薏苡仁煮汁,缓缓饮之。
令孕妇睡下 将腿吊起即通。
艾叶如鸡子大一团,酒三升,煮一升,炖服取汗。
未足月胎坠,其状似欲小产或见红
带壳鸡蛋三个(如无鸭蛋亦可),野苎麻根四两,
铁箭头(旧用针线袋亦可,)安卧席下,勿令妇知及他人知。(并治产后肠痒)
樟脑调酒擦。
黄连、甘草各一钱,水煎服。或多年空屋下鼠穴中土一块,口含之。或令孕妇作男子拜
状,或以豆撒地,令孕妇检之即止。
丝瓜二根煎水服(如无用藤亦可)。或用吴茱萸下敷足心法亦妙(惟胎安即洗去为
吴茱萸五钱,研末,好温醋调敷两足心,用布包好,过一日夜,足心觉热即愈。如未愈,
连换数次必痊。(万不可服,服则胎坠)
白醋一团(如鸡子大),煎三五滚,对好酒服,立愈(十日内忌食鸡)。或五倍子末,酒
调服二钱。或葱白煎浓汁饮(未死即安,已死即出)。不效加川芎、粳米,煮粥食。
Boil Coicis Semen (Yiyiren, 薏苡仁) to make a decoction and drink it slowly.
Have the pregnant woman lie down and suspend her legs; this will promote unblocking.
Take a ball of Folium Artemisiae Argyi (Aiye, 艾叶) the size of a chicken egg, add three sheng of wine, boil until one sheng remains, stew, and take orally to induce sweating.
For fetal expulsion before full term, presenting as threatened miscarriage or vaginal bleeding:
Take three eggs with shells (duck eggs may be used if chicken eggs are unavailable), four liang of Radix Boehmeriae (Zhuma Gen, 苎麻根),
An iron arrowhead (a needle bag may be used in the past), place it under the sleeping mat, ensuring neither the woman nor others know about it. (Also treats postpartum intestinal itching.)
Rub with Camphor (Zhangnao, 樟脑) mixed with wine.
Take one qian each of Rhizoma Coptidis (Huanglian, 黄连) and Radix Glycyrrhizae (Gancao, 甘草), decoct in water, and take orally. Alternatively, take a piece of earth from a rat hole in an abandoned house for many years and hold it in the mouth. Or have the pregnant woman assume the posture of a man bowing, or scatter beans on the ground and have her pick them up; this will stop the condition.
Presenting as stroke-like symptoms:
Take three liang of prepared Folium Artemisiae Argyi (Shu Ai, 熟艾), stir-fry with rice vinegar until extremely hot, wrap in silk, and apply as a warm compress to the area below the umbilicus; after a long time, consciousness will return.
Decoct two loofahs (Sigua, 丝瓜) in water and take orally (if unavailable, the vine may be used). Alternatively, applying Evodiae Fructus (Wuzhuyu, 吴茱萸) to the soles of the feet is also effective (wash off once the fetus is secure).
Five qian of Evodiae Fructus (Wuzhuyu, 吴茱萸), grind into powder, mix with good warm vinegar, and apply to both soles of the feet. Wrap well with cloth. After one day and night, when the soles feel hot, it is cured. If not cured, change several times consecutively until recovery. (Do not take internally under any circumstances, as it will cause fetal expulsion.)
A ball of white vinegar (the size of a chicken egg), boil for three to five rolling boils, mix with good wine, and take orally for immediate cure (avoid eating chicken within ten days). Alternatively, take two qian of Terminalia Chebula Retz. Fructus (Wubeizi, 五倍子) powder mixed with wine. Or drink thick decoction of Scallion White (Congbai, 葱白) juice (if the fetus is alive, it will be secured; if dead, it will be expelled). If ineffective, add Ligusticum Chuanxiong Hort. Rhizome (Chuanxiong, 川芎) and Oryza Sativa Germen (Jingmi, 粳米), cook into porridge, and eat.
White Lablab Bean (Baibian Dou, 白扁豆) (peeled), decoct strongly to make a liquid and drink. Alternatively, grind into powder and take mixed with rice soup.
Known as "Internal Eating" (referring to conditions caused by improper diet affecting pregnancy):
Burn one stick of Gleditsia Sinensis Lam. Spina (Zaojiao, 皂角) until charred but retaining its properties, and take with wine.
Fish Maw (Yujiao, 鱼胶) (stir-fried until black and ground into powder), take mixed with wine. Lotus pod (Lianpeng, 莲蓬) may also be used.
One liang of silk cotton (Simian, 丝棉), place in a clay jar, seal tightly, calcine in ash to retain properties, and take on an empty stomach with hot wine. (Must be taken within the month following miscarriage; thereafter, miscarriage will never occur again.)
The yellow substance from the first two silkworm cocoons (known as Bansian, 绊丝), calcine in tile ash to retain properties, and grind into powder. Take three qian each time, mixed with decoction of twenty-one Longan Arillus (Guiyuan, 桂圆).