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Dystocia during pregnancy: Burn the grease from a cart axle, mix it into wine, and take orally. This method also treats abdominal pain and coughing.
Sudden severe heartache and abdominal cramping during pregnancy: Burn salt until red-hot, take an amount held by three fingers, and swallow with wine for immediate delivery.
Another prescription: Swallow seven seeds of Sophora japonica (Huai Zi).
Another prescription: Powdered seeds of Cuscuta chinensis (Tusi Zi) or Plantago asiatica (Cheqian Zi), taken orally with wine or rice water in a volume of one "fangcun bi" (a measuring spoon), resulting in delivery.
Another prescription: Take household soot/dust with water or wine.
For fetus death in utero, as well as difficult labor due to malposition (transverse lie, breech presentation): Use Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparata (Banxia) and Radix Akebiae (Bailian), each two liang, powdered. Take one "fangcun bi". It is better to add Haematitum (Daizhe) and Herba Epimedii? No, Herba Dianthi (Qumai), each two liang. For mild difficulty, take once; for transverse lie, twice; for breech presentation, thrice; for fetal death, four times.
Another prescription: Finely cut Cortex Ulmi (Yubai Pi), boil in three sheng of water, and take.
For fetal death with retained placenta moving upward to the heart: Quickly take three sheng of soil from an ant hill, heat it, place in a cloth bag, and apply as a hot compress to the heart region for good effect.
Another prescription: Take three finger-widths of soot from the stove flue, and take with water or wine.
For agalactia (lack of breast milk): Powdered root of Thladiantha dubia (Tugua Gen), take half a "qian bi", three times daily.
For retained placenta and malpresentation (transverse or inverted birth): Boil Triticum aestivum (Xiaomai) and Vigna angularis (Xiaodou) to make a concentrated decoction, drink immediately for delivery.
If delivery has not occurred after three days postpartum: Red-hot iron ring from a large knife, pour one cup of wine over it, and take in one dose.
Another prescription: Burn a mortar pestle until red-hot, put into wine, and drink. Used to save dying women who fail to deliver.
For obstruction of the areola postpartum: Processed Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparata (Banxia), one liang, powdered, made into pills the size of soybeans, inserted into the nostrils for cure.
Another prescription: Powdered Massa Medicata Fermentata (Shenqu), taken with water, one "fangcun bi".
Another prescription: Hold strong vinegar-soaked dough in the mouth.
For fetus death in utero: Apply cow dung to the mother's abdomen for immediate expulsion.
For fetal death in utero: Take three liang of Hydrargyrum (Shuiyin) for immediate expulsion.
For fetal death before full term: Boil Glycine max (Dadou) strongly in vinegar (Ku Jiu), take one sheng per dose, for immediate expulsion of the dead fetus.
For dystocia due to epidemic diseases during pregnancy: Take yellow earth from the stove, mix with water, wine, or rice washing water, apply to the area around the umbilicus (one cun square), reapply when dry.
Another prescription: Take grease from a cart hub, taken with wine.
Another prescription: One bunch of white part of Allium fistulosum (Congbai), three sheng of water, boil until cooked, eat all the scallions. This also calms the fetus. If the fetus is dead, it will be expelled immediately.
For pregnancy complicated by gu poison: Burn old drum skin, take with wine, one "fangcun bi".
For pregnancy complicated by Cold Damage (Shanghan): Ten stems of white part of Allium fistulosum (Congbai), two liang of fresh ginger, chopped, three sheng of water, boil down to half, take the juice.
For incomplete expulsion of lochia postpartum with restlessness and stifling sensation: Crush fresh lotus root, take the juice, drink two sheng for good effect.
For postpartum abdominal distension and pain: Decoct the root of Setaria glauca (Shuniangen) as a drink, one dose leads to recovery.
For leukorrhea of five colors: Drink the liquid from boiling a steamer band, one cup for good effect.
For continuous menstrual bleeding: Moxibustion on the blue vein at the boundary of white flesh below the medial malleolus, number of moxa cones according to age.
Another prescription: Take Rehmannia glutinosa (Dihuang) wine for good effect. Soybean wine is also good.
For dysmenorrhea/amenorrhea and infertility: Moxibustion on Qiman (CV13? No, CV13 is Zhongwan. Qiman is SP15? Wait, text says Qiman. In standard texts, Qiman is often associated with Ren Mai or local points. The text describes location: Dan Tian is 2 cun below umbilicus. Qiman is 1.5 cun lateral to Dan Tian. This corresponds to SP15 Daman or similar. However, strictly following text: "Qiman"). Thirty cones. The point is located on both sides of Dan Tian, 1.5 cun apart. Dan Tian is 2 cun below the umbilicus.
For chronic metrorrhagia causing debility: Take a double-layered magpie nest, burn to ash, powder it, take one "fangcun bi", three times daily. Cure in thirty days. A double-layered nest refers to a nest built over two consecutive years.
For irregular postpartum menstruation (variable flow, amenorrhea, pain), lower abdominal tension, heavy waist and body: Take one sheng of white horse urine, take orally for good effect.
For breech or transverse presentation: Take three finger-widths of yellow earth from under the stove, take with wine for immediate expulsion.