专治一保胎。服至七个月平安。可以止药。
人参（一两五钱） 条芩（盐水炒二两） 归身 杜仲（各三两） 白术（炒四两） 川
断（酒浸一
晒干四两）
共为末。米糊为丸。绿豆大。空心服七八十丸。清汤下。一方加黄 蜜炙一两五钱。
临产交骨不开。五七日不生。及矮小女子。交骨不开。死在须臾。服之一二寸香时
败龟板（一个炙四两） 女人发一握（洗去油 存性择生过男者） 当归（全用四两） 川
芎（二
共为末。每服六钱。圆眼汤下。有力者加人参一钱。煎汤下更妙。
鼠肾子（一对） 用烧酒浸三日。去皮膜。 轻粉 雄精（各一钱） 檀香（三分） 麝
（一分）
下一丸立效
产妇胎未下。而胞水先流。则干涩难产。以车前子二三两。酒半碗。水四碗煎服。
瓦松煎汁。服一口即下。 或用蝉蜕。瓦焙干为末。清汤下。一刻即落。神效。
又方
小贝母七个去心。煎服立下。
蛇蜕一尺（新瓦上 存性） 蓖麻（净仁七粒捣烂） 朱砂 雄黄（各一钱）
共研为末。入浓粥少许。为两丸。候胞破水下。安脐中一丸。清凉膏封固。胞下速去。
不可
Indicated specifically for fetal preservation. Administer until the seventh month of pregnancy is reached and the condition remains stable, at which point medication may be discontinued.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, 1 liang 5 qian) Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix, stir-fried with salt water, 2 liang) Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, caulis used) Du Zhong (Eucommiae Cortex, 3 liang each) Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, stir-fried, 4 liang) Chuan Duan (Drynariae Rhizoma, soaked in wine, dried, 4 liang)
Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Use rice paste as a binder to form pills the size of mung beans. Take 70-80 pills on an empty stomach, washed down with clear broth. Another prescription adds Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix, honey-roasted, 1 liang 5 qian).
For cases where the pubic symphysis (Jiao Gu) fails to open during labor, or delivery is delayed beyond five to seven days, or in short-statured women whose pubic symphysis fails to open leading to imminent death from retention. After a short period (approx. time it takes to burn incense of length 1-2 cun), take: Bie Jia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum, roasted, 4 liang) Nu Ren Fa (Human Hair, one handful, washed free of oil, preserved medicinally, preferably from a woman who has borne a male child) Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, whole root, 4 liang) Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, 2 liang)
Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Take 6 qian per dose, washed down with Long Yan Rou Tang (Decoction of Dimocarpus Longan Aril). For patients with strong constitution, add Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, 1 qian) and wash down with its decoction for better effect.
Ma You (Sesame Oil, 5 qian) Hao Mi (Good Honey, 1 liang)
Boil together for more than ten boils. Take warm. The fetus will slip out easily.
Shu Shen Zi (Rattus Kidney, one pair) Soaked in Shao Jiu (Baijiu) for three days. Remove skin and membrane. Qing Fen (Calomel, 1 qian) Xiong Jing (Realgar, 1 qian) Tan Xiang (Santalum Album Lignum, 3 fen) She Xiang (Moschus, 1 fen)
Take one pill; effect is immediate.
Moxibustion: Apply three moxa cones (Zhuang) on the little toe of the right foot of the parturient woman. Use moxa cones the size of wheat grains. Highly effective.
When the fetus has not yet descended but the amniotic sac has ruptured first, causing dryness and difficult labor. Use Che Qian Zi (Plantaginis Semen, 2-3 liang), half bowl of wine, and four bowls of water. Decoct and drink.
Wa Song (Parmelia Sorediata, juice extracted) Drink one mouthful; the fetus will descend immediately. Alternatively, use Chan Tui (Cicada Slough), roast on a tile until dry, grind into powder, and take with clear broth. The fetus will drop within one quarter-hour. Divine efficacy.
Another prescription:
Xiao Bei Mu (Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus, seven bulbs, remove heart), decoct and drink; the fetus will descend immediately.
Huang Niu Shi (Bovis Feces) Stir-fry until hot, mix with vinegar, and apply to the mother's umbilicus. The fetus will be expelled immediately.
She Tui (Bombyx Batryticatus, one chi, roast on new tile to preserve medicinal property) Bi Ma (Ricini Semen, clean kernel, seven grains, pounded) Zhu Sha (Cinnabar, 1 qian) Xiong Huang (Realgar, 1 qian)
Grind all into powder. Mix with a small amount of thick porridge to form two pills. Wait until the amniotic sac ruptures and waters flow. Place one pill in the umbilicus, seal with Liang Qing Gao (Cooling Ointment). Once the placenta/fetus is delivered, remove the pill immediately. Do not...