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The occurrence of hernia (Shan) follows the deficiency or excess of Zang-Fu Qi, where external pathogens are contracted and damaged. Cold causes blood and Qi to stagnate, wind scatters Qi, summer-heat causes depression, and dampness causes adhesion. The pain feels like twisting, stabbing, striking, or battering, with no fixed location. At the moment of sudden onset, the pain is unbearable. People commonly refer to it as horizontal string, vertical string, Bladder and Small Intestine Qi, thief-wind entering the abdomen, etc. Although the names differ, the symptoms are identical. For cold, warm it; for wind, disperse it; for summer-heat, promote its drainage; for dampness, dry it. There are established methods for each.

This formula treats Wind-Cold Hernia, characterized by abdominal pain, cold limbs, numbness in the hands and feet, body aches, which cannot be cured by moxibustion, acupuncture, or various medications; as well as Thief-Wind entering the abdomen, attacking and stabbing the Five Zang Organs, causing stiffness and inability to turn or lie sideways, screaming during attacks, and retraction of the genitals. It addresses all these conditions.
Herbs: Da Wutou (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, five pieces, solid ones, peel removed, tips removed, decocted with one large cup of honey until reduced by half, filtered, cut, and washed); Guixin (Cinnamomi Cortex); Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, roasted). Each of Guixin and Shaoyao is three qian and three fen. Gancao is one fen.
Crush the above into coarse powder. Take four qian per dose, add one and a half cups of water, five slices of ginger, three jujubes, and half a he of the previously decocted Aconite-honey mixture. Simmer together until seven-tenths full, strain, and take before meals. Another method uses one Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata), without using Wutou, made into Honey-Fuzi Decoction.

It treats sudden Hernia, unexplained heart and abdominal pain, genital retraction, and cold extremities. It also treats Feishi Guizhu (Flying Corpse Ghost Affliction, an ancient term for acute epidemic diseases believed to be caused by evil spirits).
Herbs: Badou (Crotonis Fructus, two pieces, peel and heart removed, stir-fried); Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, two pieces, peel and tips removed).
Wrap the above two herbs in cotton cloth, pound them until crushed. Add two he of hot water, knead to extract the white juice, drink it. It should induce diarrhea. Give a small amount to the elderly.

It treats Cold Hernia entering the abdomen, sudden severe pain in the heart and abdomen; as well as twisting and stabbing pain from Qi in the Small Intestine and Bladder, attacking pain from Qi in the Spleen and Kidney, spasms and stiffness, extreme pain that is unbearable, inability to bend or stretch, coldness in the abdomen, heaviness like a stone, and sweating of cold sweat.
Herbs: Shanzhizi (Gardeniae Fructus, forty-nine pieces, burned until half-charred); Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, one piece, processed).
Grind the above into fine powder. Take two qian per dose, add one cup of water and half a cup of wine. Simmer until seven-tenths full, add a pinch of salt, and take warm to achieve recovery.

It treats all types of Cold Qi disharmony; as well as Qi in the primary organ and Bladder, attacking and stabbing with pain. It also treats abdominal pain in women before and after childbirth, fetal restlessness, or stabbing pain due to Blood stasis. It additionally treats chronic cold in the Blood organs, fatigue and pain in all bone joints, emaciation and weakness, injury-labor with masses, and long-term use can completely eliminate these issues. It is most suitable for all diseases in women.
Herbs: Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma); Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix); Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, bran-roasted, pulp removed); Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, ginger-processed and stir-fried); Guigui (Cinnamomi Ramulus, peeled); Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride); Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, processed); Huixiang (Foeniculi Fructus, stir-fried); Chuanlian (Meliosmae Fructus, stir-fried); Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata, stir-fried); Maiya (Hordei Fructus Germinatus, stir-fried); Sanleng (Sparganii Rhizoma, processed); Pengzhi (Curcumae Rhizoma, soaked in vinegar overnight, dried); Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma); Fuling (Poria); Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba); Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, processed); Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix, dried). Each is one liang.
Grind the above into powder. Take three qian per dose, add one cup of water and two cun of Congbai (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus). Simmer until seven-tenths full, add a little salt, and take hot. If constipation occurs, add Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) and simmer; if loose stools occur, add Hezi (Terminaliae Chebulae Fructus) and simmer. Take before meals.