论曰肾脏不足，气不传化，膀胱有热，水道不宣，故小便不通也，令人少腹胀满，其气
上冲，心腹膨痞，甚则喘急不能升降，内经曰，膀胱不利为癃者如此。
治膀胱积热，小便不通，通关瞿麦汤方
瞿麦穗 芍药 大黄（锉炒） 当归（切焙） 葵子 甘草（炙） 榆白皮（锉） 栀
子仁 木
上一十一味，粗捣筛，每服五钱匕，水一盏半，入灯心少许，煎至一盏，去滓温服。
治膀胱热结，小便不通，立应散方
井泉石 车前子 滑石（各半两） 葶苈（纸上炒一分） 海金沙（一钱）
上五味，捣罗为散，每服一钱匕，新汲水食前调下，未通再服。
治小便不通，气上冲，心胸满闷，玉蕊丸方
丹砂（研） 砂（研） 滑石（研） 瞿麦穗 海金沙（各一分）
上五味，捣研为末，别研蓖麻子仁，丸如梧桐子大，每服十丸十五丸，葱白煎酒下，小
儿减丸数服。
治小便不通，葵子饮方
木通（锉） 冬葵子 甘遂 瞿麦穗（四味合半两细锉都微炒） 滑石（研二钱）
上五味，粗捣筛，每服二钱匕，水一盏，入灯心，同煎至七分，和滓温服，未通再服。
治小便不通， 香子散方
香子（炒） 马蔺花（炒） 葶苈（纸上炒等分）
上三味，捣罗为散，每服二钱匕，温酒调下，食前服，以通为度。
治小便不通，瞿麦汤方
瞿麦穗 滑石 木通（锉各半两） 海金沙 冬葵子（各一分）
上五味，粗捣筛，每服五钱匕，水一盏半，入灯心二十茎，煎至七分，去滓温服，不拘
时。
治小便卒不通，滑石散方
滑石（碎） 朴硝（研） 木通（锉各一两）
上三味，捣罗为散，每服二钱匕，温水调下，不拘时，以通为度。
治小便不通，脐腹胀痛不可忍，诸药不效者，续随子丸方
续随子（去皮一两） 铅丹（半两）
上二味，先研续随子细，次入铅丹，同研匀，用少蜜和作团，盛瓷罐内密封，于阴处掘
地坑埋之，上堆冰雪，惟多是妙，腊月合，至春末取出，研匀别炼蜜，丸如梧桐子大，每服
十五丸，至二十丸，煎木通汤下，不拘时，甚者不过再服，要效速即化破服。病急即旋合亦
得。
治小便淋涩，疼痛不通，滑石散方
滑石（碎） 海金沙 木通（锉等分）
上三味，捣罗为散，每服二钱匕，浓煎灯心汤调下，空心服。
治小便不通，或淋沥疼痛，滑石丸方
滑石（碎） 续随子（去皮研） 湿生虫（炒干） 木通（各一分）
上四味，捣研为末，面糊丸如梧桐子大，每服五丸，煎灯心汤下，不拘时。
治小便不通，松烟散方
墨（好者水浓研汁半盏） 酒（半盏） 葱白（三茎拍破） 腻粉（研半钱匕）
上四味，同煎至七分，放温去葱白顿服，即通。
治小便不通，脐下满闷，海金沙散方
海金沙（一两） 腊茶（半两）
上二味，捣罗为散，每服三钱匕，煎生姜甘草汤调下，不拘时，未通再服。
治小便不通，气满闷，酸浆酒方
酸浆草（一握）
上一味研取自然汁，与醇酒相半，和服立通，不饮酒用甘草三寸，生姜一枣大锉同研，
用井华水五分盏，滤取汁和服亦得。
治小便不通，膀胱热，朴硝散方
朴硝（不拘多少）
上一味细研为散，每服二钱匕，温 香酒调下，不拘时服，如热躁以蜜水调服。
治小便不通，诸药无效，蝼蛄麝香散方
蝼蛄（活者一枚）
上一味生研，入麝香少许，新汲水调下，立通。
治饮水过多心闷，着热小便不通。茯苓散方
赤茯苓（去黑皮三两）
上一味，捣罗为散，冷水调下二钱匕，如男子小便中，有余沥，漏精梦泄等，用温酒调，
空心服妙。
治小便不通，独蒜涂脐方
独颗大蒜（一枚） 栀子仁（三七枚） 盐花（少许）
上三味捣烂，摊纸花子上，贴脐良久即通，未通涂阴囊上，立通。
治小便不通，通脐法
上以白瓷瓶满盛水，以有字纸七重，密封瓶口，于患人脐内，用盐一捻，倒置瓶口，覆
在脐上，偃卧，如觉大段冷，小便即通。
治小便不通，蜀葵子汤方
上取黄蜀葵子三四十粒细研，以汤冲绞取汁一小盏，顿服效。
治小便涩痛不通，蚕灰散方
上用蚕蜕纸，不拘多少，烧灰研细，入麝香少许和匀，每服二钱匕，米饮调下。
治小肠积热，小便不通，葵根饮方
葵根（一大握） 胡荽（二两） 滑石（一两为末）
上三味，将二味细锉，以水二升，煎取一升，入滑石末，温分三服，亦治血淋。
治小便不通，久即成淋方
上以琥珀捣研成粉，每服二钱匕，浓煎萱草根汁调下，空心服。
治小便不通，少腹急痛闷绝，硝石汤方
硝石（碎） 瞿麦穗 葵子 滑石（碎） 甘草（炙锉） 大黄（锉） 木通（锉各半
两）
上七味，粗捣筛，每服五钱匕，水一盏半，葱白三寸，煎至七分，入生地黄汁半合，去
滓不拘时温服。
治卒不得小便，杏仁散方
杏仁（去皮尖双仁二七枚）
上一味，炒黄细研，米饮调下，立瘥。
治小便不通，茎中痛，及女人血结腹坚痛，牛膝汤方
生牛膝（根并叶一握） 黄芩（去黑心半两） 当归（焙一两）
上三味细锉，每服五钱匕，水一盏半，煎至七分，去滓温服，日三。
治膀胱积热，小便不通，防己散方
防己（一两） 海蛤 滑石 木香（各半两）
上四味，捣罗为散，每服二钱匕，浓煎木通汤调下。
治小便不通，桑螵蛸汤方
桑螵蛸（炙三十枚） 黄芩（去黑心二两）
上二味细锉，用水三盏，煎至二盏，去滓分温二服，相次顿服。
又方
车前草（半斤）
上一味细锉，用水七盏，煎至四盏，分温三服即通。
治小便不通，葵石汤方
葵菜根（锉半升） 滑石（为末半两）
上二味，除滑石外，粗捣筛，用水三盏，煎至二盏，去滓入滑石末，分温二服。
治小便不通，秦艽散方
秦艽（去苗一分） 冬葵子（一两）
上二味，捣罗为散，每服三钱匕，温酒调下，未通再服。
治膀胱积滞，风毒瓦斯胀，小便不通方。
上取葱津一蛤蜊壳许，入腻粉调如泥，封脐内，以裹肚系定，热手熨，须臾即通。
治气壅，关格不通，小便淋结，脐下妨闷，石苇汤方
石苇（拭去毛炙三分） 徐长卿（炙半两） 茅根（三分） 木通（锉炒） 冬葵子（各
一两）
上八味， 咀如麻豆大，每服五钱匕，水一盏半，煎至八分，去滓下朴硝末一钱匕，温
服，空心食前日二。
治膀胱热，小便不通，舌干咽肿，滑石散方
滑石（碎） 桑螵蛸（炒） 桂（去粗皮） 大黄（锉炒各半两） 黄芩（去黑心） 防
己瞿麦穗
上八味，捣罗为散，每服二钱匕，煎木通汤调下。
治小便不通，茯苓汤方
赤茯苓（去黑皮） 白芍药 瞿麦穗（各一两） 白术（三分）
上四味，粗捣筛，每服五钱匕，水一盏半，入葱白五寸，生姜一分拍碎，同煎至七分，
去滓食前温服。
治小便不通，木通汤方
木通 石苇（去毛） 瞿麦穗（各二两） 冬葵子（一升）
上四味，锉如麻豆大，以水十盏，煎取三盏，去滓内滑石末一两，分温三服，微利为
治小便不通，脐下急痛，胀闷欲绝，盐熨方
盐（二升）
上一味，铛中炒令极热，布帛裹熨脐下，以小便通快为度。
治小便不通，鸡苏饮方
鸡苏（一握） 石苇（去毛三分） 冬葵子（一两） 杏仁（汤浸去皮尖双仁炒） 滑
石（各一
上七味，锉如麻豆，以水十二盏，煎至四盏，去滓分温四服，如人行四五里未通再服
治膀胱蕴热，小便不通，石苇饮方
石苇（去毛） 瞿麦穗 木通（锉） 葛根（锉） 麦门冬（去心焙） 黄芩（去黑心）
赤茯苓
上一十一味，粗捣筛，每服五钱匕，以水一盏半，煎取八分，去滓空心顿服。
治小便不利，石苇散方
石苇（去毛） 瞿麦穗 冬葵子（各二两） 滑石（碎五两）
上四味，捣罗为散，每服三钱匕，温水调下，食前服。
治小便不通方
蓬莪术（锉炒） 香子（炒） 茶叶（各半两）
上三味，捣罗为散，每服三钱匕，以水一盏，盐二钱匕，葱白二寸，煎至六分，和滓空
心服。
Discussion: When the Kidney essence is deficient, Qi transformation fails to transmit and convert fluids; heat accumulates in the Bladder, obstructing the water passages. Thus, urinary retention occurs, causing fullness and distension in the lower abdomen, with Qi rushing upward, leading to epigastric and abdominal bloating and痞 (stagnation). In severe cases, it results in panting and urgency, disrupting the ascending and descending of Qi. The *Neijing* states: "When the Bladder is not smooth, it is called 'long' (urinary retention)," referring to this condition.
For treating urinary retention due to accumulated heat in the Bladder, use Tongguan Qumai Decoction:
Qumai Suis (Herba Dianthi), Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, crushed and stir-fried), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, sliced and baked), Kuizi (Semen Malvae), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata, honey-fried), Yubai Pi (Cortex Ulmi), Zhizi Ren (Semen Gossypii Herbacei), Mutong (Caulis Akebiae).
The above eleven ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Take five qianbi per dose, add one and a half zhan of water and a few stems of Dengxincao (Medulla Junci), decoct until one zhan remains, strain, and take warm.
For treating urinary retention due to heat knot in the Bladder, use Liying San:
Jingquanshi (Lapis Aquae Fontis), Cheqianzi (Semen Plantaginis), Huashi (Talcum, each banliang), Tingli (Semen Lepidii et Descurainiae, fried on paper for one qian), Haijinsha (Concretio Bileus Gallinae, one qian).
The above five ingredients are crushed, pulverized, and sieved into a powder. Take one qianbi per dose, mix with fresh cold water before meals. If urination does not resume, take another dose.
For treating urinary retention with Qi rushing upward and chest/epigastric fullness, use Yuri Wan:
Zhusha (Cinnabaris, ground), Xionghuang (Realgar, ground), Huashi (Talcum, ground), Qumai Suis (Herba Dianthi), Haijinsha (Concretio Bileus Gallinae, each one fen).
The above five ingredients are crushed and ground into powder. Separately grind Bimazi Ren (Semen Ricini) and form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take ten to fifteen pills per dose, administered with wine decocted with Congbai (Bulbus Allii Cepae). Reduce dosage for children.
For treating urinary retention, use Kuizi Yin:
Mutong (Caulis Akebiae, crushed), Dongkuizi (Semen Malvae), Gansui (Radix Kansui), Qumai Suis (Herba Dianthi). (These four combined make banliang, finely crushed and slightly stir-fried), Huashi (Talcum, ground, two qian).
The above five ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Take two qianbi per dose, add one zhan of water and Dengxincao (Medulla Junci), decoct together until seven parts remain, take with dregs warm. If not resolved, take again.
For treating urinary retention, use Xiangzi San:
Xiangzi (Fructus Foeniculi, fried), Malinhua (Flos Iris Tectorii, fried), Tingli (Semen Lepidii et Descurainiae, fried on paper, equal parts).
The above three ingredients are crushed, pulverized, and sieved into a powder. Take two qianbi per dose, mix with warm wine, take before meals. Stop when urination resumes.
For treating urinary retention, use Qumai Tang:
Qumai Suis (Herba Dianthi), Huashi (Talcum), Mutong (Caulis Akebiae, crushed, each banliang), Haijinsha (Concretio Bileus Gallinae), Dongkuizi (Semen Malvae, each one fen).
The above five ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Take five qianbi per dose, add one and a half zhan of water and twenty stems of Dengxincao (Medulla Junci), decoct until seven parts remain, strain, and take warm at any time.
For treating sudden urinary retention, use Huashi San:
Huashi (Talcum, crushed), Piaoxiao (Natrii Sulfas, ground), Mutong (Caulis Akebiae, crushed, each one liang).
The above three ingredients are crushed, pulverized, and sieved into a powder. Take two qianbi per dose, mix with warm water, take at any time. Stop when urination resumes.
For treating urinary retention with unbearable umbilical and abdominal distension and pain, unresponsive to other medicines, use Suisui Zi Wan:
Suisui Zi (Semen Crotonis, peeled, one liang), Qiandan (Minium, banliang).
The above two ingredients: first grind Suisui Zi finely, then add Qiandan and grind evenly. Mix with a small amount of honey to form balls, store in a porcelain jar, seal tightly, bury in a pit in a shady place, pile snow and ice on top (the more, the better). Prepare in the twelfth lunar month, retrieve at the end of spring. Grind evenly again, refine honey separately, and form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take fifteen to twenty pills per dose, administer with Mutong Tang decoction, at any time. For severe cases, no more than two doses are needed. For rapid effect, dissolve and take directly. Can be prepared immediately if urgent.
For treating strangury with涩 (astringency/pain) and inability to urinate, use Huashi San:
Huashi (Talcum, crushed), Haijinsha (Concretio Bileus Gallinae), Mutong (Caulis Akebiae, crushed, equal parts).
The above three ingredients are crushed, pulverized, and sieved into a powder. Take two qianbi per dose, mix with thickly decocted Dengxincao (Medulla Junci) soup, take on an empty stomach.
For treating urinary retention or strangury with pain, use Huashi Wan:
Huashi (Talcum, crushed), Suisui Zi (Semen Crotonis, peeled and ground), Shishengchong (Insect, dried by frying), Mutong (Caulis Akebiae, each one fen).
The above four ingredients are crushed and ground into powder. Use wheat paste to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take five pills per dose, administer with Dengxincao (Medulla Junci) soup, at any time.
For treating urinary retention, use Songyan San:
Mo (Ink stick, high quality, ground with water to make half a zhan of juice), Jiu (Wine, half a zhan), Congbai (Bulbus Allii Cepae, three stems, smashed), Nifen (Calomel, ground, half a qianbi).
The above four ingredients are decocted together until seven parts remain. Let cool, remove Congbai, and take in one dose. Urination will resume immediately.
For treating urinary retention with umbilical fullness and oppression, use Haijinsha San:
Haijinsha (Concretio Bileus Gallinae, one liang), Lacha (Aged Tea, banliang).
The above two ingredients are crushed, pulverized, and sieved into a powder. Take three qianbi per dose, mix with Shengjiang Gancao (Ginger and Licorice) soup, take at any time. If not resolved, take again.
For treating urinary retention with Qi fullness and oppression, use Suanjiang Jiu:
Suanjiangcao (Herba Physalis Alkekengi, one handful).
The above single ingredient is ground to extract natural juice, mixed equally with pure wine, and taken. It resolves immediately. For those who do not drink alcohol, use three cun of Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) and ginger the size of a jujube, finely chopped and ground. Use five fen zhan of Jinghua Shui (well water drawn at dawn), filter the juice, mix, and take.
For treating urinary retention with Bladder heat, use Piaoxiao San:
Piaoxiao (Natrii Sulfas, any amount).
The above single ingredient is finely ground into a powder. Take two qianbi per dose, mix with warm aromatic wine, take at any time. If accompanied by heat and restlessness, mix with honey water.
For treating urinary retention unresponsive to all medicines, use Lougu Shexiang San:
Lougu (Mole, live, one piece).
The above single ingredient is raw-ground, add a small amount of Shexiang (Moschus), mix with fresh cold water, and take. Resolves immediately.
For treating chest oppression from excessive drinking of water and urinary retention due to heat, use Fuling San:
Chifuling (Poria Cocos with Red Skin, black skin removed, three liang).
The above single ingredient is crushed, pulverized, and sieved into a powder. Mix with cold water, take two qianbi. For men with residual urine drop, spermatorrhea, or nocturnal emission, mix with warm wine and take on an empty stomach for best effect.
For treating urinary retention, use Dusuan Tuqi Fang:
Dusu Da Suan (Single-clove Garlic, one bulb), Zhizi Ren (Semen Gossypii Herbacei, seven to nine kernels), Yanhua (Rock salt, a little).
The above three ingredients are mashed, spread on paper flowers, and applied to the navel for a long time until urination resumes. If not resolved, apply to the scrotum for immediate relief.
For treating urinary retention, use Tongqi Method:
Fill a white porcelain bottle with water. Seal the mouth with seven layers of paper with characters on it. Place a pinch of salt inside the patient's navel. Invert the bottle mouth over the navel. Have the patient lie supine. When feeling intense cold, urination will resume.
For treating urinary retention, use Shuikuizi Tang:
Take thirty to forty grains of Huangshu Kuizi (Semen Malvae Parasitae), grind finely. Mix with hot water, squeeze to extract one small zhan of juice, and take in one dose for efficacy.
For treating astringent pain and urinary retention, use Canhui San:
Use Cantui Zhi (Paper made from silkworm casings), any amount. Burn to ash, grind finely. Add a small amount of Shexiang (Moschus) and mix evenly. Take two qianbi per dose, mix with rice drink.
For treating urinary retention due to accumulated heat in the Small Intestine, use Kuigen Yin:
Kuigen (Radix Malvae Parasitatis, one large handful), Huxu (Coriandrum Sativum, two liang), Huashi (Talcum, one liang, powdered).
The above three ingredients: finely chop the first two, decoct in two sheng of water to obtain one sheng. Add Huashi powder, divide into three warm doses. Also treats blood strangury.
For treating urinary retention that has persisted and turned into strangury, use this formula:
Grind Hupo (Amber) into powder. Take two qianbi per dose, mix with thickly decocted Xuancgen (Radix Hemerocallis) juice, take on an empty stomach.
For treating urinary retention with acute lower abdominal pain and fainting sensation, use Xiaoshi Tang:
Xiaoshi (Natrii Nitras, crushed), Qumai Suis (Herba Dianthi), Kuizi (Semen Malvae), Huashi (Talcum, crushed), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata, crushed), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, crushed), Mutong (Caulis Akebiae, crushed, each banliang).
The above seven ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Take five qianbi per dose, add one and a half zhan of water and three cun of Congbai (Bulbus Allii Cepae), decoct until seven parts remain. Add Banhe (half he) of Shengdihuang Juice (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), strain, and take warm at any time.
For treating sudden inability to urinate, use Xingren San:
Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, peeled, tipped, double-kernel, fourteen pieces).
The above single ingredient is stir-fried until yellow, ground finely. Mix with rice drink and take. Resolves immediately.
For treating urinary retention with penile pain, and in women, abdominal hardness and pain due to blood stasis, use Niuxi Tang:
Sheng Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, root and leaves, one handful), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae, black heart removed, banliang), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, baked, one liang).
The above three ingredients are finely chopped. Take five qianbi per dose, add one and a half zhan of water, decoct until seven parts remain, strain, and take warm. Three times daily.
For treating urinary retention due to accumulated heat in the Bladder, use Fangji San:
Fangji (Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae, one liang), Hai Ge (Concha Meretricis et Cyclinae), Huashi (Talcum), Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae, each banliang).
The above four ingredients are crushed, pulverized, and sieved into a powder. Take two qianbi per dose, mix with thickly decocted Mutong (Caulis Akebiae) soup.
For treating urinary retention, use Sangpiaoxiao Tang:
Sangpiaoxiao (Ootheca Mantidis, roasted, thirty pieces), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae, black heart removed, two liang).
The above two ingredients are finely chopped. Use three zhan of water, decoct until two zhan remain. Strain, divide into two warm doses, take consecutively in one go.
Another prescription:
Cheqiancao (Herba Plantaginis, half jin).
The above single ingredient is finely chopped. Use seven zhan of water, decoct until four zhan remain. Divide into three warm doses. Resolves immediately.
For treating urinary retention, use Kuishi Tang:
Kucai Gen (Radix Malvae Parasitatis, crushed, half sheng), Huashi (Talcum, powdered, banliang).
The above two ingredients: except for Huashi, coarsely crush and sift. Use three zhan of water, decoct until two zhan remain. Strain, add Huashi powder, divide into two warm doses.
For treating urinary retention, use Qinjiao San:
Qinjiao (Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae, roots removed, one fen), Dongkuizi (Semen Malvae, one liang).
The above two ingredients are crushed, pulverized, and sieved into a powder. Take three qianbi per dose, mix with warm wine. If not resolved, take again.
For treating Bladder stagnation, wind-toxic qi distension, and urinary retention:
Extract Cong Jin (Onion juice), about the volume of a clam shell. Mix with Nifen (Calomel) to form a paste. Apply to the navel, secure with a belly band. Warm with hands. Resolves in a moment.
For treating Qi obstruction, Guan-Ge syndrome (obstruction), urinary strangury, and umbilical oppression, use Shiwei Tang:
Shiwei (Folium Pyri Rosae, brushed of hairs, roasted, three fen), Xuchangqing (Radix Cynanchi Paniculati, roasted, banliang), Maogen (Rhizoma Imperatae, three fen), Mutong (Caulis Akebiae, crushed and stir-fried), Dongkuizi (Semen Malvae, each one liang).
The above eight ingredients are cut like hemp seeds. Take five qianbi per dose, add one and a half zhan of water, decoct until eight parts remain. Strain, add one qianbi of Piaoxiao (Natrii Sulfas) powder, take warm. Twice daily on an empty stomach before meals.
For treating Bladder heat, urinary retention, dry tongue, and swollen throat, use Huashi San:
Huashi (Talcum, crushed), Sangpiaoxiao (Ootheca Mantidis, fried), Gui (Ramulus Cinnamomi, bark removed), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, crushed and stir-fried, each banliang), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae, black heart removed), Fangji (Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae), Qumai Suis (Herba Dianthi).
The above eight ingredients are crushed, pulverized, and sieved into a powder. Take two qianbi per dose, mix with Mutong (Caulis Akebiae) soup.
For treating urinary retention, use Fuling Tang:
Chifuling (Poria Cocos with Red Skin, black skin removed), Baishaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), Qumai Suis (Herba Dianthi, each one liang), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, three fen).
The above four ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Take five qianbi per dose, add one and a half zhan of water, five cun of Congbai (Bulbus Allii Cepae), and one fen of Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens, smashed). Decoct together until seven parts remain. Strain and take warm before meals.
For treating urinary retention, use Mutong Tang:
Mutong (Caulis Akebiae), Shiwei (Folium Pyri Rosae, hairs removed), Qumai Suis (Herba Dianthi, each two liang), Dongkuizi (Semen Malvae, one sheng).
The above four ingredients are cut like hemp seeds. Use ten zhan of water, decoct to obtain three zhan. Strain, add one liang of Huashi (Talcum) powder. Divide into three warm doses. Mild diarrhea indicates cure.
For treating urinary retention with acute umbilical pain, severe distension and oppression, use Yan Yun (Salt Compress):
Yan (Salt, two sheng).
The above single ingredient is stir-fried in a pan until extremely hot. Wrap in cloth and compress the lower abdomen. Continue until urination is smooth and comfortable.
For treating urinary retention, use Jisu Yin:
Jisu (Herba Elsholtziae), Shiwei (Folium Pyri Rosae, hairs removed, three fen), Dongkuizi (Semen Malvae, one liang), Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, soaked in hot water, peeled, tipped, double-kernel, fried), Huashi (Talcum, each one liang [text incomplete, inferred]).
The above seven ingredients are cut like hemp seeds. Use twelve zhan of water, decoct until four zhan remain. Strain, divide into four warm doses. If not resolved after walking for four to five li, take another dose.
For treating Bladder heat accumulation and urinary retention, use Shiwei Yin:
Shiwei (Folium Pyri Rosae, hairs removed), Qumai Suis (Herba Dianthi), Mutong (Caulis Akebiae, crushed), Gegen (Radix Puerariae, crushed), Maidong (Tuber Ophiopogonis, heart removed, baked), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae, black heart removed), Chifuling (Poria Cocos with Red Skin).
The above eleven ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Take five qianbi per dose, add one and a half zhan of water, decoct until eight parts remain. Strain and take in one dose on an empty stomach.
For treating difficult urination, use Shiwei San:
Shiwei (Folium Pyri Rosae, hairs removed), Qumai Suis (Herba Dianthi), Dongkuizi (Semen Malvae, each two liang), Huashi (Talcum, crushed, five liang).
The above four ingredients are crushed, pulverized, and sieved into a powder. Take three qianbi per dose, mix with warm water, take before meals.
For treating urinary retention:
Peng'e Zhu (Rhizoma Curcumae, crushed and stir-fried), Xiangzi (Fructus Foeniculi, fried), Chaye (Tea leaves, each banliang).
The above three ingredients are crushed, pulverized, and sieved into a powder. Take three qianbi per dose, add one zhan of water, two qianbi of salt, and two cun of Congbai (Bulbus Allii Cepae). Decoct until six parts remain. Take with dregs on an empty stomach.