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Answer: The Large Intestine is the official responsible for conduction, from which changes (excretion) emerge. "Conduction" refers to transmitting impure substances. It connects internally with the Lung. The Bladder is the official of the lower jiao where fluids are stored; only through Qi transformation can they be discharged. "Transformation" refers to the excretion of urine and feces. It connects internally with the Kidney. If the Zang-Fu organs are disharmonious and Ying-Wei (Nutritive and Defensive) Qi are unregulated, causing Yin and Yang Qi to lose their normal ascending and descending pathways, it leads to constipation in both the Large and Small Intestines. Chao Yuan-fang stated: Heat causes constipation, while Cold causes duck-like loose stools. When Heat combats the Large Intestine, bowel movements become obstructed. When Heat knots in the Small Intestine, urination becomes obstructed. The condition of simultaneous obstruction of both stool and urine indicates that the Large and Small Intestines are constrained by external Heat. When the Small Intestine is affected by Heat and cannot transform and expel waste, it results in the Bladder's inability to discharge urine. Therefore, blood in stool or blood in urine are all caused by Heat.

Zhixing Wan (Bitter Apricot Seed and Aurantium Pill), treats firmness and dryness in the Zang-Fu organs with scanty defecation.
Xingren (Apricomi Semen, 1 liang, soaked in hot water, skin and tips removed, separately ground), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus, 2 liang, pre-ground into powder).
Grind the above into fine powder, use Shenqu (Medicated Leaven) to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 40 or 50 pills per dose before meals, washed down with rice water and ginger decoction.

Maren Wan (Hemp Seed Pill), treats deficiency of body fluids leading to dry and obstinate bowels.
Maren (Cannabis Fructus, 2 liang, skin removed), Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, 4 liang, white pith removed, bran-fried), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix, 4 liang), Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, prepared, 4 liang), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, 2 liang), Xingren (Apricomi Semen, 2 liang).
Grind the above into powder, form pills with honey the size of Sophora seeds. Take 20 pills with rice water; if not relieved, increase to 30 pills.

Shiwei Yinzi (Pyrosia Decoction), treats Qi Lin (Qi-type strangury) with painful and difficult urination.
Shiwei (Pyrios Folium, soaked and brushed to remove hairs, 1 liang), Qumai (Dianthi Herba), Mutong (Akebiae Caulis, each 1 liang), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Fuling (Poria), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, each 3 fen).
Grind the above into fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose with 1.5 sheng of water and 5 slices of ginger, decoct until reduced to 0.7 sheng, strain, and take warm. Chewing the crude herbs is also acceptable.

Zhenzhu Wan (Pearl Pill): Generally, observe the circulation of Blood, originating in the Heart, gathering in the Spleen, and storing in the Liver. These three meridians are sites connected to Heart Blood. If these three meridians maintain their discipline, Blood nourishes and remains harmonious. If one Zang organ is injured, Blood scatters and overflows, causing pathology. *Zhimi Fang* states: Urine that is red but without pain or difficulty is neither Heat nor Lin syndrome; it arises because Meridian Qi invades the Heart, Heart Qi scatters, Blood has no place to return, and seeps into the lower meridians. Therefore, treatment often employs Heart-calming medicines. It is suitable to take Zhenzhu Wan.
Zhenzhumu (Concha Margaritifera, 3 fen, ground to powder), Baiziren (Biota Semen, ground), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, each 1 liang), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Chenxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum, 0.5 liang), Szaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, fried, skin removed, ground), Xijiao (Rhino Ceratosis, shaved), Shudi (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, soaked in wine, washed, steamed, and dried, 1.5 liang), Fushen (Poria cum Radix, wood removed), Longchi (Dent Draconis, each 0.5 liang).
Grind the above into fine powder, form pills with honey the size of Sophora seeds, coat with Zhusha (Cinnabar). Take 40 pills, increasing to 50, washed down with Yinjin Bohe Tang (Silver and Mint Decoction). Take one dose at noon and one before bed.