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Wind-Dispelling Decoction，From *Zhang Jiachun’s Diagnosis and Treatment of Ophthalmic Disorders*.，Indicated for cases where wind symptoms predominate over heat—characterized by mild pain and severe itching, with swelling more pronounced than redness—and accompanied by alternating chills and fever, headache, and a floating, rapid pulse.

Common Decoction，From *Su Gong’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 19 of *Wai Tai*.，For various cases of weak leg swelling that have not yet fully developed.

Hot Spring Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 10.，Nocturnal enuresis; aversion to cold and preference for warmth; sallow complexion and frail constitution; loose stools; frequent urination. This is caused by kidney deficiency and impaired bladder function.

Chicken Broth Congee，*Chinese Cuisine*.，For the elderly and frail, those emaciated after illness, and all conditions of debility caused by deficiency of qi and blood.

Heqi Decoction with Additions，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 212.，Clears blockages in both the upper and lower bowels; treats white diarrhea.

Almond Liqueur，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 139.，For stroke resulting from traumatic injury, with opisthotonic rigidity.

Condensed Water Stone Porridge，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 190.，For back abscesses and boils, with toxic invasion causing alternating chills and fever.

Leather Shoe Light Powder，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Vol. 361, citing *Experienced Effective Formulas*.，For infantile wind sores.

Lactation-Promoting Powder，From *Formulas of the Huizhiting Hall*, Volume 4.，For blocked lactation.

Decoction for Unblocking Vessels, Clearing Heat, and Moistening the Lungs，*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 20.，When food and drink from the Upper Jiao descend into the Stomach, and the Stomach Qi has not yet stabilized, sweating occurs, and the face, back, and body all feel hot; this is called “Qi Leakage.”

Modified Xie Huang Powder，*Treasure of Public Health* (Weisheng Baojian), Volume 19.，Pediatric Late Summer Fever with Weakness and Jaundice. The body feels steaming hot; the chest and diaphragm are full and restless; the skin is yellow like a soaked tangerine; the whites of the eyes are also yellow; the tendons and bones are weak and flaccid; … Read more

Flower-Pistil Stone Powder，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Vol. 348, citing *The Classic of Childbirth*.，Postpartum stasis blood attacking internally, with foul blood surging toward the heart, leading to blood-induced confusion or fainting; or injuries from cat or dog bites, lacerations, falls, or blows, where stagnant blood accumulates and causes pain in the chest and lungs. Postpartum wind … Read more

Weng Tou Spring Wine，From *Compilation of Extraordinary Formulas*, Volume 2.，For women with a cold uterus or leukorrhea.

Chu Tree Root Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 93.，For children with purulent and bloody dysentery resembling fish brains, accompanied by lethargy and heaviness.

Ziyunfeng Pills，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.，When dampness affects the blood, purplish blood blisters appear all over the body, accompanied by pain, itching, and a sensation of insects crawling; in milder cases, this manifests as pemphigus, with white blisters.

Mu Xiang Bu Er Pills，From *Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 6.，For dysentery—whether the stool is red, white, or a mixture of red and white.

Fetal Nourishing Decoction，*Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 2.，In the first month of pregnancy, the fetus is restless.

Weijin Powder，From *Rumen Shiquin*, Volume 12.，For headaches, dizziness, headaches with nausea, and wind-induced symptoms after bathing; for bi syndrome caused by the combined effects of wind, cold, and dampness; and for numbness and loss of sensation in the hands and feet.

Jin’s Lidong Ointment，*Supplements to the Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 7.，Leg ulcers.

Reversal Powder，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 8.，For severe internal heat in the viscera, or constipation, or difficulty urinating, or both constipation and difficulty urinating.

Erhe Decoction，*Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 9.，Vomiting, nausea, and heat in the hands and feet.

Dacheng Decoction for Regulating the Middle，From *Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 3.，After an abscess has ruptured, the pus is thin and watery; appetite is reduced; and the body is unable to regenerate tissue or promote healing.

Lumbar Rub，*Danxi’s Heart Method*, Volume 4.，For lower back pain due to cold and dampness in the elderly and those with deficiency constitutions, as well as for leukorrhea in women.

Decoction for Dispelling Yin and Eliminating Toxins，*The Profound Secrets of the Celestial Caverns*, Volume 5.，Boils on the shoulder and upper back that have already ruptured, presenting with yin-type symptoms.

Bi Xie Sheng Jin Pills，From *Formulas Recorded in History*, Volume 1.，For cold in the kidneys manifesting as loose stools, heaviness of the body, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, inability to lift the limbs; in severe cases, profuse discharge of red and white fluids; soreness and pain in the lower back and knees; and weakness in … Read more