pruritus, psoriasis in the stationary phase (blood-deficiency with wind-dryness pattern), erythroderma, etc.

Superior-Grade Pills，*Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 3.，Eighteen Types of Hemorrhoids and Fistulas.

Fish Gallbladder Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 256.，Effective for all illnesses, regardless of whether they are chronic or acute; also effective for infantile convulsions.

Iron Band Powder，From *Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 16.，For various back sores, boils, swellings, and toxic abscesses, as well as red, swollen wounds from beatings.

Asparagus Decoction，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 224), citing *Ji Sheng: Corrected Eighteen Treatises on Prenatal Conditions by Contemporary Scholars*.，A pregnant woman nearing her due date suddenly loses sight in both eyes; she cannot see even by lamplight, suffers from headache and dizziness, and experiences swelling and fullness in the neck and cheeks, making it impossible … Read more

Sulfur Ointment Formula，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 18.，Chronic sores and wind-induced skin conditions.

Wulingzhi Pills，Formula taken from *Classified Materia Medica* (Vol. 22), citing *Formulas from Clinical Experience*; name found in *Compendium of Holy Remedies* (Vol. 45).，For men and women suffering from vomiting that persists for days on end, to the point where they cannot tolerate porridge, food, or decoctions.

Red-Cang Powder，*Encyclopedia of Chinese Medicine*. Also known as “Chi-Cang Decoction” in Volume 7 of *Zhunsheng: Pediatrics*.，

Cloud-Dispelling and Cataract-Removing Powder，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Yuxian Formula).，For cloudiness and opacities in the eyes, pterygium invading the cornea, blue-white haze, and various types of ocular opacities.

Frost-Leaf Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 395.，Cholera with vomiting and diarrhea in children.

Decoction for Excessive Saliva，From *Discussions on Formulas by Famous Physicians of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 2.，For wind-phlegm that fails to descend, with a sound in the throat like a saw being drawn, or for swelling and fullness caused by dampness.

Forsythia and Wild Chrysanthemum Powder，*The Profound Essentials of the Divine Realm*, Volume 5.，For the initial onset of a boil on the jawline.

Rehmannia and Ophiopogon Wine，Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 14); name cited in *Qianjin Fang Yanyi* (Vol. 14).，For wind-induced mania and epileptic delusions due to yin deficiency.

Dampness-Clearing Stomach-Harmonizing Pills，*National Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas* (Hangzhou Formula).，Dampness stagnates in the spleen and stomach, impairing their ability to transport and transform; phlegm and fluid retention cause fullness and oppression; chest and abdominal distension and pain; belching and acid regurgitation; vomiting and diarrhea; and fatigue and excessive sleepiness. Also effective for mountain mists … Read more