Palm-Closing Powder for Topical Application

Yin-Preserving Decoction，*A Concise Explanation of Medical Formulas*, Volume 2.，For cases in the summer months where yin deficiency leads to an excess of yang; exposure to heat pathogens causes headache, fever, stiffness in the neck, and thirst; the patient does not feel aversion to cold but rather aversion to heat; and the pulse is weak.

Yi Nian San，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 395.，For children with loose stools, abdominal distension accompanied by diarrhea, vomiting, and loss of appetite.

Zhuque Pill，From Volume 1 of *Bai Yi*, citing a formula by Su Taoguang.，For disharmony between the heart and kidneys, palpitations and anxiety, forgetfulness, failure of fire to descend, and occasional tremors.

Dried Ginger Powder，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 50); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 205).，Diaphragmatic qi stagnation, vomiting and belching after meals, and pain in the chest and heart region.

San Ting Powder，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 67.，For adults and children with “running horse teeth” (a type of stomatitis).

Fujian Fragrant Tea Cake，From *Songfeng on Epidemics*, Volume 5.，

Wu Ling Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 46.，For headaches.

Fragrant Tangerine Peel Pill，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 17 of *The New Book on the Care of Infants*.，For children with stagnation of undigested food and phlegm, resulting in difficult or obstructed urination and defecation.

Decoction to Calm the Boil，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 9.，For salivation and foaming at the mouth caused by heat in the lung qi, accompanied by thirst and a desire to drink water; however, drinking too much water causes it to transform into phlegm and be coughed up.

Vinegar-Decocted Powder，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 16.，For women suffering from blood and qi disorders with unbearable stabbing pain in the abdomen and flanks; and for postpartum retained lochia with stabbing pain in the perineum.

Niú Tū Pills，*A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 27.，For pain in the lower back and knees, or for persistent numbness and weakness

Purslane Paste，From *Medical Explorations* (Vol. 6).，For “Pillow Fire Sores”—lesions appearing on the head and neck or within the hair, where as one heals another erupts, continuing unceasingly; the more they heal, the more arise; and which discharge only toxic fluid without breaking open to release turbid pus.

Blood-Draining Pills，*Zhang’s Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*, Volume 14.，For obese individuals with long-standing internal injury, where blood has accumulated in the stomach and mixed with phlegm, and for whom other medications have proven ineffective.

Perilla Seed Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 83.，For children with coughing and shortness of breath, chest congestion and oppression, and a reluctance to breastfeed or eat. Coughing and shortness of breath may result from excessive breastfeeding, which allows wind-cold to enter the body and injure lung qi; or from feeding the child before their breathing has stabilized … Read more

Yi Zi Jin，From *Handbook for the Care of Infants*, Volume 2.，For newborn infants, after seven days, showing signs of umbilical wind causing clenched jaws; as well as for stroke, acute and chronic convulsions, locked jaws, and phlegm obstructing the upper respiratory tract.

Decoction for Resolving Stagnation and Relieving Meridian Blockages，*Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 7.，Emotional disturbances and stagnation of the six types of depression lead to qi stagnation in the meridians, causing numbness in the hands and feet.

Phlegm-Resolving and Dizziness-Clearing Pills，*Selected Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，Due to deficiency-heat in the spleen and stomach, the functions of transformation and transportation are impaired, leading to the accumulation of dampness and the production of phlegm. This obstructs the central region, disrupting the harmonious rise and fall of qi, and causing dizziness … Read more

Shenxiong Decoction，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.，For chronic seminal emission, kidney deficiency with sinking of the essence, failure of the “Jade Gate” to close, and involuntary leakage of semen.

Minor Bupleurum Decoction Combined with Four Substances Decoction，*Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 74.，Side pain; fever persisting daily into the night; or fever due to yin deficiency.

Divine Hand Ointment，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 51.，

Dysentery Scutellaria and Coptis Pills，From *Medical Fragments of Gold*.，Bacterial dysentery, amoebic dysentery, watery diarrhea, etc.

Xiao Pai Feng San，From *Shenghui*, Volume 25.，Effective for all types of wind disorders.

Hawthorn and Atractylodes Ointment，From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 4.，Spleen deficiency leading to overeating and food stagnation resulting in dysentery.

Phlegm obstruction，*Supplement to Chuan Ya*, Volume 1.，For asthma.

Changshan and Rhubarb Decoction，From *Shenshi’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 5 of *Wai Tai*.，For malaria-induced solid masses and accumulated heat, characterized by restlessness, confusion, and dizziness; frequent bouts of chills and fever; and persistent, severe weakness.