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Zhi Yingshi (Fluorite, *Hematitum*) (grind for seven days) Wutou (Aconite Root, *Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata*) (processed and peeled) Tianmendong (Asparagus Tuber, *Rhizoma Asparagi*) (each 3 liang, remove the heart) Ouxieyugu (Cuttlebone, *Os Sepiae*) Niuxi (Achyranthes Root, *Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae*) (each 1.5 liang) Renshen (Ginseng Root, *Radix Ginseng*) Mudanpi (Moutan Cortex, *Cortex Moutan*) Sangjisheng (Taxillus Stem, *Ramulus Taxilli) Ganjiang (Dried Ginger Rhizome, *Rhizoma Zingiberis Secati*) Xixin (Asarum Root, *Radix Heterotropii seu Asari*) Houpo (Magnolia Bark, *Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis*) (roasted) Shizhuyu (Chinese Pepper Fruit, *Fructus Zanthoxyli Schinifolii*) Xuduan (Dipsacus Root, *Radix Dipsaci*) (each 0.5 fen) Shuyu (Dioscorea Tuber, *Rhizoma Dioscoreae*) Baiziren (Biota Seed, *Semen Biotae*) Mujingzi (Vitex Fruit, *Fructus Viticis Negundo*) (In *Qianjin Fang*, written as Mumeng) Yuyuliang (Yuzhu Liang, *Haematites*) Ziwei (Lagerstroemia Flower, *Flos Lagerstroemiae*) Shihu (Dendrobium Stem, *Caulis Dendrobatis*) Xinyixin (Magnolia Flower Bud, *Flos Magnoliae Bungeanae*) Juanbai (Selaginella Herba, *Herba Selaginellae*) Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root, *Radix Angelicae Sinensis*) and Xiong (Ligusticum Rhizome, *Rhizoma Chuanxiong*) Guixin (Cinnamon Twig, *Ramulus Cinnamomi) Ganyedi (Rehmannia Root, *Radix Rehmanniae Preparata*) Gancao (Licorice Root, *Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis*) (roasted, each 2 liang)

The above twenty-six ingredients are pounded and sifted into powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take ten pills with wine, three times a day, gradually increasing to thirty pills. Observe dietary restrictions as per medicinal guidelines.

Prescription for treating long-term infertility or cessation of menstruation, upper heat and lower cold, and various diseases:

Baiwei (Clematis Root, *Radix Clematidis*) Cheqianzi (Plantago Seed, *Semen Plantaginis*) (each 0.3 fen) Zelan (Agastache Herba, *Herba Agastachis Rugosae*) Taiyi Yuliang (Yuzhu Liang, *Haematites*) Chishizhi (Red Kaolin, *Kaolin Rubrum*) Xixin (Asarum Root, *Radix Heterotropii seu Asari*) Renshen (Ginseng Root, *Radix Ginseng*) Taoren (Peach Kernel, *Semen Persicae*) (remove skin and tips, stir-fry) Fupenzi (Raspberry Fruit, *Fructus Rubi*) Maimendong (Ophiopogon Tuber, *Rhizoma Ophiopogonis*) (remove the heart) Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica Root, *Radix Angelicae Dahuricae*) (each 1.5 liang) Zhi Yingshi (Fluorite, *Hematitum*) Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, *Gypsum Fibrosum*) (grind) Ben (Ligusticum Rhizome, *Rhizoma Ligustici*) Zi (Seeds/Fruit - contextually ambiguous, likely referring to specific part of Ben or error in source text, kept generic) Juanbai (Selaginella Herba, *Herba Selaginellae*) (each 0.5 fen) Puhuang (Pollen Typhae) Guixin (Cinnamon Twig, *Ramulus Cinnamomi*) (each 2.5 liang) Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root, *Radix Angelicae Sinensis*) Xiong (Ligusticum Rhizome, *Rhizoma Chuanxiong*) Shechuangzi (Cnidium Fruit, *Fructus Cnidii*) (each 1 liang) Ganjiang (Dried Ginger Rhizome, *Rhizoma Zingiberis Secati*) and Shujiao (Sichuan Pepper Pericarp, *Pericarpium Zanthoxyli*) (sweated) Ganyedi (Rehmannia Root, *Radix Rehmanniae Preparata*) (each 3 liang) Fuling (Poria Sclerotium, *Sclerotium Poriae*) Yuanzhi (Polygala Root, *Radix Polygalae*) (remove the heart) Bailonggu (Dragon Bone, *Os Draconis seu Mastodi*) (each 2 liang) Jupi (Citrus Peel, *Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae*) (0.5 liang)

The above twenty-eight ingredients are pounded and sifted into powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take fifteen pills with wine, twice a day, increasing to forty pills, stopping when efficacy is observed; may also increase to fifty pills. Avoid pork, chicken, garlic, raw/cold foods, vinegar, greasy/slippery foods, and meat from donkeys or horses. Stop taking if pregnancy is suspected. Keep this prescription secret; do not use indiscriminately.

Prescription for treating men with insufficient Yang Qi, unable to transmit and transform essence, resulting in failure to conceive:

Wuweizi (Schisandra Fruit, *Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis*) (each 2 sheng) Tusizi (Dodder Seed, *Semen Cuscutae*) (1 sheng) Baizhu (Atractylodes Rhizome, *Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae*) (stir-fried until color changes) Shihu (Dendrobium Stem, *Caulis Dendrobatis*) (each 3 liang) Tianxiong (Prepared Aconite Root, *Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata*) (1 liang, processed and peeled) Tianmendong (Asparagus Tuber, *Rhizoma Asparagi*) (9 liang, remove the heart) Zhi Yingshi (Fluorite, *Hematitum*) (2 liang) Sangjisheng (Taxillus Stem, *Ramulus Taxilli*) (4 liang)

The above nine ingredients are pounded and sifted into powder. Take one cun bi (approx. 5-10 grams) with wine before meals, three times a day. For those who are constitutionally intolerant to cold, remove Sangjisheng and add Xixin (Asarum Root, *Radix Heterotropii seu Asari*) 4 liang. For those with sufficient Yang Qi but no offspring, remove Shihu (Dendrobium Stem, *Caulis Dendrobatis*) and add Betel Nut (Areca Seed, *Semen Arecae*) 15 pieces, which is beneficial.