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Mainly treats husbands suffering from visual dimness due to wind deficiency, scanty essence and qi, and infertility; a formula for tonifying deficiencies.
Vitex fructus (Mojingzi), Schisandrae Fructus (Wuweizi), Cuscutae Semen (Tusizi), Plantaginis Semen (Cheqianzi), Thlaspidis Herba (Ximaozi), Dioscoreae Rhizoma (Shanyao), Dendrobii Caulis (Shihu), Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata (Shudihuang), Eucommiae Cortex (Duzhong), Cervi Cornu Pantotrichum (Lurong), Polygalae Radix (Yuanzhi) (each 8 fen); Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi), Cnidii Fructus (Shechuangzi), Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong) (each 6 fen); Corni Fructus (Shanzhuyu), Aconiti Radix (Tianxiong) (each 5 fen); Cinnamomi Cortex (Guixin) (10 fen); Poria (Baifuling), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Chuanniuxi), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen), Astragali Radix (Huangqi) (each 5 fen); Morinda Officinalis Radix (Bajitian) (12 fen); Cistanches Herba (Rongrong) (7 fen); Gypsum Fibrosum Pulvis (Zhongrufen) (8 fen).
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder. Take one fangcun bi (a square-inch measure) with wine, twice daily. If ineffective, increase to two fangcun bi, until efficacy is achieved. Avoid raw/cold foods, vinegar-slick substances, pork, chicken, fish, garlic, and greasy foods. For those who cannot drink alcohol, honey pills are also suitable.
Another prescription adds Rubi Fructus (Fupenzi) 2 liang. Coitus method based on *Su Nü Jing* (Classic of the White Female): Intercourse on the first day after menstruation ends yields a male child, the second day a female, the third day a male, the fourth day a female; intercourse beyond the fourth day results in no conception. Intercourse at noon or after midnight is auspicious for bearing children; other times are inauspicious.

Mainly treats husbands with insufficient yang qi, unable to transmit and transform, resulting in failed conception.
Rubi Fructus (Fupenzi), Schisandrae Fructus (Wuweizi) (each 2 sheng); Cuscutae Semen (Tusizi) (1 sheng); Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma Baichu (Baizhu, stir-fried), Dendrobii Caulis (Shihu) (each 3 liang); Ophiopogonis Tuber (Maimendong), Aconiti Radix (Tianxiong) (each 9 liang); Fluorite (Zhiyingshi) (2 liang); Taxilli Herba (Sangjisheng) (4 liang).
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder. Take one fangcun bi with wine after meals, three times daily. For those accustomed to not drinking alcohol, mix with rice water. For cold constitutions, remove Sangjisheng and add Asari Radix (Xixin) 4 liang. For impotence and infertility, remove Shihu and add Arecae Semen (Binglang) 15 pieces, which is effective.

Treats women who have never conceived since marriage, or have suffered intermittent infertility for thirty years.
Mirabilite (Puxiao), Moutan Cortex (Mudanpi), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui), Rheismi Radix (Dahuang, steamed for the duration of a meal), Persicae Semen (Taoren) (each 3 liang); Asari Radix (Xixin), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Houpo), Platycodonis Radix (Kujie), Paeoniae Radix Rubra (Chishaoyao), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen), Poria (Fuling), Cinnamomi Cortex (Guixin), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Chuanniuxi), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi) (each 2 liang); Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzhi, processed, 1.5 liang); Blatta (Mengchong, fried until scorched, wings and feet removed), Hirudo (Shengzhi, fried, each 60 units).
Cut the above ingredients into small pieces. Each dose uses 4 qian. Decoct with one and a half cups of mixed wine and water until reduced to six-tenths. Strain and take warm. Take on an empty stomach, three times daily and once at night. Slight sweating will occur, followed by the discharge of accumulated blood and cold red pus resembling mung bean juice; adjust dosage accordingly. If the patient is too weak to tolerate it, stop after one or two doses. However, if pathological discharges are not fully expelled, the medicinal force is insufficient; it is best to complete the course, otherwise use suppository therapy.