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When this syndrome occurs, the scrotum swells and hangs down, becoming as large as a sheng or dou (ancient Chinese volume units), without itching or pain. It arises from dampness generated by low-lying earth qi. Therefore, in the regions between the Yangtze and Huai rivers, where the land is low and marshy, many people contract this disease. Treatment uses: Xiangfu Rhizoma Cyperi (2 qian), Haizao Sargassum (1 qian). First, grind Xiangfu into powder; decoct Haizao in wine; take the powder mixed with the decoction on an empty stomach, and consume the Haizao as well.

Hu hernia (Fox Hernia) presents with a shape like a tile; when lying down, it retracts into the lower abdomen, but when standing or walking, it descends from the abdomen into the scrotum. Foxes leave their burrows during the day to urinate and enter at night without urinating; this hernia moves up and down, coming and going, resembling the fox's behavior, hence the name. The formula uses: Duzhong Cortex Eucommiae (5 qian), Renshen Radix Ginseng (1 liang), Rougui Cortex Cinnamomi (1 qian), Guizhi Ramulus Cinnamomi (1 qian), Xiaohuixiang Fructus Foeniculi (1 qian), Hetao Walnut (1 qian). First, crush Duzhong to extract juice, rinse the dregs with cool water, collect one bowl of juice, add all other herbs, decoct in water, and take orally. After one dose, the hernia reduces; after two doses, it disappears; after three doses, it is cured.

This type of hernia involves a mass in the lower abdomen that rushes directly to the chest and heart; it is mostly suffered by women and is extremely difficult to treat. The formula uses: Buguzhi Fructus Psoraleae (1 jin), Heihuma Sesamum Nigris Semen (2 liang). Stir-fry these two ingredients together, then remove the Heihuma. Grind the Buguzhi into powder, make pills using wine. Take 3 qian per dose, washed down with boiling water.

Various hernias have different names and presentations. Those causing pain in the heart and abdomen include seven types: Jue hernia, Zheng hernia, Han hernia, Qi hernia, Pan hernia, Fu hernia, and Yelang hernia. Those causing pain in the testicles also include seven types: Han hernia, Shui hernia, Jin hernia, Xue hernia, Qi hernia, Hu hernia, and [missing term] hernia. The following formula governs all of them: Shujiao Fructus Zanthoxyli (4 fen), Jiegeng Radix Platycodi (2 fen), Shaoyao Radix Paeoniae Alba (2 fen), Ganjiang Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens (2 fen), Houpo Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis (processed) (2 fen), Xixin Herba Asari (2 fen), Fuzii Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata (2 fen), Wutou Radix Aconiti (processed) (1 fen). Grind all into powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of soybeans. Take 3 pills per dose, up to 7 or 8 pills, three times daily.

Zhentong (Palpitations) is characterized by inner turmoil and restlessness, vague mental state, and incessant palpitations. This results from deficiency of Liver and Kidney, and weakness of Heart qi. The formula uses: Renshen Radix Ginseng (1 liang), Shudihuang Radix Rehmanniae Preparata (1 liang), Baishao Radix Paeoniae Alba (1 liang), Sheng Zaoren Semen Ziziphi Spinosae (5 qian), Maidong Herba Ophiopogonis (5 qian), Xuanshen Radix Scrophulariae (1 liang), Baizhu Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (3 qian), Baijiezi Semen Sinapis (3 qian). Decoct in water and take orally.