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For all diseases, hernia (a disease characterized by pain in the lower abdomen radiating to the testicles or swelling of the scrotum) is common among people regardless of social status. Some hernias extend into the hypochondrium, while others descend into the scrotum. Upon fatigue or changes in weather, the root of the scrotum may be forced upward, causing urgent swelling and pain, which is more severe than cold hernia (hernia caused by cold pathogen). Relief occurs with warmth, manifesting as scrotal distension; some cases even develop heat, pus formation, abscesses, and ulceration, which are frequently observed.

To treat unilateral testicular enlargement (one-sided testicular swelling), where the pathogen attacks upward causing periumbilical and abdominal pain, skin cysts and swelling, or sores that exude yellow fluid, accompanied by heaviness in the waist and legs, edema and fullness in the calves, and difficulty walking. This formula resolves the condition internally without damaging the zang-fu organs.
Chuanlianzi (Fructus Toosendan, 3 liang, crushed and stir-fried), Dafupi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae), Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae), Haizao (Sargassum, washed), Yanshusuo (Rhizoma Corydalis, each 2.5 liang), Huixiang (Fructus Foeniculi, stir-fried), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi), Chuanwu (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii, processed, peeled, and de-veined), Wuzhuyu (Fructus Evodiae), Shizhuyu (Corni Fructus), Baijili (Semen Tribuli, each 2 liang), Zhishi (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus, bran-fried and de-pithed), Juhong (Exocarpium Citri Reticulatae), Taoren (Semen Persicae, bran-fried, each 1 liang, separately ground), Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae, 1.5 liang), Jiegeng (Radix Platycodonis), Qingpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride, each 2 liang), Shanzhuyu (Corni Fructus, 2 liang).
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder. Use wine paste to make pills the size of wutong seeds. Take 30 pills with warm wine.

To treat scrotal swelling or intestinal qi pain (a condition characterized by cramping pain in the lower abdomen radiating to the testicles).
Daji (Radix Euphorbiae Pekinensis, peeled, crushed, stir-fried until yellow, 0.5 liang), Hulusba (Semen Trigonellae, 4 liang, stir-fried), Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae, 1 liang), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, processed, peeled, and de-navelled), Bo Shang Huixiang (Fructus Foeniculi), Hezi (Fructus Chebulae, baked and de-seeded), Binglang (Semen Arecae, each 1 liang), Chuanlianzi (Fructus Toosendan, 5 liang, added later), Shexiang (Musk, 0.5 qian, separately ground).
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, reserving the Chuanlianzi separately. Using 1-2 sheng of good wine and 7 stalks of white onion (each 3-4 cun long), boil the Chuanlianzi until soft. Peel and remove the seeds, take the flesh, and mix it with the other powdered medicines to form pills the size of wutong seeds. Take 5-7 to 10 pills on an empty stomach with warm wine; ginger soup is also acceptable. If pain occurs at regular intervals, take 15 pills with hot wine prepared with fried ginger.

To treat prolapse and swelling of the genitalia, unilateral testicular enlargement that is hard as stone, with unbearable pain.
Yanshusuo (Rhizoma Corydalis, slightly stir-fried and de-shelled), Haizao (Sargassum, washed), Kunbu (Thallus Laminariae), Qingpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride), Huixiang (Fructus Foeniculi, stir-fried), Chuanlianzi (Fructus Toosendan, de-seeded), Malinhua (Flos Maiani, each 1 liang), Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae, 0.5 liang), Daji (Radix Euphorbiae Pekinensis, soaked in wine for three nights, sliced and dried, 1 fen).
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder. Separately, take 1 fen each of Sha (Borax), Aw ei (Asafoetida), and Anxi Xiang (Benzoin). Wash these three substances with 1 sheng of wine and 1 sheng of vinegar to remove sand/grit. Simmer into a paste. Add 1 qian of Shexiang (Musk) and 1 fen of Moyao (Myrrha). Mix with the previous powder to form pills the size of mung beans. Take 10-15 pills with ash-infused wine on an empty stomach.