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Decoction for Clearing Summer-Heat and Subduing Wind，*Family Instructions on Laryngology*, Volume 2.，Feverish conditions caused by wind-heat, characterized by fever, sweating, thirst, restlessness, aversion to heat rather than cold, redness and pain in the throat or severe white, putrid swelling, a洪大 pulse, and a yellow or dry tongue—indicating that the “mutual fire” of the Three Jiao … Read more

Diantu Decoction，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 7.，One feels hungry and thirsty and craves food and drink; but as soon as food or drink enters the lower abdomen, one feels full and bloated, and relief comes only after a severe bout of diarrhea—whether in the morning or evening, occurring several times a day and night as … Read more

Coptis Decoction for Eliminating Roundworms，*Collected Works on the Care of Infants*, Volume 6.，Expulsion of roundworms after smallpox.

Coptis and Peony Formula，From *The Collection of Marvelous Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 7.，Constipation due to dryness and stagnation in the internal organs.

Yin-Dampness Decoction，From *Selected Remarkable Formulas by Layman Yu*, cited in Volume 88 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.，For all cases of stroke characterized by spontaneous sweating, gradually developing aversion to wind, a smoldering fever, shortness of breath, wind-dampness or wind-heat syndromes, exterior excess with interior deficiency, or exterior deficiency with interior excess; where the skin pores … Read more

Paste for Scattered Hair，From *Yixin Fang*, Volume 17, citing *Shanfan Fang*.，For ringworm and scabies.

Di Bo Decoction，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 2.，Heart fire overpowers lung metal; if left untreated for a long time, it progresses to lung atrophy, manifesting as hoarseness or loss of voice, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, vomiting of phlegm and saliva, and shortness of breath making it difficult to lie down.

Taiyi Wanjin Dan，From *Direct Pointers on Pediatrics*, Volume 2.，For convulsions caused by phlegm-heat.

Liver-Clearing and Cataract-Resolving Pills，From *Collected Commentaries on the Golden Mirror of Smallpox Medicine*, Volume 6.，For corneal opacities and redness and swelling of the eyelids following smallpox.

Peony and Cyperus Decoction，From *Introduction to Obstetrics*, Volume 4.，Postpartum diarrhea, shortness of breath, cold feet, intermittent fever, and sharp, painful bowel rumbling.

Health-Preserving Ointment，From *Formulas of the Huizhitiang Hall*, Volume 1.，Effective for the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries” and all chronic, long-standing ailments.

Water Hernia Decoction，From *Yidi*, Volume 6.，Hydrocele. Swelling and pain in the scrotum, with occasional sweating in the genital area; the scrotum may be swollen and clear as crystal, or it may itch and ooze yellow fluid; pressing on the lower abdomen may produce a gurgling sound; one testicle may gradually enlarge, or one may gradually … Read more

Modified Er Chen Combined with Si Wu Decoction，*The Song of Preserving Life: Summary*, Volume 32.，Cough accompanied by pain radiating to the lower ribs.

Four Sages Pills，*Supplement to the Chuan Ya*, Volume 2.，For food stagnation, malnutrition, gastroparesis, dysphagia, various types of abdominal distension, and masses caused by parasitic infestations.

Chai-Fang Decoction，From *Essentials for Those Unfamiliar with Medicine*, Volume 2.，For intermittent fever with a warm-heat pattern.

Chuanxiong-Danggui-Gubai Decoction，*Essentials for Those Unfamiliar with Medicine*, Vol. 4.，For women who, after childbirth, experience body pain due to an external pathogen, accompanied by nasal congestion and aversion to cold.

Chrysanthemum Decoction，From *New Book on Child Care*, Volume 6.，Smallpox lesions.

Clove-Scented Pills，*Ji Feng*, Volume 20.，For chronic, long-standing stagnation; stagnant qi in the chest; distension and fullness in the chest, abdomen, and flanks; and all qi-related disorders.

Fumigation Decoction for Hemorrhoids，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 142.，Pulsating hemorrhoids. Sores develop, accompanied by itching and pain; the lower region feels as if bitten by insects.

Miraculous Swelling-Reducing Pills，From *Yu Ji Wei Yi*, Volume 20, citing *Experienced Formulas*.，For all types of insect and venom poisoning; abdominal distension as if a drum; spleen masses, masses and lumps; fluid retention; qi stagnation; water retention; blood stasis; shortness of breath and rapid breathing; coughing with difficulty breathing and inability to sleep; and cases where … Read more

Scutellaria and Antelope Horn Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 106.，Pain in the “crab’s eye” area.

Baojing Pills，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.，Extreme deficiency of water and fire in the heart causes agitation; the water and fire in the kidneys leak outward in response to the agitation of the heart. Upon hearing a woman’s voice, seminal fluid is immediately discharged.

Seven-Star Sword，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 2.，For the initial stage of the thirteen types of carbuncles, characterized by aversion to cold and fever, nausea and vomiting, numbness in the limbs, extreme itching and pain, restlessness and agitation, and in severe cases, confusion and the spread of carbuncle toxin to the spleen.

Licorice, Platycodon, and Belamcanda Decoction，*Selected Essentials of Medicine*.，For swelling, pain, and sores in the throat.

Chuanxiong-Xia Decoction，*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 7.，Syndrome of fluid retention.