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Green Onion White Porridge，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 190.，Five types of urinary disorders, difficulty urinating. For the elderly and the frail suffering from colds, fever, chills, headache, nasal congestion, runny nose, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and dysentery.

Manjing Decoction，From *Formulas Recorded in History*, Volume 1.，For heat in the Liver Meridian, characterized by redness and pain in the lower abdomen, six pulses that are taut, tight, and long, accompanied by chills and shivering.

Decoction for Clearing the Diaphragm and Expelling Phlegm，From *Xuanming Lun*, cited in Volume 43 of *Yitong*.，Stomach fire caused by rich, greasy foods; heat-phlegm above the diaphragm; phlegm that cannot be coughed up or spat out; thick and sticky sputum when coughing or spitting.

Zhi Mi Qi Qi Decoction，From *Collected Works on the Care of Infants*, Volume 2.，In children, when yin and yang fail to rise and fall properly, causing obstruction of the respiratory passages, abdominal pain, chills and fever, excessive crying, and refusal to nurse.

Intestinal-Extraction Pill，*Jufang*, Volume 8.，For both acute and chronic hemorrhoids, swelling and pain around the anus, or sores and itching accompanied by occasional discharge of pus and blood; as well as intestinal wind with bloody stools and rectal prolapse.

Pills for Internally Dissolving Hemorrhoids and Fistulas，*The Collection of Bu Ju*, Volume 18 of the Lower Series.，For hemorrhoidal fistulas.

Preparation of Black Beans，From *Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing*.，Deficiency of kidney yin, mental exhaustion, emaciation, nocturnal emissions and seminal leakage, and aching pain in the lower back and legs.

Miraculous Wind-Dispelling Powder，From *Zhenglei Bencao*, Volume 13, citing *Boji*.，For wind-toxin ascending to the eyes, causing swelling, itching, dryness, and unbearable pain; or for redness and ulceration of the upper or lower eyelids and inner corners of the eyes, with floating opacities or stasis-induced tissue invading the cornea.

Ginseng and Goji Berry Decoction，*Gu’s Medical Pathways*, Volume 4.，For postpartum women who have lost excessive blood, resulting in qi being deprived of its foundation and experiencing shortness of breath and wheezing.

Pain-Relieving and Labor-Assisting Decoction，*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 6.，For uncontrollable postpartum hemorrhage.

Eight-Ingredient Asarum Decoction，From *Formulas of Xu Renze*, cited in Volume 9 of *Wai Tai*.，A persistent cough caused by phlegm-dampness that has gradually developed into edema; its symptoms are not limited to any particular season. The cough continues unceasingly day and night; exposure to any cough-inducing substances causes severe distress. In severe cases, the eyes may … Read more

Platycodon and Fructus Aurantii Decoction，*De Xiao*, Volume 11.，Heat-induced fullness and distension, with tenderness upon palpation in the chest, diaphragm, and both flanks.

Epilepsy Calming the Heart Pills，From *Collected Formulas of the Crane-Feeding Pavilion*.，For severe heart fire, phlegm-induced coma, mental confusion, epilepsy and mania, delusions of seeing ghosts, and all conditions resulting from emotional stagnation and rebellion.

Eucommia-Like Sacred Pills，From *The Treasure of Health* (cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Vol. 210).，For cold of the spleen and internal organs, abdominal pain, and loose stools with watery diarrhea.

Ginseng and Aconite Powder for Regulating Vital Qi，From *Experienced Effective Formulas*, cited in *Collected Medical Formulas*, Volume 123.，For men and women suffering from debility, as well as post-malaria physical weakness.

Ginseng, Angelica, Schizonepeta, and Fangfeng Decoction，*Essentials for Those Unfamiliar with Medicine*, Volume 1.，For fever caused by wind-pathogen in individuals who are generally physically weak.

Binglu Ointment，From *Formulas of Huizhiting Hall*, Volume 3.，For leg sores and various other sores that have failed to heal for a long time.

Night-Bright Pill，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in *New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 23).，For abdominal distension due to the “Five Wastes” syndrome, accompanied by dry eyes and excessive sleepiness.

White Dove Decoction，*Yi Tong*, Volume 87.，For diabetes insipidus, characterized by an insatiable thirst.

Wind-Dispelling, Heat-Clearing, and Dispersing Decoction，*Pathogenesis in Sand Script*, Volume 2.，Wind-heat ascends to attack the brain and descends to affect the eyes; headache extends to the brow bones, causing pain in that area.

Golden Rhinoceros Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 64.，For wind-phlegm-induced syncope, sudden, severe headaches, and phlegm-reversal with nausea.

Decoction of Ancient Coins for Eye Drops，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 102.，For chronic redness of the eyes and redness of the sclera.

Yellow Silk Decoction，From the preface of *The New Book on Caring for Children*.，Postpartum injury to the bladder resulting in inability to urinate and distress from dampness accumulation.

Douling Powder，*Ye’s Gynecology*, Volume 2;，Cough in Pregnancy. For cases where excessive fire overpowers the Metal element, causing obstruction of fetal qi.

Dissolving Licorice Decoction，From *Yixin Fang*, Volume 20, citing *Shenshi Fang*.，After taking the Stone-Dispersing Decoction, restlessness and agitation persist.