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When a swelling and toxic sore suddenly appears at the junction between the thumb and index finger, causing unbearable pain, if not treated early, it will inevitably lead to ulceration of the hand. Apply fresh crab meat mashed into a paste to the affected area.

To treat generalized pruritus due to deficiency, use Siwu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) with Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) decocted, mixed with 1 qian of Zibei Fuping (Fleabane Scapose Herba) powder or 1 qian of Lingjiaohua (Water Caltrop Flower) powder; this is particularly effective.

For various conditions in women, children, and the elderly, except for women's pregnancy, childbirth, and menstrual disorders; children's convulsions, malnutrition, physiological changes like Bianzheng and smallpox/rubella; and the elderly's decline in Qi and Blood, fatigue, and imbalance of Water and Fire ascending and descending—which differ from adult treatment methods and thus have separate protocols—all other conditions identical to those in adults should be treated according to the aforementioned four-season methods.

The general prescription for treating women's diseases allows for infinite efficacy through symptom-based modifications (see Formula in the Nourishing Category, modifications listed below). Menstruation delayed and absent indicates Cold-Blood or Blood-Deficiency. Take 5 qian of the base formula, add Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma), Ezhu (Curcumae Rhizoma) (each 1 qian), Suzi (Perillae Fructus) (8 fen), Taoren (Persicae Semen) (30 grains), Honghua (Carthami Flos), Guigui (Cinnamomi Ramulus), Mutong (Akebiae Caulis) (each 7 fen), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (3 fen); decoct and take on an empty stomach. Menstruation occurring prematurely indicates Heat-Blood. Add Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex), Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Tiaoqin (Scutellariae Radix), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) (each 7 fen), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, raw) (3 fen), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Ejiao (Asini Corii Colla), Aiye (Artemisiae Argyi Folium) (each 5 fen), Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma), Jingjie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica) (each 1 qian); decoct and take on an empty stomach. For Amenorrhea due to Blood Exhaustion, take half the base formula amount, add Taoren (Persicae Semen) and Honghua (Carthami Flos) totaling 5 qian; decoct and take on an empty stomach. Dark purple blood indicates Heat-Blood. Take 5 qian of the base formula, add Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Jingjie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica) (each 1 qian). Pale blood indicates Phlegm-Dampness. Remove Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata) from the base formula, mix equally with Erchen Tang (Two Aged Things Decoction) and take. Lower back and abdominal pain during menstruation indicates Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis. Add Taoren (Persicae Semen), Honghua (Carthami Flos), Ezhu (Curcumae Rhizoma), Xuanshusuo (Corydalis Rhizoma), Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma) (each 1 qian), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) (5 fen, ground separately and added); decoct and take. For tidal fever and fever, take 5 qian of the base formula, add Digupi (Lycii Cortex), Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba) (each 1 qian 5 fen), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) (each 5 fen), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (3 fen), Wumei (Mume Fructus) (1 piece); decoct together and take with food. For chronic deficiency-cold constitution, use Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata) with Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), Guigui (Cinnamomi Ramulus), Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus) (each 1 qian). In severe cases, add Shufuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) (1 qian). For extreme deficiency, mix the base formula equally with Sijunzi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction), add Huangqi (Astragali Radix) (1 qian 5 fen), Shufuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) (7 fen). For Menorrhagia (prolonged menstruation), add Zhen Ejiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin), Aiye (Artemisiae Argyi Folium), Diyü (Sanguisorbae Radix), Jingjie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica) (each 1 qian). For fetal restlessness during pregnancy, add Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma), Sharen (Amomi Fructus), Zisu (Perillae Folium) (each 7 fen), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Tiaoqin (Scutellariae Radix) (each 1 qian), Ejiao (Asini Corii Colla, stir-fried) (8 fen), Qiai (Artemisiae Argyi Folium, from Qichun) (5 fen); remove Shengdi Huang (Rehmanniae Radix) and use Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata). For bloody dysentery before or after delivery, add Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Diyü (Sanguisorbae Radix), Ejiao (Asini Corii Colla), Aiye (Artemisiae Argyi Folium) (each 8 fen), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) (5 fen). For five-palm heat (heat sensation in palms, soles, and chest), add Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Digupi (Lycii Cortex) (each 1 qian), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (3 fen), Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix) (8 fen). For retained dead fetus, add Moshiang (Moschus), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix). For leukorrhea (white and red discharge), add Mudanpi (Moutan Cortex), Chuanxuduan (Dipsaci Radix) (each 8 fen). For postpartum lochia retention with pain, add Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma) (1 qian), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, stir-fried until black) (7 fen), Sheng Puhuang (Typhae Pollen), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (each 8 fen). For postpartum fever, add Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Fuling (Poria), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Hei Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, charred) (each 8 fen). For infertility, add Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata), Roucongrong (Cynomorphii Herba) (each 1 qian), Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata), Lujiaojiao (Cervi Cornus Colla) (each 1 qian 5 fen).