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The Qing-dynasty medical compendium Yibu Quanshu (Complete Records of the Medical Section) contains a formula called "Baitouweng Wan" for treating "qi goiter" (qi ying) and "qi tumor" (qi liu)—conditions corresponding to goiter in modern medicine. The composition is: Radix Pulsatillae (baitouweng) 5 qian (15 g);…

In Rumen Shiqin (Confucian Duties to Parents) by Zhang Zihe, one of the four great masters of the Jin-Yuan period, there is a formula called “Hua Ying Dan” (Nodule-Transforming Elixir). Its composition is: Haidai (kelp), Haizao (Sargassum), Haige (clam shell), and Kunbu (thallus Eckloniae—the above…

The Qianjin Yaofang (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) contains a plaster formula named Hualiu Gao (Nodule-Resolving Plaster). Its composition is: fan-shi (alunite/ alum stone), chuanxiong (Sichuan lovage rhizome), danggui (angelica root), dahuang (rhubarb), huanglian (coptis), chishao (red peony root), bailian (ampelopsis root) and huangqin…