Spider Paste Formula

Yi Jian Jin，From *The Precious Mirror of Health*, Volume 16.，For malaria.

Fennel and Aconite Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 187.，For chronic fatigue, long-standing cold in the small intestine, and abdominal distension with cramping pain.

Tiao Yuan Bai Pu Ointment，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 4.，For the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries,” all forms of extreme debility, deficiency of vital energy, and weakness of the spleen and stomach.

Artemisia Annua and Talc Decoction，From *Explanation of Warm-Heat Diseases*.，For malaria caused by summer-dampness, where there is heat but no chills.

Qiangzhong Decoction，From *Jisheng*, cited in *Yifang Leiju*, Volume 130.，Disharmony of the spleen and stomach, caused by consuming raw or cold foods or drinking excessive amounts of cold liquids, often leads to abdominal distension, fullness and oppression beneath the heart, difficulty eating, and, in severe cases, abdominal pain.

Fan Fa San，*Zhun Sheng: Pediatrics*, Volume 7.，Intestinal obstruction with discharge of pus and blood.

Si Gu San，*Complete Book of Experience in the Treatment of Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 9.，Smallpox toxin.

Method for Clearing Heat and Stopping Bleeding，*Lectures on Medicine from the Qian Zhai*.，General cases of hematemesis and epistaxis caused by heat in the heart, lungs, liver, and stomach.

Stalactite and Raw Aconite Decoction，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，Lung deficiency with cold, accompanied by cough and phlegm congestion.

Willow Twig and Angelica Paste，From *Dongyuan’s Proven Effective Formulas*, Volume 3.，All types of heat sores.

Four-Ingredient Stone Milk Powder，From *Wai Tai*, Volume 9, citing *Gujin Luyan*.，For cold-induced cough, shortness of breath, chest fullness, and sputum with a foul odor containing pus and blood.

Centipede Ointment，From *Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 4.，For chronic leg ulcers that have been present for many years, are black, rotten, foul-smelling, and painful, and have not responded to other treatments.

Qianghuo-Fangji Decoction，From *The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 6, citing a formula by Li Gao.，Also indicated for bone abscesses initially manifesting in the Taiyang, Jueyin, or Taiyin channels.

Ten-Ingredient Cyperus Pill，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.，For women with irregular menstrual cycles.

Great Heart-Tonifying Decoction，*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 13.，For deficiency and weakness, with weak heart qi and palpitations, or occasional delusional speech, and a sallow complexion. For children who, after recovery, have wind and cold lingering in the heart collaterals, causing disharmony of heart qi and an inability to speak.

Kunshun Decoction，From *Yi Chun Sheng Yi*, Volume 4.，Muscle atrophy, dry stomach with thirst, and numbness in the muscles.

Sichuan Pepper Powder Decoction，*The Secret Treasures of the Orchid Chamber*, Volume 2.，Itching, pain, and swelling in the genital area, worse in autumn and winter, and alleviated in summer.

Longsheng Pills，From *Chinese Encyclopedia of Internal Medicine*.，For stomach ailments.

Modified Huaban Decoction，From *Wan’s Gynecology*, Volume 2.，For pregnancy-related typhoid fever where the fever persists and rashes appear all over the body, red as brocade patterns.

Three-Ash Decoction，From *Jiyuanfang*, cited in Volume 29 of *Wai Tai*.，Moles and warts.

Five-Ingredient Detoxifying Pill，*Yi Tong*, Volume 77.，Poison from witchcraft.

Blood-Resolving and Qi-Regulating Decoction，From *Fu Qingzhu’s Treatise on Gynecology and Andrology: Andrology*, Volume 1.，Hemoptysis due to intense anger. Anger injures the liver, preventing it from regulating qi; the hemoptysis may gush out like a deluge or surge from the mouth, causing sudden fainting and death within moments.

Platycodon and Reed Powder，From *A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 16.，Phlegm and fluid retention in the upper diaphragm.

Cinnamon and Apricot Pills，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 66.，For coughing and inability to speak.

Dragon Bone, Oyster Shell, Dodder, and Chive Pills，Formula from *Zongfutang Fang* (Vol. 2); name cited in *Yixue Shizhiyì* (Vol. 7).，For excessive sexual activity resulting in turbid semen or cloudy discharge, and frequent urination without pain; also treats women’s deficiency-cold conditions, dysuria, leukorrhea, and metrorrhagia.