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[Guizhi Wutou Decoction] Treats Qiangzhong disease (excessive sexual arousal with spontaneous seminal emission), characterized by persistent priapism and spontaneous ejaculation without intercourse. After Xiaoke disease (wasting-and-thirsting syndrome), carbuncles and sores often develop, mostly caused by the long-term ingestion of Dan Shi (cinnabar and realgar pills).

Jishi (Fructus Portulacae), Douda (Semen Sojae Preparatum, peeled), Fushen (Poria with Hostwood, woody part removed), Cishi (Magnetitum, calcined and ground to fine powder), Xuanshen (Radix Scrophulariae), Gualougen (Radix Trichosanthis), Shihu (Herba Dendrobii, root removed).

The above herbs are ground into a fine powder. Take one pig kidney, cook it until tender according to culinary methods, mash it, and mix with the powder to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 70 pills per dose, on an empty stomach, using... [Text incomplete].

Another formula for treating Xiaoke disease (wasting-and-thirsting syndrome).

Zhudu (Stomach of Sus scrofa domestica, one piece, cleaned as food); Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis, rhizome removed), Xiaomai (Fructus Tritici Levis, stir-fried), each 5 liang; Tianhuafen (Radix Trichosanthis), Fuling (Poria, woody part removed), each 4 liang; Maimendong (Radix Ophiopogonis, heart removed), 2 liang.

Grind the above five herbs into powder, place them inside the pig stomach, sew it shut, and steam in a steamer until extremely tender. Mash in a wooden mortar and form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 70 pills per dose, washed down with rice water, take at will. If pill formation is not possible, add a small amount of refined honey.

Chao Yuanfang stated: Shan disease (hernia/colic) refers to pain. It is caused by deficiency of Ying and Wei (nutritive and defensive qi), irregular dietary temperature, allowing wind-cold pathogenic factors to invade the abdomen due to deficiency, thereby forming various types of Shan.

Bianmi (Constipation)
Qi Shan (Qi-type hernia)
Qi Ji (Qi accumulation)
Shan disease, pain located either on the left or upper right, with a mass under the hypochondrium like an inverted cup; or masses above or below the umbilicus like an arm; or abdominal distension large as a plate, causing emaciation, lethargy, poor transformation of food into flesh; or abdominal fullness with vomiting and diarrhea; or pain exacerbated by cold. The pulse is Jue and tight, floating and firm. A firm, rigid, and urgent pulse indicates survival; a weak and urgent pulse indicates untreatability.

Another formula for treating Seven Shans (seven types of hernias) caused by emotional injury, presenting with epigastric and abdominal distension and pain, pain radiating to the waist, hypochondrium, and back, with inability to bend or extend the body.

Tanxiang (Lignum Santali Rubrum), Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae), Ruxiang (Resina Draconis), Pianzi Jianghuang (Rhizoma Curcumae Longae, stir-fried), Chuanwu (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii, processed), each half liang.

Cut the above herbs. Take 4 qian per dose, add 1.5 zhan of water, 7 slices of fresh ginger, and one jujube. Decoct until 0.7 zhan remains, strain, and take warm, at any time.

Guizhi Wutou Decoction treats Fenghan Shan (wind-cold hernia), presenting with abdominal pain, cold extremities, numbness of hands and feet, body pain unresponsive to moxibustion and acupuncture, and invasion of Zefeng (thieving wind) into the abdomen causing spasm and urgency of the five zang organs, inability to turn the body, and during attacks, shouting and retraction of the genitals.

Da Wutou (Radix Aconiti Carminatis, 2.5 liang, skin and tip removed), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi, not exposed to fire), Baishao (Radix Paeoniae Alba, each 3 liang), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, honey-fried, 2 liang).

Cut the above herbs. Take 4 da qian per dose, add 2 zhan of water, 7 slices of fresh ginger, one jujube, and half a spoon of honey. Decoct until 0.7 zhan remains, strain, and take warm before meals.