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Cheng Ting (Blood-sucking Fly, *Dysdercus* spp.) (400 pieces, wings and feet removed, roasted) Shu Zhi (Leech, *Hirudo nipponica*) (300 pieces, roasted) Qi Cao (Larva of *Mylabris phalerata*, roasted) (1 sheng) Gan Di Huang (Dried Rehmanniae Radix) Mu Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex) Gan Qi (Dried Resina Commiphorae, roasted) Tu Gua Gen (Trichosanthes Root) Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix) Gui Xin (Cinnamon Twig) (each 4 liang) Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) Mu Meng (likely *Akebiae Caulis* or similar, uncertain standard equivalent, kept as Mu Meng) Tao Ren (Peach Kernel, roasted, skin and pointed ends removed, non-double kernels, each 3 liang) Fu Ling (Poria) Hai Zao (Sargassum) (each 5 liang) Ting Li (Descurainiae Semen/Semen Lepidii) (5 he, roasted until purple) Wu Zhu Yu (Evodiae Fructus) (2 liang)

The above seventeen medicinal materials are crushed and sifted into powder. Separately, crush the Tao Ren and Ting Li into a paste-like consistency. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of wutong tree seeds. Take 7 pills with wine, three times a day. (In *Qian Jin Fang*, Mang Xiao [Mirabilite] and Ren Shen [Ginseng] are included.)

Formula for treating amenorrhea due to obstruction:
Niu Xi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix) (1 jin) Ma Zi Ren (Cannabis Seed) (3 sheng, steamed) Tu Gua (Trichosanthes Fruit/Root) (3 liang) Tao Ren (Peach Kernel) (2 sheng, roasted, skin and pointed ends removed, non-double kernels)

The above four medicinal materials are soaked in 1 dou 5 sheng of wine for five nights. Take 5 he per dose, gradually increasing to 1 sheng, once a day. Drinking more is beneficial.

Formula for treating postpartum wind-cold in women, where retained blood does not disperse, leading to menstrual obstruction:
[Tao Ren] (Peach Kernel, skin and pointed ends removed, roasted) Ma Zi Ren (Cannabis Seed, crushed) (each 2 sheng)

The above three medicinal materials are boiled together in 3 dou of wine until reduced to 2 dou. Take 5 he per dose, three times a day, gradually increasing to 1 sheng, which is preferable.

For treating amenorrhea with formation of masses (jia), abdominal distension resembling a basket, shortness of breath, and feeling of impending death:

Hu Zhang (Polygoni Cuspidati Rhizoma et Radix) (100 jin, remove root heads, wash off soil, dry in sun, slice) Tu Gua Gen Juice (Juice of Trichosanthes Root) Niu Xi Juice (Juice of Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix) (each 2 dou)

The above three medicinal materials are soaked in 1 hu of water overnight. On the next morning, decoct the remaining liquid to 2 dou. Add the Tu Gua Gen juice and Niu Xi juice, stir well, and further decoct in a soup vessel until the consistency resembles maltose syrup. Take 1 he with wine, twice during the day and once at night. The patient should experience evacuation of blood stasis. If the disease resolves, simply finish the course.

Formula for treating leukorrhea accompanied by amenorrhea:
Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) (6 sheng) Pu Xiao (Mirabilite) (5 liang) Tao Ren (Peach Kernel, skin, pointed ends, and double kernels removed) Cheng Ting (Blood-sucking Fly, *Dysdercus* spp., wings and feet removed, each 1 sheng, roasted)

The above four medicinal materials are crushed and sifted into powder. Separately, crush the Tao Ren into a paste. Use 4 sheng of pure sour vinegar (Ku Jiu). Heat in a copper pot and reduce by one sheng. Add the powdered medicine (three scoops/cups), reduce by another sheng. Add Pu Xiao, and cook until it reaches the consistency of molten tin. Form into pills the size of chicken eggs. Soak them in 1 sheng of fine wine. Take on an empty stomach after fasting overnight. In the late afternoon, or