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Ephedra, Coptis, Forsythia, and Red Adzuki Bean Decoction，*Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For damp-heat jaundice complicated by exterior pathogens.

Tube-Removal Powder，From *Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.，

Rehmannia Wine，*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，For men and women with deficiency of essence and blood, and insufficiency of the Nourishing and Defensive Qi.

Essence-Protecting Pill，From *The Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 28.，Chronic skin disorders, vitiligo.

Decoction for Clearing the Heart and Nourishing the Blood，*Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 7.，Manic-depressive disorder.

Formula for Treating Intestinal Ulcers，*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 208.，For deficiency-dampness in the stomach and intestines, characterized by frequent diarrhea, undigested food in the stools, abdominal distension, borborygmi, pain around the navel and in the abdomen, and loose stools with a watery consistency.

Jiezhen Decoction，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 6.，For yin-type disorders characterized by cold and numb hands and feet, pain in the navel and abdomen, deficiency of true qi, and extreme exhaustion bordering on death.

Lu Xing Decoction，From *The Great Compendium of Medical Formulas*, Volume 10, citing *Tang’s Formulas*.，Chronic malaria leading to debility; susceptibility to the four types of cold.

Huanming Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 364), citing *Formulas for the Complete Infant*.，For children with malnutrition-induced eye disorders, where the white of the eye obscures the iris, and night blindness.

Zhi Tiao San，*Yuji Weiyi*, Volume 15.，Scabies, pustular sores.

Muxiang Tongzhen Powder，From *Bo Ji*, Volume 2.，For disharmony of qi in the epigastrium, fullness and oppression in the chest, stabbing pain in the flanks, and loss of appetite.

Blood-Nourishing and Intestinal-Regulating Decoction，*Secrets of Gynecology*, Volume 7.，For postpartum blood deficiency with intestinal dryness and constipation.

Xue Shu Dou Kou Powder，From *Formulas Recorded in History*, Volume 1.，For diarrhea due to spleen dampness, characterized by abdominal distension, loose stools, abdominal pain, heaviness of the body, and loss of appetite; in severe cases, it may lead to weakness of the legs, tremors when walking, and pain in the soles of the feet.

Ephedra Decoction of Ten Herbs Pills，Formula by Xu Renze, cited in *Wai Tai*, Volume 9.，Weak lung qi, which, if left untreated for a long time, will lead to lung atrophy; coughing day and night without ceasing; sputum as white as snow, with fine, thick, and sticky foam; shortness of breath with rising breath; alternating chills … Read more

Quartz and Magnetite Soaked in Wine，Formula from *Qianjin Yi* (Supplement to the Thousand Gold Prescriptions), Volume 22. Name cited in *Yifang Leiju* (Compilation of Medical Formulas), Volume 24, quoting *Shiyi Xinjian* (The Physician’s Heart Mirror).，For those middle-aged and older who experience graying of hair and spots on the skin, lower back pain, and deafness; weakness … Read more

Jianmin Peppermint Oil，From *National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Yuxian Formula).，For scorpion stings and bee stings, scalding with hot water or burns, wind-heat toothache, suppurating otitis externa, itchy or painful eyes, dry and blurry vision, and sudden redness and swelling of the eyes.

Ginger and Chenpi Decoction，From *Convenient Formulas for Remote Villages*.，In summer, when yang energy is concentrated on the body’s surface, a weak stomach makes one susceptible to pathogenic influences, leading to vomiting and diarrhea.

Seven-Star Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 10.，For infectious epidemics characterized by sudden severe swelling at the corners of the eyes, sudden onset of chills and fever, severe swelling and pain in the throat, rambling speech, and intense thirst.

Jinbo Powder，*Handbook for the Care of Infants and Children*, Volume 2.，For epidemic red eye characterized by swelling, pain, corneal opacities, fever, and excessive tearing.

Ginseng, Astragalus, and Aconite Decoction，*Huiyue*, Volume 6.，Pale face and cold nose indicate severe deficiency of yang qi. Spontaneous sweating.

Raw Tiger Bone Pills，From *A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 29.，For numbness and pain in the leg bones due to physical overexertion.

Formula for Liuwei Dihuang Pills with Added Phellodendron and Anemarrhena，*Yifang Kao*, Volume 5.，Deficiency of Liver and Kidney Yin with ascending deficient fire. Symptoms include dizziness and blurred vision, tinnitus or deafness, toothache due to deficient fire, heat in the palms and soles, soreness and pain in the lower back and knees, bloody urine and painful … Read more

Master Ge of Qingcheng Mountain’s Autumn Milk Pill，From *The Universal Remedies* (Vol. 120), citing *The Family Treasure of Health*.，For men with chronic weakness of the spleen and kidneys, all chronic cold disorders in the lower abdomen, involuntary seminal emission, frequent and slippery urination, and damp itching of the scrotum; as well as for those with … Read more

Four Tigers Powder，*The Direct Pointers*, Volume 22.，For abscesses that are hard and swollen, as thick as cowhide, and painful only when pressed.

Fever-Reducing and Sedative Pills，From *Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Wuhan Formula).，For wind-heat phlegm obstruction, facial paralysis, dental abscesses and sore throat, cholera, malaria, and dysentery; blood heat with bloody stools; leg sores and swollen abscesses; and carbuncles attacking the heart.