南岳魏夫人济阴丹 治妇人血气久冷无子,及数经坠胎,皆因冲任之脉虚损,胞内
宿挟疾病,经水不时,暴下不止,月内再行,或前或后,或崩中漏下,三十六疾,积聚
瘕,脐下冷痛,小便白浊。以上诸疾,皆令孕育不成,以致绝嗣。此药治产后百病,百
内常服,除宿血、生新血,令人有子,亦生子充实。亦治男子亡血诸疾。
木香(炮) 京墨(煨) 茯苓 桃仁(去皮尖,麸炒,各一两) 蚕布(烧) 本 秦艽
石斛(酒浸,炒) 桔梗(炒) 人参 甘草(各二两) 牡丹皮(去心) 干姜(炮)
细辛 桂心 当归 川芎(各半两) 苍术(米泔浸,八两) 大豆卷(炒,半升) 川椒(去目并合口,
炒出汗) 山药(各三两) 泽兰叶 熟地黄(酒浸蒸焙) 香附子(炒,各四两) 糯米(炒,一升)
上为细末,炼蜜和丸,每两作六丸,如弹子大,每服一丸,细嚼温酒送下,淡醋汤
化服亦可,空心食前服。或以醋糊为丸,如梧桐子大,每服五十丸。根据前服亦可。
〔理气行血〕
皱血丸 治妇人血海虚冷,百病变生,气血不调,时发寒热,或下血过多,或久闭不
通,崩中不止,带下赤白, 瘕癖块,攻刺疼痛,小便紧满,胁肋胀痛,腰重脚弱,面
黄体虚,饮食减少,渐成劳状,及经脉不调,胎气多损,产前产后,一切病患,无不治疗。
菊花(去梗) 茴香 玄胡索(炒) 香附(炒,酒浸一宿,焙) 肉桂(去粗皮) 当归
芍药 熟地黄 牛膝 蒲黄 蓬术(各三两)
上为细末,用乌豆一升,醋煮候干为末,再入醋二碗,煮至一碗,留为糊,丸如梧桐
子大,每服二十丸,温酒或醋汤送下。血气攻刺,炒姜、酒下。 瘕绞痛,当归酒下。
忌鸭肉、羊血。 此药暖子宫,令人有子,及治皱血损,调冲任,暖血海,及胞络
伤损,宿瘀干血。
〔理气和血〕
加味五积散
苍术(一两,米泔浸炒) 白姜 陈皮(各一两三钱) 浓朴(去粗皮,姜汁炒) 半夏(洗) 枳壳(炒)
杨芍药 香附子(炒去毛) 桔梗 人参(去芦) 茯苓(去皮) 川白芷 川芎 当归(去土)
茴香(炒) 木香 肉桂 粉草(各一两)
上锉碎,生姜、木瓜入盐煎服。阴证伤寒,生姜、附子。 血脉不匀,紫苏。气嗽,乌梅、姜
钱。匀经,枣子、姜钱。补益血海,苏、盐。产后,生姜、醋炒陈艾。 胃冷不纳食,陈皮、缩砂。
赤白带,陈米。冷气疾,木香、茱萸。心燥,背筋急,头晕,腰脚酸,生地黄、当归。脾虚,苏
叶、粉草。月中被惊,或因争触,心头结块,五膈、五噎,茴香、枣子。口苦舌干,吞酸噫气,
此为胃冷,生姜,盐。腰痛,桃仁、木瓜、杜仲、川续断。身疼,秦艽。诸虚,脾胃不和,
羸瘦冷气,苏、盐。
冷泻,炒过生姜、乌梅、肉豆蔻、陈米。各煎汤。
〔养血润燥〕
卷柏丸 治妇人冲任本虚,血海不足,不能流通经络,月水不调,赤白带下,三十六
疾,并皆治之。常服和经络,暖五脏,润肌肤,长发去 ,除风,令人有子。
卷柏(去根) 当归(洗焙) 艾叶(炒,各二两) 熟地黄(洗焙) 川芎 白芷
柏子仁(微炒) 肉苁蓉 牡丹皮(各一两)
上为细末,炼蜜和丸,如梧桐子大,每服五十丸,用温酒或米饮送下,空心食前服。
〔温经之剂气血攻补备焉〕
乌鸡煎丸 (《和剂》)治妇人胎前产后诸般疾患,并皆治之。
乌雄鸡(一只) 乌药 石床 牡丹皮 人参 白术 黄 (各一两) 苍术(米泔浸,
切、焙,一两半) 海桐皮 肉桂(去粗皮) 附子(炮去皮脐) 白芍药 蓬莪术 川乌(炮)
红花 陈皮(各二两) 玄胡索 肉豆蔻 木香 琥珀 熟地黄(洗焙) 草果(各半两)
上细锉,用乌雄鸡一只,汤捋去毛及肠肚,将上件药安放鸡肚中,用新瓷瓶以好酒
一斗同煮令干,去鸡骨,以油单盛,焙干为细末,炼蜜和丸,如梧桐子大。每服三十丸。
胎前产后伤寒,蜜糖、酒下。胎前气闷壮热,炒姜、酒下。赤白带下,生姜、地
黄酒下。产后败血注心,童子小便、炒姜、酒下。产后血块填筑,心腹疼痛,玄胡索、
酒下。胎前呕逆,姜汤下。催生,炒蜀葵子、酒下。安胎,盐、酒下。室女经
脉当通不通,四肢疼痛,煎红花、酒下。血气攻刺,心腹疼痛,煎当归、酒下。 血
晕,棕榈烧灰,酒调吞下。 血邪,研朱砂、麝香,酒下。 血闷,煎乌梅汤,研朱砂下。
子宫久冷,温酒或枣汤下,空心日一服。血风劳,人参、酒吞下。 小腹 痛,炒茴
香,盐、酒吞下。 血散四肢,遍身虚浮黄肿,赤小豆、酒下, 常服,温酒、醋汤任
下,并空心食前服。
〔温经涩脱〕
小白薇丸 (《和剂》)治妇人冲任虚损,子脏受寒,久无子息,及断续不产。此由上热
下冷,百病滋生。或月水崩下,带漏五色,腰腹疼重,面黄肌瘦;或因产乳不能将护,路
厕太早,或久坐湿地,或冷风从下入,血脏既虚,风邪内乘;或月水当行,失于调摄,伤
动胞络,阴阳不和,上焦虚阳壅燥,下藏邪冷结伏,致使胎孕不成,冷极伤败,月水不
匀,饮食减少,夜多盗汗,面上 ,齿摇发落,脚膝疼重,举动少力,并宜服之。
覆盆子(去梗) 菖蒲(微炒) 远志(去心) 桃仁(去皮尖,麸炒黄) 白茯苓(去皮)
本(去苗) 卷柏(去根) 肉桂(去粗皮) 人参 白芷(各三分) 白龙骨
川椒(去目并合口者,炒出汗) 白薇(去苗,各一两) 干姜(炮) 细辛(去苗)
蛇床子(炒) 当归(去芦) 车前子 芎 (各半两) 熟地黄麦门冬(去心,各一两半)
上为细末,炼蜜和丸如梧桐子大,每服三十丸,空心用温酒或米饮送下。此药常服
壮筋骨,益血气,暖子宫,除风冷,令人有子。
白垩丹 (《和剂》)治妇人三十六病,崩中漏下,身瘦,手足热,恶风怯寒,咳逆烦满,
抑息短气,心胁、腰背、肚腹与子脏相引痛,漏下五色,心常恐惧,遇恚怒忧劳即发,皆
是内伤所致。
白垩 牡蛎( ,研) 细辛 禹余粮(火 红,醋淬,研) 龙骨( 研)
附子(炮去皮脐) 石苇(去毛) 乌贼鱼骨( ) 黄连(去毛) 茯苓(去毛) 肉
桂(去粗皮) 瞿麦穗 白蔹 芍药 白芷 白石脂( ) 当归(去苗) 干姜(炮)
人参 甘草(炙,各一两) 川椒(去目并合口者,炒出汗,半两)
上为细末,炼蜜和丸,如梧桐子大,每服三十丸,空心,用温酒送下。一方无人参。
〔温经养血〕
琥珀泽兰煎 (《和剂》)治妇人三十六种血气,八风、五痹,七 八瘕,心腹刺痛,中
风瘫痪,手足酸疼,乳中结瘀,妊娠胎动,胎死不出,产衣不下,败血凑心,头旋眼花,血
疰四肢,浑身浮肿,冲任久虚,绝产无嗣,早晚服食。或因有子,经脉不调,赤白带下,恶
心呕逆,身体瘦倦,怀入月,一日一服,滑胎易产。
琥珀 泽兰叶(去梗) 牡丹皮(去心) 紫巴戟(去心,糯米炒) 茴香 五味子(去梗)
五加皮 刘寄奴草(去枝) 白芷 川当归(酒浸) 赤芍药 金钗石斛(去根,酒浸)
川芎 白芍药 生地黄(洗焙) 熟地黄(洗焙) 人参 白术 附子 艾叶(醋炒,糯
米糊调成饼,焙干为末,各一两)
上为细末,炼蜜和丸如弹子大,每服一丸,食前用温酒磨化服。 漏胎刺痛,煮糯
米饮下。 寒热往来,四肢烦疼,煎青蒿酒下。 妇人、室女经闭,煎红花酒下。血
晕不省人事,童子小便和暖酒下。催生,鸡子清和酒下。 血气,血块攻刺心腹,烧秤
锤淬酒下。伤寒及中风口噤,煎麻黄汤下,以被盖,出汗即愈。心惊悸及头痛,薄荷
酒下。咳嗽,煎桑白皮汤下。血风攻疰,浑身瘙痒,头面麻痹,炒黑豆浸酒下。 产
后产前常服,不生诸疾,甚效。
〔温经理气和血〕
内灸散 (《和剂》)治妇人产前产后一切血疾,血崩虚惫,腹胁满痛,气逆呕吐,冷血、
冷气凝积,块硬刺痛,泄下青白,或下五色,腹中虚鸣,气满坚胀,沥血腰疼,口吐清水,
频产血衰,颜色青黄,劳伤劣弱,月水不调,下血堕胎,血迷、血晕、血瘕,时发疼痛,头
目眩晕,恶血上心,闷绝昏迷,恶露不干,体虚多汗,手足逆冷,并宜服之。
茴香 藿香 丁皮 熟地黄(洗焙) 肉桂(去皮,各一两半) 川芎 本
黄(去芦) 干姜(炮,各二两) 木香(一两) 陈皮(去白,四两) 白芍药(十两)
当归(去芦) 山药 白术 白芷 甘草(炙赤,各八两)
上为末,每服三钱,水一大盏,入生姜五片,艾一团,同煎至七分,空心食前热服,
温酒调,亦得。如产后下血过多,加蒲黄煎。
恶露不快,加当归、红花煎。 水泻,加肉豆蔻末煎。 呕吐,加藿香、生姜煎。上
热下冷,加荆芥煎。 但是腹中虚冷,血气不和,并宜服之。产后每日一服,则百病不
生。丈夫虚冷气刺心腹疼痛,尤宜服之。
〔和血温经〕
胜金丸 治妇人久虚无子,及产前后一切病患,兼治男子下虚无力。此药能安胎催
生,妊胎临月服五七丸,产时减痛,妇人无子,是子宫冷,如服二十丸,男女自至。又
治积年血风,脚手麻痹,半身不遂,赤白带下,血如山崩,及治产后腹中结痛,吐逆心
痛,子死腹中,绕脐痛,气满烦闷,失盖汗不出,月水不通,四肢浮肿无力,血劳虚劳,
小便不禁,中风不语口噤,产后痢疾,消渴,眼前见鬼迷晕,败血上冲,寒热头痛,面色
痿黄,淋沥诸疾,血下无度,血痢不止,饮食无味,产后伤寒虚烦劳闷,产后血癖,产
后羸瘦。凡妇人众疾,不问年深日近,并宜服之。一方名不换金丸,治妇人诸虚不足,心
腹疼痛。
本 当归 石脂(赤白皆可) 白芍药 人参 白薇 川芎(不见火)
牡丹皮 桂心 白芷 白术(米泔浸) 白茯苓 玄胡 甘草(炙) 没药(各一两)
(江西安抚司甘草、没药减半。)
上为细末,炼蜜和丸如弹子大,每服一丸,温酒化下。初产子用热醋汤下,食前服。
此方系王承宣德祖传,渠家凡妇怀身,便服此药,甚有神效,常服尤妙。系在京师于能
家传。一方有沉香,无没药。一方有附子,无沉香。
〔温经理气〕
沉香煎丸
沉香(二钱半) 丁香(一两) 麝香(二两) 白术(七钱) 官桂 干姜 缩砂仁
白豆蔻 槟榔(各五钱半) 青皮 南木香 肉豆蔻 胡椒 人参 生姜屑 诃子肉
陈皮 甘草(各半两)
上为细末,炼蜜和丸如枣子大,每服一丸,细嚼,生姜汤下,温红酒亦可。空心食
前,日进三服。
〔涩脱燥湿〕
温中龙骨散 治腹下十二经绝产,一曰白带,二曰赤带,三曰经水不利,四曰阴胎,
五曰子脏坚,六曰脏癖,七曰阴阳患痛,八
曰内强,九曰腹寒,十曰脏闭,十一曰五脏酸痛,十二曰梦与鬼交。并宜服之。
龙骨(三两) 半夏 黄柏 灶中黄土 桂心 干姜(各二两) 石韦 滑石(各一两)
乌贼鱼骨,代赭(各四两) 白僵蚕(五枚)
上治下筛,酒服方寸匕,日三。白多者,加乌贼骨、僵蚕各二两。赤多者,加代赭五
两。小腹冷,加黄柏二两。子脏坚,加干姜、官桂各二两。以上各随病增之,服药三月,有
子即住,药太过多生两子,当审方取好药。寡妇、童女不可妄服。
〔治错杂之邪〕
妙应丹 治妇人众疾,无所不治。
晚蚕砂(炒) 鲤鱼鳞(烧为末) 当归(去芦) 石膏( 研) 泽兰(去梗)
附子(炮去皮脐) 木香(炮,各二两) 熟地黄(酒洗,蒸焙) 防风(去芦) 芜荑(炒)
马牙硝 柏子仁(微炒,别研) 川芎 人参 黄 蝉蜕(去足,洗焙) 白薇 槟榔(不见火)
川椒(微炒,各一两) 吴茱萸(汤泡七次) 红花(炒,各半两) 本(去苗) 白姜(炮)
浓朴(去粗皮,姜制) 甘草(炙,各三两)
上为细末,炼蜜搜和,杵数千下,丸如弹子大,每服一丸。血瘕块病,绵灰酒下。
催生,细嚼温酒下。血劳血虚,桔梗酒下。血崩,棕榈灰酒下。血气痛,炒白姜酒下。 血
风,荆芥酒下。血晕闷绝,胎死腹中,胞衣不下,并用生地黄汁、童子小便、酒各一盏,煎二
沸,调下。 常服,醋汤、温酒化下,并空心食前服。
〔攻积〕
万应紫菀丸 疗脐腹久患 癖如碗大,
及诸黄病,每地气起时,上气冲心,绕脐绞痛。一切虫咬,十种水病,十种蛊病,反胃
吐食,呕逆恶心,饮食不消,天行时病,妇人多年月水不通,或腹如怀孕,多血,天阴
即发。又治十二种风,顽痹不知年岁,昼夜不安。梦与鬼交,头白多屑,或哭或笑,如
鬼魅所着。腹中积聚腹痛,及治小儿惊痫,大人癫狂,一切风,及无孕妇人身上顽麻,状
如虫行,四肢俱肿,呻吟等疾,并皆治之。功效不可具述。
Ji Yin Dan (Uterine Nourishing Pill) of Lady Wei of Mount Nan: Treats infertility in women due to long-standing coldness of blood and qi, as well as multiple miscarriages. These conditions are all caused by deficiency and damage to the Chong (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren (Conception Vessel), with chronic diseases harbored within the uterus, irregular menstruation, sudden heavy bleeding that does not stop, menstruation occurring twice within a month, either early or late, or metrorrhagia (heavy non-menstrual bleeding) and metrorrhagia with dripping (scanty continuous bleeding), along with thirty-six types of gynecological disorders, accumulations and masses (abdominal lumps), cold pain below the umbilicus, turbid white urine. All the aforementioned diseases prevent conception, leading to childlessness. This medicine treats various postpartum ailments; regular daily use expels old blood and generates new blood, enabling pregnancy and ensuring robust offspring. It also treats various hemorrhagic diseases in men.
Ingredients: Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix, prepared by stir-baking), Jing Mo (Beijing Ink Stick, prepared by baking), Fu Ling (Poria), Tao Ren (Persicae Semen, skin and tip removed, stir-fried with bran, 1 liang each), Can Bu (Silk Cloth, burnt), Ben Cao/Lu Hui Cao (Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix), Qin Jiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix), Shi Hu (Dendrobii Caulis, soaked in wine, stir-fried), Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix, stir-fried), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 2 liang each), Mu Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex, heart removed), Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum, prepared by stir-baking), Xi Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Ramulus Cortex), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Chuan Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma, half liang each), Cang Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, soaked in rice wash water, 8 liang), Da Dou Juan (Sojae Semen Praeparatum, stir-fried, half sheng), Chuan Jiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium, eyes and closed-mouth ones removed, stir-fried until oil appears), Shan Yao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma, 3 liang each), Ze Lan Ye (Leonuri Herba), Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, soaked in wine, steamed and baked), Xiang Fu (Cyperi Rhizoma, stir-fried, 4 liang each), Nuomi (Glutinous Rice, stir-fried, 1 sheng).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills. Each liang of powder makes six pills, sized like bullet seeds. Take one pill per dose, chew thoroughly, and swallow with warm wine. Alternatively, dissolve in light vinegar water. Take on an empty stomach before meals. Or, make pills the size of sophora seeds using vinegar paste, taking fifty pills per dose. Administer according to the previous method.
[Regulating Qi and Moving Blood]
Zhou Xue Wan (Wrinkled Blood Pill): Treats deficiency-cold of the Blood Sea in women, giving rise to myriad pathological changes, disharmony of qi and blood, frequent alternating chills and fever, excessive uterine bleeding, or long-term amenorrhea, unstoppable metrorrhagia, red-and-white leukorrhea, abdominal masses and nodules, stabbing pain, tight and full urination, distending and painful hypochondrium, heavy waist and weak legs, sallow complexion and physical weakness, reduced appetite, gradually developing into consumptive disease, irregular menstruation, frequent damage to fetal qi, and all ailments before and after childbirth.
Ingredients: Ju Hua (Chrysanthemi Flos, stem removed), Hui Xiang (Foeniculi Fructus), Yan Hu Suo (Corydalis Rhizoma, stir-fried), Xiang Fu (Cyperi Rhizoma, stir-fried, soaked in wine overnight, baked), Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex, coarse bark removed), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix), Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Niu Xi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix), Pu Huang (Typhae Pollen), E Zhu (Curcumae Rhizoma, 3 liang each).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into a fine powder. Use one sheng of black beans, boil in vinegar until dry, then grind into powder. Add two bowls of vinegar, boil down to one bowl, reserve as a binder. Form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take twenty pills per dose with warm wine or vinegar water. For stabbing pain caused by qi and blood stagnation, take with stir-fried ginger and wine. For colicky pain from masses, take with Dang Gui and wine. Avoid duck meat and sheep blood. This medicine warms the uterus, facilitates conception, treats blood stasis injury, regulates the Chong and Ren vessels, warms the Blood Sea, and addresses injuries to the uterine collaterals and chronic dried blood stasis.
[Regulating Qi and Harmonizing Blood]
Jia Wei Wu Ji San (Modified Five Accumulations Powder):
Ingredients: Cang Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, 1 liang, soaked in rice wash water and stir-fried), Bai Jiang (White Ginger), Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, 1 liang 3 qian each), Hou Po (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, coarse bark removed, stir-fried with ginger juice), Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, washed), Zhi Ke (Aurantii Fructus, stir-fried), Yang Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix), Xiang Fu (Cyperi Rhizoma, stir-fried and de-husked), Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, radicle removed), Fu Ling (Poria, peel removed), Chuan Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Chuan Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, soil removed), Hui Xiang (Foeniculi Fructus, stir-fried), Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex), Fen Cao/Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 1 liang each).
Preparation and Administration: Coarsely crush the herbs. Decoct with fresh ginger, papaya, and salt. For yin-pattern exogenous cold, add fresh ginger and Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata). For uneven blood vessels, add Zi Su Ye (Perillae Folium). For qi-related cough, add Wu Mei (Mume Fructus) and ginger slices. For regulating menstruation, add jujubes and ginger slices. For nourishing the Blood Sea, add Perilla and salt. For postpartum conditions, add fresh ginger and aged mugwort stir-fried with vinegar. For cold stomach failing to accept food, add Chen Pi and Su Sha Ren (Amomi Fructus Rotundus). For red-and-white leukorrhea, add aged rice. For cold qi disorders, add Mu Xiang and Zhu Yu (Evodiae Fructus). For heart irritability, tight back tendons, dizziness, and sore waist/legs, add Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix) and Dang Gui. For spleen deficiency, add Su Ye and Fen Cao. For fright during the menstrual cycle or due to collision causing chest masses, five diaphragm disorders, and five choking sensations, add fennel and jujubes. For bitter taste, dry tongue, acid regurgitation, and belching (indicating cold stomach), add fresh ginger and salt. For lower back pain, add Tao Ren, Papaya, Du Zhong (Eucommiae Cortex), and Chuan Xu Duan (Dipsaci Radix). For body ache, add Qin Jiao. For various deficiencies, spleen-stomach disharmony, emaciation, and cold qi, add Perilla and salt. For cold diarrhea, add stir-fried fresh ginger, Wu Mei, Rou Dou Kou (Myristicae Semen), and aged rice; decoct separately.
[Nourishing Blood and Moistening Dryness]
Juan Bai Wan (Selaginella Pill): Treats deficiency of the Chong and Ren vessels, insufficiency of the Blood Sea, inability to circulate through the collaterals, irregular menstruation, red-and-white leukorrhea, and thirty-six gynecological disorders. Regular use harmonizes collaterals, warms the five zang organs, moistens skin, promotes hair growth and removes graying, dispels wind, and facilitates conception.
Ingredients: Juan Bai (Selaginae Herba, roots removed), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, washed and baked), Ai Ye (Artemisiae Argyi Folium, stir-fried, 2 liang each), Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, washed and baked), Chuan Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Bai Zi Ren (Biota Semen, lightly stir-fried), Rou Cong Rong (Cistanches Herba), Mu Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex, 1 liang each).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into a fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take fifty pills per dose with warm wine or rice drink. Take on an empty stomach before meals.
[Warming the Meridians: Comprehensive Tonification and Purging of Qi and Blood]
Wu Ji Jian Wan (Black Chicken Decoction Pill) (from *Heji*): Treats various prenatal and postnatal disorders in women.
Ingredients: Wu Xiong Ji (Male Black Chicken, one), Wu Yao (Litseae Fructus), Shi Chuang (Shichuangshi, likely a mineral or specific herb), Mu Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix, 1 liang each), Cang Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, soaked in rice wash water, sliced, baked, 1.5 liang), Hai Tong Pi (Saposhnikoviae Radix? Note: Usually Saposhnikovia is Fang Feng, Haitongpi is usually Tinosporae Sinensis or similar, keeping original name contextually), Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex, coarse bark removed), Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata, peeled and de-navelled), Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Peng E Zhu (Curcumae Rhizoma), Chuan Wu (Aconiti Radix, prepared), Hong Hua (Carthami Flos), Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, 2 liang each), Yan Hu Suo (Corydalis Rhizoma), Rou Dou Kou (Myristicae Semen), Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Hu Po (Amber), Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, washed and baked), Cao Guo (Tsaoko Fructus, half liang each).
Preparation and Administration: Coarsely chop the herbs. Take one male black chicken, scald to remove feathers and eviscerate. Place the herbs inside the chicken. Simmer in a new porcelain jar with one dou of good wine until dry. Remove bones, wrap in oiled paper, bake dry, and grind into a fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take thirty pills per dose. For prenatal/postnatal exogenous cold, take with honey and wine. For prenatal qi stagnation and high fever, take with stir-fried ginger and wine. For red-and-white leukorrhea, take with fresh ginger and Rehmannia wine. For postpartum敗血 (damaged blood) rushing to the heart, take with virgin boy's urine, stir-fried ginger, and wine. For postpartum blood clots obstructing the heart and abdomen causing pain, take with Yan Hu Suo and wine. For prenatal vomiting, take with ginger soup. For inducing labor, take with stir-fried Shu Kui Zi (Malvae Semen) and wine. For calming the fetus, take with salt and wine. For virgins with obstructed menstruation and limb pain, take with decocted Hong Hua and wine. For qi-blood stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen, take with decocted Dang Gui and wine. For blood fainting, take palm charcoal mixed with wine. For blood evil, take cinnabar and musk powder with wine. For blood stagnation, take cinnabar powder with decocted sour plum soup. For long-standing cold uterus, take with warm wine or jujube soup, once daily on an empty stomach. For blood-wind consumption, take with Ren Shen and wine. For lower abdominal cold pain, take with stir-fried fennel, salt, and wine. For blood dispersing to limbs causing generalized puffy yellow edema, take with Adzuki beans and wine. For regular use, warm wine or vinegar water is acceptable; take on an empty stomach before meals.
[Warming Meridians and Astringing Leakage]
Xiao Bai Wei Wan (Minor White Anemone Pill) (from *Heji*): Treats deficiency-damage of the Chong and Ren vessels, cold invasion of the Zi Zang (uterus), long-term infertility, and intermittent failure to conceive. This results from upper heat and lower cold, generating myriad diseases. Symptoms include metrorrhagia, leukorrhea of five colors, heavy pain in waist and abdomen, sallow face and emaciated flesh; or improper care after childbirth, early exposure to toilets/dampness, sitting long on wet ground, cold wind entering from below, leading to deficiency of the blood organ and internal invasion of wind pathogen; or improper regulation during menstruation, damaging uterine collaterals, disharmony of yin and yang, hyperactivity of deficient yang in the upper jiao causing dryness, and stagnation of evil cold in the lower jiao, preventing conception, extreme cold damaging tissues, irregular menstruation, reduced appetite, night sweats, facial melasma, loose teeth and hair loss, heavy/painful knees and feet, lack of strength in movement. All these indicate suitability for this prescription.
Ingredients: Fu Pen Zi (Rubi Fructus, stem removed), Chang Pu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma, lightly stir-fried), Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix, heart removed), Tao Ren (Persicae Semen, skin/tip removed, stir-fried with bran until yellow), Bai Fu Ling (Poria, peel removed), Ben Cao (Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix, seedlings removed), Juan Bai (Selaginae Herba, roots removed), Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex, coarse bark removed), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, 3 fen each), Bai Long Gu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, prepared), Chuan Jiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium, eyes/closed-mouth removed, stir-fried until oil appears), Bai Wei (Cynanchi Atrati Radix, seedlings removed, 1 liang each), Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum, prepared), Xi Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, seedlings removed), She Chuang Zi (Cnidii Fructus, stir-fried), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, radicle removed), Che Qian Zi (Plantaginis Semen), Xiong Dui/Chuan Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma, half liang each), Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber, heart removed, 1.5 liang each).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into a fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take thirty pills per dose on an empty stomach with warm wine or rice drink. Regular use strengthens sinews and bones, benefits qi and blood, warms the uterus, dispels wind-cold, and facilitates conception.
Bai E Dan (White Kaolin Pill) (from *Heji*): Treats thirty-six female diseases, metrorrhagia and dripping, emaciation, hot hands and feet, aversion to wind and fear of cold, cough with reverse flow, irritability and fullness, shortness of breath, pulling pain between heart/hypochondrium/waist/back/abdomen and the uterus, leukorrhea of five colors, constant fear, triggered by anger/worry/exertion. All are caused by internal injury.
Ingredients: Bai E (Kaolinite), Mu Li (Ostreae Concha, calcined, ground), Xi Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Yu Yi Liang (Hematitum, fired red, quenched in vinegar, ground), Long Gu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, calcined, ground), Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata, peeled/de-navelled), Shi Wei (Pyrrosiae Folium, hairs removed), Ou Zei Gu (Sepiae Endoconcha, calcined), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma, hairs removed), Fu Ling (Poria, hairs removed), Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex, coarse bark removed), Qu Mai (Lychnidis Herba), Bai Lian (Ampelopsis Radix), Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix), Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Bai Shi Zhi (Halloysit Rubrum, calcined), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, seedlings removed), Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum, prepared), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried, 1 liang each), Chuan Jiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium, eyes/closed-mouth removed, stir-fried until oil appears, half liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into a fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take thirty pills per dose on an empty stomach with warm wine. One variation excludes Ren Shen.
[Warming Meridians and Nourishing Blood]
Hu Po Ze Lan Jian (Amber and Leonurus Decoction Pill) (from *Heji*): Treats thirty-six types of blood-qi disorders, eight winds, five obstructions, seven hernias and eight masses, stabbing pain in heart/abdomen, stroke paralysis, sore limbs, breast stasis, fetal restlessness in pregnancy, retained dead fetus, retained placenta, damaged blood rushing to the heart, dizziness/blurred vision, blood infection in limbs, generalized edema, long-term deficiency of Chong/Ren, absolute infertility. Take morning and evening. If pregnant but with irregular menstruation, red/white leukorrhea, nausea/vomiting, emaciation/fatigue, near term, take once daily to facilitate smooth delivery.
Ingredients: Hu Po (Amber), Ze Lan Ye (Leonuri Herba, stem removed), Mu Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex, heart removed), Zi Ba Ji (Morindae Officinalis Radix, heart removed, stir-fried with glutinous rice), Hui Xiang (Foeniculi Fructus), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus, stem removed), Wu Jia Pi (Acanthopanacis Cortex), Liu Ji Nu Cao (Artemisiae Annuae Herba? Note: Liu Ji Nu is typically Siegesbeckiae Herba, branch removed), Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Chuan Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, wine-soaked), Chi Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra), Jin Cha Shi Hu (Dendrobii Nodosi Caulis, root removed, wine-soaked), Chuan Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix, washed/baked), Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, washed/baked), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata), Ai Ye (Artemisiae Argyi Folium, vinegar-fried, mixed with glutinous rice paste into cakes, baked and ground, 1 liang each).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into a fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of bullet seeds. Take one pill per dose before meals, dissolved in warm wine. For leaking fetus/stabbing pain, take with cooked glutinous rice drink. For alternating chills/fever and limb pain, take with Qing Hao (Artemisiae Annuae Herba) wine. For amenorrhea in women/virgins, take with Hong Hua (Carthami Flos) wine. For blood fainting/unconsciousness, take with virgin boy's urine and warm wine. For inducing labor, take with egg white and wine. For blood-qi masses stabbing heart/abdomen, take with liquor poured over heated scale weight. For exogenous cold/stroke with locked jaw, take with Ma Huang Tang (Ephedra Decoction), cover with blanket until sweating occurs for cure. For palpitations/headache, take with Bo He (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba) wine. For cough, take with Sang Bai Pi (Mori Cortex) soup. For blood-wind infection causing itching/numbness, take with stir-fried black soybean soaked wine. Regular use pre/post-partum prevents diseases effectively.
[Warming Meridians, Regulating Qi, and Harmonizing Blood]
Nei Jiu San (Internal Moxa Powder) (from *Heji*): Treats all blood disorders pre/post-partum, metrorrhagia with exhaustion, abdominal/hypochondriac fullness/pain, rebellious qi with vomiting, coagulation of cold blood/qi forming hard/stabbing masses, passage of green/white or five-colored stool, abdominal borborygmus, distension/hardness, bloody lower back pain, spitting clear fluid, blood depletion from frequent births, sallow/yellow complexion, weakness from overwork, irregular menstruation, bleeding/miscarriage, blood confusion/fainting/masses, periodic pain, dizziness, evil blood rushing to heart, coma, prolonged lochia, physical weakness with sweating, cold extremities.
Ingredients: Hui Xiang (Foeniculi Fructus), Huo Xiang (Agastaches Herba), Ding Pi (Caryophylli Cortex), Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, washed/baked), Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex, peeled, 1.5 liang each), Chuan Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Ben Cao (Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix, radicle removed), Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum, prepared, 2 liang each), Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix, 1 liang), Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, white part removed, 4 liang), Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba, 10 liang), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, radicle removed), Shan Yao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried/red, 8 liang each).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. Take 3 qian per dose with one large cup of water, add 5 slices of fresh ginger and a ball of mugwort. Decoct to 70%. Take hot on an empty stomach before meals; mixing with warm wine is also acceptable. For excessive postpartum bleeding, add Pu Huang (Typhae Pollen). For slow lochia discharge, add Dang Gui and Hong Hua. For watery diarrhea, add Rou Dou Kou powder. For vomiting, add Huo Xiang and fresh ginger. For upper heat/lower cold, add Jing Jie (Schizonepetae Herba). Suitable for any abdominal deficiency-cold and qi-blood disharmony. Daily postpartum use prevents diseases. Especially suitable for men with deficiency-cold qi stabbing heart/abdomen pain.
[Harmonizing Blood and Warming Meridians]
Sheng Jin Wan (Victorious Gold Pill): Treats long-term infertility in women and all pre/post-natal ailments; also treats male lower deficiency and weakness. This pill calms the fetus and induces labor. Take 5-7 pills near term to reduce pain. Infertility due to cold uterus resolves after taking 20 pills, resulting in natural conception. Also treats chronic blood-wind, numbness of hands/feet, hemiplegia, red/white leukorrhea, mountain-like metrorrhagia, postpartum abdominal cramping, vomiting/heart pain, retained dead fetus, periumbilical pain, qi-fullness/irritability, inability to sweat after uncovering, amenorrhea, limb edema/weakness, blood/consumptive disease, urinary incontinence, stroke with muteness/jaw-lock, postpartum dysentery, diabetes, visual hallucinations/fainting, ascending damaged blood, alternating chills/headache, sallow complexion, dribbling disorders, uncontrollable bleeding, bloody dysentery, loss of taste, postpartum exogenous cold with deficiency-heat/restlessness, postpartum blood masses, postpartum emaciation. Suitable for all female disorders regardless of duration. Another version named Bu Huan Jin Wan treats various deficiencies and heart/abdominal pain.
Ingredients: Ben Cao (Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Shi Zhi (Calamina/Litharge, red or white acceptable), Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Bai Wei (Cynanchi Atrati Radix), Chuan Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma, avoid direct fire), Mu Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex), Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Ramulus Cortex), Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, rice wash soaked), Bai Fu Ling (Poria), Yan Hu Suo (Corydalis Rhizoma), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried), Mo Yao (Myrrha, 1 liang each). (Jiangxi Anfu Office version: halve Gan Cao and Mo Yao.)
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of bullet seeds. Take one pill per dose, dissolved in warm wine. For first birth, take with hot vinegar water before meals. This formula was passed down by Wang Chengxuan Dezu; his family uses it for all pregnancies with miraculous effects, especially for regular use. Passed down in Beijing by the Yu family. Variations: one has Chen Xiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum) instead of Mo Yao; another has Fu Zi instead of Chen Xiang.
[Warming Meridians and Regulating Qi]
Chen Xiang Jian Wan (Agarwood Decoction Pill):
Ingredients: Chen Xiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum, 2.5 qian), Ding Xiang (Caryophylli Flos, 1 liang), She Xiang (Moschus, 2 liang), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 7 qian), Guan Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex), Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum), Suo Sha Ren (Amomi Fructus Rotundus), Bai Dou Kou (Amomi Fructus, 5.5 qian each), Bing Lang (Arecae Semen), Qing Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride), Nan Mu Xiang (Agarwood/Aucklandiae variant?), Rou Dou Kou (Myristicae Semen), Hu Jiao (Piperis Longi Fructus), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Sheng Jiang Xie (Fresh Ginger Juice/Powder), He Zi Rou (Terminaliae Chebulae Fructus), Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, half liang each).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of dates. Take one pill per dose, chew thoroughly, swallow with ginger soup or warm red wine. Take three doses daily on an empty stomach before meals.
[Astringing Leakage and Drying Dampness]
Wen Zhong Long Gu San (Warm Middle Dragon Bone Powder): Treats twelve causes of infertility from lower abdominal meridians: 1. White leukorrhea, 2. Red leukorrhea, 3. Difficult menstruation, 4. Yin fetus (ectopic/abnormal), 5. Hard uterus, 6. Organ masses, 7. Yin-Yang painful disorders, 8. Internal stiffness, 9. Abdominal cold, 10. Organ closure, 11. Soreness/pain of five zang organs, 12. Dreaming of intercourse with ghosts.
Ingredients: Long Gu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, 3 liang), Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), Huang Bo (Phellodendri Cortex), Zao Zhong Huang Tu (Caulis Septentrionalis), Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Ramulus Cortex), Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum, 2 liang each), Shi Wei (Pyrrosiae Folium), Hua Shi (Talcum, 1 liang each), Ou Zei Gu (Sepiae Endoconcha), Dai Zhe (Haematitum, 4 liang each), Bai Jiang Can (Bombyx Batryticatus, 5 pieces).
Preparation and Administration: Process and sieve finely. Take one cun bi (measure) with wine, three times daily. For predominant white discharge, add 2 liang each of Ou Zei Gu and Jiang Can. For predominant red discharge, add 5 liang of Dai Zhe. For cold lower abdomen, add 2 liang Huang Bo. For hard uterus, add 2 liang each of Gan Jiang and Guan Gui. Adjust dosages based on symptoms. Take for three months; stop upon conception. Excessive dosage may cause twins; select quality herbs carefully. Widows and virgins should not take this recklessly.
[Treating Mixed Pathogens]
Miao Ying Dan (Miraculous Response Pill): Treats all female disorders comprehensively.
Ingredients: Wan Can Sha (Bombyx Batryticatus residue, stir-fried), Li Yu Lin (Cyprini Carassii Squama, burnt to powder), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, radicle removed), Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum, calcined/ground), Ze Lan (Leonuri Herba, stem removed), Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata, peeled/de-navelled), Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix, prepared, 2 liang each), Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, wine-washed, steamed/baked), Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, radicle removed), Wu Yi (Alpiniae Katsumadai Semen, stir-fried), Ma Ya Xiao (Natrii Sulfas), Bai Zi Ren (Biota Semen, lightly stir-fried, ground separately), Chuan Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), Chan Tui (Cicadae Periostracum, feet removed, washed/baked), Bai Wei (Cynanchi Atrati Radix), Bing Lang (Arecae Semen, avoid direct fire), Chuan Jiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium, lightly stir-fried, 1 liang each), Wu Zhu Yu (Evodiae Fructus, soaked in water seven times), Hong Hua (Carthami Flos, stir-fried, half liang each), Ben Cao (Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix, seedlings removed), Bai Jiang (White Ginger, prepared), Hou Po (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, coarse bark removed, ginger-processed), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried, 3 liang each).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Knead with refined honey, pound thousands of times, form pills the size of bullet seeds. Take one pill per dose. For blood masses, take with cotton ash wine. For inducing labor, chew thoroughly with warm wine. For blood consumption/deficiency, take with Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix) wine. For metrorrhagia, take with Zong Lu Hui (Palmae Cum Rhamno Fructus Ash) wine. For blood-qi pain, take with stir-fried Bai Jiang wine. For blood-wind, take with Jing Jie (Schizonepetae Herba) wine. For blood fainting/coma, retained dead fetus/placenta, mix equal parts Sheng Di Huang juice, virgin boy's urine, and wine, boil twice, and take. For regular use, dissolve in vinegar water or warm wine on an empty stomach before meals.
[Attacking Accumulations]
Wan Ying Zi Wan Wan (Ten-Thousand-Response Aster Pill): Treats long-standing abdominal masses the size of a bowl, jaundice, rising qi striking the heart when earth qi rises, periumbilical colic. Treats all insect bites, ten types of water diseases, ten types of gu poisoning, reverse regurgitation/vomiting, nausea, indigestion, epidemic diseases, long-term amenorrhea in women, abdomen resembling pregnancy with excess blood, flare-ups on cloudy days. Also treats twelve types of wind, stubborn obstruction unaware of age, day-night restlessness, dreaming of ghost intercourse, white scalp dandruff, crying/laughing involuntarily as if possessed. Treats abdominal accumulation/pain, pediatric convulsions, adult mania, all wind disorders, stubborn numbness in non-pregnant women feeling like insects crawling, generalized limb swelling, groaning, etc. Effects are too numerous to detail.