《病源论》云∶妇人无子，其事有三也。一者坟墓不嗣，二者夫妇年命相克，三者夫病
妇疾，皆使无子。其若是坟墓不嗣，年命相克，此二者，非药能益。若夫病妇疾，须将饵，
故得有效也。然妇人挟 无子，皆由劳伤血气，冷热不调。而受风寒，客于子宫，致胞内生
疾。或月经涩闭，或崩内带下，致阴阳之气不和，经血之行乖候，故无子也。
又云∶男人无子者，其精清如水，冷如铁，皆无子。
又云∶泻精，精不射出，俱聚在阴头，亦无子也。
《千金方》云∶凡人无子，当夫妻俱有五劳七伤所致。治之法，男服七子散，女服紫石
门冬丸。
七子散方∶
五味（八分） 牡荆子（八分） 菟丝子（八分，渍酒三宿） 车前子（八分） 菥
子（八分） 薯蓣（八分） 石斛（八分） 干地黄（八分） 杜仲（八分） 鹿茸（八分）
远志（八分） 附子（六分，炮） 蛇床子（六分） 芎 （六分） 山茱萸（五分） 天
雄（五分，炮） 人参（五分） 茯苓（五分） 黄 （五分） 牛膝（五分） 桂心（十
分） 巴戟天（三两） 苁蓉（七分） 钟乳（二两）
凡二十四味，酒服方寸匕，日二，以知为度，禁如法。不能酒者，蜜丸服。
紫石门冬丸方∶
紫石英（三两，七日研之，少得上浮即熟） 天门冬（三两） 当归（八分） 芎 （八
分） 紫葳（八分） 卷柏（八分） 桂心（八分） 乌头（八分） 牡蒙（八分） 干地
黄（八分） 石斛（八分） 禹余粮（八分） 辛夷心（八分） 人参（五分） 寄生（五
分） 续断（五分） 细辛（五分） 浓朴（五分） 干姜（五分） 食茱萸（五分） 牡
丹（五分） 牛膝（五分） 薯蓣（六分） 乌贼骨（六分） 甘草（六分） 柏仁（四分）
凡二十六味，捣筛，蜜和，酒服如梧子十丸，日三，渐增至三十丸，以腹中热为度，禁
如药法。比来服者，皆不至尽剂即有身。
《僧深方》∶庆云散治大（丈）夫阳气不足，不能施化，施化无所成方∶
天门冬（九两，去心） 菟丝子（一升） 桑上寄生（四两） 紫石英（二两） 覆盆
子（一升） 五味子（一升） 天雄（一两，炮） 石斛（三两） 术（三两，熬，令反色）
素不耐冷者，去寄生，加细辛四两。
凡九物，冶合，下筛，以酒服方寸匕，先食日三。阳气少而无子者，去石斛，加槟榔十
五枚。
承泽丸 治妇人下焦三十六疾不孕育及绝产方∶
梅核（一升） 辛夷（一升） 本（一两） 泽兰（十五合） 溲疏（一两） 葛上
亭长（七枚）
凡六物，冶，下筛，和以蜜丸如蜱豆，先食服二丸，日三，不知稍增。
《极要方》疗无子不受精，精入即出，此子门闭也∶
山茱萸（一两） 酸枣（二两） 柏子仁（二两） 五味子（二两）
上，下筛，以好淳酒，丸如麻子，先食吞下二丸。颖川都尉张君夫人年四十八无子，服
此药即生二男。药无禁。
《葛氏方》治妇人不生子方∶
以戊子日令妇人敞胫卧上西北首，交接。五月、七月、庚子、壬子日尤佳。
又方∶桃花未舒者，阴干百日，捣末，以戊子日三指撮，酒服。
《耆婆方》云∶常以四月八日，二月八日奉佛香花，令人多子孙，无病。
《新录方》云∶正月始雨水，男女各饮一坏（杯），有子。
又方∶常以戊子日日中时合阴阳，解发振，立得。
又方∶灸中极穴，在脐下四寸。
《录验方》云∶治妇人无子方∶
柏子仁（一升） 茯苓末（一升）
捣，合乳汁和服，如梧子十丸。（《葛氏方》同之。）
《枕中方》云∶欲得生子日，子日正午时，面向南卧，合阴阳，（即）有验。
又云∶老子曰∶取井中虾蟆着户上，生子必贵。
《玉房秘诀》云∶治妇人无子，令妇人左手持小豆二七枚，右手扶男子阴头纳女阴中，
左手纳豆着口中，女自男阴同入，闻男阴精下，女仍当咽豆。有效万全，不失一也。女人自
闻知男人精出，不得失时候。
又云∶妇人怀子未满三月，以戊子取男子冠缨烧之，以取灰，以酒尽服之，生子富贵明
达。秘之秘之。
《本草拾遗》云∶夫尿处土令有子。壬子日，妇人取少许，水和服之，是日就房，即有
娠也。
又云∶正月十五日灯盏令人有子，夫妻共于灯下盗取，置卧床下，勿令人知，当此月有
娠。
According to the *Bingyuan Lun* (Treatise on the Origins and Manifestations of Diseases), there are three reasons for a woman's infertility. First, ancestral grave Feng Shui issues preventing lineage continuation; second, the husband and wife's birth years and fates being mutually incompatible; third, illness in either the husband or the wife, all of which result in infertility. If the cause is related to ancestral graves or fate incompatibility, these two aspects cannot be remedied by medicine. However, if the cause is illness in the husband or wife, treatment with medication is necessary and can be effective. Nevertheless, female infertility due to other causes generally stems from exhaustion damaging Qi and Blood, and an imbalance of cold and heat. Pathogenic Wind-Cold invades and lodges in the Uterus, causing disease within the Bao Gong (Uterus). This may manifest as scanty or amenorrheic menstruation, or metrorrhagia and leukorrhea, leading to disharmony of Yin and Yang Qi and irregular menstrual flow, thus resulting in infertility.
It also states: For men who are infertile, their semen is clear like water and cold like iron, rendering them unable to procreate.
It further states: In cases where ejaculation occurs but semen does not project outward, remaining gathered at the glans penis, infertility results.
The *Qianjin Fang* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) states: Generally, infertility in couples is caused by both partners suffering from the Five Exhaustions and Seven Injuries. The treatment method involves the male taking Qizi San (Seven Seeds Powder) and the female taking Zishi Mendong Wan (Purple Stone Winter Sweet Pill).
**Qizi San Formula:**
Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus, 8 fen) Mujingzi (Vitexis Fructus, 8 fen) Tusizi (Cuscutae Semen, 8 fen, soaked in wine for three nights) Cheqianzi (Plantaginis Semen, 8 fen) Tinglizi (Lepidii Semen, 8 fen) Shuyu (Dioscoreae Rhizoma, 8 fen) Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis, 8 fen) Gadihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, 8 fen) Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex, 8 fen) Lurong (Cervi Cornu Degelatinatum, 8 fen) Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix, 8 fen) Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata, 6 fen, processed) Chuangzi (Cnidii Fructus, 6 fen) Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma, 6 fen) Shanzhuyu (Corni Fructus, 5 fen) Tianxiong (Aconiti Radix, 5 fen, processed) Renshen (Ginseng Radix, 5 fen) Fuling (Poria, 5 fen) Huangqi (Astragali Radix, 5 fen) Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, 5 fen) Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus, 10 fen) Bajitian (Morindae Officinalis Radix, 3 liang) Congrong (Cynomorii Herba, 7 fen) Zhongru (Ostreae Concha Preparata, 2 liang)
Total twenty-four ingredients. Take one cun bi (approx. 3-5 grams) with wine, twice daily. Discontinue when efficacy is observed. Adhere to standard dietary and lifestyle prohibitions. Those who cannot consume alcohol may take honey-pilled forms.
**Zishi Mendong Wan Formula:**
Zhiyingshi (Fluoritum, 3 liang, ground for seven days until fine powder floats on water) Tiandongdong (Asparagi Radix, 3 liang) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 8 fen) Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma, 8 fen) Ziwei (Bignoniae Caulis, 8 fen) Juanbai (Selaginellae Herba, 8 fen) Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus, 8 fen) Wutou (Aconiti Radix, 8 fen) Mumeng (unknown, likely a variant name, 8 fen) Gadihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, 8 fen) Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis, 8 fen) Yuyuliang (Halloysitum Rubrum, 8 fen) Xinyixin (Magnoliae Flos, 8 fen) Renshen (Ginseng Radix, 5 fen) Jisheng (Taxilli Herba, 5 fen) Xuduan (Dipsaci Radix, 5 fen) Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, 5 fen) Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, 5 fen) Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum, 5 fen) Shizhuyu (Zanthoxyli Fructus, 5 fen) Mudan (Moutan Cortex, 5 fen) Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, 5 fen) Shuyu (Dioscoreae Rhizoma, 6 fen) Wuzhegu (Sepiae Endoconcha, 6 fen) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 6 fen) Bairén (Platycladi Semen, 4 fen)
Total twenty-six ingredients. Pound and sieve, mix with honey. Take ten pills the size of wu zi (wheat grains) with wine, three times daily. Gradually increase to thirty pills per dose. Stop when warmth is felt in the abdomen. Adhere to standard drug prohibitions. Recent users have conceived before completing a full course.
**Seng Shen Fang:** Qingyun San treats impotence in men due to insufficient Yang Qi, preventing successful fertilization.
Tiandongdong (Asparagi Radix, 9 liang, heart removed) Tusizi (Cuscutae Semen, 1 sheng) Sangshang Jisheng (Taxilli Herba growing on mulberry, 4 liang) Zhiyingshi (Fluoritum, 2 liang) Fupenzi (Rubiae Fructus, 1 sheng) Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus, 1 sheng) Tianxiong (Aconiti Radix, 1 liang, processed) Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis, 3 liang) Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, 3 liang, roasted until color changes)
For those intolerant to cold, remove Jisheng and add Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) 4 liang.
Total nine ingredients. Process and sieve. Take one cun bi with wine, three times daily before meals. For those with deficient Yang Qi and infertility, remove Shihu and add Binglang (Arecae Semen) fifteen pieces.
**Chengze Wan:** Treats female infertility and sterility caused by thirty-six diseases of the Lower Jiao.
Meihe (Pruni Mume Fructus, 1 sheng) Xinyi (Magnoliae Flos, 1 sheng) Ben (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, 1 liang) Zelan (Lycopus Herba, 15 he) Soushu (Deutziae Caulis, 1 liang) Ge Shang Tingchang (Euphorbiae Peplus, 7 pieces)
Total six ingredients. Process and sieve, mix with honey into pills the size of tick beans. Take two pills before meals, three times daily. Increase dosage slightly if ineffective.
**Ji Yao Fang:** Treats infertility due to failure to conceive, where semen exits immediately upon entry, indicating closure of the Zi Men (Os Uteri).
Shanzhuyu (Corni Fructus, 1 liang) Suanzao (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, 2 liang) Baiziren (Platycladi Semen, 2 liang) Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus, 2 liang)
Process and sieve. Mix with pure wine into pills the size of hemp seeds. Swallow two pills before meals. Lady Zhang, wife of the Commandant of Yingchuan, was forty-eight and childless; after taking this medicine, she bore two sons. There are no prohibitions for this medicine.
**Ge Shi Fang:** A prescription for women who cannot bear children.
On a Wu Zi day, let the woman lie supine with bare legs, head pointing northwest, during intercourse. The fifth month, seventh month, Geng Zi days, and Ren Zi days are especially auspicious.
Another formula: Pick peach blossoms before they open, dry in shade for one hundred days, pound into powder. On a Wu Zi day, take a pinch (three fingers' width) and swallow with wine.
**Qipo Fang:** States that offering incense and flowers to Buddha on the eighth day of the fourth month and the eighth day of the second month will bring many descendants and good health.
**Xin Lu Fang:** States that at the beginning of rain in the first month, if man and woman each drink one cup of water, they will conceive.
Another formula: Have intercourse at noon on a Wu Zi day, untie hair and shake the body; conception will occur immediately.
Another formula: Moxibustion on Zhongji (CV3), located four cun below the umbilicus.
**Lu Yan Fang:** Prescription for treating female infertility.
Baiziren (Platycladi Semen, 1 sheng) Fulingmo (Poria powder, 1 sheng)
Pound and mix with milk to take, forming pills the size of wheat grains, ten per dose. (Same as *Ge Shi Fang*.)
**Zhenzhong Fang:** To conceive, on a Zi day at noon, lie facing south, and engage in intercourse; this will be effective.
Also states: Laozi said: Place a toad from a well on the doorframe; the child born will be noble.
**Yufang Mijue:** To treat female infertility, have the woman hold fourteen small beans in her left hand and support the man's glans penis with her right hand while inserting it into her vagina. She should place the beans in her mouth with her left hand. As the man inserts his penis, she should swallow the beans upon hearing the sound of ejaculation. This method is highly effective and infallible. The woman must know when the man ejaculates and not miss the timing.
Also states: If a woman has been pregnant for less than three months, on a Wu Zi day, burn the tassel of a man's hat to ash, and consume the ash completely with wine. The child born will be wealthy and wise. Keep this secret, keep it secret.
**Bencao Shiyi:** Soil from where a man urinates can induce pregnancy. On a Ren Zi day, the woman takes a small amount of this soil, mixes it with water, and ingests it. Intercourse on that day will lead to conception.
Also states: Lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first month can help conceive. The couple should secretly take something from under the lanterns, place it under the bed without others knowing, and they will conceive that month.