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To treat amenorrhea (absence of menstruation), severe cramping pain in the heart and abdomen that feels fatal, to promote blood circulation and relieve pain, the Yanmi Decoction formula:
Evodiae Fructus (Wuzhuyu), Rheum Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui), Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Ganjiang), Blatta (Machong) (remove wings and feet, stir-fry), Hirudo (Shuizhi) (stir-fry), Rehmanniae Radix Exsiccata (Ganyedi), Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Xiongnu) (each 2 liang)
Gardenia Seed (Zhizi Ren) (14 seeds), Persicae Semen (Taoren) (remove skin and pointed ends, 1 sheng, stir-fry), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shaoyao) (3 liang), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) (roasted, each 1 liang), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guixin)
The above sixteen ingredients are cut into small pieces, decocted in 9 sheng of water until 2.5 sheng remains. Divide into three doses, taken three times a day, with an interval of approximately the time it takes to cook a meal between each dose.

To treat leiomyoma (blood mass), menstrual stasis and blood obstruction, for descending stasis and dissipating hard masses, the Sanjianxue Powder formula:
Rheum Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin), Natrii Sulfas Crystallisatus (Puxiao) (each 1 sheng), Natrii Nitras (Xiaoshi), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi) (processed, remove skin), Blatta (Machong) (remove wings and feet, stir-fry, each 3 fen), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin) (1 sheng, remove skin and pointed double kernels), Oryctolagi Cortex (Qicao) (2 specimens, roasted)
The above fifteen ingredients are cut into small pieces, soaked overnight in 5 sheng of water and 5 sheng of wine. The next morning, decoct to obtain 4 sheng, filter out the dregs, add Natrii Sulfas Crystallisatus (Puxiao) and Natrii Nitras (Xiaoshi) until completely dissolved. Divide into four doses, taken at intervals of approximately the time it takes to cook a meal. After the disease is cured, it is advisable to consume Yellow Duck Soup.

Another formula: Hirudo (Shuizhi) (stir-fry), Trichosanthes Radix (Tugua Gen), Natrii Sulfas (Mangxiao), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui) (each 2 liang), Persicae Semen (Taoren) (1 sheng, remove skin and pointed ends), Rheum Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guixin), Cannabis Fructus (Mazi), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Niuxi) (each 3 liang)
The above nine ingredients are cut into small pieces, decocted in 9 sheng of water until 3 sheng remains. Filter out the dregs, add Natrii Sulfas (Mangxiao) until completely dissolved. Divide into three doses, taken at intervals of approximately the time it takes to cook a meal.

For treating amenorrhea where stasis forms hard masses like stone, causing abdominal distension and emaciation with visible bones, suitable for formulas that break blood and expel masses:
Rheum Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang), Natrii Nitras (Xiaoshi) (stir-fry until boiling stops, each 6 liang), Zanthoxyli Fructus (Shujiao) (remove eye-like protrusions and closed mouths, sweat-dried, 1 liang), Haematitum (Daizhe), Pericarpium Canni Sativi Induratum (Ganqi) (stir-fry), Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Xiongnu), Poria (Fuling), Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Ganjiang), Blatta (Machong) (remove wings and feet, stir-fry, each 2 liang), Crotonis Fructus (Badou) (20 seeds, remove skin and heart, stir-fry)
The above ten ingredients are crushed and sifted into powder. Separately, grind Crotonis Fructus (Badou) into a paste. Mix with refined honey to make pills the size of a Chinese quince seed. Take three pills with wine, gradually increasing to five pills. Start on an empty stomach, taken twice daily. (The *Qianjin Fang* contains Cinnabaris (Dansha), Bupleuri Radix (Chaihu), Hirudo (Shuizhi), and Trichosanthes Radix (Tugua Gen), totaling fourteen ingredients.)