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Xiaohuang Decoction，Formula by Guan Youbo, cited in *Selected Readings from Original Works of Traditional Chinese Medicine*.，Persistent jaundice that does not subside. Symptoms include yellowish-red urine accompanied by a burning sensation, frequent urination, painful urination, dry stools, occasional fever, a slightly yellow tongue coating, and a string-like and rapid pulse, indicating damp-heat descending to the lower … Read more

Anemarrhena Pill，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 17 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，For children with severe febrile malaria.

Phlegm-Resolving Decoction，*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 9.，Stomach deficiency results in the ability to digest food but not fluids; there is a gurgling sound between the stomach and intestines, which worsens after drinking water, and phlegm is coughed up in a torrential manner.

Donkey-Hide Gelatin and Mugwort Decoction，Formula from *De Xiao* (Vol. 14); name cited in *Pu Ji Fang* (Vol. 344).，For spontaneous abortion with vaginal bleeding, upward surging of the fetus, and cold extremities with a sense of impending death

Powder for Headaches，From *The Golden Chamber* (Volume 1).，For stroke-induced rheumatic arthritis and headaches caused by severe cold invading the brain.

Diao Hu Decoction，*The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.，For consumptive cough with hemoptysis or spitting of pus.

Black Cloud Ointment，*Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 10.，

Iron Pillar Staff Pills，From the formula of Mr. Zhang of Linqing, cited in *Yanxia Shengxiao Fang* (see *Yifang Leiju*, Vol. 238).，For postpartum blood-wind syndrome in women, with pain in the lower back and legs; for boils on the back; and for headaches.

Xanthium Powder，*The Mystic Pearl of Chishui*, Volume 29.，Boils.

Cold-Cooling Fire-Reducing Decoction，From *Essential Treatise on Measles*.，Rashes caused by suppressed heat that fails to dissipate, resulting in cracked lips, obstruction of urination and defecation, drowsiness with intense fever, or bodily distension and pain, often accompanied by shortness of breath and wheezing.

Lithospermum and Wood Fragrance Decoction，*Direct Guide to Pediatrics*, Volume 5.，For uncomfortable eruptions and loose stools.

Ephedra and Lycium Bark Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 30 (Renwei Edition).，For headache and fever due to cold damage, with a blocked throat and inability to speak.

Black Cloud Oil，From *The Compendium of Medical Formulas*, Volume 83, citing *The Essential Book*.，For baldness.

White Tiger Detoxifying and Nourishing Yin Decoction，From *Famous Prescriptions Through the Ages*, citing *Twelve Secret Formulas for Laryngology*.，Diphtheria, scarlet fever, laryngitis, and all forms of laryngeal obstruction and tonsillitis.

Five-Toxin Decoction，Quoted from *Records of Verified Remedies Through the Ages* in Volume 28 of *Wai Tai*.，Five Gu.

Paste for Nourishing Original Qi，From the formula of Master Shao, cited in Volume 64 of *The Complete Works of Jingyue*.，Effective for pain in the lower back and knees, the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries,” various deficiencies and debilities, hemiplegia, bladder hernia, leukorrhea, turbid discharge, and dysuria, as well as impotence and erectile dysfunction.

Decoction for Clearing Metal and Draining Fire，*Complete Book on Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 1.，When smallpox erupts, a foul, fishy odor emanates from the mouth, overwhelming those around the patient.

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

Acorus Soup，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 190.，Deafness accompanied by tinnitus resembling the sound of wind and water.

Flaxseed Ear Pillow Formula，Formula from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Vol. 6); name cited in *Compendium of Holy Remedies* (Vol. 181).，If a cricket enters the ear:

Seven-Sifted Powder，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 245), citing *Shi Yuanduan’s Effective Prescriptions*.，For childhood cholera with unceasing vomiting and diarrhea.

Shuangjin Natural Elixir，Quoted from *Ten Convenient and Effective Formulas* in Volume 1032 of the *Yongle Dadian*.，Hematuria in children.

Eucommia Spleen-Strengthening Pills，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.，Due to disharmony of the spleen qi, the viscera may exhibit either diarrhea or constipation; after food enters the stomach, there is a frequent urge to defecate.

Decoction for Harmonizing Blood and Guiding Stagnation，From *Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine Through the Ages*, Volume 1.，Blood stasis due to cold damage.

Liver-Nourishing Dìfúzǐ Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 33.，For blurred vision due to liver deficiency; or redness, swelling, and pain in the eyes due to wind-heat.