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Scorpion-Aconite Pills，From *Collected Medical Formulas*, Volume 81, citing *Continuation of Formulas for Saving Lives*.，For headaches caused by qi deficiency.

Xiao Wu Chen Decoction，*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 310.，For injuries caused by falls or blows.

Yellow Snake Powder，From *Formulas of the Huizhitiang Hall*, Volume 3.，For abscesses and ulcers of the toenails, where the red flesh around the nail protrudes; or for ingrown toenails that frequently bleed and cause unbearable pain.

Like Holy Water，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 11.，For red, swollen, and painful eyes with sores.

Trifoliate Orange Peel, Gardenia, and Rhubarb Decoction，From *Illustrated Songs on Cold Damage: A Guide to Saving Lives*, Volume 4.，Fever following the resolution of food stagnation in typhoid fever.

Huangchui Powder，From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhu Renkang*.，For swelling, pain, and ulceration of the throat; mouth sores; and a cracked tongue.

Throat-Clearing Peace Pills，From *Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，For swelling and pain in the throat, with hot, sticky saliva. Fire in the epigastrium, coughing up blood in the morning, constant redness of the cheeks, and a persistent sensation of discomfort in the throat.

Rhubarb and Fructus Aurantii Pills，From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 4.，Chronic heat-induced diarrhea, accompanied by fever and thirst; the skin over the abdomen feels hot; intermittent abdominal pain; dark, scanty, and painful urination; yellow, frothy stools; a sensation of heaviness and obstruction in the anus; abdominal pain; and a strong urge to defecate but … Read more

Naozi Powder，From *Zhun Sheng: Pediatrics*, Volume 9.，For children with a persistent cough due to a cold, accompanied by difficulty swallowing.

Turmeric Pills，*Shenghui* (Volume 71).，For women suffering from deficiency-cold, stagnation of blood and qi, chest and abdominal distension and fullness, prolonged absence of menstruation, loss of appetite, and emaciation of the limbs.

Phlegm-Resolving Cakes，From *Xingyuan*, Volume 4.，For phlegm congested in the throat that is dry and cannot be expelled.

Cinnamon and Ginger Pills，Formula from *Elbow-Back Prescriptions* (Vol. 4); name cited in *Comprehensive Record of Holy Remedies* (Vol. 61).，For sudden onset of chest obstruction pain: This condition causes a sudden, hard, and full sensation in the heart accompanied by pain; the chest feels severely obstructed, with a constricting, stabbing pain so intense that the patient … Read more

Lychee Porridge，Formula from the fourth collection of *Quanzhou Bencao*; name found in *The Recipe Book of Longevity Medicinal Porridges*.，For elderly people with diarrhea at dawn and bad breath.

Formula for Clearing the Orifices and Sharpening Hearing，*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，Deafness and blocked ears.

Ginger and Cinnamon Decoction，*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 6.，Stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen.

Dingzhi Pills，From *Formulas for Healing the Heart*, Volume 3, citing *Formulas of Master Shen*.，Used for mental confusion and forgetfulness, palpitations and anxiety, and an unstable mind.

Three-Color Ointment，From *Bai Yi*, Volume 16.，For abscesses and boils that have not yet fully formed.

Osmanthus Decoction，*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 10 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).，All types of cold qi, stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, distension and fullness in the flanks, vomiting, nausea, and loss of appetite.

Dragon-Snake Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 357.，For transverse or breech presentation, blow the powder onto the breasts.

Sea Cucumber Porridge，From *Lao Lao Heng Yan*, Volume 5.，Impotence. Deficiency of essence and blood, physical weakness, diminished sexual function, nocturnal emission, and frequent urination due to kidney deficiency.

Qi-Boosting and Lactation-Promoting Decoction，*Differential Diagnosis of Symptoms in Traditional Chinese Medicine*.，Qi deficiency causing spontaneous leakage of breast milk.

Zhengzhen Decoction，*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，Imbalance between yin and yang, failure of qi to rise and fall, deficiency of the lower jiao, and phlegm stagnation in the upper jiao.

Heat-Clearing Herbal Tea Substitute，From *Selected Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，For swelling and pain in the throat.

Reduced-Ingredient Universal Relief and Disinfection Decoction，*Comprehensive Examination of the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diphtheria*.，Sore throat and swelling caused by damp-toxin.

Iron-Dissolving Pills，From *Essentials for Miscellaneous Diseases*, citing *The Family Treasure of Health*.，For various types of qi-related and food-related poisonings, characterized by abdominal distension as taut as a drum, shortness of breath and chest tightness, inability to sit or lie down, sudden loss of appetite, and emaciation of the hands and feet—cases that have not responded … Read more