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For acute retention of both urine and feces lasting three to five days, with critical condition: Mash scallion whites (Congbai) and fill the navel. Moxibustion with seven moxa cones (Zhuang) will yield immediate results. (Source: *Riyong Bencao*)

Another method: Burn soap pods (Zaojiao) in a bucket to generate smoke, and have the patient sit on the bucket to fumigate the perineum. This will immediately restore patency. (Source: *Jiyao Fang*)

For men and women with acute retention of both urine and feces, in imminent danger: Take ten snails (Tianluo), seven stalks of scallion whites (Congbai), five fen of musk (Shexiang), and a small amount of calomel (Qingfen). Pound them together into a paste. Apply to the navel and heat with an iron (Yindou) for immediate life-saving effect. (Source: *Qifang Leibian*)

For retention of both large and small bowel movements: Take three snails (Woniu) with shells, pound them, and apply to the navel. Rub and press with hands; patency will be restored. Adding one fen of musk (Shexiang) yields better results. (Source: *Luzhutang Fang*)

For constipation: Burn pig manure to ash while preserving its medicinal properties, and mix evenly with powder of soap pods (Zaojiao). First, insert a bamboo tube into the anus, then blow the medicine powder in. Patency is achieved almost instantly. (Same source)

For severe constipation leading to coma and unconsciousness: Take one pig gallbladder (Zhudan), add a small amount of good vinegar, attach it to a goose feather tube, and instill into the anus. (Source: *Tongshou*)

Honey Suppository Method: Take six or seven liang of white honey (Bami), refine until thick, dense, and yellowish, such that a drop solidifies upon cooling. Add salt and powder from soap pod teeth (Zaoya), each five fen, and mix well. Quickly pour into cold water and roll into strips about the thickness of a finger, making three or four pieces. First, lubricate the rectal channel with sesame oil, then insert the honey strip to restore patency. (Source: *Danxi Xinfa*)

For urinary retention: Take one single-clove garlic (Dunang Dasuan), twenty-one garden balsam seeds (Zhizi), and a pinch of salt. Pound together and apply to the navel. Patency is restored after a while. If ineffective, applying to the scrotum yields immediate results. (Source: *Zhongfutang Fang*)

Another method: Pound lettuce seeds (Wojuzi) and apply to the navel for immediate cure. (Source: *Haishang Fang*)

For critical constipation nearing death: Take peach branches (Taozhi), willow branches (Liuzhi), Akebia stem (Mutong), Sichuan pepper (Chuanjiao), and calcined alum (Kufan), one liang each; seven scallion whites (Congbai); a handful of rush pith (Dengxin); and thirty bowls of water. Decoct. Heat half of the liquid in a porcelain jar, and use the other half to fumigate around the external genitalia. Cover with a quilt to prevent wind invasion. Replace when cool. The effect is miraculous. (Source: *Yizong Bidu*)

Emergency Formula for Constipation due to Heat: For cases where heat causes urinary retention for several days, accompanied by unbearable lower abdominal distension and pain: Remove the shell from one or two snails (Woniu) and place them in the patient's navel. Add a small amount of borneol (Bingpian). The snails will liquefy, creating a cooling sensation descending through the abdomen, and urination will resume. (Source: *Neifu Mifang*)

For urinary retention in women: Place five li of raw alum powder (Sheng Baifan) into the navel, and drip one drop of water from a fingernail onto it. (Source: *HT Ji*)

Another method: Decoct soap pods (Zaojiao) in water to wash the vulva. If this occurs during pregnancy, it is called "reversed bladder" (Zhuanbao), caused by fetal pressure displacing the bladder and preventing urination. It is appropriate to employ the midwife's lifting technique. (Source: *Zengding Dasheng Bian*)