疗妊娠卒不得小便。
杏仁（二十个，去皮尖，熬令变色）
上一味，捣丸如大豆，灯心煎汤，吞七粒，立得利。
又方∶以滑石末，水和泥脐下。
又方∶用车前草汁调滑石末，涂脐四畔，方四寸，热即易之。
治妊娠卒然小便不利方。杏仁丸。
滑石末 杏仁（等分）
上先捣杏仁令烂，次入滑石末，以软饭捣和为丸如小豆大，每服二十丸，白汤送下。
治妊娠小便不通，脐下妨闷，心神烦乱。
葵子（研） 榆白皮（切，各一两） 葱白（七茎）
上以水二大盏，煎取一盏三分，去滓，分三服。
又方 用紫菀去苗为末，井花水调下二钱。（一方用紫草）
治妊娠小便难，饮食如故。
当归 贝母（去心，炒） 苦参（各三两） 滑石（半两）
上为末，蜜丸如小豆大，以米饮下二十丸，不拘时。
治妊娠小便不利，身重恶寒，起则眩晕及水肿者。王子亨云∶妊娠小便不通，特避寒药。
又名茯苓汤。（《千金翼、要》同）
葵子（五两） 赤茯苓（三两）
上二味为末，每服二钱，米饮调下。小水利则愈。一方无茯苓，有榆白皮一两。
治妇人病，饮食如故，烦热不得卧，而反倚息，以脬系了戾不得溺，故致此病，名转脬。
但利小便则愈，以此药有茯苓故也。（此药虽局中有卖，除非自合方有效）
熟地黄（八两） 山药 山茱萸（去核，各四两） 附子（炮） 桂心（各二两） 牡
丹皮（去心） 茯苓（去皮） 泽泻（各三两）
上为末，蜜丸如梧子大，每服三十丸，空心，温酒下。
Treats sudden inability to urinate during pregnancy.
Xingren (Bitter Apricot Seed, *Prunus armeniaca* L.) (20 seeds, skin and tip removed, stir-fried until color changes)
The above single ingredient is pounded into pills the size of soybeans. Swallow seven pills with a decoction prepared from Jiaxin (Juncus effusus, Rush Stem). Urination will be relieved immediately.
Another prescription: Apply Shihui (Talcum Powder, *Talcum*) mixed with water into mud onto the area below the navel.
Another prescription: Mix Cheqiancao juice (Plantaginatis Herba, Plantain Herb) with Shihui powder, apply around the four sides of the navel, covering an area of four cun square. Replace when it feels hot.
Prescription for sudden difficulty in urination during pregnancy. Xingren Wan (Bitter Apricot Seed Pill).
Shihui (Talcum Powder, *Talcum*) Xingren (Bitter Apricot Seed, *Prunus armeniaca* L.) (equal parts)
First, pound the Xingren until mushy, then add Shihui powder. Mix with soft cooked rice and form pills the size of small beans. Take 20 pills each time, swallowed with plain warm water.
Treats sudden inability to urinate during pregnancy, oppression and stuffiness below the umbilicus, and mental restlessness.
Kuizi (Okra Fruit, *Abelmoschus esculentus* L. or *Malva verticillata* L.) (pounded) Yubai pi (Linden Bark, *Tilia* spp.) (cut, each 1 liang) Congbai (Scallion White, *Allium fistulosum* L., 7 stalks)
Take two large bowls of water, decoct to obtain one bowl and three fen. Remove the dregs, and divide into three doses.
Another prescription: Use Ziwan (Aster Root, *Aster tataricus* L.f.) with roots removed, powdered, and taken with well water (*Jinghua Shui*), 2 qian per dose. (Another version uses Zicao [Arnebiae Radix seu Rhizoma, Arnebia Root]).
Treats difficult urination during pregnancy, while diet remains normal.
Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root, *Angelica sinensis* (Oliv.) Diels) Beimu (Fritillaria Bulb, *Fritillaria cirrhosa* D.Don) (heart removed, stir-fried) Kushen (Sophora Root, *Sophora flavescens* Ait.) (each 3 liang) Shihui (Talcum Powder, *Talcum*) (0.5 liang)
Pound all ingredients into powder. Form pills with honey the size of small beans. Take 20 pills with rice drink (*Mi Yin*). Time of administration is not restricted.
Treats difficulty in urination during pregnancy accompanied by heavy body, aversion to cold, dizziness upon rising, and edema. Wang Ziheng stated: For inability to urinate during pregnancy, cold-natured herbs should specifically be avoided.
Also known as Fuling Tang (Poria Decoction). (Same as in *Qianjin Yi Fang* and *Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang*).
Kuizi (Okra Fruit, *Abelmoschus esculentus* L. or *Malva verticillata* L.) (5 liang) Chifuling (Red Poria, *Poria cocos* (Schw.) Wolf with red skin, 3 liang)
Pound the two ingredients into powder. Take 2 qian each time, mixed with rice drink. The condition resolves when urination becomes free. Another version excludes Fuling but includes 1 liang of Yubai pi (Linden Bark, *Tilia* spp.).
Treats women's disease where diet is normal, yet there is irritability, heat sensation, inability to lie flat, and reliance on leaning forward to breathe. This is caused by the bladder ligament being twisted (*Paoxi Liaodi Li*), preventing urination. Thus, this disease is named Zhuan Pao (Displaced Bladder).
The condition heals simply by promoting urination, due to the presence of Fuling in this formula. (Although this medicine is sold in pharmacies, it is effective only if prepared according to the prescription personally.)
Shudihuang (Prepared Rehmannia Root, *Rehmannia glutinosa* Libosch. var. *honoreanae* Chin) (8 liang) Shanyao (Chinese Yam Rhizome, *Dioscorea opposita* Thunb.) Shanzhuyu (Cornelian Cherry Fruit, *Cornus officinalis* Sieb. et Zucc.) (core removed, each 4 liang) Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Lateral Root, *Aconitum carmichaelii* Debx. praeparatum) Guixin (Cinnamon Twig Heart, *Cinnamomum cassia* Presl, each 2 liang) Mudanpi (Moutan Cortex, *Paeonia suffruticosa* Andr. cortex removed) Fuling (Poria, *Poria cocos* (Schw.) Wolf, peel removed) Zexie (Alisma Rhizome, *Alisma orientale* (Sam.) Juzep. ex Shirai, each 3 liang)
Pound all ingredients into powder. Form pills with honey the size of wutong seeds. Take 30 pills each time on an empty stomach, swallowed with warm wine.