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Cold consumptive disease in women is caused by deficiency of Qi and blood, emptiness of both exterior and interior, and long-term retention of cold pathogens in the Zang-Fu organs. This leads to indigestion, accumulation in the abdomen, cold pain below the umbilicus, irregular menstruation, soreness and pain in bone joints, weakness in hands and feet, emaciation of muscles and skin, and sallow complexion; hence it is called "cold consumption."

For treating cold consumption in women where Qi attacks the Spleen and Stomach, causing distension and oppression in the abdomen and hypochondrium, disharmony of the four limbs, reduced appetite, and gradual progression to emaciation and debility, use Heheli San (Persimmon Seed Powder).
Heheli Pi (Cortex Terminaliae Chebulae, 1 liang) Nongpou (Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis, 1 liang, remove coarse bark, apply juice of fresh ginger, roast until fragrant and cooked) Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri, 1 liang, remove seedlings) Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae, half liang) Gan Dihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, 3 fen) Renshen (Radix Ginseng, 3 fen, remove rhizome) Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, 1 liang, remove seedlings) Baishao Yao (Radix Paeoniae Alba, 3 fen) Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, 3 fen) Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata, 1 fen, roast until slightly red, cut into small pieces).
The above medicines are pounded into a coarse powder. Each dose is 4 qian. Add one zhong of water, half ban of fresh ginger, and two or three dates. Decoct until six parts remain. Remove the dregs. Take warm at any time.

For treating cold consumption Qi in women with sallow complexion, emaciated four limbs, tendency to lie down rather than rise, anorexia, and general bodily weakness and fatigue, use Nongpou San (Magnolia Bark Powder).
Nongpou (Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis, 1 liang, remove coarse bark, apply juice of fresh ginger, roast until fragrant and cooked) Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae, half liang) Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, 3 fen, cut into small pieces, lightly stir-fried) Shu Gan Dihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, 1 liang) Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Preparata, 2 fen) Biba (Fructus Piperis Kadsurae, half liang).
The above medicines are pounded into a coarse powder. Each dose is 4 qian. Add one zhong of water, half ban of fresh ginger, and three dates. Decoct until six parts remain. Remove the dregs. Take warm at any time.

For treating cold consumption Qi stagnation in women with unblocked meridians and collaterals, distension and oppression in the abdomen and hypochondrium, emaciated four limbs, and loss of appetite, use Taoren San (Peach Kernel Powder).
Taoren (Semen Persicae, half liang, soak in hot water, remove skin and pointed ends, keep double-kernel ones, stir-fry with bran until slightly yellow) Biejia (Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis, 2 liang, coat with vinegar, roast until yellow, remove skirt edges) Hupo (Electrum, 1 liang, finely ground) Rougui (Cortex Cinnamomi, half liang) Helile (Fructus Terminaliae Chebulae, 3 fen) Chenjupi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, half liang).
The above medicines are pounded into a coarse powder. Each dose is 4 qian. Add one zhong of water, half ban of fresh ginger. Decoct until six parts remain. Remove the dregs. Take warm before meals.

For treating cold consumption Qi in women with irregular menstruation, Qi stagnation in Zang-Fu organs, pain in the four limbs, tasteless food, and gradual emaciation, use Muxiang Wan (Aucklandia Pill).
Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae, 3 fen) Biejia (Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis, 1 liang, coat with vinegar, roast until yellow, remove skirt edges) Hupo (Electrum, 3 fen) Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri, 1 liang, remove seedlings) Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, 1 liang) Wuzhuyu (Fructus Evodiae, 3 fen, wash, lightly stir-fried) Chishizhi (Lapis Kaolinitis, half liang).
The above medicines are pounded into fine powder. Mix with refined honey and pound for five to seven hundred strokes. Form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take thirty pills with warm wine on an empty stomach and before evening meal.

For treating cold consumption in women with deficiency of Qi in the Blood Sea, unsmooth meridians and collaterals, pain in the four limbs, anorexia, and gradual emaciation, use Mudan Wan (Moutan Pill).
Mudan (Cortex Moutan Radicis, 3 fen) Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, 1 liang, remove seedlings) Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi Ramulus, 3 fen) Taoren (Semen Persicae, 1 liang, soak in hot water, remove skin and pointed ends, keep double-kernel ones, stir-fry with bran until slightly yellow) Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, 3 fen, processed) Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Preparata, 3 fen) Yanshusuo (Rhizoma Corydalis, half liang) Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, 3 fen, cut into small pieces, lightly stir-fried) Mengchong (Insectus Blephariceridae, 3 fen, remove wings and feet, lightly stir-fried) Shuizhi (Hirudo, 3 fen, stir-fry until yellow).
The above medicines are pounded into fine powder. Mix with refined honey and pound for three to two hundred strokes. Form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take thirty pills with warm wine on an empty stomach and before evening meal.

For treating cold consumption Qi in women with pain in the abdomen and hypochondrium, loss of appetite, weakness in the four limbs, and gradual emaciation, use Baizi Ren Wan (Biota Seed Pill).
Baizi Ren (Semen Biotae, 3 fen) Ganqi (Resina Taxilli, 3 fen, crush, stir-fry until smoke appears) Biejia (Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis, 1.5 liang, coat with vinegar, roast until yellow, remove skirt edges) Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, 3 fen, cut into small pieces, lightly stir-fried) Zhi Shiying (Quartzum, 3 fen, finely ground, washed with water) Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, 3 fen) Rongshengrong (Herba Cistanches, 3 fen, soak in wine overnight, scrape off wrinkled skin, roast dry) Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae, 3 fen, process until cracked, remove skin and seeds, stir-fry with bran until slightly yellow).
The above medicines are pounded into fine powder. Add Moshe (Calculus Bovis) and grind evenly. Mix with refined honey and pound for three to two hundred strokes. Form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take thirty pills with warm wine on an empty stomach and before evening meal.

For treating cold consumption and deficiency damage in women with emaciated body, sallow complexion, weakness in the four limbs, irregular menstruation, and poor appetite, use Shu Gan Dihuang Wan (Prepared Rehmannia Pill).
Shu Gan Dihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, 1 liang) Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, half liang, cut into small pieces, lightly stir-fried) Xiong (Radix Chuanxiong, half liang) Biejia (Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis, 1 liang, coat with vinegar, roast until yellow, remove skirt edges) Renshen (Radix Ginseng, 3 fen, cut into small pieces) Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, 1 fen).
The above medicines are pounded into fine powder. Mix with refined honey and pound for three to two hundred strokes. Form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take thirty pills with warm wine on an empty stomach and before evening meal.

For treating chronic cold in women with coagulation and stagnation of blood and Qi, sallow complexion, emaciated four limbs, anorexia, and frequent abdominal pain, use Niuxi Wan (Achyranthes Pill).
Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, 1 liang, remove seedlings) Chuanjiao (Fructus Zanthoxyli, 1 liang, remove eyes and closed-mouth ones, lightly stir-fry to release moisture) Xiong (Radix Chuanxiong, 3 fen) Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, 1 liang, process until cracked, remove skin and navel) Shu Gan Dihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, 1 liang) Sharen (Fructus Amomi Rotundus, 1.5 liang, ground and added).
The above medicines are pounded into coarse powder. Mix with refined honey and pound for three to two hundred strokes. Form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take thirty pills with warm wine on an empty stomach and before evening meal.

For treating cold consumption Qi with accumulations and masses in the heart and abdomen attacking the hypochondrium causing pain, emaciated four limbs, and anorexia, use Pengsha Jian Wan (Borax Decoction Pill).
Pengsha (Borax, 2 liang, boil with one sheng of vinegar until paste-like) Biejia (Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis, 1 liang, coat with vinegar, roast until yellow, remove skirt edges) Taoren (Semen Persicae, 1 liang, soak in hot water, remove skin and pointed ends, keep double-kernel ones, stir-fry with bran until slightly yellow) Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae, 1 liang) Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, 1 liang, cut into small pieces, lightly stir-fried) Wulingzhi (Faex Trogopterori, 1 liang).
The above medicines are pounded into fine powder. Use the borax paste to mix and pound for over one hundred strokes. Form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take twenty pills with warm wine on an empty stomach and before evening meal.

For treating cold consumption Qi with deficiency and exhaustion of Spleen and Stomach, diarrhea of undigested food and water in the Large Intestine, emaciated four limbs, mouth ulcers, anorexia, and gradual emaciation:
Suosha Mi (Fructus Amomi, 3 fen, remove skin) Shiluo (Herba Anethi Graveolentis, 3 fen) Biba (Fructus Piperis Kadsurae, 3 fen) Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri, 3 fen, remove seedlings) Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, half liang) Baizhi (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, half liang) Chenjupi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, half liang, remove seedlings and soil).
The above medicines are pounded into fine powder. Take one liver of pig, remove fat membrane, slice like willow leaves, wash with fresh water, add three stems of scallion whites finely cut. On an empty stomach, cook with... [Text incomplete in source].

For treating cold consumption in women with sallow complexion, lack of desire to eat, occasional sudden pain, weakness in the four limbs, and gradual emaciation, use Zhu Gan San (Boiled Liver Powder).
Baishao Yao (Radix Paeoniae Alba, 1 liang) Xiong (Radix Chuanxiong, 3 fen) Jiegeng (Radix Platycodonis, 3 fen, remove rhizome) Chenjupi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, 1.5 liang, soak in hot water, remove white pith, bake) Nongpou (Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis, 3 fen, remove coarse bark, apply juice of fresh ginger, roast until fragrant and cooked) Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri, 3 fen, remove rhizome).
The above medicines are pounded into fine powder. For each dose, take one liver of pig, add half liang of the medicine powder, mix with a little salt, vinegar, and scallion whites. Cook as usual. Eat on an empty stomach as desired, then drink a cup of warm wine.