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The Small Intestine is the official responsible for receiving and holding, and it is the interior-exterior partner of the Heart (Zang-Fu relationship). Its meridian is the Hand-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. If the Qi of this meridian is deficient, it manifests as insufficiency. Therefore, in the diagnosis at the Cun Kou pulse on the left hand and before the Ying Ching point, the treatment principle should be to tonify.

As the official of receiving and holding, the Small Intestine transforms substances. It receives and manages the functions of the Stomach, accepting the dregs transmitted from the Stomach, and after reception, transmits them to the Large Intestine; this process is called "transforming substances" and excreting them.

Muli Wan (Oyster Shell Pill) (from Yang Zijian's *Huming Fang*): Treats deficiency-cold of the Small Intestine. Symptoms include frequent urination, and stool discharged after a long duration containing membrane-like material resembling curd or yogurt.
Ingredients: Muli (Ostreae Concha, oyster shell) (roasted over fire and finely ground), Bibi (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma, rhizome of yellow yam), Xuduan (Drynariae Rhizoma, rhizome of drynaria), Yizhi Zi (Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus, fruit of alpinia), Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis, stem of dendrobium) (roots removed), Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma, rhizome of ligusticum), Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, root of achyranthes) (soaked in wine, sliced and roasted), Gouji (Cibotii Rhizoma, rhizome of cibotium). Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take frequently.

Wumei Wan (Mume Fruit Pill): Treats cold of the Small Intestine. Symptoms include dysentery with red and white discharge.
Ingredients: Wumei (Mume Fructus, fruit of mume) (100 pieces), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, dried ginger root) (processed), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, rhizome of coptis) (mustard threads removed, each 3 liang), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, root of angelica) (sliced and roasted), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, root and rhizome of asarum) (seedlings and leaves removed), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, prepared lateral root of aconite) (processed until cracked, skin and umbilicus removed, 1 liang). Crush the above nine ingredients, sift, and mix with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds.

Yizhi Wan (Alpinia Pill) (from Yang Zijian's *Huming Fang*): Treats deficiency-cold of the Small Intestine. Symptoms include dribbling urine after voiding, and impotence.
Ingredients: Yizhi Zi (Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus, fruit of alpinia) (skin removed), Bibi (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma, rhizome of yellow yam), Gouji (Cibotii Rhizoma, rhizome of drynaria) (hairs removed), Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma, rhizome of ligusticum), Bajitian (Morinda Officinalis Radix, root of morinda) (heart removed), Gan Mugua (Chaenomelis Fructus, fruit of chaenomeles), Xuduan (Drynariae Rhizoma, rhizome of drynaria), Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, root of achyranthes) (soaked in wine, sliced and roasted, each appropriate amount). Form into pills. Take on an empty stomach.

Xiangzi Wan (Fragrant Seed Pill) (also known as Fuzi Pill, from *Shenghui Fang*): Treats deficiency-cold of the Small Intestine. Symptoms include unbearable severe pain in the lower abdomen.
Ingredients: Xiangzi (Litseae Fructus, fruit of litsea) (stir-fried), Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex, cinnamon bark) (rough bark removed, each 1 liang), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, prepared lateral root of aconite) (processed until cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, root of angelica) (sliced and roasted), Bichengqie (Schisandrae Fructus, fruit of schisandra), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, root of aucklandia), Chishizhi (Halloysit Rubrum, halloysite red). Take an appropriate dose per serving, administered with warm wine.

Wenchang Wan (Warm Intestine Pill): Treats deficiency-cold of the Small Intestine. Symptoms include dysentery with pus and blood, intestinal sliding (incontinence), and mental restlessness/oppresion.
Ingredients: Buguzhi (Psoraleae Fructus, fruit of psoralea) (stir-fried, 1 liang), Rongshurong (Cistanche Deserticola, cistanche) (soaked in wine, rough bark removed, roasted, 1.5 liang), Gouji (Cibotii Rhizoma, rhizome of drynaria) (crushed, 3 fen), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix, root of angelica pubescens) (rhizome head and hairs removed, 3 fen), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, prepared lateral root of aconite) (processed), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, root and rhizome of asarum). Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills.

Ganjiang Huanglian Tang (Dried Ginger and Coptis Decoction) (from *Qianjin Fang*): Treats deficiency-cold of the Small Intestine. Symptoms include unilateral headache, pain in the ear and cheek, dysentery with red and white discharge, intestinal sliding, mental restlessness/oppresion in the heart, and abdominal discomfort.
Ingredients: Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, dried ginger root) (3 liang, processed), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, root of angelica) (sliced and roasted), Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex, phellodendron bark) (rough bark removed), Diyü (Sanguisorbae Radix, root of sanguisorba) (each 4 liang), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, rhizome of coptis) (mustard threads removed), Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini, donkey-hide gelatin) (each 2 liang, roasted and melted). Decoct until concentrated, take in divided doses.

Chenxiang Tang (Agarwood Decoction) (from *Shenghui Fang*): Treats deficiency-cold of the Small Intestine. Symptoms include urgent pain below the navel, and slippery frequent urination.
Ingredients: Chenxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum, agarwood resin), Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex, cinnamon bark) (rough bark removed), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, prepared lateral root of aconite) (processed until cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Bailonggu (Os Draconis, dragon bone) (each 1 liang), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, root of aucklandia), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, root of angelica) (crushed and slightly stir-fried, each appropriate amount). Decoct until a certain amount remains, take in six divided doses.

Muxiang Wan (Aucklandia Pill): Treats cold of the Small Intestine. Symptoms include dysentery with red and white discharge, and intestinal sliding.
Ingredients: Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, root of aucklandia), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, rhizome of coptis) (mustard threads removed), Hezi Pi (Terminaliae Chebulae Retius, husk of terminalia), Wushi Zi (Myrobalanus Chebulae Retius, fruit of terminalia chebula) (each half liang), Chishizhi (Halloysit Rubrum, halloysite red) (1.5 liang), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, bark of magnolia) (rough bark removed, stir-fried with fresh ginger juice then crushed). Administer with warm rice water.

Wuzhuyu San (Evodia Powder) (from *Shenghui Fang*): Treats deficiency-cold of the Small Intestine. Symptoms include stabbing pain in the lower abdomen as if by a knife, or knotting pain around the navel, and cold sweating.
Ingredients: Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus, fruit of evodia) (1 fen, soaked in decoction seven times, roasted until dry and slightly fried), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, bark of magnolia) (half liang, rough bark removed, coated with fresh ginger juice, roasted until fragrant and cooked), Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma, rhizome of ligusticum) (half liang), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, dried ginger root) (processed). Take one qian per dose, decoct with water.

Jiaofu Wan (Pepper and Aconite Pill) (also known as Lurong Pill, from *Shenghui Fang*): Treats deficiency-cold of the Small Intestine. Symptoms include frequent urination.
Ingredients: Jiaohong (Evodiae Fructus, red part of evodia fruit) (stir-fried to sweat out moisture), Sangpiaoxiao (Mantis Oötheca, mantis egg case) (wine-roasted), Longgu (Os Draconis, dragon bone) (used raw; one prescription specifies using white dragon bone calcined), Shanzhuyu (Corni Fructus, fruit of cornus) (flesh taken, pits removed), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, prepared lateral root of aconite) (processed). Form into pills. Take on an empty stomach.

Houpo San (Magnolia Powder): Treats cold invasion of the Small Intestine. Symptoms include abdominal pain with tenesmus (bearing down), and dysentery with pus and blood.
Ingredients: Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, bark of magnolia) (rough bark removed, stir-fried with fresh ginger juice then crushed), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, rhizome of coptis) (mustard threads removed, slightly stir-fried), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, dried ginger root) (processed), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, root of angelica) (sliced and roasted, each 1 liang), Baifuling (Poria, poria sclerotium) (black skin removed), Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini, donkey-hide gelatin) (roasted dry, 2 liang). Decoct until concentrated, take in divided doses.

Ejiao Tang (Donkey-Hide Gelatin Decoction): Treats cold of the Small Intestine. Symptoms include pain in the intestines, and dysentery with red and white discharge.
Ingredients: Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini, donkey-hide gelatin) (roasted dry, 2 liang), Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex, cinnamon bark) (rough bark removed), Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, fresh ginger) (sliced and roasted dry, each half liang), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, rhizome of coptis) (mustard threads removed, 3 fen). Grind the above drugs into powder. Take 5 qian per dose.

Cunjin Wan (Inch Gold Pill) (from *Baiyi Xuan Fang*): Treats deficiency of Primordial Yang, where cold pathogen attacks the Bladder, causing swelling and pain in the Small Intestine. Pain may occur between the heart and hypochondrium, radiating to the lower abdomen.
Ingredients: Chushizi (Broussonetiae Fructus, fruit of broussonetia), Chuanlianzi (Meliae Fructus, fruit of melia) (stir-fried, each 1.5 liang), Badou (Crotonis Fructus, seed of croton) (stir-fried, 7 seeds, skin and shell removed), Quanxie (Scorpio, scorpion) (stir-fried, 40 pieces), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, root of angelica) (rhizome head removed, soaked in wine for a period). Swallow two pills.

Peng'eshu San (Curcuma Powder) (Yang Zijian's *Huming Fang*): Treats deficiency-cold of the Small Intestine. Symptoms include occasional stabbing pain.
Ingredients: Peng'eshu (Curcumae Rhizoma, rhizome of curcuma) (processed and crushed), Xiangzi (Litseae Fructus, fruit of litsea) (stir-fried), Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma, rhizome of ligusticum), Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, root of achyranthes) (soaked in wine, cut finely, each half liang), Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex, cinnamon bark) (rough bark removed, 1 fen). Grind into powder. Take 3 (or 2) qian per dose, place in silver or ceramic vessel, decoct with green onion soup and take mixed.

Niuxi Wan (Achyranthes Pill) (Yang Zijian's *Huming Fang*): Treats deficiency-cold of the Small Intestine. Symptoms include frequent urination, 50-60 times day and night.
Ingredients: Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, root of achyranthes) (soaked in wine, sliced and roasted), Xuduan (Drynariae Rhizoma, rhizome of drynaria), Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma, rhizome of ligusticum) (each half liang), Bibi (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma, rhizome of yellow yam) (2 liang). Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 40 pills on an empty stomach with salt water. Alternatively, decoct with salt and take.

Houpo San (Magnolia Powder) (from *Shenghui Fang*): Treats deficiency-cold qi of the Small Intestine. Symptoms include sudden cutting pain in the lower abdomen, fullness of qi in chest and hypochondrium, and unbearable mental confusion/restlessness.
Ingredients: Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, bark of magnolia) (1 liang, rough bark removed, coated with fresh ginger juice, roasted until fragrant and cooked), Gaoliangjiang (Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma, rhizome of galangal) (1 liang, crushed), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, root of angelica) (3 liang, crushed and slightly stir-fried), Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus, twig of cinnamon) (appropriate amount). Decoct, remove dregs, take slightly warm at any time.

Muxiang Tang (Aucklandia Decoction): Treats cold in the Small Intestine. Symptoms include dysentery with red and white discharge, abdominal pain with tenesmus.
Ingredients: Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, root of aucklandia) (3 fen), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, rhizome of coptis) (mustard threads removed, slightly stir-fried), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, root of angelica) (sliced and slightly stir-fried, each 1 liang), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, prepared lateral root of aconite) (processed until cracked, skin and umbilicus removed, 1.5 liang), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, bark of magnolia) (rough bark removed). Decoct until three-tenths remain, take in divided doses.

Duangongxian San (Bowstring Breaking Powder) (from *Xu Yijian Fang*): Treats deficiency-cold of the Small Intestine. Symptoms include cramping pain due to cold contraction, and blood-stasis heart pain in women.
Ingredients: Wulingzhi (Trogopterori Faeces, feces of trogopterus), Puhuang (Typhae Pollen, pollen of typha) (equal parts). Grind together into powder. Take 2 qian per dose. Must first use strong vinegar (1 he), boil medicine into paste, add a small cup of water, decoct and take.

Treating deficiency-heat of the Small Intestine: Suddenly caused by drinking cold water immediately after alcohol consumption, and consuming cold foods like shepherd's purse juice, pears, citrus fruits, etc., leading to excess cold wrapping heat. Pulse is small.
Prescription components: Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus, fruit of evodia) (1 fen), Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma, rhizome of ligusticum) (half liang), Mutong Cao (Akebiae Caulis, stem of akebia) (10 zhu), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, rhizome of pinellia) (2 zhu). Grind the above drugs finely, sift into powder. Take 3 qian per dose.

Treating disharmony of cold and heat in the Small Intestine taking formula for knotting qi (from Yang Zijian's *Huming Fang*):
Ingredients: Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus, fruit of evodia), Mutong Cao (Akebiae Caulis, stem of akebia), Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma, rhizome of ligusticum), Guangen Gui (Cinnamomi Ramulus, twig of cinnamon), Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, root of rhubarb) (processed cooked), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, root and rhizome of asarum), Bencao (Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix, rhizome and root of ligusticum), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix, root of angelica pubescens) (each 1 fen), Sheng Qianniu (Convolvuli Semen, seed of morning glory) (raw), Shu Qianniu (Convolvuli Semen, seed of morning glory) (cooked). Mix into powder, take with yellow starch water.

Bibi San (Dioscorea Powder) (Yang Zijian's *Huming Fang*): Treats frequent urination of the Small Intestine, regardless of frequency. When urinating, there is painful sensation inside the penis, unbearable.
When a person suffers from this disease, it must be that the Large Intestine is constipated with heat and blockage, water only flows through the Small Intestine. The Large Intestine becomes dry, hence blockage. Severe heat in the Large Intestine causes whole body heat and toxic heat. Caused by sexual injury.
Should take this prescription.
Ingredients: Bibi (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma, rhizome of yellow yam) (1 liang, soak in water briefly, drain, mix with half liang salt, stir-fry in pot until dry, discard salt not used), Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma, rhizome of ligusticum) (1 fen). Grind the above drugs finely, sift.

Huadu Tang (Detoxification Decoction) (Yang Zijian's *Huming Fang*): Treats heat-toxin of Liver and Lung steaming and stagnating in Zang-Fu, causing accumulation. This accumulation resembles rotting blood stasis. Heat-toxin is vigorous, Large Intestine is dry, also caused by sexual injury, leading to deficiency-cold of Small Intestine. Water pathway takes advantage of deficiency, flowing only in Small Intestine, thus frequent urination with pain.
Method to guide water and unblock.
Treating frequent urination, heat in Liver and Lung causing pain, should take this detoxifying formula.
Ingredients: Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, bitter apricot seed), Mudanpi (Moutan Cortex, bark of tree peony) (heart removed), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, root of scutellaria), Huzhang (Polygoni Cuspidati Rhizoma et Radix, rhizome and root of polygonum cuspidatum), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, herb of ephedra) (roots and joints removed), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, root of aucklandia), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba, root of white peony), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, root of bupleurum), Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma, rhizome of cimicifuga), Ziwan (Asternatis Radix, root of aster), Beimu (Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus, bulb of fritillaria). Cut into small pieces, decoct together to fully extract efficacy. Half horn large intestine benefits Small Intestine (from *Bencao*).

To benefit the Small Intestine (from *Bencao*):
Take juice squeezed from wheat seedlings.

To lubricate the Small Intestine (from *Bencao*):
Finely crush Dongkuizi (Malvae Semen, seed of malva), decoct with water, take one cup, eat afterwards. Another prescription uses juice boiled from kudzuvine leaf.

Treating hard and large lower abdomen like a plate, fullness in chest, able to eat but food does not digest. (from *Bencao*)
Take Qu mo (powdered yeast), take one fang cun bi (square inch spoonful) per dose, twice daily morning and evening.