Proven Formula for Blackening the Hair

Stomach-Clearing and Toxin-Resolving Decoction，From *Commentary on Measles*, Volume 2.，Extreme fever and oral sores following measles.

Heart-Opening Powder，From *Qianjin*, Volume 14.，For forgetfulness.

Guanyin Rescue-from-Suffering Pill，From *A Study of Thirteen Surgical Formulas*.，For all types of boils and abscesses, back sores, carbuncles, and swelling and pain in the early stages, particularly those with prominent redness and swelling.

Mugwort Leaf Decoction Pills，From *Shenghui*, Volume 28.，For cold-induced debility, pain in the navel and abdomen, or occasional diarrhea and dysentery; also treats leukorrhea in women following physical exhaustion.

Shenying Dan，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 1.，All types of epilepsy.

Bitter Powder，From *Essentials for Nurturing Life*, cited in Volume 26 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，For children with dampness in the spleen, resulting in unceasing diarrhea and the inability to digest grains; also treats diarrhea caused by malnutrition.

The Extraordinary Six-God Pill，From *Essential Prescriptions for the Preservation of Children’s Health*, cited in Volume 978 of the *Yongle Dadian*.，For acute and chronic convulsions in children, accompanied by excessive salivation and stagnant qi.

“Xiao Jinyá” Wine，From *Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica*, cited in *Classified Materia Medica*, Volume 5.，For all wind-induced ailments, deficiency-related wasting diseases, dampness and cold, muscle weakness and numbness, and inability to walk.

Qiankun Pill，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Jilin Formula).，For men with kidney deficiency, impotence, seminal emission, and nocturnal emissions with white discharge; for women with irregular menstruation, red or white vaginal discharge, and a cold uterus.

Liver-Calming and Meridian-Relaxing Pill，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Beijing Formula).，Liver qi stagnation, indigestion, a sensation of fullness and rumbling in the stomach, stabbing pain in the flanks, and limb spasms.

Mu Xiang Liu Qi Decoction，From *He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 5.，Qi stagnation in the limbs, abdominal distension and fullness, expansion of the chest and diaphragm, and foul-smelling, turbid urine.

Stomach-Warming Clove Powder，*Fu Qingzhu’s Gynecology: Postpartum Section*, Volume 2.，For women who, more than 7 days after childbirth, experience vomiting and an inability to eat.

Jianmu Dan，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.，When kidney fire invades the lung, and lung fire combines with kidney water, it causes eye disease; within a few days, a film forms, spreading from the bottom upward. The film appears pale green in color, and the pain in the pupil is unbearable.

Hedgehog Skin Powder，From *Qianjin* (Vol. 22).，For abscesses and carbuncles with internal leakage of pus and blood; various types of suppuration and decay; back sores in men; breast sores in women; and the five types of hemorrhoids.

Cistanche Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 30.，For consumptive debility, emaciation, impotence, and deficiency of vital essence and energy.

Poria and Angelica Decoction，From *The Jade Case*, Volume 5.，For pregnancy-related anxiety and fear, accompanied by restlessness throughout the day.

Decoction for Clearing Phlegm and Reducing Heat，From *The Handy Guide*, Volume 1.，Tinnitus caused by rising phlegm-fire.

Five-Ingredient Realgar and (艹闾) Paste，From *The Essential Effective Formulas*, cited in Volume 34 of *Wai Tai*.，For women with lactation disorders and slow-healing boils and sores.

Decoction for Shortness of Breath，From *Jiyuan Fang*, cited in Volume 28 of *Wai Tai*.，For sudden-onset abdominal pain and pain in the chest and flanks.

Hundred-Branch Ointment，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 372), citing *Direct Pointers on Pediatrics*.，For infantile convulsions.

Eye-Brightening and Longevity Pills，From *Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，For red eyes caused by intense liver fire.

Five-Ingredient Decoction for Disinfecting and Resolving Abscesses，From *The Complete Collection of the Blue Satchel*, Volume 2.，For carbuncles.

White Mustard Pills，Formula from *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 167); name cited in *Compendium of Materia Medica* (Vol. 26).，For heat-phlegm-induced restlessness and agitation, dizziness, blurred vision, and weakness in the limbs.

Lo Lu Ointment，Formula from *Wai Tai* (Vol. 23), citing *Fan Wang Fang*; name found in *Sheng Hui* (Vol. 60).，For rat-fistula and scrofula.

Ginseng Harmonizing the Middle Decoction，From *Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 64.，For children with an imbalance between cold and heat, characterized by excess heat above and diarrhea below.