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Great Chest-Relieving Pills，*Treatise on Cold Damage*.，Heat-induced solid chest obstruction, characterized by hardness, fullness, and pain in the chest; stiffness in the neck and nape; spontaneous sweating; constipation; and a deep, firm pulse. In Taiyang syndrome, if purgation is administered improperly, heat may penetrate and cause chest obstruction; in such cases, the neck is also stiff, … Read more

Pills for Dissolving Phlegm Congestion，*Xuanming Lun*, Volume 7.，For internal excess heat, hard masses and accumulations, intestinal obstruction, masses and accumulations in the abdomen, pain, distension, and oppression—with symptoms occurring at specific times—obstruction of the Triple Burner, obstruction of the large and small intestines, chest tightness, restlessness, and insomnia; coughing, wheezing, retching, and inability to eat;or … Read more

Pai Lian San，From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 10).，For all types of vomiting and restlessness with thirst in children.

Qi-Directing Decoction，*San Yin*, Volume 8.，For pulmonary consumption with excess heat, characterized by shortness of breath, flaring nostrils, and severe swelling of the face and eyes.

Sea Clam Cord Cake，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 188.，For water retention, swelling of the head and face, and restlessness whether sitting or lying down. Or for those with coughing and wheezing.

Qinjiao-Fangfeng Decoction，From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume 2.，For hemorrhoidal fistulas accompanied by pain during daily bowel movements.

Ginseng Pills，*The Yongle Encyclopedia*, Volume 1033, citing *Wang’s Collection of Prescriptions*.，For hemoptysis.

Left Gold Decoction with Aged Rice，Formula from *Collected Explanations of Medical Formulas*; name cited in *Annotated Songs on Categorized Formulas from the Collection of Reflections*.，For lockjaw dysentery, where the patient vomits as soon as the decoction enters the mouth.

Chuanxiong-Danggui-Zao Ren Decoction，From *Essentials of Prenatal and Postnatal Care*, Volume 2.，Postpartum absence of sweating, stiffness and spasms of the tendons and meridians, resembling tetany.

Modified Minor Bupleurum Decoction，*Gu’s Medical Path* (Vol. 4).，Postpartum malaria and dysentery occurring concurrently, due to damp-heat from before pregnancy that has not been resolved, causing it to sink into the Spleen Meridian after childbirth, resulting in persistent alternating chills and fever with unrelenting diarrhea.

Imitation of the Golden Elixir，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 28.，Effective for wind-induced epilepsy, heart pain caused by evil spirits, malignant sores, reactions to mineral medicines, diabetes, jaundice with a yellowish complexion, palpitations, facial paralysis, and red or white vaginal discharge.

Decoction for Clearing Fire，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 6.，Fire is stagnant within the viscera; it seeks to escape but cannot. The skin and orifices of the entire body feel as if being pierced by needles, and there is pain both inside and outside the joints, which is slightly relieved by patting with cold water.

Highly Effective, Miraculous Life-Saving Pill，*Discussions on the Care of Infants and Children*, Volume 17.，For children with chronic stagnation and deficiency accumulation, disharmony of the nutritive and defensive qi, qi deficiency with wheezing, swelling of the limbs, abdominal distension and tightness, fullness in the chest and flanks, alternating chills and fever, and alternating diarrhea and constipation.

Vinegar-Decocted Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 15.，Chronic cold in the Blood Sea acupoint, red and white vaginal discharge, irregular menstruation, and stabbing pain in the navel and abdomen.

Clear Vision Powder，Formula from *Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 6; name cited in *Sheng Ji Zong Lu* (Comprehensive Record of Divine Remedies), Volume 102.，For blurred vision due to deficiency-syndrome.

Toxin-Extracting and Life-Saving Powder，*Complete Book of Experiential Treatments for Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 3.，Pediatric Red Wandering Eruption Pill.

Pinellia and Akebia Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 124.，For a sensation of something stuck in the throat, causing discomfort and difficulty swallowing food and drink.

Clove and Astragalus Powder，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 28 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，For children with spleen-stomach deficiency who refuse to eat, leading to gradual depletion of the nutritive and defensive qi, emaciation, frequent diarrhea, and a pale, sallow complexion.

Pills to Expel the Two Evils，*Source and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases: A Clear and Concise Explanation*, Volume 1.，Lung consumption heat gives rise to worms resembling silkworms, accompanied by coughing, retching, and shortness of breath; this is called “Gao Huang disease,” which does not respond to acupuncture or moxibustion.

Ningqi Decoction，From *Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 30.，For coughing that leaves one breathless.

Loquat and Honey Decoction，From *Medical Records for the Common People*, Volume 2.，Cough due to phlegm-fire.

Yuanming Decoction for Internal Eye Obstructions with Cimicifuga，From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume 1.，Weakness of the original qi of the spleen and stomach, combined with excessive heart fire and triple burner fire, along with irregular diet, physical exertion, and a lack of mental rest, leads to internal cataracts. In the early stages of internal cataracts, … Read more

Houpo-Huang Decoction，From *Gu’s Medical Pathways*, Volume 5.，Water-and-grain dysentery, characterized by loose stools that are thin and unformed, undigested food and water in the stool, abdominal cramping, and a sensation of incomplete evacuation.

Chai-Xiong Decoction，*Shenshi Yaohan*, Volume 3.，Headache of the Taiyang Meridian, accompanied by chills and fever and vomiting.

Modified Musk Powder for Tooth Ailments，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 9.，For those with deficient kidney qi and weak, brittle teeth.