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The maiden begins menstruation at the age of thirteen or fourteen. Her menses may be irregular or accompanied by pain; she may experience fever, restlessness, bitter taste in the mouth, flushed face, alternating chills and fever, dizziness, and blurred vision.

Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, 1.5 qian), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix - use only if there is no pain in the upper body), Sharen (Amomi Fructus Rotundus), Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus - use only if there is no cold pattern), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, each 2 qian), Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma, 2.5 qian). Divide into two doses. Add three slices of fresh ginger and three stalks of scallion. Take hot on an empty stomach. If blood and qi attack causing heart pain, add Ganqi (Drynariae Rhizoma) and Yanhusuo (Corydalis Rhizoma, each 3 fen). If there is cough with phlegm and rapid breathing, add Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum), and Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus, each 3 fen).

Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, 5 fen), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Huoxiang (Pogostemonis Herba, 6 fen), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Yanhu (Corydalidis Rhizoma), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, each 3 qian), Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma, stir-fried, 5 qian), Caoguo (Tsaoko Fructus - do not use if there is no heat), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Sharen (Amomi Fructus Rotundus), Xiaohui (Foeniculi Fructus, each 2 qian), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, 2 qian). Grind into powder. Form into pills or prepare as a powder. Take 2 qian per dose on an empty stomach.

At the age of fifteen or sixteen, the maiden experiences amenorrhea. She suffers from alternating chills and fever day and night, numbness and paralysis of the hands and feet, headache, nausea, vomiting, and sudden formation of masses in the abdomen with rushing pain. This is caused by mistakenly consuming raw and cold foods.

Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba, each 3.5 qian), Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma, 5 qian), Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride), Sharen (Amomi Fructus Rotundus), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, each 1.5 qian), Shudi (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus), Xiaohui (Foeniculi Fructus, stir-fried), Sanleng (Sparganii Rhizoma), Ezhu (Curcumae Rhizoma, each 1 qian), Honghua (Carthami Flos, 5 fen), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, 2.5 qian), Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex, 1 qian). Divide into four doses. Add three slices of fresh ginger and three stalks of scallion. Decoct and take on an empty stomach. If there is pain in the upper part, add Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, 2 qian); if there is pain in the lower part, add Duohuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, 2 qian); if there is cough, add Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum, 3 qian), Yanhu (Corydalidis Rhizoma), and Ganqi (Drynariae Rhizoma, each 2.5 qian); if there is malaria with chills and fever, add Changshan (Dichroae Radix), Caoguo (Tsaoko Fructus), and Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma, each 3 qian); if there is diarrhea, vomiting, and chest oppression, add Doukou (Cardamomi Fructus), Suke (Papaveris Pericarpium), and Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, each 3 qian).

At the age of seventeen or eighteen, the woman experiences obstruction of the menstrual channels. The obstruction may last half a month, or six months to a year. Her complexion is greenish-yellow, she has no appetite, suffers from alternating chills and fever, headache, dizziness, abdominal masses, irritability, vomiting, and abdominal distension. This is caused by deficiency of the spleen and stomach, leading to stagnation of qi and blood.