宜浮大，忌沉细。
滋肾丸
治小便点滴不通，及治冲脉上逆、喘呃等症。
补中益气汤（各见《时方》）
治一切气虚下陷。
加味肾气丸（见《水肿》）
大厘清饮（《景岳》）
茯苓 泽泻 木通（各三钱） 猪苓 栀子（或用） 枳壳 车前子（各一钱，或加甘草梢一钱）
八正散（《宝鉴》）
治诸淋。
瞿麦 栀子 蓄 大黄 滑石 木通 车前子 甘草（各一钱）
加灯心一钱，水煎服。
牛膝膏
治死血作淋。
桃仁（去皮尖） 归尾（各一钱） 牛膝（四两，酒浸一宿） 白芍 生地（各一两五钱）
水十盅，微火煎至二碗，入麝香少许，四次空心服。如夏月用凉水浸换，此膏不坏。
栝蒌瞿麦丸（方见《金匮》）
小便不利者有水气，其人若渴，此主之。
胞转方
治丈夫女人胞转，不得小便八九日者。
滑石（一斤） 寒水石（一两，研） 葵子（二升）
以水一斗，煮五升。服尽即利。
治石淋方
车前子（二升）
绢袋，以水八升，煮取三升，空心顿服之，须臾当下石子。宿勿食，服之良。（古之一
升今约略小茶盅一盅，石之一两约略三钱）
治热淋方（各见《千金翼》）
白茅根四斤洗净，水一斗五升，煮取五升，每服一升，日三夜二。
治血淋方
生苎根洗，去皮，五两，水六杯，煎三杯。每服一杯，一日三服。
治血淋方
天青地白草五钱，水二杯，煎八分，空心服，一日两服。
田螺青盐膏
治中暑 大小便不通。
用田螺三枚捣烂，入青盐三分，摊成膏，贴在脐下一寸，即愈。
独蒜栀子贴脐膏（各见《种福堂》）
治小便不通。
独囊大蒜（一个） 栀子（二十一个） 盐（一匙）
共捣敷脐中，良久即通；若不通，敷阴囊上，即愈。
五淋汤
龙胆泻肝汤（各见《时方》）
治胁痛，口苦耳聋，筋痿阴湿，热痒阴肿，白浊溲血。
The pulse should be floating and large; sunken and fine pulses are contraindicated.
Zishen Wan (Nourishing Kidney Pill)
Treats urinary retention with only drops passing, as well as symptoms of rebellious Qi in the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel), such as asthma and hiccups.
Buzhong Yiqi Tang (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) (See "Shifang" for details)
Treats all conditions of Qi deficiency with sinking Qi.
Jiawei Shenqi Wan (Modified Kidney Qi Pill) (See "Edema" chapter for details)
Dali Qingyin (Great Clearing Decoction) (From "Jingyue Quanshu")
Fuling (Poria), Zexie (Alisma Rhizome), Mutong (Akebia Caulis) (each 3 qian), Zhuling (Polyporus), Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus) (optional), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus), Cheqianzi (Plantaginis Semen) (each 1 qian, or add Gancao Shao [Scorzonerae Radix tip] 1 qian).
Bazheng San (Eight-Right Powder) (From "Weisheng Baojian")
Treats various forms of Lin syndrome (strangury).
Qumai (Dianthi Herba), Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus), Lvxu (Polygoni Avicularis Herba), Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Huashi (Talcum), Mutong (Akebia Caulis), Cheqianzi (Plantaginis Semen), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (each 1 qian).
Add Dengxincao (Junci Medulla) 1 qian, decoct in water and take orally.
Niuxi Gao (Achyranthes Bidentata Paste)
Treats Lin syndrome caused by static blood (blood stasis).
Taoren (Persicae Semen, peeled and removed of pits), Guiwei (Angelicae Sinensis Radix tail) (each 1 qian), Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, 4 liang, soaked in wine overnight), Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Shengdi Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Recens) (each 1 liang 5 qian).
Decoct in 10 zhong of water over low heat until reduced to 2 wan. Add a small amount of Shexiang (Moschus). Take four times on an empty stomach. In summer, keep the paste fresh by changing the cold water frequently; it will not spoil.
Gualou Qumei Wan (Trichosanthes Root and Asaris Pill) (Formula seen in "Jinkui Yaolue")
For those with difficult urination and accumulation of fluid-dampness, who present with thirst, this formula is indicated.
Baozhuan Fang (Bladder Displacement Formula)
Treats bladder displacement in men and women, resulting in inability to urinate for eight or nine days.
Huashi (Talcum, 1 jin), Hanshuishi (Calcitum, 1 liang, crushed), Kuizi (Malvae Semen, 2 sheng).
Decoct in 1 dou of water until 5 sheng remain. Take the entire dose to achieve relief.
Formula for treating Shi Lin (Stone Strangury)
Cheqianzi (Plantaginis Semen, 2 sheng).
Place in a silk bag, decoct in 8 sheng of water until 3 sheng remain. Take on an empty stomach in one dose; stones will be passed shortly after. Do not eat the night before; this treatment is effective. (Note: Ancient 1 sheng is approximately equal to one small teacup today; ancient 1 liang is approximately equal to 3 qian today.)
Formulas for treating Re Lin (Heat Strangury) (See "Qianjin Yifang" for details)
Baimaogen (Imperatae Rhizoma, 4 jin, washed clean). Decoct in 1 dou 5 sheng of water until 5 sheng remain. Take 1 sheng per dose, three times during the day and twice at night.
Formula for treating Xue Lin (Blood Strangury)
Xin Zhu Gen (Ramuli Bambusae in Taeniam, fresh, washed and peeled, 5 liang). Decoct in 6 cups of water until 3 cups remain. Take 1 cup per dose, three times a day.
Another Formula for treating Xue Lin (Blood Strangury)
Tianqing Dibai Cao (Herba Siegesbeckiae Orientalis, 5 qian). Decoct in 2 cups of water until 0.8 cup remains. Take on an empty stomach, twice a day.
Tianluo Qingyan Gao (Snail and Green Salt Paste)
Treats difficulty in urination and defecation due to heatstroke.
Mash 3 field snails into a paste, add 3 fen of Qingyan (Green Rock Salt), spread into a paste, and apply to the area one cun below the umbilicus. It will heal immediately.
Dusuan Zhizi Tieqi Gao (Single-Clove Garlic and Gardenia Navel Paste) (See "Zhongfutang Yanfang" for details)
Treats urinary retention.
Dunang Dasuan (Single-clove garlic, 1 bulb), Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus, 21 fruits), Yan (Salt, 1 spoon).
Mash together and apply to the umbilicus; patency will return after a while. If not patent, apply to the scrotum, and it will heal.
Wulin Tang (Five-Strangury Decoction)
Longdan Xiegan Tang (Gentiana Liver-Draining Decoction) (See "Shifang" for details)
Treats hypochondriac pain, bitter taste in the mouth, deafness, flaccidity of sinews, dampness in the genital region, itching and swelling of the genitals, Bai Zhuo (white turbid discharge), and hematuria.