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To treat irregular blood vessels and collaterals, use *Basella alba* (Kuyi Cai) ground into powder. Take 1–2 qian each time, mixed with warm wine or a decoction of mugwort and vinegar.

To treat dysmenorrhea or scanty menstruation, juice the leaves of *Plectranthus amboinicus* (Tihu Ye), mix with wine, boil, and take one zhan.

To treat menorrhagia (excessive menstrual bleeding), stir-fry *Trogopterus Dung* (Wulingzhi) until smoke ceases. Take 2 qian each time with two slices of *Angelica Sinensis* (Danggui) and one zhan of wine. Boil to 60%, strain, and take hot.

To treat amenorrhea, use 3 liang of *Magnolia Officinalis Bark* (Houpo). Add 3 sheng of water, boil down to 1 sheng, divide into three doses. Take on an empty stomach; recovery usually occurs within 3–4 courses of treatment.

Another prescription: Burn rat feces to ash, grind into powder. Take 1 qian each time, mixed with hot wine.

To treat irregular menstrual cycles, stir-fry *Colla Corii Asini* (Ejiao) until it forms beads, grind into powder, and take 1 qian mixed with wine.

Another prescription: Stir-fry *Cyperi Rhizoma* (Xiangfuzi) until yellow, grind into powder. Take 1 qian each time with a little vinegar and old rice soup.

To treat blocked menstrual channels, remove oil from *Croton Tiglium Seed* (Badou) to make three pills the size of mung beans. Mix with 1 qian of *Urochordata Stone Powder* (Wujinshi), take with water/soup to induce flow. For young women, make pills the size of vegetable seeds.

Another prescription: Use one piece of *Gleditsia Sinensis Fruit* (Zaojiao) (remove skin, thorns, and seeds), one kernel of *Croton Tiglium Seed* (Badou) (remove shell), and two kernels of *Prunus Armeniaca Seed* (Xingren) (remove skin and tips). Pound finely together. Mix with saliva to form one pill.

To treat irregular menstruation, divide 1 jin of *Cyperi Rhizoma* (Xiangfuzi) into four parts. Soak one part in good wine, one in rice vinegar, one in child's urine, and one in salt water for seven days each. Dry by baking, grind into powder, and make pills with vinegar paste the size of paulownia seeds. Take 70 pills each time before meals on an empty stomach, mixed with warm wine. For thin individuals, add 2 liang each of *Lycopus Lucidus Herb* (Zelan Ye) and *Poria Cocos* (Chifuling).

For women over forty-nine years old, when Tian Gui should cease but menstruation continues monthly or excessively, use 2 liang of *Scutellaria Baicalensis Heart* (Huangqin Xin). Soak in rice vinegar for seven days. Take twice daily.

To treat retrograde menstruation, where wind-blood attacks the brain causing dizziness, vertigo, and loss of consciousness, use dried young shoots of *Xanthium Strumarium* (Cangerzi - specifically the tender heart eaten by livestock). Grind into powder. Take at any time.

To treat abdominal pain before and after menstruation, use equal parts of *Angelica Sinensis* (Danggui) (lightly stir-fried with rice vinegar), *Cyperus Rotundus* (Yanhusuo), *Carthamus Tinctorius Flower* (Honghua), and *Myrrh* (Moyao). Grind into powder. Take 2 qian each time with warm wine.

To treat amenorrhea accompanied by leukorrhea (red and white discharge), use equal parts of Calcined Alum (Ku Bai Fan) and *Cnidium Monnieri Fruit* (Shechuangzi). Grind into powder, make pills with vinegar paste the size of a bullet, coat with carmine, wrap in cotton, and insert vaginally.

To treat blood deficiency (Blood Ku), grind *Rheum Palmatum* (Dahuang) into powder. Simmer with vinegar to form a paste, shape into small coin-sized cakes. Each time, dissolve one cake in wine and drink.

To treat dry blood consumption (Gan Xue Lao), use equal parts of stir-fried *Hordeum Vulgare Sprout* (Dayamai), stir-fried *Triticum Aestivum Sprout* (Xiaomai), and ash of "Thousand-Mile Horse" (Qianlima Hui - i.e., ashes of worn-out left straw sandals). Grind into powder. Take 3–4 qian each time with wine.

To treat stagnant menstruation and mass formations (Zhajia), use stir-fried *Drynaria Rhizome* (Ganqi) and *Achyranthes Bidentata Root* (Niuxi), 1 liang each. Grind into powder, add 1 sheng of *Rehmannia Glutinosa Juice* (Sheng Dihuang Zhi), simmer in a clay pot until paste-like, and make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take one pill initially, increasing to 3–5 pills, taken with warm wine at any time.

To treat amenorrhea lasting years or several months, use small amounts of *Placenta Humanis* (Longtai), *Leucadon Sclerotium* (Wasong), and *Sedum Acre* (Jingtian). Add two bowls of water, boil to one bowl, strain, and divide into three doses.

To treat irregular menstruation with yellow complexion, use half a liang of Alum (Bai Fan) and 3 qian of *Citrus Reticulata Pericarpium* (Chenpi). Grind into powder, melt half a liang of yellow beeswax, mix to make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take three pills each time.

To treat dry/stagnant menstruation, use 1 liang of *Angelica Sinensis* (Danggui), one *Aconitum Carmichaelii Root* (Fuzi), and 3 qian each of *Paeonia Moutan Bark* (Mudan Pi), *Cervus Nippon Antler* (Lurong), and *Rehmannia Glutinosa Root* (Dihuang). Grind into powder, make pills with vinegar paste.

To treat irregular menstruation, use *Panax Ginseng* (Renshen), *Amomum Tsao-ko* (Caoguo), *Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome* (Baizhu), *Amomum Villosum Fruit* (Suosha), *Poria Cocos* (Baifuling), and roasted dried red dates. Grind into powder. Take 2–3 qian each time.

Another prescription: Use equal parts of *Angelica Sinensis* (Danggui), *Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome* (Chuanxiong), *Paeonia Lactiflora Root* (Baishao Yao), and *Prepared Rehmannia Root* (Shu Di Huang) steamed with wine and baked. Take 4 qian each time with one zhan of water, boiled to 80%, taken on an empty stomach.

To treat irregular menstruation with cold pain in the blood organs, use equal parts of *Angelica Sinensis* (Danggui) and processed *Aconitum Carmichaelii Root* (Pao Fuzi). Take 3 qian each time with one zhan of water, boiled to 80%, taken warm on an empty stomach.

To treat disharmony of Ying and Wei, spontaneous sweating with chills and fever, swelling and fullness, use 1.5 liang of stir-fried soybeans (skin removed), 1 liang of *Poria Cocos with Hostwood* (Fushen), and 1 qian of *Amber* (Hupo). Grind into powder. Take 1 qian each time, mixed with strong decoction of black soybeans and perilla soup.

To treat irregular menstruation in unmarried girls, where blood and qi clash causing stabbing abdominal pain, use 2 liang of *Citrus Reticulata White Membrane* (Juhong), 1 liang of *Cyperus Rotundus* (Yanhusuo) (peeled and vinegar-boiled), and 1 liang of *Angelica Sinensis* (Danggui) (wine-soaked and stir-fried).

To treat irregular menstruation with stabbing pain from blood and qi, abdominal and rib distension, dizziness, nausea, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, bloody stool, and masses: Soak 1 jin of *Cyperi Rhizoma* (Xiangfuzi) in rice vinegar for one day, then slowly boil in a clay jar until vinegar is exhausted. Slice thinly, dry, and mix with 4 liang of *Artemisia Argyi Leaf* (Ai Ye) and 2 liang of *Angelica Sinensis* (Danggui). Grind into powder, make pills with vinegar paste the size of paulownia seeds.

To treat blood stasis (Xue Pi), use 3 liang of *Rheum Palmatum* (Dahuang) ground into powder. Boil in 2 sheng of wine for ten boils, take all at once.

To treat wind-heat toxin in young women, causing urticaria and affecting menstrual channels, use *Campsis Grandiflora Flower* (Lingxiaohua) ground into powder. Take 2 qian each time before meals with warm wine; very effective.

To treat stabbing heart pain due to blood and qi that is unbearable, use equal parts of *Trogopterus Dung* (Wulingzhi) and *Typha Pollen* (Puhuang). Take 2 qian each time with one zhan of vinegar, boil into a paste, then add one sheng of water.

To treat abdominal swelling due to blood and qi, use *Sophora Tonkinensis Root* (Shandougen) ground into powder. Take 3 qian each time on an empty stomach with hot wine.

To treat all blood diseases and injuries in postpartum women, cut fresh *Leonurus Japonicus Herb* (Yimucao) clean with a bamboo knife, refine into paste in a silver vessel, and store in a ceramic vessel. Take one large spoon each time.

To treat hundred diseases of blood and qi, and various deficiencies, use 4 liang of *Angelica Sinensis* (Danggui) and 2 liang of *Rehmannia Glutinosa Root* (Dihuang). Grind into powder, make honey pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 20 pills each time before meals.

To treat sluggish menstruation forming masses, with severe rib distension, chop 5 jin of *Verbena Officinalis Herb* (Mabiancao) fine. Add five dou of water, boil down to one dou, strain, and process separately...

To treat rebellious blood and qi causing restlessness and heart pain, burn *Water Buffalo Horn* (Shuiniujiao) until charred but retaining nature, grind into powder. Take one fangcun bi each time, mixed with wine.

To treat excessive menstruation and sudden heavy bleeding (Bengzhong), crush *Crepis Japonica Root* (Xiaoji Gen) to extract juice, take half a sheng.

To treat spontaneous hematuria, grind *Dragon Bone* (Longgu) into powder. Take one fangcun bi each time on an empty stomach before meals with wine, three times daily.

To treat menorrhagia, use *Cucumis Melo Seed* (Tian Guaren) ground into powder, de-oiled, taken mixed with water. Note: Patients with tinea pedis (Hong Kong foot) should not eat melon as it will not heal; excessive consumption causes jaundice and moves cold qi...

To treat blood and qi attacking the heart causing unbearable pain, finely chop *Polygonum Orientalis Root* (Liao Gen), soak in wine, and drink for recovery.

To treat rebellious blood and qi causing chest stuffiness and pain, crush raw garlic to extract juice, take two zhan for recovery.

To treat hemorrhage, use as much *Perilla Frutescens Leaf* (Zisu) as needed. Boil in a large pot with water until nearly dry, strain, and reduce to paste. Roast *Vigna Angularis Seed* (Chixiaodou) until cooked, grind into powder, mix with paste to make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30–50 pills each time with wine; regular use leads to recovery.

To treat bloating from blood and qi, use *Artemisia Annua* (Lijinu) spikelets ground into powder. Take 3 qian each time, boiled in wine. Do not overdose, as it may cause vomiting and diarrhea; this is a potent blood-breaking remedy.

To treat blood and qi, blood accumulation, and blood stasis, use equal parts of *Nelumbinis Nelumbo* (Oujie) and *Nelumbinis Petiolus* (Heye Di). Take two bi each time, mixed with hot wine or boiled, at any time, three times daily...

Another prescription: Use equal parts of *Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum* (Biejia), *Amber* (Hupo), and *Rheum Palmatum* (Dahuang). Take 2 qian bi each time, mixed with wine or boiled. It expels much evil blood; stop taking when blood is cleared.

To treat blood clots, use *Pilea Nummularioides* (Fanlou/Jichangcao). Boil in vinegar to extract juice and drink at any time; or use juice extracted from child's urine, which is also excellent; or grind herb into one sheng of powder, mix with three sheng of vinegar, boil to thick consistency, and make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take ten pills each time on an empty stomach with warm wine, three times daily; blood clots will pass naturally.

To treat wind-deficiency in blood and qi causing inability to move limbs or difficulty breathing (orthopnea), use 2 liang of *Gypsum Fibrosum* (Shigao) and 1 liang of roasted *Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root* (Gancao). Grind into powder. Take one fangcun bi each time with warm wine.