Thorn Hook Powder

Iron Filings Ointment，From *Zhenzhi*, Volume 22.，For weeping sores that have become dry and exposed.

Poria and Coptis Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 6.，In cases of extreme heat in the small intestine, where sweating occurs only in a single area above the heart—pouring down like rain—while the limbs and other parts of the body remain dry.

Eye-Restoring and Cloud-Dispelling Powder，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Datong Formula).，For cataracts and external eye conditions with redness and swelling.

Decoction for Eliminating Malaria，From *The Zheng Family’s Inherited Gynecological Prescriptions Worth Ten Thousand Gold*, Volume 5.，Malaria in Pregnant Women.

Remedy for Fatty Ulcers，From *Secrets of the Medicine Chest*.，For spreading, oozing sores and “cicada head” lesions.

Paste for Restful Sleep，From *Ren Cun’s Formulas*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 293).，For fistulas with unceasing discharge of pus and pain deep within the bone.

Method for Washing and Soaking the Legs in Cases of Beriberi，*Medical Inventions*, Volume 8.，Foot swelling results from internal dampness that cannot be expelled outward.

Tangerine and Apricot Decoction，*Essential Readings on Medicine*, Volume 9.，Floating pulse, constipation.

Ying Shi San，*Shengji Zonglu*, Vol. 11.，For corneal opacities that have persisted for a long time without healing.

Purple Fragrance Pills，From *Ji Ming Lu*.，For various abdominal pains.

Tissue-Regenerating and Skin-Restoring Powder，*Treatise on Childbirth*.，For perineal lacerations during childbirth.

Incense-Burning Diaphragm-Penetrating Tube，*Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 4.，For coughs caused by wind and cold, with chest and diaphragm distension and fullness.

Bone-Penetrating Decoction，From *He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 3.，Headache.

Astragalus and Achyranthes Powder，*Ji Feng*, Volume 12.，Wind-deficiency of the kidneys, with pain in the lower back, legs, feet, and knees.

Prince Xu’s Decoction Powder，*Qian Jin*, Volume 21.，For edema accompanied by profuse fluid retention and scanty, difficult urination.

Sesame Oil and Ginger Decoction，*Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 1.，For stroke with phlegm obstruction, or inability to speak.

Seven Treasures Cow Bile Pills，From *New Book on Infant Care: Supplementary Formulas*.，For acute convulsions in children, characterized by rolling eyes upward and twitching of the hands and feet.

Lime Wine，*Qian Jin*, Volume 23.，For severe wind-related disorders; as well as for women unable to eat or drink, chronic jaundice and emaciation, and postpartum wind syndrome.

Ba’an Pill，*Bo Ji*, Volume 3.，For cases without spleen deficiency-induced loose stools or chronic diarrhea that has not responded to treatment, with symptoms persisting day and night, cold pain in the navel and abdomen, and all types of qi-related stabbing or cramping pain.

Ghost-Needle Powder，Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 22); name cited in *Puji Fang* (Vol. 300).，For a cut on the nail that has penetrated the flesh and will not heal.

Poria, Cinnamon, and Donkey-Hide Gelatin Decoction，*Source of the Four Sages’ Hearts*, Volume 5.，Water retention.

Surrounded on All Sides，*De Xiao*, Volume 19.，For various types of abscesses characterized by swelling, redness, and unbearable pain.

Formula for Treating Boils，From *Selected Precious and Secret Formulas from the Thousand Gold Prescriptions*.，Boil.

Kidney-Draining Areca Nut Powder，*Shenghui*, Volume 7.，Excessive heat in the kidneys, distension and stagnation in the lower abdomen, pain in the lower back and spine, and stiffness in the shoulders and back.

Bi Jie San，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 15.，For severe headaches caused by cerebral wind.