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The pulse at the Cun Kou (inch position) is rapid and deficient, indicating Lung Wei (Lung Atrophy).

The symptoms of Lung Wei include: persistent cough for a long time, excessive sweating or purgation leading to severe depletion of body fluids. The stool resembles rotten melon or pig fat; urination is frequent but without thirst. If the patient feels thirsty, it indicates spontaneous recovery; if the patient desires to drink, it indicates improvement. This is due to the presence of abundant saliva and frothy sputum in the lungs without pus, which characterizes Lung Wei.

Another discussion on Lung Wei with cough: the symptoms are dry, barking cough (Pi Pi Zao Ke), dull pain in the chest, and a weak, powerless pulse.

Yiyiren San (Coix Seed Powder)
Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Huang [Character missing in original text, likely Huangqi or Huangqin], Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix), Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Bubu (Stemonae Radix), Yiyiren (Coicis Semen).
Crush the herbs above, decoct with fresh ginger, and take orally.

Another discussion on a hole appearing in the chest or heart region, frequently discharging bloody fluid, termed Xin Lou (Heart Fistula).

Luzi Wan (Deer Antler Pill)
Nen Lurong (Cervi Cornu Pantotrichum, tender deer antler without hair, roasted with butter until slightly yellow), Da Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, large prepared aconite root, skin and umbilicus removed), Yanhua (Sal Flor, flower salt) (all in equal parts).
Grind into powder, form pills with jujube flesh. Take on an empty stomach, washed down with wine. Thirty pills per dose.

Another discussion on Lou Chuang (Fistula Sores) developing under the hypochondrium, resembling a cow's eye, with continuous discharge of pus and fluid. Apply a small amount of salt into cow's milk, then take the debris from inside the cow's ear and apply it to the sore.
It will heal. Without salt, the cow's ear does not itch, making it difficult to obtain the debris. For various fistula sores externally, place slices of garlic on the sore and moxa-burn it. It heals within a few applications.

Another discussion on Lou Chuang where bloody fluid flows incessantly.
Shepi (Serpentis Cutis, snake skin, burnt to ash, 3 qian), Wubeizi (Galae Chinensis, Chinese gallnut), Longgu (Os Draconis et Mammutis, fossilized bones), Chuanxuduan (Dipsaci Radix, all 5 qian), Ruxiang (Olibanum, frankincense, 3 fen).
Grind into powder, mix with saliva, and apply to the affected area. Bleeding stops immediately.

Women are the gathering place of Yin energies. Their temperament is gentle and pure, Ying and Wei (Nutritive and Defensive Qi) are harmonious, so diseases do not arise. If Ying and Wei are deficient, then myriad diseases occur. The Classics state:
At age fourteen (two sevens), Tian Gui (heavenly water, referring to reproductive essence) arrives, the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) becomes unobstructed, and the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) becomes vigorous. Menstruation occurs regularly, and intercourse leads to pregnancy. What is Tian Gui? It follows the principle that "Heaven generates Water."
Ren Mai being unobstructed means the pathway for Yin function is smooth. Chong Mai being vigorous means both Qi and Blood are abundant. What is menstruation? "Yue" (Moon) represents Yin; "Jing" (Channel/Menstruation) represents meridians.
Menstruation occurring after its due date indicates Cold in the Blood. Menstruation occurring before its due date indicates Heat in the Blood. Pain during menstruation indicates Qi Stagnation. Pain after menstruation ends indicates Qi Deficiency. A purple color indicates Wind; black indicates excess Heat; pale indicates Phlegm-Dampness; cloudy like smoke and dust indicates Blood Deficiency. I have examined ancient prescriptions that often deplete Zheng Qi (Upright Qi) to regulate menstruation, considering it unnecessary to deplete one's upright energy. The Chong Mai governs Qi, and the Ren Mai governs Blood. When Qi rises, Blood rises; when Qi descends, Blood descends. Blood follows Qi and never rests. If Qi alone is depleted, Blood has no medium to flow. Once Zheng Qi is deficient, Pathogenic Qi inevitably prevails, causing myriad diseases. How can menstruation be regulated then? Moreover, the Heart generates Blood, the Spleen controls Blood, and vessels are the source. Nourishing the Heart generates Blood; strengthening the Spleen ensures sufficient Blood; abundant Qi promotes Blood circulation. How can one solely deplete Qi? This is the essential method for regulating menstruation. During menstruation, care must be taken as if postpartum. Any negligence causes significant harm. One must guard against violent anger to protect the Chong and Ren vessels, and avoid sexual desire to protect the Sea of Blood. Depression causes old blood to stagnate, flowing into the waist and hypochondrium, or lodging in the thighs and hips. When struck by new blood, it causes unceasing pain; if scattered to the limbs, it causes numbness and insensitivity; if entering the Blood Chamber, it causes alternating chills and fever; or palpitations and irritability, delirium, vomiting blood, or bleeding via the large intestine. All these are caused by the Qi of the Seven Emotions. Regarding obstetrics, for prenatal conditions, warming agents are most appropriate according to principles. For postpartum treatment, Zhang Hezi argued that massive postpartum hemorrhage indicates dual deficiency of Qi and Blood, advocating warm and hot agents to nourish blood and tonify deficiency, treating it as a cold syndrome. This universal practice leads to errors. Pregnancy is like Heaven and Earth nurturing life; Yin and Yang must harmonize for conception. If Yin or Yang is excessive, conception cannot occur. Just as fruits wither due to drought or flood, and nothing bears fruit ten days after Start of Autumn due to lack of warmth, treating postpartum women with cold methods after ten months of gestation is unreasonable. Zhang Hezi’s method advocates cooling agents, prohibiting warm/hot ones. However, I commonly use mild-warming agents to keep blood circulating warmly, ensuring lochia clears without sequelae. Childbirth varies in difficulty, and Qi/Blood vary in abundance; how can one rigid method cover all postpartum variations? In my experience, among new mothers, warming treatments succeed in 80-90% of cases within the first month, while cooling treatments succeed in less than 2-3%. Zhang Hezi’s methods are suitable for after the first month when latent heat is strong and Yin deficiency with tidal fever occurs, requiring cooling agents. But caution is vital during the first month. Conception relies on maternal blood as much as paternal essence, like fruit relying on branches for shade. Birth at ten months is like a ripe melon falling. Even if exposed to cold/heat or dietary injury, gentle regulation brings quick recovery. Neglect leading to premature labor damages the placenta and membranes, causing miscarriage, which is hard to cure—hence the saying "miscarriage hurts as much as full-term birth." New mothers have deficient Ying/Wei and loose pores, susceptible to wind-cold, dietary injury, obstructed lochia, or excessive blood loss. These four factors cause fever, body ache, and abdominal pain, and must not be treated identically. Postpartum Spleen/Stomach are weak; eating eggs or cold foods causes food retention, leading to fever and a full Qi-kou pulse, requiring digestive herbs. Laypeople often mistake fever for exterior contraction and use cooling/sweating agents, damaging Stomach Qi, sometimes fatally. Within half a month postpartum, pathogenic factors are hard to expel; focus should be on generating blood and moving Qi. After half a month, if other syndromes appear, do not restrict treatment to postpartum categories but seek them in general disease classifications to avoid delaying proper care.