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Qianhu-Banxia Decoction，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 18.，Phlegm-qi lodged in the Upper Jiao, causing vomiting, aversion to food, and dizziness. Phlegm retention due to a cold, resulting in coughing and retching.

Eggplant Stalk Decoction，Formula from *Guang Bi Ji* (Vol. 3); name cited in *Selected and Annotated Ancient Formulas* (Vol. 2).，For boils on the lips.

Zheng’ai Pills，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 8.，For lower back pain.

Liu Yi Decoction，From *Chuanxin Shiyong Fang*, Volume 3.，Five Areas for Hair Growth: scalp, temples, eyebrows, chin, and back of the head.

Shenhe Powder，From *Formulas Recorded in History*, Volume 1.，Abdominal pain caused by an excess of dampness. Symptoms include abdominal distension and pain, loss of appetite, weight gain, weakness in the limbs, rumbling in the abdomen, and loose stools.

Green Jade Pill，*Shenghui* (Volume 7).，Accumulated cold in the kidneys causes qi to attack the heart and abdomen, resulting in unrelenting pain.

Modified Intestinal-Moistening Pills，From *Songyai Yijing*, Volume 2.，For abdominal pain caused by indigestion.

Jieying Decoction，From *Zongfu of Laryngology*, Volume 3.，Yangmei toxin affects the throat, causing itching and pain, and hindering eating and drinking. It appears like a pomegranate with its skin removed—each seed is distinct, clearly defined, and flat—forming within the throat and pharynx. Its color is pale red and translucent, with no stringy mucus or greasy residue; … Read more

Stomach-Regulating Powder，From *Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 22.，Dysentery.

Cinnamon Twig, Dragon Bone, and Oyster Shell Decoction，*The Golden Chamber* (Jin Gui), Volume 1.，For men with seminal emission and women with erotic dreams; spontaneous sweating and night sweats; enuresis; a taut and tight sensation in the lower abdomen; coldness in the genital area; dizziness (or, according to another version, pain around the eyes); hair loss; … Read more

Acacia Bud Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 112.，Loss of vision, night blindness, and cataracts (both internal and external).

Spirit-Calming and Essence-Retaining Pill，*Essentials for Expanding the Lineage*, Volume 2.，When the spirit is not centered, one acts on impulse; daytime experiences lead to corresponding nighttime dreams; the heart fails to control the mind, and the kidneys fail to retain essence. If this persists over time, it eventually leads to deficiency and debility.

Decoction for Drying Dampness, Consolidating the Original Qi, and Nourishing Essence，From *The Handy Guide*, Volume 3.，White, turbid discharge.

Silkworm Droppings Steaming Formula，This formula is from *Ben Cao Yan Yi* (Commentary on the Materia Medica), Volume 17; the name appears in *Chuan Ya Wai Bian* (Supplementary Notes to Chuan Ya), Volume 2.，For those suffering from wind-cold obstruction or those who have recently contracted paralytic stroke.

Immortal-Transmitted Mulberry Leaf Decoction，*Tongshou Lu*, Volume 2.，

Perilla, Pueraria, and Cimicifuga Decoction，From *Si Sheng Xuan Shu*, Volume 2.，For cold-induced epidemics with diarrhea in the Yangming meridian.

Huoru Decoction，*Zhun Sheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 1.，For headaches due to cold damage, aversion to cold with high fever, or cholera with vomiting and diarrhea caused by exposure to dampness. Regular use dispels mountain mists and miasma, as well as vomiting and diarrhea caused by latent summer heat, and leg cramps.

Stone Bile Alum Pills，From *The Formulary for Universal Relief*, Volume 391, citing *The Formulary for Infant Care*.，For children with a sallow complexion, emaciation, a distended abdomen, and hard masses caused by stagnation, as well as for adults with stagnation-induced masses.

Ointment for Mental Disorders，*One Hundred Effective Formulas for Surgery*, Volume 1.，For abscesses, toxic sores, soft boils, scrofula, various injuries to the shoulders and back, abdominal masses, and malaria.

Flesh-Restoring Powder，From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 10).，For children suffering from diarrhea, persistent diarrhea, or malnutrition-related diarrhea, resulting in emaciation and refusal to take milk or food.

Beijing Red Powder Ointment，From *Zhao Bingnan’s Collection of Clinical Experience*.，For psoriasis in the inactive phase (blood-dryness type white patches), calluses, neurodermatitis (chronic tinea), and ulcerated areas where necrotic tissue has not yet sloughed off after the rupture of an abscess.

Angelica and Cinnamon Decoction for Resolving Reversal，From *Yi Chun Sheng Yi*, Volume 2.，Liver qi invades the stomach, causing vomiting after eating. Blood deficiency leads to stagnation of liver qi, forming a blockage in the diaphragm.

Ge San Zi，*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 375.，For infantile convulsions and spasms occurring more than a hundred times in a day and night.

Atractylodes Bath Decoction，Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 22); name cited in *Shengji Zonglu* (Vol. 11).，For wind-induced itching and hidden rashes.

Effective Wind-Dispelling Pills，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 197), citing *Secret Formulas Based on Clinical Experience*.，For men and women suffering from sudden stroke.