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The wife of Ni Shaonan suffered from menorrhagia resembling a uterine hemorrhage, with the flow unstoppable, accompanied by dizziness and blurred vision. Her right cun pulse was extremely weak and soft, while her left pulse was rapid. This indicates a pattern of Qi deficiency and Blood heat, where Qi deficiency fails to secure the Blood. As Zhang Zhongjing stated: "In cases of blood loss, tonify Qi." Therefore, Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) and Huang Qi (Astragali Radix) were each used at 3 qian, Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma) at 2 qian, Fen Cao (Licorice Root) at 5 fen, and Jing Jie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica), Pu Huang (Typhae Pollen), Ce Bai Ye (Biota Top Leaf), and Jiang Tan (Zingiberis Rhizoma Carbonis) each at 1 qian. After three doses, she was completely cured.

The wife of Gao Yangshan suffered from hemorrhoidal bleeding, with tenesmus. Immediately after food entered her stomach, she had a bowel movement, occurring five or six times day and night. She experienced coughing at the fifth watch (3-5 AM), with phlegm rattling in her throat, emaciation, and thirst. This resulted from taking too many cooling-blood herbs for hemorrhoids, leading to Spleen deficiency failing to control the Blood. All six pulses were weak and powerless. Si Jun Zi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction) was administered with added Jing Jie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica), Qin Jiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix), Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), and Pao Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum). After four doses, her appetite improved, bleeding stopped completely, cough resolved, and sleep normalized. Later, Pao Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum) was removed, and He Shou Wu (Polygoni Multiflori Radix) was doubled. After another four doses, the condition did not recur for years.

Niangzi Yao suffered from lower abdominal pain; pain occurred whenever food or medicine entered her stomach, accompanied by generalized weakness during pain episodes. This was caused by uterine hemorrhage and required urgent treatment. Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) and Huang Qi (Astragali Radix) were each used at 2 qian, Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma) at 1 qian, Fu Ling (Poria), and Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) each at 8 fen, Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) and Guan Zhong (Cyathulae Caulis et Folium) each at 1 qian, and Jiang Tan (Zingiberis Rhizoma Carbonis), Jing Jie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica), and Lian Peng Ke Tan (Nelumbinis Nucleus Carbonis) each at 3 fen. The decoction was taken orally, resulting in stabilization.

The lady of Mr. Zhang Wuqiao, who was the elder sister of Censor Zheng Chunhuan, suffered from severe phlegm-wheezing that prevented her from lying flat on her pillow. Severe coughing produced more than a bowl of sputum before subsiding. Xuan Fu Hua Tang (Inula Flower Decoction) was used as the primary treatment. The prescription consisted of Xuan Fu Hua (Inulae Flos) and Zi Su Zi (Perillae Fructus) each at 1 qian, Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) at 1.5 qian, Hou Po (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) and Gui Pi (Cinnamomi Cortex) and Fen Cao (Licorice Root) each at 3 fen, Fu Ling (Poria), Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Sang Bai Pi (Mori Cortex), and Ting Li Zi (Lepidii Semen) each at 8 fen, along with three slices of Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens). It was decocted in water and taken orally. Before bedtime, twenty pills of Yang Zheng Dan (Yangzheng Pill) were taken with warm water. After two doses, phlegm, cough, and wheezing each decreased by seventy percent. Ting Li Zi (Lepidii Semen) was then removed, and Bai Jie Zi (Sinapis Semen) and Luo Bo Zi (Raphani Semen) were added. After two more doses, she was cured.