丸至百丸。空心吞下。淡醋温酒盐汤亦可。一日二服。此药及疗男子精气不固。阳事衰弱。
白浊梦泄。及治妇人血虚带下。肌瘦寒热。但是男女诸虚百损。客热盗汗。气短乏力。面无
颜色。饮食少味。并皆治之。更有奇效。难以俱述。受持君子。宜预行善。自调服此药。无
不感应。
秦桂丸(出仁存方)
治妇人无子。
秦艽 桂心 杜仲(炒) 防风 牡丹皮 浓朴(姜炒各三分) 附子 阳起石( ) 白
茯苓(各一两半) 白薇 当归 干姜 牛膝 沙参 半夏子(各半两) 人参 卷柏 鹿
茸(各一两) 细辛(二两一分) 上各为末。以蜜丸如梧桐子大。每服三四十丸。温酒下。
食前。
朴硝荡胞汤(出圣惠方)
治妇人破身以来全不产。及断续久不产三十年者。
朴硝 牡丹皮 当归 大黄 桃仁(生用俱各二铢) 细辛 浓朴(炙) 桔梗 人参 赤
芍药 茯苓 桂心 甘草(炙) 牛膝 橘皮(各二铢) 附子(六铢) 虻虫(去翅足微
炒) 水蛭(各十枚炙) 上 咀。以清酒五升。水五升。合煮取三升。分四服。日三夜一。
每服相去三时。更服如常。覆被取少汗。汗不出。冬日着火笼之。必下积血及冷赤脓如赤小
豆汁。盖为妇人子宫内。有此恶物使然。或天阴脐下痛。或月水不调。为有冷血不受胎。若
斟酌下尽。
即止。然恐
去恶物不尽。不大得药力。若能忍服尽大好。一日后仍着坐导药。一方不用桔梗、甘草。一
方
白薇丸(出千金方)
治月水不利。闭塞。绝产十八年。服此药二十八日。有子。金城太守方
白薇 细辛(各三十铢) 人参 杜蘅(一方用牡蛎) 牡蒙 浓朴 半夏 白僵蚕 当
归紫菀(各十八铢) 牛膝 沙参 干姜 秦艽(各半两) 蜀椒 附子 防风(各一两
半) 上为
末。蜜和为丸如梧桐子大。先食服三丸。不知。稍增至四五丸。此药不可常服。觉有娠即止。
用之大验。一方有桔梗、丹参十八铢。一方有紫石英。
助阳丹
治妇人无子。月经不调。盖因腹胁疼痛。血块血癖。所以不孕。先服当归六合散。
空心煎十余服。先去败露。腹肚不疼。可服助阳丹十五服。必然成胎。有一妇人三十七
岁无子。服此药半月有子。
细辛 防风 茱萸 川椒 白芨 白薇 干姜 茯苓(各一两半) 牛膝 秦艽 附子
陈皮 石菖蒲 浓朴 沙参 人参 桂心(各七钱半) 上为细末。炼蜜为丸如红豆大。每
服十丸。温酒下。日进三服。克日见效。男子服。能补益。妇人服之有子。觉有孕不可服。
无夫妇人者不可服。用戊子日修合。忌鸡犬孝服。每月经后三五日净。一举便成。亦可延年
益寿。
凡人家园圃内有凌霄花。妇人闻其气不孕。男服七子丸。(出便产须知)
五味子(一两净) 菟丝子(一两先筛去灰却用酒浸二三日蒸擂细焙干研用之) 韭子
(一
两炒) 覆盆子(一两去带酒洗) 蛇床子(半两) 黑附子(一两炮去皮脐) 白茯苓(半
两去
皮) 原蚕蛾(一两酒煮) 肉苁蓉(一两酒焙干先洗) 鹿茸(一两酒炙去皮毛) 益智
子(一
两去皮) 沉香(半两不见火) 黄 (半两蜜炙) 远志(半两汤洗去心) 阳起石(一
两细研
如粉) 熟地黄(一两汤洗酒拌蒸) 上为细末。酒煮。糯米糊为丸如梧桐子大。每服六七
十
丸。空心盐酒或盐汤吞下。弱甚者。加天雄半两。炮去皮。脚腰酸痛者。加杜仲一两去皮。
姜汁炒去
治妇人久无子息。大有神效。
茯苓 桂 川芎 人参 当归(各二两) 细辛(二两半) 沉香 五味子(各一两) 川
牛
膝沙参 白薇 琥珀(各半两) 川乌(一个) 川椒(一两半) 蜜(一斤) 上为细
末。炼蜜
和丸如梧桐子大。每服五十丸。温酒下。醋汤亦得。日进二服。
杜蘅丸
治妇人腹脏久积风冷。血气凝涩。不能宣通。故令无子。
杜蘅 附子(炮裂去皮脐) 细辛(各一两) 防风(去芦) 白茯苓(各一两) 白
薇牛膝
(去苗) 半夏(汤洗七遍去滑微炒) 沙参(去芦头) 秦艽(去苗) 桂心 川椒(去
目及闭口
者微炒去汗) 菖蒲 本 蛇床子(各三分) 上为细末。炼蜜和丸如梧桐子大。每服三
十
丸。空心及晚食前温酒下。有子即住服。
杜蘅丸
治妇人久无子。断绪。
杜蘅(三月三日采根洗曝干锉) 半夏(汤洗二十遍碎用生姜炒) 白薇 桔梗(锉炒)
附子(炮制去皮脐) 牛膝(切酒浸经宿各一两) 石菖蒲 细辛(去苗叶) 蜀椒(去合
口并目炒出汗) 浓朴(去粗皮姜汁炙) 沙参(去芦头) 防风(去叉) 干姜(炮锉) 桂
(去粗皮各半
两)上为末。炼蜜和丸如梧桐子大。每服温酒下三十丸。渐加三十丸。早晨日午各一服。
吉祥丸(出千金方)
治妇人积年不孕。
天麻 柳絮 牡丹 茯苓 干地黄 桂心(各一两) 五味子 桃花 白术 芎 (各
二两) 覆盆子(一斗) 桃仁(一百枚) 菟丝子 楮实子(各一升) 上为末。炼蜜和
丸如绿豆大。每服空心饮苦酒下五丸。日中一服。晚一服。
秦桂丸(一名螽斯丸出大全良方)
治妇人无子。服有效。
秦艽(去芦) 桂心(不见火) 杜仲(去皮姜制炒断) 防风 浓朴(各三分姜制) 附
子(生去皮脐) 白茯苓(各一两半) 白薇 干姜(炮) 沙参 牛膝(酒浸) 半夏(各
半两) 人参(一两) 细辛(二两一分) 上为细末。炼蜜为丸如赤豆大。每服三十丸。
空心食前醋汤
米饮任下。未效加丸数。已觉有孕。便不可服。用温酒下亦得。昔金城太守范罗谨上。臣验
此术。若服药四十日无子。请戮臣一家以令天下。医人戒其方。因张伯高学士传云。此药诸
士大夫服后俱有应验。就药缄上书二句。云修合者用意以诚。服饵者存心以仁。不患乎无子
也。服此如觉无益。稍加丸数为度。如服七日后阴阳和觉有娠。此药与前太子中舍宇文妻李
氏年四十无子。服此药十三日有娠。此药螽斯丸。屡用屡验。此方不可不广传与人。夫不在
家不可服。
扶血丸(出仁存方)
治妇人无子。
紫石英 海螵蛸(半两) 熟艾(醋炙一两) 卷柏(一两) 覆盆子(四两) 阿胶
(炒) 包金土(各一两) 柏子仁(二两二钱) 阳起石(半两) 熟地黄(一两半) 牡
蛎(二两 ) 磁石(二
下。食前。
禹余粮汤
治妇人胞胎寒冷。绝产无子。
禹余粮( 淬七遍) 白僵蚕(去黑微炒) 乌贼鱼骨(去甲皮各一两) 龙骨(碎研)
桂(去粗皮) 灶下黄土(无灰者) 石苇(去毛炒) 干姜(炮) 滑石(研) 赤芍药 半
夏(浆水浸一宿生绢袋子搽洗去滑切开生姜汁炒黄) 代赭(丁头者研各半两) 上捣筛。
每服三钱匕。水一
阳起石丸(出危氏方)
治丈夫真精气不浓。不能施化。是以无子。
阳起石(火 红碎极细) 鹿茸(燎去毛酒蒸焙) 菟丝子(水淘净酒浸蒸焙别研) 天
雄(炮去皮) 韭子(炒) 肉苁蓉(酒浸各一两) 覆盆子(酒浸) 石斛(去根) 桑
寄生 沉香(别研) 原蚕蛾(酒炙) 五味子(各半两) 上为细末。酒煮。糯米糊为丸
如梧桐子大。每服七十丸。空心盐酒或盐酒下。
紫石英丸(出大全良方)
紫石英 阿胶 当归 川芎 赤芍药 川续断(各一两) 柏子仁(二两) 熟地黄(三
两) 白术 鹿茸 桂心(各半两) 上为末。炼蜜为丸如梧桐子大。空心温酒下二十丸。
兼治虚中有热。头目旋晕。足如履空。呕吐不食。月水不调。或多或少。皆虚症也。久服能
生发。令有
调经散(出便产须知)
疗月候不调。或在月前。或在月后。或多或少。或逾月不至。或一月两来。此是病
主不孕。
吴茱萸(一两半去目闭口沸汤洗通三次) 半夏(一两汤泡七次) 当归(一两去芦酒
洗) 人参 麦门冬(一两半去皮) 白芍药(京南者) 川芎(色如腊者) 牡丹皮 浓
朴(去皮不见火) 阿胶(蚌粉炒如珠子) 甘草(炙一两) 上 咀。每服三钱。水一盏
半。生姜五片。煎至八分去滓。食前稍热服。月候既调。月月如期而来。按时而止。则当有
孕。如欲娠。月候调匀。颜色肌肤如常。但苦沉重烦闷。不欲饮食。又不知患之所在。脉又
平和。是欲妊也。如此经两月后。经忽不通。则结胎矣。既娠之后。多病恶阻。妇人怯弱。
有风气痰饮。则其
病状沉重。昏眩。恶闻食气。喜啖咸酸。甚则寒热。心烦呕痰。恍惚不能支持。轻者不服药
亦不妨。重者须服药。
诜诜丸
治妇人冲任虚寒。胎孕不成。或多损堕。
泽兰叶 白术(各一两半) 肉桂(去粗皮) 干姜(泡各半两) 熟地黄(洗焙) 当
归(洗焙各二两) 川芎 石斛(酒浸锉炒) 白芍药 牡丹皮(去心) 延胡索(各一两)
上为细末。醋面糊丸如梧桐子大。每服五十丸。温酒空心下。一方无干姜、肉桂、白术。有
白薇、人参。
坐导药方 夫求子者。服药须有次第。不得不知其次第。谓男服七子散。女服荡胞
汤。及坐导药。再服紫石门冬丸。则无不得效矣。
皂荚(一两炙去皮子) 大黄 戎盐 矾石(烧) 当归(各二两) 五味子 干姜(各
三两) 细辛(三两) 蜀椒(炒出汗二两) 葶苈子 苦瓠(各三分一方作山茱萸) 上
为末。捣筛。纳
轻绢袋子。如中指许大。长三寸。盛之令满。纳子门中。坐任意。勿行走急。小便时即出之。
便后仍纳。一日当有青黄冷汁。汁尽止。即可交合。自有子。若未见病出亦可。至十日安之
。本为子宫有冷恶物。故令无子。值天阴冷。即发疼痛。须候病出尽。方已。不可中辍。每
日早晚用苦菜煎汤熏洗。一方无葶苈。一方有砒霜三分。着药后一日。乃服紫石门冬丸。
钟乳丸
治妇人断绪无子。
钟乳(研一伏时) 白矾(烧令汁尽各一两) 阿胶(炙令燥黄) 紫石英(研细) 蜀
椒(去
目及闭口者炒去汗) 生干地黄(焙) 五味子(炒) 蛇床子(炒) 原蚕蛾(炒) 石
亭脂(研极
细各半两) 上除石药别研外。余药为末。和匀。炼蜜和捣丸如梧桐子大。每日空心暖酒下
二十丸。渐加至三十丸。
庆云散
治丈夫阳气不足。不能施化。施化无成。
覆盆子 五味子(各一升) 菟丝子(二升) 天雄(一两) 石斛 白术(各三两) 桑
寄生(四两) 天门冬(九两) 紫石英(二两) 上治下筛。酒服方寸匕。先食服。日三。
素不耐冷者
治妇人久无子息。
吴茱萸(汤浸二次焙干) 白芨(去须毛) 白蔹(去皮) 白茯苓(去皮各三钱) 细
辛(去叶梗) 牛膝(去芦) 附子(炮去皮脐各二钱) 人参(一钱) 桂心(一钱) 上
为细末。炼蜜为丸如梧桐子大。每服十丸。用温酒送下。食前。
治妇人子脏风冷。致令无子。
皂荚(去黑皮涂酥炙黄焦去子) 川大黄(锉碎微炒) 戎盐 白矾(炮灰) 当归(锉
碎微炒各一两) 五味子 川椒(去目及闭口者微炒去汁) 干姜(炮裂锉) 细辛(各三
分) 上为末。用绵裹药末。如枣大。纳产门中。有恶物下。即止。未效再用。
熟干地黄散(出圣惠方)
治妇人无子断绪者。是子脏积冷。血气不调。
熟干地黄 牛膝(去苗) 当归(锉细微炒) 柏子仁 白薇(各一两) 芎 卷柏 防
风(去
温服。
地黄汤
疗久无子断绪小腹冷痛。血气不调。
熟干地黄 川牛膝 当归(各八分) 卷柏 川芎 防风(各六分) 牵牛子(末) 桂
心(各三分) 上 咀。以水六升煮取二升三合。去滓。分三服。又别和一分牵牛子末。如
人
行四五里。更进一服。以快利止。忌生菜、葱、热面、荞麦、蒜、醋、猪肉、炙爆、葵菜、
芜荑、菘菜、海藻、粘食、臭物等。
八真丹
治妇人无子。
当归 芍药 地黄 川芎 鹿茸 阿胶(炒作珠用干草火烧) 艾叶 续断(各等分) 上
八味停分。细末。醋打面糊为丸如梧桐子大。每服二十丸。空心好酒送下。
白芷暖宫丸(出永类钤方)
治暖血海。实冲任。治子宫虚弱。风寒客滞。因而断绪。不成孕育。及素常堕胎。
或带下赤白。漏下五色。头目虚晕。吸吸少气。胸腹苦满。心下烦悸。脐腹刺痛。连引
腰背。下血过多。两胁牵急。呕吐不食。面色青黄。肌肤瘦瘁。寝常自汗。
禹余粮(制一两) 白姜(炮) 芍药 白芷 川椒(制) 阿胶(粉炒) 艾叶(制)
川芎
(各三分) 上为末。炼蜜丸如梧桐子大。每服四十丸。米饮下。或温酒醋汤亦得。常服。
温补胞室。和养血气。光泽颜色。消散风冷。退除百病。自成孕育。性平不热。
Take up to one hundred pills. Swallow on an empty stomach. Taking with light vinegar, warm wine, or salt water is also acceptable. Take twice a day. This medicine also treats men with insecure essence and qi, weakened sexual function, white turbidity, and nocturnal emission; and treats women with leukorrhea due to blood deficiency, emaciation, and alternating chills and fever. It treats all kinds of deficiency and damage in both men and women, such as exogenous heat, spontaneous sweating, shortness of breath, fatigue, lack of luster in the complexion, and poor appetite. It has miraculous effects that are difficult to describe fully. Gentlemen who possess this prescription should practice kindness beforehand and take this medicine for self-regulation; it will surely be effective.
Qin Gui Wan (Cinnamon Twig and Gastrodia Pill) [From *Ren Cun Fang*]
Treats female infertility.
Ingredients: Gastrodiae Rhizoma (Qinjiao), Cinnamomi Cortex (Guixin), Eucommiae Cortex (Duzhong, stir-fried), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng), Moutan Cortex (Mudanpi), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Houpo, stir-fried with ginger juice, each 3 fen), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata (Fuzi), Actinolith (Yangqishi, calcined), Poria (Baifuling, each 1 liang 5 qian), Cynanchum Atratum Radix (Baiwei), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui), Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ganjiang), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Niuxi), Adenophorae Radix (Shashen), Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxiazi), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen), Serpylli Herba (Juanbai), Cervi Cornu Pantotrichum (Lurong, each 1 liang), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin, 2 liang 1 fen).
Preparation and Administration: Grind each ingredient into fine powder. Mix with honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30–40 pills per dose, before meals, with warm wine.
Puxiao Dangbao Tang (Mirabilite Uterus-Cleansing Decoction) [From *Shenghui Fang*]
Treats women who have never conceived since marriage, or those who have been intermittently infertile for thirty years.
Ingredients: Mirabilite (Puxiao), Moutan Cortex (Mudanpi), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui), Rheii Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang), Persicae Semen (Taoren, raw, each 2 zhu), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Houpo, roasted), Platycodonis Radix (Jiegeng), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen), Paeoniae Radix Rubra (Chishaoyao), Poria (Fuling), Cinnamomi Cortex (Guixin), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, roasted), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Niuxi), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Jupi, each 2 zhu), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata (Fuzi, 6 zhu), Blepharipoda Orientalis (Mengchong, wings and feet removed, slightly fried), Hirudo (Shuizhi, each 10 pieces, roasted).
Preparation and Administration: Cut the herbs. Boil with 5 sheng of clear wine and 5 sheng of water until reduced to 3 sheng. Divide into four doses. Take three times during the day and once at night. Space each dose by three shichen (6 hours). If necessary, continue taking as usual. Cover with blankets to induce slight sweating. If sweating does not occur, use a fire basket in winter. The patient will inevitably discharge accumulated blood and cold red pus resembling red bean juice. This is caused by evil substances in the uterus. Alternatively, there may be lower abdominal pain due to cloudy weather, or irregular menstruation, caused by cold blood preventing conception. Stop taking the medicine once the stagnation is cleared. However, if the evil substances are not completely expelled, the medicinal power may not be fully utilized. It is best to endure and finish the course. After one day, continue using vaginal suppositories. One variation omits Jiegeng and Gancao; another...
Baiwei Wan (Cynanchum Atratum Pill) [From *Qianjin Fang*]
Treats irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, and infertility lasting eighteen years. Taking this medicine for twenty-eight days can result in pregnancy. Prescription of the Prefect of Jincheng.
Ingredients: Cynanchum Atratum Radix (Baiwei), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin, each 30 zhu), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen), Aristolochiae Radix (Duheng, one variation uses Ostrea Shell/Muli), Mumen, Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Houpo), Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxia), Bombyx Batryticatus (Baijiangcan), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui), Asterae Tatarinae Radix (Ziwan), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Niuxi), Adenophorae Radix (Shashen), Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ganjiang), Gastrodiae Rhizoma (Qinjiao, each half liang), Zanthoxyli Fructus (Shujiao), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata (Fuzi), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng, each 1 liang 5 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Mix with honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 3 pills before meals. If no effect is felt, gradually increase to 4–5 pills. Do not take this medicine continuously. Stop immediately upon detecting pregnancy. Highly effective. One variation adds Platycodonis Radix (Jiegeng) and Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix (Danshen, 18 zhu); another adds Fluoresspar (Zishiyings).
Zhuyang Dan (Yang-Assisting Pellet)
Treats female infertility and irregular menstruation. Infertility is often due to abdominal and hypochondriac pain, blood stasis, and masses. First, take Danggui Liuhe San, decocted and taken on an empty stomach for over ten doses, to expel stale blood. Once abdominal pain ceases, take Zhuyang Dan for fifteen doses to ensure conception. A thirty-seven-year-old woman without children conceived after half a month of taking this medicine.
Ingredients: Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng), Corni Fructus (Zhuyu), Zanthoxyli Fructus (Chuanjiao), Bletillae Rhizoma (Baiji), Cynanchum Atratum Radix (Baiwei), Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ganjiang), Poria (Fuling, each 1 liang 5 qian), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Niuxi), Gastrodiae Rhizoma (Qinjiao), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata (Fuzi), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi), Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma (Shichangpu), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Houpo), Adenophorae Radix (Shashen), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen), Cinnamomi Cortex (Guixin, each 7 qian 5 fen).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of red beans. Take 10 pills per dose with warm wine, three times a day. Effects are seen within a set time. Men taking it gain tonification; women taking it conceive. Do not take if pregnant. Unmarried women should not take it. Prepare on a Wuzi day. Avoid chickens, dogs, and mourners. Take 3–5 days after menstruation ends for immediate success. Also extends life and health.
If Lingxiao Flower (Campsis grandiflora) grows in the garden, its scent can cause infertility in women. Men should take Qizi Wan. [From *Bian Chan Xu Zhi*]
Ingredients: Schisandrae Fructus (Wuweizi, 1 liang, cleaned), Cuscutae Semen (Tusizi, 1 liang, sifted to remove ash, soaked in wine for 2–3 days, steamed, pounded fine, dried, and ground), Allii Tuberosi Semen (Jiuizi, 1 liang, fried), Rubi Chinghei Fructus (Fupenzi, 1 liang, stems removed, washed in wine), Cnidii Fructus (Shechuangzi, half liang), Black Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata (Hei Fuzi, 1 liang, processed, skin and umbilicus removed), Poria (Baifuling, half liang, skin removed), Bombyx Mori Imago (Yuancan'e, 1 liang, boiled in wine), Cynomorii Herba (Roucongrou, 1 liang, dried in wine, washed first), Cervi Cornu Pantotrichum (Lurong, 1 liang, roasted in wine, hair removed), Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus (Yizhiren, 1 liang, skin removed), Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum (Chenxiang, half liang, not exposed to fire), Astragali Membranacei Radix (Huangqi, half liang, honey-roasted), Polygalae Radix (Yuanzhi, half liang, washed in water, heart removed), Actinolith (Yangqishi, 1 liang, finely ground like powder), Prepared Rehmanniae Radix (Shudihuang, 1 liang, washed in water, mixed with wine, steamed).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Boil with wine and glutinous rice paste to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 60–70 pills per dose on an empty stomach with salt wine or salt water. For severe weakness, add Semitoxic Aconitum Root (Tianxiong, half liang, processed, skin removed). For soreness and pain in legs and waist, add Eucommiae Cortex (Duzhong, 1 liang, skin removed, stir-fried with ginger juice).
Indication: Treats long-term female infertility with great efficacy.
Another formula: Poria (Fuling), Cinnamomi Cortex (Gui), Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome (Chuanxiong), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, each 2 liang), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin, 2 liang 5 qian), Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum (Chenxiang), Schisandrae Fructus (Wuweizi, each 1 liang), Achyranthes Bidentata Root (Chuan Niuxi), Adenophorae Radix (Shashen), Cynanchum Atratum Radix (Baiwei), Succinum (Hupo, each half liang), Aconitum Carmichaelii Root (Chuanwu, 1 piece), Zanthoxyli Fructus (Chuanjiao, 1 liang 5 qian), Honey (1 jin).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 50 pills per dose with warm wine or vinegar water. Take twice a day.
Duheng Wan (Aristolochia Pill)
Treats long-standing wind-cold accumulation in the abdomen and viscera, causing stagnant and obstructed qi and blood, leading to infertility.
Ingredients: Aristolochiae Radix (Duheng), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata (Fuzi, processed, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin, each 1 liang), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng, removed roots), Poria (Baifuling, each 1 liang), Cynanchum Atratum Radix (Baiwei), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Niuxi, removed sprouts), Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxia, washed in water seven times to remove slipperiness, slightly fried), Adenophorae Radix (Shashen, removed root head), Gastrodiae Rhizoma (Qinjiao, removed sprouts), Cinnamomi Cortex (Guixin), Zanthoxyli Fructus (Chuanjiao, removed eyes and closed-mouth ones, slightly fried to release moisture), Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma (Changpu), Libanotis Rhizome (Ben), Cnidii Fructus (Shechuangzi, each 3 fen).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills per dose on an empty stomach and before evening meals with warm wine. Stop taking when pregnant.
Duheng Wan (Aristolochia Pill)
Treats long-term female infertility and cessation of offspring.
Ingredients: Aristolochiae Radix (Duheng, harvested on the third day of the third lunar month, roots washed, sun-dried, and cut), Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxia, washed in water twenty times, crushed, stir-fried with ginger juice), Cynanchum Atratum Radix (Baiwei), Platycodonis Radix (Jiegeng, cut and fried), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata (Fuzi, processed, skin and umbilicus removed), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Niuxie, cut and soaked in wine overnight, each 1 liang), Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma (Shichangpu), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin, removed sprouts and leaves), Zanthoxyli Fructus (Shujiao, removed closed-mouth and eyes, fried to release moisture), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Houpo, removed rough bark, roasted with ginger juice), Adenophorae Radix (Shashen, removed root head), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng, removed forks), Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ganjiang, processed and cut), Cinnamomi Cortex (Gui, removed rough bark, each half liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills per dose with warm wine, gradually increasing by 30 pills. Take once in the morning and once at noon.
Jixiang Wan (Auspicious Pill) [From *Qianjin Fang*]
Treats long-term female infertility.
Ingredients: Gastrodiae Rhizoma (Tianma), Willow Catkin (Liuxu), Peony Root (Mudan), Poria (Fuling), Dried Rehmanniae Radix (Gan Dihuang), Cinnamomi Cortex (Guixin, each 1 liang), Schisandrae Fructus (Wuweizi), Peach Blossom (Taohua), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizome (Baizhu), Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome (Xiongon, each 2 liang), Rubi Chinghei Fructus (Fupenzi, 1 dou), Persicae Semen (Taoren, 100 pieces), Cuscutae Semen (Tusizi), Torreya Seed (Chushizi, each 1 sheng).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of mung beans. Take 5 pills per dose on an empty stomach with sour liquid (vinegar). Take once at midday and once at night.
Qin Gui Wan (Also known as Zhongsi Wan, from *Daquan Liangfang*)
Treats female infertility. Effective.
Ingredients: Gastrodiae Rhizoma (Qinjiao, removed root head), Cinnamomi Cortex (Guixin, not exposed to fire), Eucommiae Cortex (Duzhong, skin removed, processed with ginger juice, stir-fried until broken), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Houpo, each 3 fen, processed with ginger juice), Raw Aconiti Lateralis Radix (Fuzi, skin and umbilicus removed), Poria (Baifuling, each 1 liang 5 qian), Cynanchum Atratum Radix (Baiwei), Processed Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ganjiang, roasted), Adenophorae Radix (Shashen), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Niuxi, soaked in wine), Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxia, each half liang), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen, 1 liang), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin, 2 liang 1 fen).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of red beans. Take 30 pills per dose on an empty stomach before meals with vinegar water or rice drink. Increase dosage if ineffective. Stop taking if pregnancy is detected. Warm wine is also acceptable. Formerly, Fan Luo, Prefect of Jincheng, submitted a memorial: "I have verified this method. If I do not conceive after forty days of taking this medicine, please execute my entire family to warn the world." Physicians guard this prescription. Scholar Zhang Bogao transmitted it, saying: "All scholar-officials who took this medicine experienced results." Written on the medicine seal: "The preparer must be sincere; the taker must be benevolent. There is no worry about having no children." If no benefit is felt after taking this medicine, slightly increase the dosage. If yin and yang harmonize and pregnancy is felt after seven days, it works. This medicine worked for Lady Li, wife of Yuwen, former Central Attendant, who was forty and childless; she conceived after thirteen days. Zhongsi Wan is repeatedly effective. This prescription should be widely disseminated. Do not take if the husband is away.
Fuxue Wan (Blood-Nourishing Pill) [From *Ren Cun Fang*]
Treats female infertility.
Ingredients: Fluorespar (Zishiyings), Cuttlefish Bone (Haipiaoxiao, half liang), Prepared Mugwort Leaf (Shuai Ai, roasted with vinegar, 1 liang), Serpylli Herba (Juanbai, 1 liang), Rubi Chinghei Fructus (Fupenzi, 4 liang), Donkey-Hide Gelatin (Ejiao, fried), Baojin Tu (each 1 liang), Placenta (Baiziren, 2 liang 2 qian), Actinolith (Yangqishi, half liang), Prepared Rehmanniae Radix (Shudihuang, 1 liang 5 qian), Ostrea Shell (Muli, 2 liang), Magnetite (Cishi, 2 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take before meals with warm wine.
Yuyuliang Tang (Halloysite Decoction)
Treats cold womb in women, resulting in absolute infertility.
Ingredients: Halloysite (Yuyuliang, quenched seven times), Bombyx Batryticatus (Baijiangcan, remove black color, slightly fried), Cuttlefish Bone (Wuzeiyu Gu, remove shell and skin, each 1 liang), Dragon Bone (Longgu, crushed and ground), Cinnamon Twig (Gui, remove rough bark), Hearth Earth (Zaoxia Huangtu, without lime), Pyrospermatis Herba (Shiwei, remove hairs, fried), Processed Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ganjiang, roasted), Talcum (Huashi, ground), Paeoniae Radix Rubra (Chishaoyao), Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxia, soaked in fermented grain water overnight, washed in raw silk bag to remove slipperiness, cut open, stir-fried yellow with ginger juice), Hematitum (Daizhe, nail-head type, ground, each half liang).
Preparation and Administration: Pound and sieve. Take 3 qian bi per dose with one sheng of water...
Yangqishi Wan (Actinolite Pill) [From *Wei Shi Fang*]
Treats men with insufficient genuine essence and qi, unable to procreate, hence childless.
Ingredients: Actinolith (Yangqishi, fired red, crushed extremely fine), Cervi Cornu Pantotrichum (Lurong, singed to remove hair, steamed and dried in wine), Cuscutae Semen (Tusizi, washed clean, soaked in wine, steamed and dried, separately ground), Semitoxic Aconitum Root (Tianxiong, processed, skin removed), Allii Tuberosi Semen (Jiuizi, fried), Cynomorii Herba (Roucongrou, soaked in wine, each 1 liang), Rubi Chinghei Fructus (Fupenzi, soaked in wine), Dendrobii Caulis (Shihu, removed roots), Taxilli Herba (Sangjisheng), Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum (Chenxiang, separately ground), Bombyx Mori Imago (Yuancan'e, roasted in wine), Schisandrae Fructus (Wuweizi, each half liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Boil with wine and glutinous rice paste to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 70 pills per dose on an empty stomach with salt wine.
Zishiyang Wan (Fluorespar Pill) [From *Daquan Liangfang*]
Ingredients: Fluorespar (Zishiyings), Donkey-Hide Gelatin (Ejiao), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui), Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome (Chuanxiong), Paeoniae Radix Rubra (Chishaoyao), Dipsaci Radix (Chuan Xuduan, each 1 liang), Placenta (Baiziren, 2 liang), Prepared Rehmanniae Radix (Shudihuang, 3 liang), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizome (Baizhu), Cervi Cornu Pantotrichum (Lurong), Cinnamomi Cortex (Guixin, each half liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 20 pills per dose on an empty stomach with warm wine. Also treats deficiency with internal heat, dizziness, sensation of walking on air, vomiting, loss of appetite, and irregular menstruation (scanty or excessive), all deficiency syndromes. Long-term use promotes hair growth and...
Tiaojing San (Regulating Menses Powder) [From *Bian Chan Xu Zhi*]
Treats irregular menstruation. Occurring before or after the expected date, varying in amount, delayed beyond a month, or occurring twice a month. This is the main cause of infertility.
Ingredients: Evodiae Fructus (Wuzhuyu, 1 liang 5 qian, remove eyes and closed-mouth ones, wash three times with boiling water), Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxia, 1 liang, soak in water seven times), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, 1 liang, remove root head, wash in wine), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen), Ophiopogonis Tuber (Maimendong, 1 liang 5 qian, remove heart), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Baishaoyao, from Jingnan), Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome (Chuanxiong, wax-colored), Moutan Cortex (Mudanpi), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Houpo, remove skin, not exposed to fire), Donkey-Hide Gelatin (Ejiao, fried with clam powder until pearl-like), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, roasted, 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Cut the herbs. Take 3 qian per dose with 1.5 sheng of water and 5 slices of fresh ginger. Decoct to 0.8 sheng, strain, and take slightly warm before meals. Once menstruation is regulated, coming regularly and stopping on time, pregnancy will occur. To conceive, when menstruation is regular, complexion and skin are normal, but heavy and irritable, unwilling to eat, unknown source of illness, and pulse is peaceful, it indicates impending pregnancy. After two months, if menstruation suddenly stops, conception has occurred. After conception, morning sickness is common. Weak women with wind, qi, phlegm, and fluid retention may experience heavy symptoms, dizziness, aversion to food smells, craving for salty and sour foods, chills and fever, irritability, vomiting phlegm, and mental confusion. Mild cases need no medicine; severe cases require medication.
Shenshen Wan
Treats deficiency-cold of Chong and Ren meridians in women, failure to conceive, or frequent miscarriages.
Ingredients: Lycopii Herba (Zelan Ye), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizome (Baizhu, each 1 liang 5 qian), Cinnamon Bark (Rougui, remove rough bark), Processed Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ganjiang, roasted, each half liang), Prepared Rehmanniae Radix (Shudihuang, washed and dried), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, washed and dried, 2 liang), Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome (Chuanxiong), Dendrobii Caulis (Shihu, soaked in wine, cut and fried), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Baishaoyao), Moutan Cortex (Mudanpi, remove heart), Corydalis Rhizome (Yanhusuo, each 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Make pills with vinegar and flour paste the size of paulownia seeds. Take 50 pills per dose on an empty stomach with warm wine. One variation omits Ganjiang, Rougui, and Baizhu, adding Baiwei and Renshen.
Vaginal Suppository Formula: Those seeking children must follow a sequence of medication. Men take Qizi San, women take Dangbao Tang and vaginal suppositories, then take Zishimen Dongting Wan. This ensures effectiveness.
Ingredients: Gleditsiae Sinensis Spine (Zaojiao, 1 liang, roasted, skin and seeds removed), Rheii Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang), Rongyan (Rongyan), Alum (Fanshi, calcined), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, each 2 liang), Schisandrae Fructus (Wuweizi), Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ganjiang, each 3 liang), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin, 3 liang), Zanthoxyli Fructus (Shujiao, fried to release moisture, 2 liang), Lepidii Semen (Tinglizi), Bitter Bottle Gourd (Kuhu, each 3 fen, one variation uses Corni Fructus/Shanzhuyu).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder, pound, and sieve. Place in a light silk bag, size of a middle finger, 3 cun long, fill it. Insert into the vagina. Sit or lie down as desired, avoid rapid walking. Remove during urination, reinsert after defecation. Within a day, green-yellow cold discharge should appear. Stop when discharge ceases, then intercourse can lead to pregnancy. If no discharge appears, leave it for ten days. This is because cold evil substances in the uterus cause infertility. Cloudy and cold weather triggers pain. Wait until the disease is fully discharged before stopping. Do not interrupt daily treatment. Wash and fumigate with bitter vegetable decoction morning and night. One variation omits Tinglizi; another adds Realgar (Pishuang, 3 fen). Take Zishimen Dongting Wan one day after using the suppository.
Zhongru Wan (Stalactite Pill)
Treats cessation of offspring and infertility in women.
Ingredients: Stalactite (Zhongru, ground for one fu period), Alum (Baifan, calcined until juice is gone, each 1 liang), Donkey-Hide Gelatin (Ejiao, roasted until dry and yellow), Fluorespar (Zishiyings, finely ground), Zanthoxyli Fructus (Shujiao, remove eyes and closed-mouth ones, fry to release moisture), Raw Dried Rehmanniae Radix (Sheng Gan Dihuang, baked), Schisandrae Fructus (Wuweizi, fried), Cnidii Fructus (Shechuangzi, fried), Bombyx Mori Imago (Yuancan'e, fried), Stilbite (Shitingzhi, ground extremely fine, each half liang).
Preparation and Administration: Except for stone medicines which are ground separately, grind remaining herbs into powder, mix evenly, and knead with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 20 pills per dose on an empty stomach with warm wine, gradually increasing to 30 pills.
Qingyun San (Blue Cloud Powder)
Treats men with insufficient yang qi, unable to procreate or achieve conception.
Ingredients: Rubi Chinghei Fructus (Fupenzi), Schisandrae Fructus (Wuweizi, each 1 sheng), Cuscutae Semen (Tusizi, 2 sheng), Semitoxic Aconitum Root (Tianxiong, 1 liang), Dendrobii Caulis (Shihu), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizome (Baizhu, each 3 liang), Taxilli Herba (Sangjisheng, 4 liang), Asparagi Tuber (Tianmendong, 9 liang), Fluorespar (Zishiyings, 2 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Process and sieve. Take one fangcun bi with wine, before meals, three times a day.
For Those Naturally Intolerant to Cold
Treats long-term female infertility.
Ingredients: Evodiae Fructus (Wuzhuyu, soaked in water twice, dried), Bletillae Rhizoma (Baiji, remove fibers), Ampelopsis Radix (Bailian, remove skin), Poria (Baifuling, remove skin, each 3 qian), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin, remove leaves and stems), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Niuxi, remove root head), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata (Fuzi, processed, skin and umbilicus removed, each 2 qian), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen, 1 qian), Cinnamomi Cortex (Guixin, 1 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 10 pills per dose with warm wine, before meals.
Treating Wind-Cold in the Uterus Causing Infertility
Ingredients: Gleditsiae Sinensis Spine (Zaojiao, remove black skin, coat with butter, roast until yellow and charred, remove seeds), Rheii Radix et Rhizoma (Chuan Dahuang, cut small, slightly fried), Rongyan (Rongyan), Alum (Baifan, calcined with charcoal), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, cut small, slightly fried, each 1 liang), Schisandrae Fructus (Wuweizi), Zanthoxyli Fructus (Chuanjiao, remove eyes and closed-mouth ones, slightly fry to remove juice), Processed Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ganjiang, processed and cut), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin, each 3 fen).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Wrap in cotton, shape like a jujube, and insert into the birth canal. Stop when evil discharges appear. Repeat if ineffective.
Shugan Dihuang San (Prepared Rehmannia Powder) [From *Shenghui Fang*]
Treats female infertility and cessation of offspring due to cold accumulation in the uterus and disharmony of qi and blood.
Ingredients: Prepared Rehmanniae Radix (Shugan Dihuang), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Niuxi, removed sprouts), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, cut small, slightly fried), Placenta (Baiziren), Cynanchum Atratum Radix (Baiwei, each 1 liang), Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome (Chuanxiong), Serpylli Herba (Juanbai), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng, remove... take warm.
Dihuang Tang (Rehmannia Decoction)
Treats long-term infertility, cessation of offspring, cold pain in lower abdomen, and disharmony of qi and blood.
Ingredients: Prepared Rehmanniae Radix (Shugan Dihuang), Achyranthes Bidentata Root (Chuan Niuxi), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, each 8 fen), Serpylli Herba (Juanbai), Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome (Chuanxiong), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng, each 6 fen), Nigellae Semen (Qianniuzi, powder), Cinnamomi Cortex (Guixin, each 3 fen).
Preparation and Administration: Cut the herbs. Boil with 6 sheng of water to obtain 2.3 sheng. Strain and divide into three doses. Mix one part of Qianniuzi powder separately. Take after walking 4–5 li. Continue until bowel movement is smooth. Avoid raw vegetables, scallions, hot noodles, buckwheat, garlic, vinegar, pork, fried foods, mallow, licorice, Chinese cabbage, kelp, sticky foods, and smelly items.
Bazhen Dan (Eight True Pellets)
Treats female infertility.
Ingredients: Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui), Paeoniae Radix (Shaoyao), Rehmanniae Radix (Dihuang), Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome (Chuanxiong), Cervi Cornu Pantotrichum (Lurong), Donkey-Hide Gelatin (Ejiao, fried until pearl-like using dry grass fire), Artemisiae Argyi Folium (Aiye), Dipsaci Radix (Xuduan, equal parts).
Preparation and Administration: Divide the eight ingredients equally, grind into fine powder. Make pills with vinegar and wheat paste the size of paulownia seeds. Take 20 pills per dose on an empty stomach with good wine.
Baizhi Nuangong Wan (Angelica Dahurica Womb-Warming Pill) [From *Yong Lei Qian Fang*]
Treats warming of the Blood Sea, strengthening of Chong and Ren meridians, treating uterine weakness, wind-cold stagnation, leading to infertility. Also treats habitual miscarriage, leukorrhea (red and white), metrorrhagia (five colors), dizziness, shortness of breath, chest and abdominal fullness, palpitations, stabbing pain in navel and abdomen radiating to back, excessive bleeding, hypochondriac tension, vomiting, loss of appetite, blue-yellow complexion, emaciation, spontaneous sweating during sleep.
Ingredients: Halloysite (Yuyuliang, processed, 1 liang), White Ginger (Baijiang, processed), Paeoniae Radix (Shaoyao), Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Baizhi), Zanthoxyli Fructus (Chuanjiao, processed), Donkey-Hide Gelatin (Ejiao, fried with powder), Artemisiae Argyi Folium (Aiye, processed), Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome (Chuanxiong, each 3 fen).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 40 pills per dose with rice drink, or warm wine/vinegar water. Regular use warms and tonifies the uterus, harmonizes and nourishes qi and blood, improves complexion, dispels wind-cold, eliminates diseases, and facilitates natural conception. Nature is neutral, not hot.