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Indicated for women suffering from deficiency and damage due to labor and cold, with reduced appetite, loss of luster in the complexion, cold pain in the abdomen, irregular menstruation, shallow breathing with weakness, and insufficient energy. This is a formula for tonifying and warming the middle:

Zelan (Ecliptae Herba, 9 fen, using leaves that have been processed), Ben (Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix), Baiziren (Platycladi Semen), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, roasted), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, each 1 liang), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), Shujiao (Sichuan Pepper, removing those with closed eyes/orifices), Shanzhuyu (Corni Fructus), Renshen (Ginseng Radix, each 5 fen), Zhi Shiyin (Fluorite, purple variety), Zhongru (Gypsum Fibrosum prepared specifically), Bai Shiyin (Fluorite, white variety), Roucongrong (Cistanche Deserticola), Fanshi (Alumen, calcined), Longgu (Fossilized Bones), Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus, each 1.5 liang), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Ganjiang (Dried Ginger), Yangqishi (Psittacosauri Os), each 2 liang; Wuyi (Tso-wu-ying, 3 fen, roasted); Chishizhi (Halloysit Rubrum); Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, each 7 fen, roasted).

The above twenty-three ingredients are crushed, sifted into powder, mixed with refined honey, and formed into pills the size of a Chinese quince seed. Take 20 pills with wine, increasing gradually to 30 pills, taken three times daily.

It treats postpartum emaciation and insufficiency, shortness of breath in the chest, cramping and painful tension in the abdomen, or pain radiating to the lower back, excessive lochia discharge that does not stop, extreme exhaustion and lack of qi, abdominal pain, inability to sleep day or night, as well as metrorrhagia (Bengzhong), loss of color in the face and eyes, and dryness of the lips and mouth. It also treats men suffering from sexual exhaustion, injuries from falling from heights, internal trauma, hemorrhage leading to hematemesis or hematochezia, and metallic wounds (Jinchuang):

Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Xuduan (Dipsaci Radix), Ganjiang (Dried Ginger), Ejiao (Asini Corii Colla, roasted), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, roasted, each 4 liang), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, processed and peeled), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, each 3 liang), Gan Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, 10 liang), Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus, 2 liang), Chi Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra, 2 liang).

The above thirteen ingredients are crushed, sifted into powder, mixed with refined honey, and formed into pills the size of a Chinese quince seed. Take 20 pills with wine, three times during the day and once at night, gradually increasing to 50 pills. If real Puhuang (Typhae Pollen) is available, adding one sheng is beneficial.

It treats women with excessive bleeding after childbirth, as well as metrorrhagia and injury, extreme exhaustion, shortness of breath, loss of complexion, and abdominal pain:

Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Xuduan (Dipsaci Radix), Ganjiang (Dried Ginger), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, each 3 liang), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, 1 liang, processed and peeled), Gan Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, 5 liang), Ejiao (Asini Corii Colla, 3 liang, roasted).

The above seven ingredients are crushed, sifted into powder, mixed with refined honey, and formed into pills the size of a Chinese quince seed. Take 20 pills with wine, four to five times daily. If Danggui is unavailable, use Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) as a substitute. Adding one liang of Puhuang (Typhae Pollen) is also beneficial. If Xuduan (Dipsaci Radix) is unavailable, use Daji Gen (Cirsii Japonici Radix) as a substitute.