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To treat difficult labor due to abnormal physiological processes during childbirth, whether the fetus is in transverse or breech position, with great efficacy. It is advisable to use on "Tianyi Day" (an auspicious day for medical procedures in ancient times).

Rabbit brain (collected in the twelfth lunar month, membrane removed and ground), Ru Xiang (Frankincense, transparent and high-quality, 1 qian), Ding Xiang (Clove, 1 qian; both ground into fine powder separately), She Xiang (Musk, 1 zi quantity, ground separately).

Mix the above: Blend the Frankincense and Clove, add 1 qian of Rabbit brain, and mix to form pills the size of a bullet. Dry them in a cool place, seal tightly in oil paper for storage. At the time of delivery, take one pill, swallowed with warm wine, leading to immediate birth. Hold the medicine in the left hand for a male fetus, right hand for a female fetus; the medicine exits with the baby, proving miraculous and effective.

To treat women experiencing difficulty and hardship during labor.

Bi Ma Zi (Castor Seed, 14 grains, shelled), Zhu Sha (Cinnabar), Xiong Huang (Realgar, each 1.5 qian), She Tui (Snake Slough, 1 chi long).

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Use rice porridge as a binder to form pills the size of a bullet. At the onset of labor, first wash the umbilicus with water infused with Sichuan pepper (Zhuo Jiao). Then insert one pill into the umbilicus. Cover with several layers of paper, and secure with soft cloth. Immediately remove the pill after the baby is born. One pill can be used three times.

To treat irregular menstruation and various disorders in women.

Xiang Fu (Cyperi Rhizoma, 1 jin), Qi Ai (Artemisia argyi, 1 jin). Divide into four parts: one part soaked in wine, one part in rice vinegar, one part in salt water, one part in urine from an uncircumcised boy.

Soak for seven days, then bake dry and grind into fine powder. Avoid contact with iron vessels. Mix with vinegar paste to form pills. Take on an empty stomach with salt water.

Specifically treats various deficiencies and damages before pregnancy and postpartum, including red and white leukorrhea, body pain, amenorrhea, etc.

Xiang Fu Mi (Cleaned Cyperi Rhizoma, 1 jin), Qi Ai Ye (Cleaned Artemisia argyi leaves, 1 jin). Place these two ingredients in a clay pot. Add 1 jin of aged wine, 1 jin of vinegar, 1 jin of urine from an uncircumcised boy, and 1 jin of rice washing water. Boil until the liquid is completely absorbed. Remove, pound in a stone mortar, sun-dry, and grind into fine powder for later use.

Take one black-bone rooster, hang it to die, bleed, and pluck feathers for later use.

Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix, 2 liang, washed with wine), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 2 liang, washed with wine), Chuan Xiong (Ligusticum chuanxiong Rhizoma, 1 liang), Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba, 2 liang), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, 5 qian), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix, 5 qian), Bai Fu Ling (Poria, 7.5 qian), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 7.5 qian), Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, 7.5 qian), Sha Ren (Amomi Fructus, 7.5 qian, husked), Shen Qu (Massa Medicata Fermentata, quantity unspecified but included in the mix; all these herbs are coarsely crushed). Place the crushed herbs inside the chicken belly, sew shut with thread, and return to the clay pot. Boil again in the same mixture of wine, urine, vinegar, and rice washing water until tender. Remove, pound in a stone mortar into cakes, bake dry, and grind into fine powder for later use.

Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix, 1.5 qian, avoid frying), Guan Gui (Cinnamon Twig, 1.5 qian), Wu Yao (Litseae Fructus, 3 qian, avoid frying), Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, 3 qian, fire-roasted).

Grind the above into fine powder. Mix evenly with the previously prepared powders of chicken, Xiang Fu, and Qi Ai. Form pills using refined honey. Take with warm wine or salt water.