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Essential Formula: Poria to Nourish the Heart Decoction，From *Essentials for Infant Care*, Volume 5.，Deficiency of heart qi, prone to sadness, worry, and anger; epistaxis; sallow complexion; heat in the palms, soles, and chest; or sore throat; the tongue is stiff.

Qingning Ointment，*Yi Ji*, Volume 8.，Lung affected by fire, resulting in cough and hoarseness.

Two Sages Decoction，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 89.，For stroke.

Decoction for Clearing the Throat and Expelling Phlegm，*New Compilation of Proven Formulas*，Clears heat and detoxifies; relieves throat discomfort. Used to resolve phlegm and treat counter-indications of measles affecting the throat. Indicated for symptoms such as swelling and pain in the throat, difficulty swallowing, vomiting, choking cough, hoarseness, restlessness, and in severe cases, difficulty breathing, with … Read more

Secret Formula for Shrinking Hemorrhoids，From *Formulas of the Zongfu Hall*, Volume 2.，Internal hemorrhoids.

Whole Toe Decoction，From *Mirror of Surgical Medicine*.，Toxic abscess on the toes.

Pus-Expelling and Lung-Nourishing Powder，*Zheng’s Family-Transmitted Gynecological Prescriptions Worth Ten Thousand Gold* (Volume 5).，Lung abscess. Pain in the upper chest between the breasts; vomiting of pus and blood with a foul odor.

Marching Powder，*Treatise on Cholera*, Volume 2.，For cholera-induced abdominal distension, mountain miasma and epidemic diseases, as well as various pathogenic factors arising from summer heat and filth that directly affect the Pericardium, causing dizziness, loss of consciousness, and life-threatening conditions. It also treats mouth sores and sore throat; when applied to the eyes, it removes wind-heat-induced … Read more

Stomach-Nourishing and Harmony-Restoring Tea Substitute，*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，Qi deficiency leading to phlegm production, mental and physical exhaustion, a short tongue and dry mouth, and inability to tolerate food.

Tuoli Wenzhong Decoction，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 1.，For abscesses and carbuncles characterized by yang deficiency and yin cold, with a weak pulse and a cold body; or where the sore has turned cold, resulting in a lack of pain; or where the pus is thin and watery, accompanied by fullness and distension beneath the heart, … Read more

Universal Treasure Ointment，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Hangzhou Formula).，Traumatic injuries, strained lower back from heavy lifting, pain in tendons and bones, weakness and soreness in the legs and knees, paralysis and rheumatic arthralgia, numbness in the hands and feet; as well as boils and abscesses on the back, wandering nodules, chest and … Read more

Red Poria Powder，*Qianjin Yi* (Supplement to the Thousand Gold Prescriptions), Volume 18. An alternative name for the “Red Adzuki Bean and Poria Decoction” cited in *Wai Tai* (Outside the Palace), Volume 4, which references *Shen Shi’s Formulas*.，

Eye-Brightening and Vision-Restoring Pills，*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.，Indications: Clouded vision and blurred vision; sudden onset of eye inflammation; tearing when exposed to wind; photophobia and sensitivity to light; redness, swelling, and itching around the eyes.

Xuanfeng Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 22.，For chest constriction due to cold damage, with accumulated heat.

Lung-Regulating and Heart-Draining Decoction，*Clinical Notes on Ophthalmology*.，Yin-Yang Corneal Opacities.

Family Secret Powder for Dissolving Hardened Masses，*Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 1.，Abdominal pain due to stagnant masses. A lump in the epigastric region causing persistent pain.

Miraculous Taiyi Pill，From *Shenghui*, Volume 28.，For cold-induced debility and uncontrollable diarrhea from the large intestine.

Five Fresh Herbs Decoction，From *Hongbao of Health*, Volume 4.，For sore throat with a red and dry tongue, and a string-like, rapid, and forceful pulse.

Three-Bean Decoction for Scattered Measles，*The Great Treasure of Health*, Volume 4.，

Leek and Fermented Soybean Porridge，From *Formulas for Emergency Treatment*, cited in Volume 3 of *Wai Tai*.，Epidemic illness with dry retching or gagging, accompanied by cold extremities.

Madder Root Pills，From *Jisheng*, cited in *Yifang Leiju*, Volume 139.，For all types of toxic dysentery and dysentery caused by witchcraft, characterized by bloody stools resembling chicken livers, restlessness, and abdominal pain.

Di Dang Pills，*Yun Qizi’s Commentary on the Pulse Classic*.，For intestinal abscesses, a “Yi” pulse in the Guan region, or hematemesis.

Gui-Ling Powder，*Selected Formulas of Renowned Physicians*.，For palpitations in the chest and abdomen that do not respond to other medications.

Self-Formulated Empirical Jujube Decoction，From *Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 3.，Pregnancy-Induced Zangzao.

Rice-Substitute Pills，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.，For spleen and stomach disorders.