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The *Zhubing Yuanhou Lun* (Treatise on the Pathogenesis and Manifestations of All Diseases) states: The disease of Ba Jia (Eight Masses), all arise from the imbalance of blood vessels, essence, and qi due to pregnancy, childbirth, and menstruation. The so-called Ba Jia refers to Huang Jia (Yellow Mass), Qing Jia (Green Mass), Zao Jia (Dry Mass), Xue Jia (Blood Mass), Zhi Jia (Fat Mass), Hu Jia (Fox Mass), She Jia (Snake Mass), and Bie Jia (Turtle Mass).

The *Qianjin Fang* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) provides a formula for treating Xue Jia pain in women:
Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger, Rhizoma Zingiberis) (1 liang)
Wu Zei Gu (Cuttlebone, Os Sepiae) (1 liang)
These two ingredients are crushed, sifted, and taken with wine, two "fang cun bi" (a measure equivalent to the width of an inch-square spoon) per dose, three times daily.

The *Lu Yan Fang* (Recorded Verified Prescriptions) treats masses under the umbilicus in women, large as a pestle or measuring cup, with amenorrhea, alternating fever and chills, diarrhea, emaciation. This is Qi Jia (Qi Mass); thus, Rou Jia (Flesh Mass) may develop. If Rou Jia has already formed, it is incurable; if not yet formed, it is treatable. Gan Xi Wan (Dried Lacquer Pill) Formula:
Sheng Di Huang (Fresh Rehmannia Root, Radix Rehmanniae Recens) (3 jin; another version says 20 jin, extract juice)
Gan Xi (Processed Dried Lacquer, Resina Rhus Verniciferae) (1 jin, roasted, crushed, sifted)
For these two ingredients, crush the Sheng Di Huang and wring out its juice; process the Gan Xi by crushing and sifting, then mix into the Sheng Di Huang juice. Simmer over low heat until suitable for pill formation. Take fifteen pills the size of wutong seeds with wine, preferably after meals. (The *Ge Shi Fang* agrees; the *Ji Yan Fang* suggests taking three pills.)

The *Xuan Gan Fu Shi Fang* (Mysterious Sensitivity to Corpse-Spread Prescriptions) treats blood disorders where the body swells after four to five months:
Soak the aforementioned two ingredients for five days, then take them. One serving is one zhan (cup), taken warm for good effect.

The *Zhubing Yuanhou Lun* states: The symptom of Yi Niao (Enuresis/Urinary Incontinence) in women arises from Kidney deficiency and coldness. Cold qi enters the Bao Gong (Uterus), causing the Bao Gong to be deficient and cold, unable to control urination, resulting in enuresis.

The *Lu Yan Fang* provides a formula for treating urinary incontinence in women:
Fan Shi (Alum, Alumina) (3 liang, roasted until boiling and moisture evaporates)
Mu Li Rou (Oyster Shell Meat, Concha Ostreae) (3 liang)
Sift and make into a powder. Take one fang cun bi with wine, three times daily. (The *Ji Yan Fang* uses 2 liang each.)

The *Zhubing Yuanhou Lun* states: Blood nature coagulates and becomes stagnant when cold, and flows freely when hot. If meridians and collaterals are damaged by overexertion, blood becomes deficient. Heat penetrates into the Bao Gong, causing Xiao Xue (Hematuria/Blood in Urine).

The *Ji Yao Fang* (Extremely Important Prescriptions) provides a formula for unexplained hematuria in women:
Long Gu (Fossilized Bones, Os Dentis Mamuthi) 5 liang, made into a powder. Take one fang cun bi on an empty stomach, three times daily.

The *Qianjin Fang* provides a formula for unexplained hematuria in women:
Take the husband's fingernails, burn them to ash/powder, and take with wine.
Another formula: Take old bamboo fiber (Zhu Ru) from ships, dry it in the sun, crush into powder, and take one fang cun bi with wine, three times daily.

The *Ge Shi Fang* provides a formula for hematuria in women:
Che Qian Cao (Plantain Herb, Herba Plantaginis) 1 jin, with 1 dou of water, boil down to 4 sheng. Divide into four doses.
Another formula: Use roots, stems, and seeds of Kui Cai (Malva/Vegetable Mallow), regardless of availability, take 1 sheng. Add 4 sheng of water, boil down to 1 sheng. Add ten bookworms (Shu Zhong Bai Yu), grind, and take 1 he.