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As the medicinal strength of the upper prescription is slight, take within three qian (approx. 11.25g), adding to the list of hot-natured drugs that promote circulation:
Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix), Qiang Huo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Ku Bai Fan (Alumen Exsiccatum), Gan Song (Nardostachyos Radix et Rhizoma) (each 2 fen); Chuan Wu Tou (Aconiti Radix), Da Jiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium), San Nai Zi (Myristicae Semen) (each 5 fen); Suan (Allii Cepae Bulbus) (7 fen); Po Gu Zhi (Psoraleae Fructus) (8 fen, boiled with garlic, then dried and weighed); Quan Xie (Scorpio) (3 individuals); She Xiang (Moschus) (a small amount).
Grind the above into a fine powder and prepare according to the previous method for use.

Qiang Huo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Quan Xie (Scorpio), Sheng Ma Gen (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Gan Song (Nardostachyos Radix et Rhizoma) (each 2 fen); Cao Wu Tou (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix), Shui Zhi (Hirudo) (stir-fried, each 3 fen); Da Jiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium), San Nai Zi (Myristicae Semen), Bi Bo (Longani Pericarpium), Ku Fan (Alumen Exsiccatum) (each 5 fen); Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix), Chuan Wu (Aconiti Radix) (each 7 fen); Chao Huang Yan (Stir-fried yellow salt) (an essential drug; if omitted, it will be ineffective); Po Gu Zhi (Psoraleae Fructus), Suan (Allii Cepae Bulbus) (each 1 qian); Meng Chong (Tabanidae Insectus) (3 individuals, wings and legs removed, stir-fried).
Grind the above into an extremely fine powder and prepare according to the previous method; apply below the navel, with warmth felt as the sign of efficacy.

Treat women aged thirty who experience severe lower back and umbilical pain before menstruation, which may extend to abdominal pain, with menstrual flow constricted and lasting two or three days.
Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix) (2 fen); Ding Xiang (Caryophylli Flos) (4 fen); Dang Gui Shen (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Qiang Huo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix) (each 1 qian); Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) (1.5 qian); Quan Xie (Scorpio) (1 individual).
Combine all ingredients as one dose; decoct in two zhan (approx. 400ml) of water until reduced to one zhan; strain and drink warm before meals.

Treat coldness and cramping pain below the navel, cold yin, and excessive leukorrhea.
Huang Bo (Phellodendri Cortex) (1 qian, used as a guiding herb); Yan Hu Suo (Corydalis Rhizoma), Ku Lian Zi (Meliae Semen) (each 2 fen); Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata), Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex) (each 3 fen); Zhi Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata cum Melle) (5 fen); Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata) (1 qian).
Combine all ingredients as one dose; decoct in two large zhan of water until reduced to one zhan; take before meals.

Treat leukorrhea with a fishy odor, accompanied by sadness and unhappiness, indicating a severe cold syndrome.
Huang Bo (Phellodendri Cortex) (used as a guiding herb), Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) (each 5 fen); Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex) (1 qian); Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) (3 qian).
Cut the ingredients into pieces, combine as one dose; decoct in two zhan of water until reduced to one zhan; strain and drink hot long after meals.
If food intake is decreased but there is frequent fullness, sometimes resembling abdominal distension and oppression, add Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) (5 fen).
If there is loss of appetite, add Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) (20 berries).
If there is irritability and a sensation like insects crawling on the face, this indicates extreme deficiency of Yuan Qi (Primary Vital Energy) in the stomach; add Huang Qi (Astragali Radix) (1.5 qian), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) (7 fen), Zhi Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata cum Melle), and Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) (each 5 fen).