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All types of hernia (Shan) are caused by the accumulation of Yin-cold Qi internally, compounded by external cold pathogenic factors. This leads to disharmony between Ying and Wei (Nutritive and Defensive Qi), weakness of Blood and Qi, allowing Wind-Cold pathogens to invade the abdomen.

The so-called Seven Hernias include: Zheng Hernia, Han Hernia, Qi Hernia, Pan Hernia, Fu Hernia, Ye Lang Hernia, and Ruo Hernia. These conditions manifest as heart pain, cold feet, vomiting and regurgitation of food that is incomplete, pain accompanied by accumulations, all generated by the aggregation of Cold pathogens.

Prescription for treating the Seven Hernias: If there is rebellious Qi in the heart and abdomen causing difficulty in breathing, pain radiating to the back and spine, or hard and painful sensation below the umbilicus exacerbated by cold; or if there is distension in the lower abdomen radiating to the Bladder with a sensation of urgency and heaviness.
Ingredients: Chuanjiao (Sichuan Pepper, *Zanthoxyli Pericarpium*, 1 liang, remove eyes and closed-mouth ones, lightly stir-fry to remove moisture); Jiegeng (Platycodon Root, *Platycodi Radix*, 0.5 liang, remove radicle); Xixin (Asarum, *Asari Radix et Rhizoma*, 0.5 liang); Nongpo (Magnolia Bark, *Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex*, 1 liang, remove rough bark... Wu Tou (Aconite, *Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata*, 0.5...).
Process these ingredients into powder, mix with refined honey, and pound three to two hundred times until uniform. Form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take twenty pills before meals, administered with a decoction of fresh ginger and tangerine peel.

Prescription for treating various cold syndromes associated with the Seven Hernias: Pain beside the umbilicus radiating upward, chest fullness, and shortness of breath. Wu Hui Wan Formula.
Ingredients: Wu Hui (Aconite Rootlet, *Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix*, 0.5 liang, processed, remove skin and navel); Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, *Zingiberis Rhizoma*, 1 liang, processed and cut); Muxiang (Costus Root, *Aucklandiae Radix*, 1 liang); Xixin (Asarum, *Asari Radix et Rhizoma*, 1 liang); Chi Shaoyao (Red Peony Root, *Paeoniae Radix Rubra*, 1 liang)... Gui (Cinnamon Twig, *Cinnamomi Ramulus*)... closed-mouth ones... lightly...
Process these ingredients into powder, mix with refined honey, and pound three to two hundred times until uniform. Form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take fifteen pills before meals, administered with warm wine.

Prescription for treating Qi stagnation associated with the Seven Hernias: Hard and painful chest and abdomen. It is suitable to take Wutou Wan Formula.
Ingredients: Chuan Wutou (Prepared Aconite Root, *Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata*, 1 liang, processed, remove skin and navel); Peng Ezhu (Curcuma Zedoaria Rhizome, *Curcumae Zedoariae Rhizoma*, 1 liang); Muxiang (Costus Root, *Aucklandiae Radix*, 1 liang); Chuan Dahuang (Rhubarb, *Rhei Radix et Rhizoma*, 1 liang, cut into pieces and lightly stir-fried); Danggui (Angelica Sinensis, *Angelicae Sinensis Radix*...); Taoren (Peach Kernel, *Persicae Semen*... crushed and stir-fried until smoke appears...).
Process these ingredients into powder. First, add four liang of powder to one sheng of strong vinegar, boil until reduced by half. Then gradually add another sheng of vinegar, boil until it becomes a paste. Subsequently...

Prescription for treating the Seven Hernias: Cold limbs, obstructive pain below the umbilicus, and loss of appetite. It is suitable to take Caodoukou Wan Formula.
Ingredients: Caodoukou (Cardamom, *Alpiniae Katsumadai Semen*, 1 liang, remove skin); Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Lateralis Root, *Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata*, 1 liang, processed, remove skin and navel); Xiangzi (Fennel Seed, *Foeniculi Fructus*, 1 liang, lightly stir-fried); Nongpo (Magnolia Bark, *Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex*, 1 liang, remove rough bark... soak fresh ginger to remove white pith and bake); bake dry and lightly stir-fry...
Process these ingredients into powder, mix with refined honey, and pound three to two hundred times until uniform. Form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take twenty pills before meals, administered with hot wine.

Prescription for treating Qi stagnation associated with the Seven Hernias: Accumulation and pain in the heart and abdomen. It is suitable to take Wuzhuyu Wan Formula.
Ingredients: Wuzhuyu (Evodia Fruit, *Evodiae Fructus*, 1 liang, soaked in boiling water seven times, baked dry and lightly stir-fried); Muxiang (Costus Root, *Aucklandiae Radix*, 1 liang); Binglang (Areca Nut, *Arecae Semen*, 1 liang); Helile (Chebula Fruit, *Terminaliae Chebulae Fructus*, 1 liang, roasted); Chuan Dahuang (Rhubarb, *Rhei Radix et Rhizoma*... lightly stir-fried); Chi Shaoyao (Red Peony Root, *Paeoniae Radix Rubra*)...
Process these ingredients into powder, mix with refined honey, and pound three to two hundred times until uniform. Form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take twenty pills before meals, administered with hot wine.

Prescription for treating the Seven Hernias: Hardness and occasional pain in the umbilical and abdominal region. It is suitable to take Yuanhua Wan Formula.
Ingredients: Yuanhua (Kadsura Flower Bud, *Daphnes Genkwa Flos*, 1 liang, mixed with vinegar and stir-fried until dry); Chuan Wutou (Prepared Aconite Root, *Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata*, 1 liang, processed, remove skin and navel); Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Lateralis Root, *Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata*, 1 liang, processed, remove skin and navel); Qing Ju Pi (Green Tangerine Peel, *Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride*, 1 liang...)
Process these ingredients into powder, add Baidu paste (Paste of Croton Seed, *Crotonis Tiglii Semen Pasta*), and grind uniformly. Mix with a paste made from flour boiled in vinegar to form pills the size of mung beans. Take before meals, administered with warm wine...